New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-01

THE SECOND CONNECTICUT AND SIXTH AND PIF
TENTH MASSACHUSETTS BATTERIES.
The Second Connecticut, and Sixth and Elf
teenih Massachusetts Light Batteries arrived at The
I Battery Barracks. ut SIX o'clock yesterday (iondl,
morning. from Sew Orleans board the steamer
Ashland. The men all looking vel. and are IN
excellent spirits an Anticipation OF soon meeting thei
friends.
| THE SECOND CONNECTICUT BATTERY.
This Battery was organized at Bridgeport. Conn. in
August ist2. and was mustered into the United State.
service September 10 ls6.. len bridgeport Conn., FOR
Washington. -. C., october ~ leG2, and left Camp
! Barry Washington. December - isC2, for Fairfax
Count House. aud while doing duty at the latter pace
assisted 10 resisting OF arts raids into Fairfax
/ In january. ls3 IL was sent 70 Wolf Eun Shoals on
the ucoqunn River. wher. the Battery remained until
Lees second campaign into Maryland. Then joined
the Artillery Reserve Of The Amy Of the Potomac and
participated IN the battle Of ty -burgin which bat
tie the Eattery In position .. consecutive hours.
Returned IA Camp Barry aud was among the troops
placed At tho disposal Of Msjor-Gen. Dix at the
the enforcement OF the dreft in the State
OF New-Ycrk. The Battery MAS eDcamped on its ar
rgnl IN the City Hall Park and sections sent
East NevYork. Troy. King.ton. Albany Goshen,
Nevburgh and Tarrytovn. After returning to Camp
barry the Battery was ordered TO the Department Of
the CUT and arrived nj New Orleans Ia February T.
lsG On the Isl of March the Battery assigned 10
lpt duty ~ Brashcar CITY, La, whore u remained I'M
al the middle Of june. when IL was ordered back TO
1
siege ~ Fort Games situated at The entrance Ia Mo-
bile EgN, and tho Only land battery which fired mp
on the Tort IN its rear while Admiral iarraguts feet
Wa passing ~ front IL participated IN the lombard
ment II Fort Morgan nnd from there went to New
Orleans; thence 10 VIII. River Landing, AK. thence
~ rcsacola, and formed par of the Second Division
0f The liir'ecnth Army Corps which marched around
she head Il lerdido River sad Invested Blakey. Par
ticpaied the bs.tlc OF Elake,. which ended In the
surrender Of Mobile and tie last ~ the principal
battles 81 the Wont To Selma. Ala returned To
Mobile and were there relieved from duty. JAY Is snd
order.d e. Connecticut 10 I've mustered oai of service
The names Of the Officers ar. captain, W alter =.
lioicliliss. First Lcuionanis Mile Gray Frank II.
biting SECOND, i.trdtcnants. jutu- u. Iawlsy,
iIcary /; Ciailc rfstSergcGni, DAY ID D. Lockwood
Inc Battery len FOR home AZ y.
flrIElNIu NAssAcnuTIIs LIGHT HATTiEy.
1lc 18th Massachusetts, Light Battery. which returns
with lil men. was mustered iIlo -srycc leb. H.
.-Ga and proceeded direct New Orleans where il
ginod TO Nineteenth Army Corps. sud for n month,
stationed IN the defence Of New Or!oans. ~ TIE
Battery having been reduced from To- to ~ mc4. la
October l,o1 the Battery went MP
ihs ~ sissippl 10 White Eiycf landing remain.
lax ller' week, rom iheice up thr " bite River
BANS Blun. remaining there about three week. II
Hen embarked for Memphis. Tenn and rf,,T remain
irg month. returned To The y.cinny 81 Ncr-oresns
orderd o. The eI.liaon {" tlof.ea. under Gen.
Steele snd proceeded tholco 10 No. ie. "a Bnkeiy,
the ley TO Mobile the Battery wac Engaged IN the
seven DAYS battle. Which MS TIE Only battle IA which
lhcs pa.fiD lpatcd.
1he names 81 .he officers are. Frsi LIEUT. \. Eonse
"a command. First Lieut.. Loren l.. DiiAe. second
iious. H. -. MofTcl and Joseph II. Crush. rsoaui.
Samuel Eridc Simeon Jacob AMI Ji-. BFlgg..
The l,aicry lel lyf home .a-t nisli.
TIlE SIXTH MASsAcBt sElls BtTJRY.
The 9th Mn.saolussu, Light battery. nov number
ing 10 men len f1r Ncs OrcaDs ~ January 10" md
fourth; 90 BitOa Rouge and Pot Hudson; were through
The Iec'c campaign, 81 the battle e Donsidsonriilc'
and al tie engagement u hat department up to Jan.
uary, o. since which time they llye been stationed
IN t'a ie-,DsAs al Nsuurleans
HE onecr. are: Capt T. Il. Ers. el ~ colmard. !
Fir.i Ll'us. rhilip Nschtcr and WI. l.. Wood sec
ond Iitu'. II. \. Sheen.
Ycfcrday FOR uoon Col ccycr supplied tie illh and
i'h Lc.ua.s y it'll nn abundance 81, pouches.
Col. Amy also supplied Tie "A Connecticut and "a 4
Rhode Island Batteries with all The peaches they de-
sired.
PApApE Asp pICfPIfOS OF lHH SHEPARD HI Ia. 4
hi. Inc regiment. which arrived last Friday, I
phlsdci yeerday aiiernoon ~ ife oeioch' escorted
bv lie 3ih New York state Nafoul' Guard Of Brook
IIn col. woodward commanding. Third Company. I
siL EernoL and Capt. McIeod's company An Reg
mout N,.iond nuaid.
three o.loci They then took up tie line o. march ny
Graud' Ia Eowcry down Bow,ry 10 c.s'lian-s down
thutlim.i 10 clty Hall PARK. up iroad~ay 10 The
Union League Club hooms.
Here the regiment passed IN review. II Was then l.
1faan UP in Inc and sAr guns stacked. A spaeioas
platform I'D been erected aud Tor ,his ticy were list
lGGr.sscd hy Col. Vincent ColIyc. state Aren't. Iis
speech MAS brici but iecitous and 10 the point
Col. Elliott 7. shepard. the father of the regiment
Nas them introduced. lie gave clear and Suoclnt ls-
tory oi he regiment its formation sud Ns deeds, ana
welcomed them home. ,
The oh.oor. then nd ourned Ia more subs.ar.al good
things Than those al words.
\ foIy lnrce crowd were collected around te Club /
Room; ndocd every where ts Regiment sgrs il 70 re-
cescd with honor Dging is march up broadway. /
the street VAS iilrd with all a.c' ana t'-es. WHO
oheeT.d iuaiik. Iaes were living nom almost every
hose. H. ali respects. the affair was wei managed
Md nv enihnsia,tic
RECEPTION OF rnE oSc IrSDiLD MD rbINii-llb@l /
(xETnOPOI n An roLICfJ AND ioIIN sixth EiW- /
YORK RECisiN1s.
These wo regiments paralci this morn ING. escorted
hv the IN Regiment y. Y ;. ~ e., Col. 'afian, wan
I.ob. n sons I,gnd number Of the members ol the
{ l.on League and i1fse body o. the Police 0i this
Ity. With depu,a'ions from Brooklyn.
About nine O'cOnA he regiments as'cmbeG ~ zoe /
rLory in icnIf. Market. aud then proceeded 10 The
City Hal Park. whero they were reviewed by the !
ne sing the review and hrOuslng tho streets ard SIDE
y alks they passed q,
Iloy thea followed tie line oi march We mentioned
In esprdiuS 1mBusE b. the Union Iclgte Ciuh
where they were generously entertained. all'r thc
collation. with eorious Accomplishments OF lager BIER
they were addressed by Col. Vincent Oyer VINO COM
rlihentsd the regiments very highly for thor Sallaniry
"a tie iichi.
The Police appeared very well and marched and
wheeled with the precision and regularity oil veteran
soldiers. The Two regiments showed Ia great adVihi
AGE, and warmly aud loudly chceied ia hi,rrhV
pnrts OF the City through which they mailcd VIII the
erect oarriag. and proud mien Of men who bad pr'
chased the right Ia bish thoughts BY brave deeds
uWrder 40 Toledo.