The New York herald., 1869-01-01
MILITARY NOTES.

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MILITARY NOTES.
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Colonelw. 8. Carr, Eighth regiment, has issued an
order Of which the following portion is an alb.
stract:-'l also call the attention OF officers to one
OF the most garing errors that can possibly exist,
and that is at company drills to march the men
around the room and attempt little in the manual
without tie slightest effort to instruct to correct
errors. The men in the ranks see these things as
much as the lookers-on In fact. such attempt at
drill is complete farce, the become careless and
the attendance less at every succeeding drill. You
VIII say tese are strong terms; but they are true
the men are not so much TO blame; good and well
instructed officers always insure good companies.
The c0mplny's success depends upon its own OH
GERS, and not upon the commandant OF the reg-
Plentn
L At recent meeting OF D Company, Eighth regi-
msss n. Eoche was elected First Lieutenant, vice
g: 1. Lorgan, resigned, and o. w. Cook Second
The following General Order, No 29 dated Albany,
December Is, 1893 is published for the information
OF officers " the National Guard
The following organizations having been disbanded
In General Order No. H. current series, from these
headquarters and having tailed to forward mus
ter-out rolls, In compliance with the provisions
OF the above order, 1t Is hereby ordered that the
non-comm ssioned officers, musicians and privates
belonging % the following designated commands be
ana they hereby mustered out of the organiza-
ton OF the National Guard OF the State OF New York.
from from the date set opposite them respectively, and
they are hereby discharged the military service Of
the State rom said dates:-Company d, Fifteenth
regiment n G.: companies B and |, sixteenth regl-
rss rs
ment N. c.; Company G, Forty-third regiment N g.;
Company G Flfty-second regiment N. o.; Company
B, fty-seventh regiment N. g.; Companies A. d, E,
slxty.loarta regiment, Ns g.; Companies 7, II. K.
Fesment e. Companies ana X Esgnsss
regiment No; Companies =; 9, ! Ninety eighth
K, 107th regiment N. g., and the company 0rganiza-
tions Of the following named regiments disbanded
prior TO the issuance Of General Order NO. IA
Thirty second regiment, N. g.; Thirty-thrd regi-
ment, N. g.; Thirty-fourth regiment, n. c.; Sixty
eighth regiment, N. G.; Seventy-eighth regiment,
n. g.; Ninety-ffth regiment N. G.; l11th regiment,
N. q. The officers In all OF the above organizations
have been heretofore rendered supernumerary.
No formal discharge papers win be granted to the
n0n-commlsslOned Officers, musicians and privates
OF the above named organizations. The public pro.
pery of the State in the possession Of the officers Of
the above organizations and OF the persons COM
prising the same viii be sent to the C0mmlssary
General OF Ordnance, State Arsenal New York city.
II not transmitted the bonds held by the State for
the security Of the same will be prosecuted accord
ing to law. Several OF the commandants Of the
companies In the organizations above named are
greatly censurable for their unwiingness and aDso
lutte refusal to comply with the provisions OF Gene
raj Order No. a. current series. In every particu-
lar they have acted In an unmiitary manner, and
have established themselves as unworthy Of any re-
cogniton, either In civil or military capacity.
good military oflcer recognized for his Wiling
orders OF his superiors.
Lieutenant Flesch, OF the First cavalry win enter
tain number OF Officers OF the cavalry brigade at
his house on the 4th OF January.
The following order has been issued from the Ad-
Jutant Generals ONCE under date Albany December
At meeting OF the Board for the Examination OF
Officers appointed under the authority conveyed IN
section ninety -one, MILITARY Code, held at the Ar
mory OF the seventh regiment, National Guard. IN
the city OF New York, on the 10th and 17th
days OF December the following recon-
mendations were 1nade:-That the following
named officers be dismissed the service account
OF dsobeying the order OF the Commandern-C Chief
In not appearing before said Board:-first Lieuten-
ant Sidney Lester, Eighth regiment National Guard;
Second Lieutenant Gustavus Fredericks Second
cavalry National Guard; First Lieutenant Crtten-
den Z. Sabin fifty-fourth regiment National Guard
rhis latter for not appearing at the session OF the
Board held In the city OF Albany october l3, 1861
Tie above recommendations are hereby concurred
IN, and the commissions held by the above named
officers declared vacant Commanding officers oi the
regiments 10 which they belong VIII proceed to 1l
the vacancies occasioned by the dismissal OF these
officers. The Board OF Examination OF which Major
General II. A. barnum Is president, and Bripader
General J. NJ. yarian, Brgadier General J. II. Liebe
nau, Colonel Bradley Martin and Major Charles III.
Hunter are members, Is hereby dissolved. The
Commanderin-Chef desires TO express his public
thanks TO the Officers above named for tine faithful
ana impartial manner they have discharged the un-
pleasant duties which devolved upon them. The
services rendered by the above Board have been OF
great benefit 10 the National Guard, and have Inl-
proved It's tone and morale TO extent that the I'M
press made viii not soon be obliterated.
commanding officers OF the regiments Of the First
division BY the officers appointed 10 present the
''gudon" 70 the best drilled regiment;-
NEW YORK, Dec. q, 1868.
CoLoSErr-The undersigned being directed by
division orders "to determine and report the regi-
ment OF the First division entitled TO the guidonr
the best drilled regmentL land the names Of the
men entitled to the medals from the Military Assoc
alton OF the state OF New York, hereby give notice.:
F1rst-To determine which is ''the best drilled
regiment a the First division, IL win be necessary
that the Undersigned see and examine the drill OF
each and every regiment OF such division claiming
70 be 1.-THE best drilled-
Second-Rcgimcnis desiring TO contend for the
guidon viii, by their commanders. give immediate
written notice to the undersigned.
test wili under the circumstances be considered as
disavowing any claim TO being 'the best drilled.-
F0urtt-Regfmenta commanders viii furnish 10
the undersigned the names OF persons who claim to
be entitled W medals, ana give notice 70 such per-
sons 10 attend before the undersigned with their
proofs Of service at the arm0ry OF the First regiment
cavalry (ls0adway and F0rtyseventh street,, on
wednesday the 9th day Of January next, at eight
FJnh-The drDl, to meet the present arrangement
of the Military Association, must transpre before the
18th day OF January next.
Strth-To avoid any Misunderstanding, as well as
to enable the undersigned 70 comply with division
ORDERS this notice Is transmitted for the Information
mander ars requested at the earliest possible time
TO answer will your regiment enter the contest for
the gudony
The following will be required from each regiment
ofYering it~lf:-1 dress parade; 2 guard mounting;
3, review: 4. manual Of arms; and sucn evolutions