The New York herald., 1877-07-23
STRENGTH OF THE NEW YORK
MILITIA


STRENGTH OF THE NEW YORK
MILITIA.
In the presence Of this somewhat delicate condition
of affairs may be we'll for the people to know the
strength condition aud distribution OF the National
Guard OF this State. IL consists at present Of eight
divisions and eighteen brgades These fractions OF
the State forces up OF regiment and ten
separate troops OF cavalry, one battalion aud
eleven separate batteries Of artillery, and twenty
five regiments twelve battaiions aud seven
separate companies Of infantry. The total
plumber Of tho personnel is 1906 commissioned
officers and 1905 non-commssioned officers, must
cians rank ana nlo thus forming aggregate force
oi 49, 413 officers and OF all ranks 70 DO counted
upon. OF Iate years. particularly since tho "lsing
frauds" In connection with tho leasing OF the ar
mories in thus city 10 light legislation has becn
very the best interests OF the citizcn sol
d,cry who cnl,stod In the ranks Of tho National
Guard
The Fsfss division iseom mauded BY Najor General
Aioxsnasr shasor, with headqnartors New York
city Tho infantry regiments in the First brigade
are tho Fifth, Twelfth and Twenty second; 10 the
Second, tho Ninth, Eleventh Seventy -nrst;
in tho Third, tho sovcn,h, Eighth and sixty.ninth.
The cavalry and artillery corps belonging to the
the separate ntroop and the Washington Grcys
troop: also batteries and B. Tho strength OF the
First srsado Officers Thss hr,s.s and so
2,00l; regiment and two troops OF cavalry, poi
two batteries Of field artillery 145; division STAFF l3
Al the last annual inspections 1856 officers and
were reported absent.
Major General Thomas 8. Dakin commands the
Second (Brookyn) DIVISION II comprises TWO brigades
| of infantry, tic Fifth and tho Eleventh. The Fifth
,osasS sna Twony eighth and the Feenh
battalion, having separate troop OF cavalry
lnT eho Eoel III W
| second regiments OF Infantry, the Separate
troop cavalry leaving tho brigade number ILL,
guns which rs attached to ii. The total strength OF
the personnel composing the second DIVISION is as fol-
tllory, l4s; Fifth brigade, lo44 Eleventh brigade,
1,O9S-making aggregate OF 22s5 mon oil all ranks
headQuortcrs in Troy is commanded by Major General
J. B. Carr 1t includes the Ninth and Tenth brgades
nsn Ss e
| Twonty- nfth, Colonel Frederick Andes, 49' strong
Separate troop cavalry, Captain William Schndlcr 82
sabres battery OF artillery, Captaln John Pochn, 93
officers gunpcrs and drivers brigade headquarters IL
officers of oil grades, making a total Of i,oas
about Albany. The Tenth brigade is organized
from the second battalion Of Infantry. Lieutenant
Colonel William II. Mum, 39s strong; the First Sop
aratc Company OF infantry, Port Henry. Captain
Of iatan1y 0Hpe Go@ocs Captain 4@opI Gucsard o.
battery Of artillery, Captain Albert H. Green. o7;
brigade ocers H. making total o. d.s oiccrs so ana
|
also should form part OF tho Third division, Is not
reported 10 the Adju.ant Generals Office because OF
inellcepcy in point Of numbers The total strength
| OF The Third division Is 1876 mcn.
| II does appear where tho headquarters Of tho
skeleton of Fourth DIVISION are located and all tho
AdJutant General 10 know Of 1t is that is COM
posed OF 20 men inc.ud'oE 40 officers Officers .. ,,.
Filth division ana has his hehcq1ariers In PeekskIL
| TINS division composed Of the seventh and Eighth
br,sadc,. Tho seventh brigade consists Of tse
| Cooley, Sing Sing, 29S the Nineteenth
battalion Co oneI William W. Dlckcy, Ncwburg. 30;
The Twenty seventh regiment, Colonel John = Under.
h,II ruckahoc 525; prisndc officers H. making total
OF III Of all grades The Eighth brigade Is made up
! of the Twentieth battalion OF infantry, Licrterant
Colonel Clifford Coddngton, Kingston, S56 s,roog; tho
Twcnt y.hrst rcgimcut, Colonel John smith, Pough-
kecIr,c, 4ss; Battery A, artillery. CAPTAIN Benjamin
r. MurG, Poughkecpsic, "a; brigade officers, IL,
cousiutnga total Of $40 Tue entire forco OF Tho Filth
diviso" amounts 10 2,O65 commissioned officers and
| Tue sixth division, which has it's headquarters at
Syracusc Is under the oruers OF Major General Daniel
| H. Wood 1t Is Composed Of the Twenty FIRST, twenty
third rwcniy fourth and Twenty eighth brgadcs In
order AVOID gong far into details tho orsanina'
lion OF these brigadcs mny be sntcd as olows;-The
Twenty first comprises the Twenty sixth battalon, POI
strong; tue 1854 regiment, 43t; the FIRST Separate
Company OF infantry Rono 4s; the SECOND separate
Company OF infantry, Rome 81; brigade onccrs, ~;
! totul, S4s Tho THentyhrd brigade, Forty-n'Ith
| regiment. 100; brigade officers. IL total, $50, Tho
Twcnty uitu brigade inclu,liug the Forti-eishth
regiment 53. strong; fif,y.nrst regiment 3g7; sepa
rate troop Of cavalry, Captain Weller, ~; Separate
Troop of cavalry, Captain Turner, IS; battery Of ar
tiIlcfy no; grand total, LIZ The iwcnly eighth
brigade incuocs the Fortyiouth BATTALION 2s9 strong
the Fitcth battalion. 1885, the FIRST separate Company
Of infantry 1903; battery OF artillery. u; section or
artillery 81; brigade san, IL; total 'S9 Aggregate
strength OF tho divlsion. 1881.
| The ncaduuartcrs oi tue seventh division are at
| Rochester, Major General Henry Brnkcr bcing tho
officer command. lc reports succnc,'y to the state
Aujutunt General several satisfactory changes Tor Tho
better Tho division composed OF the Twentieth nd
Twenty NTH brigadcs, the SEPARATE Company OF Penn
| Yam and tho st,r officers The Twentieth brigade is
oranizcd the l06tb and 1l0tn niions the Tor
mcr beng 2O1 and the latter 27e 'trong; Battery A.,
artIlcry "a ana brigade stan, ll--makios total o..
| 56A The twenty hfh brigade mas attached 10 II tho
FIFTY fourth regiment H3 stroug the batt1on of sr-
tery 172; Separate Troop Of cavalry, ~, and mo
brigade officers l2-showipg M aggregate OF S9s Ihc
| total FOR the DIVISION being !, ,b3I.
| Major General Il. l. Howard, who has his hcahquar-
tcrs In Buffalo, communis tho Eighth dvisicn IL IS
composcd o the THIRTY rsi br gadr the Separate Tro"
of c,vaIry ami tho stan vlIccrs Tho fhir'y-hrst br
gadc takes the sixtyn'h regiment OF infantry, 4sl
s,rop.: tc seventy fourth 4J0; the First separate
Company OF mi ,ntry lJnmcstownE CD; Battery ~, ar
tiIcry, 100 and brigade stan oiiccrs iZ' makos
to,ul OF 1,l0, tor the brigade
Arsenas supplied with reasonably fair quantity O