The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-09
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Field Day of the Third Brigade.


Field Day of the Third brigade.
The Third brigade, commanded by General Joshua N.
Varian assembled IN Tompkns square Wednesday
afternoon by regiments for review and drill This brigade
rs composed Of the First infantry Colonel Rush c.
Hawkins; Seventh regiment infantry, Colonel Emmons
Clark; Eighth regiment infantry, Lieutenant Colonel
George d. Scott commanding; Ninth regiment infantry
Colonel John II. Wilcox; Thirty-seventh regiment in
fantry, Lieutenant Colonel George M Dusenbury
mandng; Fhty-afth regiment infantry Colonel Eugene
lie Gal. The sun was very warm, yet the air and sky
were perfectly bright and clear and the ground excel
lent trim tor for the purpose Of parade
and drill SO that the members Of the various regiments
turned out in larger numbers than they usually
occasion OF this kind, when the old members and honor
aries generally decline parading.
The several regiments met as folows:-First regiment
Washington square, 80 r. NJ Seventh regiment La
iayette place, r Eighth regiment, Grand street.
sixth street, Seventh avenue IL 80 p NJ Thirty
seventh regment Thr.y-fourth street, right on Broad
way, a1;So r. M; Fnty,n,!h regiment, Second street.
The following ia list of the movements performed.
The original programme which was promulgated on the
10th Of April contained one hundred and twelve
ments, many OF them being entirely different in charac
yer from the subjoned the batalions moving in column
OF divisions and not by company fronts continually de-
poyng as at first ordered:1 Formation Of brigade line
Of bataiiOns in column Of divisions at full distance,
right In front Review and inspection; by baalions
right in front into column; pass in review.
BattaIions into line. 4 Battaiops in mass
Deploy column. .. Open and dose ranks. !. Open
and close ranks for review g. Loadtngs and aringa
g. me on rank u E close
column by division, first division, right In front.
ID. On fourth battalion. close intervals a. Line OF
column marching in advance TO change direction to the
right To- Line OF column marching in retreat to
change direction by the lett 10. Line Of column
marching in advance TO change direction by the left
IL. Line Of column marching in retreat, to change
direction by the right Is Advance line OF battalions
10. To halt line Of batai ions and align it 20 To poy
the line column, fright in 'front.' 81 Bat
talons TO- mass, on first BATTALION depoy column -
10 poy the Inc OF masses INTO column tlci IN iront
% Baalions in mass, sixth battalion deploy column.
"a. To march line OF battaions in retreat 25 TO halt
line Of batalions marching in retreat land face by the
front rank) g. BY battaons right IN front into col
~. Counermarch column closed IN mass, right
In 'front.' %. Countermarch column closed in mass,
left in 'front.' 20 On first division, fourth BATTALION take
bali distance. go Countermarch column tat half dis
tance, right IN front. 81. Countermarch column lat
half dstanoe left in front So On first DIVISION fourth
battalion, close in mass 49, To march column close
in mass right in front 81 Batiaons in mass on right
into line. &c. BY battalions left in front into co umn
80. To march column left IN front, in mass 81. BY
batalions mass, left line. 49, On first divs
ion take half distance So Echelon by baitaions in
column. 40 To halt the battalion advancing in echeon
Al. Form square AZ Reduce square. 43 Batiaions
deploy column A. BY company right wheel.
II 10 certainly gratifying fact to the General OF this
brigade that his drill executed 10 the above move
in the face of hot sum- in most superior and
admirable manner All the regiments were upon inc
which did not arrive until afteen minutes past two The
formation made by pattaions formed in division,
and closed In mass half-past tNo At this time Major
General Shaler accompanied by Colonel Hamblin, Dr.
Nc Nan Major Bend, and the senior aid, Capt. Fowler
rode upon the ground for the purpose Of review Owing
to the limits Of the ground necessary shorten
the intervals between the In
stead Of the intervening distance being nine PAGES
the best yet attempted in the First DIVISION al
though the movements were made IN quick time ana
trary to rule All Of tho officers sauted, and many in
handsome shape.
colonel omitted to regain. his established ground
although the night Of the rs battalion was halted upon
Tor batialion Of whose oncers seemed TO
have imagined they had company instead Of division
front q deal with w.t. ~ h and S n;
brought 70 sandsti, when the remaining officer i'd
vanocd to the front and centre and ofsrsd hts Official
The division stan HAVING nov disnountsd and retired
into tho shade liz any such thing could be discoveredl
tho drill was commenced according TO the above pro-
gramme and well performed that few mistakes could
be detected The manDuvering or the First
sna Eighth vas
about the guides Of the first mentioned which seemed TO
keep all the moving integral parts Of the regiment To-
gether The Seventh, OF course being larger and with
moro unwieldy 'front.' less deliberate. The Exhth
and Ninth were generally pso%p: and oossry.n, Of
quent,y FAULT and Fifty nth often delayed tho
entire line. In the execution OF the firing upon the
friends that of the Seventh was not equal TO the FIRST
or Eighth rsgmsnts.both Of them firing spendidly;
Thirty seventh but little better On the
the Seventh out together and echoed the solid
not 20 or quite 30 we'll this time but the
Thrtyseven made q far better discharge than
before while all the pieces In the left battalion Fifty
hfth except those Of the second BATTALION went of in
admirable shape or course Il 10 impossible TO criticize
In full movements such rs are above enumerated: but
avoid pausing and admring the formation Of
squares (six in numberl from the southwest to the
northeast OF the ground II was extremely we'll
executed and reflected mnch credit upon the popular
commandant Of this brigade
The following is actual count Of the strength Of the
different regiments aud OF the brigadeFrst infantry,
ale Seventh infantry, 746 Eighth infantry, 54 Ninth
infantry 46I; Thirty infantry. 405 Fifty fifth
infantry 81 Total Of brigade including stan, 2 7s9.
In addition to the stat OF Major General Shaler all
OF whom wore the pilgrim or army hat Brigader Geno
raj Varian and his sta-some ten In number-cut quite
dash with their old style felt hats and feathers rho
members OF this stan appear to be very active and
| getlc officers, and all ride we'll
There quite number Of ladies' upon the ground
and several carriages stood upon the western prone
| made Every regiment In the city represented as
spectators and aleven the sharp eyed and well posted
criticsdeclaIed u was the best ergse dfI svtf sxs
cuied IN the First division district despite the
the day After brief rest the brigade made q parade
according TO the route in yesterdays HKRALp and
dismissed, rather sred bot well satisfied with their
Contemplated Visit Of Company q, seventy
nrss Regiment, 60 Bridgcport.
The member Of Company @, ssvsnsy-nrs regiment
National 6usrd sssss Of New York. making pre-