, 1865-06-15
COMING HOME TO STAY.
More Regiments Arrived, asd STU 0thers
Csmlng-Rcteptlous Yesterday.
Memorabilia OF the War-What the
Boya have done and Suffered.


se.nblage Of uature's noblenen, the true. ths
tried, the never found wanting. Scarce has one
regiment left the depot ere another CONES in, md
It hearty shout again repeated Tells the JOY Of
the popular heart It their return. Precious in
The eyes Of the milton sre these tts heroes, mem.
cries which shall btueeforth Is In the past, be &C.
counte smoDg our most valued treasures. Vel
corci thriee welcome. 70 heroes of hundred
battle fields. each eonsectsted with you- blood !
Fear not that there are ton many Of you to be
each end every one OF you received gladly back;
our only regret IL that there nre not more of ron
that behind On thoae glorious battle delds are
left the bones Of your brothers and our sons
who rever nure may greet uA.
fet few more days, week OF two at most, md
ali those who -etusn to our midst will bs among
Us. Soon the hale and hearty ones will have set
tied down again TITO the peaceful purauits Of life,
their siuewa netred by the fAtigues ano hardahps
Of WIT, thelr hearts buoyans at the thought that
they have taken an active part IN the suppression
Of the rebellion. Tho record of their deeds will
bs pricelea. heirloom 10 thelr children. Thelr
descendants in al future ages will remember them
gratefully II ths delivercrs OF The nation from
the twin curses Of .eeeaeion and dslayery. twill
bc 1org time ere the physical record Of this IN.
holy war la worked out from ont midst thst Will
le1ann in The shattered limb. The Wasted 1otm. u
wilh them terder1y; let 1t BE- onr atln aud con-
stanr endeavor to make smooth tha paths Of their
future existence: never let 1t be said that
home. -...
The Ninety.sIxth regiment Of 1!lFnais volunteers
morning, where it awaits the muster ont. TesteF-
dsy forenoon the boys paladet through the
street.. amid dsenshlnz Ia,n, to Union Mall Hhera
little hepd ehsklng and good deal Of shouting
theE were drawn mp in 'front.' OF the platform and
& s'oPF q 1ss 6a fT Re'ds9t IT.
Bryan Introduced George c. Bates, Esq, who
spoke for about fifteen minutes, welcoming the
well earned reputation and lei Ing them how vel
come they we've to every h1ars IN tho great North
wtet.
prcecnt wns then introduced By Nj. iBrsan acd
vss received with tremendous cheers. He very
feelingly thanked the people tor thsir kirdne'stn
Pleasure, hut it did rot surprise them; no ons
ltom any part Of the great Forthwesr ever fslt
hImsel stranger in Chicago they we're on their
hcine siTeady. Tie soSimont had been psaised
h'ehly thsn it deserved. .He remembered well
ago, In little Iaore than ave day. the regiment
Vas ra1ked in Galtn M, and m.sehed to Rockford,
there t. be Hfsaq.saa 9srs1 and Ieta1ns noa
0 @ Jssy ss rSsF q
%, at LoeE:ut Nouutaip, Ill through Geo-g >,
T1eir boxes lay buried. alas! they knew not. n
this wrF Eele lntnitc, but the sacrifice py which
II wss purchased was also iufi1iie, and nothtug
but the OBJECT in vttw would warrant such a sac
he soldiers. Now test they had returned, they
would ones more enter npou their civil dutle:.
Tee people no*d not tear them, for the good SOL
s1 nsns .f s siod sSxs o1 s
IN the Struggle.
Three 1outipr cheers were then e1sea fo. the
were Invited to walk Into the Hort!sultural HAL,
ard enjoy themselves :or while. They next Wis,
ltea BIZ an usll, where Judge Brsdwcll addressed
ss@ II ef s P II
then marched 10 the "soldisIs' Rest" where :
houutifnl collation. vas spread tor them, to which
20 al ssck 10 tsmp Dossles.. Tneir reception was
not aefet able phyatcally as it would hRve bsen
had The weather been hns; bnt the boys cou'd
they ali expressed themselves highly. pleased
with ,be wsy in which lhey were enSsstained.
The following ia the roster:
CoiocGl-ThUmss E, Champion, tbfevet hsts'
lii utensnt Colonel John C. Smith, [Bravet
h3ssnsessfu Ss3sssa9ss uss sti l. rfsSt Ssa9s Hss c0
Sufgenr-B. G. Pierce
Assistant su1ceons-Mon.. Evons, F. ".
| 0uartermaster-1., Lieut.. Geo. NJ Moore,
| Sergeant Msjor-Charlss A. PaftndRe.
Quatsesmastcs'e serceant-B. F, Shepard.
Hospit.l lsttvs!d-RJ: J: Cooper,
Company ACspta,n William T!neeot; F'fss
= compsny B-captnin, George n, Burnett;
Fns1 L:eutspsni, 4: A. Bangs p.u. r..,
1tennnni, G. v. Earle. .A N
Company D-capta7n, Theodore F. clarksoa
FEs, Leu,e1sDt 5sy \ H., 5ts!eE T,,,o,. p,.,
Lieutenant, u. u. RIrhardson.
Company F--csptain, 3. Z. Rowan, (Btevo!
Me5sr}; Ftrss LEU: M ssa sn,nt. Vim. nawson' Second
us1teRRaa9, uopRani ). oiHsss 8. H.1ens.. D. w. D'"'
cspsa dhmGsptaD, sde.rs rs5se i,.Ht Tss
compsny l-cspta!n, John 2; Ts.pley; F1.s
nentereni. George W. Aasshal; Second Lien
Litu!snsns. George ". Pepoon Second Lisuten
al 1hs osh ~ Wa organized at Rockford, H., on III
9Th ofScptembeF, 1877, numbering 80 MN. ~
OF the compastes were from 20 Dayless eosuty @
tho 6cld on the 9Th Of October, and was statiolet
IN Kentucky mill Janusry 70 lowing, Nhen
%oFfa sna fa1d ps2cpaisd n 10
msined In 1enneases unul September. g, 40,
l
| famous battle Of chickSmauga, on the 2o1h 9
September, which wa. 4 5sal baptism of blood
913 Of siy S.tte e.
o. oae h1,f ii their number were Struck down
ms FL + Tho@as ~ % hsrd pra1ssd, holt
E ssEsy he .a:s :'s1 -: =
cane up and rushed into The thiekest Of the n1h
ssh W. not - he ieast wo1thy asaers ssesdna:
eaid hist be OWED hi Major Genera!ship 70 L
oetb. The boyE sto ID mp well. and amid the thlel
duty. The regiment VIA next fonnd st Lookot
Mountsp 2n H. ~ 81 septs6es9 osspK s re- es'
,, | right. They took up struuR position On 7
tnn nit Of i elif, and succeeded in driving 1. =
, enemy around the :point Of tho nountalu., tn
, Tne reeiment vas viii Pa'mef in the dsmonstr
: and then wenl ali through 'he Atls1ts campalga
ios,nE ea fxexs fs no1s
= GcurEis, nnd fo1ty-1hree at KenesaW Mountst
: !o.lng altogether In that campaign Ut men, IT
! nsrca through GsoEeis, returning e Pula'i
: Il fsteated With the army to Franklin, WIS
= that battle, rstreated 10 Nashville. and shared
he md e. ~;
=
. | 1eEtes; 1t lost only sixteen men tn thAt engAg
!. | ment. It has since then been stationed Ia A!
bama and Eatt Tennessee, returning to EaEhvill
A | whence # makes It's Last retreat, coming hou
10 Etsy 1t 1e1urna with LEO men, having LEFT
If few recruits behind. a great many msn b.
r been trapefeEzcd to other regiments. Seven 81
!, seants bnve received commissions in color
L rfeiments, dve officers have been killed. or dl
= oy wounds, among whom the gallant L'e1'cDa
+ The tsttie of Chick3mau:a. The regiment d
- their lsst fighting in tho Atlanta campaign ch
Ia lDg uoodtc ompletely on Of sight
d TUE 11Grn RKGrEEr.
e Our reporter yesterday visited The boys OF I
, 110sh regiment at Camp Fry, ana fonnd than
!, camped il the. weatssn extremity Of tue groy
q auIdst towering. o,ka whose ,wlde fpre
J.. branches, covered with den.e 3olange. perfo
y The two-Iold duty OF Bhe1se1tDE tue brave be
:. from the gcorehinR rs}s Of the enmmer sun =
The fast falling rain which occasionally waits Il
2 sect,un. or couIre ws do not mean 10 tnsinn
y, that these mape1re oaks constitute an 1mper
e. ous protection seaInst the e1cmcnts-by no mel
y brit they nseIst the little thefar tents the bs
~ brought eatk from theis c4%ps@agns @ @ Wlsn 1aem
:. be pa1a oF and allowed to return to tbett hon
n some Of them own fstma In The southern pari
II the State which &7e rally In need OF thelt o.
IT, II he Fo'tsi 81
= Eeutenaut Colcnel-E.I Il Tapping.
: Ss!etsnt-@s: ss!!eeoa-@. 9. 9. fsse' fssa''sp''.
Assistant Surrton-3bhn G. MnEsell.
chaplain-Geeree ". l. Master.
ops1terma.terSJetn. n. II. House.
Sergeant MsiQr-tHm. G. Wh1Gock
In Qusttg1m.stes's Sergeant Robert White
Gommtttsry se!eeant-RoaeIt Guthrie.
Hospital SteEnrd-Wm. Stevenson.
Musictars-T. @. D. EAxey and Geo: ", L.
Company A-Captsin John II. Dnkes;
ueuten1nt 4. ]. Conlee Second, do Da'
- 4sfSsSs. n s..,+,s, w,, II Ts.ter. Flint II