The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-24
MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN NEW YORK,
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF COLONEL |
1ORRISON'S NORTHERN BLACK HORSE |
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Willing 70 lend their best energies 10 the Aountry
this tho hour Of her dark impairment Am. ing
peiva&cs many men who In their homo localities,
professional positions, have exertsd greater or
msasurssof influence, many Of whom have held seats
end that houoraby In the Legislature Of this State
while, In addition to this, the entire Hls OF mon
fully uniformed, presents many evidences Of refine
nsnt and veil to do life. The medical In
speotion Of the men, which was searching an,
severe, gave ample evidence Of . vigorous regimen
physically and mono but those who were most heart,
end truly free from disease turned over accepted
Tho regiment was mostly recruited In the short space
thirty days. this gratifying alacrty being to great OK
tent due TO the popularity Of the commander and at on
elmo 900 men had been gathered TO its Standard bu
s commanding colonel only having authority to rails.
two battaons three hundred Of this number were die
efibuted among other regiments.
THE OFFICERS
Arc already mounted on Jet black horses, principally Of
The Blaokhawk and Morgan stock, and II may be
doubted their studs be sxceled any United
States service Governor General Morgan has received
order from Washington to procure all Of the horses
these breeds needed by the regiment, which, when
mounted WIN present formidable and really suggestive
appearance.
sxsrcH or COLONEL A. ,. MORRISON, COMMANDING
NORTHERN BLACK HORSE oAvALRY.
Inc life OF Colonel Andrew J. Morrison, com.
one .nS hs SEQUEL viii Sssn .now
be has seen much varied and severe service,
Colonel Morrison was born at Benhem Scoharie county
and was schooled at Troy He is about thrttwo years
e Of commanding and martial personal appearance and
y up 70 tho requirements Of bis honorable and respon
sbie position Shortly after the breaking OF the Next
he joined Colonel Sephens0n's well remembers ed
California regiment but day two before the intended
calling Of tho command he was reclaimed by his father,
and because OF his homage he was compelled to
home. Learning Of the detention of his regiment, he
secretly loft home and making his way this city me-
1atey undertook TO rejon 1t, but refused by the
Colonel He at once pushed on to Philadelphia join
ing the Taylor Guards drilled with them three months
but seeing no probability Of their being called into
che service he transferred his to the roll
Captain John Buffers brother Of Pierce Buter Dragons
and tho succeeding month found him the banks Of
Rio Grande Captain Butler died, and his company
saw but little service After tho close Of the Mexican
end the declaration OF peace, his timc quietly but
mot unprohtaby spent until embarked captain the
desperate and Inflated enterprise OF Lopez in his
scsnd on Cuba. Colonel Morrison was - one Of tho
lew survivors OF that demened expedition, SO
rashy undertaken and so terribly and speedily
avenged After this failure he made an effort to
Join the Hungarian army and in its struggles for
independence opening for this purpose correspondence
garian Relief Committee.
q Cuba Colonel Morrison joined the General at New
Orleans In company with few rusty Hungarian friends
character aed and the result was the death Of the
gallant Crittenden, Lopez Pragay and others. Subse
uenty 70 this Colonel Morrison mixed up in the then
aPprehonded war with Spain growing out Of the Black
Warrior and other like outrages which at the time
absorbed the public mind but to which reference in
detail Is not necessary here. few months after the
settlement Of this business General William Walker made
his appearance in Nicaragua agent OF Walkers being
sent 70 New York for recruits tho adventurous Colonel
enlisted under tho istarred standard and being dele
gated TO recruit In little less than thirty eight hours
raised some six hundred men, who sent on the
Northern Light which was subsequently seized In this
harbOr, and Colonel Morrison (then Captain) was
put undcr IS 900 bonds. Colonel Morrison's> next
FOR He here saw much AND tr"u
heroic service holding position In the cavalry the
rank Of Major, on General Galps star who was Hun
Saran Chief He returned from Italy the breaking out
OF the present war; and appears at
Abe head Of splendid regiment, in noble cause for
aed BY Justice and truth Colonel Morrison Is brave
man. calm in his Judgment arm in his discipline and on
Joys the confidence OK the military authorities He ap
pears mounted on the celebrated stud Corporal Black
THE LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Of ahs regiment has not yet been chosen though No
gotatons arc In course Of favorable progress In this
connection.
Major William ". Wurts Of this regiment Is young
member u the famed City Troop Of Philadelphia. He
graduate Of tho Pennsylvania University, quiet
modest and exceedingly engaging in his manners yet Of
He Is also considered in all points of view an nte-
CONT able and popular officer He received the appoint
msnt Of AddeCamp on the star Of General Newton Of
70 become Major Of the Northern Black Horse cavalry
FisM and Stag 0Gees.-colonel, Andrew J. Morrison
Adjutant, Richard Wilmott ouartermaster f. H Knight
Surgeon, G. l. Hubbc. Md First Battalion Adjutant,
Z: Gregory Second Battalion Adutant s. E. Reynolds
First Battalion Quartermaster, Henry H. Hale; Second
Battalion 0uartermasier -; Assistant Surgeon,
Clerk VAN Band Leader V Wm Spnn
or these officers, the Surgeon, Dr. G. L. Habbell, is
graduate Of Williams College, class Of 40, and Of tho
Berkshire County Medical institution and for the last
seven years has been Attending Surgeon Of the hospital at
Troy
under tho command Of Lord Cough and viscount Har.
dinge. Was in the Punaub in 1916
A. F. Sheldon, the Assistant Surgeon, rs regularly
graduated physician and surgeon Of the New York Uni
Non Commissioned S.aG.-Quar termaster's Sergeans-
sergeauts-George w. Paige, Charles B. Houghon Hos
pitai stewards-Justus T. Gregory, Edward Dewey.
Sergeant Majors-samuelC Pollock, Owen Hall Jr;
First Leutonant, D. E. Cronn; Second Lieutenant Will
liam Robertson.
Company B-Captain, Harvey f. Chapn First I.euten.
ant, III. A. Pruyne Second Lieutenant, Wilbur f. Ray
!. mond.
Company C-Captan, Charles D. Rousseau; First Lieu
tenant, A. J. Patton Second Lieutenant +. II. Knight
detached and Acting Regmental Quartermaster.
Company D-Captain, James Cromwell First Licuten-
ant, W. Silliman Second Lieutenant Russell Sage, Jr
Company E-Captain, J. W. Horr First Lentcnant, L.
n. Dewey; Second Lieutenant, H. ?. Chambers.
Company F-Captain W II. shaw First Lieutenant,
Company G-Captain s. E. Ellsworth relative OF the
late Colonel Ellsworth; First Lieutenant H. D. Scripture
: Second Lieutenant, D. W. Van Horn.
Company H-Capain, James c. Clark; First Lieutenant
&c. Ward, Second Lieutenant D. Beebe.
PREVIOUS 10 leaving Troy STAND OF C0lors was pre-
Hentcd the regiment behalf of Mss Barron and
raj other estmable ladies' Of Troy by Hon. A. Grswod
who made very eloquent and attractively effective
speech to which Colonel Morrison very handsomely
Piled Tho regiment then escorted to the boat by
the Twenty fourth regiment, skeleton body Of citizen
soldery, undor command Of Colonel Crandall the Troy
Citizens Corps, Captain Lewis and the National Guard
Captain hbcock, the lattor companies presenting sol
diery appearance indeed Vast OF citizens turned
out and the Skddy, with the regiment board-where
they most comfortably quartorod owing the ha
efforts Of r. P. Capp the accommodating agent OF
tho steamboat company at Troy-let the wharf
>amd the firing Of cannon, blazing bonares, ringing OF
bells, and full salute from the United Statei
Arsenal at watervliet The regiment arriving in this
city after comfortable and orderly passage quar-
tered tho Park Barracks, where breakfast and dinner
served up, and left ut four O'Clock in the steamer
Joseph Bcknap from pior No g. Battery for Philadelphia
and Washington. Col Morrison, his staff and few in
yed friends dined at the Aston House previous to de
psrture, at the invitation Of Charles A. Setson Esq.
The regiment, as a whole, is strong one, well Differed
and when IL shall have been properly drilled, and all IL
effective foroo drawn out, it will prove most valuabl
aid TO tho service in putting down the rebellion.
DEPARTURE OF TnE FIFTY-NINTH REGI
MENT.
Late yesterday evening the Fifth ninth regiment, Ne'
York State Volunteers, embarked from South ferry
Brooklyn in the Transport, for South Amboy,
j.. on their way to Washington. Tho tents were sruc