The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10
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loyal response. individually and collective
ly. to the call of the President for volun-
teers in our late war with Spain. So eager
was the desire for enlistment that when
the allotment of troops for service from
his State was received by the Governor,
great difficulty was encountered in making
the selection of the regiments to go into
the field.
sImmediately after the destruction of
the Maine, and when the entire country
was aroused by the impending conflict of
arms. the military departments of the
State began active preparations to equip
our National Guard thoroughly and prop
erly for any emergency that might arise.
AS a result of these early efforts, this
State stood pre-eminent among her sister
States, at the outbreak of hostiliies, in
the perfection and completeness of her
equipment in every form of the service.
Under the first call for volunteers the
ordered to encamRa at Sea Girt to be mus
terede into the service of the United
States. These regiments were recruited
to the United States Army g
regiments throughout the State that
Were> no called into service, n
by Volunteers from civil life. Upon
the second call for volunteers a
Girt. made up of about one-half of the
Fourth Regiment and the remainder
from companies of other regiments
throughout the State. The First Regi-
ment was ordered to Camp Alger, Va,
and the Second Regiment to Jacksonville,
Fla. The Third Regiment was divided
N. J. The Fourth Regiment went from
Sea Grit to Camp Meade. Pennsylvania.
While none of these regiments were en-
gagged in actual conflict. they nevertheless
stood at all times ready to perform what
ever service they should be ordered to do,
and they received the highest compile
States Army who witnessed their appear
ance on drill and parade. Thu First and
Second Regiments were subjected to the
various diseases which afflicted the mill
tary camps in the South, but under the
care and attention of their officers. and
the obedience of the men to all rules
the suffering that came to the lot of other
regiments. These two regiments were
Subsequently ordered back to New Jersey,
and ave been mustered out OF service.
Within this State and escaped the sick
ness of the Southern camps, their duties
were none the less perilous. as was de-
powder mills at Pompton Lakes, where
part of this regiment was stationed as a
guard. That explosion resulted in the
death of many of the employees of the
works, as well as the serious injury of
several of the soldiers. The Third and
Fourth Regiments are still IN the service
of the United States, and the people OF
his State may rest well assured that
whatever duties may be imposed upon
these regiments will be performed with
true Soldierly spirit and with patriotism
and loyalty to their country.
"Details were made from the two bat
talions of the Naval Reserve and they
were mustered into the laval service of
the United States. Those from the bav-
TALON of the East were ordered to the
auxiliary cruiser Badger. and those from
the Battalion of the West to auxiliary
cruisers Resolute and Montauk. These
two battalions were brought into the i'm
mediate scene of the conflict, and the
services they rendered in the waters
around Cuba were of the utmost import
ance and were rendered with a loyalty
of praise from their co,n-
manders-
ssThe reports of the Adjutant General
and of the Quartermaster General eoIi-
tain a most Complete and interesting 9c-
count of every operation and movement
of the troops of this State throughout the
war, and 1 would respectfully REFER them
to your careful consideration"