The New York herald., 1862-02-15
THE REoIMENTAl COMMANDERS.
Sketches or the Colon eIs, Licutenast
Coicnels, Mnjors and Other Officers %
the Military Forces an the ExPedt~
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rwENTY.rIFTa MASSACHUSETTS voLUETTEEs
Colonel Uptoa, the commander Of this regiment h4s
been connected with the military OF his native State g
thirty years. AID lately held hs position OF Cooue
the Ninth resinsst. He Is soous forty six years Of xs
was at one tiras nemosr Of the Massachusetts, IegsE
turs and has been . resident OF Ftchbarg, where :,
held several ;iy positions, 21d ynoet proninee'
and highly respectable czsl. At the breaking out Of s
war he resyned position E the Bstcn Custom Hcuse l.
rAise the regiment which he low commands. -
Lieut. Col sprague is about thirty four years Of are
and has bean for somA ifss st merchsn. in the city
OF Worcester He was ocusectsd with he sntary sou,
seventeen years. holding rank SUCCESSFULLY from. fs
neutcnars brigade inspector under General Leonard
who Ia SOW Colonel OF .hs Thr,eepsh Massachusetts
volunecs when she President issued hts prociHrsA,se
the sth Of April last hs elected Captain Of tbs
Worcester City Guard sad with his command, served
the three mo.hs campaign during the greater portt
Of wh;ch he sarrisonsd Fort McFIenry.
Major Mccanerty is lawyer by profession and airs
the thrsc oaths campsg ga He had been prs
vousy connected with tho military and is ohcbsn,
odc. t-el
lajutant Harknsse a native and resident Of worcse
county Mass from which tbs regiment prirs
psly organized He connected with the military
sad served in the months cAmpsign leutensu
resigned to Join The volunteers Previous TO the ID
yas connected with OF tse prominent busnse
houses Of Worcester. aU
OF the line officers, Captsios Pickett Mouton, ONes
and wageey and several Of tho Aeutsnants, were saC
members of Lieutenapt Colonel sprage's company
other companies OF the battalion in the three
months campaign. sstHfl
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Colonel John Kurtz 10 nnye Of Boston, and nss bsep
connected with the militia on Massachusetts fcr twenty
nvs years every capacity, from private TO MAJOR.
when The broke Gus no rsiscd company which ws
attached the Thrtsenth regiment Of Volunteers and
.his s,soned at Frederick Junction Nd arrested
Of the Maryland rebel Legislators soon zfer Governor
Andrew recalled him and appointed him the colonecy
Of the Twenty third Volunteers
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Merritt ia from SALEM, hass
,pa pr.vious 70 The var held position on sbe s4an Of
General Andrew
MAJOR Andrew EfweIi is from Gloucester, Mass an<
se,ved in the three months campaign ss Lieutsnans
Colonel OF the Eighth Massachusetts regiment lie hae
boen previously MAJOR OF the same reg rent
rwxNTy-Fourra MASSACHUSETTS voLusrsRRs.
The commander OF this splendid regiment is Thomas
q stevenson. Of Hon J. Thomas Stevenson. OF Bos
ton he IL young bat admiralty suited TO his position
having the Of commanding tho respec, and
love Of his men, together with implicit and willing
obedience to his orders Those Who know the oxcsi
ence and precision OF discipline the New Eng and Guard
arrived a. under his thorough training need have no
fears that his regimen, will equal not surpass any
OF tho volunteer regiments in the nsd.
The yssr aooth'r sou Of Mr. Stevenson. They ere