The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-04
OUR CAMP coRMAN CORRESPONDENCE.

SECOND RRgmESr New YoR9 SfArE MtirA,
CAMP GosMAs, NEAR looLEsviIIE Md, Nov. 20, 1851.
Letter from tie Seond Regine,t NeD York State Nj
siG- Condition Of tic Changes, designations and
Observation-Disclosures Aooeniessts u tie Forces at Pootes
VILE, DC.
Evacuation day was duly celebrated yesterday by the
old Second regiment of New York State Militia. The line
formed at three O'Clock not in Fourteenth street,
right resting Broadway, hereto.ore), but on our
regimcrial parade ground and under command Of Lieu
tenant Colonel Wilcox marched TO a large open field
10 the west Of cncanpment and there passed in re-
view before Colonel G. W. d. Tompsns and brilliant
staff TIE regiment TUNED out eight hundred strong
and went through several battalion after tho
review in most creditablo style, such would have
excited the envy and admiration Of even tho famous
Seventh regiment National Guard. The regiment has
made great proficiency under its able ana talented
mander and Il it survives tho and gets back
New York. II will DO second TO dril and discipline
Since leaving New York the regiment has had hard
experiences, both Ia camp and in the led. There has
been some eighteen hundred men connected with the
regiment we left cncampment the Battery
AND half o. these arc gone Two companies were dis
banded, no transferred TO another regiment, and be-
tween three and four hundred left Washington
having refused TO take the oath TO for the The
regiment now stanis thgs-Co!onel, G. w. u. Tnpkns
Lieutenant Colonel, John Ill. Wilcox MDior j. j. pNaock
Company A--Captan Shainer, Lie ltvnants Young and
Cooper Company B--iaptan Baird and Leutonants
Clark and Dobbs. Company Captain Burns Liouten-
ants Browcr and Robinson. Company D--Clp-
rany E--tarain Huston, Loutenants Maxwell and
lknds Company F-Captain Hughes, Iicutenan.s
ry, Commanding. Company II, Captain D. oourcy,
lentenanis Cummings and Chute. Company /, Captain
Delaney, and Lieutenant Downing. Company X Captain
barrow, and Lieutenant shannon. Over thirty OF the
officers have resigned or Withdrawn from the regiment
snco rst entered the service, and many of the RAJ
and nlo have been promoted to eucuancie so our list
.,ol
last May Many Of our old line officers such Kennedy
Brady, Red Graham and others have left u.s. but their
places are VOL and creditably filed.
Der worthy Lieutenant Colonel has lately resigned and
~ daily expecting the papers giving him his discharge,
when he viii return TO New York, and our Governor,
General Morgan at the suggestion OF our Colonel Cor tho
Inc officers not troubled give their preference COR
any appohtments) viii probably appoint his successor.
but IL VIII be difficult aud anoibey man who win sand
high IN the of his brother officers of the Second
lie should be republican, Just for change Tor think
all The commissioned officers OF the regiment are demo-
Gratis. Would not be well for the Governor know tho
wishes Of the line officers before making any further ap
pontmepts in this regiment for militia regiment should
DC aiowed 10 choose IT'S own ocers whereas the Second
regiment has not had company election since going into
the service.
Our little adjntant Andy Rae, resigned some weeks
since, ard has gone homo see his PARENTS leaving
many o testimonials Of his regard among his brother
officers. Raes SUCCESSOR is Sergeant Ma or Bernard VINO
y as tall as his predecessor was Short and it is to be
hoped Will give "a good satisfaction.
The regiment is now brigaded under General Gorman
together with the First Minnesota, Coonel Dana and the
IhIrtyIoNIlH new York volunteers, Lieutenant colonel
Suter and cncamped half way between Poolesvlc and
Edwards Ferry Close by 10 LADDERS brigade, consisting
Of the Fifteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Massachusetts
regiments and the Seventh Michigan, while within
miess lies Barns brigade date Baker 81 which includes
tic Tanuany regiment All th,se brigadcs under
command Of Major General Stone whose headqua tiers
arc at Pooosvile. Dstachncpts from these reg ments
and Van Aens cavalry icketthe canal and Potomac
distance OF some twenty miles. or our future move
ments we are ignorant one day sends MS Ken
lucky, another day 10 South Carolina and Aen agau we
are doomed TO 90 into winter quarters in this retei
try. Hoping for better luck,