The New York herald., 1865-07-18
OUR RETURNING VETERANS.
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II III Il IRIS III L T. ION
THEIR EXPECTED ARRIVAL.
Interesting History Of the Or.
ganizatiOn.
PREPARATIONS FOR THEIR RECEPTION.
Arrival and Departure Of Massachusetts, Mainc
and New York Troops,
&C., &C., 90.
coRcoRAN's IRISH LEGION.

CORcoRAN's IRISH LEGION.
The irish Legion expected to arrive in New York
to-day, having completed its three years term of
vice. originally consisted Of Six New York regiments,
commanded respectively by Colonel Matthew Murphy,
Colonel McIvor, Colonel McEvily Colonel Mcmahon,
Colonel Burke and Colonel Reid The nucleus Of these
was the Sixty ninth New York National Guard, which
had already so noby distinguished itself at Bull rum
under command OF Colonel Corcoran On the release OF
Colonel Corcoran from the Southern prisons in August
1852, the public enthusiastically excited over the
ovent In consequence OF his heroism and sefdevotion
to the Of the Union The authorities at Washing
ton Philadelphia Boston and New York We'd with each
other in ovatons to him.
President Lincoln having commissioned him brigader
general, Corcoran Immediately SGT about raising
ganization of Irshmen for the defence Of the Union
His old regiment the Sxtyninth the rst to vOlun
tcer Then offers Of from every city in the Union
rushed to him. but for the great majority Of
these volunteers sent other organizations after
being enlisted and the regiments already mentioned
were all General Corcoran commanded when organizing
at Camp Scott, Staten Island, in September 1882 Hav
ing been ordered to Newports News, Virginia, ia No
vember, these consolidated into four regiments
namely, the Sixty NINTH the One Hundred and Fifty
fifth, the One Hundred and Sixty fourth, and the One
Hundred and Seventieh. The following the roster
Of the field and staff OF those regiments:-
slxr1,sNrn REGIMENT sxw YORK NATIONAL GUARD.
Reid Maor NV VIM Rm;s, sa1ant Thns CANTON %
9uartsrmas.er John Fahy; Surgeon, John Dwyer; As
S'S'an' surgeons, rany anu living.
Colonel, WIN McEvily; Lieutenant Colonel, James p
Mcmahon; Major, Hugh C. Flood Adjutant, Thomas
y Iruan uoo. "V'Ao' 'u's''" T. N'aa' An
HUNDRED SIXTY FOURTH
1 Colonel John ScMshon; a,s.S Leatenan, Colonel C.
nu'S S,sn M4u.an', v., S Mew1n; Sunsson
"' "osah' nsSssans = gu soo"s, % wall aau naS'fu0A
c. ONE H%uSpsED % AND skvkN!iEra tn u =,
~S o- "cuyor ,aeuue.an. sn,, OcugnS, NJ.
ouarioImaster. w. /. Burke; Surgeon Heath; Assist,
AM SIageoGs, C olmSena n, ana LoEeioerIy.
1hu D,So ssas D.su,sr .T;u.. ~euesa 1unmauu"s' Gs
~or" :; pous1',, AssiosNu. N Au0us~ns ueneiA'
Hnke', pnsaoe Sua. a.tetmasHr;
nane, Laoy hughes e. van oour''Anu sao
l. ~ h.U,aU USdUi nu rahos n,,o p,r ra,ho, Gillian
ssneI M r.nVn, , Wv asnei u'Ien -,
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Ss ia abo1s ~ C.utsn
.oSs~se I'Ae s.oo's VI SeP'e'. nNeI 40 o'souo
quarermas.er are wor.ny o. recoiu no man M aone
LIZ - ". suu SSass "a .me ~ -. ~ WY" ,. nc
E .uo pruua S , 49,, u'nn I s uusy 70
~ re r,,cx,,v s,,;."rs ~.r xo, hi; n.r i. sSo~sa
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Ssns,- S.;,i.. q. a. 49,, - ., 80 =; oe" . -
ordered to SUFFOLK then IN charge Of Major General Peck
rancas os S,Gc,S hnI,rg eorts cia.r;n, sorass snd
r.hns w,sh tbe snem '''' ""O
su .n ' .t s..o VI ~, syov -
rcn, No ~ o AZ % o
,a,s .,s % ~ ~ anu .ne ,ss'on o1'eaea ere
,i;rnsn,a,x Ia !" than. ~ -s ~ ~ ~
F'' sr,r., opcr,.o
sUVroLk, Va, Feb I, 1883
th.nSs ~ prga.I;sr Tsncr,, Michael Gorco,sn ana IN.
.ssyncd ~ his cornana ~, beir good cananc
yrsrw ises :, ns.r,.S - III Wous "a h,.S ,o.,.I -;
dr;vna ,hs rahsi Sorcss - ths Iiacr Moss nr
The rssimsnts wero under rs for tbe n, time and fur
those other IN nnfrtuna,e - no. IN hays in
the srnaSon vi,h er.n,niss Of n.r,otsrn vor,hv nr
Imitation Nv comm,nd ~ Major Gsnsra, PECK '"
R.ss :, r1.r.. W;", ,ra .,;s,su, aS,sn, csnnr,,
- rosInn myor ana assistant "a ~ % nenerai
,.tons ,1srches sni camna,rns ,,nrd suG,~ T.rrs
vile Frnnkn windsor Edenton rosd and the Nsnss
th. coz, Of many hravs man D,ng tho ong ana srous
sisye or sns,nIi nv the rs,cs nsscr fn5garccs and
Hill the front on The Edenton road was defended by the
nin,h ha cansrs, Corcor,n ~.s ~ cga,n,and oS ,So
yson The Imnortsncc ~ the ssye of SntoE and i,s
,,sfsnce. v;II no nrdar~,ooa s,o,r ,ha fo,io,na. w.
o'''"0'' WIN W . onr ,,o.u ,ne -,
Hs,nar,sr..s IT.,rrn Or. rvs ro,cvs
sUIrcIk, va, May 6, 1858
tho ,negsc,uai nves,msns oS snsL cor ,wensv three
Ssv nv ,he enemy sad h" M. an"i i,hd,awai ~ h
bsied and dispired forces. marked evidences of the
xjmighsy;s returning favor win The acEnoxIedged
aower Of bis armv as,er long decentralization with sune
rsor numheps and under bi. ses no has faed
In view of tbIs test or thc foude and
i.nsrv of an. ccrs and soS;srs oS ths Command The
General commsndinc ,sndars hsm renswed
of CONFIDENCE and thsnks By Command Of
Gano
pxx, n ro.rv, Major and asviss.n, Sd,n,.n, cane,a,
IS,er ,be raising of sbs scgo lie cgon was oracrea
IN The deScnccs M pori smoub and ,hcncc in Jnlv Is6a
IN Cenrey,lo Va and the tnsk OF keenn, tho
of washington was entrusted TO them Here avnn was
" ,ans,,nr ~ srrm,Shns ,rsrchina ana n,ctat du,y
Sor xoshv and oshar acartorv hsnds ~ ,aheis ron,
usI,v hoyered near them " ~
Whs IN th,s ssnsr,,nept ccnc,., rorcor., ,nos nj.
as.,h On ncrsmbsr ~ Iaaa nv = S.iI from h,s Lor.s
~hs in snect,ng hs linz of nke;a anayai rv,sr hsn
,nor conm,nd of tbs Ieg,an which in Nav isea WAS
ordered 10 report TO the Army Of The Potomac Then at
taking the initial stsns On the and
svncceasfu march 10 Richmond In the 18Th Nav the
Isgion reoor,ed To General Hancock OF The fagnous
scond coros and though tired and weary after their
ionS march from lonia ercer thew were immed,aseIv
or,ered into the thlckest of the hattie then raging Al
Snottsvlvania In The charge which thsv made they
were under command OF col Murphy OF the sixty NINTH
ana Acted with great coolness and saIlanrv tho enemy
nour,ng on Them terrific voevs Of grnpc and csppsser
ThonsS cr,oscd .o overvbejm,no numbcrs tbe legion
Fought spenddlv holding their er,und ana elicng the
psnds Of the whole army for the bravery
In this battle they lost MANY oicers and men Colonel
Murphy was wounded severely, besides Lieutenant
Colonel DE Lacy Major Burns Major O'Dwysr Adjutant
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