, 1876-11-27
a PLEASANT AFFAIR.

JLLkNulS FtLlS4HEl5s
The Twcnty-fourtl, Regiment Illinois Tolun-
tecr Infantry celebrated Its annual reunion last
Saturday uvcntpg in luwcr Turner Hall on North
Clark street. The vctcra,ls Of the regiment and
those OF several other military organizations,
together with tl,cir families, participated In tic
celebration and enjoyed m exceedingly pleasant
evening. The principal event Of tic occasion
was tho speech Of Mr.. William Voekc, late Cap
tain Of Company D OF the regiment. He spoke
Is follows:
COMRADES OF THE TwESTY-TounTH RE1tNEET
o7ILLlsuss VoL,jxrKEks, LADIES ANU GEsTtExEs;
Ss ~ IN ill.,
picture of tho past II unyolicd before our minds
the shining co!ors Of which, like panorama, rc-
grand achievements will thraw their brilliant lustro
po 9nss al e IT, III n{e 9srs s a
iife secms to us Bit short ,lrcam as We iook
back from our elevated manhood 'lnon tue time
and dare, for our country In her honr of i!s-
Th rgs w,Es On .I: nth sn1 the
well 10 hi brldc. and tho husband to his wfo and
little ones they all rally to lay their dsasest treas.
:. IN thls hour of enthusiasm Tho Twenty fourth
Nsgnest lnsi' 1 yolaatssIs tn1o Exist
d number Of prominent Germans in tls city,
among whom we!o Metsra, Schneider, l,ntz. lies.
ha ta ana o e na % and
the command. About, The nsido q June: 1861,
eight eompans' n, made up e3saslyey ;a Of Young
s q % "ts s LIZ and aod
tho Union Cade!s, two companies which had nj
So teasn was
tltst ssnt + sl.souf Z took Psft il many hof
asoa.s sse o. est 81 IL
r;t. ThH ,to, q c W.T. ths bl0oy Ss
MountaG aaa os,' ss well r. the many h.
s. @ m ma d IN osf ot @ e
M who arc ren.aintng and yho have n,semoled hero
hands u tlelr comrades IN arms and to exchange
e es pqs but s,e to s
:le.aolas, or who were laid Into prvmatuso graves
!n tho North by tnc incn1ab)e diseases contracted
e @ 'a'essee fsnoa a
very small part o. tho great military bodies villa
which wo weso tem ts to te sd an
brilliant campaigns H. which wo took
part WAa tho fRtd when. IN the spring or lbt.
nttef @ we had taken possc.alon Of bowling Groen
ans psaansp H. Nhasasc, anS @ oass re rseeS W maze
tTnncs m sse q into ho very ea
1e,,el lines q ssannlsatcn between the East ard
ehattan9oGa n & hcMph!s Hs.sad fos distance of
th1s nobts conmandes PROMPTED the Goyefnn1ent
infrast him W,n aSge eon,mana ie a. to hoya
South Cnrol5nn md GcorEln, hut he soon fill
prey 70 tss, yell@w fever, and the nation,
that pf!aca httsclt Win possessing IN her btaSe
sons, tho thinking bayoncts OF the North, tho best
1natestal for warriors, but who, III tho chsly days
VI the Wnr, lacked the dkille lenders, nnuEncd In
'n, one q htr oest anu most rtomihing Gcnct.ls.
commandsrs under whom Our regiment served, Ut
mo niaEs br!ef mchtion Of ono VINO lo9ms up high
ahove al ethort, md whose namo Will !iyc II tho
h'stoty of out cy Nsr a. l,ong % n.ankna ,sill
rigid dscpinsrsn. vino hati but single eyo to IN
unswetytng f1lailment OF duty: that warm. hearted
aud hssmano GeneEal who never nscd!tsBIy sacrl-
feed the ttfn Of Y ruldIcF: tlat brave and daring
lcader who in the nlonsent Of grcateat danger
would snatch tho victory from his onemy; that
modest and nSna..a%iag gentleman. who ne;Si
springs, gavp 10 oar country s hEst victory; that
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