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" Secretary of war has read your telegram of even date and bids me say it is wish of the department that arms now in hands of national guard of your state be transferred to your quota of volunteers, but he further wishes me to say that in re-organiza- tion of national guard rifles and equipments will be issued on due requirement in a very short time."
April 29th.
In accordance with the telegraphic request of the adjutant- general of the United States army, dated April 27, 1898, addressed to the Governor, and being as follows: "Mustering regulations of the war department provide that medical officers before being mustered into the service of the United States, will be required to pass satisfactory examinations as to character and professional ability before a board of army or civilian surgeons, or both, designated by the surgeon-general. An army surgeon has been designated to conduct physical examinations for volun- teers at each state rendezvous. The secretary of war requests that you provide two civilian physicians to constitute with the army surgeon a board for carrying out the above provisions." Doctors C. E. Nichols, of Troy, and Charles E. Jones, of Albany, were selected as the civilian members of the board for the exami- nation of medical officers to be mustered in the service of the United States and directed to report to Lieutenant-Colonel G. W. Davis, U. S. army, chief mustering officer for this state.
Brigadier-General Howard Carroll, chief of artillery, was placed in charge of the transportation of the troops arriving in New York city en-route to the camp at Hempstead, and from the city to that camp; also of the transportation of the troops from their home stations in New York city and Brooklyn to the camp at Hempstead Plains and the Camp of Instruction at Peekskill.
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Arrangements were made by the adjutant-general of the state with railroad companies to transport the troops outside of New York city and Brooklyn to the former city.
The chief of ordnance was directed to issue to the commanding officers of the eighth, ninth, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, forty- seventh, sixty-fifth, sixty-ninth and seventy-first regiments, suf- ficient overcoats, blankets, ponchos, packs, leggings, meat cans, cups, knives, forks and spoons, to make the total number issued to each nine hundred and eighty; and the commanding officers of these regiments were directed to report at once the number of campaign hats, caps, blouses and trousers needed to uniform their respective commands at the rate of nine hundred and eighty enlisted men each.
April 30th.
The chief of ordnance was directed to report the quantity on hand of every article of issue, the quantity of each ordered or directed to be purchased and exactly how many of each would be required to put the quota called for from this state, fully equipped, in the field.
The following orders were issued by the Governor directing the movement of troops to be concentrated at the camp at Hemp- stead:
Special Orders,
No. 70.
The organizations named herein will embark at their home sta- tions for the camp at Hempstead Plains, L. I., as indicated below; companies to consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, one sec- ond lieutenant and eighty-one enlisted men, all properly armed, uniformed and equipped, musicians being, of the enlisted men, the only ones not armed with rifles. All tents and Buzzacott stoves and cooking outfits, also regimental and company desks, medicine chests, ammunition at the rate of forty rounds per man ' and arm chests will be taken with the command. The surplus ammunition will be properly packed and left in charge of the armorer. Receipts in duplicate will be given to station agents
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for actual transportation received. Shortage in officers and enlisted men, or of property, including leggings, will be reported to the adjutant-general at the time of departure. The senior officer on the train will be in charge of the troops. On arrival at camp commanding officers will report to Major-General Charles F. Roe, commanding camp at Hempstead Plains, L. I., for assign- ment and duty.
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On train No. 1, N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R.
The first and eighth separate companies will leave Rochester at 7 p. m., May 1st.
The thirty-fourth separate company will leave Geneva at 7.30 p. m., and take this train at Lyons at 8.00 p. m., May 1st.
The forty-eighth separate company will leave Oswego at 8.00 p. m., and take this train at Syracuse at 9.20 p. m., May 1st.
The forty-first separate company will leave Syracuse at 9.20 p. m., May 1st.
On train No. 2, N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R.
The forty-fourth separate company will leave Utica at 5.30 a. m., May 2d.
The thirty-first separate company will take this train at Herk- imer at 5.45 a. m., May 2d.
The forty-sixth separate company will leave Amsterdam at 7.15 a. m., May 2d.
The thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh separate companies will leave Schenectady at 7.30 a. m., May 2d.
On train No. 3, N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R.
The seventh separate company will leave Cohoes at 6.00 a. m., May 2d, and report to commanding officer, thirteenth battalion, at Troy armory; leave Troy with battalion at S a. m., May 2d.
The sixth, twelfth and twenty-first separate companies will leave Troy at & a. m., May 2d.
The sixteenth separate company will leave Catskill in time to take this train at its N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. station at 9.00 a. m., May 2d.
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On train No. 4, N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R.
The ninth separate company will leave Whitehall at 5.00 a. m., May 2d.
The eighteenth separate company will leave Glens Falls at 5.15 a. m., May 2d.
The twenty-second separate company will leave Saratoga Springs at 6.20 a. m., May 2d.
The thirty-second separate company will leave Hoosick Falls at 6.30 a. m., May 2d.
The companies will leave Troy at S.15 a. m., May 2d.
On train No. 5, in two sections, N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R.
The third separate company will leave Oneonta at 3.55 a. m., May 2d, and leave Albany at 8.30 a. m., same day.
The tenth battalion will leave Albany at S.30 a. m., May 2d.
The fifth separate company will leave Newburgh in time to take this train at Fishkill at 10.45 a. m., May 2d.
The fourteenth separate company will leave Kingston in time to take this train at Rhinecliff at 9.30 a. m., May 2d.
Special Orders, l' No. 71.
I. So much of special orders, No. 70, c. s., from these head- quarters, as relates to the sixteenth separate company is revoked.
II. The fifteenth separate company will leave Poughkeepsie 9.30 a. m., May 2d, in time to take train No. 3, N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R., which leaves Troy at 8.00 a. m., May 2d.
May 1st.
Further orders for the concentration of troops at the two camps were issued as follows:
Special Orders,
No. 72.
I. Take train, Erie railroad, as below named for camp at Hempstead Plains with three days' rations, forty rounds of am- munition, company and regimental desks, arm chests, men wear- ing leggings, seventy-nine rifles to a company, all cooking outfits
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and utensils and all tents. Give station agent receipts in duplicate for actual transportation. Pack surplus ammunition carefully and leave in charge of armorer. Report at time of departure shortage in officers and enlisted men to adjutant- general direct. Senior officer on train in charge of troops. On arrival at camp at Hempstead report to major-general, command- ing national guard, for duty and assignment.
The forty-second separate company will leave Niagara at 4.00 p. m., May 1st.
The twenty-fifth separate company will leave Tonawanda at 4.20 p. m., May 1st.
The sixty-fifth regiment will leave Buffalo at 5.00 p. m., May 1st.
The thirteenth separate company will leave Jamestown at 3.00 p. m., May 1st.
The forty-third separate company will leave Olean at 5.20 p. m., May 1st.
The forty-seventh separate company will leave Hornellsville at 7.10 p. m., May 1st.
The thirtieth separate company will leave Elmira at 9.30 p. m. May 1st.
The twentieth .separate company will leave Binghamton at 11.00 p. m., May 1st.
The thirty-third separate company will leave Walton so as to take train at Hancock at 12.15 a. m., May 2d.
The twenty-fourth separate company will leave Middletown at 3.00 a. m., May 2d.
II. Take train, N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R., for camp at Hemp- stead Plains as noted below with three days' rations, forty rounds of ammunition, company desks and arm chests, men wearing leggings, seventy-nine rifles to a company, all cooking outfits and utensils and all tents. Give station agent receipts in duplicate for actual transportation; pack surplus ammunition carefully and leave in charge of armorer; report at time of departure short- age in officers and enlisted men to the adjutant-general direct. Senior officer on train in charge of troops. On arrival at camp
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at Hempstead report to the major-general, commanding national guard, for duty and assignment.
The second separate company will leave Auburn at 8.00 p. m. this day.
The twenty-ninth separate company will leave Medina at 5.30 p. m. this day.
III. The commanding officers of the regiments named below will each report with his command at 10.00 a. m., May 2d, at the Flatbush avenue station of the Long Island railroad and there take train for camp at Hempstead, and on arrival at the latter place report to the major-general commanding the national guard. The regiments will move with three days' rations, their Buzzacott cooking outfits, company and regimental desks, med- icine chests, etc., forty rounds of ammunition per man, men wear- ing leggings. Duplicate receipts will be given to the station agents for actual number of men transported. Shortage in offi- cers and enlisted men will be reported to the adjutant-general direct at time of departure.
Thirteenth regiment: armory, Summer and Jefferson avenues.
Fourteenth regiment: armory, Eighth avenue and Fifteenth street, Brooklyn.
Forty-seventh regiment: armory, Marcy avenue and Heyward street, Brooklyn.
IV. Commanding officers of regiments named below will report with their regiments at foot of Thirty-fourth street, East river, at 10 o'clock a. m., May 2d, and there take boat to Long Island City, and from thence proceed by train to the camp at Hempstead Plains, L. I. On arriving there they will report to the major- general commanding national guard for duty. The regiments will move with three days' rations, their Buzzacott cooking out- fits, company and regimental desks, medicine chests, etc., forty rounds of ammunition per man, men wearing leggings. Dupli- cate receipts will be given to station agents for actual number of men transported. Shortage in officers and enlisted men will be reported to the adjutant-general direct at time of departure.
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Sixty-ninth regiment: armory, Third avenue and Seventh street, New York city.
Seventy-first regiment: armory, Thirty-fourth street and Park avenue, New York city.
V. The commanding officer of troop C will, with his volunteer troop, report to Major Avery DeLano Andrews, squadron A, mounted and fully equipped, with forty rounds of ammunition per man, three days' rations and forage, tents, cooking outfits and company desks, to proceed May 2d, under Major Andrews' orders to the camp at Hempstead. The commanding officer will confer with Major Andrews as to time at once.
VI. The commanding officer of squadron A will, with his vol- unteer troop and that of troop C, proceed May 2d, to camp at Hempstead, L. I., and on his arrival there report to the major- general, commanding national guard, for duty. The commanding officer of troop C has been directed to confer with the command- ing officer of the squadron as to time. The two troops should be mounted and fully equipped and should take with them forty rounds of ammunition per man, three days' rations and forage, tents, cooking outfits and company desks.
VII. The commanding officers of the regiments named below will each report with his command at foot of Twenty-second street, North river, at 12 o'clock noon, May 2d, and there embark for the Camp of Instruction, near Peekskill. On arrival there they will report to Brigadier-General Peter C. Doyle, command- ing camp, for duty. The regiments will move with their Buzza- cott cooking outfits, company and regimental desks, medicine chests, etc., forty rounds of ammunition per man, men wearing leggings. Shortage in officers and enlisted men will be reported to the adjutant-general direct at the time of departure.
Eighth regiment: armory, Park avenue and Ninety-fourth street, New York city.
Twelfth regiment: armory, Columbus avenue and Sixty-second street, New York city.
Ninth regiment: armory, 125 West Fourteenth street, New York city.
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Special Orders, No. 73.
I. Paragraph III of S. O., No. 72, c. s., from these headquarters, in so far as the same relates to the forty-seventh regiment, is amended to read " May 3d " where it says "May 2d."
These orders concentrated all the organizations which had been selected for the volunteer service at the two camps, with the exception of three companies of the sixty-fifth regiment and several companies of the forty-seventh regiment, which were not fully organized then and were authorized to be left at the respec- tive armories for some days yet.
May 3d.
The following general orders, No. 11, recapitulating and com- pleting the general orders on this subject issued heretofore, were promulgated by the adjutant-general of the state.
I. The national guard organizations of the state which have volunteered to enter the service of the United States for two years, being now assembled in camp, will there be fully organ- ized so that the composition
Of Regiments
will be of twelve companies, and
1 colonel,
1 lieutenant-colonel,
2 majors,
1 adjutant (extra lieutenant),
1 quartermaster (extra lieutenant),
1 surgeon,
2 assistant surgeons,
1 chaplain,
1 sergeant-major,
1 quartermaster-sergeant,
1 chief musician,
2 principal musicians,
3 hospital stewards.
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Of Companies
1 captain,
1 first lieutenant,
1 second lieutenant,
1 first sergeant,
1 quartermaster-sergeant,
4 sergeants,
12 corporals,
1 artificer,
1 wagoner,
2 musicians,
59 privates.
Of Troops
1 captain,
1 first lieutenant,
1 second lieutenant,
1 first sergeant,
1 quartermaster-sergeant,
6 sergeants,
8 corporals,
2 farriers and blacksmiths,
2 trumpeters,
1 saddler,
1 wagoner,
59 privates.
Bands
may be organized from the enlisted men of regiments as in the regular army. See paragraph 245, A. R., 1895.
In perfecting this organization only such enlisted men as are in proper physical strength and vigor, and not under 18, nor over 45 years of age, can be accepted.
As soon as this organization of a regiment is completed the fact will be reported to these headquarters and the United States mustering officer in camp, so that the regiment can be mustered in the United States service.
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II. When a regiment has been mustered in the United States service its commanding officer will cause an inventory to be made, in duplicate, of. all the property in its possession, obtain the certi- fication of the mustering officer thereto and forward the inven- tory, in duplicate, to these headquarters.
III. Each enlisted man should be supplied with
1 campaign hat,
1 meat can,
1 cap,
1 knife,
1 blouse,
1 fork,
1 pair of trousers,
1 spoon,
1 pair of leggings,
1 cup,
1 pack,
1 haversack and strap,
1 canteen and strap. .
IV. Each non-commissioned staff officer should be supplied with
1 non-commissioned staff officer's sword,
1 sword belt and frog,
1 revolver, calibre .45, and holster. A
V. Each enlisted man of the company, except musicians, should be supplied with
1 Springfield bayonet rifle, calibre .45,
1 woven cartridge belt,
40 rounds of ammunition.
Musicians will be provided with waist belt and plate and drum, fife or bugle, complete.
VI. Each enlisted man of a troop should be supplied with
1 Springfield carbine, calibre .45,
1 woven cartridge belt,
1 revolver, calibre .45, .
1 sabre and scabbard,
1 saddle, complete,
1 pair of saddle bags, and all other articles needed for mounted service.
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1 overcoat,
1 blanket,
1 poncho,
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VII. Each company or troop should be supplied with a Buzza- cott military cooking outfit, Nos. 1 or 2, a proper number of axes, spades, lanterns and 1 company desk.
VIII. Each regiment should carry its colors, regimental desk, medical outfit and 2 Buzzacott military cooking outfits, No. 4.
IX. The medical outfit of a regiment is to consist of the regi- mental medicine chest, 3 surgical field cases, 3 orderly's pouches, 6 hospital corps pouches and 2 litters and slings.
X. Under the United States regulations there is allowed in the field, baggage not to exceed: For a field officer, 500 pounds; for a captain, 200 pounds; for a first and second lieutenant, each 150 pounds.
XI. To all mounted officers of regiments and troops forage is furnished for 2 horses, if actually kept by them in the perform- ance of their official duties in serving with troops in the field.
XII. All surplus property will be turned over to the chief of ordnance of the state by the officers responsible for it, so that their accounts can be adjusted.
XIII. A copy of the muster-in roll of each organization must be forwarded to the adjutant-general, upon receipt of which commis- sions as volunteer officers will issue to the officers appearing on the roll as mustered in the United States service. On the muster-in roll, in column of remarks, should be stated, opposite names of men who have not been members of the organization heretofore, " recruit " or " transferred from (such) company and regiment."
XIV. The date of enrollment of those of the national guard who volunteered, is the date of the day on which their organiza- tion left its home station; the date of muster-in will be the day on which they are mustered in the service of the United States.
XV. When mustered in the United States service the regiments will be known and designated:
The first regiment, formed of organizations of the third brigade: first regiment, infantry, New York volunteers.
The second regiment, formed of organizations of the third brigade: second regiment, infantry, New York volunteers.
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The third regiment, formed of organizations of the fourth brigade: third regiment, infantry, New York volunteers.
The eighth regiment, national guard: eighth regiment, infantry, New York volunteers.
The ninth regiment, national guard: ninth regiment, infantry, New York volunteers.
The twelfth regiment, national guard: twelfth regiment, infantry, New York volunteers.
The thirteenth regiment, national guard: thirteenth regiment, infantry, New York volunteers.
The fourteenth regiment, national guard: fourteenth regiment, infantry, New York volunteers.
The forty-seventh regiment, national guard: forty-seventh regi- ment, infantry, New York volunteers.
The sixty-fifth regiment, national guard: sixty-fifth regiment, infantry, New York volunteers.
The sixty-ninth regiment, national guard: sixty-ninth regiment, infantry, New York volunteers.
The seventy-first regiment, national guard: seventy-first regi- ment, infantry, New York volunteers.
XVI. While in the United States service, commanding officers of the regiments and of the two troops will forward regularly a copy of the bi-monthly muster roll and of the monthly return to this office, also a copy of the muster-out roll. This should not be neglected as the interests of officers and men are closely con- nected with it.
XVII. Leave of absence is granted to all officers and enlisted men of the national guard who are mustered into the service of the United States as above, for the time they are in such service.
XVIII. The secretary of war has decided that all absolutely necessary expenses for the subsistence, transportation, sheltering and generally the maintenance of volunteers during the interval between their enrollment (enlistment) and their muster (or being sworn) into the service of the United States, will be met by the government of the United States from the proper appropriation at the disposal of the several staff departments of the army.
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Certified vouchers for all expenditures herein authorized will be forwarded to the war department for audit and payment. The vouchers should be certified by officers of the proper staff depart- ments and approved by the mustering officer.
XIX. Vouchers and accounts must be drawn carefully and cor- rectly and receipted, so that the war department will have no occasion to return them for correction. The advice of the mnue- tering officer should be taken by officers on this important sub- ject.
XX. The commanding officers of the camps at Hempstead and near Peekskill are charged with the execution of this order so far as its provisions relate to service under them.
May 4th.
The adjutant-general requested the commanding officers of the camp at Hempstead and of the Camp of Instruction to cause regi- mental commanders to make requisition at once on his office for what was needed: 1st, blankets, ponchos, packs and leggings; 2d, overcoats, blouses, trousers, caps, campaign hats, rifles and cart- ridge belts. 4
Colonels H. B. Moore, Jr., John F. Doyle, Jr., and Edward E. Britton, on the staff of the commander-in-chief, were ordered to report to the chief of ordnance for duty, to be relieved by him as soon as their services were no longer required.
May- 5th.
The following telegram was sent by the Governor to the Hon. J. Addison Porter, secretary to the President:
" The Governor of the state of New York tenders the twelve regiments called for from this state as a division of four brigades, and will be pleased to have Charles Francis Roe appointed major- general, and Peter C. Doyle, Robert Shaw Oliver, McCoskry Butt and George Moore Smith, brigadier-generals, the positions held by them in the state service. Roe is a West Point graduate and ex-army officer; Doyle is an ex-volunteer officer, War of Rebellion. and Oliver is an ex-army officer. The others have seen long ser- vice in the national guard of this state."
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Lieutenant-Colonel Davis, U. S. army, chief mustering officer, telegraphed to the adjutant-general of the state: "I am just in receipt of telegram from secretary of war saying that the Presi- dent has decided that the rank of the regimental surgeon is major, and the rank of the two assistant surgeons of each regiment is first lieutenant."
Brigadier-General James McLeer, second brigade, was placed on duty at Brooklyn.
In order to expedite the filling of requisitions and to look after the care and welfare of the troops, the adjutant-general left Albany this day and proceeded to New York city, where he had consultations from time to time with the chief or ordnance and the commanding general, and whence he visited the two camps repeatedly.
The secretary of war telegraphed the Governor under this date: ""Kindly inform me number and kinds of tents you can loan or sell to quartermaster's department, with view to their imme- diate use by the volunteers now being mustered in. The question of return or compensation for this property will be considered by this office on terms of equity. Give us all possible."
May 6th.
The following telegram was sent by the adjutant-general of the state to the secretary of war:
"The quota called for from this state is now under canvas which, if desired, can be taken with the troops after their muster- in on conditions named in your telegram. There are about 1,500 wall tents and 480 conical wall tents. It will leave us without tents."
The commanding officers of the camps were informed that the secretary of war states: "The physical fitness of a candidate for a commission is so essential a prerequisite the Governor will at once recognize the absolute necessity for the medical examina- tions prescribed in the mustering regulations for both officers and men and that the surgeon-general of the army exacts the . same physical standard of volunteers as of regulars."
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The surgeon-general of the state was placed and directed to remain on duty until the state troops were mustered in the United States service, and orders were issued by the Governor that the recommendations of the surgeon-general of the army should be followed.
Major E. O. Roessle, commissary, third brigade, was relieved from duty with the commissary-general of subsistence and returned to duty with his brigade commander.
May 7th.
The adjutant-general of the army telegraphed as follows:
" All tents from your state you can spare will be gladly received by quartermaster's department to be used so far as neces- sary for New York volunteers, and the remainder for other troops wherever required. The matter will be settled upon some equitable basis."
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