, 1877-09-06

t.pttns ,tnMcSL TANEebf hCE0HkEYs OF EdKAfs
Murphy. ot i'crr5s Ross and Wright
rnE FIFTH REGIMENT.
not organized until 1877. yet It Nilf r. better to
VIZ WIT esea fos d ooo mo.e 81 .roops y Which nun.
sss s IsF%sS Fh ss ss,e tx Kay % e sass
sieetcd Sss "; June i: '@ ' S
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,ns II Isa Clinton H. c,uu!nxh.m
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Dsna + stsa;st MsS;S fe,y .yu St: sa:o 1'
,cant. Dnn'np's company was eontpoted Of cay
airy, or at lcast tnotttl.ei men.
TIE HIxTu NE0tMENT
was really the overflow Of mtn who came forward
Sy b. 70 spceiai oHier ot .e Secretary of Wsf o., ths
petition Of she men. The oficers Tsso:
fst@:.as;. Gsts:s'esi es'a:ii e$E%:i-,t Hicks.
da}s;a.i.M, da}tssnS: ,Is5Gfssen' F,fs;.,
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wItiLK GEN. TAYLOR
was passing tho Ito urnnlo anu making his way
towas,l tho centre Of the country. tho plum waa
for.hcdi Of moving corps from FGfl Lcnycnwottl.
tue West and Y bc sou.tnandcd BY nsn. Kearney.
It fendekrousea ut Fort Lea!cnworth.. Ahnat tho
as s s.q m ps Of ass 1 M Ind corn, an
Antonio slo Bexar, o. ths san Antonio River. Tht.
@ plaesa WI undes ' the s' command a 'aa u nss -Gsa
John 4. Wool. At The ea.te time couargo, 1s0
n,tles sbeve ths mouth q TIE K'o 0Eande, VA wa,
10 that poInt iii his rcinforcetncnts were
sent. Tho First and second Regiments ware sent
e tSs M sn 15 e. to "a sau ss, e %
lor's army By way Of comasgo: The career Of the
First md Second Regiments may re briefly
1915, and marched steadily along until. on tho
34ti Of octoOer they entered san!a Rosa. n,cesing
With 10 opnositiotl. Theneo they marched h to
inal idea Of the march, the capture Of chihuahua,
was abandoned. Thence. after Twelve days 5tay.
Cd sn ;hs as. 81
= slx woek., march oi about 1000 miles, wlira
tho Thtr1i and Fourth Regtmenta had beon, with
the rest Of ion. Pattersuns division: marching
from Matsmasas to Tampso, where theT formed
eeedsd from saltilio and foimed Junction With
@ % q S. wSi' 5 o FoPps we nsan
the great batt.e Of incna Vtsn In which tho FIrbt
and seeonA Illinois covered themselves with glory
nut The Ions of tho Fifst Regiment WAS forty
avc, Of whom twenty.n,ae we're killed; OF the
Second, 13l, ,stxty.two Of whom were killed. The
acid Include. Hardin, Mckee, Clsy, Willis.
zabriskle, and othet., among whom no loss was
ss s fh1a sna ast e f ssmsn, took in
movement aRnInst Vera crux, being IN Den.
shislds' bfIeate. Companies 4. +. ard g Of; ths
is Il 's se battIs of ceo osno M the fhrd and
Fourth wcEo hot!y engaccd, and gained great
credit for their bravery. Tho loss was men
IL L. tha Third and foffy-e'sht in the Fourth hes''
rna BATTLE OF CEGEo doRpO
was tho last oaG q !ns war H. r. which any nnols
sssns .sIs TT & @ sa .a ssegS s
theis ;eat's eni'suaens 81 sttlvea Il 6oms about
wbat enthusiastic Welcomes thcy were secolyed.
70 recount those thiaos wouId 10 10 waste spaco.
Tho career q the filth Kegimsnt may 10 soen
June II. 1917. aud, on tltscmbarklng, marched
across tho plains to sanss 70: r. 0e.ober .1o ,ns
asG natsnsG s PIT Ct
service during t. oniIs1meph bu. IL loss By sick.
The SIKH regiment was sent 10 Now Orleans and
pnnIes A, u, H. +, H., under Col. C,,lltna. being
under Col. Hicks, to Tampico. Tho second hat.
TALON saw no service other than Easrlson duty.
Tho . s9 Gas Aug md
wounded. This regiment Loaf creauy BY sickness.
BRO proycsi to have been % exaggerated that Ia i1t
months one-aflh ct the forca died. The cavalry
companies sasedb BY tho State for sh!s war wese hst
r Pront,ess, w. &. stanps' % Jos'ah R.,e. aat
Capt: 1awler's: + dos; not appear Of record tha
either Of them took any large share ~ ehe lighting,
and soma Of them did nut 1caVo tue State.
ANgN0 TIE CtfiCAHOAMa
| who took part IN tho Mexican war, and who aEt
| now permanent here. was Luona1d SWEET, who Wal
| Asmun wa With Michigan regiment. Justice
oods sorssd was - ptissto @ Il pS sate. ID
| iantry regiment. Among others who bave since
risen to .pto.n,ndnco wsa uov., oglest!. who By
.r sisrwaras became liz jor .tseposai and Senator
W. j. Morrison HOW incmber Of Congress, va
btssf T. ts s@pany StSrsy a
war was Ut tho outbreak Of Tho Rebellion. = cor
tain pa4sport 10 position iii the Federal service
obSdcncc Is the Pscs.dcnts cali fos Tohlntcer
failed to snake good tho expectations entertained
Of theln, yet oshers, like Logan and bakeE, dI'
Among the houored names on tho roll OF I'LL
noIsana who served In tbs Mexican war VETO III
COL john J. Harding. OF tho Flsut Regiment
wss 4 prominent lawyer ii Jackson.lltc, taktn
high rank on account OF hta tnlsilectuai strength
1 lie H44 kltltQ ~ LUG 0dtk1U VI DAcH& tl1lh.
| was universally respected and hc1o.cd, both a.
member 0f tito Bar aud Il eol4tcr, By hts fclDS
| officers and hIs soldivrs.
Adjutaut il. II. ps~nt!ee was lawyer In Quln
cy, xnd young man VI sctiv,ty and pfomiso. II,
served with cFvtlt tn the wnr. Subsequently, b
| prxcticcd h!s profession, aud coatlnued to dia
charge its duties until the breaking out Of the he
belti0u. Ilc then becamu Colonel Of the First III!
noi4 regiment, and, owing tu Lis favorable mil
! polntulcnts Of Dri4adier tienefnls. Na WAS cap
tu!ed At Shiloh, and patoled. tlo 1T tsrwalIa hcI
several positions, but did not take The rank q
display the sbIlIty that hia friends expected Q
lin on sccouat OF his service In Mexico, lie was
however, y fnilhful officer, and discharged ever
| duty Assigned TO him reasoua6lv WGii
CAPT. ". a. RICHARDSON,
OF Fchuyler. became member OF Cungross and
United states senator. liu waa \ great friend c
Douglas aud bis champion through Thick and thln
! "a n,an Of great will and courage aud he occu
pied prominent f'os,t!on In tho STATE.
Capt. r. Lyiu l3.ekey+ of lasalle, after the Va
ciosGl, resumed hts PRACTICE nj tha bar. Abot
lHla hc Wa elected Judge Ut that circuit, an
sIKued- lie continued tu practice uuul 154G
| when Secretary Cameron. " President Lincoln
personal request, authorized htm to ra!as Ii
Fourth llinuh Csra!ry. lie was With hts con
| lnsnl at Fort Donrlson knd hAtloh. Afterw4.t
I I.A. bal nklt lttI zth nf znf