, 1865-06-28
HOME FROM THE VAR,
Inc Board ef Trade Bsttsry-Reeeptloa on
'Chanst-Surpcr II Metropolitan Hall.
8RYDGEs' BATTERY "B"-1Ts HISTORY
-REctPTloE To-Day,
The l12th RrEimsnt Illinois vsJun-
Rnrt* t*r-nficn cne9sMsns ote

1oe CIT WEE III alive yesterday 11orntpe. :
.oom4ng Of cannon. The straine Of martial u,u
r INC loed ahonttnR, Ill proclaimed that tnor,
: opr eoloter boy: Ind come, in tones that uote
\ ae tcooeA Of the night, and turned the unusnl
qulet houf Of three in the morning into v
!, won1d have hetu Bedlsm Of sound hnd II
I ocen shlt We had good and eun,e,ent ren
aete!or' 4t"as In truth pleasant s:cht. Th1ou
ne sien1 watches OF tho night tdou.saaa Of d
! sons had waited patiently for thelr adyent !
: thought not Of going home ull they annesr
tnoa&n the hours dragged YEARLY along q
ine netoes were indeed "lac9 n coning,r q
aA1 n'eht apeftd into sosy morning ere
tain rolled into the depot, be ,siur tho.e 1rbo +.
proved tdetr devotion to their country by otfsrI
their lfres u xauince Oh its altar.
BOARD OF TR ADE BATTERY.
As already announced tn tbs Ta1nu1x. Il
Board Of Trade boys arrived In the citv IN =
morning. They had been expected to MAKE the
appearance aboutt eleSrn O'Clock at pdyht in Il
Union depot, but It WIS fond tppo.sIhle tn .
them here at that time. Mr Sargent, the ere.
lent nansger ct The road, telegraphed down
use every exer:ion to get the train here m I,
csfc, but 1t conld not be done, md the bow We
reated At Aieh.Rsn clty, where = substantial -
yipo4.tsa vi sT ptfso &c, '9f taen By their friends
travelled bomeHard. Such fcenes "a we-s ~ ~,
nested st the deput On their ARRIVAL nsy hn1
ses9ee.ta 1en essn s snsiy 9nt veEy in ii
he5s and xept ,Thne those @ saas oaiside O. s s
fby 1bs ~ ns safinE Pride n thsa brother
AfnGety he!chtd forth t's thuntere Of we.con.
1uu oae Q! ne oest nf enr city assemelasee {
Ms4e rs aeoorted ;hs her choicest music Flag
peop'a we're proud Of tbs returning herocs. m
although the Board Of rrats dele n1fsn WI I'll
c1en, =. the ofraetzer Of tne ovatioa, it need
special tpur TO give It voice. 1t sas with diff
solty that the hoy. could ba separated from thri
,ss nnssna.. arg aa"*ed :ew ounrs rest era th
nos1ness ne = e tn noEninc ttou.d begin. 4 mum
Or them have Nl1ked Nl,h us tos year., c.tae u,
Ito me oflce - fhe psper w,s cn'ng to press
ano were aIno:t oscrwhslmed with the coaetasu
g: pss'nssp ssea1 ,oe
nss Of Officers: 'hs following Il tue lit: - 1ee
Capt4fp-Q i. Rob,uson,
stniot Flint L.+usen1nt- q, Stevens.
yutiof fitst L:snu nan.-1tubnll D. Gtlt6n.
0rcer'y scrgetnt-M. Il. Spsaidirg
~, PP1s,ss1mss,er srqn:! sesgssnt7c.lyin purand.
6et tond srrceaut-A. L Adtms,
| Third Sefgesnt-Frsnk KLleht
| Fourth SerEeEnr-F. L. Auieu
Filth Serge Hnt-John d. Howard.
sixh sergeant-Henry b. Chandler.
s.t:, Min .n n. o. Oft, Aas1in y. Lester. oa,ssI
1oomey. James u. Hi.dreth, Jssepa i, se4ton. a.
Henry y Yong. Jnnes ". ID alley and willian
! Huepitsl stward-D. y. Jacobs.
Asfncere-John Ke1neuy aud Edward Fc,,e1
| D1glez-N ul'An Dertrl
The battery Numbers ninety men al told.
HueleT Ee1del is 3 son OF Justice Rerde' Of
eur city. Ht wa. wounded in the battle OF Sta1e
The following printers sre on the roles: Seth
Fyr6, co:e bfo. q. John Z. Conkhn, aud r D.
CE iii; also +. F. FltxW1i1tBu, 1t th5 lime Of hfs
enlis:ment, IN employee OF the rr1BusE office.
RRcEr11os OF 'cuAsoE.
Ahous bklf past twelve O'Clock yeste1d,y noon
Western 1.kht Guard n,no. died lit. the hall ot
the Hossd q Trace. their aastn beisE the tigual
i"r ne nott Unanimous applsuse. As the eaI-
IL. Fe.stsse wso naa carried re name ot tae
eltop. engraving II 10 let era OF blood and dee,
npon the lung and dangerous war path they had
items te.lened to them IL frpnt Of The prssidenIa
eek and directly facing the welcoming mo,o,
Chtcsgo Bossd Of Trade Cteets her hrtye SOL
oiess" 'he eeene presented was Of most ex-
the goddess Of metchandizs Be- med to reign IN.
pErms1 .orsot thst whent AZ '*du with dowa.
,ns q ses sea,1 Or sa ss &
uIu carrie awty ~ the jabil1ncc Of tue moment
with IN utter foteetfu ness Of everything aud
ey.HsoSy but the os.ve boys bef.rc them, sweli-
cd tte chorus 1i the - three times three which
Almost rent the Fet7 building.
4. Nh.n the eou;u.1on had IN ueas Ire su5s,ded.
ths olo5r OF he battery we're placed on either
side Of the speaker's erand, and Murrs Nelson,
Etq- Chairman Of the COMMITTEES of Rscep Jon,
s'eppfnc forwsr6, eaid:
Nj Pree.atnt. and Gentlemen OF the Bond Of
you to receive The Beard Of Trade Bs1tery, re-
pert Tint We met the veterans last evening ut
at:h,gan G1'y, I'D those lo,a, true, gallant men
Three hearty chee.s weze then given for the
battery.
chaf:es Randolph, E.q. President Of ,he Board,
taen 1ook the etaud and spoke anostant1s:y as fol-
lGHa:
Capa'n Robinson, OmeerB and men Of the
Eoaid OF Trade ~Bsnery. Gentlemen: In behalf
q The e'.,.ens Of Chicago, in behar Of your old
ess spd sistess anu brothers, in behsf Of yo1r
children scd wiyes. or those wnn may he your
wives bsfl re long, IN teha:f Of the Bo1rd OF
ably borne upoa the battle aeids Of onz nauou,
Get, IN behall OF ons redeemed country4 allo mo
e e. sG9 fpas hSs vS ss'e s ss.a vi e
come 70 the peaceful walks of nv1l lie
With these CONGRATULATIONS might dispense
With al formal1'y. snd ta.dng Sach Of y,a by
s,tuasfcn requires i:w remarks from
ne 5eeare!ns yoar noa's dcsss md services
now ara few years ago. Wnen you LEFT us three
Jears e1nct, our tount1's future . hung with
wh ch had 80 H1tEGd}y stisen IN the nd sy:in9t
our Erc,t and good Gove1nn mt hsd aesa ned tu-h
fearinI proportions, that even thoncntfns men
WeTs 1G fes %sseeF The le}f e.
macy OF right ma tsredoc. Call after eau Ind
feeu made 70 tho people f0r tronos, commencing
.ash 1hs .s1 Tor men IT, talss n9Sns tsr
been been txo calls for $1,000 each. iii thoss Who %
feared the capahi!tty Of the North to stand such
only neaie which could tupp'y the demand. But
such = recourse w4s NOT needed, the
tes!szatien OF the nations pelil, the remem-
! he holy cause, animated bssve hearts, aud men
sprang a. tt were from the earth. sh1l1 never
forget the enthne!asm which vi. manilested at
augufated By one Of youE own omeen-Leutsn1ut
Stcsens, load chttfzj 1te fxuke Tefe niltd forty
eight houIs a!ses the subject wss practically
E1 1conraged BY the enereas Of your arE3niza-
ton the Bo2rd Of Trade f1lsed, a regiment, then
sncther, and erosber, unti1 IN addition to the ea,
isntr5 @ Beating her nsae s ' 70 tae fraas. These 81
noble men We have not ceased 70 remember, aud
alax me 10 ssy ,hat nothing hks ever occurred to
followed hem, q 70 make Is Il "a my t'me, 10 any
pslticnlsr, athtmed Of them. iCheers) ne
have ever w1tched Jon With pride, for never hiss
whisper BEEN bresthed against your truth or
when you len. We commended you to the c,ze
Of the God Of bsttcf, hoping and Il usttag that BE-
ps,h you had entered upon and now when we
iemenbez your victorious record, 2nd see the
W Ill number Of casualties In Joux mldet, We hare
canse to recognize the divine power which has
Fi1st soa ,ook the teld in Kentucky, where the
eremy bsd tncceaced IN menacing, Is they had
There % you Reinforced ne Grion troops, md drove
back fht rehsl hordes beyond the line OF e0uth-
t1D Kentucky. back 1nto rebellion. Then at
Stone River. where at hfft The prospect seemed
dAk AID gloomy. you materially atded IN crown
ine The Erion arms With glor1ou. victory, being
.monz re poet valiant q tns noble srmy OF the
Thefs "a ,sns ,s
1csd " forget The 6eettpgs which sntmased the
members u this Boar''. when the news Of
thst victory arrived, and The tale Of your p4rdct
psstor IN it, t1:umpbs snd ssctidcef. Paace be to
the hes Of the Rsllant who fell Let rs hope
that they ere now a1 rert, fA1 beyond the tn
sd on9ee l Iasn n yoa fSosad re a
the Rnte4 Of Gentcll, Then from AuGntA and be-
fore S..hvii1c, and after fe.equlpment yon swept
With The glorious sr1ny lhruuEh Alaoams atd
aetoss Ct ofgis, in Guest Of new vic orie1. It was
there that The order arrived for you she.th the
eword and rect from youf l4aors. Though still
rtsoy tr pussne yonE viGtorions csreer, and con
TecelE.d d by yO1 With Ile3aufe, a. It Fas the haf-
bipeer Of peace, permanent peare to the best gov
eHment 70 the world. Twas TO this end thst you
wen. trt7 the contest, and when th.t Was att1lned
you hed finished youf work.
Nov, on your 1etuEa, tcu meet friends to greet
you. to congratulate yon that yonf tolls - fol-
in civil life ar 5ou nave achieved upnn tho bAtle
ned. It's tuuoEe-e great eat1sf4cttun for Jon
10 krow that lbsse congratulations TIRE deferEed.
that ytu bare conc III that could be required Of
you, 1na1eI1 .lly 4ldt1 e n bringing abput m end
OF war and restors tion o. peace.
With your joyous fernrn there is one sta
thopE hi, some ~ho wcnt out with you. are not
now IN opg your .nnnbese. 1ney hnve tal:on
other by the sword upon the battie field, or be.
fore oiseIte and denth. tncende1ed by the weag
campaign. We shall not forget th:m. Their
ntn Is are ensh:intd not only ID the memories Of
tht,f Eindsed. hut ~ IL who hire seen their
elorions record. Green be the ear'h aouye their
dust hut hsiEtter tnd more fresh the remen-
branee oi their heroir dectt.
NGbte mar tyft Are they IN HOLY tAuse.
With you ihAt rcm7tn, The h4*ent Of pesce
hrtner fresh tu,,e. and responsibilities. Ton will
otubtets feel tnAt the crest Institutions which
you fought to eusta'n IN var Will b.. worthy Of
err and :t.cnh n In peace. THIS u noble c3uu.
III, ant, ,hauks to your eGortt, i a free one
(Gheers.1 !te institutions. saceEd BY tbs blood
ND nIe which hire pEsseEve4 S hen, must b
rerIe G the soIdltrs' trnu=oce will be great Nay
1t e u.cd in tnr right dir, ctaou. Let us bear less
~ = H-H nf 1xshN nil H14R