, 1865-08-14

, thin 100 deeply TOT % 10 epeeE ceItberate.'
4. g,s Sus
10 100 g.. st IN e1tert fot us fully to spp,ccsst
tie sacrifice which cur departed fello1 citizen
snt1 of hH R*pn6!le ioF tse iae ~ oo ~
nsucns! et.s.eree. II Ia Too early 10 eneak 4 /,
wo,ds of euloRy Of the departed desd. Wc Icol
sa95 pFGn y
tines. We spproJste them now eren more fiji,
thm dia then The ueE who witnessed en-. aut
10 esns ses ~ will IL lEe
ySn. tnltitrs Of the Union. aud those who h,Tt
ts'len n he saer e'snsele. The living word
os Tia IA sss op he es
= oe 1atth o. American citizens. aud viii en-
n4lm hcifl c1oic deeds in OR national History
o51 o9Sn ss1sy y n9a for me- to tpsak, aud 1
.set. one thing which tem.rds youT os1 im
psetate and earnest attention. Thee
e',t,,r @sn ThS hs,e oted ha,s IN vives sns
ters, 4 any of whrn have been used to leaa r.,
snppen md protection on arms now lid low Il
r. g1sse: ia eur md yo7r duty 70 tee Ii Il
thst the orphans Of soldiers ara eafed for and
ae:ted With The same tender cars which .hey
hvtd. 0u. nRt.on muat sdrpt these otnhans N
our departed soldiers, ard to insuse ihls, vs
NUT b1l1g E to besr upon onr lectslsfors iii Tic
tbe EecesearJ appropriations ard take up in esfu.
st he work q educ sting and providing fof these
htEs 1.n9 9nf.:" tApp:ante,l
| opeec, ALd nade oLe OF the most elooueut aud
he t.ct q ths "a having heen the et:t regiment
te lefve Chicago under the Presidents cal OF
hDd DOW the lsat teg:1u ent Of these from the
Et5 10 re- urD. He reviewed their many gallant
q. .edf, irom the time Of the memorable siege Of
v,ektbnre coEn TO the taking Of spanish Fost,
aod spoke OF their record AZ ore OF which they,
tbeif friends. and the country ct large, mleht
vel Be proud: Their heroic deeds, be sald,
| nt11,S.
| Iatien. sLa their chi dren would. az they had
done, rally rcnnd the old d4g, with the eTnlesnt
eTy, ''1ur fathers sayed H. and we viii defend
The rfeirent Esye thee hearty cheers for
Gspt Jaues, srd threc mare for his son, Msiof
danes, OF the I'd, who excused hfmself from
bour. ~ .AS
lhe eiIrer Was hy this tine we'll over, ret The
taoles were sui ls1en 9th fruits and other del-
eetm to te t1ha7tfed. Slowly The regiment.
thetr many friends AID the Invited Rueats pres.
ent, movce cut and from The door dlrpetsed ali
over she city, to gladden. nsuy Happy homa BY
Arld. N~A ~ wv
TIE &EvEx1T. SECOND REGIMENT ILLINOIS Vols.
The cbic,go Board Of Tisae. Its nrst bi,ls Wess "a
pnt o1t for one compsnJ calling itself Tho Han
cock Gns,ds. on July go, 1sss, ara exactly one
regiment Wss complete AID mustered into he
Eery &c q the United ststes for "three years or
curing ,he waI:" Tns vtry day o1 their muster
1ireu on The 24th. Their strength At that tttDe
wah tntety.Eeven officers and $50 men. aud The
iolloN,sE w1s thett ORIGINAL roster OF officers:
L1tu,en4pt colsnelJsseph C. Wright.
M!tor-HenIy ". Chester.
Adjutart-EbenfeT Hscou.
Qusrternaeter-BeDj.W ". Thomas,
sureeon-Edw,n Powell.
II Assistant sale comb Durham, Jr.
q Astts:ant SurgeoD-EA A Ue1rs.
-Ekhf ~
1s:un Rst mi. tisoies 4 Randall; ID Iieassrsat,
Company hcspis.u, Jacob S. Curtis; ,at
4*Gs 4 %i,,,; 1ss. David Ptrk'ns; ID enteasa', d.
,ccapsDy c1csptain. william james, Jr.; 1:t
- a. Taea Haeayn s,csneI nn T. eaSAsd; "a Lieutenant
Company D-cspl.,n. James A sczton,; Is,
tenant, N1th.n .: Underwood. ID "'0u 80 -'''
l. 6 Eest, assassf fss:s II
Company F-Csp,sip. 1eaisb q, Williams; 1st
hsotehsnt, George ". Colby; ID Lieutenant,
Cemp.ns G-Gap,.sn. q. D. French; LIT Lieu.
telatt,J j. II. smith; I'd L,sutenaut, j. Il. Biae-
hAm.
L'eut.Iani, }. v. Mullsy; I'd L!euten.at, hezs-
Etsa S'Lut.
Company 1-cap,Gn, j.. ". Harvey; lat Lieu
tsps5, e; AOn.r C. harnss; "a Lieutenant, John v.
Con pary k-Espta'n, Jchu Reid; il. Lieu.
teIsIt cha'les G.Addirs; st ueutenant, Edw,n
On the Glib Of September thcy we're ordered out
to Padu ab, K.., whsre they wen. IN post duty
un;l the l;,h. when they were etn' down to
ard Jistet euty mainly unttl Sov. atst Frey
were not. however. iele IN thls tine, but in id,
dlitcn 10 the 6oretant and thorough drilling
0feantxsttc1e In tie srMy, faurd time for TWO ex-
peciticre, nre TO Clssksor, Mo-, en- Oct. 9Th,
wht n they d'tps rsed reoel camp snt captured .
On o I'll to SeW Maard wch 1na ~ M not o'e5 so
evett'u'- On Nov. aiet they we're o,ce1ed 10 Join
Gen Quiesey's eomman:, ~ Div: 17:h Caps; At
arrived on Dec LIT, 1864, At Lumpkin's Mills,
Mies.. whence tbty aceoup1nltd G. ants army as
e1e es q 1o as snss tbe 70 II:
potIt mentioned, .zd the s. "a. senTls russi to
There, at dtktarte OF sbpu, eight mile. from the
city. on the line Of The Memphis End Charleiton
they Sh ~5k 19xa ne camp snd remained m
The city and quartetee at the navy yard, to do
Provost guard duiy: While making Memphis
their heas sqn.r,sts, the regiment vert ont oh sn
Ing quite i number Of Them. On Aarch 1T, the
div:slon Of which the I'd gment formed pnt.
take II ju.t theut went back April al they land
e :; n IN; III ID ri s eer1 n n;
16:h. tsty arrived Il chsupion's Hui 1u.. II tune
10 lusn the eneuy.e left. and ey tast movement
'hs t' st@ saef ,esi Ell
shsr: in II, >. altaeugh 1aoet important
h se, oand aes bbsS ss'e s Be o.
reRiq ent was the nrtt 70 open the a,,.ck o. tho
"a ite1 paine,p:ted Win the hiches. honor n to
themselvef, iptin2 soIre 131 Of their number in
killed, wouIdeo ano missing, but nehtiur bEavely
nntll july 4sh, When tie rebels capltula,ea, tne
s2d did it, duty amnrg the Goremosi IN the siege,
a1d OF. the csptplston we're tmong ,he nrst to
io1 NA,chtz, Mise., where they lanned The ruc
ctedlnc day. taking poesession Of the towr, cap.
s iu1ms ~ lsrre @ nuta3eF Ct ,ps1sone1s. pieces q
a,tc9 head Of 7: xas eatle- here they remained
MIN OetobeE II h. doing ,proEott dutI. v1!h tae
@ e1et tpfion e. g. @up'e Of skEmtsass Il 81. C7the-
B,yop IT, On sep; "a & Ust Il ah ahd 6 GaHt1 sasy
vert on provost guard duty T v,sKson1g, Mics,
.Mssy M ani, vert O. Two sSspeditiop:. Tss
ns, 1t sss Mh,1s ~ e dhsa1en Ms On
ont WAS to Grsrd Gulf. M,ts, On duly lsh. O:-
esn. @ a1 he Ps.: .nd
Department Of The TeInttsee, Then With haer
mns amy, nd Il pursuance Of shls order sr
They they ihers found themsslses TOO lats 10 .; JON
Wf1e o1dered 70 Golambis, Tenn, 70 join Nj.
November slet. When Rood crossed he Tenues-
see river Anc seemed com1DE oown like wolf
en The fold," schoaeld:a army found It couve-
ehh ,heyievscuated Cuu1n uis. and he 7sud was IN
aAeyere stt1mish with thu enemy at Spring HUI,
On the rosd between Columbia aad Fsinkliu.
n.stiiy M threw up some On sl,sbt ea, tawosk.. ,oat4
o'c, eek that afternoon Hood attacked them. and
Officers ont Of sixteen engaged. and 15a men who
we're either killed Or severely wounded. That
nieht they lsft thciE werk. md ret1ea.ed toward
here the 10 vas thfawn on The extreme right OF
the Federsl lines snelos,nE Nssay,lies under cam
ne snr e. ;9 a. ~: ~ eea an ne fe 1oa '1e
frs dsy the great bsttle of NASHVILLE took ace.
From st 11 q hey
gagged In the pursuit Of Hoods army, toloEing 1t
up closely =: f,t q. :t!tan, but hood managed 70
the iegimcnt vent By beat up the Tennessee river
to atpott, Mics. arriving there Jan. 18th. 1855,
nd ths1e remaining ia quarters untt! fsn.
and colintb, Mis-. Flu. 9th. they started
foE New Orleans ~sere they arrived Feb. 2ief.
1.llts below the city. and 'hen they were embark.
ed ana .skcn aczots The Gulf to Dauphine Island.
AIa., where they 1rT1Std en- March 17!h. The
scxt dsy the brigade which included the 7sad,
crossed over to The mstn ltnf on the western
eho1e Of Mobile bay. here they remained few
Gays sfilmith,pg with the enemy, WHEN having
areompli. he'd ,he oh3ect of ,he expedition, which
| .he1 1ejosutd the amy at FIlh River, neai
snith'k A,l!t, Ala. On March 9oth. the corps to
which They. were sttachcd. moved, md on the
| spsni.h Fort. Fron that time nnnI the night
t OF April sth, the regiment WAS actively ENGAGED
| in she siege. Al I'VE o'cock On the evening Of
The nrsi line Of lhei1 wofks. The attack began,
anc 1t peAr midnight the 1st bE1ga5e tineluainE
lie 72d) ard the Sd br,gaGe, 18Th colpS. charged
,rg The tort. The next morning they moved ont
on the rosd 10 BlakelJ, when ihe.r division was
| held in eurCott OF fhe other dteltiCns charging