New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-30
LOCAL MILITARY rTATTEEs.
EXCELSIOR BRIGADE.

Fsg,to Ctnsr' Il Aes- York
Yoa Ar, DESTROYS Of bringing this dyil war, vhieh
nov Unhappy rage portion Of our beloved county to
peedy ooss ~ causing tho National st'sn 70 float over
-vcry part o'tLsse United ssts 1b' esa be done only BY
tho eat oynoAl Of military foioe ,tie'oui n scion s'a
o,er~b,lmias IA NUMBER Let &C. thefoofs add 10 ul'
al mean. In our 20 sr sud ling Tho to a
cioe a. The states q vfsna AID North Caoiiaa lea De
FORE tie I'D Of the Ie'et year 1h"s are ~ are s'ed
thouand 4 toussnts OF Uronoyias oiir'l' Ia
tLe.e Two ssf., dss1a, Of Ills event you ares not
80 OF them hav. as.;ed his truth by suffering aud P'a
ous A. he snnss Of Haryfdon Let ss or
st. pe,h oouus 10 rsisAe thee patriots fom
e oliou. prison, Ia which they now eouhnsd because
they will not sir.su 10 Gas Which they s'hcf
The President Of the Uriied States the GsnsrLinCsef
All Gen McCeDso viii aid the accomplishment Of tbs OBJ
jeo. 10 tie uo. 81 their poror AID aesepee, POI
souAly and officially.
We mako tits APPEAL 10 yon especially IN lthaf Of
the F4csor Bsste Th, Brigade hsbt, under tho nspr'
ag motto Of our nobs and psiioc State aud sloroo'y hs'
It u.lssd that motto !. wa raised li,ilo more than
year ago by Daniel Slek our flowctEen who earned
by he seveo and no desperate fighting during thu ssr
his tito Of Brgad.r-OensrtL
The ave regiments composing this brigade Numbered up
ward Of 100 men For nearly air months tlsJ were 'a
tened tho Lever Potomac guarding tho shores OF Mary
land On tho ID Of AIri. 1904, Gen. seklss Win ~"
picked nom the bhsAe, crossed tho liver ana naenou
10 Stafford CouHouss took posse'sion, defeating So
perof force Of the enemy A. Yorktown hard service In me
and picket duty fell to tho lot OF thi' brigade
II composed tho advanced guard from Yorktown to Before
Richmond" At tho bslllo Of Williamsburg covered ise
with ,lory lor, . nen Il participated Ia numerous sAi-
mi.hes from Williamsburg to Bottoms Bridge
On the 1t Of JuDe ii the h tile Of Fair Oaks this Brigade
recovered the ground lost by COUGHS and Cassys Divon,
dees the Rebels al every point and retained It, Po'ion
until tho battle Of Williamsburg Road At th's battle Ito
r gade drove the enemy bach from his original petition until
ordered BY Mcclellan to fall back TO eayaEes Station In
changing tho base Of the army 10 HHdson's Landing this
Brigade occupied the post Of honor ard danger covering The
ret Of the army i oil the seven days battles Asr
the evacuation Of 4rsons Landing ordered 10 Join
Gen Pope oorps and fought with fearful loss, Ia the battles
Of End Bull Ron, blsrsms, Junction and Brsow'. Station
Tho total loss Of this Brigade during tho period OF active
,,rvce IN Killed wounded, missing aud dsebod Ia upward
Of O0J uen Tho veterans who survive sre now stationed
for the defsn,e Of Wellington waiting uHtl their hn"ed
ranks are filed With reau before ain takes The
ted Tor aEsresiive action.
portion OF tho recruits required have volurteefed and
are nou at the Of additional Numbers Aro required
his pp.a made to the orens Of Now-fors to rae
recruit, and obtain contributions 10 money Ia aid Of tho
Brigade
All subscriptions and eontrb i'lons TO be paid only TO
" Stout e the Treasurer OF the ufd or 10 81, order OF
OIL bis receipt and tho Executive COMMITTEES TO pay cut ard
nee 10 tho OF the funds collected are 30 Hon
Edward agt Pesdsst Of the Bank Of tho Comm onwesh
81 Judge Holman. OF Mayor Hrpet and sI'Msyor TIC
mann The recruiting station. under command OF Col Chss
X Graham Of tho 3lh EIcel.or Brigade. 10 In the City Hall
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