, 1865-08-01
tine TWENTY-TRlRo REGIMENT IL
lINnIS VOLUNTEERS.
rb,sr C.klsnt Services the Battles In
uhaeb III. y have be m EEEagi0,
and their Present Ros~
ter Of Officers.
ETC.


Mullisrn1 CID regiment better knovn IA ,ae
"1lish Brigade y arc now in ou.rters 1t Cam
Douglas, md In few dsJs viii, as a tcR1mcnkal
organization. cn'y continue to eds, In hIstory.
where tneiz 8sllantfy will never b forgotten.
1he I'D was mustered into the United Stat.b
service On June 18th. 1861, AZ three yesrs scei-
mtnt Ea1ly IN July It gas orcsred to Jtder5on
H1sa..d 1T. dMstonri. Ehe1e leut Gen. Grant, Thea
ol sep enbe1. Col. James A. M MGan, CO n
mspd ng tn regiment. VIE ordered TO tn rele! Of
dr,ng.Gn Nc at shiss pl'cs he atEs, is
AeRe of Lexington, when the Irish Brig de won
!or ttsel! 70 much distinction That eiese has
hefone historical. and the yalor, eutursnce and
from The operiLg to the c:ose, will be treasured
rs among Ihe proudest memories Of cur great
suuFRie with rebellion. The regiment having
been captured 1t Lexington and paf0led bY the
enemy. were In August, 1861, mus sred out OF the
eerTaee IN accordance With genera ordera Of the
tion Of ~ paroled prisoners o. the 1,ts Of b..
ceuber. however, ttis order was reec nded, acd
the '1r1th trtgtde," apaiu with tho young hero
Anlilkan 2. u head, hsv,ng been rrcraited np
fa.u1nN q to about 90. on tie II h Of June, s6i,
ien tor sirCtnta- In March. 1861 The regtm mt
;s;snLt:d s = rs.staa - esea9 z.t.oo nd ID Jaoe
hunters havt1s scen 10 reduced hY dfsease, Cap
ture and hattie that I, reeimepth orcan,ksNna
m n1 on rs IA n ms tssI he
WIRE present, the remainder being either ID hos
p1t*l or IN rebel prsops- On their versrsnizstton
they retn'nsd bcma to ChicaRo on a vetessn fur
Tough o! thirty d.ys and At the expiration Of that
time Col. MuNtgzp was ordered - repnrt witt his
command 70 Gen: slge', az Cuuberlsnd, Md. Upom
BIZ arrival = That posns BE- vas ordered to tae
s!santon, Va. ma 1ynsasarx. But The ssaa dsislt
Of that General caused Ru1ligKn'a orte.s TO .ss
70 IettoVn. v, with i bl,esd6 Of inisu..y. 81
which the asd vas part, one regiment Of c.v-
slly. ana battery Of ei5 guns. TO serve q =
sofpe 2! Observation. Ae -; soon attacked 4!
successfully checked the movement OF taat On.
ecr. Sub.f4uc1 tly, at Marylend Heights. Sulck.
e.. F9rd, V!Echss'er, 9ndes tae 1mned!ate eye
AT The latter place that gallant bero died as be.
came one 60 noble, upon the bstt1e aeld, with 4
,see 70 n: 3 r. md ns he isst sords vsss: "L,y
,sas saStn & sb1Pan Ptfo.thd y "a ss.a i Al as
yAsy I'D % mors 'hsn oaes rsysngsd tes
Amer The to:a1 cvsr1hrox Of Ea1ly in The vi ey,
he 1ee:ment vas erterea to The Army Of the
/ great Int movement Of 6r.nt The Ya'as pha.
e: Z 39h !lncie, and the Chicago Irish brigsae,
"a 1l',Roi,. nc - eosh .aeeessfoIy stosmsd Fart
srona trn. The e3d sharqd with he oil Army Of
oer,ug pont~,hs &iset % aiteS" - Of n the vffde. a..
funct rebelI.on. An.r The surrcadsr oi
leea army the 1ezimsnt was oedsrod bsck to
to the da,e Of it. musteT, whsn II stastsi fos fHn
home, and now returns to n with An unstatn ID
record, ard With no! the slightest shadow upon
IT. wei-won fame. 1nnumerous :nst.nee|, during
the p1tf fonr SeaEn. memhers OF this tec ment
have beer presented to the President ard Secre.
Try Of WaI for dunn deeds and eslIans c1plo IL
y cengs. g III .fos ga,tan. and meri'orions Goa.
,hIes-two 1t Fort Gregg and ono ii Fish :r's
During their entire term Of serv'c., no Ia Rich
nord. they TIC ivrd but about one hundrel ra-
crult. Two nupdzed men who enlisted here for
the I'D regiment we're Sent of down to Shtfmau's
6fuy. and the 93d has never seen any OF them but
two. who had been captured BY the enemy. es-
esped ard Iejo.ned =. Riehmond the commsna
of Ap1.l lat, At Richmond, they received i've
.*1"snd AZ" Of the, present organszauou, w,ich
brought {as command mp TO iis pst .nt stsenetn3
The foll1Htng w'fe the principal bartles ia
He1ineion, stps 1se1 tn,ne da.s fkhuns).
Pn1lipps. ". "a, Anril IS, 1855.
Ea'ssao1sse hisis1 r V Ve,pj .S. ~ q I'll iss
leetoEn, y Va:s jnly 5, 1881.
sshepPs1s:Mtnsns, " r. Jay ;. 1851;
nl;lspa sn as,gh1fs ~, S95 1854.
Winchester, July r. and y, 1864
Cedar Cretk, Aug IL, 1854.
Hall'own, Aug. e snd q, 1851.
Berr5stlle, Sept. s. 1864.
optqaaa Greek (or I'd wtncaesser) Sept. 10,
Fiaher,e Htn. Sept. =, 1854.
H1teesf's Bun. Aa.eh g April and =, 1865.
IN addition to these, detached companies have
conpsnies 8, s sna ( -soath ForE Of the Po
| Company K3.Faifnoun*, April, 1858.
| Company Roy esoeEc, Apa.: 1863.
co1Ppsnles c. ana K@Moosae:d, g.: d. jsn 1864
~ Company D-Appomatox cosf1 House, April
compa,y G-G:een,1nd, Apri! 18th, 1859.
The lat famed COMPANY cugasemeat, By com,
| psny g, under Captain Wallace, wa4 one Of The
most desperate engagements during the war Th y
we1e in ! church when attacked oy the Eebets,
killed mo7e thsn their o*n rnmber Of the enemy,
| ard then only surrendered when the building In
which they werr Was set On 1ra-
The flll.W7rg Il the present r5s*et Of the rezi-
mEur:
Lieutenant Cclonel-s.A. Sinlson
Maior-Edw.n Cob1rn.
su1reon@obn s. Taylor.
Quartetmattef-T.M McG.1r
Str4eau1 Majcr-John A. Kennedy
| QusIttTmstte1'e Se.eeant-R, Hendrlc.
Commtes7Ey SesEeant-Edtun Wells.
| Hoeplta1 S!evard-ADd. PAt'en.
| MQkl lI9If-lQp&. dOFD1Rtuy AnSolRG dEfos
Company A-Csptnjn. Jsm-s II. Doyle; Firsi
IteutensDt, Own ne1E4ni Second L.eu!ensnL
| Mtrttn &aTTixon-
| Company B-cspta'n, lanes Burns; First LIED.
teEsnt David tosIlne1 Second Lie nsen1nt, John
| 2. Wheeler.
] Company C-cspt.in. Patrick Foley.
| Comp D-CspA'n, PAT. ". Ryxu; Frat Lieu
| terant, jchn Dunn; Second Lieutenant, Micnsel
O'C:onner.
] CoEpany F-caetain, q. G. Edison; First Lien
1 tenalt. z. Il. Bfs1te1 Second Lsutenant, Jas. q
6t1rk.
| Comp.uy G-Cspt Geo. v. Hardaere: First
Lieut. Henry o. Wright; Second L!eur. q. J.
Mack. "
Company H-Capt. z. z. Cross; First Lieut.,
P, q, Boh1lt; Second Lieut.. Wm. o. Pinch.
comn4p{ 1eCspt: I;;K Bullock; First Lcnt.
Company K-Cxpt- II. slegel; First Lieut. D.
Morgan; Second Leut c. g. Slotum.
When the sd came up ettetday .re1noon frona
Camp Douglas to their reception IN Bryan Hall.
they passed the rcs!aeEce of the widow Of t1ett
former comm snder, Col. Mullisku. IN Wabash
| nysnue. Before the louse they matted. The bind
played and u re:ponss ;he e tanstes of ths house
which The boyl hailed With enshus'astlc cheers.