The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-22

I shall ask to DO relieved of my command. As to
tho story that 1 nm going out because Of annoy
ance OF Gov. Blacks action. that also IL untrue.
said at that time that 30 far as I was concerned
personally I cared nothing about the matter.
Whatever was necessary was said then and the
incident was closed"
1t would not have surprised persons con-
versant with National Guard matters had Gen.
Fitzgerald resigned at any time during the last
ten years. Although he did not publicly criti.
else tho ways Of the authorities at Albany. it 10
commanders Of the State, felt that there was too
much OF a tendency toward q capitalization of
sami nlaSss jn ai ana Sr i9sd not oo9 ono%Sh =eonh aenrs
once In q while tho Northumberland would
como down into one brigade or another and tako
out consulting the brigade commander, and
some Of the Generals began to feel that they
were looked upon as more nament than
Tho brigade commanders woro also excluded
from command at the State Camp Of Instruction
camps existence, and the Ad]utant-General
commanded there. This system has evoked
serted BY friendss Of the Byrlsadier.Generais that
these wore The proper Officers r to be In
orSaniastions q his brigade were there.
Gen. Fitzgerald Joined the National Guard as
a private In Company Q OF the Seventh Regt.
1857. and his service In either the Guard Of this
State or In the United States service has been
Corporal on Jan. I, 1860. and was made a ser
geant a month later, and that was tho rank be
Rps, T Il. iss The re- ssvsnss q T tSs s to sha ar ssGn l.s on
campaign was over the members had begun to
AND within a very little while 60 per cent. q
them were in active service ss officers; Gen.
he Became First Lieutenant in the Eleventh
New York Volunteers, better, known as Ellis.
EEn e. x zSu n q c sHa ae.s on teS ss 81. $751; e h on
Sept, I Of that year be resigned. and on Jan; ~
1897 1852, he sh became Rn,; AISj1t1N2 s% Of r., nS,t M9 VoIn,l Reg.
1892. for sal!Hntr} a. tns SSs.ls q Taif
suiar campaign he was Provost Marshal
ard 9hidfeds,cang IN Kssrny,s ard sirnsy,s
Major and afterward q Iieutenant-Colone Of
Vicksburg. MiEs., whore he remained until Feb
ruary, 1855; He returned to New York and 70
i iG1BS" w tmH made SeTe First Iieutenant tin IN c Sa pan E i.
On May ], 1857, Col. Emmons Clark made him
Adjptant of the Seventh. and he held that place
until he was elected observation-disclosures on Nov.
9 March %. 1882 hs was commissioned
the reorganization of the Guard. he was rem.
dered s~upeEnumerary on Aug; g. 1885; At that
time tho divisions were e6olishsd; As soon As
First Brigade established with is headquarters
in this city Gen. Fitzgerald was called back into
active duty and put In mma of the brigade,
and he has held this place since Aug. %, 1885.
with his original rank.
Another brigade commander, It 70 said. may
also resign. The Adjutant.General's office. in
view OF dissatisfaction with the present arrange
allow the brigade commanders in turn to DO in
command Of the camp this year for the first time
in Its history.
Already among officers in the First Brigade
the question Of Gen. Fitzgerald's successor has
been discussed, and Col. 3. V. Greene. Seventy
first Regiment; Col. p. Appleton, Seventh Regi-
ment,, and Major g. +. Roo of Squadron A arc
talked OF as candidates,f for promotion if an cleo.
officers in the brigade would vote. This would
give four votes to each regiment, and one each
Corps. or thirty.two votes In all. The Govern
or. under the Military Code, has tho power to
appoint a brigade commander and dispense
with an election.