New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13
MILITARY OUTDOOR WORK.
PREPARING THE PEEKSKILL CAMP.

Tbaro will he more work and less play al
A.. state camp for instruction near Peeksk the com
ss aeason than has been In former ycars unue
Aha direction of Brigadier General Joshua NJ. Varisn.
ahief Of ordnance the Governors stah the WORK OF
preparng the grounds been in progress for several
weeks and to- morrow the men under his command Will
begin to pitch the The camp will not he laid out
~ II has .been hitherto. for the accommodation Oh
Angle regiment of ten companies The separate com
NAMES OF the state have organized into provisional
6sttaons OF four companies each. Sometimes three Vi
these battalons viii bs in camp together at oher tunes
two small regiments Will DO there shnula
neously and at others one regiment aohe'
In order equally to accommodate 'ueso O'1
erent organizations there will be tweiVe company
street Three OF these streets Will be broad avenues
opposte the tents OF the three field officers "hen tnere
are three OF the Provisional Batteries in camp their com
mandants respectively will occupy the field officers
,sns When there are small regiments there each
will occupy separate part OF thccamp The new ground
Oh which IL proposed to pitch the camp next wear Will
not be used during the coming summer ii mas beeh
eyele OF and could used this necessary but
As the ground been freshly turned over 1t Is thought
nv General Vsrian that 1t might DC healthy for the
troops to occupy present Thls ground is back OF
the old camping ground stretching to the eastward ana
IL will ultimately be added 10 the parade ground thus
giving larger space for deploymebts changes OF 'front.'
and other evoutons During the season about to open
the new ground will be used for skrmsh drills During
the coming year a better system OF drainage TOT
that tract will be perfected. new water
supply will introduced, and facilities for bathing ana
other convenieuces will be aidei. Now that the state
has obtained pcrmd possession OF the site OF the
CAMP every Improvement will be made that Is needed
10 make it, complete military post Meantime much
has been done during the past year. Sixteen driven
wells have been sank which VIII furnish an ample sup
py OF water which hitherto has been lacking The con-
tract with Windhoz OF syracuse for FEEDING the
men, which held during the previous years OF the
encampmeni have been renewed for the new season.
Among the rules established by AdjutantGencrdi FOR
ter who will be the permanent post commander, are the
following: Brigade evolutions will not be pracu'eu
reviews will not rendered except by orders from inc
headquarters of the commandern-chief; no rhe-prac
tice Will take place in camp; as H''le-
time as possible will be devoted 70
movements which can be as well practised
in armories the state uniform will be worn as
prescribed regulations: on drill fatigue anu "heh
not on actual duty fatigue coat may De worn "nte
helmets may be worn by regiments iulIy suppioi WIN
them In the case OF Separate oompa naoa ne,n1S
will be at guarimountlngs ana al uIess paIauo,
but helmets may be worn al o'nsI tI'nes
approyel by the battalion commander; blank amnun-
ton at the OF twenty rounds per man VIII ne
beer and AMI auction sales within one mile
OF camp prohibited and no ale beer, wines OF
eprtuous Will be permitted to be used III camp
except uron the prescription OF the post SURGEON; ,
M sia reena bands and band leaders
any musicians except those regularly enlisted VIII lot
br required camp anu will not be taken there, as
Dodwdrhs Post Band will be there during the season
TO carry the purpose OF tho establishment OF me
State camp camp OF instruction IL has been consti.
tuted a military posi- and the following officers have
been detailed for duty there MaJor-Gepera josiah
Porter commander; Colonel Frederick Phisttrer
as post adj uIant; First Lieutenant n H. Ihnrston 20
Re- lIuen as instructor of guards Lieutenant-Coonel
John b. FrothnghaD assistant adintan general Third
Brigade. Brooklyn, AS commanding 0mcer OF the ~
Cubridge, II h Regiment, BrooRyn, as c9nlmanulng
officer OF the 2d Provisional Battalion Lieutenant.
commanding officer Of the 18th Provisional Battalion;
Lenenanl- Cooneli HermaniDowd 10Th Regiment, New
York City commanding officer o. the 5ih Provisional
Battalion Major John J. Hikcr 18th Regiment, New,
York City, commanding ohcer OF the 6th Provisional
BntiaIIon Major j. Frederick Ackerman. 18Th Regi-
ment, Brooklyn AS commandns officer OF the Itn 10
sSmal G'1%n f Msgr entrmsmls John Germ.
assistant surgeon I'd separate Company, and Benja-
mIp /. Holt, assistant surgeon LIST separate COMPANY
as medical officers of the post from July "a toJuy 81
Major Lewis Balcn, surgeoh loh battalion Firs Lieu
tenant Charles W. Cr-prl assistant surgeon l4th srpa-
rate Company. and William f. Cute. assistant surgeon
36ln Separate Company medical officers OF the post
from July 81 to August Lieutenant Myvon : Wat
lms 26th separate Company as meii-
cal officer of the post from Juy II TO July "a. The
officers thus detailed will report on arrival III camp 10
the post commander for further INSTRUCTIONS The OIL
oer-deiaicd a. commanding officers OF battaions are
authorized e1ch 10 select IVY" competent oeeis Vi sur
ahle rank and i've mis- stoned officers To serve
with Ihrnat state campOt INSTRUCTION. respectively
AS adJ"tant and as GHaltcrmlster anu VI
subsistence. AMI as sergednt-inJor, QuHfelbasicr
Sergeant, color bearer provost sergeant AM cefH me
names If officers and non-cOmlnlssloned
officers thus selected will soon as pos
for neld officers will be furnished by the
post quarerua-ter Ohe chief Of orlnaucs or some ON
for olner horses vii be allowed. ON Journey and
march camp the senior oic-r present viii command
all the troops ON arrival IN camp such officer Will re-
port TO the post commander for further orders
The suigcong~ner' viii have the general SUPERVISION
ana direction OF the medical department at the camp,
and authorized TO select Two competent persons to
perform the duties OF post hospital stewards uh"er MS
direction, who will receive for their services Transports
raiions ana the pay allowed 10y Law" Pay VIII be
allowed officers enlisted present for the days
tie regiment company TO which they are at
such other days of during which they pres
ent at least guardnountng In the morning uuu
.I,fr tfE.es IN
their Who'll. stay III camp does not consist simply
In going 10 camp saturday. spending sunday and
Monday and returning on lIday To depart again
saturday Inc paymastergeberai viii taAe the nee
essary measures him pay the troops IN camp
IN checks drawn to their order Transportation and
raiOus Will be allowed Tor one servant for the OccTs OF
each coinuany AID battalion and Tor three servants
the field and stah of regiment Command g officers
Of regiments Of separate companies are ordered 10
telegraph he post commandef be lore their departure
the exact Of officers and enlisted men OF their
respective commands who start tor camp All medical
officers report for orders TO the Surgeon General
iiniuedIalel upon their arrival in camp.
The First. Eshth, rwenty-dith and Thirty-fourth
Separate COMPANIES VIII form the First Provisional Bat
tanOD
rnth separate Companies will form the Second Provs-
The Tenth Twelfth Eighteenth and Thirterh separ-
ate COMPANIES wlIloim tle Ihrd Itov siona bat.alon
The ThlId. seventh, Twcnty-hrst ana Tweniy-lhird
separate Companies Will form the Fourth PROVISIONAL
The Fosrth, Fourteenth. Fifteenth and lwenty-thlrd
Separate Companies Will form the Fifth Provisional
Battalion.
Inc sixteenth. Tweuty-sevcnth. Tnrty-siyth and
Provisional Battalion.
The Thirteenth. twenty fonrth. Twenty-sirth and
Twenty eighth Separate Companies Will iorA the
Seventh Ovisonal Is itlalOn.
The nrst regiment to 90 into camp will be the 14th Of
Brooklyn. which Will 20 To Peeksklll bext Saturday
j. ch tour OF duty Will last one week. Other commands
Will 10 tie camp follows:
1lih aud 32d Iegment- June &c; 9Th and 74th Regi
menis, Jny 3; 69th Regiment Jnly 10; Goth Regiment
and he l3in 24b. 10th and 18th Separate Companies
July Il. lst 3D. Sun, ION. 2n. 18Th 10Th. 29th, 30th
3lst 31tn aud 39th Separate Companies: July "a; 3D.
4 7ih 3d. lith. 18th, 10TH 2lsi, 3d. 27th 36tn and
S7th Separate Companies, July ii.
veterans OF the 7th Regiment. under the command
Of ColOue Locke W. Winchester Will visit Providence,
X. L. by invitation, the occasion OF the 25Oh ami
ycrsAry OF the founding of that ancient clty Inc CON-
mand consisting OF the uniformed battalion and other
rpembes latter In ctZens dress. Will leave this
CITY on the steamboat Rhode Island Wednesday. June
90 at T. n. While IN Providence the veterans Will he
the guest. the LIST Llgnt Infantry Regiment ana Vet
eran Association. The command Will return oil Thurs
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