I/I B RARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 973. 74. ttllKKS E!STS?!!!SAi SUIOT r I fvrrrm'rfu cnv HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE BATTERY HORSE ARTILLERY ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS CHICAGO 1902 (IMIL Shr Ijrtmrbrmi printers ttbicaaa LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA Introductory F THE distinguished service and splendid achieve- ments of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery in the great American Civil War, much has been written, but no extended history of this famous organization has heretofore been presented in ri v- book form. The inestimable value of the services of this Battery to * the Government in the preservation of the Union is generally ~ admitted by all conversant with the history of " the time that tried men's souls," covering the period of the War of the Rebellion, from 1862 to 1865. Unfortunately in the burning of Chicago and in a subsequent fire, all of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery records and mementos, except such as are in the possession of the United States Government or of individual members of the Battery, were destroyed, hence, the value of the existing records herein compiled and which are not dependent for accuracy upon the memory of surviving members of the organization alone. While no attempt will be made to relate the countless incidents of high interest in the career of the noted Battery ; nor the per- sonal experiences and reminiscences of its members, which had I 180473 their rise during the years of active service the Battery saw in the field, in camp, on the march and battlefield, it has long been the desire of the friends of the patriotic organization that at least the existing official records should be preserved in durable form. Such a memento it is believed will be prized by the surviving members of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery Association, and by their numer- ous friends, and will prove a source of interest and pride to be cherished by the decendants of the members, of the fighting battery in the coming generations. The Chicago Board of Trade Battery was among the very first of the volunteer organizations to respond to President Abraham Lincoln's'call for three hundred thousand men on July 6, 1862. Fif- teen days thereafter the first members of the Battery signed the muster roll for three years. Within the next forty-eight hours a full company was enrolled. The story of the activities, valor, endurance and capacity for fighting against all or any odds of this remarkable vol- unteer organization is told only in outline in the existing records. Beginning at Lawrenceburg, Ky., Oct. u, 1862, the Battery was prominently engaged in the great battles of the West, moving rapidly to effective participation in the battles of Stone River, Elk River, Chickamauga, Farmington, Dallas, Decatur, Atlanta, Lovejoy, Nash- ville and Selma, and in the great battles of the Army of the Cumberland Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Marietta, Vining Station, Noonday Creek, Stone Mountain and in many minor engage- ments and raids altogether, in eleven of the hardest-fought battles of the West ; in twenty-six other battles and in action forty-two times when on scouts, raids, reconnoissances and outpost duty. With such a record, marching with their horses and guns over 5,368 miles and traveling by rail 1,231 miles, it is not strange if this memorial of their fighting days should recall to the surviving members of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery recollections which will cement still stronger the ties of comradeship and friendship existing between them, and redound to their fame in military annals for all time to come. THE COMPILER. CHICAGO, JULY 4, 1902 Organization of the Chicago Board of Trade ^Battery Memorial Association (Application for Certificate of Incorporation. STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) COOK COUNTY. \ ss ' To ISAAC N. PEARSON, Secretary of State : We, the undersigned, B. F. Nourse, John C. Fleming, John B. Hall, S. M. Randolph and J. H. Hildreth, citizens of the United States, propose to form a Corporation under an act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, en- titled "An Act Concerning Corporations," approved April 18, 1872, and all acts amendatory thereof; and for the purposes of -such organization, we hereby state as follows, to-wit : i st. The name of such Corporation is The Chicago Board of Trade Battery Memorial Association. 2nd. The object for which it is formed, is to secure a lot in Rosehill Cem- etery, to erect monument thereon and for other purposes usual to an Association of this kind. jrd. The management of the aforesaid Association shall be vested in a Board of Five Directors, who are to be elected annually. 4th. The following persons are hereby selected as the Directors to control and manage said Corporation for the first year of its corporate existence, viz: B. F. Nourse, John C. Fleming, John B. Hall, S. M. Randolph and J. H. Hildreth. 5th. The location is in Chicago, in the County of Cook, State of Illinois. Signed, B. F. NOI-RSE, JOHN C. FLEMING, JOHN B. HALL, S. M. RANDOLPH, J. H. HILDRETH. STATE OF ILLINOIS, ( COOK COUNTY. \ ss. I, Charles S. Vincent, a Notary Public in and for the County and State afore- said, do hereby certify that on this fifteenth day of April, A. D. 1889, personally appeared before me, B. F. Nourse, John C. Fleming, John B. Hall, S. M. Ran- dolph and J. H. Hildreth, to me personally known to be the same persons who executed the foregoing certificate, and severally acknowledged that they have executed the same for the purposes therein set forth. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. [SEAL] CHARLES S. VINCENT, Notary Pubhc. STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF STATE. ISAAC N. PEARSON, Secretary of State. To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting : Whereas, a certificate, duly signed and acknowledged, having been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, on the iyth day of April, A. D. 1889, for the organization of 'The Chicago 'Board of Trade Battery Memorial Association, under and in accordance with the provisions of " An Act Concerning Corpora- tions," approved April iSth, 1872, and in force July i, 1872, and all acts amenda- tory thereof, a copy of which certificate is hereto attached. Now, therefore, I, Isaac N. Pearson, Secretary of State of the State of Illinois, by virtue of the powers and duties vested in me by law, do hereby certify that the said, The Chicago Board of Trade Battery Memorial Association, is a legally organized Corporation under the laws of this State. In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand and cause to be affixed the great Seal of State. Done at the City of Springfield, this seventeenth day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirteenth. I. N. PEARSON, Secretary of State. Constitution and 'By- of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery Memorial Association CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I. SECTION i. The name of this Association shall be "The Chicago Board of Trade Battery Memorial Association." ARTICLE II. SECTION i. Its objects shall be as set forth in the Charter from the State of Illinois. ARTICLE III. SECTION i. This Association shall consist both of Veteran and Associate Members. BY-LAWS ARTICLE I. SECTION i. Any member of "The Chicago Board of Trade Battery" who served with it in the field and was honorably discharged, shall be eligible to Veteran Membership. ARTICLE II. SECTION i. All male descendants of Veteran Members, or of those eligible to Veteran Membership, may become Associate Members upon attaining the age of eighteen years, and when elected by the Board of Directors, shall be entitled to all the privileges of Veteran Members. 13 ARTICLE III. SECTION i. The Board of Directors may, at any time, elect suitable persons as Honorary Members. ARTICLE IV. SECTION i. The Board of Directors shall consist of seven members, who shail be elected at the annual meeting in 1890, three (3) to serve for one (i) year, two for two (2) years and two for three (3) years; at the expiration of whose terms their successors shall be elected for the term of three years each. Said election shall be by ballot, a majority of all votes cast being necessary for an election. ARTICLE V. SECTION r. Immediately after their election, the Board of Directors shall organize by electing from their number, a President, Vice President, Sec- retary and Treasurer, who shall also be the Officers of the Association; their terms of office shall be for one year or until their successors are elected and have qualified. SECTION 2. This election shall be by ballot, four (4) votes being necessary for a choice. ARTICLE VI. SECTION i. The Board of Directors shall control the property and general interests of the Association, receive nominations for membership and act upon same; consider complaints and may expel members for cause. ARTICLE VII. SECTION i. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the Association and Board of Directors, also to countersign all warrants for the disbursement of funds. ARTICLE VIII. SECTION i. In the absence of the President, the Vice President shall perform all the duties pertaining to that office. ARTICLE IX. SECTION i. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a correct record of all meetings of the Association and Board of Directors, and conduct all 14 correspondence. He shall also notify the Treasurer in writing, of all disbursements ordered by the Board of Directors. And shall notify the members of all special and annual meetings of the Association. ARTICLE X. SECTION i. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive all funds paid in, depositing them in the bank designated by the Board of Directors, and shall disburse the same when ordered by them, with checks signed by himself and countersigned by either the President or Vice President. ARTICLE XI. SECTION i. The annual meeting shall occur on the first Saturday in May, at such hour and place as the Board of Directors may designate; due notice of such meeting having been mailed to last known address of each mem- ber by the Secretary at least one week prior to its occurrence. ARTICLE XII. SECTION i. Ten members shall constitute a quorum for meetings of the Asso- ciation, and four for the Board of Directors. ARTICLE XIII. SECTION i. The Annual Dues shall be two (2) dollars, payable either at the annual meeting or within thirty (30) days thereafter. Dues may be remitted by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE XIV. SECTION i. These By- Laws may be amended or added to by a two-thirds vote at any meeting of the Association, notice of change having been specified in the call. Historical Sketch of the Chicago 'Board of Trade 'Battery CONDENSED historical sketch of the organiza- tion and operations of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery was, at the request of Adjt.-Gen. J. W. Vance, compiled by B. F. Nourse, S. H. Stevens, S. M. Randolph,]. C. Cambergand Charles Frink, in May, 1886, and approved by the Veteran Battery Association, June 24, 1886. The data is from diaries in the possession of the Battery members which were written daily as the events at the time occurred. July 6, 1862, the President made a call for three hundred thou- sand soldiers. There was not that ready response that characterized previous demands. At this juncture men with minds to grasp the situation, and whose moral judgment urged them to support the right, appeared with a fixed determination. These characteristics were developed in Chicago thus : CHICAGO, ILL., July 16, 1862. C. T. WHEELER, President of the Board of Trade : We, the undersigned members, request you to call at an early day, a general meeting of the Board to pledge ourselves to use our influence and money to recruit a battery to be known as the Board of Trade Battery. (TKORGK STEKI.. WM. STURGES, K. AKIV, M. C. STEARNS. I. Y. MUNN, G. L. SCOTT, T. J. BRONSON, C. H. WALKER, JR., E. G. WOLCOTT, FLINT & THOMPSON. The meeting was called in the Board rooms, corner South Water and Wells streets, July 21, 1862. Second Vice-President John L. Hancock presided with an outspoken patriotism in accord with the assembly. C. H. Walker, Jr., introduced resolutions in harmony with the call which were unanimously adopted. Subscriptions were announced, and $5,121 was pledged. A muster roll was presented bearing the legend, " Chicago Board of Trade Battery." The follow- ing names were enrolled for three years, or the war : S. H. STEVENS, S. C. STEVENS, J. W. BLOOM, CALVIN DURAND, VALENTINE STEEL, H. B. CHANDLER, A. F. BAXTER, H. J. BAXTER, J. A. HOWARD. The muster roll was entrusted to S. H. Stevens, and an adjourn- ment taken. Thus was established a precedent a commercial leadership with the material result of placing in the field the Chicago Board of Trade Battery ; the j2d, 88th and ii3th infantry regiments, Illinois Volunteers, and $50,000 war funds on deposit. On lightning wings this action flew east and west, firing the patriot- ism of commercial America until the nation felt its assuring influ- ence. An enthusiastic meeting was held the evening of the 22d, and the muster roll increased to 63 names. The roll was closed at 1 8 4 P. M. on the 23d with 180 names and many waiting to sign. This dispatch was transmitted : BOARD OF TRADE ROOMS, CHICAGO, July 23, 1862. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States : The Board of Trade of this city have within the last forty eight hours raised Si 5,000 bounty money, and have recruited a full company of Artillery. Signed, J. L. HANCOCK, WM. STURGES, GEORGE ARMOI R, C. H. WALKER JR., H. W. HINSDALE, S. H. STEVENS. July 24, 1862, company occupied City Armory as drill room. August i, 1862, Captain J. Christopher, U. S. A., selected 155 men from the 180 enrolled (there was no medical examination), and mustered them into the service of the United States as the Chicago Board of Trade Battery Ills. Vols. James H. Stokes, a graduate of West Point Military Academy, was elected and mustered as Captain. August 2d, en route to camp, marched in review past the Board of Trade rooms on South Water street. Partook of the hospitality of Mrs. Henry B. Clark, corner Michigan Boulevard and i6th street. Marched to camp and pitched tents south of Camp Douglas, near what is now 37th street and Stanton avenue. George I. Robinson was elected Senior ist Lieutenant, Trumbull D. Griffin, Junior ist Lieutenant. S. H. Stevens was appointed Orderly Sergeant. August 4th, A. F. Baxter was elected Senior 2d Lieutenant: Henry Bennett, Junior 2d Lieutenant. M. S. Sanford was appointed Quartermaster Sergeant ; Calvin Durand, Commissary Sergeant : F. J. Deane, ist Sergeant; L. B. Hand, 2d Sergeant; Wm. Ran- dolph, 3d Sergeant; A. L. Adams, 4th Sergeant; George Bowers. '9 5th Sergeant; M. H. Salisbury, 6th Sergeant; together with twelve corporals, six artificers and two buglers. (For complete roster of the Battery see Adjutant-General's report, Volume VIII, pages 644-647.) August nth, received six James rifled ten-pounder field artillery guns. August 1 3th, appeared for first time in uniform ; August 2oth, received no artillery horses; August 22, drilled with horses for first time; September gth, broke camp and moved via M. C. R. R.; arrived in Louisville on the loth, at 7 p. M.; i5th, grand review on Broadway by General Charles Cruft ; i6th, exchanged four rifled for four smooth-bored six- pounder guns. October i, 1862, the army moved from Louisville on the campaign of Perryville. The battery was attached to General Dumont's division, which occupied the extreme left at Frankfort. October nth, brigade of General R. S. Granger, of Dumont's division was ordered to report to Major- General A. McD. McCook at the front. The battery moved with the brigade. Struck rebel General Forrest's command at Lawrence- burg. First engagement. One direct shot caused the enemy to retreat. October 30, Major-General Rosecrans took command at Louisville. A department of the Cumberland was the second time created. The troops of the department were designated i4th Army Corps. November 4th, the army ordered to advance on Nashville, Tennessee. With General R. S. Granger in command of post of Bowling Green, and Battery parked at headquarters, this kind of soldiering was not our wish. Captain James H. Stokes made appli- cation to be allowed to go to the front. His request was granted December 4th. Infantry muskets and ammunition were furnished for all the cannoneers, and without escort the battery moved in the direction of Nashville via Tyree Springs. The enemy held posses- sion of the entire route, but we arrived safely December 7, 1862. Same evening, S. H. Stevens took command of left section as Senior 2d Lieutenant; and L. B. Hand was promoted Orderly Sergeant. December 14, 1862, a detail consisting of Lieutenant Stevens and Quartermaster-Sergeant Durand, and ten men with three teams, were ordered out on Franklin Pike for forage. Sixteen mounted Confed- erates made a dash, wounded one man and captured six. December 2oth, attached to Pioneer Brigade. This organization, formed by a detail of two men from each company of infantry in the Army of the Cumberland, divided into three battalions under detailed officers, the whole commanded by Captain St. Clair Morton, of the engineer department regular army. December 26, 1862, campaign of Stone River opened. During the night December 2gth, built two bridges over Stewart's Creek. December 3oth, army fighting for position. Bivouacked on the field three miles from Murfreesboro. December 3ist, 7 A. M., from the distant right came the sound of battle; 8 A. M., the whole right wing out of the fight, and the center desperately engaged. The battery came into position near the graveyard between the railroad and the pike. A slight rise beyond was occupied. To the left and front lay the key to the position ; not to hold the gap would be fatal. At this juncture Major-General Rosecrans dashed from left to right, and discovered the Chicago Board of Trade Bat- tery ready for the fray, but without positive directions. His orders were given to officers and men indiscriminately, as the case de- manded. He spurred back to near gap, returned part way, beck- oned, and shouted, "Right this way." As on parade, the command at a trot came into battery in the gap on the crest with diminished intervals, made necessary by a point of second-growth forest on either flank. On the right and immediate front on open field beyond, within easy musket range debouching from the death-masked cedars. the enemy in pursuit of the retreating blue. The cannoneers were at their posts, the General on the right in line. The order rang out, " load;" before the word "fire " came he raised his hand and plunged down the declivity in front. He had seen the approaching routed mass of soldiers, who at once would swarm on the front, over and through the battery, followed by the victorious foe ; a moment's delay and the capture of the battery would be inevitable. On came the exultant yell. The artillerymen stood with lanyard tightly drawn until to longer wait all was lost. As from one gun six death-dealing shells passed over the head of the commanding General into the mass of " Gray " beyond, and from thence thirty per minute until the front was clear. Our Battery stood in relief on the crest; each gun squad could be counted by the relief across the intervening space. The enemy's artillery opened with deadly precision, and so admirably was it masked that their guns could not be located. The infantry, formed in front of the forest, delivered a volley, and charged across the open field. Then canister was the cry, within thirty yards the foremost went down, when all not disabled sought shelter in the rear. This was thrice repeated. By 1 1 o'clock the enemy had learned that neither bravery nor numbers could carry the battery in their front, and all was quiet. Three of our men lay dead by their disabled guns. Ten wounded were taken to the rear. The battery having held its ground, it became the pivotal point on which the right and centre rested. Late in the afternoon, to meet a threatened assault of Preston's and Palmer's rebel brigades, the left section of Battery changed front to the southwest. Palmer's brigade was in ambuscade on the border of an open field, 200 yards to our front, and at twilight unmasked their line by a dropping fire on Union soldiers gathering dead and wounded between the lines. The section opened with a zeal unsurpassed. The rebels, being taken entirely by surprise, were thrown into the greatest confusion, some retreating; others advanced firing until they reached our line and were taken in. The section returned to its original position, and the second day at Stone River was closed. In the chill night, without fires, we buried our dead, and then lay on the frozen ground awaiting the coming of the morning of the new year and a renewal of the contest. January 2d, six volunteers from the command took from between the lines under fire an abandoned six-pounder gun to replace the one disabled. In recognition Gen. Rosecrans declared the organization a seven-gun battery, and it so remained until after the battle of Chickamauga. 4 p. m. The Battery in reserve, in battery, in the forest on the left bank of Stone River, one-fourth of a mile in rear of left wing. Then Gen. J. S. Negley came dashing back. "For God's sake, Captain Stokes, come to the front; our men are giving way." The order rang out clear and full: "Limber to the front." "By pieces from the right, forward into column." "Trot." "Gallop." Without change of gait the order came, "Forward into battery." Fifty-eight cannon poured their iron contents into the rebel mass, and with lightning rapidity repeated until their lines waver, reel and break to the rear, pursued as by an avenging Nemesis, -the Stars and Stripes. It was estima- ted that in 40 minutes 2,000 rebels lay bleeding on the field. In the meantime the rebel Gen. Bragg had ordered a division on the left bank of the river but the repulse had been so quick and decisive that the troops did not get into position until late absorbing victory appeared to cover the movement to all except Captain Stokes. He ordered the Battery forward and without support checked the advance at short range. Our position being noticed, infantry was ordered up and the enemy dispersed. The battery crossed the river. Com- mands which belonged to the " left " coming into line, the Battery returned. The following dispatch was sent : NASHVILLE, TENN., January 3, 1863. MURRY NELSON & Co., Chicago : Murfreesboro is ours. Terrific fighting on Friday. No more casualties in the Battery; it has won glorious distinction. S. H. STEVENS. Without our knowledge it was the first news received of the victory of the Union arms at Stone River. January 6 to June 23, 1863, in camp at Murfreesboro. Tenn. The most notable event was the changing of the command from mounted field to Horse Artillery, and being attached to the 2d division of cavalry, Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Brig. -Gen. John B. Turchin, and was the only Battery of horse or flying artillery in the western armies. June 24th, moved with the army, keeping on the flanks as it advanced, following Bragg's army through Tullahoma and Win- chester to Huntsville, Ala. July 15, from here the third section, under command of Lieut. Griffin, went via McMinnville and Pike- ville, crossing the Tennessee River on the left of the army, and at Ringgold, Ga., fired the first gun, which opened the battle of Chicka- mauga, September iQth. August 2oth, crossed the Cumberland mountains toward Stevenson. September 2d went over the Tennessee river, moving south to Big Wills Valley; gth, marched south on top of Lookout range, down into the valley, scouting on the left of Bragg's army, going within two miles of Lafayette, Ga. Sunday, 2oth, moved through Stevens' Gap, and at 10 a. m. joined the army, and fought on the extreme right during the battle of Chickamauga; also 2ist and 22d. 24 From September 23d to October ist the Battery, with the 26. division of cavalry, under Brig.-Gen. George Crook, was guarding fords above Chattanooga. On the ist, the rebel, Maj.-Gen. Jos. Wheeler crossed at Washington, 40 miles above, with 6,000 men; two other columns were preparing to cross below, one at Bellefonte, the other at Courtland, Ala. October ad, the 2d division cavalry, and guns i, 2 and 4 from the Battery, passed over Waldron's ridge in pursuit of Rebel Gen. Wheeler. October 3d, descended the Cumberland mountains. Encountered the rebels in severe skirmish. October 4th, passed through McMinnville, and drove rear guard seven miles beyond. October 5th, Gen. Wheeler reached Murfrees- boro, and threw out feelers to the south for his anticipated divisions, but they did not come. Charged his rear guard, two miles out, and, by a flank movement, placed the division between the enemy and Nashville. This, and the non-appearance of the other columns, caused Wheeler to turn south to effect a junction, as well as to avoid an engagement. October 6th, marched through Guy's Gap to within six miles of Shelbyville. October yth, crossed Duck River at Shelby- ville. Three miles beyond discovered a rebel brigade in camp, enjoying the rich loot of the town. Mounted infantry charged and dispersed them. The 2d division of cavalry ordered in pursuit. Without orders, the Battery joined. The rear was pushed on to the main column by an almost continuous fire until late in the afternoon. Gen. Wheeler was forced to mass at Farmington. The frequent contests had fully advised the rebel General of the capabilities of each arm engaged. This knowledge urged him to guard against cavalry, and make his own heavy short-range artillery effective. Dismounted cavalry was formed across the road, protected by the fences and buildings of the town, with an open country to the rear. 25 In front, at short musket range, a cedar thicket, about 400 yards in extent, resting on a gentle incline toward the west, which began with the cedars on the east. This thicket was so dense that dis- mounted men could not form until the open ground toward the enemy was gained. The road through the cedars was narrow, the evergreens meeting overhead. The rebel artillery, consisting of two twelve-pounder howitzers and a three-inch rifled gun, was placed at a bend in the road, four hundred yards down the incline. This distance left them outside of the cedars, so as to have an enfilad ing fire on any troops emerging therefrom. As no gun at the top of the incline could be depressed so as to be brought to bear on the rebel guns, to insure any execution our artillery had to be placed fifty yards to the front. The rebel artillery no longer sweeps the road. Our troops have passed the cedars, their lines enfiladed. Fifty yards down the incline, beneath the cedars, within three hundred and fifty yards of the enemy, their weight of metal as five to one. Our percussion shells explode in their midst. A caisson goes up; but the enemy fights with a will. A three-inch shell strikes our trail. Every man is swept from his place. All are wounded. Another shot, and our gun is disabled. Lieutenant Stevens, in com- mand, hurries to the rear, and willing hands, amidst a hell of fire roll the second gun into position. It opens, and the slaughter is such there is none to serve the rebel guns. The dismounted men charged, and the enemy fled. October 8th, in pursuit. Qth, found the enemy entrenched at Sugar Creek. Charged and routed them and pursued hotly to Tennessee River. Gen. Thomas reported: " This pursuit is unsurpassed for its energy, bravery and endurance." October xoth to i5th, marched to Deckard for C. and Q. M. stores. Found none. Countermarched to Maysville and lived off the country. October 2oth, Capt. Stokes relieved of command to take position in Q. M. Dept. November, moved to Huntsville and Battery again united. December 2d, Lieut. Stevens ordered to Nashville in interest Q. M. Dept. The other four guns of the Battery moved November 7th from Smith's Cross Roads, Tenn., via Bridgeport, and, after various stops, went into camp at Huntsville, Ala., November 25th. Here recruited horses and rested, moving December 24th toward Pulaski, Tenn. Camped there on 27th. Lay in camp at Pulaski, Tenn., from December 27, 1863, to January 12, 1864; from Pulaski a large part of our division re-enlisted, and went home on 30 days' furlough. On the 1 4th we reached Huntsville, Ala., and went into camp until February 2d, when the old guns and equipments with the harness were shipped by rail to Chattanooga. Gen. George H. Thomas, having declared "we had earned two or three new batteries," gave an order for a battery of Rodmans. February loth left Huntsville with the horses for Nashville, Tenn.; on the 24th were fitted out complete with battery of new 3-inch Parrotts, harness, etc. Leaving camp March loth, marched back to Huntsville, Ala. On April 4th started as guard to 200 wagons, being escorted by the 3d brigade of the 2d division cavalry; reached Columbia, Tenn., on the 8th, going into camp with the whole division now in command of Brig.-Gen. K. Garrard. April 3oth left for the front by the way of Shelbyville, Farmington, Tullahoma, Deckard, and over the Cumberland Moun- tains at Cowan; crossed the Tennessee River at Bridgeport, going over on the top of the railroad bridge as far as it was built, and the rest of the way via pontoon. Camped the 7th at Nick-a-Jack cave, having thoroughly explored which, we destroyed the rebel saltpetre works at its mouth. Moved by the way of Chattanooga to La Fayette, Ga., where the whole 2d division cavalry, Army of the Cumberland, came together, most of the division having crossed Lookout Range; from the nth to the lyth were continually on the scout, and on right flank of the army, going as far as Rome, Ga.; on the igth made a forced march of 20 miles toward Kingston, Ga., pressing Folk's rear guard, and getting to the Etowah river bridge in time to shell the rebels off and save it from destruction by fire; from Etowah were day and night in the saddle on the left wing of the army. At one time were 60 hours on picket duty without relief. In June, rations were very short, the men receiving four crackers to last five days; were forced to steal corn from the horses. Were in action June 8th, gth, nth, i5th, i8th, 2oth and 2yth. July jd passed through Marietta, Ga. v driving the rebels to and through Rosswell, capturing that place, and destroying the large cotton factories there. July roth crossed the Chattahoochee River; i8th, started on a raid, and tore up six miles of the Augusta & Atlanta Railroad south and east of Stone Mountain, getting back safely. On the 2oth went into the main line, filling a gap between MePherson and Thomas. On the 2ist the centre section went on a raid; 22d was a terrible day; we were in camp at Decatur, Ga., with the wagon trains of the i5th iyth and 23d army corps, and they had as guard a brigade of infan- try and a section of the 3d Michigan battery under a Col. Sprague. Suddenly at noon the rebel Wheeler's cavalry division attacked the camp. We formed battery in our camp, and got into action just where we were. Our use of canister was fearful in its effects ; but having no sup- port, the rebels came over fences and around buildings, and we lost eight men out of thirty-two ; but held them so long that not a wagon was captured. On the 2;th started on another raid, getting round 28 Atlanta to Jonesboro. Gen. Stoneman having gone south, we retraced our way to Decatur. Rations for 22 men 7 days was 50 pounds hard bread. From August ist to i5th occupied position in the line circling Atlanta, and took our share in its destruction. On the 1 7th, guns 1,3, 4, and 5 with the ist and ad brigades, 2d divi- sion cavalry, reported to Gen. Kilpatrick, at Sandtown, on the right of the line; at 6 o'clock p. m. on the i8th, we started to make the raid around Atlanta, and to cut the railroads running into the city. Kilpatrick, instead of using the battery belonging to his own divi- sion, placed us in the advance of the column in the movement to Lovejoy Station, then, when the command was entirely surrounded, used us to open the way for his troops to retreat, then to cover his retreat. We lost 5 men, burst one gun, broke axle of another, throwing gun into a river, but captured and brought away a 6-pounder. We reached Decatur on the 22d, 4 days and 3 nights in the saddle, having made a complete circle around Hood's army and the city of Atlanta, ist Lieutenant George I. Robinson com- missioned captain August 22d, 1864. When the army moved south of Atlanta, were with the rear guard, and on the flanks until Sep- tember loth, when we went into camp at Cross Keys, having been moving almost daily since April 3oth. September 2 ist broke camp, going through Atlanta out on the Sandtown road. October 3d, moved through Atlanta, north to the Chattahoochee River, crossed on pontoon (which swung in a raging stream) safely, reaching Marietta at noon on the 4th, where we halted ; some of the command went on top of Kenesaw Mountain, and were present when Gen. Sherman signaled to Gen. Corse at Altoona his world-wide known message "Hold the fort; I am coming. W. T. Sherman." Moved on the gth, going from flank to flank, or back to the rear, as needed, to keep off Forrest's and Wheeler's rebel cavalry. On November 1st, all good horses were turned over to Kilpatrick's division, and we moved north to Chattanooga, which place was reached on the $th ; on the 1 3th went by rail to Nashville, Tenn. December ist, having received new horses, we moved our camp into the city; and, as Hood's army threatened the city, we went into the breastworks. Maj.-Gen. J. H. Wilson was now in command of the cavalry corps. On the 1 5th, were on the extreme right in the battle of Nashville. We did not lose a man; our division captured 1,200 prisoners, 18 pieces of artillery, 200 wagons, and drove the rebel left 5 miles, halting for the night on the Brentwood pike, following next day to Franklin. The- bridge over the Duck River having been destroyed, we could not get across until the 23d. On the 24th, were on the skirmish line all day, and in action almost every hour ; lost one man killed ; drove Hood's rear guard 2 1 miles, and by our quick and accurate firing saved the long covered bridge over Richland creek. During the night the rebels did not stop, but by 1 1 130 a. m. we had overtaken them, and our shells threw them into fearful disorder, and we captured 14 wagons of ammunition, and they threw into Elk river 7 guns, and into Duck River 17 guns. The roads were in fearful condition. Hood's army having crossed the Tennessee River, we marched to Waterloo, Ala., going into camp at a place called Gravelly Springs. Here gunboats and transports brought us rations, and we remained in camp until March 22, 1865; then, being fully and well equipped, and still attached to the 2d division cavalry, Army of the Cumberland, we commenced our last great move, going through Frankfort and Russellville, crossing Big Bear Creek to Jasper. March 2gth we safely forded the Big Warrior River, a wild, rough stream, where many men and horses of our 3 cavalry were drowned; crossed the same day the Little Warrior River. Water so deep that the powder was taken from the limber chests, and carried on the shoulders of mounted men. Crossed Cahawba River on the ties of the railroad bridge, 40 feet above the water, taking the horses from the guns, leading the horses over, and running the guns by hand. Each day we drove the rebel cavalry ; but they did not succeed in making a stand that required the use of our guns March 3oth, marched 37 miles; April ist, 47 miles. This day the rebels set fire to the pine woods, and we had to go through them for a half-mile at a gallop; fortunately, no horse fell, and none of the men were seriously burned; but it was almost a miracle that no caisson was blown up. The rebel cavalry under Gen. Roddy made a stand in the afternoon, when we got into action, quickly capturing 3 pieces of artillery, and our support capturing 200 prisoners, and a train of cars loaded with forage. April 2, 1865, Sunday, day never to be forgotten while any member of the Battery lives. A march of 20 miles brought us to the works in front of Selma, Ala., when 1,200 men of the 2d division cavalry, armed with their Spencers, charged and captured the works, driving 7,000 men out of the works, taking 2,300 prisoners, and all the artillery. The Battery fired over the charging line until the works were carried, then moved into the city with the charging line and materially helped the rebels out of the city. April 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th was spent destroying the artillery and carriages in the breastworks and forts, throwing all the ammunition in the arsenal into the river. On the night of the 8th we burned the arsenal, foundry and machine shops. Left Selma 6 o'clock morning of the nth, going toward Montgomery, Alabama. Marching was exceedingly severe on men and horses, we having but 3^ hours sleep out of 108 consecutive hours. Captured Columbus, Ga., the night of the 1 8th. We had the advance, as we always had when any right- ing was expected, made 58 miles, halting twice only. On igth. marched 42 miles (100 miles in two days), going into Macon, Ga., and camping two miles out on the Columbus road; 23d, rumor of Lee's surrender; 25th, rumor of the shooting of President Lincoln. May 3d we had confirmed the rumor through a New York Herald only five days old. May gth we remained in camp while the 4th Michigan cavalry (of our division) went after Jeff Davis. On 13111 they returned, having captured his family, himself, and others of the Confederate Cabinet. On the 23d (the war being over) we started north, marching through Atlanta, Marietta, Kingston, Dalton, to Chattanooga, 254 miles. Loaded the guns on cars, while the horses and postilions went with the cavalry to Nashville, Tenn., 151 miles. June 23d, left Nashville by rail, arriving in Chicago at 3:30 a. m. on 27th. At noon were received on 'Change by the Board of Trade. 8 o'clock that evening were given a banquet in the Metropolitan Hall. June 2Qth reported at Camp Douglas, but allowed to go to the city afterward. July 3d paid in full and mustered out to date June 30, 1865. The Battery marched 5,268 miles; traveled by rail 1,231 miles. Were in n of the hardest battles fought in the West. Were in 26 other battles. Were in action 42 times while on scouts, reconnoissances, or outpost. That you may know in what esteem we were held by all the Generals under whom we served, we have only to bring to mind one incident: Gen. George Crook said: "I thank the command for their good behavior in every particular. So long as I have had command of you I never had a single complaint made against the Chicago Board of Trade Battery. I never saw so well drilled or so 3-' good a battery in action as you are, all gentlemen, and act the gen- tleman at all times." By special orders our flags (these flags being the first carried by an artillery company, and then by special orders) had placed on them "Stone River," "Elk River," "Chickamauga," "Farmington," "Dallas," "Decatur," "Atlanta," "Lovejoy," "Nash- ville," "Selma." The flags (two) were placed in the vault of the Chamber of Commerce in Chicago, and in the great fire of 1871 were destroyed. All papers in the possession of Gen. James H. Stokes, our first Captain, were destroyed in the same fire. The company books, orders, etc., were burned in 1878, at the destruc- tion of Captain George I. Robinson's residence in Milwaukee, Wis. Dedication Services Chicago Board of Trade Battery Monument, Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Thursday, May 30, 1901 N ROSEHILL Cemetery, Chicago, stands a massive granite monument erected to the Chicago Board of Trade Battery by its surviving members. This impressive and beautiful memorial in its simplicity is significant of the power of the Battery's guns and of the unassuming fighting qualities of its members. It bears the names of the more celebrated actions which made the Battery famous. It was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1901, and was unveiled by Miss Clara Nourse, daughter of John A. Nourse, Secretary of the Chicago Board of Trade Bat- tery Memorial Association, in the presence of a large concourse of people. 35 Order of Exercises Assembly . . v Prayer . . . Report of Secretary Address President Association Unveiling of Monument Floral Tribute to Our Dead Address President Board of Trade Taps . - . E. L. PRESCOTT Bugler REV. W. M. LAWRENCE J. A. NOURSE B. F. NOURSE CLARA NOURSE MEMBERS OF THE BATTERY W. S. WARREN E. L. PRESCOTT Bugler P. L. AUTEN, Marshal LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA , 18^2. C. T. WHEELER, President of the Board of Trade: We, the undersigned members, request you to call at an early day, a general meeting of the Board, to pledge ourselves to use our influence and money to recruit a battery to be known as the Board of Trade Battery. GEORGE STEEL, WM. STURGES, E. AKIN, M. C. STEARNS, I. Y. MUNN, G. L. SCOTT, T. J. BRONSON, C. H. WALKER, JR. E. G. WOLCOTT, FLINT & THOMPSON. So far as I am able to discover, all the signers of this petition, widely known in their day, have passed over to the silent majority. However, the man in whose patriotic soul the whole plan originated, who engrossed and circulated the petition, and who subsequently was the first to enroll himself in the Board of Trade Battery Sylva- nus H. Stevens is still an honored member of the Board of Trade and one of its most highly esteemed and trusted officials, and is present with us to-day. The meeting was promptly held in the Board rooms on the 2ist of July and on the 23d the following telegram was sent to the President of the United States : BOARD OF TRADE ROOMS, CHICAGO, July 23, 1862. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States: The Board of Trade of this City have within the last forty-eight hours raised $15,000 bounty money, and have recruited a full company of artillery. Signed, J. L. HANCOCK, WM. STURGES, GEORGE ARMOUR, C. H. WALKER, JR., H. W. HINSDALE, S. H. STEVENS. 55 This must indeed have been a ray of sunshine through the dark clouds of despair then hanging over the great war President, and in fact everybody interested in the welfare of the Union. These were about the darkest days of the whole tragic four years. Doubt and discouragement were permeating the North, and responses to the President's call of July 6th for 300,000 more volunteers had been slow and unwilling. The initiative taken by the Chicago Board of Trade proved contagious. In a short time the subscription of $15,000 was increased to $50,000, and in addition to the Board of Trade Battery, three regiments of infantry were recruited under its auspices and sent to the front, and within sixty days of the first war meeting of the Chicago Board of Trade the State of Illinois had furnished 50,000 additional troops. The Board of Trade Battery remained throughout, the especial pride and protege of the Board of Trade. It was promptly equipped, well officered, and on September loth was at the front. On October nth it first engaged the enemy, and subsequently was in action upward of seventy times, earning for itself a most brilliant and enviable record, returning without a blot on its escutcheon, to be mustered out in Chicago, June 30, 1865, at the close of the war. It can easily be imagined with what intense interest its move- ments were watched during its three years in the field by the com- mercial organization which had the honor of calling it into existence. We can see them now on the busy mart, clustering around a news- paper, a telegram, or a bulletin board, eager for the first tidings of woe or of weal after every engagement, rejoicing in the successes of "our boys," sympathizing with their losses, hardships and priva- tions ; sympathy of the practical kind, too, as evidenced by frequent trips to the front by members or officials of the Board, or 56 their agents, to look after the welfare of their soldiers; provide clothing and blankets and boots, hospital stores and nurses for the sick and wounded, and to distribute delicacies and other gifts prepared by loving hands at home. Ah ! those were times that we, in these piping times of peace and plenty and security, wot little of. At the close of the war the Board of Trade purchased this lot in beautiful Rosehill, and brought from the South the remains of the martyred dead of their beloved Battery. And with memories of their great services still alive, they have provided an endowment fund to insure the perpetual care of the lot. It is to be regretted that these fallen heroes have been left so long without a substantial monument to mark their final resting place and commemorate their deeds of valor and devotion to country. But there is compensation in the thought that this occasion, after the long lapse of years, brings us back into renewed and closer touch with the brave boys, living and dead, of the Board of Trade Battery. It rekindles the smoldering embers of our patriotism and civic pride ; renews the old feeling of good-fellowship and community of interest, so that we extend the glad hand to these gallant survivors and assure them that we are still just as proud of them as on that June day, thirty-six years ago, when we greeted the returning veterans with open arms and painted the town red in their honor. In these sordid, lucre-chasing times, we are in great danger of losing our enthusiasms and our ideals. Let us make the dedication of this beautiful monument a fresh starting point to ever glory in the achievements of these men ; the cause for which they fought, and bled, and died, and the results of their self-sacrifice. As the brilliant Webster said : " That motionless shaft will be the most powerful of 57 speakers. Its speech will be of liberty. It will speak of patriotism and of courage. It will speak of the moral improvement and elevation of mankind. Decrepit age will lean against its base, and ingenuous youth gather round it, while they speak to each other of the glorious events with which it is connected and exclaim, v Thank God, I also am an American ! ' ' I cannot forbear to quote on this occasion another distinguished American statesman and soldier as well. " We hold reunions, not for the dead, for there is nothing on all the earth that you and I can do for the dead. They are past our help and past our praise. We can add to them no glory, we can give to them no immortality. They do not need us, but forever and for- evermore we need them." I love to believe that no heroic sacrifice is ever lost ; that the characters of men are moulded and inspired by what their fathers have done ; that treasured up in American souls are all the uncon- scious influences of the great deeds of the Anglo-Saxon race, from Agincourt to the present day. So my friends, the lesson of this occasion for us is, that " it is not all of life to live, nor all of death to die ;" that we may so fash- ion our lives to those of the men we honor here to-day, that they may be an inspiration for those who come after us. This imperishable stone, these grassy mounds, must ever appeal to us, mutely, but eloquently, of the heroic self-sacrifice, the devotion to principle, the tenacious courage, the unswerving loyalty, lofty civic pride, that go to make up the model soldier, the worthy Board of Trade member, the ideal American citizen in any walk of life. LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA in Hattrrg Hot at U00?ljUl A. JFinnnj Killed, Battle of Stone River December 31, 1862. Killed, Battle of Stone River, December 31, 1861 1U. Died, Chicago, January, 1878 Died, Chicago, February, 1868 Died, Cincinnati, February, 1 863 E. 01. Died, Atlanta, August, 1864 alumuui Killed, Lovejoy, Ga., August, 1864 A. iff. (Earbrr Died, Nashville, Term., January, i863 . A. Died, Chicago, February, 1891 iiiumum Died, Milwaukee, Wis., August, 1898 1C. 3F. Abbott Died, Chicago, April, 1900 Killed, Battle of Stone River, December 31, 1862 Died, Wilmington, N. C., Match, 1864 Died, Chicago, August, 1878 C W. OrlCnsla Died, Nashville, Tenn., February, 1863 1. 3nubrrt Died, Nashvilie, Tenn., August, 1864 Died, Murfreesboro, Tenn., March, 1863 Died, McMinnville, Tenn., August, 1 863 Died, Vining, Ga., August, 1864 Died, Chicago, Died, Quincy, 111., April, 1890 Jffrtnk November, 1900 6l List of the cMembers of the Chicago 'Board of Trade Battery present at the 'Dedication of the cMonument B. F. NOURSE A. L. ADAMS P. L. AUTEN J. A. NOURSE G. I. ROBINSON J. H. HILDRETH C. DURAND W. C. MOLAU C. S. DWIGHT C. A. BALDWIN F. S. ROCKWOOD F. B. ROCKWOOD S. A. LOCK G. W. PECK J. J. GlLMORE S. M. RANDOLPH T. H. WATSON V. STEELE JAMES IVES H. DIPPE F. DUPUIS F. KNIGHT H. B. CHANDLER E. LUFF T. M. LYNCH J. M. SEXTON G. W. LITTLE J. G. PETERS DAVID BURR W. M. RAGAN J. B. HALL J. D. TOOMEY W. EAKINS A. W. MERRILL C. W. ERBY Records and Relics ^Deposited N a metal box in the foundation of the moument was placed a copy of the following document, together with the articles mentioned therein : CHICAGO, May 30, 1901. The Chicago Board of Trade Battery Monument, dedicated this 3 1 co "H ** d CO 8 M t> X KH < o < HP o 3 fd i d o 3 g o" a o j . 3 ^ x *"* M tT CJ t>> SE 3 O p cu CO r* . c s. ^ 5 3 3 to a cS c S o" Cw O REMAR jpointed t u b promoted ^"S 3 6 ^K o 5 a -a -a 3 sT gSS SsfS bo a" 'a . Quarterr: o O 32 o ' June 21, 1 Lieutenan bo J CO a Ji i 6 ieutenant ieutenarit Ieutenant. s -/ ^ . g g Jtf A >> >a > K. 5* 3 3 533 33 ^ ^.1-5^ fa i-si-sfa ^ c Q M 3C g i 11 2 32 X X al 5C CO * x 2 : QJ O ' o . 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Ee Jg NAME AND R :3j ^5 K 111 If ;lley, Tolman Tilth, Alexander mpson, William eiger, Francis ;hommer, Lamb inso, George ilson, Charles ilson, Samuel O ilson, George \V ebb, Job 'eigert, Fredrk. ^S i| fe a ^ 0^2 = o 5j ^ M s" . s" - ^ o co o *c FAILED MEN. impbell, James H CO 00 COCO Tj'S.WT.'A^ ^ 5> ^ Jst |S I* P tt&^ K K a 80 Historical Relics Recovered of the Battery's Guidon and Bugle COMRADES OF THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE BATTERY MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION : I II ?JM HAVE to-day the honor and pleasure of placing in Grand Army Memorial Hall, two relics dear to you all, and so far as I know the only relics of our Battery now in existence. One, the Bugle used by our late Comrade William Berdel, in our camps, marches, and battles, from the time you were mustered at Chicago, until you were mustered out at Chicago. It is the bugle that called you to active service in the morning, rain or sunshine, regardless of the short hours of sleep ; it sounded the call for action, commence firing, sometimes cease firing, but never sounded the retreat, and finally sounded at Chicago, "break ranks," the sweetest call you ever heard. Through some manner unknown to Uncle Samuel, Captain Stokes was able to retain this bugle unaccounted for, when he turned the Battery property over to Captain Robinson. When we were mustered out at Chicago Captain Robinson gave the bugle to 81 William Berdel,who carefully treasured it until his death. After Comrade Berdel's death the bugle was cared for by Mrs. N. I. Mix Miss Addie Solden, and Mr. H. A. Solden, relatives of Comrade Berdel, and, through their kindness, presented to your Association. The other relic is one of the Guidons that was furnished you at Chicago before you went to the front. It was with you in all your marches and battles, receiving its first baptism of fire and bullets in the battle of Stone River, the scars of which are still visible. This Guidon was always hailed with cheers by our supporting troops when seen going to the front - the Guidon that never streamed from its staff in the wind of a retreat. When our late Comrade Frederick G. Deane was mustered out of service he secured this Guidon and placed it with his mother, who could not be induced to part with it and cared for it until her death. After that it was cared for by her son C. H. Deane, who has now presented it to your Association. These relics are suitably inscribed and placed in Memorial Hall to be cared for in trust for you, and it is hoped they may be often seen by your children and grandchildren, and as they call to their minds the history of your sacrifices that they might enjoy a united country, be an inspiration of patriotism and love for their united country. Very truly yours, JOHN A. NOURSE. 82 Copy CHICAGO, Aug. 7, 1901. ECEIVED from the Chicago Board of Trade Battery Memorial Association, per John A. Nourse. Secretary, one guidon and one bugle. The relics were carried by the Battery during their entire service and are loaned to the Grand Army Hall and Memorial Association of Illinois for safe keeping and. preservation. CHAS. P. SWIGERT, Secretary. 8j Officers and Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery Memorial Association J900-J901 B. F. NOURSE, PRESIDENT A. L. ADAMS, VICE-PRESIDENT J. A. NOURSE, SECRETARY P. L. AUTEN, TREASURER Directors G. I. ROBINSON B. F. NOURSE J. H. HILDRETH H. C. YOUNG A.'L. ADAMS P. L. AUTEN T. A. NOURSE 1901-1902 A. L. ADAMS, PRESIDENT J. H. HILDRETH, VICE-PRESIDENT J. A. NOURSE, SECRETARY P. L. AUTEN, TREASURER Liredors A. L. ADAMS B. F. NOURSE P. L. AUTEN > J. H. HILDRETH J. G. PETERS J. A. NOURSE C. S. DWIGHT Chicago Board of Trade Battery Banquet 30, 1901 At the banquet of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery given on the evening of May 30, 1901. the following members of the Battery were present, as shown in the diagram, the Guidon of the Battery recently reclaimed being given a place of honor in the center of the tables. F. S. ROCKWOOD CALVIN DURAND A. L. MERRILL B. F. NOURSE VALENTINE STEELE K. L. PRESCOTT HENRY DIPPK (Bugler 1st 111. Vol. Cav.) GEO. I. ROBINSON J. D. TUOMEY J. A. NOURSE F. B. ROCKWOOD W. C. MotAU E. ROBINSON WM. EAKINS (A Guest) G. W. PECK C. W. ERBY J. H. HILDRETH FRANK KNIGHT S. A. LOCK DAVID BURR A. L. ADAMS $. H. STEVENS J. J. GILMORE JAMES IVES C. A. BALDWIN J. B. FINLEY H. B. CHANDLER S. M. RANDOLPH T. N. WATSON C. S. DWIGHT J. B. HALL GEO. LITTLE J. G. PETERS J. M. SEXTON LIEUT. COL. LIVERMORE (jft Ohio Cav.) 86 Guidon Carried by Board of Trade Batter? 1862 to 1865 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA Chicago Board of Trade Battery Badge |HE badge shown on the cover of this book repre- sents the Silver Badge adopted and worn by the members of the Battery during their term of ser- vice, and the particular badge shown represents the one of Andrew Finney, the first member of the Battery killed in battle. The Battery Badge became so well known to the members of the Second Division Cavalry, Army of the Cumberland, that frequently it was respected by guards and pickets of that division, the same as a pass issued by a Provost-Marshal or the General Commanding. APPROVED A. L. ADAMS J. H. HILDRETH J. A. NOURSE P. L. A U T E N C. S. D WIGHT J G. PETERS B. F. NOURSE Directors ***** UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-URBANA H STORICAL SKETCH OF THE CHICAGO BOARD