Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-11-07
OUR MILITARY NEIGHBORS.


like the other regiments IF this Brigade, the
various companies hail from different States.
In the 5th Regiment one company is from Pitts
barg, Pa one from Cambridge, Mass, one from
Warren county, Pa, one mainly from New Jer-
sey-anothcr, (the Znuave,) chiefly composed of
Frenchmen two principally from Long Island,
while the remainder are from New York. We
subjoin a list of the officers:
FIELD AND STAFF.
Co!onel-Charles X. Graham,
Lieutenant Coonel-Charles Il. Burtis,
Maior-Wm B. Olmstead,
Adiutant-John f. Chipchase,
Chaplain-Wm. II. Boole,
Asst. Surgeon (acting SurgeoD)-J. Theodore
Calhoun,
Quartermaster-Wm O'Kell.
Non COMMISSIONED STAFF.
Sergeant Major-John Spinning,
Hospital Steward-John T. Kaufman,
Commissary Sergeant-Michael Ducey,
Quartermaster's Sergeant-Rob't N. Stanton
Drum Major-Charles LeBeuf.
LINE OFFICERS.
Company A.-Captain land acting Major
John P. Glass; 1st Lieut.. James II. Stewart;
ID Lieut. Francis E. Tyler
Company B-Captain Henry NJ. Alls; LIST
Lieut.. Jean Claude Borion; I'd Lieut.. Edward
Locq.
Company C.-Captain Geo. H. Quarterman;
1st Lieut. Seaham w. Purchase; I'd Lieut..
Frederick Corse.
Company D.-Captain John 7. Burgess; 1st
Lieut.. VIM II. Lounsberry; I'd Lieut.. Isaac ii.
Billiard
Company E-Captain George H. Morey; LIST
Lieut.. Edward l.. Price; I'd Lieut.. A. yelling
Beknap.
Lieut.. Robert D. Andrews; I'd Lieut.. Charles
W. Squiers
Company G.-Captan VIM. II. Chester; 1st
Lieut. VIM, Conway; I'd Lieut. Edward Bernard.
Company H.-Captain James H Mcmillan:
1st Lieut.. Edmund Harrison; I'd Lieut. Lowell
Purdy.
Company Captain Arthur Wilkinson; 1st
Lieut.. Aaron Erickson; I'd Lieut.. Willard Bull
lard.
Company K.-Captain Martin Willis, 1st
Lieut.. VIM. W. Erwin; 81 Lieut.. Robert E.
Brewster.
Of the Field and Staff, the Colonel is from
New York city and is an officer of much expe-
renee and ability, having served seven years in
the U. S. Naval service in various official posi-
tons. He is deservedly popular, not only a.
mong the officers and men under him but
throughout the entire Brigade
Lieutenant Colonel Burtis is from Oyster Bay,
Long Island, and has served in the New York
State Militia in every relation from private to
major. He was five years in the celebrated 7th
Regiment Of New York The other five years
-of his military life he held positions in the sth
and 18th Regiments, n. Y. S. NJ.
Major Olnlstead has been connected with the
militia seryicesin several of the Western States.
Adintant Ghipchasa halls from Hudson City,
New Jersey He has seen service in the British
Navy and the New Jersey and New York Mill
tia, having at one time been connected with the
far-famed New York 7th More recently he
filled the position of Brigade Inspector of the
Hudson County IN. j. Brigade
Chaplain Boole was at the time of his ap-
pointment Pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Mount Vernon, New York. He is
brother of Alderman Frank Boole, of New York
City, and brother-n-law of Mckay the cee-
brated Boston ship builder and naval architect
Dr. Calhoun is from the city of Railway. New
Jersey. His medical education was received in
the Hospitals of New York and Phladelphia
and the University Medical College of New
York and the Medical Department of the Uni
Versity of Pennsylvania. By the latter institu-
ion he was invested with the degree of NJ. D.
At the time Of his appointment he was practice
ns his profession in the city above named, in
Which he also held the office of City Physician.
Quartermaster O'Kell is from New York Citv
where he has been engaged in mercantile pur-
suits
Of the Line Officers several have seen active
service, either in the State or regular service,
While some are old salts, having been connected
With the merchant and naval marine.
Many of the non commissioned officers and
orvates are experienced military men, having
een service either in.:the militia or regular army.
md not a few have had their courage tested on
he battle field. Many have gone through the
'loodlest battles of the Crimean and late Italian
campaign while others have followed the fac
rom Vera Cruz to the Halls of the Montezunas
" seen it victorious on blood stained Buena
' lsta or the stony walls of Monterey. The
material OF the regiment is excellent and the
men are well drilled and we'll behaved