Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-21

In the fight at that city She s6th Penn
lost one killed aud seven wounded.
The second Rhode Island Infantry was
the fighting regiment Of the state, and
hred the FIRST vOlley at the first battle OF
Bull Run. The Wisconsin sih regiment
oi Infantry, was known as the Eagle
Regiment on account Of the i've
American eagle Il carried through the
war pgrcHcd ON a staff beside the colofs.
uGmSG rHREE HUSDRRD.
In the armies OF the union during the
war there were ciisscd three hundred
lighting regiments. These regiments
being so cllssed, each lost over i5o 10
Killed ur died Of wounds during tneir
service IN the rebellion
syMrATuustu WITH rHE sotrit
AT the outbreak Of the war there were
40 commissioned officers Of the army
ranking from brgddicr generals down to
battalion second lieu'cnanis who let
the service tdcsctJcd Cd glory aud
joined the south. All those who 50
thus deserted .among the number being
the noted General Leo we're gla,scd ns
descuers ~ an order published by the
war department
PROFESSION or SOLDIERS.
Regarding the professions, there were
OF tanners, as. mechanics -, labofers
90, commercial S, professional men 8,
and mlsceIlaneOu, . per cent.
SArNin.
As regards nativity, IL appears that
out OF g.15J 600, tUrec.ioufihs were
native born Americans. Of the other
fourth, Germany furnished US DO.
Ireland 10000. England so,uop. BRUSH
America $1,000, aud other countIies
IS OJJ.
AGE or SOLDIERS.
The mean age OF each fccrli, was "a
years When classod by age, the
largest class was that OF rs years, from
which the classes decreased To that VI IS
years. Of tue toiz,778 recorded ages
taken from the company rolls, there
were iJ547s Of is years Ji age, y1,3t5
a. 10 yeats, aud So 90, the number al IS
year, being % by6, aud at 40 years,
1000. There we're DO addition TO these
figures musicians company hicts,
dWmmcrs aud uuglers, an enormous
number under 10 yeasb the writer ut
this being At the age Vt ioyears . month
| aud 2 DAYS When enlisted, and enjoys
! the honorable distinction Of being the
| youngest soldier ever enlisted 90 de-
icnee Of the lag.
AVERAGE wEICHr.
The average weight ol our soldiers
arc incomp etc, but the general average
appears 10 be put duwn a. t4I pounds,
| yet IN one company Vi the SAD Maine
Infantry the average weight vas 40
pounds.
AVERAGE HuDiT
The average height ui our soldiers
rs shown by the returns Of recruiting
| officers appears 10 De feet 81 inches,
| The West \itiginiaus average S feet y
| inches. The TALES, mau lwnOsc fc'
cord was verified Ia the army was
Capt. Van B4skirk, OF the 77Ih Indiana,
VINO was SAL inches in height in Dos
| stocking feet. The shortest man VA
a soldier ia the ig2nd Ohio, who, at the
time OF his enlistment vas a. years old
was 80 inches m height. Colonci Butter
held, his commanding officer stated tls
the little fellow could endure the great
est hardship, fatigue and exposure. Tue
tall man as rule proved TO be poo
material for q long and tedious cam
paigu, as at the end Of HARD day
march the Ponies" we're generally ol
hand TO answer roll call, while the hea'
Of the companies In the mornings wcr,
behind, coming into camp later on,
ucKEr SHOTS.
The officers OF the 10Th n. y. High
landefs' wore kits. The Sllh n. Y
was called the "Oange blossoms,
having been recruited 10 Orange county
The S5th y. Y. vas known AS ia,
"Steubeu Rangers aud iull OF hght,
The 10th n. y. (Nauonal LOuaygl OF
ganized working lodge Of MasJns
called the National LJuaye lodge, anl
held their meetings IN coscmate al
Fort Monroe, Va. The 18th n. Y. Wai
dubbed the Iron Hears" aud the ~
n. Y. ltae writer's tcglment), the Els
worth Avengers" The tooth Penn
was nicSnamcd the Ground Heads, y
having been recruited IN that part OF tie
state which had been sett ed by the
English fOundheads and ScotCh.lusl
Coyenantcn. The old 18th Penn,
was well known throughout the army
OF the Potomac as the "Bucktails.'
This regiment was the one that ~ al
the Union forces was most dreaded by
the 'Johnnies," and Il was tins Tegi
menI that made the famous charg,
across the stone bridge at Anteitam
The 7ist Penn, was the "Caliofnil
regiment" having been recruited al
Philadelphia by Senator Baker. o
California, VINO was Eilled at Bal
Bun In the Sand Penn, one com.
pany was composed OF Jews, the Jew,
ish citizens OF Chicago having cOntri
buted $40, 900 TO organize them. tn,
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