The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-31
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS IN NEW YORK
RETURN OF A PORTION OF THE SECOND
REGIMENT.

FOUR HUNDRED OF THE REGIMENT DIsBANDED-
CONTRADICTORY REPORTS OF THE CAUSE OF
THEIx LEAVING THE SERVICE.
Between four and i've hundred of the members OF this
regiment returned to New York yesterday from Wash
irgscn having been disbanded by the military authori-
ties their refusal to take the oath for three
Unless discharged The report thatthe reg
meat body has been disbanded seems 70 DO entirely
Incorrect there stil remain at Washington over six
hundred who taken the oath for three years to sup
port the constitution United States and to fght for
the honor Of the stars and stripes.
The causes which led 10 the resolve OF this portion or
the regiment to dissolve itself from the main body ap
pear TO be somewhat contradictory. The men say tina
they have been bady treated WHILE the other hand,
the officers state that they were too well provided for
Nearly all the officers remain true TO the regiment, ana
Captain Janlee Brady and Leutenans Murray Canlpoel
and Dimck have come from Washington In
order 70 organize number OF recruits TO
The priysies tiaie that they we're half starved
while IN camp and young man OF the regiment, Peter
Snedscn private OF Company D. comm aLded by Captain
Kennedy rafes the following siatement-we arrived
Washington Tuesday, 2lst instant, and were camped
on Capitol I'm, about ope mile from the CspitoL AS
number OF the regiment went away without beipg uni
formed those in that condition we're IN FAD plight and
among the number. had 10 walk around for two Gays
with nothing but bit OF drawers on having no panta-
Icons Of any description The officers OF the regiment
did not attend ut all They were In washington
hss Zoe me eopcsTnnr our Immediate
ressItiep During the time We we're In camp we got
nothing 10 eat except small piece OF bacon twice DAY
10 each man with bit OF biscuit, the bacon being SO
bad that many eferred fasting whole day to eating IT,
Our other accommodations were good enough, but We
would been dead 10 month II We had TO i've on the
Same food which we were receiving Left Washington on
Wedrsdsy after OF ocock not receiving cent
Of money food for the road We arrived IN New York
How far this statement be relied on we cannot say
Lieutenant Dimck Of the regiment, conradics al TINS
and say that the men well treated recruit
iuE Office w.ll be opened at the regmenta arnory In
Sewers ereet the reception OF volunteers to serve
for es years. instead Of these xho refused 70 take the
on the arrival Of the men In New York yesterday no
people They were treated rather codiy by all and
dcr6d about the streets during the DAY apparently 10
state OF cestitution.
VIZ have received the following despatch from Quarter
master Fcoe Of the Second regiment, now In washing
too 90,
TIE report that the live second regiment has been
dlsbanded, Is gross misrepresentation Ono hundred
and ninety three men only refused to take the OATH and
their PAGES are already rapidly dling up.
We have since received the folio wing from Colonel
Tompkins, which corroboraies our remark above "a
70 the mistake in the figures Of the hrst despatch
HEADQUARTERS STATE GrABr, J
sxcosD REGIMENT N. Y. STATE LIom IsrAyrRY
WASHINGTON May so, 1884 y
rns report in your paper OF yesterday In regard to
the second regiment Ia false. The regiment sworn
In mustered into the United States service yesterday
Tor the war. Three hundred men refused 70 serve Tor
longer than three months. refused TO take them and
SEQ, then home. The regiment is a unit and on duty
GEO. B. ToMPEINs, Colonel
From our reports and from information received from
come CT the officers Of the Second have been In.
formed that at least three hundred left the ranks
refusing take the oath, leaving about $50 In the
regiment The arrived in this city yesterday, thclr
fare, amounting TO nearly - coo, having been mos
generously paid by the regiment From this Il would
appear thai there must be mistake In the despatch
probably an error In tho 0gures