The New York herald., 1863-05-26
AUnion Invasion OF Ireiana.

[From the London Army and Navy Gazette, Nay 81
90 .emy Q. @ inc n zass nnve a. n
commanded by General McCiellaniet have him by all
means at its headtrusted itself TO the Atlantic or
crowded into rock girt bay TO effect landing
Shores II sad enogh 10 cast ones eyes the
lss long abd many, which OIL the Northern newspapers
poor victims who have perished in front Of Confederate
cannon and bayonet, in seeking 70 impose On the people
Nave sey paid tAeir foosSro II e land Lei that sac
rhce be enough and let evil advisers at homo and abroad
be content with the outpcurng Of blood which has swept
away nigh every trace OF liberty and freedom In thc West
world left little there for which rcemen care
live The losses incurred In h war srepss 70 conceved
large proportion considered relatively 10 the amount OF
the population has been borne by the Irish Immigrants
old and new Let US takc example the faCfS con-
nec.ed With one STATE Michigan s largely peoped BY
tants According 70 the ratio established there were be-
tween the ages d eighteen and forty Ave. s5 persons
In the whole stste liable draft Up July, 1852, Michi
gan sent to the Geld "a 2s1 men. including recruits be-
tween July and December she founded three regiments Of
men, 10 December she organized thres regiments
airy two OF infantry. ri rifles two batteries or 400
total OF zs $50 o. nearly one half Of the whole male popu
laon liable TO sevvfce This total does not include the men
who enlisted ~ the regular United states service within
tho State or Michigan and certainly speaks we'll for the
courage Of the people and their atiacent 10 the
raj Let how of these regiments
Jared, The First Michigan consiated Of PIT officers and
In the second action Bull the colonel adu
tant four captains two teutenaus and twenty rank
and Ole were killed. and more than half the regiment
were wounded In last December IL bad lost by death,
from dsease wounds 1856 men, no less than fourteen
officers bad resigned. The Second Michigan regiment,
It's colonel died Of his wounds. The Third regiment was
reduced Ia the monh-in four months-from 040
70 66o strong The Fourth regiment lost It's colonel and
4OS officers and mon In the Same period. Tho Fifth,
which 083 strong lost It's colonel and 426 who
perished BY sickness OF the enemys fire. including how
ever 10! discharged for disability twenty three deser-
ters, l84 "dropped from the ros and thirteen officers
"resgned" AZ Fair Oaks, ou. q sCo engaged, i lost
thirty killed 110 wounded and five missing The Sixth
reduced the New Orleans campalQu from
OF died Of wounds but l3s died Of disease and 1Sl
discharged The Seventh regiment described Is muc
reduced in numbers and at Antetem ZONE half Of the
whole force engaged was disabled" The Eighth regi
ment suffered loss OF 260 discharged (of whom 1C0
listed In the reouars) hty five died OF sickness eighty
and twcnty-0ne officers resigned. The Ninth regiment
reduced from 9S6 to $50 The Tenth regiment only
suffered loss OF about 200 not being In any genera
action. The Eleventh regiment "suered severely from
sickness In Kentucky ll8 died and 127 were discharged
thirtytwo deserted, ten officers resigned altogether III
loss S5l. The Twelfth regiment has had killed
died Of disease l08 discharged 116, deserted thirty
I've, prisoners 106 officers resigned thirteen cash
The Fourteenth regiment lost 1O3.- The Fifteenth
regiment reduced from 887 10 392 between
March and October, 1862 The Sixteenth regiment los
260. The Seventeenth regiment lost 217 The remaining
regiments Of infantry more recently raised did not suffer
seriously they ~ the date Of the report
exposed to casualties The First cavalry, however, lost
less than 401 out OF 20 the Second cavalry lost 226
the Third 1922 the Fourth had not been engaged thu
Fifth and Sixth Merrls Horse have been equally
fortunate or the artillery the Second battery reported
having lost four of its guns and sixty officers and
at Pittsburg; the Sixth battery lost all Its guns at Rich
mond, Kentucky. The records OF the remaining sever
batteries do not exhibit much, n any, SERVICE Such s
in brief, the military history Of the regiments Of
State serving In their country, and erosed TO n
&c IN 20 o & os ss
which might occur 10 the expedition in transtu. W.
present Tor tho reflection Of wise and foolish alike