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Aug.
17,1899. ..
Frank R. Curtis.
Captain, forty-fourth infantry ..
Aug.
17, 1899 ...
Eugene V. N. Bissell.
Captain, forty-fourth infantry .. Aug.
17, 1899. . . |
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Committed suicide, Mar. 9, 1900.
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Stephen II. Mould. .
17,1899 ... 17, 1899. . .
Robert W. Andrews. First lieut. and asst. surg., forty-sixth inf ..
17,1899 ...
John McClintock*
Captain, forty-sixth infantry. Aug.
17, 1899 .. .
Samuel S. O'Connor.
Captain, forty-sixth infantry. Aug.
17, 1899. ..
James B. Webb.
First lieutenant, forty-sixth infantry .. Aug.
17,1899. ..
Hugh J. B. MeElgin.
Second lieutenant, forty-sixth infantry. . Aug.
17, 1899. ..
Hugh D. Wise. ..
Major, forty-seventh infantry. ..... · Aug.
17, 1899 ...
Henry W. Hubbell.
Major, forty-seventh infantry ..
Aug.
17,1899 ...
Oct.
26, 1899.
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Joseph T. Clarke.
Major and surgeon, forty-seventh infantry. . First lieutenant, forty-seventh infantry .. ... Aug.
17, 1899. . .
Harvey Garrison
Second lieutenant, forty seventh infantry,
Nov.
9, 1899. .
John Howard ..
Major, forty-eighth infantry ..
Sept. 9, 1899.
U. S. VOL. OFFICERS FROM STATE OF NEW YORK. 177
Walter S. Schuyler ..
First lieutenant, forty-fourth infantry ... . Aug. Aug. Colonel, forty-sixth infantry .. Aug.
Aug. 17, 1899 ..
Casper W. Cole ..
Aug. 17, 1899; first lieutenant.
MUSTER-OUT OF ORGANIZATIONS.
The New York volunteer organizations were mustered out as follows:
Troop A, November 28th, 1898, at New York city.
Troop C, November 25th, 1898, at Brooklyn.
Fourth battery, October 21st, 1898, at New York city.
Fifth battery, October 24th, 1898, at New York city.
Seventh battery, November 30th, 1898, at Rochester.
First regiment: field and staff, companies A, B, C and D (tenth battalion), and twenty-fourth separate company, February 20th; forty-fourth separate company, February 21st; third and thirty- third separate companies, February 25th; fifth, fourteenth, fif- teenth and twentieth separate companies, February 26, 1899, at their respective home stations.
Second regiment: sixth, seventh, twelfth and twenty-fifth sepa- rate companies and band, October 25th; thirty-second separate company, October 26th; twenty-second separate company, Octo- ber 27th; ninth separate company, October 28th; eighteenth sepa- rate company, October 20th; thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh sepa- rate companies and non-commissioned staff, October 31st; thirty- first and forty-sixth separate companies, November 1st, and the field and staff on various dates from October 25th to November 2d, 1898, at their respective home stations.
Third regiment: first, eighth and twenty-ninth separate com- panies, December 5th; second separate company, December 2d; forty-first separate company, November 30th; forty-eighth separate company, December 1st; thirty-fourth separate company, Decem- -ber 3d; forty-second separate company, December 6th; twenty- fifth separate company, December 7th; forty-third separate com- pany. December 8tlr; forty-seventh separate company, December 9th; thirtieth separate company and field and staff, December 10th, 1898, at their respective home stations.
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Eighth regiment, November 3d, 1898, at New York city. Ninth regiment, November 15th, 1898, at New York city. Twelfth regiment, April 20th, 1899, at New York city. Fourteenth regiment, October 27th, 1898, at Brooklyn. Twenty-second regiment, November 23d, 1898, at Fort Slocum. Forty-seventh regiment, March 31st, 1899, at Brooklyn.
Sixty-fifth regiment and thirteenth separate company, November 17th, 1898, at Buffalo.
Sixty-ninth regiment, January 31st, 1899, at New York city. Seventy-first regiment, November 15th, 1898, at New York city.
Two hundred and first regiment, April 3d, 1899, at Greenville, S. C.
Two hundred and second regiment, April 15th, 1899, at Savan- nah, Ga.
Two hundred and third regiment, March 25th, 1899, at Green- ville, S. C.
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RÉSUMÉ.
Under the two calls of the President for volunteers the state of New York furnished as above shown:
First call, officers and enlisted men 12,460
Second call, enlisted men, recruits 3,772
Officers and enlisted men.
4,186
Total officers and enlisted men
20,418
Of whom were:
Cavalry
210
Artillery
325
Infantry
19,883
Total officers and enlisted men
20,418
According to the muster-out rolls there served, however, in the New York volunteer organizations:
Officers.
Enlisted men.
Aggregate.
Total.
Troop A
3
122
125
Troop C
3
108
111
236
Fourth battery
3
106
109
Fifth battery
3
106
109
Seventh battery
3
106
109
327
First regiment
53
1,287
1,310
Second regiment :
54
1,205
1,349
Third regiment
54
1,317
1,371
Eighth regiment
54
1,334
1,388
Ninth regiment
59
1,316
1,375
Twelfth regiment
75
1,355
1,430
Fourteenth regiment
5S
1,312
1,370
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Officers.
Enlisted men.
Aggregate.
Total.
Twenty-second regiment . .
57
1,288
1,345
Forty-seventh regiment
63
1,280
1,343
Sixty-fifth regiment
51
1,327
1,378
Sixty-ninth regiment
61
1,275
1,336
Seventy-first regiment
54
1,295
1,349
Two hundred and first regi- ment
61
1,264
1,325
Two hundred and second
regiment
57
1,254
1,311
Two hundred and third regi-
ment
60
1,261
1,321
20,331
886
20,00S
20,894
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From this total of 20,894 must be deducted the men (a few only) who were transferred from one regi- ment to another and are therefore counted above twice, after which deduction there will be left, as having served in New York volunteer organiza- tions, as officers and enlisted men, about.
20,870
Men of this state also enlisted in the first regiment volunteer engineers, the volunteer signal corps, the volunteer hospital corps and the regular army and navy. Their number, however, can only be estimated.
VOLUNTEERS-NAVY. NAVAL MILITIA IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES.
February 24, 1898.
Hon. Theo. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the United States navy, under date of February 23d, addressed the following to this office:
"The department forwards to you, under a separate cover, ' general instructions governing the inspection of vessels for the auxiliary naval service' and the following blanks: 'form No. 6, N. M.,' ' form No. 7, N. M.,' ' form No. 8, N. M.'
"These instructions and forms will be sent to such divisions of the naval militia as, from their location, will be able to collect the information desired."
The request contained in the foregoing was carried out and the proper officers were directed to collect the desired information, as far as within their power and means.
March 25th.
The following telegram, dated March 25th, was received from Captain J. W. Miller, commanding naval militia of this state:
" In answer to a second message from Washington have tele- graphed as follows: 'naval militia ready for any duty twelve hours' notice. Will you need volunteers to go to Philadelphia to- morrow? If so will send them. Have repeated your message to Albany.' Will you please have Governor volunteer whole force? Massachusetts I understand has done so."
To which answer was made as follows:
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" March 26th.
"Governor has received no information that the naval reserve is to man monitor. Telegraph fully upon what information you base request for two officers to go to League Island and what they are to do when there.
" C. WHITNEY TILLINGHAST, 2D, "Adjutant-General."
Captain Miller replied :
" Your telegraphic orders relative to reporting information to headquarters received and will be obeyed. Would like permis- sion to send two officers to League Island to prepare monitors."
And,
March 27th.
" No further information; simply want permission for myself or one or two others to go to Washington or Philadelphia if in my judgment necessary, so as to prevent hurry at last moment. If granted we leave state in unofficial capacity entirely."
The permission requested was granted this day.
March 28th.
The assistant secretary of the navy, under date of the 26th, received to-day, addressed this office:
" Commander Horace Elmer, U. S. navy, has been directed to prepare a scheme for utilizing the available resources of our Atlantic coast in the formation of a mosquito fleet. His head- quarters will be at the navy yard, New York, N. Y.
" You are requested to forward to Commander Elmer, as soon as possible, the names of such vessels belonging to the seaports of your state as can be most readily fitted out as improvised gun vessels, rams, or torpedo boats; also information as to the possi- bility of securing the services of the present captains and crews. The naval militia organizations have been furnished with blanks and full particulars of information desired."
The following instructions were sent by the adjutant-general to the commanding officer of the naval militia:
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" I have the honor to enclose copy of a letter from the assistant secretary of the U. S. navy, dated 26th instant, and relating to the formation of a mosquito fleet, and to inform you that the Gover- nor desires you to communicate with Commander Horace Elmer, U. S. navy, and to furnish him with such information as you can on the subject of the letter referred to "; and the honorable assist- ant secretary of the navy duly informed of the action taken.
The assistant secretary of the navy sent, under date of March 26th, received this day, the following communication to this office:
" It is the intention of the department to assign the monitors 'Nahant,' Lieutenant C. S. Richmond, U. S. navy, commanding, and 'Jason,' Lieutenant H. F. Fickbohm, U. S. navy, commanding, for duty at New York harbor. These monitors are now at the navy yard, League Island, Pennsylvania, and the department requests that volunteers of the New York naval militia be detailed for duty in connection with bringing these monitors from League Island to New York. The department has received assurance from Captain J. W. Miller, that the naval militia of New York will volunteer for this duty.
"Inclosed herewith are the complements of the U. S. S. 'Nahant' and the U. S. S. 'Jason,' prepared by the bureau of navi- gation. It consists of nine officers and ninety-five men for each vessel.
"These officers and men are to be selected from the naval militia. In case the men are not available for the artificer branch and the engine-room force, they may be hired at the rate of pay given the same ratings in the navy. This may be necessary in case of firemen and coal heavers. The department will make all the necessary arrangements for the transportation and subsis- tence of these volunteers, and will inform you, by telegraph, when it wishes the services of the naval militia. This will probably be within the next week. The naval militia should be prepared to move on twenty-four hours' notice.
" You are requested to confer with the Governor of New York, with a view to having all details carried out and the department kept informed of the progress of the same."
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Pursuant to the foregoing, the following was addressed by the adjutant-general to the commanding officer of the naval militia:
"I have the honor to enclose copy of letter received from the assistant secretary of the navy, dated March 26, 1898, and num- bered 149 H. K.
" The Governor directs that you at once prepare to comply with the request of the United States navy department, and carry its wishes into effect as soon as you receive further orders from these headquarters. The complements of the U. S. S. 'Nahant' and 'Jason ' are enclosed for your guidance.
" Please telegraph as soon as preparations are completed."
And the following to the assistant secretary of the navy:
" I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your communica- tion of the 26th instant, No. 149 H. K., relating to the monitors 'Nahant' and 'Jason' and volunteers from the naval militia of this state and to inform you that the Governor of this state has given his consent that volunteers of the naval militia may be used for the purposes indicated in the letter referred to. Captain J. W. Miller, commanding naval militia, has accordingly been informed and instructed to prepare to carry out your wishes and to carry them out upon receiving orders from the Governor to that effect. He has further been requested to telegraph as soon as his prepara- tions are complete, which information will be transmitted to you."
The commanding officer of the naval militia, under date of March 26th, received to-day, wrote to the adjutant-general's office as follows:
" Referring to my correspondence with you relative to the call of the navy department for volunteers, I have the honor to inform you that the naval militia is ready to proceed to Philadelphia at once for such service. The commanding officers of all organiza- tions have reported that every individual in their command is anxious to at once enter the service, for any duty, which the state or country may call them to perform.
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"2. I would respectfully ask to have authority to send if neces- sary, a small detail to Philadelphia, in order to make preliminary arrangements. I would also request that the navy department, be requested to send on any information relative to the monitors or the duty, which may forward matters in case of a hurry call. The following information is suggested:
"The number, rank and rate of officers, petty officers and men needed for each monitor.
" The proposed watch quarter and station bills of each vessel. Any information that may be available, as to engines, battery, etc., including drill books.
" The uniforms, arms and equipment with which the depart- ment wishes the New York naval militia to report to Philadel- phia."
March 30th.
The following telegrams were sent to the assistant secretary of the navy:
" The Governor has assigned the naval militia to the monitors. Will advise you later as to outfit. Please telegraph full instruc- tions as to when you want them to start, the point of their destination and to whom they shall report."
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" Naval reserves ready to move any moment. They have com- plete outfit. I await further instructions."
April 1st.
The following from the assistant secretary of the navy, dated March 31st, received by the Governor and referred to this office:
" The department requests that you will immediately proceed to put the naval militia of your state in thorough condition to meet any sudden call for their services by the President of the United States.
" The divisions should be recruited to their full strength and thoroughly drilled. A careful inspection should be made of all vessels in the ports of your state that can be utilized for a mos- quito fleet, in accordance with instructions and blanks sent to the adjutant-general."
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April 2d.
The following, addressed to the adjutant-general, dated April 1st, by the assistant secretary of the navy, was duly received:
" The Governor of New York is requested to authorize the offi- cers of the naval militia detailed as executive officers and navi- gators of the monitors to proceed to League Island, Pennsylvania, and report to the commandant of the navy yard for duty in connection with the fitting out of these vessels.
" If, in the judgment of the executive officers, the services of any head of department are required at League Island, in con- nection with fitting out, the Governor is requested in like manner to authorize them to proceed to League Island and report to the commandant of the navy yard.
" When the monitors are reported ready to receive their officers and crews, you will be informed by the department, and the necessary instructions will be forwarded to you."
To which the adjutant-general replied as follows:
" I have the honor, by direction of the Governor, to acknowl- edge the receipt of your letter of the first instant, and to inform you that under his direction I have ordered the four officers of the naval militia to proceed at once to League Island, Pa., and to report to the commandant of the navy yard for duty; also, to say that if these officers at any time deem the services of any head of department necessary, in connection with fitting out, they will also be promptly directed to report for duty at that place."
April 3d.
The following telegram was sent to the assistant secretary of the navy:
" By direction of the Governor and advice of state naval officers I send to League Island Engineer Frye and four machinists to hasten the work on monitors."
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April 4th.
The following:
. " The Governor has directed Captain Miller, agreeable to your request, to recruit for the benefit of the United States the naval militia to its full legal strength. He now finds that the rifles promised Miller are refused; he is short to-night 225 Lee rifles. The Governor is fearful that until you provide arms New York state cannot render the efficient service it desires."
April 6th.
Telegram sent to the assistant secretary of the navy, as follows:
" Governor Black requests me to ask that you assign two of the coastwise steamers to the naval militia of this state. They will promptly man them for the defense of New York harbor, Long Island sound, and any other point designated by your department."
Of which action Captain Miller was notified April 7th. 1
April 7th.
Telegram to commanding officer naval militia:
" Roosevelt thinks request for cruisers may be granted, but be cannot yet say."
April 11th.
Assistant secretary of navy sent this message:
"' Nahant' will be ready for volunteer officers and men from the New York naval militia to-morrow; transportation will be fur- nished by Pennsylvania railroad. Embark militia foot of West Twenty-third street, at 7.50 to-morrow morning."
This information was communicated to the commanding officer of the naval militia for his action, who,
April 12th.
Reported that detail for the "Nahiant " left New York at 7.50 a. m., and
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April 15th.
That the " Nahant " was reported to have left for New York at 1.15 p. m.
April 16th.
The following letter, dated April 15th, was received from the commanding officer of the naval militia:
" Will you kindly obtain permission from the proper state authorities for the signalmen of the first naval battalion to tem- porarily occupy one of the cottages at Fire Island, in case they should be ordered there; also, right to put up a signal pole on state property ?
"2. Also, permission from Admiral F. V. McNair, president of Light-House Board, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C., for permission to sleep five men temporarily in the engine shed at Montauk Light?
" 3. Also permission from the General Superintendent, Life Sav. ing Service, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C., for author- ity to sleep five men temporarily in life saving house, Quogue. L. I .? "
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And the following communications were dispatched by the adju- tant-general of the state, in the interests of establishing signal stations along the coast:
" Admiral F. V. McNAIR, U. S. N.,
President Light-House Board, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C.
" Sir :- I have the honor to request that permission be granted to sleep five men of the naval militia of this state in the engine shed at Montauk Light, in the event of hostilities, until proper accommodations can be otherwise provided."
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" Dr. ALVAH H. DOTY,
Health Officer, Port of New York,
Quarantine, Staten Island, N. Y.
"Sir :- I have the honor to request that permission to tem- porarily occupy one of the cottages of Fire Island, may, in the event of hostilities, be granted such members of the naval militia of the state as might be ordered there on duty."
April 21st.
Captain J. W. Miller, naval militia, reported the arrival of the " Nahant " at navy yard on the afternoon of the 20th, and naval militia detail still aboard.
April 23d.
The assistant secretary of the navy was telegraphed to as follows:
" Captain Miller reports that signal details equipped left early this morning. Fire Island station will be manned at ten, Quogue at ten thirty a. m., Montauk at two p. m."
The following letter of the navy department, dated April 22d, received this day was telegraphed to the commanding officer of the naval militia for his compliance therewith:
"1. The department has directed that, before entering into ser- vice aboard naval vessels, all enlisted men of the naval militia shall be discharged from their enlistment in that body and be re- enlisted for service in the navy by a naval recruiting officer, for a period of ' one year, unless sooner discharged.' All officers of the naval militia will, before being called into service, receive acting appointments as officers of the navy in the grades in which they are to serve. On board the monitors which have already been commissioned, these provisions will be put into effect immedi- ately.
"2. While enlistments will be made for general service, it is to be understood that members of the same naval militia organi- zation will always, if practicable, be detailed for service in a body,
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and that their organizations will not be broken up, unless the exigencies of the service imperatively demand it.
"3. It is requested that you will cause this information to be made known immediately to the officers and men of the naval militia of your state, so that you will take appropriate steps look- ing to the discharge of the men prior to their entry into the naval service."
The following orders were also telegraphed to the commanding officer of the naval militia:
" Prepare full complement to go on board 'Yankee,' but wait orders which will come between two and three o'clock to-day."
And
" Commander-in-chief directs in accordance with request of navy department that the complement of officers and crew for the ' Yankee ' be sent at once to Brooklyn navy yard."
And to the assistant secretary of the navy, the following infor- mation:
" Commanding officer of the naval militia has been directed to send officers and crew for 'Yankee' to Brooklyn navy yard at once."
The following instructions were sent also to the commanding officer of the naval militia (the letter referred to therein was tele- graphed earlier in the day to the commanding officer):
" I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of letter of chief of bureau of navigation, dated April 22, 1898, and numbered S. C. H. 103132, relating to enlistment of naval militia into the United States naval service, for your information and guidance.
" The commander-in-chief directs that officers entering the United States service should tender their resignations, and en- listed men should be honorably discharged, or receive a full and honorable discharge, if entitled thereto, by reason of entry into the service of the United States.
" Officers and enlisted men should be required to turn in all state and United States property, including uniforms, in their possession."
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In connection with the foregoing, the following was addressed to the assistant secretary of the navy:
" Sir :- I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of communica- tion of bureau of navigation of the 22d instant, No. S. C. H., 103132, and to request information, as follows: Are the men of the naval militia, who enlisted for one year, to be uniformed and equipped by the state ?"
April 24th.
Adjutant-General Tillinghast telegraphed to the assistant secretary of the navy as follows:
" Referring to your directions to discharge officers and men of the naval militia, who enter the navy for one year, the Governor proposes, in place thereof, to give them leave of absence for the period of such service. The law of this state places the militia, on entering the United States service, beyond the control of the Governor; this action will, therefore, answer the purpose and be more satisfactory to the men than to discharge them. Will this be satisfactory ?"
April 25th.
The following telegram was received from the navy department, in response to that of yesterday :
" Where naval militia are called into the naval service, it is recommended that they be marked as absent with leave for a period of one year."
And at once communicated to the commanding officer of the naval militia.
The following letter of the navy department, dated April 23d, was received this day:
" Sir :- It is requested that you will please furnish the depart- ment, as soon as practicable, with a list of officers of the naval militia of your state who are to serve on board vessels of the U. S. navy in the event of war, and who desire to be commissioned acting officers of the U. S. navy, or warranted acting officers of the U. S. navy, in order that they may be examined to ascertain their qualifications for acting appointments or acting warrants.
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" Your attention is invited to the following paragraph from the paymaster-general of the U. S. navy:
" That such of the paymasters of the U. S. naval militia as will be ordered into service may be prepared to enter upon their duties immediately upon being called out, it is recommended that they be examined and given acting appointments at once and directed to file their bonds."
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