The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-09-04
Gofield Battery's Anniversary.

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| Excursion Of orlesns Artillery to Donald.
sonsiIle- Cofie,drs Battery Captures
the Prize in tl.5 Competitive DriIl.
Companies A, q D, = and + Of the or.
leans Artillery, accompanied BY Capt
Muller's company, the German Guards,
a detachment from the Burke Rifles
of the Crescent City Battalion, and q
considerable number of civilians, arrived
at Donaldsonyille. on the steamer City Of
Augusta abont 10 o'clock last Sunday
morning, to participate in the celebra-
ton of the first anniversary Of Coield's
Battery of this town, being Battery c OF
the Orleans Artillery. The excursionists
were greeted with salute Of twenty-on
guns, fred by the. following two detach-
ments Of Cofelds Battery, under com
mand of Second Lientenant F. B. Ear
hart: First detachment. Corporal G..
Welke; 2. F. P. Schiller; 3. Sergeant A.
Levy, 4. Corporal Jos. N. Heating; S.
Fernand Richard 6. John S. Reynaud /;
7. Corporal VIM. D. Park. Second de-
acknowledgement L. E. Bentley, gum
ner; l. 7. H. Donlon; re. N. Melancon ;
3. Henry A. Winfree; 4. Corporal A. j.
Reynolds; 5. George Mollere s. Heno
Mollere, Jr.; I. VIM. F. Stockmeyer. Two
brass 12-pounders were used in firing the
salute, one having been kindly loaned
for the occasion by the Cannoneers of
Donaldson, and the other received by
Cofeld's Battery from the regimental ar
mory of Orleans Artillery during the
previous week..
The salute was responded to from the
City of Augusta by a detachment of
Capt. Sambola's Battery E. The steamer
rounded 90 just below the wharf and the
excursionists marched ashore, being re-
ceived by Battery C at !. present arms.
The troops formed in line on Mississippi
street and marched down to the Catholic
Church grounds, where they stacked
arms and proceeded to partake with
great relish of breakfast of bread, cold
meats, salad and wine that had been
prepared under the supervision of Felix
Reynaud; Esq, and spread in neat and
attractive style on long tables arranged
under tile spacious awnings surrounding
the kiosk just back Of the church. After
breakfast the troops were dismissed un-
til a o'clock p. NJ, the hour for the COM
petitive drill and dress parade on the
public square.
Pending this intermission the officers
of the visiting commands and the home
battery, together with a number of dis
tinguishcd guests, had all enjoyable re-
union at the Robt. E. Lee Hotel, during
which the popping of champagne corks
soldiers present Of the distant rattle of
muskctry. Among others in this conviv-
ial party were Gen. John Glynn, Jr., Col.
Gus. LeGardeur of Louisiana Field Ar
tillery, Hon. E. John Ellis, Prof. Alexan-
der Dimitry, Hon. John McEnery, Major
Fremau2, Capt. Muller, Capt. Aug. Pilot,
Capt, Renshaw, Col. A. j. Bachemin and
the staff and line officers of Orleans Artil-
lery, Capt. r. P. Landry Of the Cannon
GERS of Donaldson, and number Of our
prominent citizens ana planters.
We had the pleasure of meeting the
following representatives Of the New
Orleans press, who accompanied the ex-
eursionists: Capt. Chas. Donnaud of the
Times, j. NJ. Augustin, Esq, of the DEM
ocrat, Col. Eug. Tisdale Of the City Item
and M. Herman of the States, worthy
knights OF the reportorial quill, one and
all.
About 5 o'clock the troops marched to
the public square, where a very large
assemblage Of people had gathered to
witness the competitive drill between
Batteries B, G and F, Orleans Artillery,
commanded respectively by Captains
Leicune, Jones and Pachoud. After an
interesting display in the manual of arms
and marching maneuvres, the judges,
Gen. Glynn, Col. Legardeur and Capt.
Donnaud, unanimously declared Battery
C the victor, the score standing thus
Cotield's Battery G, 134; Battery F, 9;
Bachemin's Battery B, =; highest posi-
bic score, Is. The Donaldsonville boys
were elated with their victory, and the
multitude witnessing the contest was
not less so.
After battalion dress parade, the troops
marched back to the church grounds and
the prize for the competitive drill-an
elegant silver water pitcher, goblet and
ice-box-was presented to Battery c by
Gen. Glynn i'll a complimentary address,
to which Capt. DE. Jones appropriately
responded. A hearty dinner was then
partaken Of, followed by speeches from
Messrs. John McEnery, S. j. N. Smith
and E. John Ellis, concerning which VIC
shall speak in next issue.
At II p. NJ the excnrsionists returned
to their boat and started for New Or
leans, where they arrived safely Monday
morning at an early hour. AS the City
of Augusta left the Donaldsonville land
ing, the gun detachments of Battery c
gave their departing guests a rousing
farewell salute of twenty-one guns.
It gratifes lis to say that the arrange
ments for the entertainment and reccp-
ton of the excursionists were admirable
in every respect, and no hitch or fault