The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-16
GENERAL SHERMAN In BOSTON.


the Thirty-thfrd Rsgimsnt-speeeh or
the Generai-Generai Review or enc
Operations OF the Array OF Georgia, sc.
| SPECIAL TELEGRAM 10 THE NEW Y0RK HERALD.
Bosros July is. 1886.
General Sherman has been In and around Boston
two days and has boon enthusiastically and most
daily welcomed everywhere He has visited tho City
Hall, the State House. Fansuil Hail. Bunker Hl and tho
Navy Yard and each every place he received
with unbounded enthusiasm Al the City Hall and the
State House he made brcf speeches response TO the
calls OF the crowd To-day he has remained In quiet
seclusion. and to he will leave 10 attend tho
commencement at Dartmouth College.
sEREsADE TO THE GENxRAL.
Late last evening he serenaded by his favori,e
band tho Thirty third Massachusetts,. which aocompa
Mod him on his famous march through Georgia. and In
acknowledging the compliment no spoke As follows
FELLOW SoLnIEas SECOND AND THIRTY ruIRD MAs-
sAcHusErrs REoEsrsI hardly supposed that there
people left Of these regiments sec hare I
do not believe that all belonged TO those rsgi
ments. Nevertheless there other Massachusetts,
troops Tho Ninth reglmont and In fact all Massachu.
troops that engaged in the war; sro equally
welcome TO hear anything have TO say 70 thess two
reshn'1 ! speak Of them more particularly
seemed TO be more closely drawn together. and the
bers OF tbote regimons from their officers down 10 The
famis2 80 tn, world at large Tho Tn rty third rog-
ment 81 Massachusetts, troops and tho Second formed
command from Chattanooga tohe snd of the war They
representative well instructed soldiers; In
,egon. young mon equal no! only 70 battle bat TO tho
\ them soldiers. II 30 happened that
wherever we paused in the war as !, Atlanta,
il a. Fayetteville AMI Raleigh. ihcss Two regiments
! one or the o,hor camped near where rps, and WIS
in daily coneerse with them; or s.'i mora, bad The
| before tAppausr.l Looking upon them repre-.
sentative 81 New England aud OF the state OF Mas
sachusots and OF th. particular neghborhood have
Lad frequent opportunities IN conversation and VIII.
ing 10 yoGr lac Governor Andrew 70 speak Of thcm,
! aud believe have alwass bornc ample and cioar
| testimony y thor merits as sold ers and 70
| Their meriis Qs young gentlemen tCheersl Their
officers always near me, and cony reed with thom
frequently and the nc AZ sontnes IL front OF my own
door maintained that appearance o. Discipline good
order ana gp,d sense that Is Peasant 10 all officers
Commanding troops Therefore, singing out these two
rcdm-ais hopo not TO DO misunderstood nsfltutinr
any inydijcs comparison between them and any Other
troops Of Massachusetts all Of VIII ch oecod glory upon
our whole country, bot wish 70 speak to thcm ind.
sidaay, nov that they are in Boston dressed citi-
ems nov that zach and eyory 81 tom 10 my oquai,
and FAY their faces how rSspeotod them then and
hos respect them nov. (Proloryed appa se IL may
lave those dark days when hQgs looked uncor
tam whom were cloggcd in the fofssts OF Georgia
ani when Atlanta stood before and only forty ny
yatdJ laid between your limos and the a6attis OF the
'neiny that 81 you must have noticed me riding
along our lines rather distracted and looking rather
cro45 lf.aughtsrl did not then think OF anything
fea yards Ny thoughts were thon on, behind
check. brt can You all that at time from
the moment started until the close Of the war,
did entertain single doubt fear 70 tho result
Tremendous cheers did not know the exact manner
IN which tho thing was TO be DONE but knew that
General Grant fully possessed OF tho plan Of the
campaign. and that every blow which | struck
aud which hs tbs simple echo Of each others
guns kept him advised every day by telegraph o.
thng he did up q the very limo tho robci limo con-
menced giving and ny concert Of action we allowed
mat s uD no General snsrGaa under dc General Grant
doing equally good service tchors for Grant
and sherdsn) Ia All THAI time. my friends, J
believe, for l am addressing you Of The Thirty
third and Second regiments, you mover heard In
our army single unknd word toward any other sol
dier ~ho WINS engaged In lighting for his country We
claim no special merit ourselves wsa reflect upon
those engagements In Georgia Virginia and elswherc
the contrary no cheers could bs hesrasr than thoss
the army North Carolina whesthsy learned
~@1. nsens before the Army Of tho Poomas You viii
testimony that nsver was there hoard such en-
uusasn, as when We issxnea ina. Ice naa sea, ana
deeply Interested In what occurred among
ourselves We wero IN hostile country and had labor
/, perform. We had 10 look closely 70 own sdasi
but whenever intelligence reached as Of ue success OF
parts Of forces the Army Of Georgia responded
hope no man lives Who he. any jealousy whatsoever
toward any part Of the armies Of tho United States
our share with ssod heart ~ho 70 give the snoisss
every other army and soldier from whaseves
sna ., Or 'n e. ''R regiment I'm desire % soc
me p..sss rs q. are .n %e: ssos scs vo 20
cannot her Ia Boston by renson OF tie crowd,
you viii COM 70 S. Lous-I have great country
ihsre coanry large enough for this crowd and thsn
not be full ! admit BDston 10 great cy--A city Of
wealth rsspectabiity but We have mighty big coun-
try west and you need no, be afraid Of crcwdnG Il
too much. had d.a Of many people bong hers
tonight. I thought You would sec mo last
nlyht aud 70 AMY satisfied. expected . few
soldiers would b. here, hut I see the square
n,led and know there grca, many here who do
belong the second or Thirty third regiments whom
intended address and whom my rernarks may not
BE- appropriate wish 10 return % the citizens Of Bos
ton my thanks aud moro especially 70 the Mayor and
the gentlemen nected with the city governn a, for
their kindness AID tho decacy with which that kind.
has mani exted 10 me 10 day. Everywhere
have received attentions becomipg enlightened CON-
nnnity. have ct eli times been treated with the
greatest confdoeafion I must therefore again thank
you and ,hs band which welcomed me, and bid you
good night