The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-15
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Orderly Sergeant J.. NJ Abbott This eom l, E.
had sixty men In line, aud were Iqn4 teu w
company G under command q r osp's Second w
Lieutenant Charles Command with hlty men "
ranks. After which came. company dIadaars th pa
Fights OF our State. led BY Capt i. O. .McCandish
first Lieutenant John A. Cairns. Second lielt-
tenant John b. Cefalu. stepping to the tapping
Maxi In line came Company K. commanded
bv CAPT Geo. ID. Moffatt, numbering thirty I'VE
men with arms
r,rtjr. COL w1LDEs COMMAND
followed, neatly aitired in blue shirts and caps
ana black pants, composed Of two, Companies
'fshe 1rst. under command OF Capt mcintyre,
with thirty men n line ana fe f c came a ane
,,el o. Reyes and First Lieutenant Gd y Sew1ll.
with fortynve men. uniformed IN n, tle same way
as the fret company, Mr. Guy carleton ae1ihs as
A HE louisiana FisIa Artillery came pgst LED
veteran NJ Boe e Rrr w,, st ms sta
t Me'V ordnance officer. John b. Scott. Their
uniforms are mo most IL, assh esas R R9
blue blue with red stripes. Company D, under the
command of Cant. james d. Edwards. with First
Lieutenant VIM. II. Beanhan, Second Lieuien-
Next followed that we'll known and popular
command,
BATTERY O.,
commanded by Cant. Il. Achille Gubet First
lieutenant. Frank Greig Second Lieutenant,
neptme Tuca Jr. Second Lieutenant Junior,
20. Guefin, the command, numbering forty
Following this battery with two Napoleon guns
and Two HalingH, which had seen servive OH
the day celebrated. next came the
UNIFORMED CORPS OF THE O. O. W. L.
yaiantly leading marched Capt Archibald
MitcheIis command, numbering afty.live men.
all armed with polished Springfield rifles. Keep
ing step to The music of The enlivening strains
OF 4 splendid brass band.
Capt Mtchells command
COMPANY ID.
was closely followed by
COMPANY D.
led by Capt Geo. d. Lord set of gallant men
with b. z. Maloney as First Lieutenant and j.
numbered sixty mon, the well known w. b.
Stansberry being orderly sergeant
CAPT BUCKS COMMAND, COMPANY G,
kept step with their lenders. numbering forty
eight men in line. With steady tread and
tembnr kept pace with their brothers, and gave
additional glory to the pageant.
COMPANY O.
led BY that gallant. citizen and patriot,
bns ~ caone ~ the re Wi cams as
Lieut.. j. A. Henshaw being in command OF the
compuny, consisting. of fifty men neatly dressed
III black suits and fully armed.
JEFFERSON BATTALION
with the representatives Of the five companies,
numbering fully. 100 men. under command Of
Col Ben. q Elliott, followed by Lieut. ]. s.
Wright, fell into line An, and were sueeeedsd by
inspiring music of the old Washington Artl-
Next came that well-known and respected
battalion and brigade the
WHITE LEAGUE or BAYOU sT JOHN.
whose actions on the l4th OF September are well
remembered.
Keeping step to them were the
WASHINGTON WHITE LEAGUE.
led by Capt. Pascal. and numbering thirty men.
Nest came the Crescent Rifles, headed by
Capt. r. y. Peasants. who so gallanuy led his
command ON the 18th Of September. The
men In this company numbered forty -four. and
Cart, Pleasants and Ills men must be given aepi
credit for noble work done on tho day we eee-
brate.. The Crescent Rifles L. a name connected
are glad to sec Il revivlfied IN these days by as
gallant soldiers as those who follow Capt
The Vaudry Rifles came next, numbering
forty-eight well appointed and armed soldiers:
they made a very fine display, and their ap-
pearance did honor to the command and its
The continental Guards, commanded by
Capt. VIM. Pierce. came next Their pictur-
splendid drill, gave life, animation and tone to
the pageant, Fully forty men were In line, and
hs e sRe 81 r W sa prGSep
Next came the Louisiana Grays commanded
by Capt. Garland, Incorporated for the occasion
rick, acting Lieutenant Colonel, This company
numbered fully thirty-iive fine looking soldiers,
and marched to the sound OF music like vet
efans.
The Trio al Bersagio followed. with their
fine dark blue UNIFORMS and cooked hats adorn-
pliment them on the. great Improvement they
have made lately in their. drilling.
After, our friends who claim an Italian origin,
oattl hrit
coats. with yellow trimmings. showing to great
advantage under the oolor-givIng rays Of the
the command showed lively manners as his
clear voice gave the aceustoms I'D orders.
Then came the Franc Tireurs dOrleans."
numbering sixty.eight men, neatly and ele-
gantly dressed In blue tunidues and red pants.
their red .kepis making them conspicuous
among the followers Ia the procession.
Our young friends, always ready and willing
the Royal Guards, numbering aixty men aud
over. with flashing red coats and graceful bear.
Then came tho irish Rifles. Capt. Fitzpatrick's
own company. We have seen these men on
duty when necessity called all the sons of Louis
lana under arms, aud never have they failed to
cause.
The last division was composed of the Wash
ington Artillery. the roar guard, La garde
d'honneur." Two companies turned out, the
first numbering seventy. the second forty EIGHT
men, rank and file, Capt. Coleman. acting with
thirty. six men and two small hpwitzers. Re
demption and Resurrection" that were cap
tured by two gun squads of his company early
on the morning of the 18th Of September, 1874
After these came the amhulancea and all the
balance Of the paraphernalia of war Taken
all in all, the day was equal to the OCCASION
Everything came in rs II ought. and the Four
teenth of September, 1877, was a true and glori-
GUS commemoration of the bright and splendid
day that initiated the independence of Louisi-
ana. and gave to its people the rights that free
men want and that patriots aspire to-
THE GRAVES.