, 1865-06-16

ibe eIncue richt, ard rnmslncd til the er:s-
vas rent 10 the extreme len, across Stone Rlver,
eyseu. led his wo,ks. II theae eneaeemepts tbe
wouz eea. On The si!h Of Jaae The 74th again
houa h way Of Liberty G. p. through 10 Winche
iss u! Isa .ss ,'ss :! 5ssu's II thsn so.ss
the 7. .Dntstee on The III. The 7lth. while the
bsttae Of ChteauauGa Wa tn progress, was with
Ger 81 Hnss ns; ELL fsyst o. ras e
OF septenter. The army was Re- organized prev..
ons to The battle Of Mieafon Ridge, and tie Tsth
wns III. s1e.red 10 sht1idans division Of tbs 4th
a nd ss" 1ois FL W9eoaen I'D iss
Miasourl all p!autcd their co.ors on Mission DE
III ssns e. u u Ths;s s rsfPs1t nj e.
lllir OILS. cemprised the 1et bri.tde Of shctidans
division The loss OF the 7sth ia tbs 1sht was
~ 5s ST ese & :na @ tbs regiment
took up the line Of march ior Knoxville to rsleve
tnatpost then beaieGed By Longs rect, and after
dn.y aiore ihe Little Teanesses's see osnks st til % tas
| 80 Of NAY, 1864, when 1t Eejs1ned the army At
CltEe!snd and mored from thrre on Shermau's
K.oge The All were engaged, hut is tlEst Genera!
b1ttle wAs III RtB.ca whIre It lost four men k.:et
and twen1y,tWo wcunded. Was next engased
wcundr On ihe ssth Of Nay he reetment , T.
tic!ps ed IN The battle oI palis.. ios,ne nve men
killed apd rine wounded: From the a6'h Of Nay
coDdnual ak1rml.h. On the 9Th the regiment
moved forward, and on the nth charged the enc.
m,'s works Al Kenesaw Mountain, and were re-
1sa Eh xGassed Sus q esnss' Ed Rsn Htsd ,E
Mountain the T..n lost tFenty-fonr men k,lle and
Lent: Colonel Of The Tith. was killed, and Cap
.ol:y wonn6e' Atiut.nt Nfeman snd Lsentonsnts
tha Sd Of Jn'y tho # bels eT.cuated their strong
wotks and retreated to snytua. closely followed
by ths Onion arny.ths zasa being e9 % The advance
wounded. The 18Th crossed the Caattanoochse
river On the 18th Of July, e'mptng on the
lnd on The ao'h engaged t6e enemy At Peach Tree
Creek From The 2oth Of Ja,y t1ii the 18Th Of Au-
Rutt The !. Eintnt assleted In the t:ee of A1lan-
flank OF the eneny tearing up the EniIsoa ID on Its
march. On the 1st September assanltei the enc
py's pftke1: In front Of joo. storo. driving then
lhc rebels rctreanrs from Jonesboro, the 18th
marched TO Lovejoy's Station. and from taelce
vent to .Atanta and csnped. oa tue ssth.
1sss e'"Stssea NJ moved
il he sist q oetoeer, when W il moved N tas
I'll the ssd Of Kovem.er, Ehcu the army COM
menced its setrea, on Nashville, pursued by toe
VAIN Glorious UoEd. whose ADVANCE c4fal1J
WhlIlln9 hack with d nea IN taetr ear. From
sphne Hill to Fr4nklin, the 7Ato aud ssh resi:
uents we're The 1tat euard Of Thomas' arny. At
lines, tht &c two regiments charged forwsrd and,
% tae SAYING IL: "ssyed the DAY." o. r.
Of TPs's Hn 1sse,td 10 On NJ N:h',s
| 18Th snd 1B,h days Of December, ds.1.ad hts le-
s ss soss efiss Il r. e
Hood got h-l. hut not Nashville.
Wtcn !he 74rh left Rockford for the field 4
20. snd one third Of these are men recruited
| within the psst J"at:
| Al late hour on Wednesday 1uEht. the 1s5th
reg ment rcsehed this city over the PITTSBURGH,
| Fort Wayne g. Chicago Railroad, and tmmsdsate
| ly usrched to ite quarters at Camp Doug a.. A
JetsA18sg MORNING, but was 1ctltned, As ths boys
are ANXIOUS TO hsve their accounts n,ade out psld
OF ,nd be mustered out Of eeEyice.
The following {s the roster Of the rezinelt IN
| derts. present oEgAhlz8non:
L<0enont- -Csxontt-James ". langley.
M0Jns-Jnbn B. Lee.
IddjMQuf-Wll,iem Mann.
S9rsfon-Ctsrlef q. Mills.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS u. AYrcs.
g;a1, Saag1;1'ma:i.e 1a,e' ba9is ne..e,
hemmiMa,y .Serotdnt-Belnsr1 G. PAiks.
Hospital Si<rc4d-Edwin J. Drarsr.
Nustctans-Curis L. Tacsey and Wm. L. Fay.
aonpcny !i-captstn, James F. Brown; lat
6%ss.g BnS:gts!P vacant; 1'' nea:en
I fempony C-csptain. vacant: LIST Lieutenant
s aampaty ~ 1-c,pt.ir, George ". nollo~ay
1si Eenie1sIt, Oliver Finley.
fnu10ny E-Captair, Gc0'ge s.ds1is; 1st Lien
trart. GeorEe SeroeE--
ssanqS.y Eessp,,,n, ssn,ns John D. A.'eF lat Lieu
Company G-captain, Newton So.rts 1.t Lieu
s1sas; Ssnaay yeh csEtsir, Josu c. u.rbo,; Isl
l,eutensnf, Ssnuti u. Duneel'h.
CerEdTv Icspi,fo. Jsnes Il, Trsnme,l; Isl
u%eS.Ds1, % Gsofes .n,s,o Il c'.Rps Rpores w Cook Il,
ucuien mani. Dliver +. Hunt
The ls5th regimen, YVES muttesed into the ser;
Of September, 1862. The regiment il composed
Q, seven ecmpau1ee from V*ru7tlltou and tntee
from Channpa,cn counties, reported at anesa
eit'on in the works round Cos1ngton, KY, At tna,
tlme threatened by the enemy. On TIC 35fa Y
= I'll ;bs sna 59 nnses
II I'm Pn1sq'' Z rsl,7i's, e Sa*s' whs1s tas
,s:Tsx .s1tanv en,ssa ins lse,ea, sea a1es
NnrhyilIe, and there remained In garrison for tht
nfnc months following It's arrival in hat c1iy
ls5th rcacht Chatlntoca IL season To participate
t. the dreadful battle OF Chlckh@anRs, be!us on
Of the regiments thrown into Roshy1'!e G1p 10
1
| Cur retrestinr army, md loss upwards OF thaft
men in killed ard wounded Ancswatcs n
1s5'h was stationed at colxels Fore: on ttle u =
and eltfcred acvere1y from s1posure 70 The s'e
nents and .ho1t supplies. Upon .t the !, ssziss.
she1msn't forces iFo@ The ~sss ths tt, tKeRamen r.
| rsrt In the hsseult on Mission Ridge, and up7
Brarg's retreat from that stronghold: the dIv
re!tef OF kpe1v1i!e then beaieeed 81 tho force
. | Of Loncstrect End after dfeattng him the reG
nept took ~ tne line for march q chsts na
,, ] 'hsonsh snow, sieet, hall .nd torrents Of r.i1
! | tbe MN eraurtpg the mott terrible hald.h!p
: tc1ne Of 1hc men withon. shoes and the bog
~ ole tittancs. From the s:,h Of Desen,te
isGs l1l NAY 1T, 1854, the lssth wss stationed
!. NcAiee'e Church. Ca, md on the 80 esaztea {
: paad p,d 'D<t IL was - st Baxz:1d' ~.
so. a n;5s' The tna S.'e, ' Il DALAI K
; % Ticu. s eSt1mishss seiole Alanta. snd:ae Win
d d Hood esseuatine Il e,rolg works et Aa.nt
= The 1sath lost At ths battle o! ksncsaE Mounia'
- - one hundred and fiity, men killed aud Toandt
o. Or N At the bsrionins er the battle: ,Sevonty
~ ~ these men were kMea dead On the te.d, and !e'
= srervards died from wounds received toat Gay
e; on tts march to the Atlauttc ocesn On the 1stn
~ Sovt mbsr; beng r. The d brigade, se dtsie;
JsG psyis ish eo3Ps oa 1ps m1fs9 n1 e.
=. cia, doing IT. full daty A. fossseIs. The regm
remsined in Savannah till th: aoth Of Ja1nsr1:
& th.n 1ett On the campaign throdzh he caFohn
Y | leaving its mark wherever 1t went.
h ehh On the 10Th or March happened the Amost
- nsuons tatts- ct BentouTille, which vas rettts'
The "a a,ss,op Of he 1ah eog. h1sngiag
10 l4th corps 4Id upon The 1T dtviaton civ ne
1,o 70 .ttoze tbs oge!wh, lining foreea u ne enemy
~ ~ ID division fa1lsnuy came to the rescue, naa =
~ cteded. sttfr desPezate light IN diving tho
-. The is5ts marched from nentou!tlle te Go
a@ 'as ,ero aad hence to nalsleh. whers
Ia wt,petscd fh= eurrender OF Johnston. Theo O.
u an1 Richmond ard Washington, where It took PAT PAT
~. the grand review. The nu1nbef O. men return
e'' Il 81. Itsiarted Tor the deld with 9A men.
Since this reaiment entered The service It
lost ono huucred men and officers Killed or I
'ally vounoed n battle; ore hundred = msn .;'
wee; dlty men were Giscaarged on account o!
ce.Tfne wounds in bltt1e uniting them for
'ber ssi,ice; one hundred s1d .esenty.tEo
we1a Easebarged for general disability; Ahy-
were trans ferrtd, and th1rtT.Eeven men were
tLareed 10 accept promotion IN other organ
tcnE--maknr m aggregate loss Of Ave hnns
At Kentsaw Tountssn the lassh lost 1T. e.l
Co!outl. q: F. Hsrmon, who fsll pierced VI
bullet, While :esdiqR his Eertuent IN tne ~ ~
Of b,e country. Pre7ioa. to the bIeaking o,
the tlxTEholdef& feee1l1Tu, COX A5t11pH
clstlngutehed member Of the Vermtl!iou Co
har, but he gsve up home, wife, children. e1
q, thtrg. snd vent forth With tue otheI galasnt, ~
IL Tut lii memory Is now and ever will re-
"a i.esh II the memories net alone Of the men
~ pf the regiment he go ably commanded. b
let eyeiy os1 ~ lSg1 SfT soSo sS' - "A ~
lieu. QaA'n'c0 "'t" VII 1f,7u nxcr.rsr.
1gt =, u. nv resierfay aI,frnoon. Ahnn, III
=. four O'Clock the toys marched into BEyun
LII where they were heartily welcomed BY the
Zena. ......
=. Co1, J. q. Bowen &nid thst In the a5scnte o
1et Preeirent Of the Fair It had been announced
,.t J. r. Clarkson, .E.q, should sddIess them