, 1866-01-09
r1FTY.r1NTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
Their Mnsser-ouf In TeIAs-Gcn. Fo1t's
/ farewell Addfeas- -Hct0ru Of tho Reg
tmept to ftlinoSs.
fCo,7espondence Chiesso Tnbnne.l


tment to fslinois.
Correspondents Chicsco Thbnne-l
CAtBo, Jan. s 1885.
notice IN your paper of the 1st inst.
uis-etstement with reference to our late Or
eautzat1ou, the eallant Fifty ninth Illinois In
fantry. which as one cf the veterans who have
hcep identified with the movements and his.
tory Of the regiment desire to see corrected.
We we're mustered ont Of the scrvice At New
Braunfels, Texas, on the 6th Of December.
Thera were at that occasion present twenty
eight commissioned officers md three huu-
dred and twenty three enlisted men. Seventy
ire men and three of,cers who were mus.
tered remain IN Texas. Lieut. Col. Hale had
command Of the regiment at the close OF its
career. Perhaps your Illinois readers will be
interested In reading the farewell address Of
Brevet Brig. Gen. P. Sidney Post, who entered
the reryice with the Fnty-ninth rs It's Col
onel. It only does simple Justice to as brave
and noble body Of men IS ever sustained the
flag Of the country in the face Of It's enemies-
GEN. Pogr's FAREWELL Address.
ukA1tauAR-xas srn.u1srncT or SAY ANTONIO.
San Antonio, December q, 1853
Soldiers Of the 6oth Reg't III. Yet, In1autsJ:
i -Four yeaB and half you haye dexoted to ne q
tolisd and tuanfaly fought, and now ihst your
cause Is triumphant aud the victory complete, you
SIs,osJ Won hsVe 1asds darfpS The past Ioar yeass
erer.
stimulated ~ enormous bounties nor tho app1eben.
west md on the border of tao Int1an Territory
n Ssi,ie i HYPsR Pes Rdse @ S15%s III aesa 10
| country to 4 new feld Of danger, many Of you
marching bare foot and 70 rapidly !hst The last two
sippi ere passed over In les thzn ten days, You
se1e able 70 sptn ths .osees hssesinE Cestnth I'd
town IN swift pursuit Of the enemy After m1ny
affairs md sk1Hni1heS. xuonE which figure Jonr eut
prise snd capture Of Ra1 Springs, Mississippi. and
your ene1Geie e5psdiliou to AlshEo, Alaba4s, in
hours, soa Turned nurthsr1sa X: IA soT;on;si
IN. n1aaing army Of General Bracg At Pe47y-
Vile, and insisted IN hurting # back Il confusion
whence II came. You initiated the battle OF s,one
capturing Nolenavill mud storminS the heighta Ok
knob Gap n the bsttle Of stope Riyer through
OF she Tallahoaa eampatsn, at chichaluauga,
Confederate a my. your conduct vas all that might
become soldiers. during the siege OF Cha.tapoora
you oScnpied the poeiiton OF honor and Of danger,
Climbed via Gas Mountain, % rrcFosscd ed ,he Tennes.
gee and attacked thc enemy tho sfddy heigh,s or
the rugged sides Of Mission Ridge, and continuing
! the pnrsutt inflicted parting hlow upon hin 1t
~
IN. - NM, II. ledRes Of RocEyfscef Ri5se. vnn
Horohf I'm, sn.in ,3 1ta-ra: you hrnrrhf I'M ~
h,g A. GsssyiIie ,1d r. conf,o,,-d you at nsi;as
Tnr TX s.ssnrd hS a1o ~ y FsTsas,s -tai and
were he nrst Tnted States soidfrr, ~ sef ~; in
M,YIeYfs ~ N w sss t'"' -
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e ~ ~ euauy Ieleuulng h!s Nofas; Lou
s.. tae kussnoosn.e presented 5onIseiVes BE-
totH tae eal.nsu *ns xnlen deiented Atlanta and
.9nA ~ ~ 49aatauN pats a. Loee1o9 samoa Wherc
tng last DO" WAS gwen Lhe enemy In that CAM
palen.
euIau noMJ ooassaated nst.d daRe.1ea numners @ a
@ 4en4easee, asnGa !nem as taey crossed
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11tsa - ue ~ Eou Meie ~ tHS lofe!nosl rsnk
ihe oa..e Q. sasasne Va shains q Joor oIi-
| Aant career ano tnc Annals Or me war bear no e1-
| ample Of ths desperate orasesy Of American
eoldfef3 "nlch VII snint pl1ghtes upon its pages
! tban Sht reports es tho stosming pf Montgomery
/ and Ossfton h1la.
youF gallant services have not received jsst