The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-30
Return Home OF the sixth nassaehu'
setss Reg iment from Their second Term
OF Service. -
The old sixth Massachusetts, regiment landed from the
steamer b. r. spauldng this morning. Their trip from
Fortress Monroe was . pleasant one.
This the second return OF the regiment after honors
bly, and bravely serving M two terms Of volunteer enlist
ment.
me men looked hardy and In splendid lighting cond'
ton
Il said large proportion Of tho regiment will reen
hist for the
There was general suspension OF business IN I0wen
this afternoon 70 receive the Massachusetts, SIXTH which
reached there at two p. ~ The regiment will DO
tered out Wednesday.
Departure or tho Old Sixth from Suffolk
our SUFFOLK CORRESPONDENTS.

survo,x va. Nav %. 1863
Ralra Home Of the siztA Massachusetts, v0um.svs-1ne~
Pr,ra. or a. en- re-
rae " - ''aN' 1e -,
me term o. service OF the SKID MASS chuses res'
sscous Tina returned 10 their homes from ,ns asd,
The SIXTH which has just left upon the cars direct Tor
famous sixth Msssachuss,is' which RESPONDED. il win
=.
DO remembered, with 50 much patriotic aacrsy to
-h,.n M. With ne ,,eu,o..n,. bloody recer
ton while passing through Baltimore on hs way
protect the capital Of tho nation In what then
thought " be moment OF great peril At that time tho
regiment served period Of three months under the
call and having been duly discharged, year ELAPSED
previous its again taking the field for nne mouths
which did under the organizatlon and from which
service the regiment honoraby It's way 10 the
old Bay State Daring the term Of service that has us
Foansbee an able soldier and very popuIar olcer nos
Unly with his gallant boys, but with the seventh
army corps generally. y .91
The command returns 70 lowell eight hundred and ty
strong, under the following named 0nieers- '.f
4 Colonet-- Follansbee.
Najor-- Stott. n
Sweeo~-- Durham. .iltI
\ Sso,sd IssixSnt Ssrsvn-Dr. P,ukhsna sT20'
. Quarerznaster- Charles Ceburn.
Adjuaa,s- Thomas .. Allen.
Cosspassy A-Captain Hail. Lieutenant Sncll Lieutenant
Clark. YSrr 81 vs ats1l q .taff. H. sF-i4f
Company B-CAptan Shattuck, Lieutenant Blood, Lou
tenant Bacon ID eHre ,es.t sr.felIr n ~
Company C-Captain Jeps0n, Lieutenant Hadey, Lieu
1epant Marshal.' y ~ ' t|t p 90 ~
Company D-(Senior company on the right)-Captain
Hart Lieutenant Pinney Lieutenant Murray
Con,pdWv E-Captan Handley, Lieutenant Rand, Lieu
tenant Knights. : IN PIT 'r'rr-fry Ce s t'teff.
Co,npauv k-Captaju SAWYER, Lieutenant Damon, LEU
| tens mt Ellison M't H
| Compnnr 6-Saptain Cadv Iieutenapt Bickford Lieu
tenant Puisi6er F'T7
(,mrauu H-Captain Person Lieutenant Poor Lieuten-
ant Pnder
Com1anv E-Capta,n Hamilton Lieutenant Elmwood
Ijeutenant TYLER M Il y
Company k-Captain Partlett Lieutenant Wood Lieu
tenant Morgan
- t;pStRAL BurixE MEMBER on rHR SIXTH
la believed that large numbers OF the REGIMENT will
re-enter the service after brief mani OF home
friends and felicites Among the inte esing remins.
cenccs OF the sixth which had local habi-
tation and an bopored namo IN tho Pilgrim State before
the war broke out none viii aiken moro pleasant
membranes than tho fact that MAJOR General But !cr
was in his early life . private in this regi.
Inent and that he rose through the successive
rradations OF promotions 20 be its colonel having held
every intermediate ONCE Early In lSl7 General Butler
ioed the Sixth rs private IN Ccmpauv A. and was O.
marx BILE at that time for his assduous devotion 10 his
dess M he earneet desire IN htmsaf ~,
the routine of the common soldier and his speedy and
numerous promotions dcmonstrsts that he was no tna2t
or strapenq scholar In the era OF Know
NothingIsm General (then Colone Butter was ORD OF ed
70 dsbsnd an Irish company = his regiment by overnor
Garduer then by virtue OF bis al once Com