Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-21
Our Returuing Braves.

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mounted infantry we're publicly received
at Indianapolis on Thursday. Lieut..
Governor Baker, in the absence of Gov
ernor Morton, made the reception
speech, and read the historical sum
mary Of tbs several commands. Speech
Is were also made by Generals Vale
and Wilder, Of the l7th, and Gen. White
and Col John w. Ray. AS has been
the case with several preceding recsp-
.ions, the speeches were TO consider
able extent the expression of the
views of the spssksFB on political
questions In the present case, there
wss quite discussion over the negro
suffrage question, which, we dare Say,
was neither entertaining nor edifying to
the boys who we're compelled to stand
and listen to il. Good taste ought 10
dictate to gentlemen the impropriety Of
taking such occasions to veutilate their
peculiar political views. warm vel
coming speeches, and but few Of them,
are what the boys want II the evil of
which we speak continues to grow, the
receptions should be abolished Under
the circumstances, it 10 fortunate that
most Of orr regiments have returned,
and that bat few more receptions are to
take place. l....t ~. -.
The following are the memoranda
kept by the regiment and batteries,
which were read by Gov. Baker:
TEE sEvENTEESTH REGIMENT
Was organized in May, 1851, and
mustered into the service June 18th;
July Ist, left for the front, and arrived
at Parkersburg, Va, on the 9Th; on July
23d, moved to Oakland, Md, thence NOV
ed TO the bridge ACROSS the north branch of
the Potomac, and went into camp, on Au-
gust 7th, marched back of Oakland;
thence TO Webster, Virginia, and thence,
via Philippi, Beverly and Huttouville, TO
Cheat Mountain Pass, and went into
camp on the 18th; marched TO Camp
Elkwnter on the 18th Of September, and
on October 1st TO Cheat Mountain Sum
NIT; on October I'd moved across Cheat
river and 70 Greenbriar bridge, where
the forces under General Reynolds ats
tackled the enemy under General Jack
son, the regiment losing one man killed /;
on November 10Th was ordered to re.
port to Covington, Kentucky, and from
thence moved to Louisville, and from
Louisville on the 18th of December
moved to Nashville, arriving there
March II, 1862; was at Corinth, and at
ter the evacuation of that place, moved
on the I'd of June, via IukA, to near
Bear river; on August Goth moved from
McMinnville in pursuit OF Forrest
forces, attacked and routed him, and re.
turned to camp the same night; on the
2Ist of September had skirmish viii
the rear Of Bragg's army before Mum
louisville, and arrived at Louisville Sep
tember 18th, and moved TO Nashville, ar
irving there January Sd, 1858; June
oath was engaged at Hoovers Gap, and
captured rs prisoners and I25 stand d
! arms, and lost IS in killed and wound
ed; June 9th drove the enemy from
Manchester and took possession OF tbs
, town; June IS, was on n raid via Hills
boro, Dechard and Cowan, capturing
I many prisoners; August 2lst, marched
: to Stringers, opposite Chattanooga, ant
] skirmished with tbs enemy across tn
: Tennessee river; lay before Chattanooga
until the 9th Of September, when oul
, forces took possession Of that place, i
] having been evacuated the day previous
: on the IIth had O sharp feh
J with SCOTS brigade of rebe
/ cavalry, near Ringgold, whipne,
} him and killed and captured O goo.
J many of his men and lost one killed al,
8 two wounded; September l2th had
: fsht with the enemy NJ Rock Springs
: was engaged at ChicamAguA, doing gres
: execution with their Spencer rifes; Dc
o tober Sd, had an engagements witl
q Crews rebel brigade, captured q lsrg
G number of arms and the battle dag {
y the I'd Kentucky cavalry; lost on
q wounded; had skirmish with the enem
d at McMinnville on the 4th, driving biz
8 out of town, lost two killed and fou
d wounded. October 7th, again had
o fght near Shelbyville, leaving thirs
X killed and . number Of wounded on ID
n 6eld-captnred three pieces Of artiller,
r 4 great number Of arms, several Wagon
% of supplies and about 800 prisoners; q
4. regiment lost IS in killed and wounae,
n including three commissioned oaissr
70 November 15th, whila tia hMkkln n,