New-York tribune., 1882-08-13
THE STATE CAMP.
TIE WORK DONE AND IT'S RESULTS.

TIE WORK DUNE AMI llN hEoOiiN.
now THE CITIZEN SOLDIERS LIVED Al PEEKsKlII-
sKEICHfs OF TIE OFFICERS on DUTY AT TILE
POST.
lFRoM 4 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT oFTHE TRlBUNE.l
prrksKuI Aug. I2.-The initial season of the
State Camp OF Instruction which was opened july
l. and closed on Friday of last week. August 4, has
vindicated the wisdom of AdiutantGeneral Town
send and others who have persstenty advocated the
establishment Of such an auxiliary to the military
department of the State. Now that the eXperiineh,
of six weeks ago has gone on record as prOhouioo"
and well-rounded success. a glance at 'n0
history of the enterprise may very prop
erlv form part OF sue" 49,
There was great opposition TO the opening VI SUI
n camp in this State. When 1t was hn3,I Ioction
that the eXperiment should De hiad'' ~. ,nol,;no
of Ste first REQUIRED to be made A Alt1r Iuon'Is 3
ot nlots of ground at Hudson, Oatshmi' lI, a.
keepsie and NeweuTg snn 20 visit was paid to
Peekskill by Adjutant General IowhSehu, aoo"u @
tocfhs1 ~, Gener,ls Wvlie HOySradt Barnes ana
ppii ppSie The desirahillty of the site and ITS su-
ne,iorjtv over all others visited, were impressed az
once on all the persons named ana us scleCoi"u h
80, no said TO have settled itself on sight
TLo nlot of ground consists of ninety-elght acres
r. tbe terms of the lease the State pays Ieu'dl VI
St 600 with the privilege OF fenewal Ior NV wv n'oio
wears and the right to purchase LOT ploVVV a. sl "
y. LSore the expiriton of the lease. General
Rarnes secured the lease of plot OF lanq n1'eu t
ately adjoining the camp srouilu 'oi '''
% con1ncfed were all the details of prepara-
tion that the camp was reai TO 3e tsA9u b Pred
sion of at the date nxed; "med "node camp awaiting
tboyo General Howard, who visited IT., Sa'u IL ~ Nao
The most luxurious camp he ever saw lnJio JL,',aI
wall-tents for the men ana olcJ'S itoLtenfs for
tenf for the cOmmandants and hospild ,tI aI
the state officers. all with board no0rs. Ia MJea'
were furnished by contractor, Louis II has
ana ana Soliec obected that camp hfe has been
made too comfortable but for cltzenS VINO 9rT aop
III soldiers on occasiOn there rs no reason lot
oii'2 -. tbo transition as radical as IN the case ol
men who are TO be soldiers all the time. me re- NY
nercritcaI have also said that 1t IS aDSuru ioi SUI
diers to have their meals served aoi fres COOK
and fetch water from long distances ssrId
fhcv want real camp life snouiu .Sau
be added that If they are to be ieal 5 and IN
sbonld he gwen experiences in Skirmlsnng aIH -. ~
hattIe in foraging and &" skedaddIng, anu an tile
resi- of the real thing. If the time ever comes
when thev need 10 90 into actual service tnoi' t
ha no trouble about their cooking, ior tndt
;s q sort of an instinct TO hungry man. w Id.
thev came into camp for was 10 acqguIo nc, as aS
,nuSb "a nosSble of the routine OF soldiers uu'les
,rb,ch conld ONLY ue learned by theory III ther ar
mories or 10 simple street parades WIN 81 smoiT ~
tour OF duty each reglment hau mere, th pnnr
nave been a foolish waste OF time 10 SET 'io h n,oL
at cook,nr when there was so nuch
of far greater importance 1Or them 10 lo1i a. a.
There were numerous instances or men Mno tIoir
thnir luxurious cottages at Newport or uelI
Yachts In winch they were lazuy passing VuI I
suumer days to carry musket IN the ranks, SAM SAM
fyTard in heat and ram, care lOi tuSi VNi 49,
noIice camp and perform any haTd service re-
or'ired of EN- wi hout a mdTmur. Colonei Porter,
Of the 21d laid SPECIAL stress on three thIngs when
tbe men cal learn in camp, and nowhere else 70
do ouard duty sklrmish drill and to take care ol
their own guns There is much more th9t they
acoui,e Not only do they perfect themselves Ill
fhs school of the soldier" and have an cpP0rtu
nltv for field manpuvres. with peniy OF tIDO"-
room but tbcy also become familiar wlth lle nco
httle ooints of sodiery etiquette III lhc relations
between officers and men, az wei Us pet"eNH iD0
men in their relations 10 each other. .
The 2:id and the stu had the poorest luck IN the
matter OF weather During the the former was
in camp II raIncd almost constantly. ana WHlle lhe
lat or was here the heat 50 intense that 1t was
impossible 10 carry out the prescrI0eu
dis Ihe 23d laborcd under the further
disadvaptage of being the first regiment
I'm a new camp and il had some incidental mc0nVeh-
,ences on that account, from which its successors
wen exempt Zach reg ment III turn has shown
graf Improvement, ana each lett good record De-
hind it, During the stay OF the I'D there were
more visitors camp than during ne
On each sunday during the eucampment religion,
serv1ces were held 10y the chaplain OF the regiment
in camo The health of tae men in camp was Ie-
m,rkahly good: not death occurred from any
cansc ana the 22d had not single man
in the hospltal Each regiment was Inspected ana
mustered. the result being shown by the following
figures: