New-York tribune., 1869-05-27
1.-THE SEHENTT-NLNTH HIGHLANDERS IN
THE WAR" ....

Cant. C. j. s. Dingwall, former member of
the 18th Hghlanders, regiment which performed gal
lant service during the three years 1864
entertained large number Of the members OF the Caedo
man Tuesday night with the recital Of many interest
ing "reminiscences touching the career Of the regiment
during that stirring time His audience not com
posed entirely Of stalwar Caledonians breasted
brawny men who delight In putting the heavy stone,
in making gigantic leaps skyward casting the ponder
ous quot through space any other OF those atheuc
feats which only strong men enjoy. Ola men had
come TO hearihm and slvery haired matrons who nag
lost in the war, and rosy checked scotch
girls brimming with health, who were
natbios With re sneaker dictated The reading was
done In the pleasant little gymnasium and meeting room
OF the Caledonian Club on Sulivan-st, and was lis
teHed 10 throughout with the most earnest ateneOn:
The speaker opened by saying although he should tnd
It impossible to in two hours on paper ali that
from they entered until they left the service,
which would doubtless prove interesting as they had
never before been made public In connected Iofn IN
history Of the only distncvey Scotch Regiment ever
Listed during the great war OF @ the Ke0eGn mnen Ine
It at volunteered TO so forth as portion OF the
American army IN defense OF the e0untry rights and in
June 1861 it mustered into the service 1000 strong
and its way to Washington he passed rap
den6a tbe reception there by the noble ladies OF the
Cooper shop Refreshment Saloon, whom nearly every
arrival at Baltimore where they had anticipated
street attack similar 70 'a M w5ssrton sG9 39n tbe rene
quartered on the cold stone hoors ot George
sertS Of war Here on the 9Th OF july they received
their first scare little attempt at horrpatoh made Dy
one OF the senries who insisted that cat 10 hedge
was Rebel sharpshooter Then the real troubles
Bull Run at hand, and 70 Bull Run the Seventy
ninth marched No OF the thousand desired TO be-
come the catch Of fly ball. did any one wish to act
shOrtstop for stray 2Opounder but all went to the
true men all that marked for thom in the book Of
fate: At Bul Run they saw, for the first time The sad
results of cruel mangng Here they were first un
der fire. and here they lost their brave Colonel Cameron
The speaker described briefly the retreat Of the
army 20 Washington. and gave, in few words an ntell
gible history OF the celebrated mutny OF the seventy
ninth The regiment had enlisted FOR three months and
the expiration OF their term OF service the order
for them TO be dsbanded. As they were
by the War Departments. The men became unruy.
Col Isaac stevens was sent down TO take command OF
punishment in the event Of their continued insuoOrdina
ton AT the time they assigned TO the brigade
OF sckles that time very unpOpularin the army
men Their eolors were taken from them and they were
disgraced before the whole army For several months
they employed in building roads and forthcatOns
while going out Oh reconnaissance OF raid
against train OF Rebel wagons The speaker gave
lively picture Of a skirmish with the Rebels !
manded by Col shaler now the MajorGeneral |
commanding First Division Of the National Guard |
restored the coors to the regiment with his hand
and Simon Cameron, then Secretary OF War delivered
for the treatment which Government had given the
18th Mr Cameron the time announced the pro
motion OF Col Stevens to the position OF BIlgader.Geh
eral The regiment now thoroughly accustomed to all
ordered 10 Annapolis the steamer Vanderbilt On board
they became acquainted with the "sth Mohganders,
whom they beWIldeTed with their wonderful stories
about the HighsBders deeds In battle Thence 10 South
Carolina where they took part in the capture OF Port
Royal and BufOrt. The negroes met them with every
demonstration Of delight and performed for them every
yeryee with alacry unknown to those who are not
moved by gratitude Prom Bufort, where they ate
alligator meat James Island, where they fought and
suffered from heat and thirst and fever, up 10
fredericksburg where they joined Pope IN bis second
dssserOus campaign In September 1862 the Regiment,
with the 5Oh and Tooth Pennsylvania and the 9Th Michigan
made an attempt TO check StOnewa Jackson al Centre
vile In the fight the brave Stevens was killed He
commanded Division but died with the cOlOrs Of the
79fh m ms hand AtSOuth Mountain the 18th helped 10
whip the Rebels, aud at Antetam. Then at Fredercks
burg while part Of the old Ninth Corps, when II was
only under fire. In January 1868, the 18th was ordered
Louisville where they received four months pay and
we're to join Gen. Grant in his operations
against Ycksburgh In the hot Mississippi country the
uen suffered terribly from drOuth aud fever and bath
In Pearl River was more than luxury On the deadly
shores of the YaZOO fever carried on many good man
who had never kuOWu an hours sickness before
Passing the interesting period between Vcks.
burg and the Wilderness, hnd the 10Th engaged az
SpOttsylyaua COurt House, only four days between
them and freedom from the military service On the
th Of May 1864 they started for home and the S. Of the
original together with the few hundred recruits
who home with them, met with most enthusiastic
reception.
At the close Of Capt. Dmgwalps address, vote Of
thanks rendered him by the audience, aud with
applause greet his closing words, tie visitors
dispersed.