Evening journal., 1910-08-18

Members Of the Fourth Delaware
Regiment Association are having their
annual reunion at Brandywine
Springs Park today Many OF the old
soldiers and their families are spend
ing the day in the woods and at noon
they had dinner in picnic fashion
under the trees near Cella's pavilion.
United States Senator Henry A. du-
pont had intended TO be present and
make an address. but he was called
TO Washington on important official
business this morning and regretted
that he could not talk over. the war
days with his comrades.
The organization of the Fourth
Delaware Regiment for three years
service was begun early in June. 1862.
those first enlisting being mustered at
Wilmington by Colonel A. H. Grim
shaw. In the latter part OF the same
month the men went into camp at
Brandywins Springs, whore they we're
drilled and formed into companies.
The regiment was fully organized In
September. 1862, when the officers
We're:
Colonel. DR.. A. II. Grimshaw lieu
tenant colonel. c. Carroll Tevis;
major, Charles E. LaMotte; adiutant,
William II. Cloward; guartermaster.
John ]. Toner surgeon, j. II. Lyons;
chaplain, William a. Fries, after ward
succeeded by William y. Tull: SER
geant major. William H. POulston,
quartermastcr sergeant. Edward JET
ferris; commissay sergeant. John
Armstrong h9Spital steward William
CompaIs A-Captain, Andrew ]
MIlllaf6s: FIRST lieutenant Evan G
Sicisenburg. second lieutenant, Al
Der. Price
Company B-Captain. Moses r
Gist; first lieutenant, William A. La
Motto; second lieutenant, Pierc'
Nields
Comrany C-captain, Frank Nc
Closkey: first lieutanert. William c
Scott; second lieutenant, John II
Townsend.
Company ID Captnin, George w.
Curry; first lieutenant, lohn r Van
Lean; second lieutenant, Joseph w.
Wheeler.
Company E-Captain. John C.
Harper: first lieutenant. ID. b. Buck
iigham; second lieutenant, John H.
Carson
Company F-Captain, Daniel IT,
Kent: first lieutanqn-, Henry Cav
throp; second lieutenant, William
StofDan.
Company G Captain. William II.
McClary; first lieutenant, William VI.
Burnett: second lieutenant, Aaron p.
Osmond.
Company lI-CaDmin, Thomas ".
Reynolds; trst lieutenant, Heaekiah
Cullen; second lie itenant, William
Warner.
Company Captain. Harlan Cause
nAaftaan Smith q
second lieutenant, Richard IL. Webb
Company w--apcain, Joshua S
Valentine; first lieutenant, Thomas
H. Chall snec.s, second lieutenant
Eldridge r. Yardley.
Most OF the men in the regiment
left Brandywine Springs and marche,
10 the kennett turnpike, where th'
Third Pennsylvania Reserves wer
relieved, and Camp dupont Qormed q
guard the powder mills in that neigh
borhood. This camp was broken. NC
vember 10, In severe snOwstorn
IN which the regiment proceeded
Wilmington and was Quartered
Pusey's factory until the followin
day, when 1t was removed to Arline
ton Heights and soon after to Cam
Vermont. four miles below Alexandra
Virginia.
ANAAAt@AAANNA
quarters until May, 1868. when
made a feint movement toward Rici
mond, under General r. ID. Keys.
remained on the Chickahominy unit
July 5, 1868, when a retrograde marc
was made down the Peninsula
most so miles in a little more tina
two days Lieutenant Colonel Tev
having resigned to form a cavalr
regiment In Maryland, Major Charlie
+ .LaMotte was promoted to that p,
sition. and Captain Moses B. Gist wa
promoted to major. Subsequently, O
Colonel Grimshaw's resignation in II
latter part of December, 1864, LIS
Motto was promoted TO the rank {
colonel. This position he retaine
until the regiment was mustered ou
although later on detached duty.
In January, 1864, the regiment wei
into winter quarters at Fairfax Cou
House Va, and remained at thi
place until May 4. 1864, when
moved to Rappahannock Station. Sui
sequently it moved to Port Royal an
embarked at that place, May 2S, an
was engaged in the battle of Bethest
Church, June 2. 1854 In this el
gagement Lieutenant Richard
Webb. of Company l. was killed an
twenty others were killed or wounde
The Fourth was in the moveme
on Petersburg. June II and Is, az
sustained heavy lossex nearly on
third OF its men beipe -6abled, Ca
tain Reynolds killed md Colon
Grimshaw wounded IN the engag
mems which followed the regimel
was aggressive in its movements upC
the enemy and was frequently in I'll
advance, as part OF the Third Brigad
Second Division. Fifth Corps.
It's losses from all causes in 186
were 1S9 men. In 1865 the regimen
was In the general engagements 0
Rowanty River, White Oak Roads
Hatcher's Run, Five Forks and Ap
pamhttox Court House. In the for.
mer AFFAIR Sergeant Alpheus Wilson