Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-12
. AssIvaL Q, Taoops BY RAILROAD. Three

came In at Very early hour In the morning The
corps 10 composed of mpanies belonging for
60 oy Col William b. Greene.
PREVIOUS to leaving the city Of Boston the sol
oilers received their State pay, amounting to
about q 900, through the hands Of the Hon Jas
paying them of OCCUPYING the whole of Tuesday
a1d considerable portion Of the following day
The men had all been supplied with smooth
pore mu,ket, Of the Springfield pattern, and
some OF the soldiery expressed great dissatsfac-
Won, as they had expected to be armed with the
Enfield rife. Some Of the men carried their dis
satsfsction 90 far as to destroy several Of the
muskets. rendering them entirely unfit for active
Cse. II was rumortd that the men acted thus
nnder directions Of some OF their officers but this
has since been emphatically denied. The Colonel
OF the regiment Is said to have been quite salts
Ned with the Springfield musket, especially as 1t
was well known that the authorities could not at
Sne moment, supply any other description Of arms
In the whole regiment 1t Is said there are three
hundred and Hftv married men, and FIVE widow
eu with families. Men protesting every kind of
trade and bandicraft are found In the ranks many
OF them being extremely stout and robust The
omcers for the most part, are fine specimens Of
men aud soldiers. The smitby has sent forth
Sarge proportion Of Its iron framed sons. while the
farmers who have enlisted are about equal in
numoers to the blacksmiths. There are also art
Isis, Photographers, students, hatters machinists
a printer, physician, and host Of shoemakers
such eiment Is " equal to any fortune"
They bring with them a large number Of horses
The uniform Of the corps 10 light brown pants
dark-blue jlcket, light blue overcoat, and caps
The following is correct list Of the officers of
this regiment: Colonel, VIM b. Greene; Lieut.
Colonel, \. c. Oliver; Major, Levi p. Wright
Lawrence; Surgeon, David Dana, West Reading;
Assistant Surgeon, X Towle, Haverhill; Adju-
tant, Charles A. Simmons, Boston; Quartermaster,
Andrew Washburn, Newton; Chaplain, Stephen
Barker, AndoveI; Sergeant Major, Amos enheld
Salemi CommissaIy Sergeant, w. C. Glars, Bos-
Ton; Qurtermaster Sergeant, Arthur l. Drew.
COmDaQV A. n Nath 1bsts
WELL First Lieutenant, NJ. b. Shattuck; Second
Lieutenant, l.. r. Worcester.
Company b, Of Methuen-Captain, Leverett
Bradley First Lieutenant, J. b. Wardwell; Sec
ond Lieutenant, C.. 9. Heath.
Company C, Lynn Mechanic Phalanx-Captain
AiOuEo 6 Draper; First Lieutrnsnt, Arcbelaus c.
Wyman; Second Lieutenant, Joseph ii. Sparks
Company ID, Of Haverhill-Captain, Seth
Baxter First Lieutenant, Jas Pope; Second Lieu.
tenant, Frank w. Taggard.
Company Il, Of West Amesbury-Captain, J.
w sargent; First Lieutenant. VIM. F. Martin
second Lieutenant, Benz Atkinson.
company r, Scott Guards, OF Lawrence-Cap-
tain, samuel Langmaid; First Lieutenant, Jos.
bee
Company G, MugfOrd Guard, Of Marblehead-
SaPiain, Benjamin Day; First Lieutenant, Chas
f.Noyts; Second Lieutenant, Benz. p. Martin.
Company n Andover Light Infantry-Captain
horace Holt; First Lieutenant, Chas. Poor; Second
Lieutenant, Warren Clement
Company I, Putnam Guards, of Danvers-Cap-
ain, A A Putnam; First Lieutenant, Chas n.
Adams, Jr, Second Lieutenant, VIM J. Rhums
ComP eny X, Of Lawrence-Captain, Frank A.
hoifei First Lieutenant, VIM Preston; Second
Lieutenant, A. A. Davis.
TIE FIFrEENTH NAssAcHUsErTs
arrived Sbout5 O'Clock yesterday morning. From
the epEearance of the Massachusetts boys, 1t can
nov e doubted but that they will render excellent
SCI Sce in the present struggle They are all tall
muscular men, possessing the lightness Of limb
ana full Development Of natural powers which
denote the true specimen Of soldier. Their dress
"a nlar Frng t1nFf0
falcons, blue coats and hat, which IL % neat
thing as our ghtng men could have. The regi-
ment numbers ,O46 men, who are armed with
the SPriBneld muskets Of 1871. They bring with
thrm a fine band Of twenty two pieces, which
will remain with the corps while in service. The
leader "a Z p. Goddard, Of Boston.
Their departure from camp Scott, Worcester,
was the occasion of a touching farewell and oya.
ton from the natives Of that place, and a short
time previous they were the recipients Of a
splendid American flag from the ladies Of Boston,
as a tribute Of the high esteem in which they are
held b. that sex. IL Is no wonder, however, that
the ladies Of Massachusetts should have a particu-
lar regard for the members of the Fifteenth, for
badloOktng man can scarcely be found among
the whole regiment They are all hale young
men, and possess the physique and general ap-
pearance to caPtvate the hearts Of the beauties Of
Boston.
They bring with them a train Of lis horses 25
cOmmissiarat wagons, Ave ambulancss, and two
hospital wagons.
The names Of the principal oficers are-Colonel
George II. Ward Of " orces;er; Major, John w
Kimball, Of Fitchburg; Adjutart, J. Hicks, Of
Bostoni Quartermaster, Church Howe, formerly
Of Sixth Regiment, NJ v. M f; Surgeon, Dr. Jos
N. Bates, Of Worcester; Assistant Surgeon, DR.
3. F. Haven, IN; Chaplain, Rev VIM Scan
lin, Of Graftoni Quartermaster Sergeant, VIM X
steele, formerly Of the Third Battalion Rifles;
Sergeant Major, F. A. Walker; Commssary
Sergeant, VIM. G. Waters.
Co. A, Of Leominster, Capt. Redwood; Co B,
Of titeh6nrg, Capt Simondsi Co c, Of Clinton,
ley; Co. +, Of Oxford, Capt Watson; Co. F, Of
BrOokdeld, Capt Sloan; Co. g, Of Grafton, Capt
Forchard; Co n. Of n Orthbridge, Capt Philbrick;
Co ], Of w ebster, Capt. Joslyn; Co. X, Of Black
stone, Capt Gatchell.
hner and better equipped body Of men ha,
not yet been sent TO do battle In the cause Of the
Union.
Both Of the above regiments marched out est
Twentieth street TO the commons In the First
Ward, about half mile from the avenue, where
they will Fncamp. The 14th marched through
the heavy rain Of last mig BIT, and the 18th went
out early this morning.
The IwELFH PEsSsYLvANIA
arrived about O'Clock yesterday evening, and
like the other reserve regiments q that Safe, /.
uniformed and equipped, and with considerable
knowledge Of the drill. They came direct from
the camp at Harrisburg They number about $50
men, armed with the MIME musket, and are
accompanied by q drum corps The uniform 10
similar to the Fifth Pennsylvania, a. already
described In the Star.
NC rex iucuAl OUCeft are COlODel JO1n ii.
Tsggart, Lieutenant Colonel B. Bailey, Major
Badly, Adjutant Henry Lucas, Quarlermsster
Reid, Surgeon w. ID. Thorne, Assistant Surgeon
I. J. Clarke.
The company officers are Captains W isner,
Mattheson, Gusler, Wilke, Hord, Oliver, Devin,
Baldwin, and EYster
This Regiment 10 at the Assembly Rooms for
merly CoPP's) and expects to join Gen. McCall's
division to-day.
Three more Regiments are expected in to-day
MOVEMENTS OF TRooPs The Fifth Pennsyl-
vaniz regiment, Col Simmons, marched through
Georgetown Saturday, TO join Gen McCall's
column. They preceded BY a drum and nfe
corps and followed by long wagon train with
camp equipage, &c. The wagons were Of every
Known and unknown style, and the horses-wel
they were very good frames TO make horses on,
" prehaps." On Inquiry we learned that the rick
city wag ons and bony Rosinsntes were Z" contra
band, !" having been captured by the regiment In
Weste en- Virginia How they managed TO get
them this far Is mystery.
COMPANY A, Of the Campbell Artillery, penn
syIyania First) also passed through Georgetown
on Saturday, TO join Gen. Mccall They had 4
Zoe battery Of four guns, drawn by sou.e Of Uncle
sans No. 1 horses, contrasting very favOrably
with the "priLe" stock from Secessia.
Some heavy ordnance also passed through
Georgetown, drawn by OF teams, but Of its desti
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