The New York herald., 1866-05-29
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
The Second Brigade Field Day NJ Ens'
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The Second Brigade National Guard held their annual
ncd day at East New York yesterday Al early hour
the morning tho several regiments Of the brigade
setbled their respective afmores In this city, and
having duly formed marched through the streets ~,
rnts TO the South ferry over which they crossed to
Brooklyn, where the In waiting and conveyed
them to The dr ground Tho Third regiment was com
PEELED await the Of the train account OF the
insdequsey Of the transportation provided, 30
that they did not reach the parade ground
until about O'Clock while awaiting the arrival
OF the Third the oihcr organizations were exercised
rect firing, which practice but iDdreTcntly
c,i,ed shortly after O'Clock the following resi
mcns wore on the ground :-first artillery, Colonel
Daniel Teller I'VE hundred men Third meBt Colonel
John r. Bendix, four hundred mon Finh regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Anthon Meyer, nsc hundred and
Nifty mon; Sixth reguant fAeatenant Colonel bernard
schwartz -four hundred men Twelfth regiment Colonel
W. g. WOOD three hundred and Gity men Eighty fourth
regiment, Lieutenant Colonel d. H. Couking three hun
dod men; Ninety sixth regiment Colonel John D. Kcrb
hicI four hundred men, making the cato number
Of men about three thousand
and Acting Brgadier General LOUIS Burger
samed cornmsnd Of the brigade whsh was
form-d In Two lines in the order sui5oined -
rird, rnb, Ninety anh, Twelfth, Eigl,sy-fou III and
Ninety sixth The trst order given was, Close
eSmn y , ay,.1 On , MOI s',sS s.a, ss saA'pS TS
second movement 81 ba,ss,on N mA.y ON First disi
sion depioy column was $50 fairly oleyed, Y .e OK.
tho Second AMI Third bzt'alons, which was caused by
the latter battalion obiquipg too much N the right
'front.' into es1amn" wa. no. I 30 veil done: 4 may he
that the bgh wind wh oh prevailed at the time prevented
the wor1 ef conmasa from being audible 70, sa.as ,hs
ofccr who nyariably failed 10 bring their mcn FROM
"shouidsr arms" IN an order IN the execution d
movement Tbs II An error which prevails 10 con-
siderable extent among IN ii,s oosrs, who should
have ard tor the fatigue which they
cause their men by mot doing 30 The fourth move
aaut . ha In mta NJ.
was very poorly oonofmsd TO- the if regiment OF the
brigade moving With ,lsir p..o.. s,s "ss0o'dsr" In
stead Of q right shoulder shit arms
A. this )uncturc Q iov ocourres which for While
fhreaiencd to become seriou snsr One of ths Fi'ih
~ nser as of Il. Tn,d s.o s,,.mpt.s "a - ..ss
sh of water from him ~isIe la the act Of drinking
severs Of the pen uterfas.. ssd ths onseer of the
Tlrd Obliged TO exercise tleir utmost energy to
qus IN, disturbance which threatened ny the
ruly coDdlct Of their nm Who discharged their mas-
ktts and drported themselves disgrsceul
per lousi received a fracture of The left arm
which SAs dressed by tarss fhruemsn, 81 the tinh
The Astan, oaarertnaseT u that s-smepi was throSn
from his horse sni slightly inJatsd.
The other msnngvres were. ny baslion, ~ msss On
Second battalion right in front Into column counter
march by battalion. IN mas, 90 sittL bausr a. LETT
IN front dspioy eoinnn, ION fnst battalion, left in
r0nt Into column 'tounisriaarcb. "by battalion, "a
mas Second battalion dcpioy column ~ "AdynBts In
line second battalion % dire ion;' ''in retreat ny
bsisl'on, In nsss, on Fourth battalion, right In 'front.'
into column F"
rnserably exec tied escept the slth regiment aud
the Tsenh which jus, psssable Ths great ~
culty appeared TO be inst this IN tlf ANXIETY "
dicharrp their pieces ~ouh not wait for the command
"fiTe but 10, bang inysrsbly 1 The csutonuy con
maGi Ready"
Aitr going through these msnguvres the line VA
fbrned Tor fsylsn. during which the conduit of III
entire brigade va. most r-pehen.bls insmucb o. ~
permitted 20 fscwgs their pieces profnlscu
ously shortly -sr ny~ eSck haof General randfors
star evea the c1mmsnd ana the ccrcrrnlre ~
the day very enf among the dutngulshed 0ften
pr.ssni were tolapel D. I. = wii=1b, Qlartsrasaisl
tancfsi, t0olcl Chsrea W Dafiing. Comm sasfy Gene
raj and COLONEL sirobafdt A@sssast ,ODml-ssry !"
Orfnanee
The movements n ts artillery were very crrfitsbe
oi-o thc eEefoi-e In hrirs, sheh osudscisi
by Captain SHILLING. of bsfi@ry q.
Dccdediy Tie lSst f~snments On the field we're ths
pm and Twelfth. The latter chssssufs usa1s bns
display Tho cuud lc of tle mcfn'~rf of the Third rs
meni fn.st d. sruco ui Dnung the enufs ~ uIcii
siay Fast New YOrk tirY engaged Ia cfe.iins
dIturtancc aud committing mot uns srrsnAb 0s
raves N thsn rssbls. from sr companies, and inssu
ing lesreabe vfitors of t0s srTes 0OfDulsndins on
% ults 1rgsnisAons uppn snri orcasiohs shouf
detail provost guard " sreient -'f nzih " p-ssrr'
pruper order sba protect erens from nsoh, there
40 police fore si thai piece