The Newburgh Daily Union published the truth when it said the next day that it "had made as noble a record as any regiment in the field." It praised Colonels Ellis, Cummins and Weygant, and said of the regiment: "Slowly they filed past; and now the people's enthusiasm burst out over all bounds. Our scanty police and watch force were swallowed up and overwhelmed, and the eager multitudes seemed as if they would throw themselves upon the soldiers. On they marched with steady and resistless step, their paces and uniforms telling of the fearful scenes they had passed through. Their battle flag, as it was borne aloft, awakened intense emotion; hardly a strip of its frayed and bullet-torn silk was left; yet it was more precious to the men and to the people than if it were made of cloth of gold." Judge Taylor made the address of welcome, in which he said: "You are the life-guards of the nation, and we look upon you with something of the same reverence which we feel toward the fathers of our country. And we cherish the memory of those who fought, bled and died, and of those who survived the carnage of Fredericksburg, of Chancellorsville, of Beverly's Ford, of Gettysburg, of the Wilderness, of Spottsylvania, of Boydton Road, of Sailor's Creek and the many battlefields around Richmond." The following is the official record of the commissioned officers of the 124th, in which the date of commission is followed by the date of rank: _REGIMENTAL AND COMPANY OFFICERS._ Colonels. A. Van Horn Ellis, Sept. 10, 1862; Aug. 23, 1862; killed in action at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863. Francis M. Cummins, Oct. 10, 1863; July 2, 1863; discharged, Sept. 19, 1864. Charles H. Weygant, Jan. 11, 1865; Sept. 19, 1864; not mustered. [Illustration: Yelverton Inn, Chester, Erected 1765] Lieutenant Colonels. Francis M. Cummins, Sept. 10, 1863; Aug. 16, 1862; promoted to Colonel, Oct. 10, 1863. Charles H. Weygant, Oct. 10, 1863; July 2, 1863; mustered out with regiment, June 3, 1865 (Brevet Colonel, U. S. V.) Henry S. Murray, Jan. 11, 1865; Sept. 19, 1864; not mustered. Majors. James Cromwell, Sept. 10, 1862; Aug. 20, 1862; killed in action at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863. Charles H. Weygant, Sept. 14, 1863; July 2, 1863; promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, Oct. 10, 1863. Henry S. Murray, Oct. 10, 1863; July 2, 1863; mustered out with regiment, June 3, 1865. James W. Benedict, Jan. 11, 1865: Sept. 19, 1864; not mustered. Adjutants. William Silliman, Sept. 10, 1862; July 16, 1862; promoted to Captain, Oct. 3, 1862. C. Depeyster Arden, Oct. 3, 1862; Aug. 20, 1862; discharged, Jan. 14, 1863. William Brownson, Feb. 20, 1863; Dec. 31, 1863; resigned, Sept. 17, 1863. William B. Van Houten, Oct. 10, 1863; Sept. 17, 1863; discharged, Jan. 23, 1865. Wines E. Weygant, Jan. 31, 1865; Jan. 31, 1865; not mustered. Quartermasters. Augustus Denniston, Sept. 10, 1862; July 15, 1862; resigned, Jan. 14, 1863.