New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-02
REPORT OF THE STATE HISTORIAN.
THE FIRST YEARS WORK TOWARD COLLECTING
AND PRESERVING THE OFFICIAL RECORDS
OF NETWORK S PART IN AMER
iCAN WARS.

OF NEw-YORK S PART IN AMER
ICAN WARS.
Albany. March Hugh Hastings, who was last
winter appointed by Governor Morton as State HIS
torian has completed his annual report detailing the
work of his department for the past year MY
Hastings was appointed under law passed by 'he
last Legislature. The duties OF his ONCE are 10
collect and publish all official records memoranda
and data relative the Colonial Wars. War OF the
Revolution War Of 1872. Mexican War and War OF
the Rebellion. In his first report. just Issued when
will be presented TO the State Legislature tomorrow
night the State Historian says In part:
once organized. the work OF TRANSFERRING was De,
gun OF the muster-rols OF the New-iork Colonial
organizations from Ills 10 loo Inese uanscTlocd
musterrolls are completed IN one N4iume 10 We oIa i
break OF the French and Indian war IN Loo. ana
consist of the names OF over 1000 Colonial Ain eI-
ingy valuable 1t is now ready for puDlica ion and
Will form the first volume Of the history OF he state
For the reports documents and data relating to the
War the Revolution in the making up OF ~ MS
societies. private sources and upon the archves al
800 900 inhabitants. NewYork furnished 900" troops
- New-fork furnished g. 800 troops TO the War of
1872 on a popula ton OF 100000 In 1873
All the records. documents ana data reiauhs 70
NETWORKS participation in the Mexican war are
within reach OF this Department and can be readily
put in shape for publication ,-.s
Naturally the most important undertaking imposed
upon the Department is that Of the preparation ana
compilation Of the records OF the ar OF inc re
Sufficiently illustrates the apathy. careessness and
Indifference OF commanding officers OF regiments IN
making an official report and establishing record
for their command out of the ninety-three organ
izations by which New York represented in that
memorable struggle, twenty three including thfee
batteries OF artillery, failed - file report-a num-
Der out Of all proportion TO the troops engaged
Included in the list OF delinquents is the regiment
that deserves whatever credit and glory may De
attached the distinction Of having fired The first
hostile shot at Gettysburg-the sth New-loTk cav
airy BY its failure report It's operations on
those three July days the regiment has been de-
prived all official recognition for this act IN the
6fical Records OF the Rebellion, published under the
direction of the War Department. Washington. ID. {.
list Of the cavalry and infantry regiments mat
failed to file a report the battle Of Gettysburg,
with the locality in which the troops were raised Is
subjoned:
Cavalry-sth, Rochester
Infantry-l2th. Syracuse: 23d Livingston, Ontario
Seneca. Wayne and Yates: 3sth. New-York; ist,
New-York. 4sd Albany, Montgomery. New-York.
Otsego and Washington: 18th Chautauqua. Erie
C,enesee and Niagara: 54th New-York: 9th. New
York; 9th, Brooklyn; 6sth. NewYork: nth. 'Bemus
Heights Regiment; SD New-York cd Militia;
SD New-York 9th Militia; lOSth. Rochester 18TH
schenectady and Schoharie 10th Rochester l41th
Oswego. 154th, Chautauqua and Cattaraugust loith
Iylster Greene and Richmond.
Although New-York furnished nearly one sixth
~ tho fehing force Of the Northern armies during
the War OF the Rebellion. and her death list was
nearly seventh Of the aggregate. in the matter
Of pensions she has not only been considerate, but
modest in proportion TO the pensions 20 troops
furnished in comparison with all the other great
States as the subjoined table illustrates: