The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-04

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under whom passed through the late dscsve campaign
the "rshtns Fourti' brigade Of Tostsrs division,
asS.tss and unparalleled Marching having s~ss out
yarchsd and confronted the bed 4 Less rcsresiine
shsdan cavalry being driven back ana ssvss
them from disaster and defeat At Battery HARRISON In
S 10 @nsS as only
took part In that famous assault, and particularly
distinguished itself on that OCCASION for which
compilmentcd in general orders by the major general
commanding, and awarded stand Of colors with that in
scnplon Al Fort Gregg, In front q Petersburg, the
York formed the supporting column in that assault and
were thrown in when two brgades had failed
psh its reduction The result Is we'll known since the
day was won and the capture Of Petersburg rendered
certainty In that fierce struggle the One Hundred and
lost Of me men With which they
the national color being shot In two and that OF the State
color shattered. For distinguished gaanry on this oc
cas,on the regiment received from Major General Gbbon
handsome bronzed eagle, with the inscription, ''Pre-
scented to the One Hundred and eighth New York
Virginia. April !, 1885, BY Major General John Gibbon'
commanding Twenty fourth army corps" tNla
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entire corps for nearly two hours, until the Second div
sion up, and the engagement was carried on until
During the campaign Of 1864 Colonel Jourdan bre-
brgadier general and upon his leaving the service
in March, 1885, Lieutenant Colonel McNary was promoted
to the colonecy and has since been recommended for
promotion brevet bgadier general for gallant ana
sSb s Major
distinguished himself IN the engagement Of April ne
fore Petersburg commissioned as lieutenant colonel
mustered Adjutant J. Nahune, Jr, who served
through the campaign as Assistant Adjutant Gene
Major tcneral r. Foster brevetted captain for gal
lanry and mertorious service 10 the late campaign
The following is list Of the officers OF the regiment
FIELD AND STAFF ~
Colonel, William H. McNary; Major Hyron Kalt; Ad
tutant Jos Palmer, Jr; Surgeon, George De Landre
Captai,.s-wm A. Furey, Jacob David, Bartholomew
B. Pardy william Cun, Edward GIllen, Smith 9. Roof,
TS1s Lieusaasi.-Aes B. Lindsey, Cyrus B. Avery,
Theodore Linder Timothy r. Nostrand Geo. Gallagher,
seoaa Aass1 ssnl May John Brown
James Bagley, VIM. q. Creamcr Harvey Brewer, VIM.
A. Perkins, William Iankenan, Thomas Meagher
Jacoby; Quartermaster Sergeant, David Small Commits
eary Sergeant Carrot Sneeden Chief Musician, Michael
Maoney; Hospital Steward, James Atchison.
THE FIRST NEW YORK (LINcoLN) cAvALRY-coR-
RECTION.
At the request OF Colonel A. w. Adams, Of the First
Now York cavalry, sketch Of which regiment gave
in the columns Of yesterdays HERALD, mako the fol-
lowing corrections
General VIM H. Powell formerly Colonel OF the Second
West Virginia cavalry, commanded the Second division
OF cavalry under Brevet Major General Torber at the
battle Of Nneveh, and General Henry Capehart for
merly Colonel Of the First West Virginia cavalry,
commanded the brigade Of which the First New
these two distinguished ofacers he requests us to
say that both General Powell and Colonel Henry
charge but they everywhere in the hottest
Of the tight as usual for those brave officers when
Virginia cavalry captured two battle 1ags and one
of the guns and that the First and Third West Virginia
cavalry captured fair share Of the prisoners in that
Colonel Adams also requests to say that the First
New York cavalry or deachmcnts OF ~ gained some Of
its most brilliant achievements under other commanders
than himself, vz:Col McRobcrte, Lieutenant Colonel
G. Battersby, Majors r Quinn, Ezra H. Bailey Franz
Passenger T. G. Marndae and Captains Abraham Jones
R G. Prendegnst, KILLED at Nincvaf, Samuel Stcvens
A. q. Hinton, J. O'Bren Clark Stanton. Edwin r.
snsaoool !klsd a. Sailors rum Harry Hidden ssd
the credit OF capt ring Lieutenant General Ewel ant
saa at the Last great battle by Sheridan at Appcns
These corrections are made in the true spirit Of sol
der. Colonel Adams desires to give honor to, whom
| honor Is due.
REcEPrIoN OF BATTERY A, FIRST NEW JERSEY All
TiLLERy trORMERLY HExAMERs) -TORoHLIGH1
| PROCBssION--HIsTORY OF THE FAMOUS BATTERY
Battery A, First New Jersey artillery, under commant
Of Captain Augustine Parsons received public recep
ton last night at Otto Cottage Garden, in Hoboken
eight O'Clock procession formed in the following
| ORDER
The Turner Associations Of Hobokcn and Jersey City.
| Excelsior Engine Company No 2, forty men
Veterans Of the Battery, numbering about one hundred
| headed BY Captain Hexamer.
Returned Members Of Battery 4, numbering about twt
4
The procession, with torches marched through Gar
den, Bloomfield Washington and Hudson streets Otto
Cottage Garden. All along the route Of march the sdo
walks were crowded with citizens, who chccrcd tho ro
turning heroes Justify, and fireworks or in pro
fusion IN honor Of the occasion.
At the garden refreshments supplied Ia copiOus
quantities. Speeches were made by Hon. Mr.. Abbot
Charles Chamberlain, Chief Engineer Of the Fire Depart
ment and Captain Hexamcr Following this singing
music by the band and dancing, which proceedings
was intended TO keep up nearly or quito all night
The following Is brief history Of the battery WHOSE
fame h wide spread, and which considered one Of
the most efficient In the army Of the Potomac
The battery raised In Hoboken, In 1861 by Captain
Hexamer and Leuenants Fingerling and Chriswoerncr
Of the Hudson County brigade and let for the seat
war In August Of the year II assigned 10 TN
Sixth corps under General Franklin and fired the frs
gun OF the corps at the battle Of West Point the Pen
nsul On the 10th Of May. 1882 the battery shelle,
the nebes cut Of Mechancsvle and the proof Of tn,
ekin Of Captain Hexamer an ariillerist VA
afterwards 70 be found in every building il
the place They also participated in the battles q
0ainee Mills, Charles City Cross Roads Malvern Hill
second Bull run Antctam, first and second Fredercks
burg Gettysburg Spottsyirania Court House. Coal Har
Dor, siege " Petersburg and Abe tsag Of Petersburg
whore tky 9rsd the last shot rcd bythe Sixth corps
The bsSery served three Fears and peturnsd 70 Ho
boken AuGuat 10, 1854, wheD IL reosoonixed and
won't out 9san under command Of Captain Augustine
parsops assf J4eutenauss Bouran aud kerrigan I
There were hundred OF the veterans present