The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-02


rECIAL DESPATCH TO IBE HERALD.
AIExASDRIA June 80, 1890
The Irish brigade will leave yo's New York city
tomorrow Saturday morning
RoREBT NUGENT,
Brovet Brgadief General Commanding,
EIGHTH VERMONT VOLUNTEERS.
This regimen, arrived at the Soldiers Depot Fri
day evening, and left for home yesterday afternoon
The Eighth mustered into service al Bra tleboro,
VT for three years from June L. 1861 II mustered
near Washington June 2s, 1865, and is be dis
charged and paid of Burlington Until The summer
of 1864 the regiment served IN the Gulf Department It
in all the leading battles of that locality When the
Nineteenth corps which the regiment formed part
until the spring Of 1865 came TO Washington in July Of
that year, the regiment with it, IL pcxt be-
portion Of the Army Of the Shenandoah passing THROUGH
the Valley campaign Of 1864 With much honor. The
term Il now numbers five hundred and eighty
men. Nearly one Thousand recruits have b en sent
to i during the past two years A. the battle OF
Der, and three-qrarters OF its officers IN killed
ard wounded. At Winchester charged with The Twelfth
Connecticut Volunteers under the command OF Colonel
= Thomas, its commander wlro has since been promo
ted to brigader gcneplshp, taking wood which had
been gained and ios before in the day.
The following officers in command -Lenenant
Colonel, A B. Franklin; Major II. NJ Pollard Adlcant.
Henry Carpenter Surgeon, H. II. Gilet; Assistant Sur
geon Oliver f. Ross Captains, Mcfarland Dunn, Har-
kins Hutchinson, Shattuck, Warren, end Lieutenants
Livingston Hodgkns, Bruce and Porter.
THE TENTH NEW YORK REGIMENT (zoUAvEs).
This command was organized as n battalion OF six COM
panies under command of Colonel j. b. Baker They
have served in the Second division, Second corps,
commanded by Brigader General smythe killed at
the battle OF Sailors Greek The regiment has been in
service for four years, and engaged in all the battles
from Gaines Mills up to the surrender OF Lees army
II now comes home having been consolidated with the
Eighth heavy artillery, four hundred and sixty men in
all In the principal battles, viz, Wilderness, spousyl
vania and Coal Haibor Deep Bottom and Boyton Plank
Road, tho regiment distinguished ITSELF losing
and officers II also garrsoned during the early months
occupied Fort He'll. Doing picket duty the extreme
right Appomattox river Fort Mclvery) IL lost many
men, being very much exposed The regiment arrived
here last evening and proceeded the State Soldiers
Depot where fine dinner had been prepared for them
Robertson's band, provided by Colonel Coyer headed
the regiment II passed through streets to the
depot
TIRE EIGHTH NEW YORK ARTILLERY.
One hundred and seventy -four of this regiment
arrived yesterday, under command Of Captain Martin
After few hours stay at the Soldiers Depot they left
for Harts Island
THE RTY-sEvENTH AND FORTY EIGHTH NEW
Sixty fonr belonging to the above two regiments
in charge of Lieutenant W. Guernsey arrived yester
day morning
THE EIGHTY SECOND, FORTY SECOND FIFTY
NINTH NEW YORK.
These three regiments the remnants of which
consolidated and known the Fifty ninth New
York. will in the city to-day. Arrangements have
been made to give them cordial reception.
THg sEvENrY-THIRD NEW YORK.
This gallant regiment which has been attached TO the
famous Excelsior Brigade arrived In the city last
ing There three hundred and thirty men left out Of
the full complement which took their departure for the
of three Nobly has their duty been
DONE and future history win do them full justice
organization Of the late The Seventy third in
command OF Colonel Brewster.
THE FIFTH VERMONT AND NINETEENTH MAssACHU-
These two rcgiments-the former four hundred and
sixty strong, and the latter four hundred and
twenty-arrved the Battery Barracks last evening
They will leave for home at early hour this morning
THE THIRD NEW YORK ARTILLERY.
Batteries and Of the Third New York light artillery
passed through here Friday This regiment has
service under Generals Foster Hunter Peck Sherman
and Scho6cd In their several departments. The follow
ing officers accompanied these batteries Colonel G. II.
stewart, Major Riggs, Captain W. NJ Timby, Captain w
+. Werner, Adjutant j. f. Stork Quartermaster O. ID.
Ball Second Leutsnants ". f. Goodrich and NJ Webster
WRIST NEW JERSEY ARTnLERy.
ON Monday evening a grand reception of Battery A,
First New Jersey artillery, will take place at Hoboken,
j. The time and place of meeting is Otto Cottage, a,
seven O'Clock P. N. The reception is rendered TO the
battery by the citizens OF Hoboken and all the surviving
members with Captain Hexammer, will be present in
uniform TO take final adeu OF each other after four
years OF hard service together The Fire Department OF
Hoboken and vicinity with the Turner societies, has
been invited and will attend This battery raised by
Captain Hexammer In 1851, and vas of the first in
dependent batteries TO enter the service II fired the first
artillery shot Of the Sixth army corps West Point
York river; was with the Army Of the Potomsc
through all its actions and rcdthe last artillery shot at
Petersburg consuming in nearly four years over seven
thousand rounds Of ammunition.
THE RECEPTION FUND.
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