Smyrna times., 1862-04-10
M SCELLAN NEOUS,
Third Delaware REGIMENT.

There seems to be considerable dissatisfac.
tion at " Camp Fisher " in regard to the selec.
iion Of officers fer the Third Delaware RsgI.
ment. The officers of the companies think that
men should not be placed over them in 90 ile-
giimate manner, aud think very properly that
.as The regiment is Delaware Regiment, com-
posed mostly of DeIawareans, that the positions
eught to be filled by those among our own cIti.
gems in preference to those from other S,stss.
who know no more about military tactics, and
the duties devolVing upon the eommandants of
o regiment than they do. There may or may
not be just cause Of complaini--we do not know.
a writer on the other side gives the following
account of the getting up Of The regiment and
its officers:
There is nc just grounds for asserting that
that regiment is officered by Pennsy lvanians.
Col. William, D. Redden is native Of Sussex
county. Lieut.. Gel. Samuel H. JeAkins and his
ANCESTORS before him for several generations,
were b0rn aRd raised at Camden, Del. Major
Arther Magihnis formerly resided in Pennsyl.
vania, but IN October last he came to the State
of Della ware and declared his intention to max
it his permanent residence; he has been duly
assessed, and has acquired the right Of fran
ehise; he is Oelawarean both in law and fact.
Captain Samuel Simpson is native of Camden
also. Captain James Twigg. LieuIsnaIs Al
dred, Clifton and Eccleston are natives of Mil
ford, aud how many more there are " to the
manor bora" am not cognizant.
IL may not be amiss to state by whom the
Third Delaware Regiment was originated.
You are aware, sir, that the Government cal.
led upon Delaware for but one regiment. The
Second Regiment was not called for, but at the
instance OF Mr.. Fisher was accepted by the
War Department. Now for the Third. Gen.
lockwood, wishing to add another regiment to
his brigade, desirous that it should be-
raised in Delaware. Col. Samuel II. Jeakins
was commissioned to recruit it thirty days
was given him by the War Department TO ha We
his ranks full. Al the expiration of that time
he had enlisted scarce corporal's guard. Gen
Lockwood then desired Mr.. Fisher to under.
take the raising OF the Regiment, and to be its
commander. MIR. +. declined on the ground
that il would require his constant attention, a nd
ihps take hIm from his post in the House OF
Representatives.. where Delaware, in his ab.
sence, woulI be eunrepsesented. But Mr.. FISH
sr, knowing Col. Wan o. Redden's tastes for
military matters. and believing he would be
able with the ASSISTANCE OF Col. Jenkins and
Mr. MaginnIs to raise the regiment, he waited
ca Col. Jenkins and solicited him to give uE
his claim to the chief command in favor of Mr.
Redden, who, it was believed could, by hit
popularity and influence, add men enough tC
complete the regiment. Col. Jenkins had au
thorlty TO raise the regiment as an Independent
one trom the War Department; and whcI
raised be would have been the Colonel had he
not resigned his claim to COL Redden. Tbi.
be agreed 10 DO with the understs uding lha
bis 'riand M,cinnis, whom he had selected 81
bis Major, or Lieut.. Colonel sh"uld be retained
az Majur, aad himself is Lieut.. Colonel This
AZ told. Mr. Fisher communicated to Gen
Lockwood, who approved Of the officers named
10 Litter which Is now on file in The War De
partment.