The New York herald., 1861-12-29
GENERAL BuRMslDE's DIVISION.
OUR ANNAPOLIS CORRESPONDENCE.

-ass1sesAes ssN ARsAPoIIs Nd. Dec. 10, 1891.
Aaicexs Recis0 by Brgadier General Foster and Maor
General Buywside-The D. DLrineail Zouares, &C., dc.
Yesterday this department was cnlivenad by the
sndest has been the lot Of many present wit.
ns@. Fifteen regments--rourteen infantry and one
savelry, numbering fifteen thousand review
- BY Brgadier General Foster commanding depart
Dsnt. f.s a4 Ast5 4I " tt sr
The morning broke cloudy but the SUM- which rarely
Ais to shed its comforting beams upon this latitude,
autckly dspeled the msts which overhang encamp
snt and fScm every quarter there the sounds Of
astisI music and the busy preparation Of marshalling
Aesss The fine regiment Of cavalry ra Harris Guard)
vas the first TO leave its encampment for tho scene o.
operations. Calamity The senior Captain (Grecn) led
Ssrh his troop followed in succession the Others who
- prancipg steed and gterng steel their tor
snons way-tbs head Of the column showing itself
Q mile and half to tho front Arriving
st the ground frst, they took up a position
- the loft, with the Fifty first Pennsylvania and Twenty
fourth Massachusetts, tho whole being formed into three
brigades The different brgades were under the com
uand respectively of Brgader General Foster and act
ng Brigader Generals Colonel Morse and Colonel Hey.
wood The parade ground is situated about two miles
rem the city, on the railroad line, and afforded fine
opportunity for good display OF division brigade and
scgimcnta evoiutons, embraced two thousand
aercs Of smooth ground with graceful, swelling undula
'tcns which served to add considerably the pctu
rescue character OF the review There sono fifteen
eAousand men or the ground, and the Of
he most interesting which has occupied the atten
lion or the people Of the vicinity Of Annapolis, who
aockcd BY thousands in vehicles on horseback and on
loot to the parade ground every available point around
which was taken possession Of by them.
At ab0at eleven O'Clock the reviewing party consist
Ing OF Brgadier General Foster Brgader General Hatch
Inspector General Havcock Assistant o,utafl Gonera(
ssnn9na, ant Ai4 esD lieutenant B. g Pen, Of
s.un. St nta Hnpa
hofan and the Aids General Fosters staT, Captain
T. Il. Goodrich, OF the Ccmmssary Department, and
Sarous members OF the division and brigade STATS OF tho
post Following foot the Governor of the State
and the members Of the Legislature, which in
ssn ~ sov inns a. .Ie rsns o. Inc
and OF course expressed themselves highly grated with
lhe admirable good order and discipline Of the troops.
me brigade commanders, accompanied by their salls,
Aoxt reviewed their respective commands and the
viewing party hcn took up their position at the southern
extremity Of the ground at the right Of the troops.
Everything being in readiness the clear touss OF com.
and rang along the whole line and steadily soidly
regiment alter regiment broke into battalion column
Ned BY the reviewing generals The scone presented By
tho moving columns far exceeded In grandeur tho ap
pearance presented BY the troops when drawn up for
specton, notwithstanding that the latter possessed
ordinary splcndor The slow march was at times varod
With the gay and dashng movement In double quick"
which exhibited still further the admirable precision with
which the drill Of The men had be0n perfected.
regiment New York Volunteer cavalry locally known as
tbs Harris Guard. Though but short time under
ArA and yet but impsrfecty equipped the regiment
presented quite imposing appearance General Foster
6as expressed himself as highly sratned with it. Tho
my first and Fiftythird lDEpiaeun Zoaaves) New
Fork, the Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connecticut
yegiments all came for due share OF admiration
6sring distinction invidious. The review concluded
shortly before one O'clock and the regiments returned 10
tAeir different encsmpments. 17+et gs tse
An affair OF some Interest occurred IN the D'Epneuil
regiment the other day The Colonel hearing that
secession gentry had been Instrumental IN assisting
Of his desert, be ordered Adjutant vifynon to
tako half dozen men, and. bis information proved
ret them After several adventures the Adu
sant succeeded In capturing four whom he carried
" headquarters and by order OF General Foster they
were sent under escort TO Baltimore. ] have already
stated that several descrtons had taken place in this
regiment. II s gratifying, however, to state that
che men have all returned
The weather here is truly delightful, and were il
Tor the absence OF leaves from the would
ens that We were enjoying the bamy days Of May
September. ~
The health Of the troops generally good and the men
are only anxious TO exchange their present position for
moro active one.
Ny letter being late for last evenings mail have
opened 70 add that Major General Burnside has arrived
and reviewed the troops here this morning. and similar
scene was presented to the preceding day review.