, 1865-08-24
SjXTEEETN REGIMENT lll!NosS
CAVALRY.
The1r Return FIolnc-Reccpt!on-f
tory Of their ServfccH-Prebcns
Roster, &C., &c


Rohtcrs &C., &c.
About lo1r o'clock yesterday morning, The 18th
Regiment d Illinois Cavalry arrived home N tnls
edty,Hy WY Of The Michigan Central ifailfoaa.
They b.ealtested at the Soldiers Lest, and about
nine oeloa< moved from there out 70 Camp Dong
lae. Quite extensive preparations had been made,
principally uAdcs direction Of Alderman Shlmp and
cx.Aldcrmun Jones tho latter Col. Smiths bnatness
partnc1) for reception On Tuesday, but the late
| arrival md early departure Of The regiment h:,s
trated al Their sche mes The "UnIon" Band, which
thcyhad engaged for the occasion, could not be a.
semhled yesterday a IN hour carly enough to be Of
lie tos Tosss sSas se Re
regiment marched out ntmost to Camp Dousas, 10
wnss Mes saRp sna saa
sassssa'ls sS,ss % I'D ,,.sl y AZ x sssid "a
da1 Ga ansa q a. out th camp and fs:neS
iine on The sonth eide o! the parable ground. AID.
s " ic1mtng ihsm hack, espfe.sins, jcy over hcir
gorious EchIesrmcnts. sorsoW toF thelr failen con-
and hoe '9z NE Iant oan atus ust n civic M
H1e e2s ssiacn BY tic sodss
r1A!d. jones @ aiso % nlads isr renarks of thcsams
lion. Col. r. v, smith, ,commandant q 81 regll.
| mcnt, responded, returning the thanks Of himself
had tcceved and mndcssly ndycsns to the brilliant
ss Z M ee?f fSed Il II e s tsls;
Gcnurals under whom thcy had fought or served.
e meH s sn ,u dispersed a% %ih hs cheers for
The following l. m abbreviated sketch Of the Or
eanszatioil and services Of this gallant command:
o. i1s giment in, mnafF d. command Of
Barkes's dsagcorsr among the Erst volunteers nom
ay | s 6ni wat scnt to Weste1n u, sad, ,Sefsiose @
moi mustered out With that regiment some time at
ter, hut Joined to hi. reelmsnt; -, Company 4, Of
bodseaard Of Gen. sherman until thc spring Of 81
Tpder SiR s oIdsl ss as . osnasa snd
the tno, A and U, constituted m independsnt bat
iallon, called Ths1eman's battalion. In Sepera-
Var Department 10 extend bis battalion 10 resi.
nent, md Immediately commenced recruiting fot
this purpose. Some companies Tsss @ oIEanised and
ranass,ion was no. complete until June Il, 1881
In Get, 1s63, The regiment vas ordered to Knox
nsrtcjpaiei IN the naemo1abls d.ience ttolat pacs
sn Eoyrmbcr and December, 1863. A. detaehmen
Under Col. Thcile,ran constituted the ssEtson. =
vi o. he d ay Il
this attallon under Na}or Bssss mas a'aexea 1 ~ ,
maintaining their ground toz ten houzs ssaln,t A.
times their number, and Losing heayny IN ka'ls
and wounded their annon,on q ent1ns Ifnon h.
oeaaaion n sSo lot hics hundred any
Ei1 mtu and thirteen oEcezs-tl:c result Or mahtat
15ent there in he f1zt instance, aud the disohed
ssss s s,o 1s %ss is slsa sass d s'ss f Ssa
5 anetward tie rebels exchanged lesa than one this
8 Of these prisoners; sent them back tn ne s no
uIc;rhed condition; from The horrors Of he pssos =
frchlfal tortures to which they were there sue1sc
8 Cd md now lie IN lie e...!ow trenches surroundn
Z tai chsfnclhouze. Alter the end Of thc Est +!
s1as'se 10 md Ii IN ss 5a,t al p:s i Ap1
ssr as1aR 4 pa9 a i Pas &c sr GseS
fy ,s5 51 'R s sDS g s.ep 51e 'in y s Tas
tnred. md twelve men. Killed. wounded and eal
d ssS I Ion s'' III asn eR Zine duty anti noss ser
ssa,a: e't ss!ss xh.sa {!sS S,,,,ss.,sa af
= III Kpssion ssstsl1Ie, t esftsisi!is &zasoen: ke1
Nine F. B1,aEs I
n N to Deeatnr. Ca. i, sen,afped .hcre ~! naa
mo- IT." 6 fs e 81 h III u
for md thss
nt ncar the Tennessee River. It bad been ihsre b
H. three days when Hood croesed the rycr at F1oren
sVa Was s osaesd 10 M 6.sH K On
N gradnal ret!eat they kept up . running fght II
D. the enemy for three days and nights. mt! u
days, and this regiment IVES sent eighteen miles l
Duck River, 10 protect some fords Ut which 1t VI
expected hs eney woala s @,5s , = sni slsP' II
e Aoe:s sssmest haid sssis POSITION
ea1ne ne s' II he a1sH ofshs evening
ID body Of the enemy had stosssd PUCK 1yeE 6stTs w
s,atioped hsFe, M snd nd eot Completely in tbe resT
.. - thc regiment. There Va. choice between thr
=. things: surrender, capture or cut through y
q ono company from The s,h Michigan, and ono co,
:; prny Of the 5th Iown. The enemy bad two briSad
in ne q hatt!e aeo:e the plSs and dsSty In !
- charge was blown, and The lines Of the enemy hr
between ths1e and Sash.ils. On The morning l3}
a q ss e 'Ss e se ao
he ~ at ilaEsth River. Spring FILL rnlaaki md A
1t Then returned 10 Pula.s and there went INTO en
bnt most the regiment was keps on scouting a.
L. Springfield snd ii Msy returned 10 Pulaski when
er mots Of It was cent TO Honlton Cou{tl.nd, and
Id cant. Ala. June 18th It returned to Pulaski and
be renamed teoning he country IN Ill directions,
liz til ordered to Nashs1e for muster out. Since
in te1ins the neld the regiment has marched abont
ut battles and nuuaczoua siizmfbcs, The only mc1
bcrs Of The original field and staff nov LET, sre G
Of tbe ned and ma6y ne linz officers now IN
n. regiment, were originally privstes.
at ncnts IN shicn thc gallant eirtecnth regiment '
n engaged during ILL., term Of service, hut which ha
~ not bccu Included in the foregoing brief skete
bHr br theneelyes impc1Ehable namr and honot. For
to stance At Spring Hill, on Deg Ssh lsot, two hu
sse r. ey 6 s Pssee q H.
had two divisions cnseoneed behind catshwor
I'D hes ;bas sRd ssnpd ., b Z, i9S5 h
lie oser them and into them, while the enemy, dsa! Ii
alfred 5 1sF Internal fed y y II
~ complimentary order by Gen. Johnston, who II
nssstd the ea1 PIT We eannot ats@Rt 1 y 5'esaP 1P
nsh oai Sse9 sGa io..es have seeu W yesy ss7s
aaS a n 1sy hs @ae E
eostiss iai1ed ane % csp sS niaa l. Hsaese i
Il; IN January iast and taken 10 the rebel prison
Cahawto. Ala. There be Organised the sixty n
he toana L. peon sy1's1ea q ssdI
two days, fighting all The while, hoping to reach
~ river and capture steamboat On which they mig
shey pSpa nd III
number Of the fugfti,es were Killed. bnt for ta3
Hmchctt a worse fatr was reserved. He wns
res closed iu wooden box eight feet square, with
ng aperture through which bis eeany food pa.Es
nd Here Ee remained until the rebels heard Gen v
nd E1n IVES coming, md thought II wou]d be adyisal
St 10 shin their quarters. Poor Hanchett wss,
Wy | over month Of this confinement, reduced to
feeble state to move md they blew out his hrai
nd ! Uhe11 they had TO lenve.
The original io1re Of the full regiment IVES !, !
men. They have received only about 1n fet1W
1 End they now bring back aS5 men. Onc tboneo
lave either been mustered ont, Killed, Tounded
discharged.
TIE following Is their present roster. The Fl
Id threc companies it will bs remembered. were nj