, 1866-06-16
the TWELFTH ILLINOIS CAVALRY.
The Last Of our State Troops to Leave
the Field-.-The Boys Come
Homo at Last.
HIstory OF The ReEtmeuE-Whzt the
Men did nnd SunrFed-ThetF
Glorious AchlevemenIs.
THE OFFICIAL RECORD.

IT, .. O01s 611lTe0 NJ Iaulp outlGI SPIA1E1t4u}V VQ
Thursday last, for dral payment and discharge.
We present the following sketcn ol the history OF
the seg,m mt, from The date Of organization to The
prreent time. Fer many ot the tact- herein con-
famed We nre indebted 10 The couIle J o1 our eff
c1ent Slate Adjutnut General. unn. l. N. Hay1te:
RECRUITED AND ORGANIZED.
The Tsel.ln cavalry Regiment. Illinois Voluo-
tetfa Wha recruited III this city, ut Camp Douglas,
durttg the mouths Of JaanazJ and February. 1862.
In the LITTER part Of February, the'repiment con-
el.ilug OF Two nattauons. or eight Companies,
uns mu.,eIed into the eFv1ce Of The United sia'es
by he iamened Colonel Webb, then Captain AID
uIuste1tne ofac.r At this post.
DEIAETURE fOn eFHIyiYtEID.
On fhe evtntne Of the e6h ct Feotuaty. 1862, the
rscl1ent hEohe camp and natch,n 10 tho u.nol,
central dcpoi, and look the cafa tor opr1nGdsld.
The command Then mum De1ed less han three nun
died men, Ill of unou. however. were at The real
When lhe regiment reached Springfield, instead
Of being lifted out for tne neld a. had beeu prom
he'd otoe1s we're W secs,'sa rom 'hs secret1rY ot
guarding fcnel prisoners al Camp Bn'leF. The
teRmens rtrnasned at Springfield during The spriug
ind tumner oi 1862, and ao1nt ne LATER part o:
Aur ust, That year. rs1feFed by inlan Hy and
orde1ed q 10 report TO Genera! Julius Wh1te. then
commaroinR the Ma1ttnsbure District Of North
I eastern Vfsfnia-
f1HsT ENCOUNTER WITT TIE rHENT.
The hrst Tine the TMerh met fhe eneuay vas
attr the EVACUATION Of Winchester by Gen. WhIte,
-; e; ssn
! thtlr outposrs. Lieutenant tolonel Davis was
| placed IN command OF 'he.e .tar7nn4 Ahont five
mile from the cawp, on thr Aar'tn'burR and VIM
chester pike, Oh tho morning OF Inc 5th OF
| sepiember, 1sss,. be secuted the country
a. Tar ae Bunker Hl, where ne
pp y IL ss 1i9
ttUu, nu' the securing parry, py v1goroua charge.
ronted theu ant dto,e them several miles, killing,
pse a1 .ssa
sianabhier. A'' '~' @'NeN 'N'~ ''@ 1-'
A GALLANT ACTION.
On Saturday morning, the 7tb. At dayhzeak, the
ins .o eaPIaie Iolosef 6.vs RI his eonnsad,
'cs o s's s esmP T. u Or E A1aep.aa d ss @
this movement, colonel Davis sent out 4 small
psr under hsuIenant Iogan. to r.
bnt The men eucceeded in cutting thetr way
The Colonel, Who immediately despatensd mes
Tb0ma. W dro.renu1, taiter~4sds lieutenant
ColoteL and now local editor OF the Chicago Poss)
commanding conpfuy A. with forty men: vas In
teman der pf The Twelfth ~ soou "a they could b
cot ready. a. soon as the Captain sepored.
Colone, Davis ordered him cut d! once to meet the
| enemy. he drove several squads Of rebels from
| ambush In the Woods md ro4dsldeB, until nc
| reached ptakevlile, when be met the enemy In
| !oree, 10 Tho rumorr of, eight hundred. as The
| Rrsynacrs, the litter hred upon them at
I snoit f1nEc' most terrific Eolloy, severely
| xound,nx 'he CAPTAIN and killing Lcn.soans
oteeie hofte-tnes ieAsm* me eotapny "ltno1E
| 4eotums1def- Fofsu1a'eS, a. tnie Moment, ool.
@ R4sls "f1HHa % m MI ne ne!a ano 70 iea the men Il;
n. ~. ~. IL hts,ens mfms 20 toe troop, md
calling upon the boys 10 lollo# him. Away they
snri. s.n.a: :. .ufoy ,hoe uPnn tos enemy, Craving
nistnis r. 5shv ~ tEstr c.aaa, use ,aelf
the sabre blows OF forty iesoaute, uo5te heroe.-
| rnH Atesf rn,senn snn - ,hp'si1 poanoas - a ~
never reea,. cHt ..sa tSG.t As t msn
fnem mil tbcir rrt1rn1 hersna ~ ron, .r4 -,
fost1 men i,te1sIx s.,er. 1 ~. M H. sno .sss:
iunn1ne a~sy nernnH Winrh..,se naror. ~ IL y
coulu "a raii1sd liz true i'm. "a thc m ranf,s,e
e. es .sg @ eaa oql,
completed The dtsestef Of The r-b=ls On the ocea.
| s.oI-out Il wac reaIiy the ysIor. me dash, ,he
Dav IL. that did lbc ouslnets
RESULT or THE RATTLE.
The resut OF thls eucounter va. ttat tyyentr.tye
OF The ehels Eere buried On lhe field luclndtux
Lieutenant CARROLL OF the Marylsnd hAltalIon, ,wlo
b5-ihe-way, was grand. On Of Charles Carroll, Of
tas1olton, one Of The rfgners OF 'he Declaration
sna equipments. wera uken mack prisoners 10 The
Federal camp, many Of them severely wound.d py
taere cu1e. Inc at1nnee>t part Of ihis history Il
her were Wounded. few Of whom subsequently
ard and eosne Of theua wexe disabled {or lie,
Geuelst Mhlte, who assumed command Of 'he post
1t MatttbsbnrE. tew days previously,
reported to lbs Secretary Of War lhe result
OF this battle, and W. stanton responded IN terms
hlR hly complimentary, thanking the officers and
EscarE rao1 n1sssa's y sEssT. m '
For scyerA asJs succeeding this gallant affair On
the Winces,er PIKE the Twelfth rsjoined General
superior mum ness Il the enemy, aud On ths morn
Ing Of September 12'h entered naEpsr's Ferry.
q gn aSn sunday 1isht about nns oeloc = the twelfth
men, under Colonel 4Yz. made Ihe1r &c ne, hay-
ing received permission IRON splouel Nile. to DO
So Following the huc Of The Po'ouac Ia ~ VIII
Transport, Cclope1 uayw win his cummaud .truck
burning a irsfn OF sixty wagons pe:on91nC to Gen
Long-tTecrs hesuquarter4, and couta.nfnc all that
val1abls. After cuttln: through he cnemy's lines
the brave boys finally reached Ha9e1etoSu, aa1
s,s1 !otee Mseao a. xhsss
ct forward movement. 'eA 'AN1'
v,n. - aEnroacED.
reinforced By a consolidation Efh tne Two com
pauies comprising The Mcrie;lsu Dragons. which
uone nu.s as DoaS &oa5a 70 10 1ae zen
fht TyyrlfIh IA. ntstenrd tn Den Avrr1lss nr1C
aae. aud unaer that ctstcee usfr arvesst cvnsdS-
mspo or he INV and B1,nstde s.,nmsd M he nesd
OF at,sl;a in fhat scctlou. when the Twe:f,h a..
ecu1 On nfcset At wi1lismsnor1 ind Dam Number
&'30 s oxTur waHrIH Ao.,x.
On the 1f,t Of Nnremhr hrr. 1afss he orana oyrov
hanu ~ r,rrn hu -. .nfiat ro1,.. - a..a5 -
neean l1 mose ~ oafaiiel toates. taa eccocd aud
r.iIsi ~ rht 1ti.Jn t1sdpR sd * "aa! wa
CauGl Ing lH1s E1a1u oIs1nloR, nsa tne ad7auce
tne tNet ana tl1tn Cotps. ne centet, nhder Joe
Moo1eI. ana INC heYea'n sua lWenta Gofp, uLaes
aIat! - n seee1se; Inc 1NeL1n ,ashHy "as
Chu1u a"ay rum PICKET ana ass RGe1 10 SlTe!6
a5nly. tno atted as ttt escort nom Whtte1ton 10
rmHaeneesnntv. ,sH tIeauen9Y hnslng esSese nsu.nes
Will teoulfne pafHes OF I. \ .. S1eWssts cav.
airy Aner ne ois1strons pattle at Fsedstlcks burg
lne d"en!n Wax senl 10 Manassas ana De!oa TO 90
eefFe lue movements OF Lee Anc stewart Aftef
performing thle service tne regimen. Vas sent to
DHsnhftex.
rIoHt AF .3 nu4[nIEs.
Geperam oteWNt and Fl'z Maah Lees cavalry,
Nitn oa,teFy ol atttllerg. 10 al abont tire" thou
tana nse nunofsd men. crossed toe happshannock
anGse ba1nsids's @ army, on saturday tnS g!th Or
Nossmqsi. @ Eo1 80 and naVane.nx netSeea n,es5Ae
uAG ssa.osN SV4tt noNse, "sis !otAeeA W Aau1E-