The New York herald., 1876-07-01
THE EXHIBITION

ARRIVAL OF TIM MILITARY TO TAKR PART IN
THR csSrENsIaL-soLpHgs oy THE NORTH
AND SOUTH HScAMpEp sIpB Br sIDE-IS-
TEREsTING MEMORIAL PRESENTED TO GENERAL
HAwIKY-cE NOTES.
PHILADELPHIA, June 30, 1870
Coming events cast their shadows before" and the
rloes Of anniversary Of Independence
already oreshadowed, not only by the srrvai oil
West Point cadets, but by the many encampnen's
which now the shaded lawns OF Farmouns
PARK, around the Centennial grounds Twenty
four hours ago tho beautiful park presented ."
unbroken vista Of umbrageous forests, mossy des
pastoral Aelds wooded knobs, 6oral parterrcs and ro
mantle retreats Bu, tho portions adjacent to tho
International city more resemble rendezvous Tor
some eonquering army than the peaceful
resort OF dcnizcns o. the Quaker CITY
The encampments Of troops from YER
mont New York, Michigan and Massachusetts,
are already prepared for, and the camps OF four BAT
,ailons from the three states now pitched tn
tho lovely plaears dales OF Belmont and Georges
Hill Only short distance from Belmont mansion
can now DO the camp "George Il. WoodwNd,' OF
tho Twenty. third New York regiment from Brooklyn,
almost ALI OF tho $50 tents bong now erected
and ready tor the reception Of the troops.
The rolling ground on which they are pitched
shows $50 A tents for the men, thrty-'our
wall tents for line officers Of grades and eight
hospital tents most OF which to be used for the
Colonel and his staff and four guard houses The plan
the camp is square, the Colonels tent being IN inc
centre and tho staff qnarered on either side Inc
main one in the centre Of the camp Is fifty feet wide.
and the streets IN which the companies tents are
located thirty there being fourteen tentso
eacn side The erection othc encanprnen, has
been under the supervision OF Lieutenant William ~
Moore who Is in command of the camping party aud
7 he reci
kauer's Nearly all the tents furnished with
mattresses for sleeping purposes, but many OF the men
have sent in beds OF various patterns, for though
the tents furnished by the State the
troops nnd all other supplies and each mem
Der of company may. therefore, consult
his own tastes The troops whose headquarters will be
IN this encampmeut will arrive at halfpas five to-day
at the Centennial depot OF the Pennsylvania Rairoad'
and march through the Exhibition grounds to their
camp which will then be full readiness Tor their re-
ception. The Twenty third regiment will probably
send about 700 men, and will he ofccred as foows:--
NAMgs OFFICERS.
Colonel r. B. Ward, Lieutenant Colonel Partridge,
Sergeant Smith, Assistant Sergeant Hutchinson and
second Assistant Sergeant Partridge The captains OF
the several companies named according to their rank
are Captains Jay, Truslow, Ogden, Williams. Story,
| Stevens, Hardy and Forty.
About one quarter of a mile north of the headquar
ters of the Twenty-third New York regiment is the en-
| campment OF the FIRST National Guard of Vermont,
the detachment consisting OF two companies The
! camp, known as Camp Ethan Allen IS located on BEL
mont drive in one of tho most beautulspots in tho
PARK II consists of forty wall tents Tor the men and
twelve larger tents for the officers so arranged
! ,bat The smaller tents form four streets which
inmate at the line OF the oices ten,si The detachment
is commanded by Captain John W Newton, OF the
Ransom Guards, assisted BY Lieutenant A. D. JsVny' W'
Sergeant H. NJ stanton, Sergeant Major, and
mr. Ke-sic Quartermasters Sergeant The first com,
narhe N
Is Sic temporarily COMMANDED by Captain +. Stewart
! Stranaion assisted by :. II. Wood First Lieutenant,
Story r. W. smith. c. A. Converse and J. A:
shaurar. The second company, the Esey Guards, OF
1uus ni,'' ]. Es,cy: FIRST Lieutenant, + X
Barrow; Second Lieutenant, F. W Child 5 ssereeanss
aud T. R. Wells These troops are already the
grounds ready for the grand Fourth of July parade
As they far distant from any restaurant to go
in body tor their meals commodous mess tent has
been provided aud the troops live the regulation lie
and General !. G. Kingsley, Of Rockland are now IN
camp with the men, but The Governor OF the state pre-
ers his hotel accommodations in the city. ono OF the
exceptionally
Of the centennial year Is found IN the fact that mme
dapy adjoining the New land troops is an encamp
mcnt OF Virginia soldiers, and so close are the two
camps that military officer would be apt TO mis-
take them for stranger stu. this First Virginia
REGIMENT is com uanded by Major Albert Ordway who
was colonel OF a Massachusetts regiment during the
4 Al present writing almost all Of the thirty i've wall
tents pitched but tho only men on the grounds are
Lieutenant Jones1ot Company 3 sergeant Harro' @ o, o,
tho same company, and Sergeans Cowardn and Mcr-
gunstien, of Company A. THIS detachment left Rich
r,ond at eight A. n. Thursday, arriving
here a, halEpast O'Clock in the evening.
The work OF pitching the tents wa. not
begun until yesterday morning, but at an carly hour
last evening they almost all in position. Only
three companies from ths regiment are expected but
they will iurn out from lis TO 200 men, will be
accomraned by their own band and to be
& onlc rcd as folows-Maior Albert ordway com
mandant OF battalion +. D. Stark. adjutant; captain
George W. Jarvis, quaricrmaster; Scrgeants. Lannan
H. Edwards Christopher Tompkins, and Sergeant Ma
ior Steam. Company A will be commanded by Captain
Lewis +. Bossein, Company Is by Lieutenant Bniord,
ana Company c by Captain John l.. wariug. The
troops are expected here this afternoon and
IL is believed that tho West Augusta Guards
of forty men. from stanton ". Va, viii accompany
them The Virginia troops will not leave until next
Saturday, and during that time there VIII Doubtless be
much hearty clasping oi hands across the bloody
cnasm IL IS also hoped that the Norfolk Light Artl-
icry Blues and the Norfolk City Guards Will hnd IT
possible to adhere 10 the plans already made, ana IA
this they viii arrive on Monday.
The camp OF tho famous seventh regiment OF New
York being pitched IN lovely elevation near
corgcs H Observatory and most OF the tents are
already IN position. the howtzer battery OF the
same regiment the ground, and the guns
/ were yesterday arranged around the cncampment
There are in The camp which arranged according s'
regulation orders, ten officers tents OF large SIZE
three OF smaller size, twenty tents for company on
and loo for prvates making rs In ALL These are
: all OF tho largest sizc ana are most com
i rortably furnished. The regiment, which will ar
= rive here this afternoon, wil turn out abou
500 men oficcrcd follows Colonel, Emmons Clark
+ Major George VI. Smith; Adju,ant Lewis Fhzcera d
surgeon, Dr VI. Morris; oaar'crma>ssr, Robert N
Weed. commnss1ry cap,ain s ~ w hsnshon ss
! chaplain Rev Dr. :. II. Weston. Tn
, several companies arc eommanaed by Captain
: Pollard William II. kapp George 7. Jarrett
Turncr, James c. ABRAMS, George W smith, william
command of Captain Houghton, assisted by l,suicnan
Rand. scrgesnts BurrIl, Delahed, Freeman aud Cor