The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-26
Our Concord Correspondence.

CONCORD, N. f., August 81, 1852
The Reunion ofthe Officers of Tie Ninth Regiment =
Speeches of General Pierce and Othe,s.
There was meeting of the officers and soldiers Of
the late Ninth Regiment held in this town, on the
10th inst, being the anniversary Of the battle OF
Cburubusco. This regiment, it will be recollected,
did gallant service in the latter part Of the Mexican
war. participating in the principal battles after the
landing of the American army at Vera Cruz. It
was authorized by the act Of Congress creating ten
additional regiments for that service, and org-
naly known as the " New England Regiment"
The command, as colonel, was ut Grst assigned to
Gen. Frank Pierce, but, after his appointment as
brigadier general, he was succeeded by his Ia.
mented and gallant lieutenant colopel-Ransom,
who fell and was killed at the head Of his COM
mnnd, in the attack upon Chepultepec. The fol-
lowing officers and soldiers were present at the
meeting of yesterday =
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS Gen. Franklin Pierce.
Of New HAMPSHIRE (now democratic candidate for
the Presidency; Col Jere. Clemens. Alabama, (now
Y. 5. Senator,); Col. Thomas III. Seymour, Of
Connecticut, lnow governor Of that State); Col F.
1. Lally, Of Maine Major Pitman, Rhode Island :
Surgeon Stevens, of Massachusetts, assistant sur.
| geon Wheaton, Of Rhode Island Major f. A. Kim
ball, Of Vermont, (who, with Colonel Seymour,
lowered the Mexican flag on the castle of Ghepul-
tepecl; Captains Webb, Of Connecticut; Bowers, Of
New Hampshire Bissel, of Connecticut jackson,
Of New Hampshire Tracy, Of Maine slocum, Of
Lieuterants Palmer ana Crosby Of Maine; whipple,
Pierce, and Cove, OF New Hampshire Giackin, Of
Rhode Island Woodhouse, Of Connec.icat-2l.
: NoN-CoMms sIokED OFEio4Rs Quarter Master
Of VT; Sageants Hi, Of n H; Pratt, Of Gonn
Page, Goodwin, and Downing, OF N. II Il
- PIdyATEs.-Devine, of Me; aarston, Of VT;
Chamberiain, n. II Ayercll, Gardner, and Price,
n +. 80 =
Officers, Il; Ion commissioned. z; pyivates, s.
total, So
At business meeting, held in the forenoon at
the American Hotel, General Pierce was called to
the cnair and Lieutenant Cove appointed secretary.
COMMITTEES was appointed to report plan for
organizing into association the surviving officers
and soldiers Of the late Ninth Regiment who subsc-
quently reported rs follows
THAT they hold meeting annually On the 10th
and 10th Of August.
21hat the ocers of the association consist Of Pre-
sident vice President, one Recording and two Cores
ponding Secretaries.
The report accepted, and the following gentle
men,, reported by the same committee, were unani-
mously elected officers Of the association General
Frank Pierce, Presidents Colonel l. H. Seymour,
Vice. Presidents Captains Webb and Slocum, Cor.
responding Secretaries; Lieutenant j. A. Cove,
Concord, N Il Recording Secretary.
General Pierce returned his sincere thanks for
the high honor which bad been paid him, but de-
cline serving as President He begged leave TO pro-
pose the name Of the last commander of the regi-
ment, Colonel Clemens.
Colonel Clemens said that he should feel it his
duty to decline serving on account Of the great dis
lance of bis place Of residence, in Alabama from
New England.
General Pierce would still decline serving. He
should insist upon Colonel Clemens accepting, be-
cause the regiment would thus secare more frequent
visits from him. CHEERS and applause He
General Perce) would propose further, that an i'm
yitation be extended to the entire first and second
brigades Of the third division General Pillow's)
to join the association It will then he said, con-
sist Of members from the New England States, rs |
well as Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, South Carolina,
time, both willing and ready to maintain this |
Union, which, aOpe, will ever be perpetuatsd.