New-York tribune., 1905-04-24
NATIONAL GUARD SHAKEUP
Important Changes announced by
-4djutant General Henry.

Albany. April 23.-Radical changes in The or
gsnisation Of the Third Brigade the disband-
rpent o. the present lst Regiment and the 4th
,rd i0th Battalions. the creation OF two new
regiments. with headquarters at Albany and
rinehamton. and. incidentally. the promotion OF
several well known infantry officers, are involved
q, +vro far-reaching general orders TO be issued
,o-norrow by Adjutant General Nelson H.
,g.ury The changes are made To carry into
.eert IN the organization of the National Guard
~ this Stale the intentions Of the so-called Dick
Law. passed by Congress last year. and they viii
.or,plsre the regimentaI organization Of the Ma
.ionsl Guard on that basis excepting only the
,s- ID and Sd Bsttaions Of the Fourth Brigade.
with headquarters respectively Al Niagara
rsus. Geneva and Elmira.
The new orders affect infantry companies from
fr5ersburg and Watertown. the north. 10
finishing or Long Island. and from Albany on
ne east 10 Oneonta. on the west.
They cal for the disbandment on May Of
he regirental organizations of The lst Regi-
r,ant ana 10Th Battalion. whose headquarters
are now at Albany. and the 4th Battalion, whose
h,sdguarters are at Watertown.
The commanding officers Of these organizatl lions
are detailed as mastering officers OF their re-
e,ective commands and their field and staff
oHce-s are rendered supernumerary.
one remarkable change provided for is the
transfer of the 18th Separate COMPANY ~
Fgussing. from The Second Brigade. whose head
o,srters ia Brooklyn 10 the Third. whose head
ouarrers VIII continue 10 be at Albany. The
albany companies now comprising the 10Th
Battalion. after May l. viii be recognized as
IRE 26th. SJth. 3Sth and 45th separate com
NAMES. though they VIII retain in the new
10Th Regiment their company letters. a. B.
c and ..
The 10th Regiment viii be an eleven COM
rsnv regiment with headquarters in the State
qrgro-v in this city, and viii comprise the Eour
Albany companies, 26th. 35th. 3Sth and 45th;
DE l4th. Of Kingston; 18th. OF Poughkeepsie;
10Th. Of CstskiI. 23d. Of Hudson: 4th OF Yonkers;
llih Of Mount Vernon. and 18th. of Flushing.
colonel Charles a. Denike. commanding the LIST
Regiment is 10 be commanding officer OF the
new 10Th.
Captain Charles r Davis Of Albany, assist
ant surgeon is designated for appointment as
lieutenant colonel % the 10th Regiment. and
,he three majors OF the new 10Th viii be Major
John L. Pruyn, Of Yonkers: Major Howard L.
Mcmillan. recently promoted from the captaincy
% Company A. 10Th Battalion. to be its major,
and Captain Frank A. NcNeeIy. OF the present
Company p. OF Albany The new lst Regi-
msnt viii be commanded by Colonel Onow Majorl
Charles Il. Hitchcock. o. Bnghamton and the
reEimental headquarters win be in the state
arnory in that city.
Il viii consist Of the following separate COM
lanles- Firm ard 10Th ot NewbUrg: 14th. Of Mid
1ils 1an-tons eth and szth, Of Utica 9th. OF Ma
one ST. ~ doisTE. Ssth. OF WatertoWn. and 10Th.
If oEdensburg
All the nou-ccumssicned star officers Of the three
7reseu organizations who may desire 10 continue in
me service and whom Colonel Denike or Major
Hitchcock may decide 10 ppcint non-colnuis-
stoned stan Officers Of their respective OrganZa-
-tous. viii AZ once he returned the ranks. and
gned 20 companies. Those who do not desire TO
continue in the service, ar whose services are not
required hT The commanding officers of the new
regiments VIII oc houorahly discharged. by rea-
son 9f lisbaudueCr.f' or receive q fun honorable
~ The nell music ~ the 10th RartaIio will be
transferred - the 19rh Regiment and the mem
HrrF 81 the 10th Battalion Hospital Corps viii.
t1eF may elect. be discharged from said hospital
'0fpS or transferred 10 the companies OF the bat
7'tC1. NOT later than Nav J.
IHe present -d Regiment of ihe Third Brigade is
nor Affected by the reorganization. The Third
1--Eaoe VIII now consist Of The lst 2d and 10th
feslnenrs. OF twelve. eleven and twelve companies
res Fecuye, conforming with the standard OF the
tti-l 9tateF army The commanding officer Of
-he Third Brigade Is Br3gadier General James IA
Lloyd of this city. The headquarters of the
t~Eada VIII continue 10 b. AZ Albany
Nothing has as Vet been done with reference 70
regimeutal organization 10 take iu the three sep
arate hattal3Ons in ths Fourth Brigade bur II is
practically certain that the regulation organization
RiI b. extended 10 take in these organizations at
some nor distant date.