The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-15
ARRIVAL OF THE FOURTEENTH
OHIO,
Welcome Address by Rev. W. Ii. Good
rIch-Enterfainment, &e.

The Fourteenth o. Y. L, four hundred
men, arrived at the depot shortly after
six o'clock yesterday morning, when,
after a wash and brief rest, it was escorted
to the Park by members of the Reception
Committee and 8 band of music. The
men were drawn up before the stand,
when they were addressed as follows by
Rev. W. H. Goodrich, of the First Presby-
terrain Church:
Officers and Soldiers of the 14M O. ?. T.:
am desired by his honor, the Mayor, and
in behalf of the city Of Cleveland, to bid
YOU welcome. This is the last stage in your
homeward Journey. Here your long fellow
ship in arms is to cease. A feWdsys hence
these ranks will break to form again,
and you will scatter gladly, yet not without
some pain in parting, TO the many homes
where the honored and beloved are waiting
TO embrace you.
You come to-day, another link in that
long and broken procession of returning
warriors which has here received the greet
ing of their grateful countrymen. The
wish has arisen, no doubt, in many minds,
that instead of this irregular advent OF our
home marching veterans, they might have
come together and in the mass; at least
that the 100, 600 of Northern Ohio who have
breasted for US the assault of treason snd
won the final victory, might pass these
streets once in close column and receive
such a welcome as it is in our hearts to give.
Butitis better as it is. Such q burst OF
full Joy might give yousshort hour Of glory,
but it could not give you a deeper place IN
our hearts. Your true welcome is not IN
public demonstrations, but in the calm and
oa-,.ak hanadaakiona nf ouF while manila
falling on you one by one, every day, when
ever they meet you, and often most sincere
when u~nspoken.
We bless the day which has brought you
home. The country now needs just such
citizens as you have been soldiers. We
know your services, how in the very dawn
of the conflict you won an honorable name.
and in the first campaign in West Virginia
struck blows, which forever after kept
back from our borders the invading
hosts.
We remember Carrick's Ford, where tho
day was won by a single charge of the 14th
Ohio, and we know the long course of toll
and conflict and victory in which you lave
borne your partwith the brsvest, and whose
record is on your banners. And we remem-
Der that it was because you thus stood in the
brUnt of battle, that we have dWelt in undis-
turbed security, and possess all these liber-
ties untouched. We lave lain down in peace
and slept because you were resting on your
arms, or pacing the weary round of the SEN
tinel. We have gathered in the sanctuary
on the Sabbath n enjoyed the consultations
of a Christian worship, because you, know
ing no day of rest, have marched,
or fought, or waited the assault, as the God
of Hosts appointed to you. All these
peaceful industries have been ours these
schools, those courts of law, unbroken in
their course of usefulness, because you
stood q serried rampant between US and
anarchy.
This has been your glorious work, and
for it all we give yOu this day our public
tribute of gratitude. In old Rome, when
peril came TO the commonwealth, the resort
was always to a Dictator. One man, the
strongest and ablest, was found, and 10 him
it was given sOlemuly in charge that he
republic should receive no detriment.
But we are not saved by one man.
Our hope in the great emergency did not,
would not, turn to any single soul,
however great. It was 10 you we look
ed TO save the nation. To you, the vOlun-
teers of our army, who stood forth, the
land over, 10 defend the country, to all of
you we gave the Republic in keeping. And
your work is dOne-a greater work than you
or we yet knew. Generations must pass
before the true history of this war can be
written or Jne worth Of hs rack
oned up.
In the name, then, ofyour fellow citizens,
I thank you, and bid you welcome. As q
minister of religion, 1 thank you for your
defense of Christian Justice, and your
maintenance of Christian institutions. God
be with you evermorel God bless you all!
The 14th Regiment has borne g cOnspic-
uous part in the wal for the preservation
of the Union, in love of which many of its
members have poured out their blood like
water. It vent into the three months SER
vice, at the outset of the national troubles
and on the expiration of that term, re-en-
listed for the war, setting out the second
time September 25th, 1861, with $50 men,
under the Colonelcy of James B. stedman.
It was recruited in Defiance, Henry, Lucas
and Wood counties.
The gallant, war-worn old 14th has boon
connected with the Western army, serving
in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia under
Generals Thomas and Sherman, and march
ing with the latter Chieftain down to the
sea.
The following is the roster of the regi-
ment.
Lieut.. Col. Commanding-Albert Moore.
Surgeon-E. K. Nash.
Adjutant-Jobn E. Teal.
Quartermaster-W. T. Bennett.
Sergeant Msjor-L- E. Beardsley.
Quartermaster Sergeant-Wm. A. Tan
ner.
Commissary Sergesnt-Wm. P. Elwell.
Hnanfko1 Gta~ord- Worran Tnhnann
Principal Observation-Disclosures Pierce
and Andrew Jackson.
Co A-Captain, Joseph B. NewtonJ First
Lieutenant, Alonzo II. Wood.
Co B-Captsin, Henry G. NeWbert First
Lieutenant, Henry A. Valentine.
Co C-Captsin, David Boxer First Lieu
tenant, Albert Burroughs.
Co D-Captain, Oscar n. Gum First
Lieutenant, John P. Crawford.
Co E-Csptsin, Marshall Davis; First
Lieutenant, william Steadman.
Co F-Captain, Joseph E. Mcbride; First
Lieutenant, VIM. W. Metz.
Co G-Captain, George W. Eckles; First
Lieutenant, Andrew j. Morris.
Co H-Captsin, Henry W. BigeloW; First
Lieutenant, Harrison II. Wood
Co I-Captain, VIM B. Pugh First Lieu
tenant, Jesse Trappe.
Co K-First Lieutenant, Sampson A. Hill
dreth.
After the bountiful breakfast spread for
the boys on the Public Square, had been
dispatched, they marched over to camp, to
await there the appearance of the paymas-
ter. The face of the paymsster they seek
with an almost religious passion, and we
have no doubt that, having seen no money
to brag of these months past, they will scan
the features of every passer-by and visitor,
in hope to read thereon authority to dis
pense unto them their we'll earned piles Of
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