, 1865-08-08
RETURNING VETERANS,
The EisbtJ-arat Regiment Il,inels To1ua.
1eers Arrived Asue.-TheIf Befyites---
Rester II Otfee1. It,, ae., IL.

The s1st regiment Illinois Volunteers arrived
be.e yestesaay afternoon tsom vtekshusg, hy war
Of Csso, hhy1ng been ordered home to be p,f1 Of
snd discharged from the service. They were or
Earlzed II Arna. H., and mustered into tbs ser
vice on Aug. a8tn, 1sCs. under cou,uand OF Col.
Jas. J. D1ll1ls. They were drawn from iha TO!
1o#tag counties: Co. 4. Perry; CO. 3. Jackson;
CO. c, Perry; Co. D. jackson; Co. E, William
sou. ucion; Co. r, jackson; Cos. g and e, VIII
l:smsoa ;ico. l, Palatk; Co. 4, Perry. at the
time Of thtsr 1nn4tcy they numbered 88a msp, ind
since then they hare received recruits ID such
unmbfrs that they hars had s1together1 So 1oea
hui wten ordered home, a few aaYa since. Z The
recruits they had to trausfar were 19i, who we're
turned ores to the 3sth regiment 1uinols yolun-
tEefs, and they bring homs only 31s OF their en-
ttre number. both o18tefs ard nou-the fen.tn.
Ger. 1lG0 meu+ having either petIshcd BY ditease
OF battle, or been discharged disabled. This lit
tie statement gives cne GumethlnE like m a:cu.
RITE idss Of tbs suount Of bard fighting aud other
service which they hare rndeEgoue-'his service.
apfzi Hon 1ghtiu2, Including marching to the
e1tcrt at about {, 900 miles
Inmed'ately after tbelr muster, the s1st were
ordered down to Cs.ro, where theJ were left on
post duiy fot rnenh h, and then fent off to Hum.
eo1dt, Tenn. where they were kept for about the
same length Of time. They tht1 Joined Grants
army ut La Grange and wat Oh the
great TAl1sbatchfe march to raeony. Mls-
sisslpp,. whence they returned to Mem
phit, in JAnpary, 50. On the s7;h er Feb
zassy. thty were at Like Providence, aud
thence went on do*n the Mississippi. On the west
eide. 10 point below Burcptbntg. wh.rs they
e1oeesd, On the last day Of April, 90, ana. on 1be
nrst OF My, went Into the light i, Port Glib on.
This wss Their 1rst engagement, aud, happily
wss lot particularly sewers. They ere thea o.
dered 10 Raymond, where they bad aaother bent,
On the 12th Of Mhy, taossc. h2tt!e daec c:eted at
1aeEsou. Oh the 14th. snd It another on the
18th, at Champions Hul. On the 1ota Of
Mty, .bey 1nye.ted VleksbnEg, snd on TIE szd,
thrJ participated In II. memorable chatxe Oh
tte entuy's works. on which occasion they lost
lis officers snd men, Intending the
Colonel snd Adjataut. Lieut. Col. F. Csmpbe1l
now surceeas to the eonn,ndt md Msjpr 4. ".
Roper was rs4sed to tha Lentenant ColdneIcy.
bnss he FsIlsn, Sltt pas,elp,ed, md On Ju,y ID
T1e1or3om amy. They remained II Vlcfsonsr
sszh e peas o. y n s. e9sea
tcns and recounolss 1rces. but dghtlnR no blties
ana Ensklng th1t ctt1 thstE headQutrsera. o. the
rasI af the forre wh,en went Viii asn. BsnEs as b.
| bis ll.fated Bed River expedstinn. They were u
! th1g .lu,e uncer the general comm1nd OF Gen /.
| of be lGtn End 17th corps, Apd under the ,.nme.
ct,1e COZ mard ot Gen. i. K. Smith the rsg1meat
participated IN ths ts.tnE Of Fort Deras.5, md
Itst Of Banks arm5. Thence they wsEe ordered
t. Grad Eco1e, where Gen. r. z. Smith was
qtren charge oI;he rtres transportation, and ,neJ
LoKry Bsycn, w1shout interruption. They maf;h-
Cd here On tae 1gn of MaIeh. and hesid q den.
.ssS,''9E s,a re- nsE. osasss TO
.a.n, spa hsa to nght ~ the ear bsek to Grand
'EeoIe. Here they Joined Bsnks' rette4taE
o pAF fa Nnx 1ar Tn thn
of tbe rsve., aeh,ias al the While. On tdis
eventfu: march they hsa engagements a 0ld
9ea. asfeu. Fio .hs 'n; c;ule of s Rsa ssa
Rlytf THY re returned to V1ckstu:g and thence
10 memphis 6. which point they rearaed on My
io GnasoxD. Ms.ss,ppl was,s s taey TT io. 1aSmss 1s
orserea % 81 St dss!es atknsss VICE. ssss
g slt'e Se1s As' Ssy ~ s aa sal1s epy y e, q
se'n.ntd ~ Wy d 1nssiis B.uG 10 Bsexas1i ie,
est5 t. ri s.ftea On ssp. aHs Viii a' H .sss d
pursuit. II Gen. Price. They ehased him for
ds,s th1aqss 1se. 41st5s.s ~, .na Missouri
di.eut In lhoee nins,esn daJs they marched
sp1ped m to Na.hv,lie On Dec. 80, and were ene.rsd
! thefe on the fo1ttncsttous nhtll the 18th. when
! 1hey were called upon to wh1p Hood. winch .heJ
ion, ion thsnee 70 Esstport, md snsa to o. corota, 81
The 6ist hen 1cturned to C1tfton, and f,om tSers
werc ordered down to New Oflesns. On The s7tn
For: md participated in lha s,ses Of thss pIacs
] uhtltt It was takcn By ch5Eec On April 8lh. They
nreo the aret gun, md hAvtne. On tbs ls.ter d,te
@ m.ns t. en.er he wo1ks: They Eers ihea @ esn,
! april ash. sra zeuu,,neo tnere o. post dnt1 m
bnfe 10 be- mut ttert ont Of ,ne tt1sies md then
charge. lhe following Il thell present rosser of
| otree9a:
Itsutenart ro1onel-A. Y. Rogers,
Nttof-Jks 2. Couaee,
| AsitnR Ad1u'snt-O. F. Richmond.
ae.s,sDi asssst sPu5 sartsua.s. Sss5: r. cro.ssest.
Chenla1n-Wm. q. Garner.
OutttfYsnsstef-Hepry Ede.
Nrpeant Nsjor-J. r. Hill.
pnsresm.Btete y Setsesns-C. Cergsu.
Gnnmtstsfs Sergetnt11; Y. Ward.
Hotpstgl Bttwnr6-E. 4 Sykes.
Sssss 1ps Sta 81 = sessh ssfi Fsts FL lieut..
'faa aa.ans1y Rs as{j {6j-c.pt., E. cht1dsss.
SSssS.a S 6sS {; Hsrsse' sssse; First Lieut..
conpany F-cspt., s. l. Campbell; Fitst
ce%s.ny a1e:1i Edwin To.aa; Flrsaueut.
H-E. Mccullough.
Compsny a-FiTrt Lteut.. 3 P. Simmons.
esns:ay Comp. kss kdsspt hsts: gi'ts;'! r.: Lieut. E.
Gnen
Leut. Col. Rogers. row Ia cermsnd. h4a been
| In eomm&In,nl the regiment Gves Gpce the res!x.
[ lauon Of Col. Csmpbell. In August Last, and nov
| ho,ts a comn1ies:0n ss Colonel, but hss mot ret
fteu Eustt1ed In.
Tne tsR OF The regiment bears The following
[ psEeA pI prominent tAtltes in which shaY
I hsve b<en sugsgeds Thnm nsoub Hdf, RaY
nona. 1seksoS. Champion alll', Vicksoarg,
L,ndX E, Gu1towu, Nathyt 1e. sp1Llsh Fost.
On their a111vsl At the Rest l:et evening, the
regiment wa provided with supper and qusrsers
fnf the ufxh". ard this morning zheY wall eec4ive
fofmtl welcome In the Cuurt Horae Square,
sffer wrlcn tney vii 90 o1. to Camp Dous:as.
1hs 1s4fh 4Rtgtm. nt:-1ne d.tienltes attend