, 1865-06-12


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= ~: 81. = nj. =
sos, Miss, dur 'nE The 18Th. 18th ard sTth Gays n
July. 1865. eua.afning loss Of cnr man hllet
nd i9sf fse vfn5ded 11'5 q e.os., ,ss ~. ,.c,a
marched tron Memp6it. Tenn. toward. connth
6esmsptonD. where di.patcn was received e isoa
General sherman. e co1!,:r.ilIe, ,t,nng hat III
Wild supeE1o, force. The regiment was in aedi
atc,y Oh train Of eaie and run to within thltt
forwsrd sKif,ntsh Ire, and s:sivsd ia inc M ID =:
Ing no loss Cd tbi. occasion, although tee enem]
lfft npHsrds OF one hundred kllled mi Torntet
On The s5tn OF November. 1853, II psrtlclp, ,set
in ibe hattie OF Mtssonary Ridge, w1th 4 Ioss q
Ssasng aoael &oSS
pmppg The Killed. Subsequently the 93tt
n.FrEed to The relief OF Knoxville.
II took mart tn tbs battle Of Resacs On the f3tt
sra iith dsys ol May. 1ssi, Iosns nireteen nv neu
hi. d, wounded and m.ssin9. Al she bsttio
Dsijs., Georgia, On the astn ii Nay, he regimen
hsd two compsnies on the skirui.t line, fhe re
i,s dsy, il ihc bstte On d. Sd of Jo,v bsfort
| Anspn. 1t lost thir,y-nye men in Killed Woundtt
JnTy osff1. Eefnrn Affant.. with iose ri fwentv
| Twn ktiie1 and rnnndes a. ~, ri ~ s%Gnst
| half The regiment was engaged In cspturinE ths
| rnemvse effrm,sh Ina. md Ed aeyen men k{1sri
ND wounded. 4'''~
| IN the 31et Of Auprst. 1sE4 the regiment wss
eresfed 10 The battle Of jonesborp, ca. eu.tain
ing = loss Of t1xteen men killed, Wounded and
On the 2nd oi september. when tte enemy va
! 1tiven !nto his Woth a. LoFe1o3e station, "a
'ne Ssss 4s9seu 81 Ssh, Oh sE1n pafa M ear
On the fth Of DeeembeI, 63, It crossed the
| uEeeeaee nivef a. Set Ks hftd2e. IN pontoon
boats. ahd GROVE me enemy lrota 1ts banks with
] OH sns1alnng anJ !oes. arm,
| " ne lNn Q! Ueeemner. aAs1 toia regiment
la,er, loos'2g tssee ntn l iil!ed and fourteen
| wtunc ed. The aa9 ct the 9oth Was the flst to
J Wsye eyer the cantured WORKS.
/ On the 91st Of March, 1865 the regiment aa'
7aneeo and bni!t iine Of works within i've yarde
OF the enerny's main line Ut wotks near Benton
| vile, North Caroltns, and ektmi.hcd With him
that night, with loss Of onc nan wounded.
Il sss
ho , 5seo5d s ~ ,hat NAY VEL be proad ot
SaTa sn * Pc q ts
aTe el'pp!ee ge, ond esery1ng : unsket
& Ihs slsh nsioP2ed t9 r. the SS 81 nt,esde. Colonel
! Hafer % CON commanding of tbs 18th corps, General
10 as ne s a,s ~, s@snGon ss o1 Ge!onel
49, ~ n Mn Loohs s NJ ~ ms, .ns oo5s o. NJ old com.
over tiarl street hFtdee obout four o'cock va md
S:li ps,s s,eIg h,ke stfestto H'shisla avenue,
tur aut md ,gs tbe u1s fbe rsren,}aa yaa G!zsns
, 1Hs 1s'rn nEa1nns7.
The 1szth regiment Of Illinois Vo,uuteerp,
which arrived In this rttY an Haturdsv NJ ofnfnr
Il one OF the n pst remarkable DREAMY ,t!ons cr
tant Ltavipv this city eight hundred md eighty.
kesen strong. 1t fetuFus to US with only two 1un-
eIsd I'd tntr5 ons sn Ihs boEes q he 9thss
burg to A,1ALts. and from Atlanta to. Rtleseh.
The men who have teturned RE the heroes OF
1n9is ,hen hmraf.d battles
old TegtnaeEs:
Lie1t. to!0Hel.Frank 9. CARTS.
s@anJsn@s st9sE =, 'stif g. Staas taen l0s'n' s'aa
SWgtoR-yoel Il. oote. -
dss'stan. 1,!a s1t.gfog9@An.on g.-nl Z; Clak.
Strstaat Aajor-zWlniam Lina'ay.
Gttal alttImosttr ss1QtankTO. L Lent
Go'Nmtssqry yStYg<onf..Wn McF FaElnnd.
4us.e.ant-.n. 9. Elliott. and Jane. N. Me.a.
L,suteoant Joba Ho,!e.
III. r,se1i Lieutenant, L. L. M..on. SON. = "0''"A0'
Company C-carta1n, William Warner.
Company DCaptan, Charles h. Libby; First
4,tass to;staay Ecspisi1, {; M Jane, F. Richmond;
Firtt Lieutenant IIa F. Hal.
tbsaFaay EICsptasn. Charles Schfyycs; First
4. A. 8 steward. I ~ AA'1e' @'11 -4''''D1A'
Company G-Csptasu, Thomts Scwcll; First
Ii. uten.ni, q; n; Adams.
LII eete1s aiebsni. FED. = sfeon. y. tAue' fif''
Company LCsptin, N. u. Merrill; Flrs. Lien.
te9,a,; =; & wilGlss; sn;s;, ,u,,o. r,s,
tenant, Thomas Kellett
The 18th regiment waa organized and mnstas-
ed into the service Of thc United States 4 Camp
~ tsh r. Nnvenhsr - sSs,,si rnr tSa hait nrn,.
sna a = cs =. s1 ~, sTd -. as,1
phis iii tho s6,h, wncn Ii started On iat ever ne.
tnrn.H n M.mnSis On ihe 1aih nY ner+mSer n
he !, ii nf he tame nontts lbs i27th started IN
With 'on y,
Ratcn % nrht whero they Ia fweniy 9snE men Ell.
en 'n sEd r wounded. Aftes ,nc n6.uccessfai @ ial.
.rt =, r. .tn1 ~ MrI,cInsnd vSieh r,ntn1sd
tt1kAnrss pc*tythe ig7th be1nr tts uret reaiment
to hreal ,he enerny's Moes ani plsni iheissco!ors
,a he 1essi re p.s :, II r.. sasa ssRsnt ; tes
b. e ~ nsn y
yonn1's pntnt sfeIn Il rrmssnpd n,crjnn esn.i
III X IatS of Ms1ch' whrn II Wss seat via nth.
e,a mn m St~rits asynn ma l1eer Creer ~ t-l;eVs
~. GaI ~ ln5U,a rT:rs rHHhnef tss1 ,vhteh
s.uct in tbe mad sd turronpdsd b. rebsis. Af.
Ponh hn e H. eS
nv IN ~ rnoS Ci1,f camn.rn t.tinn
naii IN fhs batt1e Of Chamnion ail nd frhnn9 ths
t9 as sSs T.
s.,auis On N TistsSuITs los.pa .t1tv.ays mea' IL
Killed and wounded. Fur ills service the 127th
IL h,s report. In this assault she iz7th pianted
taeir coozs On The enemY's wo,ks. but were
drtv.n od again. On he I'D Of NAY they asaiu
md ana other Of ~ regiments. Elm Under shern ~ "a I srst.ad
foF Jackson. A:a,;;, and ,parselpited. f
& es sspass sss; & ID ID. e &. saist III
Octo.eI he 127th vent 10 tho xs.iet ot Cha&ta.
norea md s!tefwsrds relieved Knoxville, helnE
leg. tae W 1ea,@eas vent ioso camp at Lsrktnssi'It
wherr II RENAMED four mouth, and 10 Improved
IN drill, and discipline, tnat at The anal rsvisw 4
y. called sn:as @ = marx q hopoi; BY General
cse II ttont o. the tisislon MAY Ut thsy start
ea or tht GEeat Atlanta campaign. On the t4tn o.
nay tne 1s7tn va one OF me feEt9ent: tnst led
'hiee s.,sn. 81 se febes is
th,s Ntht .hs eu' r.ntaent al ~, aa ~
la!sd "a weanqsd; q @ e ss,h AZ T NY 10 ri
ps,e t ~ ~ h h,o eeao.S ana aeto o.
nmes dnrnn he dav aud niehs. Tha is7ih XXI hn;e
ios! ionf psa kil!ea "a Tsunded q tae "a
9ntn ne fskmens pa!nepa1ea @ ID the ass,a.a "a.
md wnnndra IN The nrest h,,tia az herops Atsnts
I'D Of ths 1sh ss.auted he gesa Wo1S
~. H. so.t 1sren,v.nns na H9sa Ias ~
md m:,s,n.' f,n ,nr Sst11 ~ Iniv ,me rics
M msnt ''' Wae engaged T in The i b.tils u 10 IL IT,
H1 - ~ n.,r,hc, Uh,sh w.1t ntSs tSs rnhsa
| hsia ~ - nSr .hrnah ts1.,Ss ~ ~ ~ - =
ae+sulted the rebel rffe-ptts on the right OF A.
saints to Eeesptu1e fhsm BY tha rebels. Los1
eteten k!to M a. eno "o1naea. AaEas. ststsna sep
fought. ma tha ts7th had rt1tsss
men Killed and wounded. On the 4lh
Of october ihey started Oh ihs great eampatR1
against Aoea ano sasaanaa. a. s;HJeteyIiiis, 4 q
ihe ldsh OF Mafeht ano ai nea1onvHte, On toa ~ q
Tlly. Out oi one hundred ana twenty-five day
spent between Chattaneoga and Atlanta, The 1NIt