, 1865-07-04
Willard. Pr. 16,es1 Wood, Vim IN
BATTERY A.
Arrival Houe--.Reeeptisn Testerds5-..l,au.
quet.-Notes Of Old Battery 4.

Bsttety A, tst regiment Illinois light artillery
arrived home On Sunday afternoon, about {ou
o'c1otk. rom chattancogs, over the Cincinnati aut
Chlcsgo Air Line Railroad. 1ts coming vas m
expected. and, therefore, no arrangements h.d
been made Tor = areeeption- However, the boys
thea permitted 10 aeperss md y1ss @ tsar Ssa ns, aes
tlFes ard friends fn tho city.
Al eleven o'e, e,oek yesterday forenoon, the boys
Captain E. r Wilco1, Who announced that rs. ~
sfpsion Wo1]d be rendered them Ii Bryan Hall. At
three O'Clock, m., and requeslcd ali the memhers
70 Be pfes.nt promptly at two O'clock II the faeet
AttwD O'Clock the boys again csnne t9cethsr. and
whied away the intervening ttns I'LL three, t5lk-
ing H5th old comrades who came 70 zee the,n
A. three o'clock te:t!on Of <the De,fborn
Lent Artillery under command Of Capt. J4ueI
suith, W1s broneht down on the Lake Shore and
hssea ssd is9's & s,na y H. xss nas
CoFp'. and thirty eight members Of the old com
P;nlea A and B, marched up Washington street to
Meha:h Avenue. thence north 70 Lake street, on
where they entered snd 'ook seats.
Color el Ezra Taylor was called 10 preside, and
- ~ Verd. appropriate to he oce..ou Intro.
Soldiers 81 ths United ssses, Of he ss.te OIL
no's-of chicseo:- Nothing has oderedme more
the'r homes and ire aides the so1diers who arc re-
turning back to their homes from the battlefield
ct ne sonth. fon have done your duty well and
siwsys receive The applause Of tho world, aud yoa
b.. hhy your sour!ge and Herring inteen,y
tkst applause which IL is 20 3'1tu'ng justgg
your due. / faw todsy one solitary soldier oi |
ne Onion. who arrived IN the city this morning.
Mercantile Hsttsry With ,he ialne coursge and dc.
vodon yon .erved IL Battery 4: whe has passed |
- ~ saa ~
his motheFf shalt never forget that meeting or |
mother and son they were both too over1oycd to
.ad % eel. dse eny !.
ting down beside your friends, how proud thsy |
VII be that 1on hsve proved yourselves brave |
is he welcome you deserve and viii receive.
But a Mayor Of the city OF Chteago, ao1dless OF |
the Union. 1 bid ron Welcome 10 your homes sad
~ and oar hoaes-yon aze Welcome. hsve s % Only
s. soys Fl Bsttsr7A [Thtsa cheers vsre aSs ei!ea
Mayor Riee tben introduced Rev. ". Il. Ryder,
p: D, Who t.id thts was one Of 10 most remark.
bic and tsJous occasions Of his life He was proud
ieees of.ihe heroes before him and say 4 word
Of welcome to those who had performed theIr
duty e honorahly md nohly. ihe boy. Of B.t-
Colonel, TAYLOR. who was presIding On ttis oces
Sion, did him the homer ot attending ST. Parl's
Church the Sunday prcrfoa4 to starting for the
ssdh; ns men e1afeassa asa asm w4tas Of e.
CONC home noblJ have Jou performed your part
10 i5. NE great tragedy: no organised bands Of
u,,9is ~ e. now ex; hlavet1 o. a they
fa1 N the army. has "Kone up the spout" We
YD,t hoow o. but one hatslJ in tho serv1ce q the
gmEa ha.ts ststss thst ecltpsed Battery B, and that
H., hs,, Z! md he knew oi hat ono battery
tbt % ho1, s 81 - sioted h!s remarks BY exhordng
ard thoughts to lof1y ard nohin snhiett..
The band then played 4 National air. md Colo.