, 1865-06-18
WELCOME TO THE sOlp'ER9,
Reception Of tho s6tn II d 125th Regiment,
on saturaaJ-cfoWds Of Welcome, and
Hearty Responses.


Camp Fry, aod the 1asth similarly disposed 1t
Camp nouRlas, marched into Union aalI about Ii
O'Clock In tho morning, aud took up p3.it(pn in
'front.' Of the orchestra. Agtcr the band OF the
Veteran Reserve Corps had dlscoursed SON. Of
their sweetest suuaic, the boys were addressed by
7. B. Bryan. Esq, Pre1idert Of the Soldtess'
Home md Of the Executive Committee OF ato
Great Fair.
T-8- BK1An, Esq.
MT. BEJan eal1 It Wa hts privilege In the ana
OF the city and OF The SANITARY Fsie 10 ws.cona
them most enrdjsfly and slncese1y. Al hs vas
to he followed By their distiugulshea comm N.
der, there waR no need for him 10 speak of their
noble needs. He wanted taem, however, to m
tesstand that tho men and women Of
Chia9o xtEe' equal 10 those of
any other 6ty in earnest and hearty lore
Io5 u eoltisr. Whatever dtssntcted people
of Gig Id .osssa IL no otser aaa To
men ever sntled. TO- tnstsIn xnd Cheer to com;ork
end support the soldier. lfre9tmenti had Il INV
been ffotn no iault OF tncl1s. He would NOV IN
doduca to them their old and t1ied commsrder
Gtne1M SHERMAN. The announcepsent was re.
lie General stepped e 'he ffons. Increased a'
MAYOR 0ESEsAL SHERMAN.
General sbermsn aodrre.ed them Is foIlows:
FxNou sotdieT1-1 tegfet that 1t has flstcu to
~ f..k to spsax to you, Seesnee 1wou1d taiher
them. aud less 80 to nc But, my fellow sold,srs
i ctyet ne pleasnEe to ssause 3nn thas what .he
hsa! ~ Tesons e., asa ,s ns
Sse - 81 sssyy sssy psoos II ses,ss ,sas
knowleoge tel me that you prefer =he wavIuz of
hAne kerchieta and The appla1so of thA people to
AZ the bread aud NEST hat f1l. the Warehouses Of
beioFs me fuow Were srsaa aad rsas can Sle 'snd
Wll! ec aound- 'L,ughtsF-} All We ask and ii.
We havc ever n-fea. Is s,tent AID generous &C.
The etnte Or Cur eountr!-
Ana. ssl!oT soldiers. ssn you get home ,uaong
Csn tsy. Just cal back t3 mind where you wess
Fax aod he iii: kenessv L il ~ ut a:aS ysss
sicee You stnfmld them, and lost my old p7stner
sSne Il ans e7 as ss III
e "a ePss rhsu 9ahs 9oa ee'pfs
the mud. the roek> ard the dirt, and you Eaa Y
| tbese was N en-. ny VIC bad to1sht rfth sud con.
n4uEhte1) hut &c we're patient; ws rec ID.
nuitrret we watched their hanks-we stQdjed
the yrouud-snd Ia thra. aats VA had Iohesan
| cid not cire him 4 cnanca Of aioppiaV apttl he
7 ha1 pet The Chtftahoch-s bet ~ecn t1s aud him,
d,S,l Tn,t l. lsss"n to yon Temporary dsrsa, IS
| You arc nj conq1er:t-y.u3 ucrrr caa he cou-
queted "heu the 1n'td ID clear ard detersntuea IN
s pU.P1ss; @ yoS g,'ns nat eneceed-no temporary
You viii rememher that m the l,h Of .Jaly we
ssood cloec to e.ch other. an1 we told .hcm then
that the! w09ld have to 70 further Than At .nsa,
i"r We should continue 70 90 CD. [csNsess.1 yon
vi remember how their plcksts told Ia ihsy hid
IeinioteeneIte fes, but what! They had Que
E! on5 eotRsmssnoael1; 'taushs:s! B.fo:e
i: hsd Gt1n;orctd Iii .ian ii 'tSsu oi tSs cut It
s'4n From x ;s,. M as9s5s' ts3,aa sshas
you 10 'catn the iessuo, no m,t1cr sshcr1 yon ,,
] sr's to-dag or Tomorrow, by keeping pufpos
ct.'ss III 1our mild. 70 tbs end soa ~,,l *ncceed,
ahethsr it be In M'llt1ry. civil, tocl,l OF family
slta,ts. Let no difficulty appnl 1ou--:et no cneck
al.rm you-ltt yonr purp.,su tn life be c1e.r aud
eteadfatt-ksep to view the object md design Of
your l!(e1 and jget sa sure ss t0u ere now og.Vse
ne IN heslth and etrenatl, ron viii succc:d.
for Ere nnw returned n yaur homes, nad the
tssk now a,ott,td To- yen IS 1hat pf ths future.
hut tee iutuFe j. beforu gou, and That future viii
own state :, 1'iinoi. stthadsy q chtaasr II a
sesre sro l,t.'e military EasEtaaa W.. hs:e.
tw4;somr2'pg r;,e g,,,,pp pest; I;.,, .nd my
the United States ol AueEea, ste to assist n di.
Eee,see The ssla,sa q tnss country. Yoa h>1e in'
ns:pae pna sns tar % sna
hove been instrumental in tesehinR yo7 this-fr
maDtsinis = discipltpe. order aud good govern
ctmnsnc. i nm conleutsd for on ;his system
and Oh this high tons OF horor WHICH pervade.
Your minde. must b. built The empire Of Amsrica
i did moi W:sh to aadre,s yon, hut beltev'
| there are no olhexs heze WIN GekIrs to epetk
and therefore a.E you to sceept what IL given !,
Calcsgo. know Its genuino, Tor myeelf hsv
exptr eIced It Fell Jon ars 1t houe--an ths
tosIs arc S 70 9Ie , r., fssss r. 70 @osa ras!ax IT,
! nj for evCr- Good morn uz.
At the conclusion Of The speech there uaa lou
| REu long cont Eued cheering.
COLONEL LAa1LEr.
Col. langley replied as follows:
Gan assare yoo. in behalf Of The two I'linol
come Of the pcop!e or Cttcazo and the people {
The State Of lsLoi:- Il duly and fully apnsectate
at
derived tuch associations and orr ,nixations q
the ssn:tal1 Commission, and believe tnat a
N n' ats @nsn h. e'"9 ess asps
nss The ely Of Chicsso. 1t seemed 70 be be
shnse ud+nnRs es.enttsl and 20 1ecnss1ry 10 b
teec,vcd .he hattlo hsld, aud The raf ut Of III
, have always. md At ~ tmes, been du'y spps
Sistsa nd & The heafs nas l, twsll. win esantut
! member, the soldier IN h1s distress.
! l. III hseomes me, Who have been in the he1
7 for the last three yearss to mike speech. The.
, one have had the honor to CO umand, asd both
; have known for long tune; ihuy aro msn oi i
l sane matetials- are the stefllPg men Of Il
-nsoi4 me % say ss.t never were sha1a b1as! ssS
4 men sent into battle a:sin.t It
e H. g o. "a ssos sss 'PS e
IN 1St hss,ie q Psrrss,vs in sSoat ,hree naoati
Chsekamsars: staa Ut It.ston ntsre. 80 md r1 A..
5 ia o1tefent skirrntehes near Dnkza,d's Roost q.
Ard on the 9Th Of June. 1e6t-the uus
III Ahh%H Rfi Ast
= deadly and fearful assault sGainst Tho enemy
i wosks on Rcnessw Mountain. but failed, but u
!: dId not turn you. b:cxs on Tho enemy md r!
!: and, vrhln sixty two feet Of the enemy, tire
. up intItnchmeris, md iron, there, witu ths
s H. a5ose ont the
) out 1t Kenessv aou:ta'n; theI Va Va
q ture Of Atlanta The. have endured % rnuca
Q many chickens. hau1s sud other thtnRs a. 81
. 10 consume "a much as any: for " casting 70
e eyes over Them. Jo9 will zee th!t they arc men
e 6pu1h Carolina Subsistence. t1fene we'd 11ugate
70 tniczeti which vii demand Of them ths. they 81
In 1riu1n 70 iheir homes you viii and many Of ID,
Y. who tlo not claim any particularly high ataudi
70 in eoeiety oeforc, wll1 rank now above many V
70 have remained At home to preserve their nora
They Will return home, and return to their fos
CT AvEcsttpns in life, and purtue ihem with N,
energy, with more industry ia proportion to
70 | love which they hive expanded for the coao
m which they have 20 long, co 1hly. and 50 well
W fcrdtd.
'ts seGurc yop sgatu that the cordIs! and since
&C. welcome you heve tendered, Is spprecisted IN
ur zane fpirit IN which you have extended it. and
- heba!f Of these TWO regiments. thank T0n
- those who hare aided In the kind welcome
e tet ded to these troops.
OF The procet dInes ended With thrae rnus
he chetr4 for the regiments. and threo for Gene
n. Shcrgsn. The hoy= then uarche 1 70 Bryan u
- II er which they repaired to the Soldiers reet
VI their DINER. and then marched baek to thctF
n tpect'ye camrs.
= THE FAIR.
II Tbs grand feature OF the FAIR on Sturdy
ID .ho bora.ode masrisee In the Hcw England e
10 uon.e- The room wss dtnsely crowded, pl,
y w1,h people who paid II for admission. and pa,
y with vet. rtnt. Thr assemb age Of peuple IN
"a O.d Farm nouse proper numbered eamc sevent
"a dressed IN ali kinds OF ceniusy-old costu;
y ConspIenous among them vera Bs. Geo. r. Cis
,nes ,he bridegroom. art.sed IN : tp'en
= and ssid to hsre Men worn By .
- OF the ncn who atsned the Declaration OF In
~ pendence; the blu.htnG hr.la Nt.e M.:c'a Sus
y. n7ettea In Wnitn iAens Hon, J. B BfsAvoI1
A. the tnit presented to Gen Putnlm By Lat4yet
~ M1e. Btsdwetl IN Mr:. General Fntua n's v
- ding cresa. L.st though not least We sho
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