The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-14
YoRK'S WAR RECORDS
YORK DOVE IN THE PAST FEAR BT
TIE STATE HIsTOREAN.

Ceienial Muster Rsiis Cempleted-story Of the
Lost Coisrs OF the seventh Heavy Artit-
ieFy - State Heroes who ParticiDated IN
the First unrantry Rtaht OF the war.
ALBANY, March lathe annual report of
the State historian will be transmitted TO the
Legislature tomorrow evening. After speaking
Of the great increase In the correspondence OF
tho department. tho historian reports that ho
has Impress n volume OF the military papers of
Danicl.D. Tompkins, which will throw more
light upon tho War of 1912 than any docu-
mont that has appeared In years. Better than
any evidence now existing, tho generosity and
greatness of New York during the trying years
Of that war will DO demonstrated. In many his
tories that are accepted to-day as authorities,
but scant mention is made Of Now York. andsthe
writer's have apparently como out of their way
10 misrepresent the attitude the State as
sumed and the splendid services she rendered.
The report shows that further progress has
been made in transcribing the Colonial REQ
ords, The work of compiling the Colonial mus
ter rolls from 1864 down to tho outbreak Of the
Revolutionary War has boen concluded. To
the general surprise, but very few rolls Of
troops between 1858 and 1875 were found. An
explanation Is made on this head, however. by
the historian in effect that when Gov. Tryon
retired to the British ship Asia In May, 1775,
he took with him oil the O lonial records.
don. and It Is assumed that MANY Of the Colonial
muster rolls were included.
The report contains a number Of appendices.
composed OF statements aud official and un.
official reports Of engagements. that New York
State troops participated in during the late war,
records Of the rebellion. Here will be found:
A letter from the late Gen. John B. Woodward.
New York Stale Militia, took an active part in
tho frstscxchango Of shots near the lighthouse
At Smiths Point. Chosapeake Bay, Nd, May
"a, 1861, the first infantry affair OF the rebel.
1.-THE Thirty-third Infantry, narrating the share
FARM a contribution from Gen. Robert M.
gent. describing the work Of the Sixty.ninth
hhsglmgpp so and the Iris, irish. Brigade at F dnSnS1sins
Fifteenth and F1ftieth, during the Chancellors-
them credit for. the excellent work they per.
formedi the official report o. tho Eleventh
in Tennessee; a chapter from an old soldiers
diary, From ,Wauhatchie to the Grand Re-
view" talkItIng in the battles Of Lookout Noun.
paign. the March to the Sea, and the Carolina
po 1Hf Is q the shs sto %S't Of 'n tSs 'IosEs: ePSiersS 81 Of Of? the r.,
Seventh New, York Hoavy Artillery. which
june iep' 1851, W We're re' tason 20 o Rio ohRGn adnI and nd
only found by the survivors of tho regiment
last fall in the Wa Department at Washing
chapter.
The State Historian has succeeded during the
past year, by dint of considerable correspond
ence. in obtaining the list of names of New York
State heroes who participated in the first in
fantry fight Of the war; the names of the 100
teered to cross the Rappahannock at the battle
Of fredericksburg on Dec. IL, 1862. and drove
out the Confederate sharpshootors who had
prevented tho construction Of the pontoon
bridges.this list was obtained from Capt.
Frank Burt, who was on this expedition and
who is now in business in New York city; a
list of the members Of Company ID. 161st Regi-
ment, who were aboard the United States gun
boat Sachem on the Sabine Pass expedition,
and q list Of the men OF tho l69th New York
Infantry. who specially distinguished them
solves In the assault on Fort Fisher on Jan. 10.
1865. This list was originally incloscd In the
official report of Lieut.;Col. James A. Colvin.
but does not appear with that report in the OIL
cial records of the rebellion. 1t was finally OBJ
tanned from, Gen. .Alonzo Alden. who was the
Colonel OF the regiment. but who was in com
mand of a brigade that day.
With a view to the better preservation of
army. records, the State Historian suggests the
creation of q new officer to be attached to every
mental Recorder"