Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-17

The fiftieth anniversary of the home
coming of what now remains of the 51st
Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Vol
unte ers was held Friday and Saturday,
September 10th and 18th, 1915, at the
Raymond, 237 Oak avenue
The old veterans and their wives ar
rived Friday morning and after partak-
ing of a good shore dinner, had their
pictures taken in front of the Raymond,
and then by special invitation visited
Hunts theatre, on Pacific avenue, en-
joying a motion picture show. Later
in the afternoon they were addressed at
the Raymond by Hon. ]. Thompson
Baker, who Iecounted incidents of the
war around Lewisburg, Pa his home
town, and at which place he later prac-
ticed law and was president of the
bank. Saturday morning, through the
courtesy of o. L. Blackwell, who pro-
vided automobiles, the visitors were
shown over the island and greatly en-
jnyed the trip.
A business meeting of the veterans
was held and matters of importance
discussed. The officers were: Presi-
dent, H. H. Jago; Vice-President,
Jacob Santo; Secretary-Treasurer, S.
Smith.
This regiment was organized at Camp
Curtin at Harrisburg, late in Septem-
Der, 1861, with Colonel john F. Hart
ranft as its first commander. After the
regiment was organic d the status of
the field and staff Officers were as fol-
lows: Colonel, John F. Hartranft
Lieut. Colonel, Thomas S. Bell; Major,
Edwin Schall; Qnartermaster, John j.
Freddy; Surgeon, John P. Hosack;
Asst. Surgeon, James d. Noble; Adju-
tant, Daniel P. Bible, aud Chaplain, ID
G. Mallory. Lieut. Colonel Bell was
killed at the charge of Little Bridge,
Septembe IL, 1862, and Major Schall
was promoted to Lieut.. Colonel, and
later he was killed at the charge of
Cold Harbor. In June of 1864, Colonel
Hartranft was promoted TO Brigadier-
General and at the close of the war
Colonel William j. Bolton, who suc-
ceeded Colonel Schall, was promoted
TO BrevetB rigadier. The regiment was
mustered out of service July 81, 1865.
Those who were present at the re-
union were Albert List, of L~ewisburg,
Pa; Patrick Fitzpatrick, of Weather
ley, Pa; John T. Hassenpiug, Miffiin-
burg, Pa; w. F. Chlisher, Sunbury,
Pa f; Montgomery S. Smith, Roxboro,
Pa ; Fred N. Moore, Bridgeport, Pa I;
Thomas Dunbar, Phoenixville, Pa;
Martin L. Schock, Philadelphia, Pa;
Nathaniel McVeigh, Royer-ford, Pa;
Washington Smith, Royersford, Pa (;
William w. Owen and wife, Norris
town, Pa; Lemu III, Rodenbau2h and
wife, Plymouth, Pa Mark d. YerRer
aud wife, Newtown Square, Pa; John
Earle and daughter, w. Conshohocken,
Pa David Munsick and two daugh-
tiers, Newark; p. H. Hammel, Clifton
Heights, Pa Jacob p. Brooke, Phila-
delphia: James Sullivan, Philadelphia;
Hugh Lynch, Jacksonville, Pa; John
Gilligan, Norristown, Pa, and Henry
G. Mccormick, Rutherford.
Following is a brief history of the I'M
portant engagements of this regiment
during the period between 1861 and
1865.
From Camp Curtin the regiment was
sent 10 cattle cars to Baltimore, the
weather being cold and stormy. From
there they continued on to Annapolis,
where they arrived November Is, 1861.
On December Sd the regiment struck
tents and marched to Annapolis juno
ton, where they formed Camp Union
and on the 9th Colonel Hartranft raised
a 90-foot flag staff and flung the stars
and stripes to the breeze. Their first
winter was a hard experience. Janu-
AIRY 6, 1852, they left Annapolis on
transports and steamed down the Ches-
apeake toward Hatteras Inlet where
rough seas and many hardships were
encountered on board ship. In the
meantime General Burnside was get
ting ready to attack Roanoke Island.
After five weeks on board ship the 5lst
was landed February It'll and at $50
the next morning began their first en-
gagement with the enemy and that
afternoon the fort on Roanoke Island