New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-07
THE BOYS N BLUE.



ORGANIZING THE VETERANS IN 1H's STATE-GEN-
rEAL AND SPECIAL ORDERS
General Joseph b. Carr was found at the state
Republican Heao quarters last nlgIt busly engaged
il Tire organ zlton OF the Bows Blue Of the state
How stroas, Is your force :" asked The tribune
reporter.
wen. we are now abou. 20 600 in this State. I
an rov forming the Boys inCo divisions and ap-
pointing division commanaeg.'
e" suppose you expect to double your strength
during tie campaignY"
"Oh no. we could not possibly do that. The vet
eran soldiers of the state do not number much more
than 90 600 If any We expect a great number OF
recruits Of course from among the doubtful voters,
OF those who nave hitherto favored the Democratic
party. You see the Democrats Themselves by their
action in Congress and speeches since. have alarmed
the few loyal soldiers who had joined Their ranks,
and they very naturally say, Boys, we'd best march
with those We marched with before, or We may find
ourselves pledged before we know it 70 those who
fought to destroy the Republic And so they are
induced to join their old ranks.
Genera. Carr has issued the following orders
GENERAL ORD shs 80. l.
! In compliance with orders received from General
{ 6. Grant, Commauder-n-Chei OF The BOYS ID binc'
assume command Of the Department Of the state oi
Q Colonel Y. p. Cruger is hereby appointed Acju
tant- General OF the Department
SPECIAL ORDERS 80. l.
/ The Counties OF Nrg-YOrk and Richmond will form
the First DIVISION District.
form he Second Division District.
8 CAPTAINS Of companies of Boys in Blue, rganiz~d IN
e6er II rne above d v sious viii send The must r-ros
OF their respective cOmnaDes to these headquarters on
or befOe september 10, IN or1er that meeting Of he
Can,zation Of regiments and briEades.
A. Blank muster rolls will be furnished upon applica-
ton 40 Colonel Charles K. COsteI Quartermaster Cen
eral No. 39s Cana-st., NeW-IOrK' ,, -. ,.,.,
5 Al communications suoUid be addressed to Colonel
v r. Cruger. AdiuaGt-Ienera Boys IN Blue : " Y,
Fitn Avenue hote \ Wy wy OK, IL, u Carr
e V. L. CRUGER. Colonel and AdJutnt-Gcneral.
GENERAL Orders 30. 2.
I The General Commanding announces the following
D9ii"n@ = v r. Cruser Adutant- General
Nainr Gaorgr " Coouey .... -sIstaAt AauIant-Gcnl
Ca1tnin OUed Wheeler. ant AdinantGenI.
General john Cochran ..-.--. Inspector-GeneraL
Gsreral Auson g. McC0Ok. pgLccrn-Chcf.
Gcneral II nry Z Tremain- Judge A1vocaJe,General.
D. Morris J. Asc1. urgeon-' feheral. -
coone I Tnoma. r. Rali.rtj chief OF Artiilery.
Colonel Charles Jreicbcl.--. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Co ouel James Nell er .-- Pdy mas eE- -,ieleIal.
Ci,na R1du, C. Ward Com. zen. OF Subsistence.
Coouel j. Z. Reed Gen. lnspectR he Practice
AIDs-DE-CAMP.
cenar,1 G r Christensen Major Oscar II. Curtis
= 'fon.l II ID Hull. Captain \. A. Iate-,
Nsio- Lohu d. Terry, Captain john :. Savcry.
Gel,"riI K'Ionrr Knox, General Gro B. Winslow,
Milr Wm II. COrsa. MiJpr James Low,
Mai Cons an ine Niizschke MAJOR JOhn ArtS,
S1innSi NIclael irwin, Mrior H. A. COzzsns.
Coione f NJ L. Ehlers, Captain Henry II: LYMAN.
Colonel John W Marshall, Cainain John : fas,ett'
C,ntair X ubcn L. Fox, Major Geo. +. Nichols,
yaPirR pr & JPI lew wv jacobs Genera R R Y KIM,
G,p.aill ivan railof General James {. Rogers,
NJ william X Crlgr. Captain G. u. WaldIon,
Col Volney II. sgeeng, Captain H. Gay Hal,
GI.i,r Tn,o /. Poole CAPTAIN Johu Palmer
C,ione Henry L. Arnold, General sidney " Park.
CAPTAIN " ~ H. Adams
The DIVISIONS with their commanders, are as
follows;
IyrN.u. York Richmoud-Tcadquarte at New
iiIdd-kncs Queens. Suffolk Headquarters at Brook
HMIIa-Dutchess, wes,chester Putnam, Colun bra.
m iidcd Dy General Jonu X Ketcnam. with heaaquar
ivIn-A bany schoharie, commanded by General
FIeocricI Townsend, with headquarters at Albany.
Vth-Rensarlaer Washington, commanded by Cen
eral Aiouzo Alien, witn heddquart,rs al Troy. -
VIth-ROcAland. Orange sullivan commanded by
G. neral > II. TaicOt with HEADQUARTERS at Middle
VlIth-U. .ster, Greene, cOmmandei by General q. ii.
SnarpD. wi headquarters at Kingston.
VIIith-Broomc, Cnenango, commanded by Genera H.
Coo ung, with healquarters II blsiiaIh'@h. .
Ixtl-Dclawarc. OtseeO, commanded by General An
dreM DAVIDSON with hctdq l"I,gfs al COOPER
Y h Schenectady. Futon hontg 3isft Hhm!ltoh,
Saratoga, commanded ~ n.rd W D. French win
XIrn~Wa rrru. Essex. Clinton. Franklin. commanded
by Major " d. Brennan. WIN headquarters at Ma.onr
XIIih-sI Lawrence. Jefferson, coHmanded nv Gen
er't \ T. Curtis with headquarters AT OgdcnsOurg
XIlltI-HcrAincr, Oneida. Lewis, Madison, command
xiv OsYcgU OuOudaga aud C0rtand.-' onlh dhded
nv General Gustayus snlper, with headquarters al
syracuse. 1900, r,.~a
XIV Cayuga. Seneca 1ompk rs ana l1oca-Com-
m nded by General G. ID. McDouSi, with headquLr eis
AZ Auburn. l,---s., L.,
XVI Yates, Livingston and Ontario. O.-COnmanded by
General James Wood with headquarters at Geneseo. m
XVII Monroe, Orleans and Waync.-C0mmanded DY
Colonel John a. Reynolds, Win headquarters nj ls"-
XVIII steuben, Schuyler and Chemuug.- Commanded
by General seymour Dexter. with headquarters at
Elmra.
XIX Alegany, WyOming Genesee,-COmmanded by
Major A. b. Bradley. with headquarters Al AIieGaiy.
Xxx Cattaraugus, ChautauQ la.-COmDanded by Gen
eral tl. A. Nash headquarters AZ CattaTau-us.
XXI Eric, Mag Commanded DJ q nefdl w H.
WeDDer, headquarters AT Bun ilo.
New-York aud Brooklyn viii appoint their own
commanders as soon as they are formed INTO batal
Ions The strength OF the OrgInzntlou IN these two
cities alone will be nearly 10000.