New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-03
PROUD OF THEIR REGIMENT.
,ousrspABLE srrnrr CT eUARDsMES
rpnrrs FOR THE STATE cAMP-GENEEAL PORTER
no M IN coMMAND-PR0MoT1ONs-

An the regiments ard the TWO batteries III inc
-, prradc OF the National Guard made inc SHOW
,ng ON Decoration Day both rs TO numbers ana gen
..e, appearance Adiutant George W. Rand says
90. an. 7tb per,n,ent has not made larger street
80 since the day that It started with full ranks
an. seat OF war in 1861, and officers and men alike
-. rroud of e. Besides the field, staf and line OIL
c.re noncom u,ssioned officers and musicians, there
,.rs 500 men In tho ranks. IL was not iar Dc
lind the unclualed record Of the last Inspection
Tho military spirit OF this famous command Is OF the
highest order ard win tell in an emergency. I'M
royement noted IN nearly AL the o'hcr orsaIs-
ixat,ons of the Brigade
~~.,.,, Harry : steele. OF Company B. 9TH Reg
-, savs in a circular addressed to the men Of
his command:
LIS . eiose OF the drill have great cause To
,.,. ourselves upon the fact that 1t has been an
.ao-a,nar,ly prosperous one The following will show
,. ~ our hard work since May l. 1887 Greater
inc 80, never been obtained by any company IN the
resu CD Particular attention is called TO the
- ,rcre..iue list Of members VINO arc going through
- .nure I'VE years service with clean records many
'ne. ,,,,,ul soldiers miss two drills account
~ u,sss ar business who in nowss TO blame, and
VI -. ,res who feel the account OF missing
. 80 the commandment extends his hearty thanks and
as well 10 those who have clean records
-s,s were present at the annual Inspection, November
% los officers and men. 100 per cent. The average
,,Aanee has been 1o3 12 the percentage Of attend
O. IN The attendance at the three volunteer drills
=. .url averaged IS men. The following members
-, ,rsae ali their drills during tire past drill season
60 STEELE First Lieutenant Nesbitt, Second Lieu
-. Merritt First Sergeant Nesbitt Sergeant schuy
- co-porals j. v. Black, Jenkins, Roe Clark and
w. n mack Prvuus Ayers, Amid, Backus, Blanek,
~ postwick IT,, c. F. Bostwick. Baudoulne, Benedict
p-.dbrrv Emmons Clark, IT., Cochran, Corner Corr
-,n,ghaln Davenport Du Bots, Fountain j. l. flsnef'
Freeman Gregory, Gsn6ert Geddes' HAPPY hooaI'
80, Hartman Keck c. I. Leonard, W. A. Leonard
80 rIovd Morrison, c. McDougsll jr, +. g. MeDou-
aau page Ioumage, Richards Rrppert Rrordan shef-
e. stewart True Van Buskirk White Ward Ware
and WaydelL Total. 81.
The following officers have been assigned 10 duty
=, tho Camp Of Instruction near Peekskiu:
A. POST Commander Malor-General Josiah Porter Ad-
,.n, General: as Quartermsster. Commissary OF Sub
,steoce and Ordnance Officer BrigaderGenersl Joshua
A varan Chief OF Ordnance assisted by such oncer or
oncers as he may select As Post Ad1utaht-OoiOnei
peder,ek Phisterer Acting Assistant Acknowledgement.
n Y AS Commanding Officers OF PROVISIONAL Bat
,s,onsMaior Charles E Waters. 23d Regiment OF the
ia Battalion; Iaeutenant-Coonel Alexis C. Smith, 70
Regiments Of the % Battalion; Major William Downs
n :, Regiment 80 Battalion Major Henry Chaun
Gov ir sth Regiment Of the 4th Battalion Lieutenant
Colonel S. c. Cosridge. 14th Regiment Of the 9th Bat
,,ion: Major J. j. Riker 10Th Regiment Of the 9th Bat
,aop Captain w Maurice Kirby, ID Separate Company
Of the It'll Battalion; LeuenantColonel Hemah Do"u'
18th Regiment OF the sth Battalion As Postsureeoh
from August to IL 1sSS-Maior Lewis Balch, surgeon
,oh naalion As Assistant Surgeons OF the Pos-F1rst
Lieutenant w. r Campbell Assistant Surgeon 42o sep
srate Company for LIST Provisional Battalion FIRST heu
tenant FLOYD B. Parke. Assistant Surgeon 2oth separate
Company for ID Provisional Battalion FIRST Lieutenant A.
Head Assistant Surgeon 4oth Separate Company Tor 90
Provisional Battalion First Lieutenant George FWhtney
Assistant Surgeon 4th Separate Company, for 4h Pro"
vis.onal Battalion; First Lieutenant James Ii. glass
Assistant Surgeon 18th Separate Company for 5th Pro
yfsional Battalion First Lieutenant James H. mitchell
Assistant Surgeon 7th Separate Company for 9th Prov.
ionsI Battalion; Lieutenant Lourie Ashton Assist
Surgeon 32d Separate Company for 7th ProVlsonal
Battalion; First Lieutenant Charles W. Crispei Asnst
ant Surgeon 10th Separate Company for sh PROVISIONAL
Battalion AS Acting Post Adjutants-F1rst Lleuten-
ant John S. Shepherd 23d Regiment from June 16 TO "a
1855 First Lieutenant p. II. Williams, Adlutant llth
Regiment June % 70 80 1888; First euehant AL
bert ]. Myer, o5th Regiment from June % 10 July 70
1888 First Lieutenant g. James Green, 10th BATTALION
from July 70 IA 1855 First Lieutenant Russell Bsne-
Dict Adjuant 18th Regiment from July IA to 81, 1sSS
the Adiutant Of 18th Regiment from July Il 70 %
1855 First Lieutenant John S. SHEPHERD 23d Regiment
from July 2s 70 August H. 1888
The commanding officers Of the separate companies are
directed TO report by mail to the officers assigned
20 the command battalion Of which they are TO
form part furnishing the time the names and dates
Of rank OF their and commissioned officers ana
other information be desired by those ofeers
SOME CHANGE IN CAMP SERVICE.
Some changes have been made in the details Tor
in the camp by general orders issued from the
Adjutant-G Generals Office The 10th Separate Company
Is detailed for one week from June 16 TO June 70, IN
place of the ed Separate Company, which is reheVed
from such duty. The 18th Separate Company VIII DC
in camp from August to August IL, instead OF the
9th Separate Company and will form part OF the oth
Provisional Battalion The tour of duty OF the oo,h
Separate Company is changed that Instead OF going
10 camp In July as a part OF the 9Th battalion. 1t
will be there from June % to June 80 as part OF the
Cd Battalion. The ADD Separate Company will be in
Iune n 4.
Battalion The 18th Separate Company is assigned to
the 9Th instead of the 7th Battalion, as at nrst
ordered, and the 9th Separate Company to the 18th
instead of the 9th Battalion.
In the 9th Regiment Major and Surgeon Alvah H.
DO,y has been commissioned with rank from March 8
and Second Lieutenant Godfrey A. 5. Weners WIFE rank
from March 90. Sergeant Michael Wenz, OF Company
II Sergeant Wesley E. Bryde, of Company f. ana
Corporal william II. Truman, of Company H. have been
warranted
The promotion Of Corporal A. C. seibeinchen' OF
Company H. list Regiment the position of Sergeant
and Of Privates c. DennSon, John Yates, A MCCALL
lard and A. NJ. Lichtenstcin to be corporals OF the
company is regarded With satisfaction by officers
and men.
Captain Augustus T. Francis. Of Company c. list
Regiment, has issued an lder in which he says:
II being a settled fact that the regiment VIII go 70
Richmond Bul Run upon the 2lst Of July hope mat
Company will maintain old record by doing It's fun
share in making this trip success Let every man VINO
possibly spare the short time required prepare mse
60 ana he will 10 regret It, Lieutenant
Goldg appointed OF the Tip for this company
and each member will report 70 him at once his Intentions
Ex members of the company will be welcome to accompany
Us but others will be allowed In the ranks
THIRTY FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE
Adiutant J. o. Johnston, of the 9Th Regiment. who
has been placed on the supernumerary list, joined
the regiment thirty four years ago lie served in all
the grades from private 10 captain He trans
ferred to the 9th Regiment in 1864 and three years
later resigned. He was appointed adtutant Of the
9Th Regiment in 1874
First Sergeant Walter L. Royal, Corporals Thomas
II. Copeland and Lloyd W. Francis and Private
Louis J. Kaiser Of Company c. fist Regiment, have
been especially mentioned In orders as having at
tended al drills during the last
d, First Sergeant A. Hepp and Corp0rals Frederick
Brovn and Lyman Finkclstone, OF Company ii, Sth
Regiment have received their warrants. There is a
vacancy In Company E. caused by the reduction 10
the ranks, al his own request, OF John j. Nc DOneu.
The ID Battery has been detailed for a tour of