The New York herald., 1865-07-08
OUR RETURNING VETERANS.
rHn FrrrY SECOND REarMENT.

THs FIPrY-sEcOND REGIMENT
The remnant Of this gallant regiment arrived In this
city, where it organized In 1851, fow days ago
after the disasters which befe the national
arms the early days Of the rebellion and only tardy
when there nothing loft for them hight for
only when the national triumphant everywhere
The regiment organized by and went to the field
under the command Of Colonel Paul Frank II was at
once assigned the First division Second army corps
the division known among the troops as sumncrs Old
Division" When II first advanced to the "perOus cdge
Of bate' II numbered nine hundred strong II made It's
first devoir in the presence Of the enemy before York
town. from the abandonment Of which by the foo the
abandonment OF the Peninsula by tho Union troops
participated in every battle which marked the campaign
The Fifty formed part OF the advance which
Mcclellan hurried forward to check the rebel invasion Of
MARYLAND and distinguished itself at Anetam and south
Mountain. During the brief lun which followed, the
regiment it had been previously, again reinforced
by willing levies from German fellowcitizens and
the reassumptiOn of hostilies the banks Of the
Rappahannock the Fifty second all there for fight
Under Burnside Hooker and Meade they fought Fred
ericksburg, Charlottesville and Gettysburg and again
returned banks Of the Rappahannock
that glorious conquerng advance under the Lieutenant
General Of the armies which was To know change OF
base-nO retiring ebb, until by the sword, Grant had
conquered pcaco The muster rolls Of the Fiftysecond
while In service show aggregate OF twenty eight hun
dred men. They return two hundred strong During their
four years Of service they lost thryf0ur officers killed
and disabled. Colonel n. NJ. Karplcs who returns in
command marched down Broadway on the departure of
the regiment private the ranks The gallant veter
ans the Fifty present quarters 10l
Hester street. where Colonel Karpes will have them, in
the midst Of friends paid and mustered out Of the service
THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVENTH NEW
YORK vOLUNrEERs-THEIR RECEPTION.
This regiment raised under the three year CAN Of
1902 II recruited in about two months by General
W. Gurny, formerly captain in the Sixty nth regiment
New York Volunteers. large part Of the regiment Is
from Long Island the remainder mostly from New York
city. was mustered into the United States service at
Staten Island the 9Th Of September 1862 and two
defences Of Washington, under General Heintzelman
General Abercrombie commanding the division and Gene
raj Carney the brigade
In the following April the brigade was transferred TO
the defences Of Suffolk, Va, under General Peck.
Thence month later, IL went to West Point va under
General Keyes, General Gordon commanding the diyi-
sion. Thence to Yorktown and up the peninsula far
White House. Returned to Yorktown and embarked
the Eleventh corps At Hagerstown Nd and continued
with 1t TO Warrenton Junction. Embarked at Alexan-
dra August s.a proceeded to South Carolina landing
eted opposite James Island from August 70 the following
April and then went To Norris Island and participated in
the various movements agasst Charleston during the
year 1854 II remained in front Of Charleston till Oc,o
bcr 81 when 1t moved to Beaufort On the 20th Of No
,ber joined tn expedition against the Charleston
/. Savannah Railroad, under Generals Potter and
p. II took very prominent part in the battle OF
sy HILL lear Grahamsvile, s. c., on the goth Of No
iber 1894 and in the engagements OF the 9th and 9th
OF December 1884 at Devcsux Neck g. c. and also the
skirmish Of the Goth Of December At the place.
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very important service as cooperating column for
General sherman, in his movement against Savannah
and Charleston Reaching Charleston few days after
its evacuation the regiment detailed, by order Of
General Sherman, for permanent city garrison, ac
count Of it's good character and Colonel Gurny, now
breve brgadier general was appointed permanent post
commander remaining In command of the city up TO
the time Of the regiment coming North to be mustered
out
The regiment went out about ono thousand strong,
with Its full complement Of officers 1t returns with
twenty five officers and five hundred and thirty men.
Of The
FsLt and S'e6--Colonel VIM Guny, Brcvet Brigader
General; Lieutenant Colonel Edward H Little, Major
Frank K Smith Surgeon George n. Cutter, NJ D. As
sssnt Surgeon Charles B. Dayton NJ D.; Chaplain
Eaton; Qusrtermssier First Lieutenant wm H. Dodge.
Company A-CapiaiD John ]. Little, First Lieutenant
cSspany B-captan Edward W. schautier, First Lieu
tenant Hampden Waldrop
Compasy C-Captain Alonzo w. Fish, First Lieutenant
Augustus $. Bodne
CSmpany D-Captan VIM N. Conant
Company E-Frs. Lieutenant Geo 3. Sammis
Company F-Captan II. james Weston
Company G-Captain Edmund s. Henry, First Leutcn-
ant John j. Abcrcrombe, Jr
Company H-captain james y. Havland, First Lieu
Company I--Captain Richard Allison, second Lieu
tenant John j. Reddell.
Company KICspiain Hewlett ). Long, Second Lieu
The regiment will be formally received to-day The
following orders have been issued IRON the Seventh reg
ment:-
HKApQUARIE&s, SEVENTH REoixE.i, " G. s. n. Y.,l
FOURTH COMPANY Nrw YORK July !, 1886.
The members Of this company directed TO assem-
BILE at the armory Saturday, the sth ns at three
o'clock r. M full fatigue dress (gray pants 70 act MS
in the reception OF the One Hundred and Twenty
seventh regiment New York Volunteers
Members of other companies in this regiment are ip-
vitcd To participate ia the parade
BY order of WIN II RIBIET, Captain.
HsNRy H. Holly, Orderly.
THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTy-sEcOND NEW YoRK.
This regiment which raised for and went out with
spinolas Empire Brigade, arrived yesterday morning,
and stopped tn. Battery Barracks Colonel r. j.
Cassen is In command
THE N,sTg ktlNE.
Captain 8. 8 Mann arrived here yesterday with the
remnant, Of the ninth Maine Volunteers fbey fur
nishcd with refreshments st the Battery Barracks and
left for home yesterday afternoon.