The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-09-12
Quota. Furnished.

quota. urnlsheC
New Hampshire. 49,. 16
| MasSa chusettS ....... 1000 6,SU
New York ..-...-..-- I2,OUV 00f
| New Jersey OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
| Pennsylvania -.-..... 12,OOO I,0G
Maryland ............... La
Ohio ..............3 10000 1925
| Indiana ............- Zu,UUO I,l9
Illinois ............ 10000 11,32'
| Wisconsin ...-....... 5,OOO Z,l5-
Iowa ....... 10000 $3.50.
| Kansas A
Total. .11S,OOO 1891:
The 1OO-days regiments from New
York were designated by their militia
number, the other States numbered thei
hundred-days regiments consecutivel!
with the other volunteer organizations
| These regiments, as was originally intend
| ed, We're sent at once to take the place
Of the regular troops and to forts anC
other places and rendezvous that needed
guards. They were more than equal tC
100000 recruits, as they released vet
Grams trained and seasoned for active ser
vice.
In the 100-days regiments during the
year 1864 from Ohio and Illinois two Off
GERS and 81 men were killed and mOrtally
wounded in action, TO which should be
The 1OO-dayS regiments that went out
in 1864 fought at Monocacy and Fort
Stevens during Earlys raid of that year;
they were also at Bermuda Hundred and
siege of Petersburg, in which there was
one entire division Gen. Ferry's), com
posed Of Ohio 100-days' regiments. They
also served in the Shenandoah Valley
and in West Virginia. For most of these
facts l am indebted to Col. VIM. T. Fox,
- IL Il III.
'Fox's Regimental Losses"
NEW YORK COMMANDS.
When the quota of New York was sent
to the State officials to fill Gov. Seymour
endeavored to avoid calling out the promi-
nent militia regiment that had faithfully
obeyed the calls of 1861, 1862 and 1863,
and selected such State regiments as de-
sired to serve, and also gave authority
to raise new regiments to serve for this
term.
The author was member of company
that had originally been one of the we'll
drilled independent military corps that
abOunded in New York City up to 1861.
The company had furnished 81 officers and
men TO volunteer regiments; it had partly
raised a company in 1861 for the 9th
n. y; its members had been with
the militia in the campaigns of 1861 and
1862; in 1862 it had Joined the then new
22d n. G.. S. n. Y, and taken the letter
*" it was with this regiment in the
Gettysburg campaign of 1863.
The original company was known as the
Lindsey Blues" Co. X was also known
n. Y.
Many members had enlisted in long-term
regiments on their return from Pennsyl-
vania in 1868; others were about recruit
ing a two-company battalion for the 10th
n. Y. Vols, when we received informa-
ton that the Governor would give us au-
thority to raise National Guard regi-
ment. We Immediately began to work
and enroll. Our Captains we made
Colonel, Lieutenant-Co and Major;
our Lieutenants we made respectively Ad
Jutant and Quartermaster; our Sergeants
furnished US with Captains, and our Cor
porals and priyates gave Us Lieutenants
and Sergeants. We had one company
assigned to US from Catskill-on-the Hud-
son, and we gave several militiamen au-
thOrity to raise companies; so, by the lat
ter part Of July, 1864, we had regiment
of nine minimum companies mustered into
the State service, to be known as the
102d n. G. S. n. Y.
We did not know what duty would be
assigned to US. Most of our men were
New York City boys under 10 years of
age; about the oldest man in the regi-
ment was the Colonel, and he was %.
In rev days we were enlightened as to
what we had to do, as We were ordered
to Elmira, n. T., which was the United
States military depot for western New
York. The expense of rendezvous for
troops in the early part of the war had
been borne by the State. which estab-
lished depOts at Elmira, Albany and New
York In August, 1861. the National Gov
eminent detailed Regular officers to mus
ter in new troops and also act as dis
bursting officer, which relieved the State to
that extent.
The General Government n few months
after issued orders, to take effect Jan. ],
1867, placing the recruiting service of the
State for the forces in the field under Il
General Superintendent. Mai. John 7.
Sprague, OF the Regular Army, was de-
tailed to this position, and he selected
Eimlra and Albany for the establishment
of his general depot, and it was 10 this
depot we were ordered. The depot was
under the command Of Gen. Alex. $.
Diven, late Colonel, 10th \. Y. Vols.
Arriving at Elmira, we were sent to what
was known as Barracks No l, situated
in the suburbs about the vicinity of what
is now the Elmira Station of the Lacka-
wanna Railroad. The barracks were the
ordinary wooden structures; I. had no
renee HcIosufe, ana required ylSllant
day and night. Here we were
into the United States service
for 100 days, Aug. 6, 1864, by Lieut.. w.
L. Greeley, U. S. A.
GUARDING BOUNTY JUMPERS.
Recruits from different sections of the
State were here daily received in consid-
cradle numbers. Large bounties were be-
ing paid at the time; some recruits came
into the barracks, with as high rs 81 900
in their pockets. With them, of course
were some bounty-jumpers. All were
closely guarded by these militia boys, who
at intervals furnished guards to convey
squads Of 30 or 100, sometimes 200, re-
cruits to Fort McHcnry, Baltimore. to
and to City Point. Va. The
usual mode of transportation was in box
freight cars fitted up with rough board
seats in tho inside to oro,,,J an p. IN