The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-28

Artillery.-1st Me-, Capt. Albert w.
Bradbury, Lieut.. John E. Morton; 9Th
Mass, Capt William w. Carruth, Lieut..
John F. Phelps; A, 1st u. S., Capt. E.
c. Bainbridge.
Second Observation-Disclosures. II. w. Shcr-
First Brigade. Brig. g.-Gen. Neal Dow.
18th Mich, Col Thomas S. Clark;
Conn, Col. Thomas g. Kingsley; 18th
n. H., Col. John w. Kingman.
Second Brigade, Col. Alpha B. Farr.
I-26th Mass, Lieut.-Col. Joseph A.
Sawtell; 9Th Conn.,, Col Thomas w.
CahiIl: 47th Mass, Col. Lucius b.
Stedman: 2Sth Me-, Col. Ephraim w.
Woodman.
Third Brigade, Col. Frank s. Nick
erson.-14th Me-, Lieut.-Cel. Thomas
w. Porter; 177th N. Y, Col Ira w.
Ainsworth; 165th ". Y, Lieut.-Col.
Abel Smith, Jr.; Gath Me-, Col. George
M. Atwood.
Artillery-1Sth N. Y, Capt. Albert
G. Mack; G, 5th U. s.. Lieut.. Jacob B.
Rawles; 1st VT, Capt. George Z. He
bard.
Third Division-Brfg.-Gen. William II.
First Brigade, Col. Timothy Ingra-
ham.-3Sth Mass; 1921 n. Y, Col.
Lewis Benedict; 10th N. Y, Col. Clin-
Pike; 4th Mass, Col. Henry Walker.
Second Brigade, Col. Halbert E.
Paine-4th Wis, Lieut.-Col. Sidney A.
Bean; 133d N. Y, Col. Leonard d. H.
Currie; 173d N. Y, Col. Lewis M. Peck;
Sth N. H., Col. Hawkes. Fearing, Jr.
Third Brigade, Col. Oliver p. Good
ing.-s1st Mass. Lieut.. Col. w: S. B.
o.
liam l.. Rodman; 156th N. Y, Col. ia
cob Sharpe; 175th n. Y, Col. Michael
X. Bryan; SD Mass, Col. John W..
Kimball.
ArtiIlery.-4th Mass, Capt. George
G. Trull; F, 1st U. S.. Capt. Richard
Holcomb.
yer.
First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. William
Dwight, Jr.-6th ". Y, Col. William
Wilson; s1st. Lieut-coi Nicholas w.
Day; 22d Me-, Col. Simon G.. Jerrard;
1st La, Col. Richard e. Holcomb.
Second Brigade, Col. William K.
Kimball-12th Me-, Leut.-Col. Edward
Illsley; 41st Mass, Col. Thomas e.
Chickering; SD Mass, Col. Halbert S.
Mansfield.
Third Brigade, Col. Henry w. Birge.
-25th Conn, Col George p. Bis
sell; 26th Me-, Col. Nathaniel II. Hub
bard; 159th n. Y, Col. Edward L. Mol
ineux; 18th Conn.,, Lieut-Col Alexan-
der Warner.
ArtilIery.-2d Mass, Capt Armand
F. Minis; L, 1st u. s., Capt. Henry W.
Closson; c, I'd U. s., Lieut.. John /.
Rodgers.
Outside Of the Divisions.
1st La. Native Guards, Col. Spencer
H. Stafford; I'd La. Native Guards, Col.
Nathan w. Daniels; Sd La. Native
Guards, Col. John A. Nelson; 4th La.
Native Guards, Col. Charles w. Drew;
18th Me-, Col Henry Rust, Jr.; 23d
17sth N. z. Col Charles C. Mott: Goth
N. Y, Col Joseph s. Morgan: fifth Pa,
Col Tilghman H. Good; 28th Conn.,,
Col. Samuel p. Ferris: 18th Me-, Col.
Isaac Dyer; 7th VT. Col. William c..
Holbrook.
ArtilIery.-H, Cd U. s., Capt Frank
A. Allen; 1st Ind. Heavy. Col. John A.
Keith; 18th Mass, Lieut.. Edwin M.
Chamberlin: B, 1st La. n. G. Heavy,
Capt. Loren Rygaard; 18th Mass,
Capt. Charles H. j. Hamlen; 21st N.
Y, Capt. James Barnes; 25th N. Y,
Capt. John A. Grow; 26th N. Y, Capt.
George w. Fox.
Cavalry.-1st La, C and e, Capt. j.
F. Godfrey; 1st La, A and B, Capt.
Henry F. Williamson; I'd r. /. Battal-
lion, Lieut.. Col. A. w. Corliss; I'd
Mass. Cav. Battalion, A. Capt. s. Ty-
Ter Read; 3, Capt. James NJ Magee;
C, Capt. Jonathan E. Cowan, Lieut.. So
Ion A. Perkins; 14th N. Y. Cav. Col.
Thaddeus P. Mott; 1st Tex, Col Ed
mund j. Davis.
Banks's Troubles.
Gen. Banks had troubles Of his own
to occupy his mind during that gloomy
Winter, while Grant and his army were
foundering in the swamps Of the va
zoo and Tensas, and meeting defeat af-
ter defeat in their attempts to reach
the firm, high ground in the rear of
Vicksburg.
The Administration was still pursu-
ing the delusion that the majority OF
the Southern people were at heart
Unionists, and would, as soon as they
were freed from the military pressure,
assert their affection for the Old Flag.
This was strongly alleged with regard
to the Texans, who had only been
dragged into rebellion with great diff
Guilty and against the firm opposition
OF Gov Sam Houston, who had behind
him what seemed to be a majority Of
the Texans Age had dimned the
Houston, SO that he could no longer
take the leadership, which fell to A.
J. Hamilton, q man of great courage
and ability and firm supporter Of the
Union. He had been born in Alabama,
but had lived in Texas for many years,
and was active in resis, ing the schemes
Of the Secessionists. He raised sew
eral companies Of loyal troops, which
afterward became the ,,st and I'd Tex.
Cav, received a commission from Pres
ident Lincoln as Brigadier- General,
and then was appointed Military Gov
ernor of Texas. 1t was hoped that as
soon as the Governor gained a foot
hold In Texas he would set up Pro-
yisional Government there and the 10y
al Texans would rally to it's support.
Galveston, then the principal city of
Texas, contained many Union men, and
1t was proposed to make beginning
there. The Navy captured Galveston
In October, but had no men to occupy
the place, and Gov. Hamilton impor-
tuned Gen. Banks to send troops to
take possession of the city, when Ham
ilton would open up a recruiting sta
tion and get volunteers sufficient to
maintain their hold upon the city and
start counter-reYolution in Texas.
Gen. Banks ordered Col. Burrell, of
the 42d Mass, a newly raised nine
months regiment, to take three COM
panies of his regiment TO Galveston and
occupy the place. This was an absurd
ly Inadequate force for the work even