New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-10
EIRST RRIGADE.
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These figures are exclusive OF the batteries Troop y
rd tbe signal CORDS The average percentage
present in the Brooklyn brigade was 02.o whlie III
The New-York organization it only oe4. Tha
sc,rea show plainly where the trouble lay. For
example the returns from the 9Th Regiment were
great disappointment Colonel scotts command mas
been in its fine armory about year ana iiA
now and better results were expected from hs quarter
The building outside at least probably eScelS III APP
nearance any armory in the city. Inside 1t IS ntted
nm with all the modern convenlences which oush' 10 ~
tract recruits The small number OF men on the roiS
might have been excused but there does not seem 10 "
any excuse for the large number OF absences
The returns from the Goth Regiment are also uls,
appointing. one fact must be taken l'i'o ACCOUNT,
However and that is that the large number OF aoSenee
we're mainly from three companies, as foilows' Ooua
pany A. 2s Company b, 20; Company NJ al
total, 101. ,.. .a r.,.,ous
This is an exceedingly bad showing, and without
duht II will result In some measure being taken u
eradicate the evil in these three companies.
In the 9th Regiment there were twenty a5sentecs
in Company G., seventeen in Company l. ana 'ltVeN
in Company 4. With these exceptions the dttehi'
ancc was fair and this regiment is third from the bott"a
81 the list in the percentage of men present
On the other hand some notable records have been
made At the head Of the list stands the Big SIKH
m Company Of the 9TH Regiment At the inspec.
lions for the last five years every man on the rolls oi
this company has been present. The figures IN de-
All have been printed in The Tribune from day 20
S tarr as the inspections took place. ..,.,.,o-,
u %s 1t istfery has arranged 10 have an exhibitor
dr,I in Van Cortlandt Park some time IN TINS mOhti1,
bnt the date has not been finally decided upon. ,o.
Company h, Of the Sth Regiment VIII eve an e''''%
toinmcnt at the armory on next Friday evening. ,,
Governor lIll has refused TO sign the 9l provdns
for the use OF the surplus MONEY "S o wa agS
needed for the Centennial celebration TWO var ~
10 bnild bridge across Annsve Creek at the etata
Camp. 1870. - .,oo, eo,,t ont N tho MON.
bers NJ the OH Regiment Veteran Corps;
An assembly of the members Of the association viii be-
held on Monday May H. at which al are urgently ro~
ouested TO be I'm attendance the details OF me re'n
Celebration OF the departure OF the regiment 10Y
var MAY OF next will be finally acted upon Ihose me
tending To participate in the reunion wnch Is 70 DC heiu az
f1ork,s No % Wess Tweny.thrl's1 are asAeu ID HNs
- no,lce 70 the committee that the necessary arange
-. o.n no made propery entei tain them Tickets 40
a each can be had Of the following william D. hrNshd
No 1,j Broadway; George A. Hussey. No oil Pihe-st''
william Scott No. 700 Broadway c. V, =" foroes, NO.
~, waver,ey Place Slater, No 1885 Broadway and
walter Scott, No. 272 West One MISUNDERSTANDING
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bistorv OF the 9th NewYork Volunteers has lately
hoen published copies OF which be had by addressing
Major Isaac Hall, Leyden, Lewis County. y. \.
Reoster Of recruits 1868 10 the regiment who were
killed died Of wounds disease after their names had
been transferred the rolls o. the 9th Newfork Voun'
teers and which deaths no previous knowledge was had
therefore omitted from the roll OF honor OF the Vth
Regiment John B.. Aubane, Timothy Burke, Nathan w.
Cowles John Esbury Robert Frey. william T. Harper
Joseph Heckscher John b Howard James Hudson Henry
Hydron John Johnson William A. Lamoy. william o!
Maddus, Patrick Mckee Peter Mebuhr james H. Place.
James T. Rogers James w Sheridan, Wilbur
Smith, Boyon sQures Henry Stone Peter sueee Chester
Taylor John Wheeler Joseph Whitley, Joseph wilknss
Theodore thinner a total as far now known OF SoS
death losses r. the regiment during the war.
Additions 70 library follows; Histories OF tho
cath Michigan Infantry in the Civil and Indian
Wars 76th 9th and l24th Infantry and 2fh Light Dat
terry New.York and 9th Wisconsin Infantry
Proposition. Samuel Van Sieken.
GEORGE A. HUSSEY, CommandAal
G. ". q. FORBES AdjutanI