The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-14
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THE KlGHrH REGIMKyT.
Tie Eighth regiment known RS the Washington
Grays, was, previous to the organization of the
Third brigade, called tho Third regiment, and a.
appears from the old records aud other sources is
one Of the oldest, most patriotic and HelI disci-
plined regiments. A sketch of its history was
given by the Hon. N. d. Blunt in an GRAFTON at he
Tabernacle on Washingo1's brthday, 22d OF Feb
iuNy, 1853, when the whole regiment VA present
-. veteran corps Of 1912, the New York (Slexi-
Volunteers, many distinguished military and
>..i officers, and oil the officers Of the rst divi.
sion. He says:---
Duriug tie war OF 1872, the regiment was mn-
tered into the service Of the United States, under
the command OF Colonel Joseph o. Bogert, who
was succeeded by Colonel William 1. Huater, who
continued at its head for several years. lie wa,
Col Charles w. SaDdlord, Col. George p. Morris,
Col. VIM. Hall, Col. Johu ". Avery, CoioacI J. w.
Stiles Colonel WIN. Borden, and Col. Thomas Il.
De Noe, ITS present populir comtnandant. The re-
giment has been remarkable in many ways, but In
Lone moTe SO thsn the number Of eminent ulen who
have been attached 70 IFS ranks. was t5e military
school OF four, II not i've general officers The ers
OF these disi1 guished him5es ia many battles and
was afterwards General Chief OF the Uuitei States
Afny-I refer 10 MojorGeuolal Alexander Macomb
Veterans OF 1912, many Of you now present eau
testi'y to his vaor at Fort George, Niagara and the
~Es
military skill, and devotion to the cause Of his coul
try General Ma oulb was al Safs proud Of his con-
neetoa wlib the old Third regiment, and at large
nsaquef given come ye.s ago bs the corps, be a,lud
90 the right sthe present snd efficient and desc we'd
" popular commanding officer OF Ste division Major
GeIc,al Charles W. sanford, was promoted from
this regiment. am looking for my friend Morris
tbt poet genera,--aye, there he is-he of whom
Wills has truly Bad:-"Morris has hang tha most
beautiful thoughts in the worli upon hinges OF
hcney, aud his songs nro destined to roll ovor bright
bps enough to form a sunset" He, too, sprung
from the ranks Of this popular corps, and Of the
many thousands who belonged to the division at the
tine be joined 1t, am informed, he is the only one
who r0w belongs TO It. General William HILL, now
commanding the Third brigade succeeded General
bloris IN the command Of this regiment. Gen Hall,
IN addition 70 his various military commissions, has
hlcd otcer important public trusts in th- Senate 0f
sbe State, and the municipal councils Of the CITY,
II IS believed, ALSO that Gene raj Jacob Morton com
nencsd bis military career Ia the Second regiment
There are many others whom might honorably
mention, n BIT Iarbear: Two, however, may recall
Bvvoort. now Lieut.. Colonel IL tho NJ ,rpe CorDs
of tie United States, and Col. Richard H. Hoe. the
inventor d the ughtaing printing press, . public
bsu efactor. whose name viii descend 70 loatcrity
with those OF Franklin, Morse and Fulton.
Tic Washington GraFs has at present ATTACHED
to II six infantry I'm anes, and two squads doing
duty as infantry, about t. be organized iato com.
yanes "a drs chan e for those who are ma,iy
incned), and two troop companies, one Of which
is 10 doubt the Oldest company in the State of New
York, as It way organized IN the Revolution or jast
immediately after. and II now called the First troop
Of Washington Blues, commanded by Capt Jacob
W. Paterson. great many years past 10 was known
as the Old Butcher troop, on account of IL having
been (alcye i.fty years) principally commanded aud
composed Of butcbeis but for tho Last ten or fifteen
years has what changed its character there
now but two or three left OF about forty OF its
toTmer members.
Tte other, the First troop OF washi ngton Crays,
Ii enc that the city or State Of New York may be
justly proud of it being the largest aud one Of the
hest drilled troop companies in the State now mum.
bering above ninety actual members.
Its organization Is briefly told 10 a speech at
dinner to the exmembers Of ths troop, (ifter
grand parade, in which we're ninety nine gray
horses) by its first commandant, Capt Ed ward Pal
lips, who Is known AZ the father OF the troop. lie
says;--"1 10 February N2tb) 1888, few friends
met at the Hermitage Hall (coner Allen and Hons
ton streets), and talked over the matter of raising
this corps, and, ~ think some eight or ten on
that occasion, signed roll, and In orty days from
that time II parsded forty men In lire (thrsy-sx u
vhom wtre butcbers), fully mounted and equipped
~ o. gray hCfscs) and acle as ipecial cscors 70