New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25
Our Home Resur.ing Heroes.
THE THIRD HEw-YORK PROvTsIoEAS cAvALRi
(THIRTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH HEW-YOxh

This gallant regiment, composed of the 18th
and 10th New-York Regiments. numbering tooV oiIi'
GERS and men, under command OF Brevet bhg. .uen
Nelson b. Sweitzer. u. S. A. arrived at the battery
barracks about o'clock last evening. from Washihg,
ton en- for Harts Island where they VIII Dc paid
off and discharged. n
densburg by Col II. S. Gansevoort and Lieut.. .'Col
Nathaniel Coles, and were mustered INTO tne onIteu
States service in the early part OF leo3 sinc9 wncn
time they have been doing picket duty IN tne Depar.
ment of Washington and were most OK the time en-
Qaged In operating against Mosby and his gang Iney
also served for short time in the Army OF tne ro.o
mac The 18th and 10TH who operated together. cap
tured six pieces OF artillery from Nospy "nu "o
the General three times. ,....
The 10th Regiment raised In Buffalo, KocheS'eI'
Plattsburgh and NewYork City in 1868 BY Co. D II;
Olmstead. and was assigned to the Department OF
Washington and have been doing picket and scouting
duty in the valley between the Potomac and fredercks
burgh cooperating with Sheridan and naneu'ering
against MOsby and crew. oo .,t.
stationed at Anandale. was confronted by MosD!'
up BY 300 his with three pieces OF artillery
aud flag OF truce was sent in demsholng ne,, das
der. which they declined. Mosby then made aes :;
nerate attack which was kept up for q NUMBER oi
hours during which flags OF trace were sent in tnIec
times demanding surrender. but the gallant m ns.,e
hand declined to succumb and finally Mosby was com
nelled 10 withdraw his forces. On two occasious
the 10th attacked and burned the headquarters Oh tue
Rebel General after first securing his private PAPERS
on tho 10Th OF September 1864. scouting party OF
400 men composed of the 18th and 10th. was Oruefed
10 destroy a railroad over the Rapidan when was pc
ing used by the Rebels for obtaining supplies. Aer
suceesslly accomplishing their mission. ana whe re-
turning 90 camp they found themselves confronted py
Kershaw's division at Culpepper. when they at once
the enemy and succeeded 10 cutting theH way
through. with loss OF only = men hea ~ ana fs nnder
IL was a detachment OF 25 men OF the lotn under
command Of Capt Chen LIEUT. Dougherty that cap
tured Booth and Harold. ,,
The regiment also on duty at ashington curing
the trial of the conspraOrs and for the past three
months thew have been doing patrol duty on Pennsy
viniaave. -. -,
ant officers that has served In the war Previous TO
tho breaking out of the Rebellion he nad served ior
Ia years on the frontier and in leol was Capan o
the Ist U. s. Cavalry. and now ranks as second zap
tain in the regular cavalry service. lie mas Oeen
breyeted three times in the regular service beside
having beeu made Brevet. Brigadier'Gc IN tne
volunteer service. On the fth OF Juy ast tne
and belt by the officers Of his command. as token OF
their high esteem Of him as gentleman ana omoer.
ON the same occasion Capt. Dougherty was the
recipient of pair Of gold revovers Dy MS ei
The Sd Provisional Cavalry with their splendid band
will parade up Broadway at 10 o'clock this Monday
forenoon. and II is to be hoped that these gallant
soldiers will receive hearty welcome. The following
FrKIp AND srAYr-Breyet Brig Gen, n A p. swst,si
b Bosworth Major John Bridal Major G. Hatch MAJOR
Hommson sss0U Tssas snd A. tsaf, and
Snn n Wilbur Fir.t Lieut. Asst Surgeon T.
BurdicL First and Asst surgeon ChAs H. Terry Chap
lain l.. Swe~tland- N, A., - r,-..r,.,.
o.n Rs,pch. Second Lieut. fho. Corolsn. Co BCapt
J. Hindsbecker. First Lieut. r Cransoy Second LieuI.
sor.h, Second Lieut., wm D.vi. Co Sd D;dJfsp, M
Ssasr Co E-Capt NJ. Tuck First. Lieut.. &. VI. arms
worth second Lieut. schwaao Go. ; t76SaP' Ca w.. W. A.
Co C-capt samuel p Gail FirstLieut. A. A. O'keefe.
second Lieut. NJ Bulls. Sg IL; h1Gap' N.. +; =. D01s{
Cant H. Y Lansing First Lieut. Moore, Second Lieut.
l. Moore. Co k-c.pt J. HOsssnd f,.Lsat. G.n, rnS"s'
= Row s,rstIieut wm. b. Farrell Second Lieut.. J.
Hoover Co M-Capt. T.. Heseman, First-Lieut Z. II.
Moore Second Lieut. Chas sutter'