Evening journal., 1912-08-14
FOURTH DEL.
SURVIVORS
In REUNION
Gather Under Historic Oak
Tree at Brandywine Springs
Tomorrow
ADDRESSES DURING
AFTERNOON SESSION


I. Fourth Delaware Regiment was must
cred into service in 1862, the survivors
Of the regiment will assemble in an
""al reunion tomorrow. 1t will be
an all-dav affair for the veterans.
They will hold a business session in
the morning and in the afternoon will
listen to addresses by former Con-
gresham l.. Irving Handy. Francis
II. Hoffecker and some members of
the regiment. Richard G. Buckingham
d Representative in the Legislature. is
b president Of the Fourth Delaware
Regiment Association.
History of Regiment.
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. II. Grim
shaw. In the latter part of the same
month the men went into camp at
Brandywine Springs, where they were
drilled and formed into companies.
The regiment was fully organized in
September 1SS2. when the officers
we're: NN
Colonel, DR.. A. f. Grimshaw; lieu
tenant colonel, c. Carroll Tevis;
major, Charles E. LaMotte; adjutant
William II. Cloward; quartermaster
John J. Toner; surgeon, J. B. Lyons;
chaplain, william II. Fries, afterward
succeeded ~ William T. Tull; SER
geant MAJOR, William H. Poulston;
quartermaster sergeant Edward JEFF
ferris; commissary sergeant, John
Armstrong; hospital steward, William
Brown
Company A-Captain. Andrew J..
Williams; first lieutenant, Evan c.
stotsenburg. second lieutenant. Albert
Price
Company B-Captain, Moses R.
Gist. first lieutenant, William A. La
Motto; second lieutenant Pierce
! Nields
4 Company C-Captain. Frank Nc
Closkey; first lieutenant, William c.
Scott; second lieutenant. John II.
Townsend
4 Company D-Captain. George W.
4 Curry first lieutenant, John r. Van
Lean; second lieutenant. Joseph H.
d Wheeler
Company E-Captain. John c.
# Harper; first lieutenant. D. E. Buck
ingham; second lieutenant John H.
Carson.
Company F-Captain, Daniel H
Kent; first lieutenant Henry Cav
throp; second lieutenant, William
Stotham.
Company G-captain. William H
McClary; first lieutenant. William II
Burnett; second lieutenant. Aaron P
~ Osmond
Company H-Captain, Thomas P
# Reynolds; first lieutenant, Hezeha
# Cullen; second Lieutenant, William
Warner.
Company captain, Harlan Cause
W first lieutenant. S. Rodman Smith
second lieutenant. Richard H. Webb
Company K-Captain Joshua S
y Valentine; first lieutenant, Thomas
q II Challenger; second Lieutenant
Eldridge F Yardley.
N Left Brandywine Springs.
Most of the men in the regimen
left Brandywine Springs and march
ed to the Kennett turnpike. WHERE
the Third Pennsylvania Reserves
were relieved, and Camp duPon
formed to guard the powder mills il
that neighborhood This camp wa
broken, November 10. in a sever
snowstorm in which the regimen
proceeded to Wilmington and wa
quartered in Pusey's factory unit
the following day, when il was re
M moved to Arlington Heights and sool
after to Camp Vermont, four mile
below Alexandria, Virginia
The regiment remained in winte
quarters until May. 1863, when
made a feint movement toward Rich
mond, under General E. D. Keys |
remained on the Chickahominy unit
July 8 1863 when a retrograd
march was made down the PENN
sula-almost so miles in a little NOR
than two days. Lieutenant Colone
81 Tevis having resigned to form
zM cavalry regiment in Maryland, Majo
Charles z. l-aMotte was promoted {
W that position, and Captain Moses 7
N Gist was promoted to major Sui
sequently, on Colonel Grimshaw
resignation in the latter part
December, 1864, LaMotte was pre-
III NOTED to the rank Of colonel. TIL
position he retained until the reg
ment was mustered out, althoue
o. later on detached duty.
I'll In January, 1864, the regimen
went into winter quarters at Fairfa
r. Court House, Va. and remained
81 that place until May 4. 1864, when
- moved to Rappahannock Static
Subsequently IL moved to Port Roy
4| and embarked at that place. May 2
and was engaged in the battle
Bethesda Church, June 2. 1864.
this engagement Lieutenant Richal
n. Webb, of Company I, was kill,
and twenty others were killed
M wounded
The Fourth was in the moveme
on Petersburg, June II and IS. al
z| sustained heavy losses, nearly on
third of its men being disabled. Ca
al tain Reynolds killed and Colon
,z Grimshaw wounded In the engae
s ments which followed the regime
}# was aggressive in It's movements u
on the enemy and was frequently
the advance as part of the Thi
38 Brigade Second Division, Fifth Corr
IN Its losses from all causes in is
we're 1S9 men. In 1865 the regime
was in the general engagements
Rowanty River. White Oak Roae
Hatcher's Run. Five Forks and A
pomattax Court House In the fc
mer affair Sergeant Alpheus wills
of Company F, captured thirte
men. but in the battle of White O
Roads that brave officer lost his Ii
Z and Captains Stotsenburg and Chi
Ilenger were taken prisoners. In t
hattie of Five Forks, April /. 1sl
ICanfain William II McClarv uvac