The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-05
Our Fourteenth Corps sCOrrcspondc nee.
WASHINGTON, June g. 1865
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shermans army, which has been some days encamped
about the city, growing small by degrees regment
AFTER regiment takes its departure for Louisville its
rendezvous. Only corps-the Fifteenth-and q few
nonvetcran regiments from other corps have got or
yet is expected that by next Saturday whole army
will be encamped at Louisville.
The work OF mastering out the veterans COCA
rapidly forward and trains running night and day,
conveying the discharged heroes to their homes and
friends In the Fourteenth corps twenty one ncn-vete
regiments go home; TIVE Eastern rcgiments-tha
Seventy.ninh Pennsy ylvana and the Seventeenth New
York-report to General Augur, leaving only about
twenty veteran regiments in the corps TO go on West
GENERAL H.. THOMAS
TO the corps today event that win long be re-
membered The troops at five o'clock drawn up TO
receive him. and as '0id Pap rode along the Lines tina
woods rang with the shouts Of the boys who often had
followed him through and bullets victory Neves
has officer been greeted with enthusiasm by
who had served under him. and well may his soldiers
feel proud OF him. for too many fields have they
his personal heroism and able management exemplHcd
to doubt his prowess And the General himself
think as much OF "hls corps" as ever Yesterday he
mander that he appeared at Chckamauga Mission Ridge
and Peach Tree Creek where standing by the guns he
personally commanded three batteries that materially
contributed ~ the utter defeat Of the audacious and
reckless Hood--with this difference, however that at
Peach Tree Crock his face darkened by the smoke
and powder while yesterday It illuminated by =
smile such as becomes victor
PRESENTATION To MAJOR GENERAL DAVIS.
After the impromptu review md the General had re-
turned to corps headquarters Davis tho
latter presented by members Of his stan with
soa asofn Daag s'audsa WIN 1nomus sna
manufactured expressly for the presentation by
Tiffany at cost of about one hundred and thirty dolia
DAVIS CoMMAvDEIs
No corps commander In the army, may safely say,
has able subordinate commanders than has General
Davis; yet, strange TO say, their advancement from
other has been sadly neglected There s
Hobart Of Wisconsin, who at Chickamauga alone won
brigadicrs rank, goes home week with his regk
simple brevet brgadier Then there Hunter,
Gleason, Hambright and Langley who have commanded
won ful star All these osccrs have been neglected.
and now when the Is over, Gleason gets GOLD
hreast, Hunter and Hambright are recommended for
brevet brsad ership and Langley, with commission OF
full colonel In his pocket recommended for brevct
colonel Hambr ght believe, Is the senior colonel and
Langley the senior lieutenant colonel in the army and
both Of them decline accept the pary thrown
TO them on the eve Of retiring 10 civil life, when
they look back and behold their juniors who have won
promotion by staying at the rsr ON court marais and
'hobnobbng' with politicians promcnadng Pennsyiva-
MIA avenue beneath brsaaleIs stars The same a,s-
rank
RECOMMENDATIONS 10 rrs REGULAR ARMY
About hundred names Of meritorious officers from
the stan and line have been sent IN for appointments in
the regular army from the Fourteenth corps alone A.
the regular army IL TO be increased TO hundred and
fifty thousand white troops many Of those recommended
| will no doubt be appointed
Returning Troops.
BALTIMORE, Juno T. 1Soe.
Troops passing through this city tonight We are
| unable TO icarn what regiments.
| The weather ~ intensely hot
| Military History OF the Eighth New
York Heavy Artillery.
This regiment raised In the counties OF Niagara.
Orleans and Genesee, In August 1852 IL organized
the One Hundred and Twenty ninth New York volup-
ter infantry mustered into tho United States
August % 1852, at Lockport, Y, and the 23d Of
that month left Lockpor, under orders 70 report At
Washington. On reaching Baltimore the 25th
ccivcd orders report To Brcvct Brgader General
w. Morris. commanding dcfcnccs Of Baltimore, and by
him ordered 10 garrison Fort Federal Hill.
On the nth Of Dccc'nbcr 1892 by order OF the War
Department, the n"nt cynged from infantry
heavy artillery, and designated the Eighth regiment
Baltimore garrisoning Forts Federal H McHcnry and
Marshall until May l5 1884, with thr exception being
ordered To Maryland Heights The 10th Of July 1865
which place II renamed until August g. 1868 and
being again ordered To Green Spring Run and RomAey
during February, 1894, remaining there, however but
few weeks During this time 4 had raised recruits
lcicnty 10 bring the rcgimenal number To nineteen
hundred and twenty three men.
On May 10, 1854, the regiment left Baltimore 10 Join
the Second division OF the Second Army corps Army ~
the Potomac, by way Of Aqua creek, the army then
being at SpottsylNania, arriving there May ls 1854
On the 18th IL fought its first battle, charging and
driving the rebels three cecssvc times II has part
which this army has performed during the grea,
pagn Of 1894 and o5 The regiment Is to BE- mustered
out Immediately.