The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-13
SpECTAI onprps-No. 553

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OF NEw YORK
ADiT GENERALS Office AlnASY Dec. IL 1861. !
The Eighty eighth regiment New York State volunteers
aud the Second battalion New York Volunteer Artillery
will proceed to Washington on Monday, Dec 10, and re-
port Tor duty To the General in Chief
Col Baker and Major ONeil will timely reeusi
tons to be made for all uniforms equipments and sup
plies needed for their respective commands well as for
transportation and Subsistence the route. They will
also see that full ami complete muster rolls properly
tilted BY the mastering officers at filed in this
Office.
Such officers as have complied with the provisions
Of general order relating the examination viii 1T once
present themselves before the examining boards Tho
places Of hose who DO rot present themselves or who
fail 10 pass the examination, will at tho discretion the
Comm ndcrn Chief be filed by the appointment Of other
pei sons.
Brigador General Yates is charged With the execution
OF this order.
BY order Of tho Commander. in Chief
THos. HlfIHoUSE. Adjutant General.
And in compliance with the order, Acting Brigader
General Mcagher has isssed the following order 10 that
portion Of tho brigade that has Sono tho seat Of
war
SPECIAL. oRrEH-No. a.
HEApouARrERs IRISH BRIGADE,
NEW YORK., Dec. II, 1861.
In pursuance OF the above ecia order No. $685. from
Fourth regiment Of the Irish Brigade, designated the
Eighty eighth regiment New York State Volunteers,
Colonel Henry NJ Baker commanding and the First bat
talon Of the Fifth regiment of the Irish Brigade desig
mated the Second battalion New York Volunteer A,
lery, Major Thomas ONcl commanding will leave Fort
Schuyler early on Monday morning, December 10, and
Co.onel Baker and Major ONel hereby ordered to
tina; every arrangement be forthwith made to
puncusy aud despatch in the execution OF the orders
OF the General Of tho State, and will promulgate the
necessary orders TO this effect to their respective
nlands.
BY order Of THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGTIER,
Colonel Fifth regiment Irish Brigade and
Acting Brigadier General
GENERAL ORDER.
HEADorAR EIGHTY EIGHTH REGIMENT,
500 BROADWAY, N y. (
In pursuance Of the order OF Adjuant General Hill.
house, the officers and membeis Of this regiment
hereby notified that this regiment will proceed to Wash
ngoa on Monday, the 10th inst All the members
leave and others, viii report themselves at Fort Schuy
Ter before saturday, the 1ith inst Those failing
to do so will be treated rs descrters.
Cemmandan,so Of companies will have complete musert
in rolls OF their respective commands made and left with
the Adult ant the I4th.
Qcartcrmastcr Haycrty will make the necessary
QUESTIONS FOR equipments and camp eouipage and two
days ratioas cooked FOR the troops the route
Wellington and viii also make acquisitions for the
roration Of the troops from Fort schuyler the city
and thence TO Washington. BY order OF
HENRY n. BAKER,
Colonel Eighty.eghth Regiment N. Y s. v.
TEMPLE EMMETT, Ad9tant
The following The officers of the two regiments tina
will leave on Monday
ElGHry-EIGnTH REGIMENT NEW YORK STATE yoLuN-
TIERS (rouRTH RFIGMENT IRISH BRlGADE).
FiCid AMI SdD.
Colonel, Henry NJ. Baker; Lieutenant Colonel, Patrick
Kelly; Major James cuinian; Adu,ant, Temple Emmett
Surgeon Francis Reynolds; Assistant Surgeon, Powell
Quart rnaster Patrick ~ Iaverty; Sergeant Major John
Young Qnatelmaster e cant Thomas Smith; Commits
Company Acaptsin, John Smith; First Lieutenant, j.
c. Hurley; Second Lieutenant, Thomas Murphy.
Company B-capain, : Mccartcn; First Lieutenant,
Michael \. Clarke Second Lieutenant, John J. Blake.
Company Captain, 10 seph ODonoghue, First Leue-
nant John oConnel joyce Second Lieutenant Dennis f.
Burke.
Company D--Captain Patrick n. Horgan First Leute.
nan John &. Foley Soconi Lieutenant, Patrick Ryder
COMPANY E-Cartaa, Patrick Ciooney; First Lieuic
nan. William Mcmahon oBricn; Second Lieutenant John
| W Byron.
| Company F-captan William J. Nagle First Liente.
nant, Charles Donlevy second Lieutenant, Thomas Muir
Company G--Caatain W C. Hawkswsrth; First / ieate.
nant, Michael Eagau; Second Lieutenant Michael Gala
| CHER.
nant, w !. Hackett Second Lieutenant, L. j. lackett.
| Company captain, Maxwell OSulvan; First Lieute
tenant c. ). Clarke; Second Lieutenant Michael j. uoa.
/ Ian.
Company K-cap,an, William G. Hart; First 1iea,c.
nani, Maurice ". Wall; Second Lieutenant, Timothy
King
TENTH REGIMENT NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEERS
trlETH REGIMENT IRISH BnIGADE}.
Colonel, Thomas Francis Meaghor First Major, Thomas
OiNei second Major. Richard W. Warrington Surgeon
Edward Mcdonnell Assistant Surgeon C. Neil Adll
tant Joseph Mccoy Qaartcrmaser Malachi Martin Lien
tenant Aid decamp 70 The Acting Brgsdier, james u.
| former.
| Frs Bcte,y--cap,ain, william H. Hogan First Lieu
tenant Thomas Shea Second Lieutenant, Joseph p
/ Flynn.
Second Bcpry-csptaln Henry J. Mc,yahon FRS,
Lieutenant, Andrew r. McMahon Second Lieutenant,
Third Bate,y-captain, Micha, Mitchell First Lien
tenant Henry Fox Second Lieutenant Martin pclapv
Fourth BdHery-Captain William ODonoehne First
Lieutenant, John Daily Second Lieutenant james Mckay
Rorty
There four other batteries in process Of formation
Of which the Captains and IeuteRants arc Donovan No
Mahon, Butler Phelan Taaiie, Doheny and O Donncli
IMPORTANT COPY OF A LETTER FROM A SERGEANT or
THE sIxTy-sIxTH NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEERS.
We have received the following copy Of a letter bear
ing date December TO- from Sergeant Of the Sixty sixth
New York State Volunteers the particulars Of which vii,
be pcrused with interest. 1t would appear .herefron
hat great battle is imminent between the Union ana
cbel forces strongly iDtrenohed on both sides
the Potomac If TO take the opinion Of the Ser
gcau. index Of the struggle viii bear close REP
resentscn Of the great contest al Waterloo IN June 1915