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200.-First New Hampshire Regiment.
This regiment, which for the past month has been encamped in Camp Union, at
Concord, N. H., struck their tents on Saturday morning, and at 8 A. M. started by special train to
Norwich, Connecticut, where they embarked on the steamers
Commodore and
Connecticut for New York.
Their progress through
Massachusetts and
Connecticut was an ovation, crowds assembling at all the stations to greet them.
The
Connecticut arrived at
Pier No. 39 North River, at 10 A. M. on Sunday, May 26, with the first detachment, and the
Commodore with the second detachment on board arrived at the Pier at 11 A. M. The disembarkation took place in an orderly and expeditious manner, when the regiment headed by the Regimental Board and a Committee of the sons of
New Hampshire in New York, marched through Vestry street and Canal street to the
Brandreth House, where an American flag was presented by the
Committee.
On presenting the banner,
Judge Bonney made an eloquent address, in which he reviewed the history of the support which the
State of New Hampshire has always given the
Constitution, at its adoption, as well as whenever it has been menaced since.
Col. Tappan responded in a short and patriotic speech in which he pledged himself and his regiment to maintain the
Constitution and to avenge the insults which have been heaped upon that glorious flag, (pointing to the banner presented.) The regiment then resumed the line of march to the
Division Arsenal, corner of Elm and White streets, where the
Committee had made arrangements for temporarily quartering the men, and where they partook of a dinner, the army rations being served to the men.
The officers then proceeded to the
Astor House with the
Committee, where they dined and spent several hours in company with their friends, who flocked there eagerly to see them.
When the funeral
cortege of the late
Col. Ellsworth approached the
Astor House, on its way to Courtlandt street,
Col. Tappan and staff mounted their horses and joined the escort.
The 1st regiment is more completely equipped than any regiment that has left our city or passed through it. The men are fully armed and equipped, and in addition to the
United States musket and bayonet, nearly all the soldiers were presented with revolvers by their friends on their departure.
Beside the full supply of rations for the journey to
Washington, they have a baggage train of seventeen wagons, with four horses to each wagon.
The wagons are loaded with provisions, ammunition, engineers' and sappers' and miners' tools, tents and camp equipage; and one is loaded with extra uniforms for the soldiers.
Each company in the regiment is accompanied by four female nurses, who have volunteered for the war. The Regimental Band is composed of
Baldwin's Band of
Manchester, and consists of 25 performers, who have volunteered for the war.
The uniform is plain dark gray, with red cord facings, and the regulation gray cap, with a red band.
The men are not above the ordinary height, but are all young, hardy, and active.
They execute all their movements with great activity.
They are composed principally of mechanics, who are not afraid of work, and accustomed to exposure.
They are, in fact, the bone and sinew of
New Hampshire.
The following is a list of the staff and line officers, and the localities from which they hail:
Staff.--
Colonel, M. W. Tappan, of
Bradford;
Lieutenant-Colonel, Thos. J. Whipple, of
Laconia;
Major, A. F. Stevens, of
Nashua;
Adjutant, E. Q. Fellows, of
Sandwich;
Quartermaster, R. A. Batchelder, of
Manchester; Staff-
Secretary, Chas. L. Brown, of
Manchester;
Surgeon, A. B. Crosby, of
Hanover;
Assistant-Surgeon, H. C. Shaw, of
Hanover;
Chaplain, L. G. Abbot, of
Bradford.
non-commissioned Staff.--
Sergeant Major, Geo. Y. Lawyer, of
Nashua;
Quartermaster Sergeant,
A. Lull, of
Nashua;
Fife Major, Frs. H. Pike, of
Manchester;
Drum Major, Wm. Carr;
Paymaster, Moses K. Hagleton.
line-officers.--Company A, of
Dover--
Captain, L. Bell of
Farmington;
Lieut., Geo. W. Colliath, of
Dover;
Ensign, O. M. Clark, of
Dover.
Company B, of
Dover--
Captain, D. R. Kenny, of
Laconia;
Lieut. Chas. W. Sawyer, of
Dover;
Ensign, J. G. Wallace, of
Dover.
Company C, of
Manchester--
Captain, J. L. Kelly;
Lieut., M. V. B. Richardson;
Ensign,
Chas.
o.
Jennison.
Company D, of
Newport--
Captain, J. McL.
Barton;
Lieut., E. Nettleton;
Ensign,
Dexter Reed.
Company E, of
Nashua--
Captain, O. F. Greenleaf;
Lieut.,
W. L. Greeley;
Ensign, J. W. Thompson.
Company F, of
Nashua--
Captain, A. S. Edgerly;
Lieut.,
G. W. Hanley;
Ensign, C. H. Drummer.
Company G, of
Keene--
Captain, A. J. Sargent;
Lieut. H. t.
H. Pierce;
Ensign,----.
Company H, of
Salem--
Captain, J. D. Drew;
Lieut.,
J. M. Clough;
Ensign, J. Drew.
Company I, of
Concord--
Captain, E. E. Sturtevant;
Lieut.,
H. W. Fuller;
Ensign, E. W. Goss.
Company K, of
Manchester--
Captain, G. E. Sleeper;
Lieut.,
E. Q. Fellows;
Ensign, H. O. Dudley.
Ten companies, 77 men each, which, with staff officers and band, make nearly 850 men.
About six o'clock in the afternoon the men were ordered under arms, and proceeded to the
Jersey Ferry, and at 8 o'clock departed on a special train of twenty cars, beside a long train of freight cars for the wagons and horses, for
Washington,
through Baltimore.
In consequence of the impossibility of at
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once supplying rations for all the men, the Messrs.
Leland entertained a company at the Metropolitan, free of charge.
Mr. Wm. B. Dinsmore, at his own expense, provided for another company at the
St. Nicholas.--
N. Y. Tribune, May 27.
