The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-25
THE NATIONAL Guard:

r. nkcnoS or GENERAL. ynsr sssdADz
In compliance with division orders On adjourned mort
ing Of the field occn Of this infantry brigade held
twelfth regiment armory yesterday aforav, Tor
the purpose Of ciacting csmmsndsnt spicer,
tired. Acting ksjor General Aspnwal presided, and
Major Bond acting recorder Representatives from
the Second, rwcth sevessynrst ssvensy seventh and
NInsty-nlnth regiments present Thu poll
open hour, at the expiration Of which time Gene
raj Aspinwal announced that Ind been cast
all q which were Ia favor Of Colonel William
G: Ward, Of the Twelfth regimen.-.he on.sers
Of tho seventy seventh and Ninety -nnfh reg Denis
mot voting The result seemed 70 give general sAil
tion and the selcction Of competent officer ior
Gent corps Colonel wsrd tho Twelfth rokmens
private In Company n, in March, 1894 and rose sue
ceSsvey through all thc grades up 60 Tst lieutenant
He appointed sdjutant by Colonel French and re-
appointed BY Colonel cockr holding Inc posson At the
suspension Of tho regiment In s5A He ra!sed Company
sndyas elected it, Captain The ssms year found him
itmaior and lieutenant colonel Prior 20. and In anfic
patton ofthe war on his own responsibility be uniform
ed and equipped the regiment while stationed a, Wash.
ingon for which he subsequently reimbursed By the
Union Defcncc Committee. The Twelfth regiment vas
over thrcc mouths in active m 1901, portion
on that time beng With Patterson. in ths Shenandoah
Valley October D. 1891, Colonel Ward sectei 10
the command q the Old Twelfth In Iso2 10 vas mus.
tered the Untcd states service. and, With bs reg
mont ordered 10 DO duty q, Fort McHenry and Har
psrs Ferry which both hlsnseIf and COM
apd taken prisoners Tho Colonei aiso comuandex
tie Twelfth during tho last aaon Of Pennsy lama aud
daring shs dram rio,sip chs cry.
rexr.svvrnu Krsn<xxf, pnooxLys.
ON Saturday evening last tho commissioned aud moo
Commissioned csnsen Of shia regiment, Colonel J. v.
hescroe, assembled ~ their srmory ia Fourth nrssi-
brooklyn, r. D. ior instruction IN tins schools ~ ths
company and battalion. The drii conducted IN
very soidcrlke manner, and. with trlnr exrep
sioos w.s par ezcs,snss sss.s'on drills s'n =. BED
batfalca drill viii take place dcrug January which Will
b. open 10 the public Leatsnan, Henry Irwin has
bscn elected captain Of Company y vice yandsvater,
ursr nxcnsxxr HAwxrss souAvEz
The several cofnpsnies o. IN. veteran organization.
engaged In recruiting and woekiy drills Company y,
Captain Psrisy, vh,ch meets a. thc corner Of Fourth
Moaa., -. sshs last Il. ocsrs are veil sssoosa
an election Of company q "Wednesday evening ser.
geant VIM Basserman was elected Second LieuiOnans
rrgrfso naxrcmLoApuG SNAIL AnSs
The nffh day Of board appointed " test breech
weapon for Of me National Guard, nsld .,
the State AYsensi on Saturday last AiIutAnt General
Irv,se and full board present me hooers prss.n
when tbrsoon shsts zero escted In. one minss. Tue
kr0uAca breech.losder next tsetod and nred ten
with proof charge worry saissctory psnernng eiosoa
aud nall Inch bo&rd& The Sp1lscnr brcccbonding
ride nscd -xiosn shots IN one minute hsvlnx exsAus.
Inch boasfn Tho usual prof charges we're Cred sscre
fully ffcss were the only pieces 'fsa ~ tbo b ard
thia occsson The nomeaclaturs ~ each were sese
rally explained By their exhibitors
The rirsn and las meeting a the Board held ~
the Arsenal yesterday Afternoon all the nsmosrs
presspt Tho Investigations rath~r limited 90 ths
occasion. Tire gharp. improved Remington, keg and
Bah brecch leaders srvvraily tested With resslA
ton and yr1of charges ~ " rsIsdity aud pcnotrs-
topesch eieciins from sixteen 70 eighteen snots
pr minute, an penetrating from esh, " sevsn oss-
inch planks p0IntDsnk rangc q sixty - onc Run
drod ara seventy v~ o@t TIE period o. Aalutxnt Gen
sral rryue's a o1cc txpftsg tn ssf ~ TITS
month ths Iabors ~ the Board vrtssiiy closed
yesterday ana repors Will b. Submitted 20 The Com.
ruander a hsi, baAed IN Nrrh hct. ~ bsro bonn
brought before and eminsted ~ thesn. II - prooAba
however that another Beard vii be authorized ~
tiuuc TIE examination and testing a breecL-.oadlng
small armA
s~xixJarcr-
Consolidation seems - lAe order q The fsY. W.
waris ~ eight regiments - his rtsts NAKED out
for consolidation. Tho Seventy seseHth, Ninssy.nfth
and Ninety rsgiments y Infantry. " 1a- ciy ara
afnong tbs number.
rho s.sensy.lhird regiment ioca.cd Al -a,en Island
wN D. reorxAnfyeden< ordered ~ 90 battery G1ty a.
- siilsry u ths Firg Arss4y rsgimsDi, coionsl
Telsn
TIE follow M trsnssrs vii b. ordered The Nlnfh
reaneut from fhs Third Flrst brigads to T~ea
ty-~cos5 regiment from ths Foufb = tbe fhFf brsads
Ard the Ffy ah Fnx sen, fryn tie MIRA = te Fourih
brxa IL.
Tyo rrorxr~r. ssrrfr tuay.
Company y, ths r~nme1t, comusrsst W Csp8f
Mafny, rave egAiosios srt ~ ta~s srroy a
LA gynle Halt Tnlreg4ta street.. % WEDNESDAY syennl