Year: 1862

MIR. Louis Lang's Rece ePtiOn OF tho Sixty


ninth Regiment.


The private view OF Mr. Louis historical pctureof
the return of the regiment after the first battle
of Bull run took place Saturday evening at GoupPs
gallery There present General Corcoran and staff.
and other Irish officers. besides number OF lead
ing Irish citizens and the members of the press.


The gathering a most interesting one, many Of the
officers present having passed through the battle and
assisted at the which the picture graphically re-
presents.


The painting is some twelve feet long, and the
spectator supposed to be at the head OF Battery place
looking towards Pier No 1, the old Washington House
being the right, Castle Garden the left, and
noble bay the centre distance alive with shipping of all
kinds, amongst which several vesses-or-war firing
sautes and manning their yards. The painting
hundred hgures-many Of them portraits
all composed and arranged in most artistic manner
The sense OF light and motion is very successfully
conveyed the color is effective and harmonious and the
eye wanders from incident to another without the
confusion usually attending crowded compositions.
AS readers will the work for themselves,
will not enter into a further description Of it,
but will simply add that it is important addition to
our too few historical paintings and will undoubtedly
add to the already high reputation of the distinguished
artist


After spending couple of hours in the examination
OF the points of interest in the Picture the
company adjourned to another room where collation.
had been prepared, when Mr. Lang called the company
to order, and gave brief account Of the origin of
the picture aud Of the earnest interest which he
took in it, remarking that his greatest regret
neced Herewith the necessity Of leaving
out the figure Of the most distinguished soldier
connected with the history and the glory Of
the old sxty.nnth and this feeling much increased
by what seemed that time, the almost certainty OF
his neye rctu He a
gestion given by his friend Judge Daily. then present.
introduced boy selling his portrait. and thus had pre-
sented him by proxy. He thought the company would
agree with him that the pictorial absence than
compensated for by the actual presence amongst them


that night OF General Corcoran and he called upon all
present join in drinking the health prosperity and
glory Of the General We need not say that the toast
received with the most enthusiastic accamations
General Corcoran, in the most modest and dignined
manner thanked the company for their Kind reception OF
his name and rendered his cordial Acknowledgements to
Mr. Lang the able conscientious and patriotic
IN which he had recorded the vao the suerngs and tho
patriotism Of his fellow soldiers This picture TO him
called up many sad memories He could not but think Of
the many brave who had gone forth with him, but
who came not back and who, the battle field, had
fought, fallen and died amenting that they had
only life to give TO their adopted coun-
try Then he recognized others who had returned





g,ne their long home other battle fields contepdng
for that government and flag they had defnd
He had tried 10 do his duty TO his country the field
prisoner and the appreciation bestowed upon his
comrades sufficient recompense for all he had
suffered The echo Of that glorious ovation had reached
his prison cell the darkest days of his confinement
The letter Of his good friend Captain Kirker describing


that event, cast ray Of light upon the future, and
proved that he had home and country. He would
son return TO the field with his old regiment.
and he would promise for all his command


that they would dcpct themselves that such of them
should again would be entitled another well
come from their fellow citizens After concluding his
marks Of which the above merely brief synopsis tho
General gave the health Of Mr. Lang who thanks
| in a few appropriate remarks.


In obedience TO the general call Judge Daily for
ward and delivered brief though eloquent address,
calling attention to the many merits OF Mr. Laug's pic
turc, and especially the tact that he had not only
represented the pomp ard glory OF war, but
also its darker shades The wounded the manned and
the widowed there The Judge then in the most
solemn and feeling alluded to the horrors Of ths
most dreadful Of all civil wars and claimed the right
an American by birth, though Of Irish parents without
,once to tell his American brethren that they did


look this struggle with the earncstness they should,
but rather that they regarded IL as gaia day affair,
and tia, the immensely and grandeur OF ITS opera
| tons swallowed up the details OF IL painful
results and important consequences in the future.
| lie declared his solemn belief that unless they
all looked upon II its aspect there would be
conclusion Of the strife IL had been bsught tho
and home Of every in the awful


As worthy Of the highest commendaton and imitation he
erred the noble conduct Of General Corcoranhis


bravery, his endurance, his air through all the dark


days o slcom and doubt. Cut on from all friends with no


Information how events shaping tho fortunes the
North in III health and surrounded by a vndictive
/ enemy he had borne himself throughout with
heroic fertituds and uunnchi1g 0dey 70 his govern


mcnt In referring the absence Of General Corcoran


from the picture he remarked that, like the men.


toned IN classic lore, His absence noticed
| than his presence (Cheers.)


General Ccrcoran and party having to leave TO the


Irish regiment, Just arrived from Buffalo, bade the
company q kind adieu, rcmarking that the date
| on the Irish banner fused as one Of the decora.
tns the roou) reminded him OF the coincidence that
the sixty ninth organized October the ilth that


they refused October the 1lh to parade in honor Of


the Prince Of Wales and that MI Lang first exhibited TO
\ them hts picture on the date.


Three hearty cheers given the General left,
\ soon after which the company separated


We must not omit 20 add that the gallery aud ante.


rooms were fitted up with excellent taste by Mr. Lang,


thu ,uuskots, flags, drums and the military equipments


used tsng vertabc relics brought home from the field
by the sixty ninth aud loaned for this purpose
i x-..u..uss of SDrca m Ss.- .....