, 1874-11-09

Of numerous lottor1 by tho prisoners to frionds
at tho South, to taLo good care Of Gen. shalor
In April, 1854, don. shn'er returned I n to tho
l,o took part In tho baltic OF tho Wilderness. |
Having fought all daY, with varying atloeess ut
about O'Clock In tin nYontng 10 rode into sho
woods On tLo rsht Of bi oa1i'iio. 70 H.. TO gather IN
for tho plrpoao Of reforming hts limo, whom l,o
found himself surrounded by tho onomy, and
waR
COMPELLED 10 aunnEhpER.
In lbis battlo ho Lad boon wouudod, aud his
garynousa woro perfosatcd iu throo placoa, Con,
Ehalor was turilod over to Capt. Page, Of Cor
tlon'a brigade Of Georgia troops. thon takon to
Con. Ewoll's headquarters, and tho next tlaJ was
troatoi With Kindness that olIot,od tho ramon
strancos Of Tie residents Of the.town. 4 Rich
mot,d paper, however, remarked TINT, in conefd"
eration Of Ills kindness to prisoners at john
slan ho shod oson ass every eoneoy con-
adding: - l1o has . reputation for gontlomanly
anall,Iea not ofton found b, Yankeo."
Gen. shalor aud tha p4riieoners with him wore
sont 70 AnSuSt as ,rE As s,hsp hsxpsFensss thess e
bora tIo 1h Of 0f nv o.era
wero Issued TO- remove tho Union prls.
enata to panvi1o. aud, op arriving tlero,
somo tobacco-Warehousos, and fod On tho b1ack
bean coup 80 famous iu Libby Prison, and,
moreover, nero denied tho pure air at tho win
dowa, on tho petil Of thois 1iyea. Dus they did
On arriving at Augusta, Ga, the prisoners were
mot by Gov. Cummings, Of Utah, who troatod
toua with evory allowable consideration and
kiudneBs. On the 24th Of May thoy reached
until they woro removed to Charleston. They
thon remained at Ashloy River until t4ey wero
exchanged, on tue anautug Of tda Sd ot Auguat.
soou aiter, Con. shaIer started for New Orleans.
s,med @ tho command Of tho p"at at Columbus
Iu December. howorer, he was placed 10 tho
command Of tho soyonth Army Corps and tho
post at Duyall's DluH.. In Arkansas,
who're he remained until mustered @ out
On tho 9th Of Aaenst, 1865 Whilo serving
III the Department Of Arkansas, al application
by Gen. Bhalors old commanders for brovet rank
for him, on tho ground Of continuous, faithful,
especially for gallantzy in tho pena'aular bat
Ties" was responded to by an appointment by tho
President to DO
A1AJon-aENEnAL Dy nAErET,
With rank from July q, 1865: 5:
presented above, Con. 8ha1er returned TO- New
York, only to be again cnlled from privato lie to
| tbe command Of tho First Division National
| Guard, State Of New YORK; being appointed by
| Gov. Fonton on the $50 Of January, 1867, and
| tho State Senate unanimously couhrning tho up
| ppntmeht On tue same day. Flo assumed COM
| uland Of tho Division Oh tlo Int Of February,
| aud still holds this honorable position. ThoHa
| who hnvo witnesBha tho magnificent pageantB
| presented by tho First Division Of tho Nov York
| National Guard, on tho occasions Ut tloir
annual parallels aud not unftequont receptions
oi eraineut personagaa, will attest to tho mani
feat good results Of Con. 6hator'H discipline and
remarkable powers for organization.
Previous to his assumption OF this command,
| It had long boon q source OF rogres and conn.,
p!aiut that mnrgin Of two OF moro hours
l t~t.L,
snectator, Whenever tho Division paraded, be-
| fore the line wuB ready to moTo, however pro-
cito1y the general orders may have Eivon the
mlnuto to begin tho march, Dnt, under Con.
| Shalor. it trcquircd
NUT SINGLE Lesson
10 teaoh tho brigade and segisnensal commanders
that IL o'clock did not mean 2, and TINT tho
ala1or- General Commanding was innoxiblo in
hlB determination to- start at tho appointed
hour, oven 1t no and bis stan alone composed
| tho forces on tho formation.ground. When
It ia considered that tue Division em-
braceB threo brigados, Of fourteen rogi-
| mentg Of infantry aud two OF cavalry, with
battorics Of artilleTy-.tho whole aggregating
tant parts OF tho city, it will perhaps be roalizod
| what labor must hayo boen involved in securing
this romarkablo plnctualty, doylated from in no
instance. But this was not tho only reform In
! auguratod by Gen. Shalor. It waB generally
known that lis long aud thorough military train
ing, ut home md iU the fold. hul rendered him
an unfailing critic from whoso experienced eye
no error, however tv,v!ai, escaped unnoticed.
montai dliil-room--auoh visits being frequent
aud goncral-was Rure to bring out tho best
effort alike OF officers and mon. This, in T.
measure, has fostered md developed that pecu-
lar esprit :, which haa nado t1o militia
| Tor opportunities wharaby tho FIRST Diy-
sion might boourc stiti grenter ominenco in
oDioieney and value, Gen. Shaler was iustru-
mental not only in having Tompkiua Square
transformed into convenient, though not 81 all
| aaeonate, parala-ground for tho mo OF single
| regimouta, but n1o iu saBoclating tue National
Guard with tho Amateur IiiGe CLUB in tho COM
| pcttiyo shooting at the now world-renownod
Croetimoor 1lango,-the sceno OF tho reoont in-
ternauonal rifle match, and accomplishing hia
| crownang work Of the purchase by tho City Of
Now York OF tract Of land, IN Westchester
County, having an area amply uuniciont for the
purposes OF q division parade ground and for
brigade dsld.exercise The latsor, for many
years, had heon IN contamination davoutly to
BE- Wished" aud, wl.pn complosed, will iuaugu-
rats new ara in Sational-Guard efficiency.
Tue law creating the
| METROPOLITAN F1RE-pEpARTMENT
went into elect in 1865 but tho tlrHt Board Of
Fire Commissioners, who had boen appointed by
Gov. Fenton after q trial Of two years found
organizing and developing tho splendid material
untior khcir change. Many OF tho evils that Ind
beseE the old yoiuuteor-systom vera yet uu-
crad.catcd, aud, although tue elements Which
constituted the now Department wore 4armoni-
ouH aud IN synpathy with each other, still fson.
au abAouce Ut proper organization j was found
that thpy had not been brought into the sub-
jeution aud control without which tho syatona
must fall Of tho results antclpatod. Thus, at
tisnes, the waut Of 8 controlling head was serl-
ously tolt, aud, a. consequence, tho occasional
ciaahiug of authority tonded to canBo unfor-
tunate exeenoies, for Which prevention and
remedy had alike been sought in rain. uauce
tue Department ateruated botwcen being
governed too much and not enough.
At this critical juncture, in 1857. 4
Now oonniah,on wss eppetntsa, = bs
the Governor OF Now York, which included Gen,
shaler ~ its President md ruling spirit. Realiz'
ing at once tho difficulties that bad lain In the
patA OF hs predecessors, he immediately entor.
cd into tho work Of reorganization with suel q
zeal, that, eEe long,
PERFECT SYSTEM
began to bo Developed from tue hstherto-ino1,
trcable confusion. III 1870, however, the pass
age Of the notorious t.Ywona Charter" gave
birth to tho !" Fire Depa, tnout OF tho Oily, OF
Now York" took the appointing power from tho
Governor Of tho State, and bestowed IT upon the
Mayor OF tho city. But tho good fruits Of Geu,
Atn1,r knS,o l. Ia