The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-10

orders 10 take the carr forthwith" the,
spent bh hours In covering the quarter, OF
mile between their bivouao and the railroad
Gen. .wlneate summarizes the sSperienc,
marched 100 miles in less than three weeks In
the most inclement weather. under hot sun OF
through torrents 81 rain, through mcgntain
days, rations trather less than one ration for
two days, and 1t formed line Of battle nineteen
Prom lo05 to 1871 the history OF the Tween.
y.second' as Of every other regiment In the
public IL concerned. In 1896 Capt. wingatc,
Iompany A.. began to instruct his command
IN ihs principles Of aiming its rifles; and
IN IooH' az the regiments encampnent Mt
n9nR Branch, rifle shooting, was one Of the
ptlngipai features. In 1871 the National Rifle
Gnu: under orders from it, colonel. Josiah
5iorter, had formally begun the study Of rife
thc opcnlng of the range at CreedmoOr, used
's own range at clifton, y. J.
Hiherhian riot OF July IL. 1871. was an oc.
easion after the war on which the Twenty.
second distinguished itself. Although the
,eginlent Lad n larger number OF wounded
IMAM any other organization In the escort To
me orangemen, it, members did not lose their
aeads. netting no order 10. fire. they did not
reputation Of being the best disciplined organ.
Between 1871 and 1890 little Of public i'm
portsnce occurred In the Twcnty-secOnd. In
nj .19 ssm \. closed the lrst year of the experiment
al Cbmp at feeks. ii so successfully that tho
th%P Tw was made iasGSr permanent HithoGsh until
account Of the picnIc-llke proceedings OF the
TEs ainDsI precSsdIns. Jan. |. 1855; IS
taht-General: and on Jan. is. 1885. Lieut..
Soi: iona I. Camp was promoted Colonel TO
From, 1885 to 1890 there was a great deal OF
internal dissension in The comu and, caused
SI /" rev officers who could not submit to the
VII or the majority. A history OF this period
Muulu not be or great value or ediiCation. 1t
L too soon to write It. at an events. and Gen.
regimental history. however. which is not ia
i Nan hiSt0ryi may be given: one day in October,
~ How long viii 1t take YOU to disDand the
"@TTR Wynty mihd hss'|% ,sMl r. Cd he Ts %,k Sd,,or
DO T." said the Governor.
Zen. Porter was not accustomed to dIspute tho |
G1yernor's orders; but IN this case, Tor the sake
OF MS OLD regiment, he did SO. and finally wrung
rom the Commander-in-Chief II delay OF
Telegraphing to the Colonel OF the Twenty
second an order for "A meeting Of all the officers
oil tne REGIMENT; Gen, Porter came 10 the c " at
Tue situation to them fully. he asked Tor their
re.lgnatlons., Every officer wrote his ro-igna-
responsible for the trouble. With the rcsigna-
ions IN US pocket, cen: Porter returned to Al
companies commandcd by these officers. The
was bitter. but II saved The regiment,
IN me Two companies were soon reorganized
One important step. primarily only of regi.
mental interest, but really, of Importance TO
the regiment of Patrick 5. Gilmore AS Tand,
THIS was made in 1878. and until his
IN 1889. the regiment had no more
member than its famous band leader.
In the case of Mr.. Gilmore, AS in many other
Ways, the / wenty second led the way. Dan"
leader of the lannon's band ot-tAe
uren-dier Guards of the British army, was
Lieutenant, two or three years ago,
ana 1t has been urged that band leaders In the
/. Hlted states army should rank a. Lieutcn-
inls. But Tor years before his death Mr.. Gill
more was an honorary member of the Board Of
Lieutenant.
Since 1890 the Twenty.second has been re-
,,es2, 1t was sent to Buffalo to assist in putting
Town the riots that followed the switchmeny
'irlke at that place: and In 1898 it was sent to
5tOukIyn on account of the trolley strik. -
hese events are too recent to need extended
in both instances the regiment
.howed ITS ability to do its duty and to take
II Is to be regretted that the execution OF the
Is not so Eoot as the intention. The proof
sHaing is bad. Dates are transposed. names
T1nded incorrectly and inserted in the wrong
ISL 81 Officers on PAGES dIl-62i. were commits.
lohed IN two separate companies on the same
IN tne account OF the Buffalo cam. {
5 !iaJor. and Ca1t: Borland placed In com. {
land OF Company X. As a fact. Cant. Hart
~ not get his promotion and Capt. Borlnnd {
ear AFTER Buffalo. Again, in describing the
rival OF the regiment in, Brooklyn. Gen. Win )
are says that Lieut.. Col. King divided the
sinent into two battalions of i've companies |
lch. As a fact. the permanent formation Of l
le battalions, was made almost as soon in the a
wenty.second as In any regiment in the Ma /
onal Guard. l
Despite these hlrmishcs the book is valuable a
M interesting: and every member and vet q
an 81 the regiment, Ms well a. every person t
in Our citizen soldiers" should own i
s copy of the history. y