New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-01
TIIR REGULARS.

THB Regulars.
On the breaking out Of the war and with the
first call for volunteers two Leuionants Of the Regular
Army sought and obtained permission to tako service
in volunteer regiments Their applications we're the
lrs, OF that nature made aud Noro the first granted.
By coincidence the!r requests bore even date. as
did their order Of detail These two officers have since
become pretty widely known a. Mai Gen. Warren snd
Brig Gen Fitzpatrick. The former took tie field ~
Lieut. Col Of Tie 5th Y. V Duryeo Zouaye') ard the
latter viii the same position in the liarrs Light Guard
Cayalry) Thoy saw that the must be mainly
fought by Volunteers ard hastoncd 10 identify them
se es with the mot likely 10 afford tie largest or
nortuuitic. Er service aud The course 81 tho has
shown the correctness of thci- forecast Tho Regular
Army Us distinct organization has been o'er"haa
by tie volunteer host and she oceTs named nave Dpfc
more prominent and honorable part than they could
have made for hemselyes serving strictly IN then own
corp.-though such soldier as G.. X. Warren must
have been marked man. and haye risen 10 hi6h com
msnd IN any war the Wofl1 ever saw. 100000.
But as The armies sweed others u Tie Regulars took
rsuk volunteers, the morc prominent ~ sehoihi
officers those less with regiments. usuny oi the
State. from which they originally vent 10 west RON,
while stll larger number were distributed On stan
duty. Then with tle reorganization 10y tongrc'slohai
enactment OF the Old army, tAc creation oi M" f'bi
ueuts aud the consequent unnsfCrs and yacansie3
great many captains and cutenants IN no"He superior
~ hose az the same Grade IN volunteer regiments wer.
A. that stage Of the CONTEXT wns easy ana the ranks
were filed with the same material that hNellsd the
ranks of the volunteers with only bare nucleus oil
veterans IN each regiment. 80 that ron hH thehs
causes the distinction between the and The other
even 20 long ago ~ the PonDsnlar campaign w's more
nominal than Teh IL viii be conceded however that
the Regular regiments Garlic, became wen uIiieu ~
tactics buyowng 10 sprinkins OF Old sergeanis ana
the ike quite as much 20 any superior discipline
enforced by officers Of higher grade. 49,.
Five Regular infantry fogncnii--the ION, llth I2tb
l1tb aud I'm have formed part Of the Army " the
Poomgc from the outset. These, with the 9TH New
York Volunteers Hnd nnmber VI other New YORK
regiments whose numbers have forgotten constituted
on the Peninsula and until alter hniietan the ISL DIV
sion 9Th Corps commanded by Gen. sykes, when that
officer succeeded a. the corps. ana Ten X H. AlT,s
assumed The division Finally IN the Reorganization OF
comma nds iu,t prior 10 the opening or this campaign
Inc rogimcofs named with the iOtb and lf6th New.
York. sill under Gen. Ayres. became brigade OF
GrHnn division. II is Of the services OF this brigade
now the lat Brigade, Gen. joseph hayes "a DIVISION
crossed The Rapidan OF which propose 10 speak more
remember that GTifn's division led the advance on
that FIRST day Of the campaign ana on ihai hist h'Rh
quarter whence the enemy might c0me-Whence be ala
come The order Of march ioi tho next day coHteni-
plated that Griffin should coitinue marching leaving
his pOstion ON the right 10 division Of the Oh Corps
Tor there was no intention of lighting IN The Wilderness
and hero TO have been another daY9 march before
the enemy was expected. Bot Lee was too 80 IN 10
permit u. ana early that lnuraday morning "lIh ~
ported Rebel columns moving toward him down the
roads from Mine Run aud ON the ground Of his first
nights bivolGc he fought them Two daya-it was the
center of our hne, ana 6rani ana hende established
their headquarters directly in IL rear. Griffin al
yanced two brigadcs yress and Elrctts and brought
on the battle Of the Wilderness WHICH and not Ante
tam Gettysburg. the eliminating battle OF
this war These two brgades, then hfst ersppied with
The Rebels ON the highest historic ground Of tAe
country
Doth suffered severe oss bat Ayress Regulars lost In