The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-03
THE SEVENTH REGIMENT.

Departure Of the Pet City Regiment
for Saratoga This MOrning-What the
Gray Coats Are To Do and How Long
They Are to Stay Away.
The Seventh regiment, Colonel Emmons Clark
commanding, will leave the city this morning on
their way to Saratoga, where the command
is to encamp for ten days. The camping
ground, as has already been announced,
will be at Glen Mitchell, about one and q half
miles drive north from the hotels The location OF
the encampment Is the finest that could have been
selected. 1t Is open to all the drives, and Is
rounded by land elevations that will afford the
visitors to Saratoga the best opportunities Of wit
Messing the evolutions of the regiment In their regu
lar drills and dress parades every evening, which
latter are Of course, to be the fashionable feature
at the Springs this season. at least during the short
time the regiment will remain at the resort. A few
days ago detail from the regiment with the how
itzer battery, went to Saratoga to prepare the way
had the 'heavy goods" sent up long before Thanks
to this KIND OF arrangements the regiment on
arr the ground viii not have
sides of hard planks to make comfortable beds, as
all the preliminary work win have been done be-
OF the ten days retreat. Every effort has been
made to make the encampment success, and
success. There is no regiment in the city which
is so admirably. disciplined as is the Seventh,
and everybody who is at all familiar with encamp-
ments knows that well-drllled regiments are
always the easiest managed on the tented field.
The popularity not only at home but throughout
the Union Of the Seventh Is such besides that the
mere fact Of It's encamping at Saratoga will make
Its stay there one OF real pleasure and
s Gpte and the gHr of
must be observed, come veal. come woe,
the boys are to be allowed sufficient time to do the
pecting to be gallantized. Then, during the week,
there Is to be grand ball at one Of the hotels in
camp when the social sa py m a sne
wealth will do their utmost to make the affair one
OF unprecedented magnincence.
The regiment leaves the city this morning, about
six hundred strong by special train, which will
leave the Fortysecond street depot at ten minutes
accompanies it; so the saratogans win have
surfeft OF good music before the return. For fear
people who are apt to be hypercritical may he led
to believe that the encampment is to be thing in
name only, and not OF army regulation practice,
the Oily routine Of its "going about Is herewith
appended for the benefit Of all concerned -
/. Morning gun at sunrise, reveille sounded when
men will rise for roll call. 2. Call to meals made by
the drums the guard Officers nc to remain with
for company drill, at ten minutes to nine for bat
talon drill, and at ten minutes to five p M. for
evening parade. T. The officers Of the day will in.
spect the camp every afternoon. g. The tattoo,
will be beaten at ten p. M, followed by "taps." 8.
An absentees from drill and parade will be reported.
T. Salutes will be fired by the howitzer section. 8.
The camp to be thoroughly policed to insure clean
llness and neatness. Q. The guards to be selected
Directions for guard mounting. IL. Directions for
relieving sentinels H. The parole and cOuntersgn
to be issued from headquarters before retreat 10.
Directions for grand rounds. IA, 10, 10. Duties OF
Ocer Of the day. 0fcer OF the guard and sentinels.
II. Honors paid by the guard. IS. Military courte
sizes. 19. NOn-c0mmissioned officers and privates
not to leave camp without pass. 20. Visitors ad-
mitted between reveille and retreat but at no
other time; the guard to be civil and courteous
strangers n. The hour for offlcial business to be
ten A. M.
The regiment is expected by its friends to return
the waters In the region OF the camp may float
many recruit out Of the straight path before the
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