The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-19
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
OUR CAMP CORRESPONDENCE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

CAMP CONE WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1861
The Sixty first regiment, New York State yoan
tecrs, commanded BY Colonel Spencer W. Cone, broke
camp, in the midst of drenching rain on Saturday
November g. and repaired board transport at the
Clifton dock Staten Island The suddenness our ca
ing orders gave no time for preparation and forced
to leave many of our men behind Since have been
encamped here in Washington however many havo re-
turned and before the end of this week all have
done SO. Everything seemed gloomy and unwe icome
We arrived In Washington Sunday night at about
hapast six O'clock and after remaining in barracks for
one day were ordered to march our regiment to this
camp.
We arc settled in quarters and are very con-
Portable government having furnished beautiful
camping ground Our regiment beng in excellent order
under daily expectation of being ordered off
spot in closer proximity to the enemy and the boys"
are anxious to go.
SPECIAL ORDERS-N0. 4S3.
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF New YORK, I
ADJr1ANr GENERALS OFFICE, ALBANY, Nov. s, 1851
Special Order No 452 hereby rescinded in accord
and with General orders No II from the War Depart
ment the organizations heretofore known the Clinton
Guard and the Aston regiment hereby consolidated
into regiment to be designated the Sixty regi-
ment Of New York State Volunteers.
The following persons are appointed Field, Staff and
Company officers of the Sxtynrst regiment thus organ
lied, and will be commissioned when the Field Staff and
Company muster rolls, certified to by the mastering on
GER shall have been filed in the Office Of the Adutant &C.
neral Of the State.
Colonel ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Spencer W. Cone.
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Barlow.
Major. ........... William C. Massett.
OFFICERS
Adutant ................. David f. Gregory.
Quartermaster Robert II. Ellis
Surgeon. ..................A Asa B. Snow
Assistant Surgeon Andrew Merrill
Chaplain ......... John Koss Baumes
Company A-Captan, Edward T. Lawrence First
Lieutenant, William E. Butterfeld Second Lieutenant,
Walker II. Maze.
Company B-Captain, James T. Trenor; First Lieutenant
Dennis A. Moore; Second Lieutenant Thomas G. Morrison
Company C-Captain, Kent O. Broadly; First Lieutenant.
William Mcintyre Second Lieutenant, William H. Coltis
Company D-Captan Joseph M. Carville: First Lieu
tenant, David Henrques Second Lieutenant George W.
Scott.
Company E-Captain David jackson; First Lieutenant
William II. Roome; Second Lieutenant Edgar Belcher
Company F-Captan, Theodore Russell; First Lieu
tenant George D. II. Watts; Second Lieutenant Albert L.
Blowers.
Company G-Captain Arthur l. Brooks; First Lieu
tenant, Willard Keich; Second Lieutenant, Henry A
Gates
Company H-Captain Edward P. Mount; First Lieu
tenant Manton G. Angel Second Lieutenant, Dexter
Leland
Company -Captain, Eugene NJ. Denning; First Lieu
tenant Jerome J. Woodruff Second Lieutenant Lucicr
Caldwell
Company K-Captain, Charles T Ripley; First Iieuten
ant, Cornelius p Bergen; Second Lieutenant Walter
Jones.
Brgadier General Yates charged with the execution
1f the details Of this order BY order Of the Comm nder
n-Chief THOS. HIIlH0USE, Adjutant General.