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CHAPTER XXVII.
MARCHING THROUGH MARYLAND .
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Cannonading heard from Williamsport, 300; regiment enters Maryland, 301 : a division camp in the field, 301: roads and fields cut up by march of the armies, 305 ; Confederate prisoners and abandoned property, 305 : Confederates show fight on every occasion, 305 ; detachment finds their army at Hagerstown, 306; officers of the Twenty-second elected in the field, 307.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
SUPPORTING KILPATRICK'S ATTACK ON HAGERSTOWN . 30S
A hard march to Cavetown, 308 ; regiment forms line of battle across Hagerstown road to support Kilpatrick, 308 ; tremendous thunder-storm-many struck by lightning, 309; regiment gets breakfast, 300; also some tobacco, 310; astonishment of the country people at the numbers of the two armies, 310.
CHAPTER XXIX.
THE EXPECTED BATTLE.
Meade concentrates near Williamsport, 311 : camp-fires of the Army of the Potomac on every side, 311; Twenty-second joins the reserve for the coming battle, 312; passes ambulances full of wounded, 312; Lee retreats and the battle is "off," 313: no suffering in the Army of the Potomac compared with that sus- tained by Smith's troops, 314; Gen. Ingall's comment on this to Gen. Meigs, 314; no privation in the Army of the Potomac, 315; newspapers and some letters received by the Twenty-second, 315; only news is what is obtained from New York papers, 315.
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CHAPTER XXX.
THE MARCH TO MONOCACY JUNCTION . . 317
Riots require presence of troops in New York, 317; Gen. Meade's order thanking Smith's command, 317: Gen. Smith's order expressing his admiration of their courage and fortitude, 317; Hallock countermands Smith's orders to send New York troops home, 318; Gov. Seymour states the need for them,
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318: Hallock's orders countermanded by Secretary of War, 319; regiment starts for Frederick City, 319; sees the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac starting in pursuit of Lee. 319; indignation of the Twenty-second on learning of the Draft Riots, 320; it passes through South Mountain Gap, 321 ; beauti- ful scenery seen on the march, 321 ; incidents of the march, 322; arrival at Frederick City, 322 ; march to Monocacy Junction, 323 ; suffering in the regiment from blistered feet, 323; a thief is drummed out from one of the regiments, 324.
CHAPTER XXXI.
THE START FOR HOME
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Regiment goes to sleep, 325 : is awakened to take the cars, 325; inexcusable mismanagement by somebody, 326; break- fast at Baltimore a disappointment, 326; arrival at New York July IS, 1863, 327 ; what the regiment had undergone, 327; Gen. Smith's report to Gen. Meade on the sufferings of his troops and of their patriotism, 328; Gen. Couch's report of service per- formed and prisoners taken, 328; Lieut. Woodruff Jones's state- ment of the suffering of the brigade, 328; disgust of the regi- ment with its brigade commander, 329; the illness of members from the service and death of Lieut. Soutter, 331.
CHAPTER XXXII.
THE DRAFT RIOTS
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Riot instigated by.Confederate emissaries, 332; disorderly elements come to the surface; asylums and buildings burned, and negroes beaten, 333; men openly robbed in the street, and business arrested, 333 ; Armorer Arnold informed that the work- men employed in building armory intended to strike and join the rioters, 334; advertisement published for all members and ex-members of the regiment in the city to assemble, 334; newspaper offices barricaded, 334; detachment of the Twenty- second assembles, 335 ; its organization and officers, 335 ; it unites with detachment from the Seventh, 335 : is marched to Webb's Ship Yard, 335; the detachment is forgotten by the authorities and fed by the neighbors, 336: it is reenforced by squad of sailors with howitzer, 337 : insufficient management of the mili- tary forces during the riots, 338; detachment rejoins regiment on July 16, 338 ; men of the Twenty-second detachment suffer from typhoid fever, 339; regiment finds New York demoralized, 339; it is retained in its armory for guard duty, 339 ; then sent to Elm Park, 339: demoralizing character of this duty, 340; necessity of National Guardsmen being kept occupied when on guard duty in their armories, 340.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
TO THE CLOSE OF THE WAR
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Regiment tenders its armory to the Sanitary Fair, 342; the au- thorities construct a new drill-room for its use and that of the
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Fair, 342 ; Twenty-second constantly in expectation of a call to the field, 343 ; the effect of this upon the officers and men, 343 ; Col. Aspinwall tenders his resignation, but takes a year's leave of absence, 344; Lieut .- Col. Cox assumes command, 344 ; guard ordered to the armory July, 1864, 344 ; guard again ordered in February, 1365, 345; regiment parades on Decoration Day and at Gen. Winthrop's funeral, 345 ; armory draped with mourning at the death of Lincoln, 345 ; regiment parades at his funeral, 345 ; also to celebrate peace, 346.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
AFTER THE WAR
Close of War left National Guard in poor condition, which con- tinued until introduction of rifle practice in 1870, 347 ; Gen. Clark states situation, 347 ; prospects of sudden calls for service forced men out of regiment and prevented recruiting, 348 ; change in personnel, 349 ; people tired of war, 349; veterans seldom good National Guardsmen, 350; State pays for uniforms, 350 ; Companies E and K disbanded, 350 ; city presents colors, 350 ; regiments disband- ed, 350; Josiah Porter elected captain of Company G, 351 ; Aspin- wall medals offered and their winners in 1865 and 1866, 351; Col. Aspinwall elected brigadier-general, 351 ; J. F. Cox elected colonel, Geo. B. Post lieutenant-colonel, and E. M. Townsend major, 352 ; description of Col. Cox, 352 ; Col. Cox resigns, September, 1867, 353; Lieut .- Col George B. Post elected colonel, February 8th, 1867 ; Capt. William W. Remmey lieutenant-colonel, Capt. Josiah Porter elected major, 1867 ; description of Colonel Post, 353 ; he requires squad drills in Upton's tactics, 354 ; farce of annual parade of ununiformed militia abandoned, 354; Alexander Shaler elected to command First division January, 1867, and reforms its methods, 357 ; muzzle loading Springfields exchanged for Enfields, February, 1867 and new manual of arms adopted, 357 ; . 50 calibre Remingtons substituted for Springfields in 1871, 357; Remingtons sel.cted by National Guard board, 353 ; they preferred .45 but adopted . 50 calibre, because army stated it had no intention to change calibre of Springfield. 358 ; the war department within a short time adopts the . 45. 353 ; opposition to Remington among a portion of National Guard, 359 ; camp at Long Branch August 12, 1868, 359 ; ladies of Long Branch present testi- monials to regiment, 359 ; lieutenant-colonel Remmey elected colonel (vice Post resigned); Major Porter lieutenant-colonel ; Captain John T. Camp major, 360 ; description of Colonel Remmey. 360 ; cold con- tracted in armory caused his illness and death, 301 ; he encourages rifle practice and takes regiment to Sing Sing, May, 1869, 361 ; ex- hibition drill before State Military Association, January 19, 1869.
Bell signals prescribed for riot duty, 361 ; Colonel Remmey resigns, July, 1869 ; Lieutenant-colonel Porter elected colonel in October ; Major Camp, lieutenant-colonel ; Capt. Brown, major ; William J. Harding appointed Adjutant, 362 ; Porter remains colonel until appointed Adjutant General, 1885. Description of Col. Porter, 362 ; he effects great changes in methods and ideas of regiment, 363 ; military experience of Adjutant William J. Harding in the field, 363 ; the innovations introduced by Col. Porter, 364 ; details of inspec- tion prescribed in previous orders, 364 ; Regimental recruit class established under Adjutant Harding in place of company squads, 364; benefits they received from it, 365 ; officers' school established, 365 ;
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new system of regimental books and records introduced by Adjt. Hard- ing, 365 ; Col. Porter devises system of street riot drill, 1877. 366 ; all drills required to be conducted according to prescribed and progressive methods and carefully inspected. 366; regiment now managed on the traditions and systems established by Col. Porter, 367 ; Col. Church's tribute to his (Porter's) memory, 367 ; General Porter's death, 367 ; funeral, 370.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHANGES IN TACTICS
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Hardee's tactics first adopted by Twenty-second, 372; those of Casey substituted, 372 ; their complicated character, 372 ; confusion caused in moving by inversion, 373 ; Col. Monroe's system of com- pany drill and bayonet fencing, 373 ; Morris's tactics adopted in 1866, 373; Upton's tactics adopted in 1367, 374; new drill book adopted in 1892, 374; Twenty-second learns the manual of arms with the Enfield, with sword bayonet, the Springfield muzzle loader, and the Remington breech loader, 374 ; regiment also instructed in artillery in 1862, 374.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CHANGES IN UNIFORMS . 375
Regiment parades October 28, 1863, in chasseur uniform, which had been adopted in place of the strawberry gray, 375 ; uniform worn in Pennsylvania, 376 ; epaulets adopted November 6, 1853, 376 ; motto "Defendum " adopted December 1, 1863, 376 ; Short's patent knapsack adopted October 4, 1864, 376 ; State first aids in supplying uniforms, December 1, 1864, 376 ; the relative merits of having uni- forms issued by the State or purchased by the man, 379 ; State pays for uniforms expended in the field, 379; regimental pin adopted August 1, 1863, 379 ; dress hat adopte i January 12, 1867, with white plume and gaiters, 330 ; drooping horse hair plumes shortened, 380 ; plume of white swan's feathers with blue top substituted in 1869, 3So; officers wear regulation uniform, 380 ; officers adopt, March 15, 1367, round fatigue cap without visor, 380; discussions over proposed change in dress uniform, 380 ; blue swallow-tail dress coat adopted. 3St : selected because its wearer had a fine soldierly bearing, 3SI ; other parts of the new uniform. 331 ; officers abandon white leggins and adopt gilt belts, February, 1869, 381 ; white pompons substituted for white plume, January, 1371, 381 ; white dress uniform adopted January 24, 1876, 381 ; new cartridge box adopted 1870, 382 ; helmet adopted 1880, 382 ; cost of new uniform when adopted, 382 ; campaign hats and sergeants swords adopted 1895, 332.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
INAUGURATION OF RIFLE PRACTICE BY THE TWENTY-SECOND.
The little firing had in the field in 1862, had only taught men how to load, 386 ; no instructions whatever in shooting in Pennsylvania campaign, 386 ; the author impressed by the ignorance displayed by the regiment in regard to the use of its rifles, 387 ; obtains English books and prepares a system of instruction in aiming drill- and candle
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practice for Co. A. 387; Capt. Lockwood drills Co. H in the same manner, 387 ; Companies A & H erect targets in armory for candle practice with percussion caps, 388; wooden target erected in the armory, and practice had with light charges, 388; interest excited in this practice, induces rifle practice to be made a feature of Long Branch encampment, 388 ; Gen. Aspinwall and others offer prizes, 388 ; the author prepares the rules for firing. during the encampment, 388: invents "Wingate's revolving target" (now in use at West Point) for this camp, 383 ; success of Companies A and H at Long Branch, in consequence of their instruction, 389 ; Board of Officers request the author to prepare a book for instruction of the different companies in rifle practice, 359 ; pamphlet presented to Board of Officers, April, 1869, which is officially adopted by regiment, 339 ; resolution of thanks presented to the writer, 389 ; June, 1870, regiment visits Sing Sing for rifle practice, 300; shooting supervised by the writer, at Col. Remmey's request, 390 ; list of prize winners, 390 ; instructions prepared for the Twenty-second, published in the Army and Navy Journal, September 11, 1869, 390 ; adopted by other regiments, 390; also adopted by New Jersey, 390 ; Major Gen. Plume of that State orders official target practice, in September, 1869, and October, 1870, 391 ; Twenty-third goes to Long Branch for target practice, October 4, 1871, 391 ; author elaborates his " instructions" in a series of articles in the Army and Navy Journal during 1869 and 1870, 391 ; these lead to the formation of the National Rifle Association in 1870, 391 ; they constitute the foundation of Wingate's Manual of Rifle Practice, adopted by New York and other states, 391 ; acknowl- edgment of Capt. Blunt in U. S. A. " Instructions in rifle firing " of Genl. Wingate's services, and the value of his book, note, 391-2 ; armory rifle practice under Wingate's regulations, prescribed in regi- mental orders, February 3, 1370; followed by regiment until Wingate's Manual was adopted by the state, 392 ; Twenty second thus originates in this country rifle practice as a part of military in- struction, 392 ; regiment appoints committee of officers on aiming and firing, September 4, 1970. 392; Company F, Capt. Clan Ranald, forms Rifle Association and constructs range at Clifton, N. J., 393 ; applies to Governor of New Jersey, 1872, for permission to hold its prize meetings, 305: Remington breech loader issued September, 1872, 390; Twenty second Regiment Rifle Association formed March 11, 1873, 390 : Clifton range used by Twenty- second until Creedmoor was opened. 396 : its use granted to Seventh and Seventy-first, 390 ; Regiment adopts rules of National Rifle Association June 3. 1573, 390 ; Twenty-second wins every- thing at opening match of National Rifle Association, June 21, 1873. 399; pictures of its team placed in officers' room and resolution of thanks given to each member, 400 ; progress made by other regiments prevents Twenty second from being similarly successful in the follow- ing year, 400 ; Clifton range given up in 1973. 400 ; too much money spent by regiment on its team, which leads to the disbandment of the regimental rifle association in 1975. 402 : regiment discontinues the organization of a team, 402 : establishes a challenge badge. 1877, 402 ; Beiknap trophy offered in 1979. 402 ; tailing to maintain team diminishes interest in rifle practice in Twenty-second, 402; importance of a team to a regiment, 403 : no facilities for armory practice existing in 14th Street armory, 405 : improvement shown since new armory was obtained, 405 : table of official record of Twenty-second in shooting from 1875 to 1994, 4ºC.
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THE ORANGE RIOT
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July 12 celebrated as anniversary of battle of the Boyne, 409; bitter feeling against Orangemen created by it, 400 ; their oppo- nents determine in 1871, to prevent the usual Orange parade, 410 ; public meetings decide to stop parade by force, 410 ; this action dis- approved by Catholic clergy and better class of Irishmen, 411 ; Supt. of Police refuses permission for parade, 412 ; supposed political reasons for his action, 41? · intense public indignation caused by it, 412 ; Governor Hoffman revokes Superintendent's order, 413 ; his proclamation against interference with parade, 414; First Divis- ion ordered under arms, 414 ; rioters not deterred, and Orange- men obstinate, 415 ; police and troops sent to threatened points on July 12. 415 ; outbreak of laborers on Boulevard, 415 ; riotous crowds assemble, causing great apprehension, 416 ; composition of military escort of procession, 22d marches to Sth Ave. and 29th St., 416 ; the " Orange" paraders, 417 : Sth Avenue filled with crowd of toughs, 417; 22d loads with ball cartridge, 413; police clears the street, 418 , formation of procession, 418 ; it is bombarded with mis- siles when it starts, 419 ; it is halted at 23d Street, 420; attacks upon it then redoubled, 420 ; police charges mob in rear of the col- umn, 421 ; many soldiers struck, two killed, 421 ; anger and appre- hension of troops; discipline only prevents their returning the assaults, 421 ; pistols fired from houses along the line and woman shot 421 ; at 24th Street, Capt. Douglass of S4th felled, 422 ; his com- pany opens fire, which is taken up by rest of S4th, 121 ; thence extends to the 6th and 9th regiments, 422; these break after firing, 422 ; right wing of 7th. on the west sidewalk, faces east and fires on mob, 423 ; Adjt. Harding orders no firing and 22d obeys, 423 ; wild character of shooting done by other regiments. 424; many rifles loaded with more than one charge, 424 ; riot impresses officers with necessity of rifle practice, 425 ; disorder after the firing nearly breaks up procession, 425 ; solid front of 22d restores confidence. 426 ; surgeons treat wounded, 426 ; formation of procession changed and column moves forward, 426 ; the scene it left, 427 ; incidents of the march, 427 ; procession disbanded at Cooper Institute, 427 ; the marshal of the Orangemen, 427 ; Col. Porter's report of the march, 428 ; efficient conduct of police, 429 ; 22d sent to Eim Park on July 13, 430 : threatened by mob, 430 ; list of killed and injured, 431 ; buildings on Sth Avenue marked with bullets, 431 ; public opinion approves of firing, 431 ; commendation of sed for its discipline, 432 ; remarks of Alderman Quincy to Boston Con mon. Council, 432 ; Col. Porter calls attention in orders to the lessons of the day, 433 : urges the importance of discipline and the need of a higher standard of marksmanship, 434.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
1869 TO IS90
After 1870, National Guard prospects begin slowly to improve. 435 ; parade on Washington's Birthday abandoned, 435 ; too much time and money spent on concerts and balls, 435 ; value of street parades, 435 ; incessant applications made for use of armory, 436 : officers decide December 13, 1872, that it should not be thereafter leased for any purpose, 437 ; orders given November, 1868, for regi-
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ment to report to armory on twelve strokes of fire bell, 437 ; regi- ment makes various excursions and receives number of visiting or- ganizations, 437 ; detachment visits Charleston and Providence, 437 ; regiment goes to Sing Sing, June, 1870, 438 ; Vose medals, presented June 9, 1870, 438 ; Providence Light Infantry received October 13, 1869, 438 ; detachment visits Long Branch August 2. 1870, 438 ; New Haven Greys received October, 1871, 439 ; regiment on guard on Election day in 1871, 439 ; regiment receives victorous American team, August, 1875, 439 ; parades at Philadelphia July 4. 1876, 440 ; presents First Pennsylvania with resolutions, 440 ; danger of an out- break in 1877, 440 ; communistic meeting called at Tompkins Park, July 15, 1877, 441 : Twenty-second ordered on guard at this armory. 441 ; practiced by Co !. Porter in riot duty in 14th St ., 441 ; proposed outbreak quelled by the readiness of the troops, 441 ; March, 1873, Company G disbanded, re-organized April 30th, 1879, 441 ; Twenty- second and its veteran corps visits Brooklyn, April 27, 1878, 442 ; Twenty third received by Twenty-second April 24, 1879, 442 ; officers give Col. Porter a dinner October 11, 1879, 443; Belknap and Van Ant- werp trophy presented, 443 ; Twenty-second parades at Tarrytown September 22, 1880, 443 ; officers adopt veteran marksmen badge April 11, 1879. 443 ; regiment receives First Pennsylvania, Decora- tion Day, IS80, 443 ; receives from First Pennsylvania testimonial November 12, 1880, 444 ; review given to Col. Porter on return from Europe, December, 1881, 444 ; drill before Gen. Hancock on Gover- nor's Island, 444 ; Regt. goes to Philadelphia with veteran corps on laying of corner stone of armory of First Pennsylvania, April 19, 1882, 444 ; escorted in New York by Seventh Regiment, 444-S ; regiment presents stand of colors to First Pennsylvania, January 5, 1883, 445 ; contributes towards the expenses of the International team, May IS, 1883, 448 ; November 25, 1883, parades on Centennial celebration of Evacuation Day, 448 ; gives a ball January 7, 1884, 448 ; Col. John T. Camp elected colonel in place of Genl. Porter, appointed Adjutant General January 18, 1856, 448 ; Col. Camp's previous mil- itary history, 443; Col. Camp's characteristics, 451 ; he introduces drilling by trumpet, 451 ; many national guard regiments disband- ed, 451 ; the old cavalry in the National Guard, 452 ; list of regi- ment disbanded, 452 : troops of New York City consolidated into one brigade, in 1856, 452 ; regiment gives entertainment May 1, 1856, to provide pedestal for statue of Liberty, 453 ; parades on unveiling of the statue, November 1, 1986, 453 ; James Monroe Post organized, 453 ; officers of Twenty-second celebrate anniversary of Pennsylva- nia campaign June 16, 1385. 453 ; regiment acts as escort to com- mander-in-chief in Philadelphia September 16, 1887, 453 ; receives first regiment of Pennsylvania April 30, 1859, 453.
CHAPTER XL.
VETERAN CORPS
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Reasons for its organization, 455 ; officers of Twenty-second pro- cure passage of law establishing it July 22, 1863, 455 ; " uniformed corps " established, 450 ; mistake made in its organization, 456; its great social prominence, 450 ; in 1 -- 3, friction occurs between it and the regiment, 457 ; use of the armory to the uniformed veteran corps prohibited by the regiment, March 4, 15:3, 457; bitter feeling between the two organizations, 457 : unfortunate result of this feel- ing, 457 : uniformed veteran corps dies out, 459.
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THE STATE CAMP AND THE MARCH TO PEEKSKILL
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State Camp opened in 1862, 22d there from July 29 to Aug. 5, 459 ; all details and a progressive system of instruction previously pre- scribed in orders, 459 ; regiment had the advantage of having its Col. and Adjutant, veteran soldiers, 460 ; camp a failure before arrival of 22d. 460 ; made a success by the methods it introduced, which have been since officially adopted, 460 ; regiment closed camp according to regulations, 461 ; highly praised by Asst. Insp. Gen. Rodenbough, 401 : declared to be " first in merit " by Inspector General Oliver. 461 ; thanks of Board of Officers tendered Adjt. Harding, 461 ; benefits of camp to the National Guard, 465 ; encomiums of Col. Closson, U. S. A., on tour of duty of 22d. in 1885, 466.
Report of Asst. Inspector Gen. Briggs upon same, 468 ; 22d stated to have performed the most progressive and thorough work ever done in the camp, 470 ; his report as to regiment's general condition. 470 ; survey and map of camp made by Surgeon Duncan and detail of 22d, 471 ; march to Peekskill in 1837 decided upon in 1885, 472 ; regiment addressed by Gen. Rodenbough and others as to marches and bivouacs, 472 ; Army & Navy Journal on the march, 472 ; regi- ment assembled July 28, 1837, 472 ; takes cars to Van Cortland, 473; formation for the march, 473 ; bivouacs at Tarrytown, 473 ; rations spoiled by heat, 474 ; march resumed at 5:30 a. m. on July 20, 474 ; halt made at Croton River until afternoon, 474; heavy thunder shower compels regiment to proceed at 3 p. m., 474 ; marches 14 miles to Peekskill in terrific storm over muddy roads, 477 ; Captain Finch tenders his house at Peekskill, 477 ; entire regiment occupies it, 477 : only eight stragglers, 477 ; regiment marches to camp in the morning without breakfast, 478 ; heat and muddy roads make this hard work, 478 ; Gen. Porter pleased at appearance of 220, 478 ; breakfast obtained in camp, 479 ; march too severe for unexperienced men in bad weather, 479 ; demonstrated the importance of an efficient commissary department, 4So ; attendance of 22d at camp in different years, 480 ; creditable tour of duty performed in 1$95. 451 ; death of Major Geo. E. B. Hart, July, 1395, 481 ; depression in camp caused by his death, 481.
CHAPTER XLII.
THE FIGHT FOR AN ARMORY .
Twenty-second fits up west room, in 14th street armory as a gymnasium in 1865. 482 ; experiment not successful and apparatus removed in 1870, 483 ; room afterwards used for squad drill room, 433 ; finally becomes useless for want of repair, 483 ; Twenty- second tenders Seventh use of its armory, March 22, 1872, 483 ; trouble experienced by regiment in regard to renewing lease of 14th street armory, 483 ; fire in armory January 20th, 1872, 483 ; assess- ment on regiment to replace uniforms of companies B and D, destroyed in fire, 484 : liquor prohibited in armories in 1876, 484 ; two galleries built in r4th street armory January. 1868, 44; inferior character of the heating arrangements, 484: the leaks in the roof, 485 ; regiment forms committee February, 1882, to procure new armory, 485 ; unsuccessful attempt to obtain funds by sub-
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scription, 486 ; application made to the Legislature by regiment in 1883, 486 ; renewed February, 1884, 457 ; committee from Twenty- second visits Governor Cleveland, 497 ; bill passed authorizing Armory Board to construct armory, 487 ; endeavors of Twenty- second to have armory allotted to it, 457 ; committee formed to procure signatures to petition for that purpose, 488 ; parade of regiment before Armory Board, May 15, 1884, 489 ; proposed armory awarded to Twenty-second, 489 ; site procured on the Boulevard and W. 67-68th streets, 489 ; difficulty of procuring plans for an armory which could be constructed within the sum allotted, 490 ; regiment prepares its own plans of what is needed, 490 ; appropria- tion of $300.000 finally obtained, 490 ; regiment adopts Col. Post's plans, 491 ; impossible to construct them within the appropriation, 491 ; Mayor Hewett requires that officers should stipulate not to ask anything in excess of it, 490; Capt. Leo prepares plans March, 1888, 492 ; procures estimates to build armory within appropriation, 492 ; construction authorized by Board March 13, 1888, 492 ; Corner stone laid May 30. 1880, 492 ; celebration of occasion, 495 : last meeting of officers in 14th street armory April 11th, 1890, 495 ; the next day the regiment takes possession of new armory, 495; three of original members of regiment participate in the parade, 495 ; New armory bare of all furniture, 496 ; is being fitted up by the different companies, 196 ; description of the armory, 496.
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