, 1865-07-08
TIE s2D ILLINOIS RRctmEyr.
Aotter Of Their On6ctrn-ThetF Ser,
vices and Rfonaotlpns.

The Esd Regiment. nljloi. Inta.tr7, Lincoln
Regiment. Col, J. D. Davis IN command, sr,1yed
At Camp Douelas At an early hour yesterday morn.
iDe, and sre DOW In b.rrachs there. Thts regi-
nent vas originally organized at Geuera, under
the hDe OF The Lincoln Regiment and wat com-
posed Of ftx companies from Kane county. oue
from Wiu0ebapo county, one from Bnreau couuty'
one horo DeKa}b county, and one from White.
side county, in Ill $40 men, Since then they hsya
received In all abont four hundred recruits. md
thei1 aggregate force IL now b11. Of whom they
b1ins back 40. officer. and men, the remainder
beng on CD fnrlough. in hoepital. or on detailed
dufy. IN probably no regiment IN the service
haFt promotions been more rapid than in his,-
evieenee Of which is found In the fact. every
ono Of the following roster Of officers, with the
exception Of the SURGEON. Aazistant Surgeon md
Chaplain. has risen trom the ranks TO the po.i.
lieutenant Coionel-j. b. Dams. A' ''"''
As!at.nl-c. 4; 4.lL
AAsittant Surge on-P- F. Arudt
Cbsplain-G. VI. wainwright.
2u.1tss,1nsttss-yi sg4..a. n.;a.- 9; e. Assgs dam,
Quarter masters sercesns-J. II. Thurs.oa.
Gommit1at1 sereeapt-H: r swsris.
Au.pt,al stewsTao1ohn =. a: qsmpsts..
heuten1af. 8. I: klnpc.r, ~-'''
Company -lG.ptair, D. c. Smith ; Fi.t Ltcu-
Conreny Captain. John Boylsn Flrs. Lieu
tenant, A. =. Ross.
Gomp,0{ p1esptsln' % a n. Watson; First leu
1isntehsn5, 6. d. &s Watson. a. " n'f'"'"' f1''
,eesaa Gsp,ny tFcG.ptap 1,pn O. Summers; rirst Lieu
COMPANY G;,csptaln, J. Hsulltoa; First L:eus
1Esse,D, e9%P.D' asRtaD & B H. c. W''l'snson First
Company I-Csphiu, A. ". Webbcrn: Fi.st
Iie1ntsnsn', 1ts Nv. Aeter; Second Leu,ensnt. q.
Company K.1captain, Il X. Pstehln; First Lieu
Since The time o.. their Organization, The reel.
mandau.s. The rrss was Col. j. 0.tWIson, under
whom II was rtfsed. He resigned in Decem scr,
81. very soon after being Mustered into the scr.
oi lie "a inianG5, i. s. A. tRec1sr:. Hisess IL Ws:
orlJ IL eommand about Two mon hs. when h
II e su Co. WISE asns5
promotea to the rank Of Colonel, and took c3m.
Rp1 she 9s 9st
mcnt was home on veteran fur1ough, aud was s1c-
cet ded In commsnd by Lieut. Col. &. 4. nowen,
teln o. wire having expired: Msjor Wesley
BOYD next took command, until December 1873,
NhtD bis term ofseIEice also expired. Al that
from the 1nLke to Second Lieutenant1or meri-
totioue conduct at Shiloh, and for olher gallant
services had been raised 10 the rank Of First
Colo1tl, as which he i. now In tho command.
1he fo!low1sE y brief summary Of the mill.
t,1y history Of the regiment: The 57d Regiment
Geneva duirc october and Nosen6eF. 1s6i. un.
DurlpE tie months o. December and Jarnasy fol.
and St Joselh Rsilrosd In Missouri. Ia ,hc
la,lel pslt Of January, 1860. 1t whs ordered 10
s;,. sm1thand, A X. whsxe Il remsined until the
reinforce the army operating there, and arrived
jast In time 70 be assigned the unpleasant duty OF
ts5ns sss5Rs e o. tsssf4 n9;t lo3as .,
Liter which the regiment 1endezEoused at St.
Len1s: It was then ordered to join tie Army Of
nd eebasIed On the is,h day Of aareS. ISL 1 ans
was aseiened to The % division. il was engaged
IN ,he bloody battle of Shiloh, April eth and Tth,
ous,!htrd Of the number engaged, distinguishing
lis.l On sere.sl Gcessiocs. Participating tn The
33ass 5nt, o., o. cs5,n,n ia11ats and he sssss q
part Of the garrison Of the ats1 1stier town
nuhl the summer Of 1sga being engaged much of
,ss % Il s.ne,s ,shs, sns ;shs! Ger
Dodge's command. marched across 10 Pulaski,
i started for Illinois ea veersn fn1leuEn. aofs @
uslcn.
WAS ordered 70 Chattanooga. Team. md the Iesi-
next entered upon the campaign AGAINST A'lanta,
participating in the battte1 Of Sn1ka Creek Gan.
Refacs. Lays Ferry, Rome cfosa Rotds. Dallas,
keLetaw Mountslu, S,cksjack Creek, Decatur,
Cd and asih ct 51lJ, and before Atlanta and
Jonetboro.
AYter lhe evacuation Of Atlanta the "a division
OF The 16th corps. to which the regiment had
1tcn attached fnr two and ha1I years. WAS trans.
fefrea to the 18th CORDS az the 4th divietou and
was ordered 10 Rome, Ga, the last OF September,
aEd On the 9TH day Of October 1t fought ths
bloody hattle Of A.atoona. On the 1lth day OF
'.Mareh 70 the Sea" !
On the termination Of that craud m.rrh, at Ra-
leigh, Forth Caro!ins, the regiment went with |
the rect Of the Amy On the pilgrimage to Msh- 1
rrond and thence to the grand review at Tash.
whence thry wtte mpEaered out Of the service on
July 9Th, and thtnte were oraeIed here 10 be psid
Tie following Is Snr1fshed Us as a lst Of the
principal battles In which tie regiment has been 1
engaged: |
Fort uD1 1elson-FebruaJ 14tb, 1864.
Shlloh-Apf1I 9Th ana 7th, 1859
6lrce Of Co1nth-Asy. =, 1sCa
1nka-Sep,emter 18th, 1864
Coripth-oetober3 80 and s,h, 1859.
srske Crek Gsp-Aag 8th, 1864, !
Eeeacs--Msy 18Th, 1861
LsJs Fer1y-Any 18th, 1864.
Rome c.ots Roaas-NaJ 1e b, 1854.
Da1lae-May eth IL 3D1b. 1864.
Koue.aT MountaID-June Eth TO July Cd, 1864.
N,tkaiark G1etk-Jn1y 9Th, 1SCi.
Dec4tur-July 1oih, 1864.
Bsttcs of sd and 2sit OF July, 1884.
Before Atlntta-Anguet let to 18th, 1sGf.
Jnneaboru-Angu.t 3let, 1864, 1
A1ztoons-Octobef 9Th 1864. 1
BeutcnS1.le-Merrh 18th TO aM, 1865. l