, 1865-12-11
THE YATES PhALAAx.
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OF Str1ice and Organization,


esnst9 tae orEaulzataen H1s delayed for fome
mouths. and It WAS not until tho end Of September,
@ 1sa13 taat the ftgtnent wsa ready for service II
!et Gn.csFo On The 11th et ue1ober. with ranks
roster:
colonel-Ansttn Aeh1.
Lieutenant CotoneI-T. o. Osborn.
MA}of-0, l. Mnrn.
Qun14eFmasier--3 Il. Golfer,
Adjutant-F. p. Marshall.
at GbsriaiaEe.s 921aat; !. %cResdine. Il esf>hai'
Sergeant Major-J- d. Wa1ke1.
CommtEsaly Serceant-A. b. johnson.
Hospital steNzrd-Dt. De Noemaudte.
Aasaqp AGo@p'11 p,,,t men ots5s P,aln s. "
Second Lieutenant, L. a. Baker.
,os,n GefDr9ar H., 4.2s men c,p.s'n, !; " VII
Isu.snan5 Jamss Ha'a.4sn Fsnk snasds Second
CO. c-@ men. Captain, John Cray; Ftst
! Lieutenant, Wallace Lotu; Second Lieutenant, S.
CO. Id men. Captain, S. S. Linton: F1rst
Ll. Lieutenant ]. F. Linton; Second HeuienAal -
1ies.s,G; So & sP; %h,1app csp.ain ,nsoset: E,st
Warner, ~
Co: F-A men. Captain, A. Eenniso,t; First
Latuecnant- John Ac1ntoeh.
tlEs: Lieutenant, Q. F. hudd; Second Lieutenant,
1,c;s C.; ~ psp: : CAPTAIN, =. N: Phillips; Ftrss
Go: K-h mcn, Captain, Joseph Woodruff;
First Lieutenant. . H. BelcheT; Second Lieuten.
The regiment went drst to st. Lout, remaining
ihe1e I'll the 18th Of the same month when it Left
tor Whhamsport, Md, where the men received theis
buted IL detach1neu4 along the Baltimore X
ae Gne aS 9sns to assist in guarding that important
1nerr: on tile sth Of January, 1869, small nag.
mcnt 81 the rg,mcnt we're attacked by heavy
force ot Is, go men, under SioneHalI Jackson. The
commands OF Majors Mum and Mann and Captain
hndd. nrst met the advancing columns Of the rebel
treops. deceived shr enemy as to The strength Ok
ou2h 10 allow The wnole regiment 10 cross The Po-
tolnnc aafeJ, With the loss Of only fourteen pr7spu
ers. The coolness and bsavcry Of Colonel Osborn
were espeu1lly conspicuous IN their fetreat and
ea!nets ior lin hish reputation among his com.
IQdee in nlEs.
Amer tie retreat Of jackson. the regiment COZ
when Il was ordered 10 W1nchek9r md attached
70 the disis1on commanded By Bns Gcu Shields.
few oayt amer shared 1n the brilianf rictoly or
zetreattDe foe yhe regiment subsequently pa1tici
Until Jackson withdrew h,s iorces from tho Virginia
vance Of Mcclellan. IN The 2s,b 81 June It vas
sent 70 reinforce Gene1n1 Mcclellan NJ uat-
rihons Landing. snd rs:achios that point inst
| great battle Of Malvern Hills, The regiment was
Immediately sent 10 the frunt aud remaIned there
t,n the 1esttat o. Mcclellan, when Il took up The
crossed over into Suffolk Va, where 1t went into
camp. During isF stay here II sustained three sue
cesrise fights With the rebels on Nbe Dlscknater.
isy i t; !ss regiment aI, vas @s5Esd y no event
sive t ION soatRe,stema M vi9sisis snsfst
lead SGss saa aes esso L reg asasf s 's se Mbsse
ater driving Of the enemy's pickcts, tney went
inlo esmp. On The bh'of April. at that point. For
aanrss @ 9Re seso e. of Ct es.q1eston IT,
For months, while the Investment ol Fort Wagner
was 10 progress. they worked in the trenches. o.
nrc Of The enesny. Tbe1 9czc nearest Fott Wagner
at shc time Of lis evacusion. and were The rst to
mise ovr lts obdulatc walls the g}o1oue esars md
STRIFE OF Illinois.
In February, 1851 the regimen, returned home 10
reautt. and fe-enlified - veteran regiment.
In March, the regiment LETT Chicago on it, second
| term VI teryfce, and proceeded to Washington IN.
der command Of Colonel 0-born; from there II
was sent TO General Dutier's command, which rsn
| It formed paH Of his expedition up the James
si,er 10 Cry Point Rnd Bermuds Hundreds, took
psrt in the engagement At Drufys Blua on the Eth
wounded and missing. On the a0th OF May, ii
egam took part IN eevele bart1e near Wlcr Bottom
church. Va where i suffered heavil5 IN killed and
wounded. On the ID u June 1t was again calted
into action on nearly the same ground as above
when II maintained its reputation for brarety and
endurance u on foana oceasfons- On the 10TH
l7tn and 18th OF June IL WIS called UPON to meei
the enemy. sighting him night and day. On tht
18th Of August it crossed the James and opeEnted
Mh s Amy ct tae 1amsn n Nia ihs
| reconnaissance toward the worke near Richmond
On the 18th Of August the brigade to which The sn
Of ths enemy ii Deep Bottom. They were sl ar
ned, The 3.h Illinois loetne 1H men In killed xud
wounded. On the 7th ot October It again tne1
back with fearful lo=t, amer making three ds.pe
rs1e charres upon the hnsnly constructed work.
behind .hleh ouE hoyt were | & Stationed. q ths
| in charge {under command OF Gen. Teny,) upor
the cuemy'e works near Darb5toWn Road, tese1
NILE ,1to 1n ,a ri le ~ Tne
On the eth Of October, Il AGAIN took par IN r.,
conDoistuoee nras The Fs1te Place - la<t mentioned
pn t8st sne behind 1 d e. 1e Wol
%hs. nj seua sh he & me- On s a aseh sooi ss
DIN w1ctuns the ttr1n:holds or Petersburg ani
10 The icis d lie Army & tbe Potonse, md On b.
Greg, ihe key TO &c sorks about Pete1seurg m,
Hcbmord- II WEE not Until aite1 1no-t despaHt
S .sd s.,e T. as0s a. 'Hss e. s aef g ss Il
hour. tha, Western yalcr sncreeded in accom-
plisatns ne wotk Which was 1s .os esptq.e & q q
iajr wss. .very boa.y. but it WIS tae co,oss Of II
SSsh Which were iarss planted CO The fo,t. and 4
sen,ed to The scesmeat By the Gensfal com@andin
;be colpc, With the following inscription: Present
"a to t6s ~ lnineis vo,aa,ssre: As|os esne1,
G. ssc! 'Rss s's.sap me Apti si''s sRsa e e
psbe1n. ns9 cpmmsndtns alo TIE , @ hneads. W
: Plimpton, commanding the regiment, Was hrcvete
Major for gs!lantry on thst occasion. Il was the
10 she advance Of the Army ef The james IN i
otr at Appomatto1 Court Home. uAen. after
| hI1eE engagement on the morning OF the VIII
April. 1t bad the proud sstittact50n Of wtnessin
! the dpal surfr1deF Of Gen. r. E. Lee with ri
grand Amy Of Noxthesn Virginia. In was 1etaine
al The above place loF several days As Enard or
e tsma
= ed unii1 August. md was then sent to NorfoI
where 1t reported to creret Bng. Gen. Q. L Man,
rom wounds n reee3sed On the so;h W o. May. ISL b.
+ lcen appointed Provost Marshal for the District
j. Eastern Virginia, and room alter was bteyet1e
MD. II. regiment re1nained In Norfolk untii i
- CD inst
q p1yate Daniel ". Lawrence, Co. E. formerly
: member Of the New York bar, Has drowned on II
!, home voyage from Norfolk to baltimore, jump1t
: overheard in 1t Of temporary insanity. lie b.
better The guard had been released from duty. /
+ war man OF high educati onal attaiumen,s.
: The following Il the present roster:
rolontl-G. L. Mann: BFeyet Bfigadier Genets
= Lieutenant Colonel Homer A. Pltnptau.
:. SIajor-Mfnpr w. Miilznan.
: Adlusant-Le Rsy Doua. .
! snrreon-chariet II. C1atk.
Assistant surgeon--.1ames Cnogies.
second do--A. DE Normandie.
Co. .A-Iap,ain. Horace b. Parker; First Lie
; tea.ant, John Ha1Tiau Second Lieutenant, 4,
Taylor.
I Tao at 4 eIt71.
. Company C-Csptain. James Hannumi sF,I
: Lieutenant r. h belong; Second L.utensl
D Company D-Fir.t Lieutenant Ed. J. 1haye
b Second uen,euant. Geo. y. Lynn:
: Company E-capssin, John L. hIppse; First LII
i tenant, Wlll''sn Baxter; second Lieutenant, Gt
!. Company F-captain. R. S. gatssord; Eli
: lacu.enani, wn. Moore; second Lieutenant, Ths
n Company G-csp,asn. n. B. Kendall; Ft
). L,enlcaani, J. B. "es,' Second Lieutenant, J.
! Company n-espt.in, William poxn.: Fl,
> Company 1-capse.R, sasanA Gilmore; F.
e Comyaas K-cap,sin, E c. Myera; Ftrst Ii.
,e tenant, Daniel smonse; Second Lieutenant,
n Se1gean, Major, E. ". aowthosn: Qunrternas
L Sergeant. c. E. Copsson; Conamisea1y SesEea
+ Chss: Fris6y; PIN. Mus, F. l. For; Leader
d When tne lesinsn,, let1 S chiesso on " seen
n For gallant conduct IN the assault. on Fort Gre;
ae be syns made Brtgad!af General, and Leutcn1
cf | Colonel Mann mas then promoted TO The rank
- gallant and mefito1ous coDlucs in The charge
1e | ibe ene1ny's work. near Wen Bottom Church. q
to about the sant time Wns assfgned 10 the comma
q. of the South Eastern District Of Virginia v
& headquarters at Norfolk.
or The iates l'halarx eujoys the proud distinct
Of being the only Illinois infantry nEnent In
1fzuy pf tn Est under Grant, and w.a by
lie stylcd The ..star Regiment" 1s LOIS IN killed
~ wounded since It's rc-cnltsttnent y nhont COO n
:" ii has numbered all told, about LOO o1iceEE .
,e1 mt n. rone out with about 800, returning With
To- rctcans, receiving an addition Of about 1o0 on
al es,ietmcnts, md IN ,hc netghooshood Of oo9 81
ne | thal Alne ahI . lcsa'h ha.a 80 -rho h.re t.ttIcd