, 1865-12-14

Whe s6ole Of rhe wori ms rostor,ned BY The
py.aoucrs under the direction and Surveillance OF
competent detail Of The garrison.
ous containing Recommendations Tor orrr ttree hum
drcd 1nuntcs csch, and provided with all comforts
TIE Kitchens nlso vrre models Of pcatncss md
cleanliness worthy Of the be=l regulated hotel or
residence,
IT'S coAxAEpEns AND aAnR1soNs.
In Sep;embe1, 1861. Hon. Richard Ya.es- then
Governor Of The s1a.e n pursuance Of law passed
al the preceding extla session Of the Legislature
ordtr.d the cn1np to be located at Chic7-o and de-
Boone, Winnchago Stephenson, 10 Daste.e, Car
roll, urle, dc kalb, Kane. Du pa?e, VIII, Kendall.
LA sale. Lee, Bureau, WtAtrsdc, Rock Island.
s i,Sinsston. Sa to :ons:isus srps1as MIlay 81
lric,, 10 be known r. thr Northern District. Col
Joscph l. Tucker o. ibis Gty, wss appointed com.
nfer The location Of the ranp, the Mechanics Fusl
,ee1s commanded by Colonel Wilson. uere set to
work. building bat1acks and la,in oui the grounds
Governor Yates appointed Lcu1- J: C. Long md
: :. Boone cnap INSTRUCTOR, and they for seve1al
months rrndcrd cttieicnt sr1s1cG
The first troope that occnnIcd the camp were
Brackette sth ul!noif cavalry tucn nn bcr1nE Anoni
seven hundred men three companies Of the Chi
Of ,hc Sin, and Two conpanics oi Harsmzn'e dra
coons. They were soon jolaed By The second re::1
mint Of The douglas brigade.
lnSoycsnsaI; 1871, there ners = men IN camp
consulting Of the following regiments aud 6ecatuni
OF regiments
BIackest'. 9TH cavalry, Colonel Braekett CON
chieaso Legion, Colonel Cumming command
lDe-51G men. .
Nat,orai (:uarde. esd reesrncnt) Colonel Bald
second regiment Douglas brigade, 53th regiment
Colonel stcnat eommandinC--.fs4I Inrn.
Princeton regiment ssth. Aaios Page command
Mcclellan ! Drigadc-s.sh Regiment. Col. Lynch
Mechanic Fusleess, Col. wlson commanding
German t;1idcs-Hartman's Battalion Of Dea.
xoons. Col: Hartman conanandins;-l7a men.
Friedrich kurth comroanuilg-G5 men.
Shortly Afterwards. thu ahoyc Mcro joined by the
Lend Mine Regiment, Colonel John f. Smith COM
10 tic early psrt q Ocsober 1861, Colonel Null.
gan hnytng tu1rcndered 10 the 1cbel Price At Lc1.
1ngion, ind bern released w,,h bis rncn on p.1ole,
was ordered 10 Chicago TO take charge Of The CAMP
hls regiment, the sd Illinois, or Mrnlgans Brigade,
Performing garrison duty. Colonel Mulllean re.
. r. u say Hoes
command. with two reglo. i Of tlsee month";
ucn and on the expiration Of their term he In tus1
Of the 18th Illinois, >coti-h regiment havine
been captured a, narpsr,s Ferry, and subsequently,
nrst orgsn,1ed. and nss .1nal the direction d
Camp douglas. Several o;bcr 1vcitacnls or por,
mons Of regiments which bad shared The same tate,
~
Cd and 4cain fitted for actltc scrsice with
1bcse additions the garrison consisted Of the
:'fd, l1Ith; 1l1sh, 1e31. 1astl md aal New
aes, ] H. se se and as sh Sio Nsa the 9sts sss
Illinoas. part Of the l2:h Illinois cnya!sy, the ID
Vermont, hugby's lnaiana battr.. an ilJlnoiz ,st-
1cy, and smaller portions Of one tWo other rcgl.
1neDts. During the lao1tltau O: the camp Gy
these dc,acA.ncnts, the sol.,irrs gnarteTE we4r
buint tAEre or tour lines. though whether from
c2rlcssne>s Or tncendari-n. WIS unknown 10 The
authorities. The lamp ,yas tleu commanded for
RE pea; 5t X X. e. &c.! Aa%e9; IL Ssss I'D
iad. Of lie 1t aiehran. % Or insn Ill., s. sh.1p pe
shooters, took charge utrh I1s ctmrn. a cair1sor
the Other portions Of re.iments being ordered 70
a Tss + Dsa nn yssr M y,
old Invalid Cosps, four companies OF which came
on the 1:lh Of sep1cmect, iSa, from Je:.souTlllc,
With Gap,: + IL: shutey. who, upon his arrival.
cai.
On the sd Of December, 1864 upon the removal
Of co!oacl DeLAnd, Bricad'er Genoal orne, Iosl
camp. Tue garrison then numbered ahout opc
zhousnnd eight hundred men. Early In the spring
Of 81. The ShaspehootcrA Ncrr, ai the request oi
Their Colonel ordered to the fropt, by which melu8
the garrison WAS reduced to ono thousand members
Of the Invalid Corps. About this time the corps
ss generally rcorgautved anIo the Veteran Retersr
niee al lamp douglas Ner. transferred. md Other
1Den,s o' the :: r. {. The latcr named rcei.a:nt
s1nslnE 'he garrison here to consist OF the 8th reg
aaa =. T. T. commanded BY Colonal {now BFig-
anler Gencnl} BENJAMIN j. SAcel, and rtt Hi.
commanded BY Colonel Joseph t.. strong
,,n n9nst ~ sa r. Esrison was reiaorced sy ,he
Gsiccr Infantry. commanded By Capt. NcG. aod Of,
sh shs 1snSus.ilon 3. TIE cqreEcad Convention
ohio battery, Of one hundred oad 1r,;s.x mon
armed with The best FarTott Guns, and conmanlcd
" Capt. JHmes Hill Tile a mp couil1uti witb III;
ssfr.on until the 18th OF october, when the Penn
syyania EeEiment LETT the city. tte t.rn Of as4yicc
HAVING ezl,ed; ihr l1.tery remained some month";
Upon the resignation o! GIN. Ornc Mar q.
16(a, the command Of the camp dcyo,vcd 1poa
Col. strong, thongh this Officer wnr stbord;ns.e
10 Col! 6upct, who rupe.seded Gen. .Orme Us CON
1oand4nt Of the l.o.a- About thc middle OF ,jniy
EoL Sweet removed Lis Headquarters from No. IL
Washington street, in The city. 10 camp, and ~
sumed peszounl direction Of III. garrison aud mis-
unetE. The camp continued under the active care
mud xkdlfnl s1gilance Of Gen. ewect until biz r.
e1rnation In the summer Of i661 lie was sue
recded by cspt T. 3. p. shurley, who was In