New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-17
vOUR HOuE.RKTURrINo HEROES.
TIE PIpTY.sIxTH MASSACHUSETTS.

They have distinguished themselves in the Following
engagements: Wilderness, spotsylvania North Anna
River Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor, fetenou,e
Mine, Weldon Railroad, Poplar Grove Church. fn.cn'
ers Run and Petersburg They left ON Saturday hter'
noon by the Fall River boat for Boston,
THE FOURTH VERMONT.
The 4th Vermont Volunteers arrived AZ the b',ier!
at late hour Friday evening. and left for Burning
ton Yesterday morning. The regiment IS comminGeu
by Gen Foster and since it left the State, IN et mas
had FOG names on Its rolls. 1t returns with ony 2s4
men,
FIRST NEw-HAMPsHIRE CAVALRY.
The LIST New Hampshire Cavalry. commanded by
Brevet Brig'.Gen j. s. Thompson, numbering about
500 men, arrived on Saturday afternoon and hteI
taking dinner at the Battery Barracks, took spcisi
steamer for New-Loudon. The following Is the iegE
Field and st.f-Brcvet Bril-, Gen: John L. Thompson;
Lieutenant Colonel b. r. Iutchins Majors, A. Wym. y
terms.ter, George w Towe; Commissary w: MesIoni
Surgeon. g. W. Pierce; Assistant surgeon, r. A. Edrhe
Second Lieutenant O. w Morrison. COMPANY B-Csptan.
obs C. Wyaii Second Lieutenant J. ;. .iiey; company
ff1cS L wijanf
Company E-Second- Lieutenant, W. w. futile Gonp any
Company G-Captain @. r. Crum; Second Lieutenant, J.
Converse Company H-FiIst Lieutenant G. r. Paties'
Company CaPsa W. H. Palmer, Fr,nk k&"Pip pyp COMPANY
I-First Lieutenant Philip Jones' Company M-rintLieu-
tenant, Thon,s c. Edwsrds. ,u -.
ties; Front Royal. Cedar Mountain. Fredericksburg.
Cbanceorsyilc Brandy Station, first and seconds Get
tysburg Falling Waters, White Oak swamp, Notaway
Royal, Cedar Greek. WayDesborougb, Five Forks APP
pomattox Court House.
THE SEVENTH RHODE ISLAND.
The 9TH Rhode Island arrived very late saturday
evening in time take the III o'clock boat Tor row
dence They numbered about 200 men. The following
is the roster of this regiment:
Ficid AMI Straightforward Zenas r. Bliss Lieut. 'lone
Percy D es; Major Ethan A. Jenks AdJutant, Johl gu,
lvan Surgeon James liza rs; Assistant Tseon Abut v
spIsse 6 so H. Joyce Jas ~ Potter Gorge A.
WILDER Geo w Stone Edwin Hum, Pses =. te9 man
James +. Merrill Winthrop Moore W W; WEBB p vi
field $ Chsppen Edwin T.. Allen, John Mckay Nilhm H..
Johnson. jas. T. Phelps Fuller Dugiey
The 9TH has been engaged In inc following p'aes
mia. North Anna Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Cemetery
Hill Hntchers Run charge Fort steadman' assault
on Petersburg and Appunattox Court House
TIE ELEVENTH AND FIFTY-EIGHTH MAssAcHVsETTs
REGIMENTS.
These two regiments arrived at the Battery Barracks
Yesterday Sunday afternoon en- route FOR h)m nav
ing left Washington in the morning. DUNG their
short stay here they were Handsomely po'ieu loT .!
Cant Hicks Superintendent Of the Barracks and, on
taking their departure Col. Frank T. Howe had water
melons distributed among them--one meloi apiece 10
each member Of bOtA ENTHUSIASTICALLY uteUerTles
and cigars In lavish pr0fusiOn. They et for Boston III
The evening vim the New. Haven Steamboat line On
their march To the wharf, IN going up Broadway, D'h
regiments halted in front of the Astor Hose "herc
their old Division and Corps Commander hnJoi.peh
Hooker was stopping. For few moments there
was one continuous shout OF huzas which he GeneTaI
answered by appearing on the steps oil the h9te ho
was then seized by the hand. by officers WO had gar
lantv served under him. and warmly greeted. HE
calls OF the private soldiers were persistent AMI un-
misiakab.e tina. Fighting Joe" finally stepped out
uncovered on to the Sidewalk IN the miost oil dr('
cling rain and shook hands with many OF mem. ihey
seemed proud OF his presence aud we're reluctantly
compclled to leave him brief resume O the history
of both these regiments will not De undressing as II
record Of daring courage and hernc taoihces
in defense Of the Union. We viii take lem hlnglY.
commencing with the nth regiment first This com
maud was organized on the 18th OF june lebl Win
l,Oi0 names on the rolls. IL was first commanded
by Col. Clark, who aftsrvard yesFmd and was
succeeded in command By tie Loutc nan.t Colonel VA
liam Blaisdell Bull Run was the first battle that the
regiment was engaged IN, and where II est l2s men
An through the Peninsula commencing Wal The battle
Of Williamsburg, IL served with distinction IA the Di
vision Of Gen Hooker. In l-tJ the reginert having
lost considerably In killed during ~ previous service
was recognized under Col Blaisde. out Of i've Com
panies Of the old organization as nucleus win the
balance composed OF members Of the Isl aid 9th Mas
| saohuset.s Veteran Infantry. The regiment then
served IN the Second Corps with Cen Cant drhs Al'
Virginia campaign While IN front Of PeteisllTg the,
lost their commander. Col. Balsdell aud Cd Lewis
succeeded to his place, but aiter"ard 'eslshed
and the position was then filed by Its presen,
commander. Col Il. ii. Durham. Tic only oheT held
officer that is with the regiment is Mapr james
I. Mansfield. The llth Regiment were awarded p
battles by the Board Of Award which met utder ordeg'
Army of the Potomac The battles sTe significant aud
in numbers almost unparalleled by any other or
ganizatiOn. They speak OF brave ana piOmEing sol
ders losing their lives the field or IN tie trench, o
weary captyes pinng away in lonesome prisons, and Of
innumerable hardsAips. grand reception awaits TIE
llth their arrival home, and the sane honor VIII
Likewise be shown 10 the 18th Massachusetts, Regi
ment, which was organized IN lci, and Id
recruits composed principally OF veteran soldiers,
residing in Plymouth and Bristol Countief In its own
State is sometimes known as the Sd feteran Reg
Uf,l.t 49, kf,tI, A .4pi iron III
the last campaign, from the battles OF tie wilderness
TO the capture Of Richmond. under command OF Col
John c. Wilton. 1t went out with lOJl names on the
muster rolls and returns with 334. Fourteen officers
have been kled-compsratiyely greater loss In OIL
GERS than many other regiments have hndto suer In 80
short period Of service. The 5eth was mustered out
June 30 and returns home with the following officers:
Field and StcT-Coonel, John C. iWhiior MuJor, r.. y
Hort ON eie Inspector Of the Second Diysn, Ninth Army
Corps) AdJutart Jane. \ Cox Surgeon Frank W. Whit
mani Assi.ant Surgeon, Thomas Dawson 0uaiscrmai,er
Line 0aco,-Compsny A-Capisin, =. H. Kemp,on, ,a,e
A. d. C. on the s,aa Of Gen. Curtin: FiTst Lieutenant s. o.
Baker. Company BCsp,sin, : q. Blumlndi tr., Lieu
tenant ~ II. Talbot Company C-Cspsin, Charles H. Nor
First Lieutenant D. L. Johnson second LisuieI'nl H.
pany E-Cspsin William +. Mason fint Lieutenant, p.
own.snd Company tc'Pisn Gh'r s., COPELAND
Heman Chase. IT, Company HCsptAiD Allen Almy Com
Psny l.c'Ptsa n Howard IT, t.,, Lsq' T.n L. D;
Lieutenant, a. H. Dudley Second Lieutenant, George Dun
ham.
THE SEVENTEENTH VERMONT
The 18th Vermont Regiment passed through this city
Sunday aternoon) their way ~ Burlington
They stopped for brefme at the Battery To rest when
the hospitaties Of that place were extended them. OF
the full complement OF 900 with which this regi
ment organized in April 1904 but $50 now return.
II has participated in Is battles commencing with the
battle Of the Wilderness aud has lost during Its short
time OF service the frightfu number Of 10 officers
killed-one for each batte-and 10 wounded. One Of
the former q Leuienant-Colonel and two were
Majors. The regiment was connected with the Second
Brigade Second Division Ninth Army Corps.
Its returning officers are as follows;
Fied and Sfd1-Co. +. v. Kendall. Lieut. Col Lyman y.
Knapp Adjutant James y Peck, surgeon j. g. Rutherford
Assistant Surgeon W. Lansdon, Quartermaster Buell. J.
Derby.
Tovn.end Secoud Lieut. Daniel s. Lane Co. Is, Capt T.
idne First Lieut. j. {. Sand Second Lieut.. VIM. Cronan