The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-19
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TT nus n t be imagined that while Newark a playing the role Of a patriot
1 in brilliant style that the city vs negecting its regular business The
Southern markets were lost to its manufacturers of course. Immediately after
the first shot was fred On Fort sumter But h war which had destroyed this
old substituted new markets IS vas the case during he War of 1872 he army
contractor found Newark one of he most convenient places imaginable in which
to set his supplies Almost everything he wanted was being mad eheree Var
orders arc rush orders. INT, reviving from The depression which had been caused
by the approach of the conflict. III factories began to hum with renewed visor.
The ony thing that mehaced the manufacturers was the patriotism Of Newark
citizens. Patriotism may be exhibited in a great many va other than by
going to waf and loyalty is rot merely to be measured by length of military
service. But. it Sc happened that a great many Employees o the big factories
and mills chose to exhibit their patriotism by cnnthg in the regiments which
were recruited here Everything, even to the important detail of caring fol
their families in their absence. was attended to by the able committee which
has been spoken Of before. Fr a while the working force of the city
was seriously crippled by this steady exodus to val. In time, however, when
it became known that thu faetores were running short-handed., workmen fom
other cities. where business had been psralyzed by the var, came in and raised
the working force to its fun quota.
When the old First Regiment of the nnety-day campaign "a rcorganized
and became the Eighth. Colonel Adophus j Johnson remained its commander.
staff, made u p Of Lieutenant-coonel Thomas l. Martin, Major Joseph
"a INC Adjntant Charles w Johnson A battery of fisk pieces commanded
by Captain John L. Beam wa attached to the Eighth That battery va d@-
tined to get itself very much disrked by the confederates ana in inverse ratio
to this unpopuiarty gain fame. It is a paradox of wal that he is he'll greatest
m best beloved who makes himself nos hated and feared But, OF course it
for politics New Jersey regiments we're never popular in the South dr-
Ing the al although. they never failed to excite that admiration which bravery
always inspires in a generous foe The Eighth became a cart Of the Third
Brigade SECOND Division, Third Corps n bvouacked near Budd's Ferry, Mary
land, during the winter of 1s611 1852 The Second Regimen also recruited in
Newark, a $ a part of the New Jersey First Brigade had meantime becom a
part of the command Of General Philip Kearny. and was stationed fol- the win
ter near Alexandria. There was a ot OF glory waiting just around the corner
for this regiment. its officers and the general under whom it served. During
this 90 brief record Off eNarkersin the van it will be possible merely to- sketch
thu pendi story of their exploits This war record for Newark alone would
fill an impressive ONE An effort wi be ia to chronicle III of the most
noteworthy feats of vsor n patriotism by which The citizen soldiers nm
this city won for Newark really more han its fair share of that gnry which
is oe OIL the ensa of cruel war. Figures have a reputation ouainu
Washington's for veraciy. At times also they al h. much more aooua,. .h..
Webster o Everett. When it is possible. the numerical strenetb of Nan,,,
I'M Jersey regiments When they went into batlea and when hey came out will
be compared. Such comparisons will furnish the best possible testimonials to
the Newark brand Of yalor &s..F}