New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-21
WITH KNAPSACKS AND CANTEENS.
WIVES. SISTERS AND swEETHEARTs WATCH
THE ODD REGIMENT START FOR CAMP
WITH LIGHT SPIRITS.


The God REGIMENT started for the state Camp at
peetskin Yesterday with colols flying and with q
evident disposition 10 combine much pleasure as
possible with its week of camp duty. Before 9:3o
A. M when the muster began, the amory in Four
tcenth-st. was filled with the National guaIIlsmen and
their friends who lad come to bid the soldiers fare
we'll At :35 Gilmcr's Band marched out of the
arnOry with Patrick sarsed himself at its head, and
The regiment followed in close order 600 strong The
men were In fatigue Uniform with knapsacls and
cantcens. and with blankets rolled up on their
shoulders The regiment marched to West Seventeenth
ST. board the steamer Long Branch. and there were
cheers for the soldier boys every yard of The from
the crowds the sidewalks.
When the command reached the pier 10 was found
that the Long Branch had been unable 10 make
landing account Of all available space being oc-
cuped by lumber schooners, and the regiment went
to the wharf at West Twenty frstst.. where the
had finally secured wharfage. The baggage and
provisions were not board until nearly noon, aud
in the meantime the soldiers wbled away the time
chatting with their friends the wharf. There were
many pretty girls in the throng, and # was not
difficult 10 discover who The swcethcartS who
the sisters and who the wives. They were all happy,
however, and apparently intent on giving the soldiers
a jolly send Off At IL 30 the pankS were taken IN
and the Long Branch swung out into the stream. AS
she gathered Roadway the men under the awnings on
the upper deck forward started up the Soldiers
tire after deck and the grand chorus, Farewell fare
well, my own true love-" rang out over the water,
while the girls the pier waved their handkerchiefs
and the men checrcd.
The parting salute Of Rah, rab rah, sis boom all -
came back from the steamer from 600 throats, and
the 22d was fairly its way to do as the men had
sung, =" l 60 where duty calls me-"
Tie regiment under command Of its colonel
John T. Camp and the other officers lieutenant
colonel George A. Miller; major. Will
lam " King; adjutant william B.
smith: Quartelmaser, Thomas L. Miller:
commssary. Joseph NJ. Smith; surgeon, william II.
Pryor; assistant surgeon, Albert +. Weston chaplain,
the Rev. DIR. W. y. Dunnell inspector OF rifle piac-
tce, Lieutenant James p. Kenworthy captain at ached
10 the staff Joseph 7. Jardine. Company officers:
Company A-William f. Preece, James p. Kenworthy,
John Lamb. william A. Alley. Company B-William J.
Madhof, william ". Baver, II. H. Trradwcll.
Company C-J. G. II. LlienGall Norman Macdonald,
Malcolm &. Murray Edward o. Berholi. Company
D-Franhlin Bartlett, William II. Cortciyou, James A.
Bell Company E-Nahanicl i. Thurston, John A.
Quigley, Walter b. HotchksS, NJ. NJ. Miles. Company
f-Charles A. Du Bots, Walter S. Bennett, William J.
Hussey, Joseph a, Turney. Company ,G,George T.
Rae. Company H-James W. Finch Walter d. Haws
Adoph f. DICK C. {; Cassidy Company John f.
Leo. Charles III. Rockwell. Charles f. Crane L. e.
ROhng. Company K-George y. b. Hart. Harry a.
Beneke. Robert J. DAILY, Robert Il. DoIning. sergeant
iam HaWs tr orilSy snrssan, Emil FSer
commissary sergeant s. e. Wehrle: hospital steward
drum major, George W. Brown; color bearers, W. L.
Bolstleman and Walter X. Prescott; general guides
The guard for the day was as follows officer
Of the day, Captain Hart. OF Company X officers Of
the guard, Lieutenant Macdonald Of Company q, and
Lieutenant Lamb Of Company A; sergeants, Marflnez
Company D; Harrison, Company e; schoonmakcr
COMPANY 3; corporals; Fetger COMPANY q Paynter
Company d; unger, Company u; Moses, Company
], and G5ldel Company