New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-15
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES.
FOR THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENI.
TEN OR TWELVE THOUSAND VETERANS Ex-

vaterans from the Empire state will De In line IN Penn.
sylvania ave in the Grand Army parade OF SEPTEMBER
90 He thinks 1t possible that there may be more
than that but the actual reports which he has received
at the headquarters In Albany already indicate the
number named In his recent orders Department
Commander Poole called upon the veterans OF New
York TO repeat what they did between 1861 ana 1000
| and send more men to Washington than any otner
| state The spirit which animated the Commander Is
manifested all through the state, so that never oeiore
has there been much Interest taken in tie prepare
| lions for a National Encampment. The department.
will be brigaded In the parade In ten brgades one
for each Judicial district and .wo for New-fork Oty'
In each brigade the counties will take places In line
| In alphabetical order. The designations OF brgade
| commanders and other announcements respecting ire
formation OF the department In the parade VIII soon
be made In general orders which are now being pre-
| pared.
But It Is believed that 1t will be absolutely neces-
sary to carry out the plan Of doubling the line Some
cid paaders Insist that 1t requires one hour for sooo
| men marching twelve abreast half distance to pass
| a given point Others say that 1900 can be moved
| In the time spoken Of. II there be 10000 men In the
parade, is expected, the occupants OF the grand
and reviewing stands and the spectators along the
line OF march must SIT or stand eght or nine hours
| to see the procession pass a large proportion OF
the veterans would be upon their feet longer time
The double formation therefore strongly advocated
| by Aduant Wallace and other experienced officials
which would reduce the time about One-half The
great width Of Pennsylvaniaave. viii easily permit
| this formation.
The place selected for all reunions at Washington
Is the beautiful plot OF about fifty acres ohclally
known as the Presidents Parade" though usually
| called "the White Lot 1t lies between the White
| House and the Washington Monument, and can be
reached with from all parts OF the city. new
designation Is to be given to this tract, which Is de-
ghtful sward surrounded by tres, and 1t is to be
nIor1
| PIace.s The ceremony will be attended by the
President and Vice-PresIdent OF the United states,
the members OF the Cabinet, the judges OF the SUI
preme Court members OF the Senate and House OF
Representatives, the chief officers OF the Army ana
Navy and other well-knOwn persons. Archbishop
Ireland, who army chaplain during the war,
has been invited to participate in the dedcatory
services. The religious services will be conducted
by the old army chaplains. The Sons OF Veterans
will furnish from their members the guards, escorts
and Orderles. Several thousand OF them VIII be
required during the encampment
revised roster of Vermont volunteers, which has
Just been issued by the AdjutantGeneral OF that
State, is handsome volume OF nearly 700 lmpenai
quaro pages. In Its style and the scope OF informa
ton II gives the roster furnishes excellent model
for the compilers OF the military records OF other
States. The large page nine inches WIDE gives room
for the name residence tat enstmen) date OF en-
listment and da.e Of muster out OF each oifcer ana
soldier in single line, with space for added informa-
ton in regard promotion, death, wounds received
In action Of discharge, etc. The tabular record
of each regiment and battery is prefaced by short
sketch of the service OF the organization, prepared
by some member thereof These sketches, as rule,
are skillful and valuable condensations OF the I'M
portant facts In the history Of the respective res
mcnts The book gives list OF Vermonters who
held commissions in the regular Army Navy, and
United States coored troops; In the regiments and
| nth.x Nar "
| with distinction general and atf officers
Adjutant General Peck. in his Introductory report,
SAYS that far Is known, no other state mas at
tempted the preparation 81 such list OF It's sons who
served the organizations OF the other States This
| list certainly IS OF which Vermont may be proud
II shows that her sons held commands In the troops
OF almost every loyal State in the Union; that their
blood was spilled In every considerable battle from
| Fort Sumter to Appomattox and on every field from
the Sus1uelanna to the Rio Grande, and that many
attained high rank and filed most responsible places
In the Army and Navy. Appended TO the personal
sketches are lists Of the ships Of war on which Yer
| monters served of the Vermont volunteers in the
Navy and Marine Corps Of officers brevetted for meri
torols service: Of Vermont officers and men who have
been decorated BY Congress with medals OF honor, and
other valuable tables. dozen pages are devoted TO
| sketches OF the distinguished services rendered to
| the Union cause by the war Governors of Vermont
md the general officers their STAFF and by the Yer
mont generals in the field.
The value OF the roster IS rounded out by full
alphabetical index comprising every name Of the thirty
odd thousand soldiers OF Vermont in the War OF the Re
belIon Nv the terms OF the act authorizing the pub
uoatlon copies OF the work Will be at the dspoa
OF the dutant general for the Use OF the state; 100
copcs 10 be placed IN the state libury. and one copy
sen; TO each town. TO be placed In the town clerks
Office. not 10 be sold disposed OF. but TO be Kept
for the benefit of the town one copy also will he sent
TO each Grand Army post In the state aud one copy
| 10 each public library In the state.
The twentieth annual convention Of the Nati'nsi
Association OF Union En- Prisoner, OF War will lie held
hiring Grand Army week. in Washington next month
one of the subjects for consideration VIII he the OH
nndnr I'm Congress to give to prisoners Of WAL the
small extra pay OF a. per day for the time they were
nrisoners stephen NJ. Long. president Of the asso-
catiou in referring to the failure Of the bill In cir
cular issued August !, says when We recognize the
fact that In our present Congress there are seventy
three men who served In the Rebel Army, as;'ihs'
s.vcny one who served in the Union Army. our com
,odcs will not be surprised at the failure. thus far 10
have our bill passed; but with firm reliance on the
,,s,pe.s Of our claim. will stil press our BILL be-
Having ,h, people of our land will yet recognize our
right that there is due the Union eyPhsonerN OF war
much that has been denied them In the past but Will
come to them In the future
The prolonged imprisonment which so many thou.
sands were compelled to undergo was the result OF
:. military necessity" that memorable monster against
whom so many terrible things were entered up during
IN. Ciyi War. Exchanges In the heat OF the strug-
Gle were forbidden by higher military authority,
s,vs General Butler OF the commissioners or
Exchange In his recently published Life. "as IL
| vonId restore to the rebel army men who could
At once be put In the field and Increase the strength
| ~ the South and hence. for that reason. II were
,,.r for the Union prisoners to be sacrificed. and
r.m.,p as prisoners to suffer and die that the war
| might he sooner ended. This was done. and how
many Of our brave comrades We're thus sacrificed
the records alone can tell"
The convention will be held In the Circuit Court
| Room CITY HalD, Washington, on Wednesday, Sep
| tember 81, mt 10 a. III.
| rho Depnrtment OF Ohio has passed resolutions
delegates the Naii0nnl Encampment