The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-07-15
OTTAWA ILL. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 15 1865

part in the battles of Corinth, Pennington
Crab Tree Orchard, siege Corinth, Resac! a
! Dallas, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain
/ RufiTs Mills, Peach Tree Creek, siege o
/ Atlanta, Saulkahatchie and Bentouville. a3
The l04th WHO fought at Hartsv,lle, Elk
River, B..iley's Cross Roads, Chickarnauga
Lookor Mountain, Mission Ridge, LIST flag
of IA corps on Mission Ridge) Taylor Ridge
Buzzard's Roost, Resecca, Dali S, Kenesaw
Mountain, Smyrna Church. Peach Tree
Creek, Utah Creek, Jonesboro, who marched
| with Sherman to the sea, and fought i'll the
last fight of the war. at BeEtonville.
| Henshaw's Battery, which fought Morgan s
Thieves through all their raid in Ohio, who
fought at Basfington's Island, at Lcudon, q,
Campbells Station, end bore nc mean part in
the gallant defence of Nashville. .-
The 4th Reg't. of Cavalry, who encamped
at tirst just West of this spot, rendered dis.
| tinguished service in front of Ft Henry captur.
ing pieces of artillery, Feb. 6, '62; at Fort
Donaldson, Feb. 9th aad 10th, 90; at Bear
Creek, Ala, near Corihth. In this pursuit,
Grants Cavalry com handed by Col. Dickey of
the 4tb. fought over 5Omfiles Of road captur.
ed more than / 900 prisoners, killing 100 of
the enemy and wounding many more. Uh-
der Col. NJ. X. NJ. Wallace they did service
4
The ~ furnished Gen. Grant his BODY guard.
Capt. )sband, from Cairo to fall OF Vicksourg
and clief of cavalry 70. more than a year.
Captured the enemy's trains near Purify ard
destroyed the r r. BRIDGES Was in the
very front in Halleck's advance upon Corinth.
| They fought at Davis Mill and Tallahatchie,
and at Holly Springs, at Forkey Deer Creek,
at the defeat and pursuit of PembcrtCn, Nov. -,
50, at Coffeevile.
Ford's Cavalry fought at Cherokee Station
where Maj Cameron was killed. at the
II tchie, Big Creek and Pope's Plantation.
Fought gallantly at Corinth and Iuka. and
were all the persona. escort of Gen Haleck
Cogs wells Battery which has done gallant
service many bloody fields, but hose re
cord | could not obt in
/ Co. X, of the goth Regiment. fought at
Hcliy Springs, jackson, Mission Ridge, Re
SAGA, Pleasant Hill, Capps Farm, Dallas,
Kcnesaw Mountain, Peach Tree creek, At
lauta. and marched f:om there with Sherman
TO Savannah
La Sale County had scnie companies in
the 2ith H., Mthiyan's Brigade who fought
at Lexington, Mo, aud atterward IL the array
of the Potomac.
Some Of our la Sale county BOYS have
been with the noble Sth ILL., Cavalry in all the
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regiment So famous in Virginia, tone Co in
TIE 39,h) and many have been ia other or
eanisatious, the history of which ursaniza-
tious am not familiar with, and Of which
do not part cularly speak because ] have not
! the means o. knowledge which would enable
/ me TO do them the justice they deserve. A nd
7 a, We remember and recount this list OF
bloody days and scenes from which YOU have
cJme, again ". welcome yOu home with de
vout Thanksgiving Tor you ssirtt,' and in this
season of joyful re-uniOu With the living.
sally and tcEdc.y would we remember The
/ dead. they w..O have given tie last tul! meas
ure of devotion to the cause of the country.
I / hey who went forth with YOU aud who shall
/ return no more How loag Is the roll and
/ filled with what nobtc-nalnes! Gen. Wallace
w!Inse ashes repose among Us, vino fell ON ihe
bloody field of Shiloh. brave strong and
true, achieves, - reputation during hi. bret
, miiitlry career which wi.l long keep his
i memory green. Gen RANSOM vho, having
/ fought during almost the ntire struggle, gave
! up hi. lifr as the day Of victory began 10
/ dawn Col. Earl. who die. with sach rare
| in;crpijity al Jackson, erdeavoriur to execute
an order which he knew should never have
( been given. Major Caineroh, cpt dovn in
/ the opening Of his life, bn not until be hsd
! given bright promise of the future. Adjt
/ Gen. Cyrus Dickev, who fcl IN the blood,
/ i.ht ou Red River, where his courage neve.
/ .ai!cd or ialtercd. How bright we're The
( hopes y.hlch trrred 20 billcraess when he
: died.
| Qlarterm.,.er Pnilo LinIleyt long tried
/ trief d of 50 many of uS.
| OF the I0lth we're killed at If4rtsv lle: co
! 4. Simmer N Durham. Jonathan Lewis co
b, 1t 1t Noses VI Randolph, L-omull Mood
ane, JosephD Porter, George Sjepincs, John
c Nail; l!osard y W hle, Samuel p Clark
co. c, + Sancrisig, VIM Van Law. James
II wilson. Thomas Hastings, A II Austin
Joseph l. Sapp, Thomas q Stevecs; CO. L
Let 1t Milton Strawn, David Diehl. Geory,
Himenov.r, Rodcrick ID Reed, Ell Curii,a
John ID King Reese Brock. John McDougall
James Spencer, Wn Woodbury.; co. G., BY
ron Newton, Hugh A Ditnmit, Benl l. Fuller
ton. Osman- Larson. Anton Ohcrst, JohG
Palmer; co. Ii, Janes ID Porter; co. /
I Henry " 1raver; co. X, Joseph L Arnold
Killed at Elk river: George Wine.
Killed at Davis Cross Ro;i ds: VIM
Eystcr gor
Killed at Chickamauga Peter Olsen
Michael o'Connorj John D3dd, Samue
Hutchins.
! Wounded an'i died in prison n Anderson
Vile: James NJ Chance ,Jacpb Johnson; Jan c!
C. Seward. Pembroke 5 Hutton.
Killed at Peach Tree Creek: CO. A. Scrg
Oliver Harden. Aionzo Larkins; COZ B, Corr
Ed Wolsoucfti,; 60. c, Captain David I
Rynearson, Corr Edward A Munson, W c
Parker; co. ID, 4Sergt Henry Z Price, Corr
Thomas Hurrbam, Norman Grant, Wn
Covle, O II Herbert, John I Powers; co. Z
Capt John S H Dory, Peter Duna, John Nc
Collough, VIM Abbott; CO. G, Sergt Johr
Thorson; co. f, VIM Jefferson.
Killed at Atlanta CO. Z, Chas b Ruger.
Killed at Utoy Creek: co. A, John \
Winslow; co. b, Sergt Bassett; co b, Ale,
Lane; co. II, Charles Z Graves; co. X
Capt j 2 Fitzsimmons; Sergt W Craig
George Schweieart:
Killed at Bentonville: co &, Richard \
Rheubart: co. X, McHarrie; CO. +. Serg
l. B Laughln co. g. Alex W Campbell CO
/, Corp Edridge Chapman.
Killed at Mission Ridge: CO. A, David
Griffith co. B, Adelbert Hannum, 5 I Shel
, ton co. G, Isaac A Foot; co. FL WA Kahn
co. il, Lit o S Davidson, Charles II Moore
CO. |, Henry c Douglas.
Killed at Resacca: co. A, Sergt Al!e'
Benedict; CO. D, John Finn; CO. G, Jaco
DeiTenbaugh. S ii Pembroke
Killed at Dallas: co. L, James Schoon
over; CO. Ii, Jacob P Hunt.
Killed at Kenesaw Mountain: Corpora
Joseph Logan, -- Eberhard.
! Killed at Chattahoochie co. +, Joh
Debolt
Killed of CO. z, 2sth regiment Jane
Mason, John Downing, Edward Marshal
,, Lewis Selick, William Hammond, Thona
Hornick. Isaac ) Brown, Henry Hoxey
Lewis Crotty, Eiihu Thomas, Charles NJ ula
= dor, John Dinsmore, David 7 Phillip.
John Jefferson, joseph kie, n Hobakel
Z.nos F. Mitchell, James Hill.
! Killed of Battery e: George Gorbet, Mo-
. ris Fullerton, PhiIantier Peters on. Wm
!. Brice, Charles Zeisg, Matthew Channel
Ashley Smith. Henry Miller, George CoOpe