The Critic and record., 1891-04-22
VETERAN SIXTH.
MEMBERS OF THE FIRST REGIMENT
TO ARRIVE IN 'Gt

Revisit the Scenes Of Their Trials and
Triumphs-Thcy Enjoy Themselves,
and Find the city Vastly Finer Now
Than Then
Thirty years ago the Sixth Massachu-
sets Regiment, full of patriotism,
marched with warlike front and belliger-
ent step up the full length of Pcnnsylva-
MIA avenue from the Capitol TO the Treas
ury.
Yesterday twenty-threc survivors Of
that band again marched up Pennsylva-
mia avenue, this time upon q peaceful
orrond bent, and without the note of war
i'm the clank of their accoutrements.
The veterans were accompanied by the
Worcester (Mass) Light Infantry. They
were met at the Il. Il o. depot by the
Washington Light Infantry, commanded
by Colonel William G. Moore.
Tho line of march was up Pennsylva-
MIA avenue to the Treasury Department,
where the troops were photographed.
The procession then proceeded up Elf
tCenth street and down II to the lGbbitt
House, the headquarters of the visiting
military during their stay here. Inside
the hotel Colonel Moore bade the visitors
welcome to the Capital City, and Captain
Davis responded in a happy vein. Last
night, by special invitation, many of
them attended George Wilson's minstrel
show at Albaugh's.
They spent to-day in sightseeing, tins
evening reception will be rendered them
at the w. i. /. ArmorY. Tomorrow they
| take trip to Mount Vernon and the next
| day return home.
The active members of the. company
| are:
Captain Fred G. Davis First Lieutenant
| II. 3. Fairbanks, Second Lieutenant p.
| l.. Rider, First Sergeant Il. A. Hatch, w.
! Il. Gilman, II. w. Bates, Il. ID. Brennan,
| j.. NJ. Clark, jr., James Logan, ~. S. Clark,
| l.. w. White, w. H. Adams, II. j.. Blood,
| w. Il. Booth i. w. Brigham j. =. Casey,
! w. l.. Cheney, j. $. Dresser, p, Il. Daily,
Howard Frost John Fuller, A. II. Fair
| banks, Il. Il. French, s. IL. Gates, j. II.
| Cannon, A. +. Hyde, G. s. Holden, J. j.
Heron, II. Il. Hopkins, A. g. KING, r.. l..
| Kingston, II. j. Kettel II. Knight, w. $.
| Lincoln, G. r. Macomber, A.G. Pntchard
| William Stevenson, j. f.. Shea, G.. A.
Smith, A. p. Shailer, j. w. Taft, w. y.
Iarbell, A. T. Townshend, Il. L. Ward, II.
II. Warren, T. Walters, jr., f. w. Wes-
son and Il. i. Ward.
The veteran and honorary members of
Colonel u. p. Clark, commander, and
staff officers Surgeon George Brown,
| Lieutenant Bumstead, Captain Q. D..
| ColstOn, and Lieutenant John Il. Ian
caster Of the Second Regiment and G..
Jennison, E. j. Smith, j. p Fay, Lieu
| tenant II. A. Johnson, John Bradley, G.
II. Prentice, A. A. Logan, Major f. G.
| Stiles, Il. kessell, j. McDuffy, o. il.
Wood, T.. r. Brigham, e. Q. Thompson,
q. II. Woods i. A. Leland, J. Il, IL.
| Mooney, 4. G. Wood, Levi Lincoln, G. G..
Gilman, Il. Il. Fairbanks, Colonel James
NJ. brennan, A. S. Lowell, ii. A. Currier,
G. Hubbard, William Baker, II. G. Bar
nard and wife, Colonel Levi Parker,
Edward Kendrick, William Rush, c. NJ.
Brown, ID. NJ. Prescott, L. Calvert, Il.
Hartman, i. b. Hosmer, G. p. Trum-
bull, j. Whitaker, Captain W. A. Gle,
wife and daughter, Mrs. Il. b. Hosmer,
and others.
The veterans of the the old Sixth Regi.
ment are: Captain George w. Prouty OF
West Sutton; Captain John A. Lowell,
John w. Bacon, Il. NJ. Rice, Joseph NJ.
Dyson, Adam Gernhardt of Worcester;
Charles II. Whipple, of Toledo, Ohio; G.
ii. Wilson of Boylston; Henry II. Law.
renee of Westborough Henry Il. Bernis,
of Lyon, all of old Company G, which
hailed from Worcester Major S. p. Blodg.
EFT Of Hyde Park and r.. j. futile. Of
Company c, Lowell; Captain j b. White
Secretary d. =. Sission and W. p; Chester
of Company X, Boston ID. Moody Pres
colt, Frank Calvert, Major B. ]. Peabody
of Company c., Lowell; A. II. Cate oil
CompanyF Lawrence; John u. Harri
man of Company J. Lawrence; w. L.
Braddock, Il. Il. Hosmer and NJ r.
Chandler of Company l., Stoneham, and
Messrs. Nash and Whitaker of StOneuam
WHAT THE VETERANS DID TO-DAY.
Bright and early this morning the mem.
bers OF the Sixth were out of bed, and
separating into quartettes, twos and
4 couples, went about the city visiting the
3 various points of interest. The veterans
were astonished at the changes that have
taken place during the past three dec aces
and expressed themselves in terms ol
Hma2ement at the transformation, by
+. which the city had been changed from al,
most mud hole in 1861 to the magnii-
Z cent city of to-day.
Tonight the Washington Light Infantry
Corps will give the visitors a reception al
he'Armory. The hall has been hand
/ somely decorated. Potted plants anc
tattered flags, relieved by the regimenta
B colOrs of the men from the East have
contributed to make the hall almost 9
wonderland.
Tomorrow afternoon the visitors vii
| De taken 10 MOUNT vernon on Jhebteamel
Corcoran.
Il "REMINISCENCES.
nconnection with the visit of the Sixth
Massachusetts, Mr.. Samuel Williams to
day told good story:
II was barber,n he said, sin Brown!
Hotel now the Metropolitan, in 1861
when the regiment arrived. II was Til,
day after the attack had been made on i
; baltimore, ndthere was lots Of excite
mept here. The Avenue was crowdet
, and Browns was then as now Southeri
headquarters. In rooms adjoining tn,
hotel Ben: Perley Poore, the deceased
journalist, had his quarters, over Todd
hat store. Being Massachusetts man
he commenced to clap his hands as tn
regiment was passing.
This demonstration was followed by
loud kissing on the part of the crowd i
front Of Browns. Instantly the orde
Halt was given, and simultaneousl,
came the sharp click, click of the cock
ing of the guns in the hands of tn
Yankee soldiers The crowd, OF course
tnmbled over each other in their haste b
get out OF harms way, ] with them.
moment later the command resumed il
march. Had stone been thrown or
word said II is hard to predict what th
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