. The patriotism of Illinois. A record of the civil and military history of the state in the war for the Union, with a history of the campaigns in which Illinois soldiers have been conspicuous, sketches of distinguished officers, the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the sanitary and Christian commissions . f November at Brazos San-tiago, and were entirely successful in capturing and occupyingBrownsville. The 91sl remained here till July, 18G4, guarding theTexas frontier, when it was stationed at Brazos Santiago. Here itremained till late in December, when it was sent to New
. The patriotism of Illinois. A record of the civil and military history of the state in the war for the Union, with a history of the campaigns in which Illinois soldiers have been conspicuous, sketches of distinguished officers, the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the sanitary and Christian commissions . f November at Brazos San-tiago, and were entirely successful in capturing and occupyingBrownsville. The 91sl remained here till July, 18G4, guarding theTexas frontier, when it was stationed at Brazos Santiago. Here itremained till late in December, when it was sent to New February, 18G5, it joined the 13th Army Corps at Fori Morgan,where the expedition for the capture of Mobile was made up. The91st took an active part in this campaign, participating in the takingof Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley. After the surrender of thecity, it pursued the Hying rebels to Eight Mile Creek, where itattacked them, driving them in confusion from the field at the pointof the bayonet. This engagement was probably the last one of thewar east of the Mississippi. After remaining in this vicinity forsome time, the regiment returned to Mobile, where it was musteredout of the service on the 12th of July, 1865. On the 22d it arrivedat Springfield, where it was paid off and discharged. <**1§\ 4rv. CHAPTER XX. INCIDENTS AND SKETCHES. Scarcity of Material—Seventy-fourth and Eighty-eighth at Franklin—Charge—Stampede—Colonel Smith—Captain Barnard—Corporal Newman—Captures—Thanks of General Wood—General Thomas—Casualties—The Seventy-sec-ond—Charged by Rebels—Driven—Retake Their Line—Lieutenant-ColonelStockton—Major James—Loss—The Seventy-fifth—Charge Through an —Irs Captures—The Eighty-eight at Stone River—On Front Line—Fire and Fire Low—At Mission Ridge—Lieutenant-Colonel Chandler—Colonel John W. Shaffer. THE author regrets that there is not more of personal incidentpreserved in the ana of the war. He has- sou
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