The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-28
The New EngInnd Reglment.

We Learn, with pleasure that the last detachment Of
the 9TH regiment of the new leves, be known as the
/" New England regiment" sailed from Newport, Rhode
Island on Wednesday last for Vera Cruz accompaniedby
the eloquent and gallant Brigader General Pierce, OF
New Hampshire. A correspondent of the Boston Times
writes of this regiment follows:
| found Colonel Ransom drilling his three companies
the parade This duty ended the colonel received me at
his quarters where also saw Brigadier General Pierce
who had arrived the day before and who is TO sail, rs r
marked in the Kepler--probably "Wednesday ! am
indebted Colonel r. for many interesting particulars
regard TO the regiment which cannot fail TO be interesting
to yonr readers. He spoke of his command ia terms d
pride and pleasure, and had you that portion which
remains with him, assure you that you would sympale
warmly with his feelings soldier and n citizen They
the ellie of the young of New England and will
bring the field the hardihood and gaanry OF the
the mountain and forest well ms the patriotic feelings the
love ofcountry and of law which characterize their birth
place We proud thar they shall go forth repre-
senatives of the North and may say of New England
embodied in this regiment, what Webster said Of Mas
sachuseits-" New England. Look her! There she
stands! She needs eulogyi" The regiment is now
about 100 strong, rank and file but five officers remain be-
hind the recruiting service, Captain Bachelder and
Leutenants Summons, Blanchard, Hathaway and Hop
kins,) who will readily make up the complement 10 900
men. The regiment is organized into ten companies; one
of them (k) is company of grenaders, composed oil "
all over six feet high, such would have delight
ed the hearts of Sergeant Kite Frederick OF Prussia
Another company OBJ will rifles, the remaining
companies light infantry Companies H. C, sailed
the North Bend the 2ls Companies L, F, and G are
on board the Antelope, and companies Il, d, and
ordered board the Kepler. Company is already in
Mexico OF the accompanies, is composed of New lamP
shire men, company is from Connecticut c from New
Hampshire, k (grenadicrs) from MI the New England
States, from Rhode Island, Gihes from all the New
England States from Connecticut f from Maine, G from
Maine, from Vermont.
Colonel. -Trneman b. Ransom, ofVt.
Leaetanf Cofond.-Abner B. Thompson, Mass,
FIRST ifa/or.-Thomas M. Seymour, Conn.
Second Mqior.--Foliot I. Lally, N. Y.
S,rgeom-Justin L. Stevens, Mass.
assistant Surgeon. b. Walker, N. II.
assistant Swgeon.--Francis l.. Wheaton, X. /.
ddimg Adaant Lieut.. Thos J. Whipple N II
Sergeant Mvor.-McNab.
Company officers
Company ,A:-Joseph $. Pi,nam, N. r., captain; 'oln
NathT f. SWEET, Me-, I'd lieulenants.
Company b, es)-Theodore F. Rowe N H., captain;
Conn, and chas simnons, Me-, "a iieatenans
y Gompany Sussphsn Woodmaa Me- sIyg n. ,I1a
and chas. l. Lowe, n H., d ieaenaais '
, eemp M PSF I, A. kiaba H. eePa" lane. md
wnEA a. Newman, VI, "a Ientenants
co~eSSy EE :, r Palmer Me- cspng Il, Ao os
Thompson II, Crosby, Me-, ID Ientcnants.
Me and josiah ohabSas Me- a "a %
Company G,Iames w. Thompson, n H., captain
Mex Nee. and H5 George W. May Il, sps"aei hsw"
Company HIDanel BaeheIder ~. captain [Ieo oEG
poWtISt A. Ill., ISL lieutenant; Dal' H. cram, " Linn
Richard c. Drum, Pa, 2d leutenants.
company L--Lorenzo Johnson, Ct, captain Lyman i
Bisse, CT, LIST lieutenant: Asa A. Stoddard, CT, and Jom
N. Hathaway, CT, % lieutenants.
Compsny a, tgrenadters) -Chas N Boddsh Ne t cap
thln Justin Hodge, CT, LIST lieutenant Robert liopbn
Ky, and Henry DWolf, r. L. "a lieuenants.
After giving list of the officers OF the reg meni lh
writer adds
lbis inc command OF Col Ransom viii form an 'n
porian part of the brigade of Gen Pierce.whp takes W
held under the most encouraging auspices have noqo
am will
ents and energies that win place his military fame on
ioong OF equality with that lac has honombly earned
statesman and civilian. He will have under him olhce
and meu rs brave and hgh-spirited upheld 'D
glorious banner ola FREQ republic Wherever they 60 hg
w'll assuedy be men of mark and wherever the ioru
OF war may place them, they win enjoy the sympah
and good wishes of their felow-conntrymen God sF~
them on their path OF duty and honorp