The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-28
NENYORK'S PROMPT REPLY
Her National Guard Called Into
Active Service.
INFANTRY AND CAVALRY
Recruiting Beeins ImmediateiH. and
Camps of Instruction Established.
Plain Orders From the Adj
5utant General of the State-h" "i-
uateers for Two Years.

Albany. n Y. April 2S.-The following.
general orders No. s. has been issued
from the Office of the adjutant general
ut the State of New York:
I. The President OF the United States
having called on this State FOR twelve
regiments OF infantry and two troops OF
cavalry and requested that as far as
p~tcticable The National Gurd be given
1he preference. the following orguZa-
tiruS are selected To enter the service
o. the United States as volunteer regi-
l1-uLS f0I a service OF two years. unless
sooner discharged.
OF the First Brigade. the Ninth and
Twelfth Regiments. Of the Second Brig
aI-. the Thirteenth. Fourteeut and
Fertv-seventh Regiments. OF the Third
Brigade TWO regiments of the OrEaniza-
lions Of The brigade. of the Fourth Brig
ade. the SiNty-ffth Regiment and one
regiment of L. Senarate companies OF
the brigade: Of the Fifth Brigade the
Eighth. SiN-y-ninth and Seventy-iiTSt
Regiments. The TWO troops OF cavalry
VIII be furnished one by Squadron A,
te second by Troop G.
= Regiments of infantry viii consist OF
twelve companies. Companies will con-
-i-t of 7 captain. J first lieutenant. I sec
-.l lieutenant. l first sergeant, quar-
f.Ei2aster sergeant. 4 SergeanJS. = cor
EnrEls > musicians I artidcer. ] Wago-
u.~. % privates.
% The field and staff of regiments of in.
faltry viii consist Of / colonel ] lieu
tenant colonel majors, l adjutsnt Tex
t~8 lieutenant. 1 quartermaster extra
linuteGan4. ] surgeon. assistant sur
Eaaus, ] chaplain. ] sergeant major.
puartermaster sergeant ] chief musi-
clan. principal musicians. hospital
stewards.
Bands may he organized from the
strength Of The regiments. as in the Reg
u.gr Army
e. troop Of cavalry will consist Of +,
captain. ! first lieutenant ! second lieu
Tenant. ! first sergeant l quartermaster
sergeant. 8 Serscants. s corporalS. . far
rS and 5lacksmiths. , trumperers. l
~rldler. J wagner, 80 privates.
;. The United States mastering officer
has instructions TO receive no man. under
the rank of commissioned officer who is
In years over forJy-five or under eighteen
o. who is not in physical strength and
vi-n-
s. Regiments viii be organized in ac-
Cerdance with the foregoing instructions.
and men viii be enlisted and the physi-
cal examination conducted in accordance
vi,h the law OF this State and paragraph
of this order. In ease the number Of
volunteers in any company of the above
mentioned organizations is insufficient
90 meet the requirements Of this order,
,pmmandng officers viii supply such de-
feienCy either in accordance with nara
graph : Of this order or from volunteer
civilians.
:. Enlisted men of organizations not
selected for duty as United States volun-
trers but desiring to go into service as
such. may upon their own request. be
transferred to organizations selected for
this duty.
y As soon as regiment Is recruited
and completed commanding officers will
report the fact TO these headquarterS so
that II may he mustered into the United
States service.
9. Before being mustered into the Unit
ei States service the commanding officer
O. regiment viii cause to be taken a
complete and correct inventory in dupli-
cate OF all property received by him from
and through the State, acknowledge
thereon the receipt of the property and
forward both inventories to these head
quarters.
-. Camps win be established at the
camp Of instruction, Peekskill and at
Hampstead Plains /. l. The former
camp will be commanded by Brig. Gen
Peter c. Doyle. Fourth Brigade: the lat
handing National Guard.
II. Mai. Gen. Charles i. Roe command
ing the National Guard is charged with
the execution of this order.
By order of the commander-in-chief
4. WHITNEY TILLINGHAST. 2d
Adjutant General.
fOhcialD FRED PHISTERER. Asst
A5iUtant general