The New York herald., 1869-06-04
FIELD DAY OF The SECOND BRIGADE, N. G.

According to announcement the several regiments
OF this old corps assembled in full uniform with
days ratons, at their regimental armores In this
city early yesterday morning for the purpose Of pa
radng for field exercises and practising In the evo
lutons of the line at Prospect Park parade ground,
Brooklyn. Crossing the Fulton and Catharne street
ferries the several commands marched up Fulton
street. to Henry street, where the brigade line
formed, right resting on Montague street. at eleven
O'Clock A. NJ, Captain Bauer acting as Assistant
Adjutant General. After the formation the brigade
proceeded to the parade ground by cars, and on
irving there at noon time the parade was dismissed
for rations. The assembly was sounded at half-ra
one O'CLOCK when General Burger, assisted by Act
frey and others Of his sta exercised the brigade in
the following evolutons, according to Upton's tao
TICS wiz
se % vans dspoysa SISd
the the Saon Of Direction 70 halt the line and
align coloIs and general guides on the ne march by the
. the sf and change direction column 81 thc right
n.G y TO nsS to the
se q s o a ss as
Of battle BY two to p!oy the line into column Of
line q By the Hank to sh. len line Of
to retreat In line OF battle line of masses.
AT the conclusion OF these man9uvres the brigade
rested for half an hour. Major General Shaler CHIEF
OF the First division National Guard, and staH
arriving the grounds at this time were received
with the customary artillery salute, fired by half
battery OF Delafeid guns, served by detachment
from the First artillery regiment, commanded by
Colonel Teller. The brigade was reformed. when
Major General Shaler and stan, accompanied by
Brigadier General Burger and stah, reviewed 1t in
columns Of masses At five O'Clock the parade was
dismissed the regiments returning to the city by
the Fatbush avenue and Coney Island cars.
The movements as general thing were excellent,
and considering the distance Javersed by the men
before reaching the grounds, they are TO be COM
mended for their endurance and pluck. The hrings
were also good. The morning was quite pleasan
but during the afternoon the men suffered from the
heat There were some 1000 men on duty, repre-
senting the following regiments:-First artillery,
Co.onei Teller; Filth regiment Lieutenant Colonel
Hillenbrand commanding; Sixth regiment, Colonel
Mason; Eighiy-fourth regiment, Co.onel Conklng,
and Ninetysixth regiment, Major Staun command
ing. Guard duty was performed by Battery X Cap
tain Klein.
large number OF military men were present,
among whom were Inspector General McQuade;
Commissary General Morris, Assistant Adjutant
General stonehouse. OF the Governors stan: Major
General woodward, Second division; Lieutenant
Colonel Dakin, Brevet Brlgader General Bendix,
Major Samuel T. Z. Beck, Surgeon Washington
Greys Cavalry; Brigader General Postey, Brgadier
General Aspnwall Colonel Brlncker. Major
0'Shaughnessey, Colonel Ward Twenty. third regi-
ment; Colonel Austin, Forty y-seventh regiment, and
Majors Burke, Walen anu Others OF the army This
is the only brigade OF the First division that VIII hold
"A field day this season.