New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-25
Everything is very duh in Canada.
CONFEDERATION
GRAND nlLlTIA DISPLAY.
Rendezvous Of she Fourth Brigade nj East New
Yerk-Five thousand on the Fieid-Narch-
ting, Depioying, shirmishing and Firing
A Ds,rss-iug Accidont-Onc Soldier Bay
onetied and Another shot.

Yesterday was an unusual event Of late IN the an
nal, OF the National Guard Of this city the extraordinary
casion being brigade feldday OF the Fourth Brigade " t.
s. N Y Gen. Aspnwa. commanding In conformity WIN
orders The five active regiments OF the Brieade consisting Of
the 22l llih GOTH 95th and ih Veteran Aoua'e formed
their respective arnores early IN the morning ana "cedeu
by different routes to the appointed encshpmeht AZ a'
YORK shortly after O'Clock the entire Brigade had all ar
rived and possession Of the large espanade when W."
tran formed into field ground Tents were ptched arms
stacked and rolls called and In quick tune me qu.et;
dreary town was alive Win mo s9uuus oi martini
indications of military activity. Dasmng equipages
filed beauty and fashion equestrans seated on spirited
ali early on the ground numbers 10 witness TIE eny
ening display. Gen Aspinwa was attended 10y iu stan
tIon wa, commenced about u O'Clock The right OF the line
was held by the Fourth Regiment Col H. d. Hull numbering
400 men next the night the Eleventh Regiment Lieut.
Col Lux $40 strong. The Tweutysecond Regiment com
posed so stationed IN the center uhder
20 muskets under command OF Capt Remmey, and made
very fine appearance. being the largest com
% s on The ise s o me cc McMon ccm@aads
aud the 95th Regiment Lieut. Col hcElroy 300 strong
Brigade Major rnyor arranged the brigade formation which
was successfully aud quickly accomplished review Of tho
whole line thea made by Gen. A.Pnwal ana stan those
officers passing by the brigade or fu gaop entirely dre
gardng uneIcng slow canteT pace IN custom IN bygone
mi ina DAYS The drst brigade movement executed tue
formation by columns by divisions on hst division right IN
front Wheeling Ia close order and advancing IN line
III battle by the first battalion Of direction next
~ I'M. rear into column each regiment then forming
into divisions left face movement by companies was
mi
was then ordered up and change
front to Several other maneuyes by brigade were
gone through with perfect precision and without percep
be Lunder bauk. la fact the eyoutons OF the whole
dpy marked success aud favorable eyncng the mill
tafy discipline efficiency which the Fourth Brigade has
lately been trained An intermssiOn taken durng the
afternoon for dnner and large supply OF extra atOns was
served TO soldiers direct ground through contract
with Private Joseph Crawford of the nth Regiment Theregi
ments reformed after dinner and brigade exercise
again commenced. line Of battle formed and the Nee
ran Zouayes deployed skirmhes which was the most
attractive movement OF the whole Firing WIN blank
cartridges begun the 'front.' by the skirmsher and
was followed by companies throughout the brigade
charge was then made by the Z0uayes
across the field and fence into corned beyond firing
they ran Only for unfortunate accident which marred
the entire movement 1t would have been complete aud ei
eeent This while climbing the fence by
the members Of the throwing his gun TO get
the readily but the bayone OF the gun accidentally
pose side IL him the back entering through the
e side the postenor Of the lower lobe Hemorhagc i'm
snsuad which sndAngersd hs life and Brisade