New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22
GENERAL PENNINGTON'S ASSIGNMENT
THE DETAIL OF TROOPS TO CAMP AT HEMPsTEAp
FORCES FOR THE FORTIFICAT1OEs

FORCES FOR THE FORrF1CAT1OSS
The assignment Of Brisadler- General Alexander
e NJ Pennington 20 command the Hampstead
Camp relieves General Frank who is In charge Of
the Department OF the East from the direct rcspon-
sbiity Of taking charge OF troops as well as fort!-
ocations General Frank will exercise general
oversight however and what is done with the re-
serve force will be by his direction The war De-
par,mcnt has designated Hampstead Plains as one
OF the modifying points for troops. instead OF Mon
tauk Point. as first announced. II Is now expected
that nearly all the troops this side OF Washington
will 20 10 this camp. with the exception OF those to
no stationed at the various forts along the coast.
One Pennsylvania regimen; may be assigned 70 the
dcfences which guard the mouth OF the Delaware
River: a battalion Of a New-Jcrscy command viii
70 10 Fort Hancock, AZ Sandy Hook; detachments
OF New-York troops 10 Forts Wadsworth Hamilton.
Schuyler and Socum. perhaps two regiments In all
Rhode Island TO Fort Adams; Massachusetts
volunteers 10 Fort Warren Boston. and Maine
troops TO Fort Prebe. at Portland. The remainder.
including division. composed OF three brigades
0, three regiments each. and possibly second d.
vision. will be in the camp Of which General Pen
nIngton will have command. They will be held for
sucb duty as may be required OF them. and in the
mean time will have company, battalion rcgimental.
brigade and division drills. which Will make them
capable OF forming part OF an Army corps II any
need arises for active service.
General Pennington was in command as Colonel OF
the "a Artillery, stationed AT Fort ADAMS, near
Newport r. l.. when he received promotion TO be
Brigadier-Gcneral OF Volunteers. He was born IN
TnW-Jersey In 1888. and was graduated from West
paint in 1850 When the war broke out he was n
0rst lieutenant In the "a ArLlory In June. le55 ne
was made brevet captain ioi gaIafl ana IncfitoIi
Gus service at tho battle Of Beverly Ford, va, and
10 following month a brevet major for similar ser
vices al Gettysburg What he did at Cedar Creek
in 1864 made him brevet letehaht-coionei ah9 ~
nancd promotion to colonecy on March 49, 1850,
g. bia services In the and In July Of the same
YEAR he was made brevet brgadier-gcneral OF vol
Tottb I'm, an Tia
bnnorahIo mentions OF what he did appear In Inc
UnhcIion Record" After the war he served AT san
Eranrisro and Fort Stevens, Oregon: In North Car
dina and South Carolina. Maryland ana w hsnlhg-
Ton on garrison duty. In 1850 ne went 10 the ArI-
Iorv school at Fort Monroe as director or instruc-
Ion and remained there several years.
General Frank was busy az ,he epI a,1 ,ii %
I 20 no forts were not yet all decided. but that
,,ooi nomnanies of the Sd New-Jersey Volunteers
would he stationed at FoIt iahcock on o 1
I'LL The New-York troops to be sent TO the for,s
lo.h' bn barbor were not yet decided upon, and II
Sy"ui1 depend upon which regiments were ieit IN
tnis ed nj Governors Island yesterday that
i.a,rai Merritt would not leave Washington unt'l
tonight and would spend day OF Two nS b
not MIR S,rother Will join him AT Chicago and
", ~ Manila with him. 1t Is understood that ne
orld be unwilling 10 accsp I, made It necessary
m"it az ron, ain behind prefcrring TO stay heu-
ioI 'm and accompany General Merritt 10 Mhhia
r,.Lrr than take other service VIII" '' ~
rank ann Colonel Cous. whom Genera Merritt
~ TIC war Department TO attach to MS stan,
has not received the detail an" - ,he nress ~ De-
10 TIE uu'SS ooohnuartcrs As he had experience In
p lMsn work himself In the Civil war as cor
respcnce"sr Sa sfafY OF General Frank was not an
eminent in. e The detail Of officers for the
no1ncefd cSmp At Eempstsad Is not yet perfected