The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-10
THE TwENTY-SE
a HIsTORr OF a FAMOUS ORGAN
IzATIoN JUST COMPLETED.
The Regiment was Formed .s = Home
Guard, but Volunteered IN 1903 Its
Service In Iss3-Grn. Busteed's severe
Inspection what the Twenty.seeond
Has Dose aud nas Not Done.

Service IN 1ss3-Gen. Busteed's sever
Inspection what the T-wenty.seeon
Has Do.e aud Has Not Done.
Gen. George W. winsate. the father Of rin
shooting in the National Guard, I" has Just con-
pletod a History Of the Twenty second Req
ment, n. g., n. y" a.. W. Dayton & Coz
which. In spite OF certain needless errors, vii
be the official record Of n regiment OF which
New York city aud state may lie proud.
Tho history Of the Twenty second Regimen
dates from April, 1861. for unlike most Of tn,
other regiments Of the National Guard Of New
York. this organization Is the direct o%fsprin.
of the war OF the rebellion. II was orVanlzet
as a home guard, its sponsors being the princi
pal banking and insurance men of the city, and
among Its original officers and men were many
better known In Wall street than on the drill
ground. James Monroe, formerly of the
Fourth United States Infantry, was the first
Colonel of the regiment; Lloyd A~spinwall its
first Lieutenant-Colonel Among It's officers
were James Renwick. Jr.. Henri NJ. Braem.
Charles T. White, John Cotton Smith. James
OTIS. George b. Post. A. Foster Higgins. John
Z. Parsons, James Farley Cox. George de
Forest Lord, and Walter Edwards. In tho
ranks were Richard Irwin, Jr., Townsend Cox,
Duncan Cryder. David Eggleston. +. +. Mar.
bury, Henry T.. Rowland, Osborne f.. Bright.
James c. Baylis, Bowles Colgate, Frederick
Sturgis, A.. 7. Man, Julien I. Davies. and
others equally well known In New York.
Originally organized as u " homo guard" AMI
for a year doing no duty except in escorting
funeral professions of members OF other regi.
ments, the regiment soon became n part Of tho
state National Guard. and offered its service
to Gov. Morgan on May 20, 1862.
The services were accepted at once. and on
May 2S the regiment, $40 strong, assembled
In Lafayette place and started for the front.
IL shows the state of feeling at the time that
q company OF siNty.seven men was raised on
May 2S and 20, which. though unable to ac-
company the regiment for lack OF equipmcnts,
followed II to Baltimore as soon as it had re.
ceived them. AZ Baltimore the regiment
went into camp on May 30. anu there. early in
June tGcn. Wingate's date. June 30. is evil
dontly wrong, fired its first ball cartridges at
barrel heads 100 yards distant. This was
the first regimental rife practice in this coun-
try. The Sanitary Commission. now only a
memory, gave to each member a white have.
lock-" or cap cover. with II flap that hung
down In the rear and at the sides to keep the
sun OIL the wcarer's neck. Each man also re-
ceived a pocket Testament and hymL book.
printed especially by the New York Bible So
ciety. The good order in which most of these
books were brought home" says Gen. Win
gate. was an indication OF the great esteem
In which they were held, or that they had not
been very greatly used"
On June 20, 1862. the Twenty-second start
ed for Harper's Ferry. IL did this with min.
gled Joy and sorrow; Joy at the compliment
being selected for service at the front. and
sorrow to think OF the well-stocked cellars
In It's tents. the contents of which It was com.
PEELED to leave behind. The worst Of 1t was
that the regiment knew perfectly well that It
going 20 a place where it could not replace
what II left at Baltimore.
The regiment was twenty. four hours on the
way - Harper's Ferry, and went into camp
.ust beyond the town. on ground occupied pre-
by the Twelfth New York. There.
origaded with the Twelfth New York and the
eighty seventh Ohio. the Twenty-second stayed
or six weeks-weeks OF const mt drill. Bri.
'ade drill was hard work; but tie men were
Implied with blank cartridges, out of which
he men got amusement. Two troops Of the
second Maryland Cavalry stationed at Har.
'er's Ferry used to ride up and down the line
o accustom their horses to firing. The men
( the Twenty.second used to pour the powder
rom their cartridges INTO their guns. and then,
the cartridge papers into hard wads,
'ould ram them well down on the powder. BY
wing the guns a high elevation the Sads
'ould be carried far enough to reach the cav
Try. When they struck a horse, the horse as
rule stood on its hind legs. The cayalrymen
Id not like this. and one day, pretending to ,
l!stake an order Right wheel. charge" they
wenty-second: They were so close and tie
noke was SO thick that the latter could not re- t
,'f ,Se iPe snd prdipes sBd H., the tree 'r9fopsrs used The fat {
muskets. Col. Miles. tie brigade com. {
ander, and Lieut.-Col, Aspimwaii. COMMAND. r
x the regiment. succeeded In stopping th. l.
'nfiiGt; and after that wad firing ceased, -
Al Harper's Ferry Col; Monroe died Of typhoid y
red: but il offered to stay GntIi sept t' !. a eA =
bel attack was expected within a day or two. :,
cond to start back; and It reached New YORK h
Sept. 2. The National War mmitt OF II
ew ork city suggested to Gen, Hallock y
az b ne r ae,a.m 'he militia regiment for u time, u
Toe resiment took its turn at guard .ng spi. a
isteed. Gen, Busteed, who was nnrr V'I be. h
event it harminy itself and its neighbors, !,
on purpose to make trouble for the regi, II
,nt; Sut his condition was such that he was Il
the men were on passes; but a full company =
Is mustered in one street, which Zen. v,
1t into the next street, the rear ranE ~
n ep s%StHg f the front rank; and again The Sc
INSPECTED the regiment. and having aus X
un"ed his satisfaction with his inspec- H.
H. 81 a1 departed After this the regiment ",
- - A'''s "lltH " was StIN W.
harrisburg 10 assist in repeiling Lees in \.
sion, 1t went out with G3u men, destined :,
as tough Il time "a any other regi. ~.
mt during the war. The New YORK bri- ~
les by, Gen. Sandford's desire were com -,
.nded by " their own" Generals, most nf ri
ON were utterly incompetent. To thi, fact tL. q,
n attributed much of their subsequent suffer ~
=. At Harrisburg the Twenty-second was ~,
nped next to Landis's Battery from Phila. al
phIa, 70 the ranks OF which were Charles !. q,
land Nians Breitmanl and Richard Watson ~
der. The two commands were comrades 40
several weeks. it
IN June 30 Brighten. Even, y. O., y. V. H.
cred the Twenty-seCond and Thirty-seyenti ~
" iork regiments 10 march. without haver- ~
KS. Tor n short distance. The men mad rad Il.
aktnst., About five miles from Harrisburg -
brigade was attacked by 4 body OF rebels al.
IN u large barn; but after a short IL
l.ahils's battery shclled them out. This 80,
rinish was at the most nnrther!y point in'
rhed hy the Confederates, the crest OF the ir
'e OF the Invasion of Pennsy lvanIa. ,i
IS II grew dark the brigade was ordered 10 W.
Urn 70 harrisburG. but after a short time -,
! orIered TO follow the rctreating enemy. hn
Without supper or fires In the IN
~ dayhreak OF July l each man re- H..
'ed three crackers. and the brigade started ~,
Tor Carlisle, eighteen miles distant. Tho Wv
Mua f,rnal ~. - ~