New-York daily tribune., 1865-07-15
Our Heme- eiurning 'Herses.


The seth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
arrived in this city at O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
and quartered at the Battery Barracks NATL p.
m. when they len for Readville. Mass, via the Nep
tune line OF steamers. The regiment now numbering
40 men. went out for nine months and reenisted In
January, ls5i since which time they consoli-
dated with the 2ls and 36h Massachusetts Regiments
and altogether have numbered 400 men The follow
ing j. q list Of oficers:
Jarvis; Major T. b. Adams QG'r'egmsster John w Mey-
Adju,snt W. II. CALDWELL Surgeon, r. Os,'i Assist
Company A--Cspsin Georg. A. Fle'ch-r; First ncu,sn.
sn John f. E%i0n II SsS"S ssson5 ssnaS
- Fleicler Ccmpsny C-C.pisin' ). "; carstight
Galncii; First Leutcnan, T.. d Wallace. Company r.
Captain, William {. Sever.cn Second Lieutenant, Marcus
~. Coils Company Ct aptsn James McArdse. Company
First Lieuensnt j. W Iitile;ield Corpany I-CAptsin,
John Il. Jeffrey; fr Lieutenant, Edward Rose; Company
&c Cspsin, l.. NJ. Lips First Lieutenant Joseph Knott.
The regiment has fonght in the following g.naned bat
es Wilderness, May g. 1884, Spottsyyanis May l2
and IL; North Anna River. May "a Beth sds Church.
May 81; Cod Hsrbor, juno B. Peters6ure june III
Petersburg Nine July 80; Weldoa railroad. 10Th and
2lst Of August: Poplar Grove Church. September 30
Hatchers Run. October &c and Petersburg. April ~
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The 2lst Regiment. which wss consolidated with the
seth Massachusetts Regiment. enlisted in the Summer
of 1861. and went 10 Roanoke, under Gen. burnside
aud participated IN MI the battles there and from there
To Newport News aud participated In the hight
second Bull Run Chsutilly. South Mountain Antie-
tam aud Fredericksburei returning back to Newpors
News ard from thence to Cincinnati. engaging m the
battcs of Blue Spring. LoudeD. Campbells station.
aid the siege Of Knoxville whore they subssted Tor
days nothing but corn on the cob; from here the!
marched TO Bair Cross Roads, and reenhted mnrched
nearly 200 miles in the Winter Oi b3 nearly shoeess on
the frozen ground taking about 200 prisoners win
them To Cnclnnat from thence hey wert transported
to Annapolis and after 30 days furlough they started
out on the campaign Of GA, going down through Tie
Wilderness, Coal Ilarbor. 30. TO Petersburg They
were placed in the front at the mine explosion; scr
VII ch they were engaged In tie battles Of Welden Rail
road Pr bies Farm aud Hatchers Rum then they were
returned to the front Of Petersburg in Fort Rice win
tie MdssGchusctt 36h having been reduced TO thrce
companies " X l. ard X" having lost every officer
above the rank Of First Lieutenant Here they did Gnty
during the Winter between those significant places
known as FORTS Hell and Damnation; engaged here IN
/ the stonung of Petersburg tie 2d OF April, and
pursued Lee 10 the time OF his surrender They then
returned to Farmvc. the first village of any nete TINS
SIDE OF the place Of surrender where they did FroroH
duty un;il all The army he'd passed through or IT'S re-
turn. IL then pjhred ia brigade at CITY Poirt, and
with the army came % Alexandria. On the iOth OF
June the Both Regiment left for homo ad TINS veteran
band left Now, after the expiration OF ~ dhys
they are DISCHARGED and 30 home, under the conmrnd
| of Col. Weld Of the Seth, being attached to that
regiment Their old bsitefag is borne conspiouousy
IN their ranks which tells It's story of the men WHO
have long defended H. and now permitted 10 re-
turn il. Hundreds as noby brave as those who row
bear it have fallen In its support. and to-day MI
soldiers grave The 2lst numbers about 10 men, OF
u HON Gbout 90 are veterans the remainder recruits
The St0e has recently presented them with ne" nng
on which Gen Meade had ordered to be Inscribed
twouty.fye battles This flag is now borne by the side
Of thei old one The time short between the re-
cevinc the coors ard the discharge that the Work
/ Of lettering could not be done
| SEVENTEENTH SEw-YoRK ZOUAvEs (yErERASsl
! Tho eth "a city regiment) was OrgGniz by Coz IL
s. Lansing at tie commencement Of the war as iwo
years infantry regiment and served in the Army Of the
Potomac tn the expiration OF IT'S term Of seryics in
April leG3 II had the honor Of taking the FIRST cannon
c1ptured by that army. Al The Second BGu Hun tCoi
Lansing commanding tie brigade II was COMMANDED
by its Major. the late COL Grove. IL covered Itself
with glory IN tOrming battery. but al heavy loas IN
officers sud men, Three officers were Killed ana Ten
wounded. including its Major commanding. who re-
ceiy ed iOur wounds, dsab,i him for seven months
its l)ss in enlisted men being above 200 1bc roG
mont was reorgsnizet as lonavts Verianp ~
llei3 with Major Grower oOmini' STONED as lis
Colonel. and differed b. o mfJ'riiJ oi the
od officers, as kce so part OF The 9h better known rs
the hawsrs I9uaves IEc mn ana 1-ia Weii AhoNn '
tic ID scott Life Gnlrdis rank aud LIE cnnsistLs
almost entirely of the twoycGr patriots late OF the above
regiments. who again volunteered 20 serve lb'iI
country aud n this city in Octoher FOB above 80
strrnc-v-e, of1erod 10 the south West aud Joined
SherIsn's army; has been through Vie whole oil ms
D. s cauplgn SINCE. ard GlWays Oh lald Tor duiy on
picket muct guard. trenches or general engnfemrni
and bs more thyn once received the tasns' OF We
genera. officer under whom IL served. On December
81, lso5 u.d'r cen A. J. Smith u made tho
principally by most severe frost. about 200 men.
many losing the use of both HANDS and feet.
while scarcely ofc,r or man lut were more or les
Janrory =, ieoi under THAI Genera Trey made no
Ns,.slrpl o Meridian campaign. leaving Nics sburg
OF February ., ls6i marching over 500 miles; la
Aprl tho Rebel GOidy being IN strength, and at
ticking Decatur. Alabama they were ordered there.
where FOR 80 days there daily skirmish rs regular
a. the Teyiee call Roddy by that time learned TO re-
spel them and less troublesome not Venturgs 70
make an advance but attached by tie regiment IN
Tier camp at Pondspring. CORTLAND. 80, regularly
roaiiug len. capturing tie whole OF tier csmp ana eaf
rsOu baggage horses &C Al Atlanta they Lad their po
sion 10 tie trenches nj Jonesborough they charged
and fought Ciayborn6s inv ncibe Tex Rangers who
toasted never 10 have been deieaed but "ho acre then
broken routed and had their works taken nom them.
Here il 0sf brave and gallant Colonel who iel IN
front Il his cobrs snd but fifteen PAGES troin tue
eaenys works. with l0l Of rs men left on the hed
fiOm Atlanta IL participated IN H"Ois campnlgn IN
the Of the army. marching fn on above 600 miles
Keturnug to Atlanta al night IL star ed next morning
ithout preparation Cen Sherman grand march 10
the victory aud peace. Prom Savannah t. tie
CarOiDhs, they again engaged the enemy nt Ayefys-
borough. where tueir Lieut.. Colonel. james Iafe com
handing, received three wounds. and Capt WIN q. BAR
nett formcly Of Hawkins ZOuaves, brave aud accom-
II saed officer was killed being shot through the head
Once more. at Bentonviile. they fought the enemy.
Major Marshall commanding, and where they made
their last mark by cutting their way through the river
lines when, bv the falling back Of the firs Division
they found themselves surrounded by the enemy, and
were con mplimeAied by Gen. Morgan. They are ei
pected to return Sunday morning some 800 strong
ana certainly are well worthy Of such reception cs
graeiul country owes 10 ITS deisnders The following
Is a roster Of the officers;
Colonel Jane. Lake Lieut. Cot A. g M,r,h,l Msor la.
b. Homer, Acting Adjusn Wn. Hatfield QuaItenaatcr
VII ian CoUy Surgeon JauIss L. Watson Assistant ,.On
George " Davis Captain John Canty. Go. Captain Cts
W Fairheld 60. T. Captain VIM f. Fisher Co b, Captain
John F. Hoer,, Go. Captain Chsrl,. H. Pease, Co. u
Cspsin David l. Harper Co C Capn John Tmou, Go.
Capain JaInes s. Franc Co. i Captain Isaac ;en... Co
Ff.t Lieut. O. a. & Barnett. A. A. A. o. 0.u Nsndever
,,sA kifs Lieut.. Cleuens Wrhmsnn. Go. II First Lieut..
Edyiu Jsnes 90. A Fir.-i!eut. Edward Golden Co. &
srst.Iie " m. h. Weservel Co. h fiIst-i-ut Matthew
Noloney Co. B Bint-lieut. Daniel d. McDooga 60. r;
lieut. John H. Psnn~. Col ssrvi Gen Smith
,tsa s.coud eni John CORY, Co. G. Second Lieut. Chris,
ian : Crit Go X Second -i.elt Charl"s orab- Co.
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