The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-07-15


this week, his regiment having bee
mustered out. He looks hearty an
robust. showing thatthe dangers an
privatiops OF field and camp" agree
we'll with him physically. For Yea
past the Colonel has been in comman,
Of brigade, and few weeks sine
received notice of his promotion /,
Bngadier General. but considerin.
the promotion at this time rather al
empty honor, be has taken no pain.
10 look after his commission. Hi:
regiment had their reception ut Indi.
annapolis on last Monday. and we find
in the Sentinel the following accoun,
Of il, promising that the Ninety first
was one Of the brag regiments OF that
brag Corps, the Twenty Third. The
hoys express themselves AZ much
pleased with their reception. except
ing the part forced upon them bv hum-
bug Hovey, which they think dis
graced the occasion. Prayer was Of
tered BY Chaplain Pollock, Of the re-
giment, and the regimeDtal band Der
formed the air America. General
Mansfield presented Governor NJ ortop
the flag which float d over the rebel
prison Of Salisbury, n. c., which the
regiment had captured.
The Governor then addressed the
men and welcomed them home Ia III.
Stale. in behalf OF the people and
himself. lie reviewed tie rise and
progress OF the rebellion. and contras-
ted the military condition of the Fed
eral Government with that OF the Sc .
ceded States at the CONNIE ncemept o.. .
war. We went to war reluctantly /.
and have furnished, from first to last
me hundred and sixty thousand men
rom this State. You come home con.
iuerors, and in triumph. We have |,
aid dearly for the Preservation Of the
government in this State. vet the sac.
itices yon have made are repaid N J
ne knowledge that you return home. 4
2 peace, and aGovernmenf preserved.lx,
ne people Of the State would always3'
old in honor their memory. and the
tate remember their proud achieve =
'ents 90 long as we should exist rs 4 4
atien. =
Gen. uovey then addressed them j
cling bis usual smutty story. and da'Isi
ouncing those who differed with him
} traitors, and hoping no soldier
onld ever vote for democrat. 81
Alter Hovey, the Gov. introduced = !.
y. Mehringer, It. Col. Buttertield = \
laJor Carson and Chaplain Pollock u
the regiment, who each made lew -
marks.
Hon. John A. Matson. Of Green. St,
site, spoke short time TO the men In
ter which Chaplain Lozier sang Dix'
, and with the benediction the Re. :.
ption terminated. -
The ninety .6rss regiment wss Organized r.
Evasssi'ls. and seven companies muster.
into service 10 September and Oc,ob 81. =.
y, and on The 10Th Of October "a. ord.,.in
% HsndsDoD. Ky; from Henderson. a.. Coz
hnenss Of the regiment were sent 10 %
disosvilIs and Southland. XIV. where -,
, remained until June Is. 1853. when o. !.
regiment wss ordered 10 .Rus.ellyiIie res
IRON thence 10 Bowling Green .po !
Fks''lie. ~. 10 pursui. 81 John Morgan =.
we're afterwssd ordered back 10 R,...u. ~
e where Il remained uruI The 25,h o,s,r
MEMBER shsn il wss ordered 20 Nah day
> 80 iron thence back 10 Ru-sellviI. oeg
'ss y SERVED % the 2O,h Of Novsmbe, III.
'snsss 2sd e nevsd TO Camp Nelson hin
; snd iron shsncs 70 Point Burn.,a. BE- b
; whore u remained until Jsnusry 40
7; marched toward Jaeksboro. Tenn y
usfy Sd, and from thence 10 Cymb.,,... =
!; FEBRUARY a2d. company A, under com
2 Of Csps. Wise. had fight Win i. Io'e'
is, about 100 strong. ne, ~. a. Colis
i"h' ssssied for Rockville; thence u NJ
leland, and from thence moved 20 Kics. -
Georgis; Ien Kingston Sr ne IN, c.
- 1868. and we're assigned 10 ~. Publ
0"gsds' Second Division. T~enty third ice.
= end participated in the fotIov,, que 9
eenssss: Pine Mountain, Gro,g,. en- ~
Io'n ssd 10Th. 1864; New Hope Church psvst
90; end skirmshsd upoer he.,v u. dsy