New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28

ceremonies All the available ships under the
command Of Admiral Bunce will take part. and
will leave Hampton Hoads early next month, reach
ing New-York Harbor April 10.
No official announcement has been made on that
point but Is believed that the headquarters OF
President Mckinley and the members Of the Cab
met who will accompany him will be at the Wind
Hotel
At the headquarters Of the Grand Marshal No
Broadway requests are received daily from schools
societies and cadet corps for places in the line and
tho members Of General Dodge's staff KEEP.
busy perfecting the plans.
CAREER OF COLONEL CORBIN.
Much Of the work will devolve on Colonel Henry
C. Corbin. Adjutant General. Colonel Corbin is no
stranger to the duties OF a soldier He born in
Ciermont County Ohio where his grandparents
had gone 20 live while that State was a Territory
belonging 10 Virginia. He was educated in the
common schools and at Parkers Academy. At the
age Of eighteen. while law student. he entered
the military service in the 10Th Ohio Volunteers,
and served throughout the War Of the Rebellion
in the Army Of the Cumberland. having been pro-
NOTED through all the grades from second lieuten-
ant 70 tina, OF colonel Nith brevet Of brigade or
general Of volunteers. A. the close Of the war he
was appointed a second lieutenant In the Regular
Army. He ioined the 18th United states Infantry
In August 1856. az Fort Gratio,. Michigan. then a
point Of by Of the threatened Fenian
invasion of Canada. In November Of that year he
went with his company 10 independence. Mo. after
a service Of two months there the company was
ordered 10 duty with General Sheridan in Texas.
on January !. 1867. Lieutenant COrbin was made
captain in the 3Sth Infantry and ordered 70 duty ar
jefferson Barracks. In July Of that year he COM
pany was ordered to duty with the troop hen
operating against the hostile Indians Western
Kansas. While serving at Fort Hays he lost more
than ~ per cent Of his command from cholera.
ted
for gallant and mertorious services in action at
Decatur. Ala; Northumberland for gallant and
moritorous services in the battle OF Nashville.
Tenn In the autumn OF 1851 he marched with his
company across the plains by way or the old santa
Fa route 70 Fort Craig New-MeXicO For the mex;
ten years he served continuously without leave or
detached service with his company on the various
duties Incident 10 Indian frontier service in New
Mexico Arizona and Texas. october l. 1876 he was
sent to Columbus Ohio. on recruiting service.
From there he was ordered TO Aiken. 5. c.. where
he remained until March 1871. when he went 10
duty with President Hayes at the Executive Man
sion in Washington The following September he
went to the Northwest Territory As a member Of
the Sitting Bull Commission. the other members
being Najor-General Alfred Terry, OF the Army
and General Albert Gaatn Lawrence.
Colonel Corbn has been identified with many
functions Of Importance. He was an officer OF the
parade in Washington at the dedication OF the
Thomas statue. the master OF ceremonies at the
centennial at Yorktown chief Of staff of the parade
in Chicago when President Cleveland visited that
city in his first term grand marshal when Pres
ident Harrison visited Los Angeles, Cal spe-
cial aid the STAFF OF the grand Inarsnal W ASH
lngton Centennial: AdJutdnt-General OF the lduSu-
ri narades i'm Wdshingto. u 1888 and 1891, aud
Identified with the arrangements for the Inaugural
lions of Generals Garfield and harrison. Inc COlo-
mel vas the ser-eant-at-arms Of the National 'om-
n iss.on of the Columbian ENoosiuon IN isoy ne
r1,ert Of the Army. and has since then served or
the stats OF Generals Henry j, Hunt Scno1eid
Terry crook and Miles. with whom he served az
Adiutant-Ceneral OF the troops In the field IN the
pine Ridge troubles in 1870 and 1891. after whicn ne
went 10 the staff Of General McCook. commanding
the Department of Arizona. where IN the summer
of 1881 he personally conducted an eApcul'loh
against the Moquis Indians. W..
Department. thence 20 duty with General hu6TI q
Northumberland Department Of the East he :
., member of the LOYAL Legion. Grand Army and
Sons OF the American Revolution re u ons ~ H.
ond senior c4iqneI er nny h2 viii be the senior
and Adiutant- General Of the Army Win po''n'-
nent station in Washington.
REGULAR TROOPS TO TAKE PART.
pos,des the National Guardsmen. the following
,eo,,lar troops will take part In the parade oy
o-1ar - tho Secretary OF War: Companies 3, d.
= and q "a Artillery. Colonel \ c. NJ Penning-
,or. = = + and G. 81 Cavalry: Major l. T Nor;
r. Ce gmner Company OF the lst and compa
~ O. / and VI. an ARTILLERY, Colonel r. l.
Companies ~ y ri anu .t"
danal " N Graham Companies c. d and /. An
+, r,iiierv Major G. g. Rodney. Companies + ana
! isf Infantry; Companies r. and X 9TH Ar
- Colonel r. T Frank. oh Infantry Colonel
~ rvster. Companies &. T. and II, 18Th Infantry,
"otDreI \ T. smith. 2lst Infantry, Colonel II.
Iewetf. Enginse-ing Battalion Colonel o. n; Ernst.
batteries X and l., % Artillery. Captain J. H. Ram
~. Companies b. y and f. 18Th Infantry Lieu
". 5. Worth. Companies b X and
/ m Artillery Lieutenant -COlone. W. Sinclair.
"oo1pan mics B. = and VI. 5th Artillery Major T.
,i~t'rea. Companies \. 3. ana ID. Engineers
battalion Major j. G D. Knight
These troops VIII come from Fort adams, New
Virginia: Washington. = c.. Fort Hamilton. Fort
NcHenry Baltimore. Fort Monroe, Virginia,
sacketta Harbof. Youngstown. PlattsDurg. West
point Fort Schuyler and Fore Siocum The Reg
mar Army force viii consist OF about l.tJ0 in
santrv I 100 fort artillery. 500 cavalry 400 MEM
,ers OF the Engineers Corps and 300 West Point
They will all march In the first division. 10
which the following will also be assigned. Isl Bat
-alon Infantry Virginia Volunteers. Major j. u.
Johnson. Veteran Corps, 9Th Regiment, Nasn.ng on.
Colonel John +. Donahoe 80 men OF the 5tn Mary
and. Corcoran Cadets. Washington. ID. g.. Cap
ain f. G. Edwards. 1T Regiment Connecticut Ma
.ional Guard. Troop \ OF Boston. and the cadets
rom the Cornwall Military Academy. Major ". X:
Funston The various patriotic organizations Viii
march in the second grand DIVISION, ana the tnird
Viil De the civic division
The details for the parade have not been COM
,le ed but IL has been decided that t Will go up the
.Vest Drive and pass around Claremont and then
south for distance OF about one ME. where II VIII
y dlsbanded.
SONS OF CONFEDERATES IN LINE.
striking feature OF the parade VIII be the pres
,nce line OF corps Of sons of confederates The