New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27

r Sapo by the intervention Of the 7a i Ees
ncnt while they were marching 70 p, tlev were
Myer 70 em apaci0ate in the celebration Of the
sSniSefssry the t S",ts bodies of 0 Uoce
n hi''' conflict aEe '' was such as to, encourage
II the s,ols s%s'f In the 6cody Sixth there
were ' ssa,v Rows between whom there existed
q deadly hostility. On the Fourth OF July these .
factions met to have It OUT . ana e1e Killed and
wounded. On the next dav the fight was renewe
m the delectable quarter known as the I'VE Io,uI
In the evening the militia were called our ana tbe
summons. IL scattered the mob captured their
artillery and put an eiieetnai gueus on the mmt,r
the list promptly volunteered for \, the
defence of Washington. 1t left New Ne%-
York on April 81. 1861. and went 10 wash
ington by way OF Annapolis, making the first march
of the war FROM Annapolis 10 the Nation 5 Capitai.
Ii reported TO General Scott so men strong, war
at once assigned to duty, and gnsrteIed ID 'ne Navy
Yard. Though its term OF enlistment had expired
two DAYS before it voluntarily remained to take
part IN the battle of Bull Rum being the first regl
il. Out of It's force. which then numbered 600
men it lost about seventy, but inflicted mucn
the ret ret eat columns of Union troops and the
iSs sc%%andias general to the jq Log;
he could it left the field in excellent order and
xSitbont spy of the evidences of rout that charac-
The regiment responded again to the can IN May
1862. for militia to defend washington enlist r
ment being unwilling to- obey tne or de
of muster-out while the guns of General Popes de-
ieat s ARMY tbe THon fSe of PENN
syIvania in June 1868, called for the regiments
services third time After Idyancng nit cDemV
in check for six days. the Guardsmen were hurried
back to New-York to aid tho civil authorities IN
pf ss was a.. not the end of the regiments war
record Out of force of less than 600 active mem,
bors it furnished 435 officers TO the volunteer ana
regular forces Of the Army and Navy IN the rlot
riots in 1877. the 71st was sent TO the iro tta
and responded promptly and bravely to tue
zoo menu bers Of the regiment visited New-Orleans
as guests of the Royal Host, and its veterans had
the pleasure of exchanging experiences with SOL
and of hearing concentrations from General
Beauregard, who there commanded the reoei
The list Regiment, like Others in the division,
il sadly in need of an armOry, aud an effort 10 on
foot TO secure one. It's quarters at Broadway and
Ihirty-sxth-st are wholly unht ioT reg,men nah
toward the comparative apathy which has thlnned
the ranks of the regiment, until It now numoets
few more than 5S and c" Vo.e ,s se
nual meeting Of the Veterans, suggested the
need OF armory. and secured pledges LOT 4
in aid of the project but the fund was not swelled
TO any great extent thereby. The demand is very
urCeIt, for the drill room in the present armory
not large enough for the movements OF fair,slzed
company and for battalion movements CoIOhei 'oSe
is always driven to the street.
The field and staff officers of the list Regiment
are as follows:
ColOnel-Richard Vose.
Lieutenant Colonei-Appeton D. Palmer.
Msjor-Harry II. LandoD.
Acknowledgement A Stevenson.
OuarteImaster-C. ". Hess.
Commissary OF Suhsstencc-Jac0b Hess
eurgeon-John +. Allen, NJ. d.
Assist ant Surgeon-George W. Leonard, NJ. ID.
Chaplain--Thc Rev. Carlos Martyr.
Inspector Of Rife Practce-Edward c. Ripley.