The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-09
MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN NEW YORK.
THE MASSACHUSETTS FOURTEENTH REGI-
MENT

This regiment left Boston an early hour yesterday
morning for New York, on their way join the column
OF Majer General Banks, at Sandy Hook, Maryland The
corps composed of companies belonging for the most
part to Essex county, Mass and commanded by Colo
mel William B. Greene
Previous to leaving the city Of Boston the soldiers re-
ceived their State pay amounting about 600 through
the hands OF the Hon. James Richie Of the Executive
Council the process Of paying them off occupying the
whole of Tuesday and considerable portion OF the io
lowing day.
The men have all been supplied with smooth bore mus
ket of the Springfield pattern and some of the sodery
expressed great dissatisfaction they had expected to
be armed with the Enfield rifle Some Of the mon car
ried their dissatisfaction far destroy several Of
the muskets rendering them entirely unfit for active
II runored that the acted thus under dire
of of their officers but this has since been emphat
cally denied The Colonel of the regiment is said to
nave been quite satisfied with the Springfield musket.
especially as 1t was well known that the auho-
Titles could not, at the moment supply any
other description Of arms
The youth and beauty of Boston turned force
See the soldiers off, and much excitement prevailed the
hour Of departure.
The following is a correct list of the field staff and
company commissioned officers Of this regiment
Colonel VIM. b. Greene.
Lieutenant Colonel, s. c. Oliver.
Major Levi 2. Wright Lawrence.
Surgeon, David Dana, Wost Reading.
Assistant Surgeon, s. X Iowie, Htverhii.
AWJutaht CharioS A. SiinmoiS Boston.
Quarternaster, Andrew Washbum, Newton,
Chaplain, Stephen Barker, Andover.
Sergeant Major, Amos Hcnield, Salem.
Commissary Sergeant, W. &. Glass, Boston.
Quartermaster Sergeant, Arthur L. Drew
Company A. Of IIetoich-Capain, Nathaniel Shatswe
First Lieutenant, H. b. shatuck Second Lieutenant, L.
Company b, Of Aeauen-Captan, Levcrett Bradley
First Lieutenant, b. Wardwe Second Lieutenant c. s.
Heath.
Company C, Lynn Mechanic Phalanr-Captain, Aonzo
G. Draper First Lieutenant, Archelaus Wyman; Second
Lieutenant, Joseph II. Sparks.
Company d, If Hape,hiu-Captain, Seth s. Baxter;
First Lieutenant James Pope; Second Lieutenant Frank
Company E, Of West Acknowledgment, j. W. sar.
gent First Lieutenant, VIM. f. Martin Second Lenten.
ant, Benz Atkinson.
Company r., Scot Guards Of Laurence Captain, Samuel
1angmaid First Lieutenant, Joseph W. Kmball; Second
Lieutenant, George s kollansbee.
Benj Day First Lieutenant, Chas p Noyes Second Lieu
tenant, BENZ. 7. Martin.
Company II, Andouer Light Irfantyy-Captan, Horace
Holt First Lieutantant Charles Poor Second Lieutenant
Company /, P,tnam Guards of Danpers-captan, A.
A. Putnam First Lieutenant Chas ii. Adams ,Jr Second
Lieutenant, VIM. J. Rhums
Company X, Of Lavrence.-captain Frank A. Rofe;
First Lieutenant, Vim. Preston; Second Lieutenant, A. A.
Davis.
An advance guard of tho regiment arrived in New
York city yesterday morning. bringing a large
number OF horses gun carriages and baggage wagons
These all stationed at the Boston and New York Rail
way depot, at the foot Of Cortland street. Is
ST. and during the day preparations for moving EDWARDS
arrival Of the main body Of the regiment which will be
accompanied by park Of artillery. The mems ratons,
consisting Of fresh bread and boiled salt pork
out at noon and they seemed greatly TO enjoy their PLAN
soldiers fare
confidently expected that the main body would
arrive early in the day but did arrive until midnight
If the regiment had arrived during the day it
arranged that they should proceed at once to Pha-
doipha; but the original programme was overturned
BY the arrival Of the corps before midnight
subsequently understood that Cat whatever hour they
might arrived they would not leave New York for their
destination before this morning.