, 1862-01-15

ITS C01IllIANDER--THE LAND AMI
NAVAL FORCES,
List Of Regiments and
Transports.
THE ARMAMENT OF THE FLEET.
From our Special Reportce,1

~ IA +n& ~
.ncn. WAS 'ofelols drawn TO the plan OF harrass-
ing Inc enemy at Ills numerous vulnerable !
points On his vast seaboard. The result was
tbe nrt1mrat;on and aensrtn,e of tb. f.-aot !
da,.:~ 49, oep1' 4"e W 1uo ote1s
iseue which followed. At the time Of the ia- |
ccption Of tho latter, Gen. Burnside VIA in.
+,..etos .r7+1 +ha ,,,.a7;.z,;,...- -..--..t.~~-e
ue.eo "11n LII P1enoa1Dals pre9afat1ons OIL |
another, to possess some peculiar and signi6- |
in 1;,sa m,,ner t,,e no;n,e ~ ,t,.o1r 7,e;,,,r
matter LEFT open for further deliberation. The
preparations at first went on slowly, the ze-
sa,,rces of +4,c Gorernnnent bcfnor cr,,1oros
~ ft+;7a 49, 49, ~ - 80 10y 49,,
II nIuns out 1ne for1 hosal neets out since
that smiled, the arrangements for the Burnside
Expedition have gone on with much yieor,
until now thew rival. in manv resnccts 1 the
proportions OF any neet that has yet sailed for
the enemy's coast. Having detailed special
renorter tn accomnanV 4],c Eyned;tion ,vo ,ra
enah1od " 1ov hafnra onr M ,,aadsrs :, saao;.at
e 1uaoa ~ 4aJ oe'ole oui 'e'iuess socelues
thus far.
F;rsf1r- finn ve hec;n with TIM .,sreo,,,z ,e
49, T;,.:.s. 49,, - G1~.-1s'Ns ~
'oS Ia '1sioA tlo pi4Saoe oolluauocr7:
GEN. AMBROSE Z. BURNSIDE,
is q man about 81 wears Of age. of fine and
pleasing exterior, being accorded. we hcjiern.
1he disf1nction Of being the finest LOOKING nf
tlccr in tho army He Is of rnoi atafnr.,
about five feet eleven, erect aud vigorous ii
| his movements. HIs aidrcss is nleasi1~ and
always acutlcmanly, as mucI, SO to the rom
| monest orderly as 10 his EQUALS or suneriors
He was born in Union ennnfv Indiana in
1921, and has passed the greater 1portion Of his
| life amid fhe stirrincr ece1es of the Wezt n
1S43 he entered Wcst Pofnt onS aradnatcd n
1S47. with tie rank of second 15enfenant IN
/ fhe second ARTILLERY. nc immediote1y inined
| his rerimcnt in Mcriro- hnt oTyinT tn
tie near cessation Of hosti7ties he
| saV M very severe scryico H. 1rns srh.
| senuentlv transferred to the Third A..
| ti1ie,y. and in 1s51 was promoted to First
| Iicufenant Int in 1s59 1etired fro1, tbe SER
1ice to The Hnlks of iii 1fe H. was ss,hse.
nncntIy ennnrd IN an innnnrt,nt ,ns;t;nn ~,
| removed to Providence r /. where hr en-.
| pagcd in thc monHfarturc of firearms Int
| afterwards re1noyed 10 New Yord. and NJ, thn
breaking out Of the war raised and command-
rendered s:,ch efic;cnt serrice ' Gnrn@ @ntSa The
three months' ca,nnairn. and f,urht with
+ bnnor at Rn11 Run GSn burnside is +hnr.
| ouehlg imbued with 3 sense Of the nnripht-
| eonsncss and ennrmitv If the crime ~ the
rc1.cls md 1,as No cnnsc;cnt;nns scrr1,1ns ahnnt
crinniinp the enemy IN cTerV NV n FWhint h.
| can Be- reached. His rolicy viii not be- a milk
audwater onc and IIis frs! acf vii be Some
| thing more than t4orl1mdtiosa.
bI1gadlef General John T. Foster, command
o33, staIRar 5opo,t;one haoH4 "
ed beard, with that military saug }y0ld which
distinguishes the regular army officer. He
Mas pqin II =, SeW 1.e Hanpsnlrc, g graaaatea at at
Rrerct Socon1 I;ontenont n 81 Fno;neerS so ~ f.
won distinction at Contrcras aud CRurubusco,
and was promoted to First Lieutenant At the
/ OF MOuQD 0El rev he WaS SGTEFGlF
and in 1Sf;6 nTomnte1 IN the mi ranl- ~ Esn''
tain. He will be remembered as one Of tie
heroes Of Fort Sumter, and in October, lS61,
"1s 1ad;or iaadS enEarnG Icssn Reno eor,na
ing tue SECOND bE3g1des Is - years OF age,
graduated Ut " est Point IN l84b, IN the came
, standing inst in lis class. h vas soon nladt
Maxico commanding s % battery 3ln and TAX takins ~
GHy of Mexico: Hs vss highiy npliments;
Beaer ener for te
t Of this Division He " was ST bora IN VirgiRE
: but has resided since infancy IN Pennsyl7ania
BrtTad1Sf %t 4e5 Ras ON T. a,a rEhe, COMMAND r1
) ih9 tEe nlrd Bf7gaqe, Is na11Ee OF Fen1syl
1858, and has since been engaged in the topo
3apMesu Eaptaie engineer ser'1ee' "a'n lne fanN
"
. a,:. 1nk hAso foHcss' .,..
), o"ee ue ~'tu " oe.opei 1as'' tes,ul'nes
/ loopo INV oeeu .i4l!as ~ AA11poun' ~ guy
4 neo saupe ~ ne@uet4ou, 'ao a"sleAns Ill
ueP'a'n' VI en' eApea's,on' ~ aha7maen a u
tne uooPs "e.s unons tnc uoe' iecenI
o 80 ~ ,oA.n1' ,Ds ps'1oo - an
s 80 49, 4.tpNu A
IL - Ni1t' t1AA Vs. 4p'A1e 'a'' n"'
o 49, - ~*suup neie, W 'u a'eia ~ uass aa
Il 49, "ppAa ~ 1'Ae gnseeo. -, LILLY - ns ~
4 mainly IF t1,c ,ce. c1,ss ~ Nn7- Eno,and r,ar
n and tlc;r condncr has hecn verv 1Hcr;tor5on.
IS GEsERA1 BrRSsDE, Cpz4nsonding Dsristo'
era1, Capt: Herman Briggs, Division Qnarteema
Is II: Gapt: =. n Good7sns DfSlsion ConmssaI
OF suhs1stcncet capt Ni1lam Cutting. AsslEtaE
ae Commi=sary Ct suhSistencs; Lieut. M ?: +. FIagle
0rdne1ee officer; Major y; L Church; Actin
Division su1geon: Lieuts. D. c, Peu and Gsors
~ General Fosters Stab-capt: $. Hoffman. Asst
Of Qaartvrmnstcr: Capt: F. Potter, Bfigade Con
le Lieats- E. y, Strong, g. Y. Pend1eton- and J.
4, Anderson, Volunteer Aids.
u Gaoa! Reao'x stac-Capt; E. n Neil. Ass1sta1
ii Ad1t General Lieuts. b f. Reno aud j. a. bio
Of eers7al Ra,xy' Ste6 6-=capt. G. T. Gardner, 4
u Camp; Lieut.. Phil H. Lydig, Volunteer Aided
|
II is nroner to state tha+ +ho stoffs If Gcn
ID ~, -.1..s,,N-.NN.-. -
in heno ana farEe aIe only partially ofgon1zc
~ The lateness of the lour at which they arrive
,,-..1,,a.a .,,s ,,a.-,,,,,;tw ~ +ho;n a1aa,,,
:, p1ccluded the possibility OF ther appoln
men7s ana connfmauon previous 70 4ea'tn
Inc gentlemen namedaoo however, tnouE
IS only acting appointments, will probably
N connfncd, as they deserve TO De, i0r naFu
re 1abored to the utmost extent Of their ahlliti
,,a-e,.. a.. ,...;,o - ..,.,. =,
J. A. ~-4~ Ae'N@'3 - 'As~N' -
n | pect1fe prlgades.
= -1sa fo,oo, +a,-o,, f,o,,, a,~,o,o1;. ,o,.;r4
ei a., ro,1a..;r,,. xa1x;,,,oatr.
he | Inc 1o17o"lng fessl1ncnts'
e1st Ma.sachnee,te yo,nnteers n, anenst
Morse
a5th Masescfusetts volunteers Col Thos.
nd Stevenson.
ne 18Th I'm Massachusetts Volnnteers' Col Ed"
las xrh Massachusetts Volunteers. Col Henry
no Leg -
m. land '>S4S1N ''A'''A'e'' WI ~" A'u a.
~ 10Th Connecticut Volunteers, Col char1es
~ iii Connecticut Volunteers, Col. TIL, c, Elm
b9ry n,--
III" sd New YorS YoIuateerS. Col. Lioaen lie
oo neu1L
me hauf. A" 'oA1NAt'SNS' ~"''''A4N - A''
he 4lh Rhode Island Volunteers Col Samuel E.
in. nan. y.
Il, 9hNew jersey Volunteers, Col. joseph n. All