The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-25
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THE TWENTY THIRD REoiNrSr PFNSsyLvAStA
NoLUNrBERs-Irs ARRIVAL IN THE Cry
The 23d Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
Colonel Glenn, has arrived in Philadelphia.
This regimen; was mustered into the service
Of the United States on the 2Oth Of April,
1861, having for Colonel Charles P. Dare, Lieu
tenant Colonel, David b. Birney, aud Major
George G. Spear. Ii was essentially the pioneer
regiment of Philadelphia, and the day folio wing
It's muster departed for Perryville, Maryland, aud
was eventually stationed along the line OF the
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore ALL
road, from Elkon to Bush river During
this period they were fully equipped, and
about the lst Of June were ordered 70 repDrt II
General Patterson, at Chamhcrsburg, Pa They
were here assigned to the LIST Brigade, commanded
by Iieutenant-C Colonel tSince MIOr-GGnerlD
Thomas, and took a prominent part in the dght
at Falling Waters on the ID of July. Alter par.
tcipatiHg in all the movements Of this clnplign
they returned home nc the expiration OF their
term of service July "a, 1861. No time was lost
in reorganiziDg, and on the 2,st of August, 1881,
the regiment, numbering fifteen hundred men,
under the lame Of "Birney's ZDulves, IeF; for
" Washington, being gccmmnndcd by Colonel d Wid
b. BrnCy, Lieuienant-C Colonel Charles Wilhelm,
and Majors George c. Spear and John Ely.
In the spring of 1862, Colonel Brnev, having
been promoted T. Brigadipr-ieneral, tour com.
panies Of the I, giment, togetherwith Major Spen,
were transferred 70 tue OkbJ II ktklItut lGUuoyl-
vauia Volunteers, and Thonts II Neill, a regular
officer was appointed Colonel OF the remaining
ten companies, and under his command actively
participated in the siege of Yorktown, battles Of
WillmmspOrt, Fair OlkR, the Seven Days fight
before Richmond. Chantilly, and Fredericksburg
(trst). Co onel Nei, having been promoted tO
Brgadier- General, was SUI" eSiCd by Lieutenant
Colonel Ely, and under his command IL was
engaged in the stOrmng of Mirye's Heights by
General Sedgwick, at the battle of Chanceors-
Vile. The regiment, under the command of
Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, participated in the
third crossing az Fredericksburg and battle OF
Gettys ysburg.andu under Colonel Ely-were engaged
the same fall at Rappahannock Station aud Niue
run, soon after which Colonel Ely, who, ON nc
count of an old wound received at Fair Oaks was
appointed to the Invalid Corps was sur-
ceeded by Lieutenant-C Colonel John F. Glenn,
with Lieutenant Colonel William J. Wallace, and
Major Henry J. Reese In January, 1864, the
regiment was transferred from Brandy Station,
Va, to JOhnsOn's Island, Ohio, where they
guarded the Rebel officers confined there fro
raid across the ice from their friends in Canada.
In MAY, they rejoined the army of Belle Plain,
Va, and participated In its movements from that
time At the battle of Cold Harbor alone, the
regiment lost nine officers and two hnnire men.
They formed part of the 9th ClrpS which
was despatched to the defense of Washington,
and assisted in driving the enemy from the front
OF FOrf Stevens. They have latterly been engaged
in the Shenandoah under General Sheridan.
Upon its arrival in the city the regiment pro-
ceeded TO the Cooper Shop Refreshmenf SlioOn,
from whence the procession takes place in the
following order -
Carriages containing Committee Of city CoInails.
Committee ot ATAngem sut-.
President and Secretary Board OF Direc.1rs.
c,,., ,,.., Henry Guards Iap5nn seIT, ,r,, am,
First pIyI,ion John Patterson, Marshal.-Delavaro
Engine Per. eyorance Hose Assistance Engine washing
second Division gorge slime, Marshal Western Hose
Western Engine, Moyamensing Hoe, Independence En-
| giue. shihler Hose "a.
to sOuth, South 20 Twentieth, up twentieth TO Caow
bill. down Csowhill TO sixteenth down SiNteenth 10
hsput DOWN Chrsnut to IN h. up fh to me- up Nlne
| 70 Ninth, down Hinm to Race, down Race to National
| Guards Han.
On the arrival of the regiment at the National
| Guards Hall, John Price WetheHll will receive
| them on behalf OF the city authorities, aud
! George S. Willets, ESD, in behalf OF the Fire
| Department
The companies intending to parade in tho
escort Of the reglm ent will please be promptly in
| The Committee of Arrangements are requested
to meet at the Chiefs office at IL O'Clock.
PREss CLuB OF PmILADELPHIA.-The mem
| bers of the Press Club of Philadelphia held
meeting yesterday afternoon in the Supreme
| Court room, and permanently organized by
| eecting the following-named officers -
| President Thomas Coleman
Vice ITesdents-J. X Young aud &C Wilson.
Recording Secretary William H. ElsherJr
| Corresponding Seoretary-D B. Williamson.
|
Board Of prsetSrsIIo4g = Graf e. C. yalaeS s, james E
| ThOrp, George G. Bower, Jr " +. C0rbh
The Club, having thus organized, adjourned
! over until the 7th of September.
| FALSE PRETENsE CASE AND ARREsr-A man
| giving the name of Charles MOnier, and repre-
senting himself from Camden, was arrested at
Eighth and Race streets, yesterday, for attempt
! Ing to swindle Mr.. T.. j. Lester, carpet dealer,
| out of some CARPET to the amount of Sll2, and
| for which he gave bogus check on the western
| Bank. The house In which the arrest was IN lde
| had no furniture in II, and the carpet was found
| in the third story.
DEATH IN THE TWENTY THIRD PENNsYLvANIA
YoLuNrEERs.-Ths morning, while the train
| from Baltimore, containing the members of the
! 23d Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, was
| approaching this city, one of the members, who
| was seated on the top of one Of the cars, was
! instantly killed by his head coming in contact
/ with the Columbia bridge. We have not been
able to ascertain the name Of the unfortunate
man.
DEATH AT A STATION HOUsE.-A man, sup
posed to be named T o. Post, of New York, from
papers found upon his person was brought 10 the
i Station House, in Cherry street, near Fiith last
| evening at O'Clock, and died anl hour after
wards. It is thought that he was in an intoXi-
Gated condition ut the time.
! RonBEBY.-A Mr.. Daniel Dickle, Of Lebanon
! county, was robbed at the PennSylYana druleIs
Inn, Market street. on Tuesday. Of $500. Mr.
| JicBle was put in room with another lodger
| whom It is alleged the bartender said he know
| In the morning the money was gone, The bar
tender was held to bail by Alderman Welding.
SwINDLNG.--A woman has been arrested il
Washington on the charge Of swindling Mrs
| KRISTEN, OF this city, out of $3.50. This money
il appears, was loaned TO her, for which she lef
| as security box said to contain Sl7OO worth o.
| iewelry. The box, on being opened, was founC
| 20 contain salt and sand.
| CANDIDATEs.-The delegate elections on Tues
day night, of the National Union party, resulte,
| In favor Of the following Congressional candi
| dates First District, John M. Butleri Second
| Charles O'Neill; Third, Leonard Meyers Fourth
| William D. Kelley.
4 DROWNING CAsEs.--Adam Yeager, aged clever
years, residing at No. 40 Coates street, wa
drowned last evening at Green street wharf.
Catharne Brown, aged sixteen years, wa
drowned last evening Ia the Sehdylkill, at Fair
mount, while bathing.
EXPECTED ARRIvAL.-The l06th Regimen
PENNSYLVANIA Volunteers is expected TO arrive il
this city next Monday mOrninG'