The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-04-25
The ed Pa. Prov. III. A.

The ed Pa. Prov. III. A.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Your paper
seems to be always ready and willing to give
the private soldier hearing" if he thinks
he or his regiment has not received Justice
through other sources. / do not think the I'd
ia. Prov. II. A. was quite fairly treated in
Col. Foxs book. He says: the I'd Pa Fl.
A. carried from first to last 5000 men," /
have learned from records at Washington
that large number of men who enlisted for
that regiment were marked unassigned
and never reached the regiment. The fault
of recruiting more than 1900 men for that
artillery regiment lay with the different re-
cruiting officers. Col. Fox further says:
"The regiment, 300 strong, was assigned
to the Second Division, Eighteenth Corps at
Cold Harbor. The surplus men had been
previously formed into new Provisional
regiment, with the same designation, and
assigned to the Ninth Corps. The most of
the losses occurred in the Provisional regi-
ment." Now, in speaking of the Provisional
regiment, and using the words surplus
men," and with the same designation" are
misleading, and the points take exceptions
to. 1t was this way The old regiment, the
I'd Pa. III. A., was put on transports near
Washington, in June, 1854, and landed near
Cold HarbOr. The new Provisional regiment
Joined the Ninth Corps at Alexandria, Va,
May /, 1864, and marched to the Wilder
ness battlefield, receiving there their baptis-
NAL fire, and was with the Ninth Corps at
SpOttsylvania, North Anne River Cold Har-
Dor, and 18th and 18th of June battles for
the possession of the Weldon Railroad, in
front of Petersburg, and did arduous duties
there in the trenches during Grants siege of
that town. When he says the surplus men
were formed in a new regiment be should
have given the number as 400, for L
know positively that was the number we
had when we Joined the Ninth Corps, and
the records at Washington will verify my
statement. Col. Fox gives the Provisional
regiment credit of losing in battle in killed,
MORALLY wounded and missing, up to Aug. l.,
1864 1862 men. That does not include some AZ
men killed and wounded from day to day
while lying in the trenches at Petersburg. /
think it would have been fair to have treated
the I'd Pa. Provisional regiment as sepa-
rate organization. We would have then
received the right per cent in killed and
mortaIly wounded, to have been tsbulated
with his 300 regiments. Hegives the losses
in deaths in rebel prisons as 96.-CLARENCE
WILSON, Co. E, I'd Pa. Prov. II. A., San Jose,
Cal.
The 1o1st ". z.
Organized at New York City, ". Y, from
Sept. 2, 1851, to Aug. 81, 1862, to serve three
years; consolidated with the 37th N. Y,
Dec. "A, 1862, and the officers mustered out
of service Col Enrico Fardells, the first
commander, resigned July g. 1862 and was
succeeded by Col. George f. Chester, who
continued ia command until consolidation.
The regiments heaviest loss was at Manas-
sas, where, out Of 1873 men engaged IS were
killed, or over 10 per cent. 1t served in
Birney's Division, Third Corps.
Tho 9th n. Y. Cav.
Organized at Westfeld n. Y, during Fall
of 1861, to serve three years. On the expira-
ton of term the original members, except
veterans, were mustered out. The 4th N.
Y. Cav. was transferred to this regiment as
Cos. b, E, and L. March 90, 1865, and the
composed of veterans and re-
cruits, retained in service until July IL, |
1865. At Brandy Station, Va, while in Bu-
ford's Division, Cavalry Corps, it lost four
killed, 81 wounded, and a number missing
At Trevillian Station, while in Torbert's Di-
vision, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac,
1t lost four killed, Al wounded, and five
The regiment also served in Mer-
ritt's Division, Cavalry Corps. The COM
of the regiment were: Col. John
resigned April g. 1868; Col. VIM.
Sackett, killed at Trevillian Station, June
10, 1854, and Col. George s. Nichols, in COM
mand at muster-out. Total loss of regi-
ment while in service, six officers and 81 |
men killed and seven officers and 126 men
died.
The Sd Md.
Organized at Baltimore, Md, from June |
10 September, 1861, to serve three years;
and remained in service until |
July IL, 1866. 1t ColOnels were: John !
Sommer resigned April 81, 1862; Thomas |
B. Allard, resigned Jan. IS, 1864; and Benz. |
F. Taylor, in command at time of muster |
put. The War Department credits the regi- |
ment with IL battles. 1t served in Sturgis's |
Division, Ninth Corps. Total loss, five off, |
GERS and "a men killed and three officers |
and 14S men died.
The Sd Nd.
Organized at Baltimore and Williamsport, |
Nd, from June Is, 1861, to Feb. IL, 1862, |
to serve three years; veteranized, and was |
iuto battalion of four COM |
panies, which remained in service until July |
81, 1865. Col James G. Mcconnell was dis !
charged, Feb. Is, 1862; Col. David P. De
Witt was discharged, Oct 8, 1862, aud was
succeeded by Col Gilbert p. Robinson, who
remained in command until mustered out. |
The War Department gives the regiment
credit for 10 battles 1t served in Willams's /
Division, Twelfth Corps. Total loss, eight
officers and SO men killed and four officers
md 100 men died.
The 4th Battery, Mass. L. A.
Organized at Lowell, Mass, Nov. II, 1861,
70 serve three years; veteranized, and re-
NAMED in service until close of the war.
Capt. Charles II. Manning, the first COM
nander, resigned, Oct. 30, 1862; Capt. Geo. G..
Trull was in command when mustered out.
The War Department credits the battery
With three battles. IL served in Emory's
Division, Nineteenth Corps. Total loss, one
nan killed and so men died.
The Sd Ohio.
Organized at Camp DenniSon, o., June
10, 1861, to serve three years; mustered out
June u, 1854. Col. Isaac III. Morrow re-
gned March 8, 1852; Col. John Beatty was
promoted Brigadier-General, April 10, 1858.
Jol. Orris A. Lawson succeeded him and
in command until the regiment
,,. ont Hhan1iu Hill thu /