Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-08
The March Of the New York Seventh Regi-
mont - Ingenuity Of the Massachusetts
Eighth-Comparison Between Massaoh ohusetta
and New York Volunteers.

The New York Times has long account o
the trip of the famous Seventh N. Y. Regiment
from New York to Washington, written by Fit,
James O'Brien, the accomplished Kae,ateur, au
thor Of "The Diamond Lsns," etc., who is him
self member Of the Regiment. We copy the
following:
"Gen. Scott has stated, as have been in
formed, that the march that we performed from
Annapolis to the Junction Is one Of the most re
markable on record. know that felt It th,
most fatiguing, and some of our officers have
told me that was the most pefilous. THE seces.
sienists of Maryland had sworn that they wonld
cut to pieces that Regiment, and it was actually
teegraphed all over the South that the threat had
been accomplished We marched the first eight
miles under burning sun, in heavy marching or.
der, in less than three hours; and it Is well known
that, placing all elementary considerations out
of the way, marching on railroad track is the
most harassing. We started at about o'clock
A. M, and for the frat time, saw the town Of
Annapolis, which, without any disrespect to
that place, may say, looked very much as il
some celestial school boy, with box of toys
under his arm, had dropped few houses and
men as he was going home from school, and
that the accidental settlement was called An
napolis. Through the town We marched, the
people unsympathizing, but afraid. They saw
the Seventh for the first time, and for the first
time they realized the men that they had threat.
ened.
The tracks had been torn up between Annap.
oils and the Junction, and here it was the won
derful qualities Of the Massachusetts, Eighth
Regiment came out. The locomotives had been
taken to pieces by the inhabitants. in order to
prevent our travel. In steps Massachusetts,
volunteer, looks at the piece-meal engine, takes
up fange, and says coolly, 81 made this en-.
gine, and can put 1t together again" Epgi
neers were wanted when the engine was ready
Nineteen stepped out of the ranks. The rails
were torn up. Practical railroad makers out of
the Regiment aid them again, and ell this, mind
you, without care or food These brave boys,
say, were starving while they were doing all
this good work. What their Colonel was doing
can't say. As we marched along the track
that they had laid, they greeted us with ranks
of smiling but hungry faces. One boy told me,
with laugh on his young lips, that be had not
ate anything for thirty hours. There was not,
thank God, q haversack in our Regiment that
was not emptied into the hands Of these ILL.,
treated heroes, not flask that was not at their
disposal. am glad to pay them tribute here,
aud mentally dof my cap.
There was one peculiar difference that
noticed existing between the Massachusetts,
Regiments that We met In Philadelphia and
our men. The Massachusetts, men-to whom
all honor be given for the splendid manner in
which they afterwards acted in most trying
ituation--presented singular moral contrast
TO the members of the Seventh. They were
earnest, grim, determined. Badly equipped,
haggard, unshorn, they yet had manhood In
their look thar hardships could not kill. They
we're evidently thinking oil the time of the con
test into which they were about to enter. Their
grey, eager eyes seemed to be looking for, the
heights Of Virginia. With US, It was some-
what different Our men were gay and care.
less, confident Of being at any moment capable
Of performing, and more than performing. their
duty They looked battle In the face with a|
smile, and we're ready to hob knob with an enc.
my and kill him afterwards. The one was
courage In the rough; the other courage bur
nished. The eteel was the same In both, but the
last was little more polished"