New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-04
Our Home-Returning Heroes.
THE FoRTY.sEvENTH y. Y. S. V. V. INFANTRY.
The 47th n. Y. S. V. V. Infantry Regiment,

THE F0RTY-SEVENTH y. Y. ). Y. V. lNfANIRf'
The 47th n. Y. S. V. V. Infantry Regiment,
numbering 500 men, arrived yesterday at Jersey City
where it was received by Col james L. Fraser and es
corted to the Battery Barracks. THIS regiment mas
been in service for the last four years and has paIc
mated in 80 different engagements. Where all have
been brave it almost inydious TO partcuarHe any
one: but few regiments have won brighter record or
passed through more hard fighting than the gallant fH
To this regiment belonged the distinguished Prlvate
Myes OReilly, and with toem on the weary mareh or
around the hyouac fire, were some OF his spirited ana
humorous illusions written We shall leave TO the iu
ture historian the task of deciding whether the boy
conferred greater glory On the regiment OF Tue iesl
ment on " the boy"
ago today" they lett the Empire City under the name
OF the First Washington Grcys on the 10th OF Septem
Der 1861 proceeding to Washington. where they were
ordered TO report Gen. Sherman, 10 take part ia te
Port ROYAL expedition. Under Sherman they succeeded
In the captare Of Fort Beauregard aud Walker subse
quently remaining Hilton Island until January ls62
The next battle in which they were engaged was that
Of Port Royal Ferry, after which they went back TO
Hilton Island and remained there until FEB. = leb2
thence proceeding to Ediso Island, ;. CT thence to
James island where they were engaged In the battles
Of june 10 and 6 in the year. They arrived at
Hilton Head June 9 1862, and remained there until
Feb IA, 1863 when they went 10 Osabaw Island, Ga,
and took part in the attack Fort Nc
Alisier Thence they proceeded TO Morris Island, ;.
c. where they stayed until the capture Of Forts Wag
ner and Gregg from June IL until Sept. T. 1868 They
were again ordered 10 Hilton Head, whittier they pro-
ceeded and remained until February T. 1854, when they
were ordered TO Florida forming part OF the expedition
under Brig. Gen. Seymour. They were in the battle
of Alcesto Feb 90 1865 in which sanguinary engage
mcnt the regiment lost 3li men and ocers lo9 being
left dead the field. Thence they projected 10 Pu-
aski which they occupied on the 10Th OF March, 1904
and where they renamed until ordered 10 report 10
Gen Grant and participated in the bloody campaign
Of last summer
This regiment with the Second division Of the Tenth
Army Corps, was temporarily attached 10 me
Eighteenth and served with tie Army OF the Potomac
from the battle of Coal HarbOr until Aug. H. leo4
The following some Of tie battles through which
they have passed; Capture of Forts Beauregard ana
Walker s c. Nov. H. 1861; PoIt Royal Ferry, Jan.
laG2. Edisto Island s c. Feb 9 1862; James Island,
S. C.. june 10 and 10, ls62; OsaJdr Island. Ga, teD.
% is63; Fort McAlster. March 3, 1908; siege OF
Morris Island and Evacuation Of f0r's congress anu
Gregg. Sept. T. sG3; Olusta, Fla Feb. 90 leGii the
battle of Fort Waltha Junction May leoi; Chester
field Heights, May TO- 1864; Drurys Blui, May 10 10
and 90. 1854; Coal Harbor, May ], and . 1865 Pe
tersburg June 49, eGi Petersburg june w. Isoi; Fe'
tersburg Mine July 80, l-Gi; Deep Bottom, Aug 49,
IS, I6, 1854: Strawberry Plains, Aug. l6 1864; NEW
Market Heights Sept %. le6ii Fort Gilmore sept -
1851. Darbvtown Road. Oct. T. 1901; Dhrbytowh
Cross Roads Oct % 1864; Fort Fisher Dec, 1854;
CAPTURE Of Fort Fisher Jan Is. 1900 Sugar Loaf Dat
tery Feb H. l5G5i Fort Anderson Feb. 49, leGo,
works before Wilmington. Feb q, ls69i Occupation
of Wilmington. Feb ~, le6j; Coxs Bridge, March 10
ls65, Occupation Of Raleigh and surrender OF John'
stOn's Army, May 1909.
The following is the roster Of the regiment
Colonel Christopher H. Macdousid LieuteHsn. Colonel,
j. NJ Mcdonnell; Major Frank A. but,si SURGEON. W. A.
Smith; Assistant Surgeon G. NJ. Baker, Adjutant, John
OConnel; Qusrermasier John b. Mascot Co A-Captan,
Thomas McKesge; First Lieutenant John Curry second
Lieutenant George Sole. Co B-Captan Crawford new
ell First Leuienant ID H. Graves. Co. C-taptain James
Coz; second Lieutenant W. T. Major. Go. D-Captain,
Charles Higgins trft LeueuDut James Hammond 20. Il
Captain. Isaac u. Smith; First Lieutenant A. q Siocum
Second Lieutenant. James NJ. ili Co f-Captan george
Boercke First Lieutenant Edwin H. bfowni second Lieu
tenant William :. Warren. CO. G-Capiain, L. Douglas
First Lieutenant Thomas Henry Co H-Capain Alexander
McCready First Lieutenant a. Haunton second ieIteh
ant So Patterson Go. l-Capain, r. Il. savage FHst
JJeutenant d. w Guensey Second Lieutenant 7. Dome.
chan commanding Company. Co. k-Captain, Frank d.
Baum; Eir.t Lieutenant Joseph Humphreys, commanding
Company Second Lieutenant, John Coyle
The 9Th Washington Grays. after whom the 4'th
Regiment was named viii torn in line at o'clock to-
day and escort the Regiment from the Battery up
Broadway 10 the east gate Of the Park where they WI"
be reviewed by the Mayor. Leaving through the west
gate they will march up Broadway 10 Fourteenth-st
thence through Ffhayo. TO Twenty -thlrdst, to the
boat for Harris Island.
NINETY EIGHTH REGIMENT SEW-YORK VOLUNTEERS
arrived September g. at the Park Barracks under the
command Of Col. KrnizCs, numbering 40 men; rom
Richmond Va and left yesterday AFTERNOON Tor naTts
Island