Worcester daily spy., 1861-11-19
CITY AND COUNTY
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS,
At the State Lunatic Iospitan Worcester the week
ending Nov. II, 1861
Thermometer Wind Rain
TO THE PEOPLE OF WORCESTER COUNTY.

The following appeal to the citizens of Wor
cester county, in behalf of the fifteenth regi.
ment we are are sure will meet nth prompt
and hearty response. The paper bears the
signatures and endorsement OF many distin
guished citizens, foremost among whom are
the Hon, Levi Lincoln, Hon. Isaac Davis,
Hon. Stephen Salisbury, Hon. a. II. Bullock,
Rev. DR.. Hill, Rev. j. j. Power, and many
others -
The Fifteenth Regiment of Massachusetts
Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Devens,
requires thirly-fve men in each company--in
all three hundred and lfty-to fill its present
deficiency. A few months ago the regiment
departed from the county of Worcester with
full ranks but the casualties OF the memorable
engagement at Balls Bluff have reduced its
numbers. These might readily be supplied
from the recruiting offices il the large cities
but the officers justly desire to be reinforced
by enstments equal in character to their
present soldiers,-by those upon whom they
can rely for good conduct in the camp, as well
as discipline and bravery i'll the field by men
from the same county to which belongs, in a
peculiar sense, large measure of the renown
OF the recent battle Of the Potomac
This regiment appeals 10 the county of
Worcester, by the historic sanction Of its great
namesake-the Massachusetts fifteenth of the
Continental line-whose valor it has repro,
duced, whose glory it has emulated, whose
name it has honored. Its claim for our sup.
port is sustained by the testimony of the living
and the dead. The regiment was publicly
thanked on the field of battle by the gallant
and lamented Baker. 1t was placed first in
the list of regiments commended in a general
order by Major General Mcclellan, for courage,
discipline, and valor, Its officers and privates
have alike distinguished themselves as brave
men and disciplined soldiers. No corps in
the present service, from this or any other
state, occupies higher place in the confidence
of the government Or in the affections of the
country.
The fifteenth is regiment of our own bone
and sinew; it went forth endeared TO us by
the relations of local citizenship and by the
ties of kindred and 10 us here at home it has
already transmitted, for our pride and future
annals, its dearly earned honors And it asks
froih us but little in return. These men de-
sire not to be discharged from the field.
Though their column has been shattered in
the conflict, with unabated devotion they re-
main at the post of duty, and light their camp
fires on the soil that has been moistencd bv
the blood of their comrades. Such is its rela.
ton to ourselves, such is its condition and
necessities-the Massachusetts fifteenth sends
to us cry for men-FoR MEN to take the
places OF those who are in the captivity of
war, or who are disabled by wounds, or who
have passed to the sleep of the brave
Men OF Worcester county shall not this ap
peal meet with prompt and effective response?
The ranks Of the regiment must be filled and
Its unity maintained, from the county to which
1t belongs. They are men from Worcester
county, who, having been captured by an
oVerpowering foe and an impossible river. are
now in the prison houses of Richmond And
shall not Worcester county men, supply their
places, and do battle for them and their coun
try 1t is from our own community that
those went forth who are suffering from