The New York herald., 1865-03-16
Reception OF the One Hundred n nd Third
Reg imcnt New York state Volunteers.


HISTORY OF THE coRrs Ere.
Nearly one hundred OF the One Hundred and Third
regiment New York State Volunteers which has re-.
turned from the seat OF after three years cam.
pagn, formally received yesterday afternoon Tho
Ninth regiment Wawkins' Zouaves, turned out and
escorted the One Hundred and Third through prnci
pal streets Of the city. Tho returning soldiers were en-
Enthusiastically cheercd their line OF march. They
presented nno appearance and their bronzed faces and
worn out uniforms proved that they had met with hard
service. They were entertained at Ave o'clock in the
afternoon with collation. served up at No 81 BowcIy.
The regiment has been in nearly all the principal bat
ties Of the war, and everywhere conducted itself
bravo soldiers Colonel Hene, Lieutenant Colonel
Wetrsteln Captains Frind Brandt and Schmidt have
turned with the corps Tho history of The career Of this
gallant regiment is well worthy Of place columns
The One Hundred and Third regiment New York state
Volunteers was organized by Col Baron Won Eglotcin
Infantry after the Hon. w. H. Seward Secretary OF
State who presented the organization with the beautiful
stand OF colos United States well AZ State flag, which
now return with the remnant Of the regiment. One
thousand hundred aud eighty .thros officers and
marched on March 8, 1862, from New York to JON
the Burnside expedition In North Carolina The regi.
ment formed part OF the troops sent from North Carolina
70 reinforce the Potomac army during the Maryland cam
pagn where took part In the battles OF South Noun.
Tain sharpsburg and Antlctam. or the ono hundred
and eighty who took part In tho celebrated
charge on the stone bridge, twenty seven wore killed,
seventy Ave wounded and twenty missing Four
successive color scrgeants killed. nlso Captain Sand
and Lieutenant Brandt, who raised the coors agan.
OF wound received at Poookevllle ~ c., Major
b. Rlngod promoted 10 the coonecy and under him
the regiment took part in the baltic Of fredericksburg
Va, aud was Afterwards ordered 70 Suffolk Va ON the
Sd Of May 1882 in charging rebel battery Colonel
Ringod killed, also two officers aud four men, and
four officers and twenty-five men wounded On the 10Th
Of May, 1858, Captain VIM Heine Engineer the star
Of Major General J. A. DIX appointed colonel From
June ~ I'll July IL the regiment formed part Of
pedton under Brigadicr General Getty 10 Hanover
Court House. which destroyed the bridge over the North
and South Anna and prevented renorcements reaching
4 l.s sl.n.f thx t.ttI Gait tsaHt
July 3o the regiment embarked for Morris Island 8 q,
and took part In the siege and capture OF Fort Wagner
and Battery Gregg After that II held Long Island adj
vanccd pohltion near secessopvilm and Ia Nay June
and July, 1854, number of skrmthes took place on
James Island, under Major Joseph Morrison, Col Heine
men ordered 10 Washington, d c., and then 70 the
valley OF the rhcnsndoah where II TOOK part In the cam
pagn under Major General Fh sheridan, part OF the
provisional division commanded by col WIN. Hcine. Gu
December 20 the provisional di lGpn vac ordered TO
City Point Va and hes eversnce guarded the defcnfc
OF Ba mlda Hundred under command of Brevct MAJOR
General Fcrstro.
Tho following officers, Colonel William Hcino, Lieu.
tonant Colonel And Wcttsicin, hapr Joseph Morii.
non, Surgeon Adalfish Stomach, First Lisu,cnant IT,
Gay (adjutant), Assistant surgeon n. Bsalon, First
Lieutenant Al AMMAN iqnartefma ter OF the rcgiment,
Brandt Frst Lieutenant D. Van wnkle Fist Iieuie.
Gustav Farnbach, socond Lieutenant Thomas STALL
Second Lieutenant Emil Ohenforg and seveuty.fouf
enlisted men are now ctarning
The following officers Captain Vim. Redllch, Captain
Hermann Krauth, Captain Tul n. Quennn, Ff'tt 1i:l'
tenant thsgcs Ritter, ffst Lieutenant Robert Haldth.
rlcd, Fret Lieutenant VIM Taylor Second Lieutenant
ftnst Stenmann, and two hundred and eighty ave en-
istsG rnrcc listed veteran volunteers md recfnif-
g.nua.n ln Tho ncId