New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-05
Cur LtCtrrnjn- Esc-orr.
THE FIRST CONNECTICUT CAvAJEY-MoUErED
PARADE TO-DAY--TgEIE wAR RECORD.

The Ist Connecticut Cavalry. numbering 5i1
men and closI', nader command # Col Brsyion lvcs
With aeir b. 5, Cl ipDon. foln,f, &c. len " sh-
i.s'on on lhrsl' . for ioae IN rain Of 20 eIrs;
They arrived icre ON Friday atrrnoo1, and
VIII DO GuartcT'd u. tao lil' cry E9rracAs VI III
this forenoon, wien tie regiment all parade rp
Broadway TO Un.or.Sguare. returning down TIE
nnwciy - Chc.Aan-3. This VIII afford oar oitii'ns
1rc opportunity 10 view tie Cav Try - thcy nrleaf
armed acd equipped ior IA fay. Tie lst Connec cnt
is the last ofv.ly regiment rem iriAr o. ~aciIsIs
Cavity Corps. aei is the ory re"nelt IA 'he AIRY
t3. has been Allowed ~ taAr their horses nome bc'Ii
pax ilg with ten. For ire past two months they
hive been doing provost guard dGty in ihc ely O;
Tie Tcsircrt ORIGINALLY consisted Of battalion Of
f1nr cor q'p and went cut M February isfA under
al Western Virginia nnlcr teas Fremont. siliTJy and
ScaeacS, AID took part iAe Secold bel Ina cam
rsgn. At the close Of I'll; Gem, Afn th" hft. on was
.g,er,I 10 Baltimore aud dill provost duty Up %
Ja,lalv 1861 when !. WINS organized into ar'gimeli.
Ga The LIST Of March The reFimeut j)in'G IL" Army 81
command Gen. Day rs's brigade, and went throp "a
the Wilder - iup',l rrdcr com sand u Gen VIII
son (who succec led kpaii.cs IN commend Of Ne di'
Ncln,osh WHO succeeded tfr Davies.
N August 1854 tic regimen. WAS tfans!errei n The
Valley Of tie rhgnarloa' under the gallant Ge1 PHI
sheridan, and were unier he command Gen. Custer,
who srccceled Gen. wilson. They remained AZ Win.
ctoscr during tie Nnel cad lct there IN Fcbrn'ry,
lse5. with Cen. Sfoiidan In his reid M the Val Of
the shenandoah, G.0 served with him an1 Clusters
Division uDtil lhr close Of tie cgmpagr. IA the uits
Of IT, campsirn # lsGi Gems Sheridan and Custer
allowed hem TO have Inscribed upon the bate flag
twenty a the twenty ole battles fonlhi.
TIE follow, are some Of TIE principal battles in
which they were cnca-i ~: Cross Keys under Ere
mont; second battle ~ Bal Run; Cri-'s Meeting.
House. My 6. l-0i; SPOTS! lynnia Court J. nse;
Beaver Dam; Meadow Bulge Ashland: Cd Church;
Hrrss SaoD. White OAK Swamp; 81. Mary Church,
end On Ger. Wisofs ms In i,oi. Viz;
Sot'oray Court Eou,c. Roam ko station, Sow or ok.
n.d permss 81 vi n which terminated the raid They
next fought n, Winchester. IN August. hearneysyc.
Opeoaan, second ViAchea ter and Cedar Crock. In
so5 Trey i0n,It ~ W%Lr5b1go sh Cbarotty!ie, Ash
land i've Forks (whero they captured tie oniy tHo
guns mt e. zen b., Casters Division that G1y).
Sweet House Crock April a. harpc,'s Farm April
at which time Cr,ters Corps captured seven guns,
Of which tie lst Connecticut made chnTre ANA cap
turcd FIVE OF ttc5L and 300 prisoners with force II
abou' 90 men. (Co Ives captured thrce OF the guns
single handed and W doing bod BIS horse shot undT
hiIn) Ancr he cht Ulrpcr's Farm. the F.Dont
were detailed 70 guard about 100 Rebel prisoners In
c'udnr Gen. Eve !. six otler generals, and between
300 aud 400 officers VI various grades on their way 70
Eui kssir. On tnciT r'frrn toy Eel m with Gen.
Grant and o. is rcCGcst rct'f his escort "a Apo
ma,iax Court Eouse no which time Gen. Lee slrrcn-
dered lie force under his COMMAND. Tie Roster Is as
follows
FIrLp 40 STAFF OyTcru--colon-l, Buyt1n Ives;
Lieut. .CnDn, J.. -. ML!ilekff; Moor John Il. More
house; AJ,riaa If.u' james L. chnd,op; Qua.rn aser
Lert. T. W. Robfs.a' sgrs9,e Deere A. Hgrba'; Asst.
Surgeons, Thtn-f r. blck aId =. =. ~. hon
ca q tan ION r. ii,-lof-' ~, Lu.ensei. 4. 8
If..-. second scuensn' ". q. Ravens Co C-Cap-in
Csr.u b. l. 1iie Second Li,utensn,. AZ. D. rroctwsv.
Co F--csp;sin N.4.l O.. sg'man. Co. f--'apain, H. D.
jane. Z. s,f.ui; FlGt icu-nlui. l.. s. Er wa. Co. Il
Csriain Whsclr-. Sec nd Lieutenant, John AndrrFt
me- y Enowi,. 20 Y nd Ll-r.,ua1t J. ". Cfi-
tev. &, Ii afilln e. 10 if.nu fllf' Lieutenant l..
rF.ic Co A-Cs?;-in j. D. Ih.npaoni seeoni Lieutenant
nm st,,,r,.rft Srvv.vopr VOLUNTEER ARTfL.