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The Society oi" the War oI' 1S12, lNSTnrTi:i), jANt'AUY 3, 1S26, BY OiFicf'.Ks or iHK Akmifs and Naviks of thk r\ui'.i) SiATKs IN iiiK War of 1812, AM) CoNSOLIDATKli, JAMARV S, 1S4S, WITH The Veteran Corps oe Arth.eery, IN Tin; STAIK OF M'.W YORK, INSTITITKI), XilVKMIiKR 25, 1 79C, BY Officers and Soldiers of the War of the REvoirrioN'. ANO CAILKl) INK) Tin; MlMTAKV SkRVICF. OF THK L'NITEI) STATFS in 181 2 AND 1814. Incornorated, January 8, 1S92. as a Military Institution, under the laws of the State of New York, by tlie survivinj,' Veteran Original Members. Incorporation amended i)y Act of Lej^islature, March 9. 1S95. a^'^ 03 On the n 31. I office and ' the I liroai Stree prese for ci formi fcrini pilldi Infan Myer chose merly Tre.i!- unani to Cc as a A and f of th< ANNALS. Ox January 3, 1826, pursuant to notice published in the ne\vspaj)crs of the City of \e\v N'ork of December ,^i. icS25, a number of commissioned officers and ex- officers, who resided or were stationed in the vicinity, and who hail served with reputation in the Army of the United States in the War of iSu, met at the liroadway House, corner of liroadway and (liand Streets, "to take into consideration the expediency of presentinj,^ . r'-'spectful petition to Conj^ress, praying for a .i;rant ol public lands, a<;reeable to rank and former practice, as a reward for their services, suf- ferings, and losses during the Second War of Imic- p I' 1 1 (/i lice." Major George Howard, formerly 1st Regiment, U. S. Infantry, was called to the Chair ; Captain Alordecai Myers, formerly 13th Regiment, U. S. Infantry, was chosen Secretary, and Major Clarkson Crolius, for- merly 27th Regiment, U. S. Infantry, was appointed Treasurer. The meeting then, af^er due consideration, unanimously resolved that it was expedient to present to Congress a respectful memorial, pra)-ing for lands as a reward for past services. A committee was, thereupon, appointed to draft and forward the memorial as called for by the action of the meeting. I This coniniittcc consisted of Hrij,M(licr General, the Honorable Roi)ert Ho;;arclus, lornierly Colonel 41st Re.^Mment, U. S. Infantry; Cai)tain Mangle Minthorne Quackenboss, late Sth Regiment, L^ S. Infantiy, together with Majors Howard and Crolius and Captain Myers. The committee met on January S, 1S26, the anni- versary of the battle of New Orleans, at the residence of Captain Myers, Xo. 45 Mercer Street, in the City of New ^'ork, and prepared the memorial to whicii Colonel Joseph Watson, formei'ly District Paymaster U. S. A., Colonel Joseph Lee Smith, late 3d Regiment, U. S Infantry, Colonel (iilbert Christian Russell, for- merly 20th Regiment, U. S. Infantry, and Colonel James Iv. Mullan)', formerly 32d Regiment, U. S. Infantr\-, and then Quartermaster General U. S. A., who had been added to the committee after the meet- ing, also affixed their signatures. In this memorial the committee declared that they had " in vain sought for reasons which should deprive the officers of the Second War of Independence of the same munificence which was ertended by the United States and by several of the States to those of the first. They held the same stake, they exhibited tb.e same valor and love of libert\. and, although thev may not as a body have suffered as much, yet their zeal was not less, nor their exertions less willing. . . .'' " If the soldiers oi the late war, and the /icirs of voliiii- tcrrs who were killed or died, had claims on the bountv of the nation, why have not the officers, whose skill and industry, by daily toil and sleepless nights, brought them into the field and drilled them into efficiency .'' " eve I A miss bcio State Di the afteii A\ valui ^ :ral, the K'l 4'^t intlu)ino [nfantiv. CuptLiin the anni- residcnco the City to whicli 'ayniastcr i^c^imcnt, isscU, tnr- tl Colonel nt, I'. S. U. S. A., • the meet- that they Id deprive :ndence of cd by the s to those ;y exhibited houf;-h they 1, yet their iUing. . . •'' irs of ro//ni- , the bounty whose skill hts, broui;ht cffieiency ? " A second meeting;- was held by this committee on I'Vhiuary 2''), iSj^, at tlie residence of Major Crolius, No. 10 Cross (now I'ark) Street, in the City of N\'w \'ork, when i"e|toi-t was made of tlie presentation of the memorial to Coni^ress. On Septend)er 15, iSjf), the Association of officers re-eon\ened at the Shakspeare Tavern on the southwest corner of Nassau and I^'ulton Stieets to hear the tinal report of their conunittee (n\ liie memorial. Ilavini; concludeil this business, they decided that their or^Mui/ation should be peipetuated, and consti- tute a Military Society. Permanent officers were acci)rdin,L;lv chosen, ami it was unanimously resolved "that from and after the first da\- of October ensuin,:;-, the officers of the late Army will meet at the Shakspeare Tavern, corner of Nassau and l^'ulton Streets, on the first Monday in every month, at (S (/'clock p.m." At this meetin,ij were present a number of com- missioned officers who had, durini; the War of iSij, belonf;ed, when in the military service of tlie L'luted States, to reijiments of volunteers or militia. During the nine years followin;:;, the meetings of the Society were held at the Shakspeare Tavern, and afterward at the residences of the members. At first these meetings were held moiithly from October to A])ril, inclusive, the January meeting being designated " the annual meeting," and always held on January 8. After 1S32, in consequence of the decease of many valued officers and inability of others to attend, bv reason of physical infirmities or removals to a distance, the number of meetings was reduced to four, viz. : October 5 {Battle of tin- Tfiaiiics); January 8 ; February iS {Proclioiiatioji of Pc\u\); and April 27 {Capture of York, Upper Canada). After 1840, only annual meetinj^^s were held, and on January 8, 1848, the Military Society of the War of 1812 consolidated with "The Veteran Corps of Ait:il- lery," in which many of its members were already enrolled, and was afterward generally known by the latter title. This Corps had been formed, as an independent mili- tary organization, on Evacuation Day, November 25, 1790, by a number of ex-ofificers and soldiers of the Continental and State troops in the War of the Revo- lution, who met, for that purpose, at the City Arms Tavern, corner of Broadway and Thames Street, in the City of New Yorl:. Subsequently Congress, on May 8, 1792, in "an act more effectually to provide for the national defence, by establishing an uniform militia throughout the United States," declared that : '•//7/t'/V(Zj- sundry Corps of Artillery . . . now exist in several of the said States, which, bv the laws, customs, or usages thereof. Iiave not Ijeen incorporated with, or suljject to. the General Rejjulations of the Militia : I>c it further enacted, that such Corps retain their accustomed privileges, subject, never- theless, to all other duties required by this Act in like manner with the other militia."' The exemption and privileges constitutionally con- fer ed by this law were recognized by the Legislature Tl stanti 5 L distance, 'our, viz. : February Capture of Id, and on le War of s of A 1 til- re already ^vn by the indent mili- .-eniber 25, iers of the f the Revo- City Arms treet, in the in " an act defence, by the United exist in several oms. or usages sul)ject to. tlie 'ler enaciciU that subject, never- ; in like manner of the State of New York in an act to organize its militia, passed March 9, 1793. The Act of Congress itself was re-enacted by that body on June 2 1S74, as Section Sixteen Hundred and Forty-one of the Revised Statutes of the United States, thus again confirming the prescriptive privileges of the Corps. At first, and for a number of years after its formation, the Corps merely paraded on Independence Day, in uniform with side arms, until the improvoked attack, in icSoj, off Hampton Roads, of the British Ship of the Line I.iopard, upon the American frigate CJu'sapcake. In the preparations then made for apprehended war, the Corps applied for and received from the State of New York two brass, twelve-pounder guns, which were kept at the State Arsenal, corner of White and I""dm Streets, near the Collect, and were used by the Corps in drills, parades, and escort duty, and for national salutes. On April 13, 1808, the Corps was present at the lay- ing of the corner-stone of the Tomb on Hudson .A. venue, near York Street, Brooklyn, intended for the Martyrs of the British Prison Ships in the War of the Revolution, whose remains had been collected from the shores of the Wallabout, and, on May 26, 1808, the Corps assisted in the funeral ceremonies when the remains were deposi- ted in the completed tomb. itionally con- e Legislature The British Government having continued, with con- stantly increasing severitv, its hostile aggressions against "0 the territorial rij^dits and commerce of the United States in violation of the Law of Nations, and in disregard of the most earnest remonstrances of the United States, the Members of the Corps, as an evidence of their patri- otism, on October 19, 1.S09, subscribed a declaration " pledging themselves to bear arms and take the field in the city and county of New York, or the counties of Kings, Richmond, and Westchester, i ; the State of New York, whenever the same or any part thereof may be or is likely to be invaded." On November 6, 1809, His Excellency, Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of the State of New York, in rec- ognition of the status of the Corps as an independent military organization, formally commissioned all its Offi- cers by Brevet. In the chronicle of its celebration of July 4, 18 10, it is recorded that " the Corps of Veteran Artillery Volunteers, consisting of soldiers of the Revolution from forty-five upwards, commanded by Captain John McLean, turned out in honor of a Day dear to every American heart, and especially so to those who fought and bled to achieve the invaluable blessings we now enjoy." " They met in the Park at nine o'clock, fired a salute from their brass twelves of seventeen guns at the com- mencement of the march of the Societies, then fell into the rear of the procession and marched to the Church, and returned to the Park and dismissed until four o'clock, when they sat down to a dinner at Mr. James Mitchell's Tavern in Cherrv Street, after which the Or eran in un instar foot New theni.i In fact tj was i\ ment "I attend extin< Thii its owl It\^ to vojj war. 1 i ted States sregard of :ed States, iheir patri- leclaration :e the field counties of Ate of New " may be or Daniel D. 'ork, in rec- ndependent I all its Offi- uly 4. i^iO' an Artillery Revolution ;aptain John ear to every > who fought mgs we now fired a salute IS at the corn- then fell into o the Church, ed until four at Mr. James er which the usual toasts were drank, accompanied by a gun each, and cheers occasionally, interspersed with song and sentiment, and attended by that hilaiity aiul joy which the company and occasion were so well calculated to inspire." On June 19, 18 12, the President of the United States, James Madison, ])romulgated the Act f)f Congress of the preceding day, which declared war to exist between the United Kingdom of Great l^ritain and Ireland and the dependencies thereof, and the United States of America and their territories, and, on the following day, the fact was announced in General Orders by the Com- manding Cieneral of the United States forces in the City of New York. On June 22, 18 12, Commandant McLean, of the \'et- cran Corps of Artillery, ordered the Corps to assemble, in uniform with side arms, at the Arsenal, on the 25th instant, to proceed and take post at the North Hattery, foot of Hubert Street, Hudson River, in the City of New York, until a regular garrison could replace them. In this order the Commandant called attention to the fact that it was at the North Hattery where the first shot was received from H.B.M. shiji As/n at the commence- ment of the War of the Revolution, and added : " I trust you will show by your punctuality and proiupt attendance that the Hame of Seventy-six is not entirely extinguished by the frost of time." This patriotic duty was performed by the Corps, at its own charge, for several days until regularly relieved. It was the first organization in the State of New York to volunteer for military service after the declaration of war. 8 On July 4, i(Si2, the Corps fired a national salute at the Arsenal at 1 1 o'clock a.m., and then escorted a number of civic societies to the First Baptist Church in Gold Street, for the usual services ol the Day. On August 14, 1812, the ist Brigade New York State Militia Artillery had target practice at the Battery, foot of Whitehall Street in the City of New York, and at Castle Williams on Governor's Island, with field and siege guns, against the hulk of a brig anchored at a distance of one thousand yards. The Veteran Corps of Artillery, having been inv'ted to assist, took post on the Battery and repeatedly struck the target with shots from a " long nine." On November 25, 18 12, the Corps fired a national salute at the Battery at noon, at which time salutes were also fired by all the forts in New York Harbor. A regiment of artillery and infantry from the Hudson River counties, which had just completed a three months' tour of duty in the United States service, together with the uniformed militia of the City of New York and the Veteran Corps of Artillery, paraded and were reviewed by th3 Governor of the State of New York and by the Commanding General 3d U. S. Military District. The Corps then proceeded to Philip Becanon's res- taurant, No. 19 Park Row, where they dined together and drank thirteen toasts. In the next year, for the celebration of Independence Day, the Commandant of the Corps issued the following orders : al salute at escorted a : Church in J. York State lattcry, foot ork, and at h field and :horcd at a een invited tedly struck I a national salutes were bor. the Hudson iree months' )gether with ork and the ire reviewed : and by the trict. jcanon's res- led together idependence he following " Vi:ti:ka\ Cokin of AKTU.i.rcKv, "New Yokk, June \o, iSi^ '' Orders: •" " The Veteran Corps of Artillery are hereby rcciucsted to assemble in complete uniform at tiie Arsenal in Klni Street, at 10 o'clock A.M., on the 5th of July next, to commemorate with their brethren in arms the Birth-day of American Independence. "And they are likewise requested to appear with badi^es of mournin.tj; on their swords as a tribute of respectful sorrow for our departed youn^r heroes, Pike and /.a-u'reiice, who <;loriously fell maintaining tiieir Country's rights. •• IJy Order of "Captain John McLean, Coinimuu/dttt : " Isaac Kei:i,ek, " ^hijllhlllt." The duties of the day included a national salute by the Corps, a parade as escort to civic societies, and the usual church service at the Irish Presbyterian Church in Orange Street, near Grand, with address and read- ing of the Declaration of Independence, followed by the annual dinner and reunion. On September i6, 1S13, during the funeral services at Trinity Church over the remains of the gallant Captain James Lawrence, U. S. Navy, who had been mortally wounded in action off Boston Harbor, June i, 1 81 3, the Corps fired minute guns at the Battery. On November i, 18 13, Brigadier General Jacob Morton, commanding the ist Brigade, New York State Artillery, in Brigade Orders from his Head- quarters in the City of New York, directed his brig- ade, to which, for such purpose, the Veteran Corps of Artillery was voluntarily attached, to parade' at the Battery on November 3, 1813, for review by Major General Henry Dearborn, General-in-Chief U. S. Army, and for target practice with twelve-pounder guns. i 10 The brigade ha'/ing lx;cn reviewed at eleven o'clock, began firing at noon at an unseaworthy vessel of sixty tons, which had been anchored at a distance of one thousand yards, and which was soon sunk. In the next day's chronicle of the event it is stated that "Justice requires us to notice the excellent firing of the Veteran Corps, commanded by Captain Ci;;.ip- man, which did much execution." The General-in-Chief, in Orders, commented as follows : "Major General Doarhorn has the pleasure to announce to Brigadior General Morton, of the First Brigade of \c\v York State Artillery, the high satisfaction he experienced in the review of his brigade. " Their appearance was every way military, and their firing at the target would do honor to the olde>-t artillerists. '• He observed with peculiar pleasure the Corps of Veterans wlu). at an advanced i)eriod of life, evince a determination to be first in the defence of their Country and its rights. '• Ar.mv Hi;.M)(,m-arti;ks. "New York, November 3, 1813." For the celebration of Evacuation Day, November 25, 1813, the record states that: "The Independent Veteran Corps of Artillery assembled at the Arsenal in Elm .Street in the morning, and. after per- forming the duties of the Day, adjourned to Kent's Hotel (now Fraunce's Tavern) and partook of a dinner with usual teases. "Volunteer toasts were given by Captain Chapman. Cap- tain-Lieutenant Ricliard X.".\on. Lieutenant Isaac Keeler, and Orderly Sergeant Asa Hall." On June 26. 18 14, official intelligence was received that, in consequence of the success of the Allied Powers in their operations against the Emperor of the a 1 •on o'clock, icl of sixty ice of one it is stated jUent firini;- Dtain Cliip- imcntod as II the yronch, and his abdication on April 7, 1S14, a large detachment had been made from the veteran British Army, which had served in the Peninsular Campaigns under the Duke of Wellington, for ser- vice against the United States. Long Island Sound was then occupied by a Hritish Squadron, while the port of New York was blockaded by a powerful Heet. to announce to ;! of New York lienced in the mil their firint; lerists. rps of Veterans etermhiation to riirhts. ^, November lew assembled and. after per- Kenfs Hotel nner with usual Chapman. Cap- ,aac Keeler, and was received f the Allied Emperor of In anticipation of speedy invasion, the defences of New York Harbor were strengthened, all classes of citizens, civic associations, and military organizations assistmg. On July 4, i<^i4, the Corps assembled at the Arsenal at 3 o'clock A.M., and, at sunrise, waited on His IC.xcel- lency Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of the .State of New York, with the compliments of the Day, and fired a national salute in front of his temporary head- quarters. Having returned to the Arsenal and been dismissed, they reassembled at 9 o'clock a.m. and marched to their Commandant's residence. No. 309 Washington Street, where the Corps was presented with the National Color.s, after which, having returned to the Arsenal and fired a national salute, the Corps escorted the civic procession to the )iczu theatre in Anthony .Street, to hear an address and the Declaration of Independence. Later in the day the members dined together as usual, with patriotic and commemorative toasts. On August II, 1814, the Veteran Corps of Artillery crossed the East River to Brooklyn, and, with pick and 12 shovci, worked on the entrenchments of Fort Greene, which formed a piirt of the line of defence from (low- anus Creek to the \\'allal)(»iit. On Au^^ust 29, i. His Excellency, Wiiiiani Learned Marcy, ot the Socirty (.t tlie W.ir ol iSij, (iowrnor of the State ot New N'orU, (il'ticialiy inspected and reviewed [he X'eteran C(it|)s in the ("ity ol' Xew \'>3f», expressed " the hi,i;h satistaction ailinded him in witnessing the discipline, suhdnlinatinn, and patrinlie spirit" evinced by the Corps, wldeh gave tlieni "an enviable standing as citizen soUliers." On December ,^, 1S36, Major Getieral Jacob Morton, ol tlie Society of the War of iSij, died at iiis resi- dence. No. 9 State Street, in the Cil\' of New N'ork. brigadier General Henry Arcularius, oi the Society of the War of iSij, thoroupon issued tho following Orders : ••FiusT Di\isio\ \i:\v York St.vti: AuTn.i.i'.itv, "Ni:\v York, December 3, 1836. " Division Orders : '•'l"he inehinclioly duty devolves upon tlie Division of pin- ing the last solemn honors to Major (ieneral .Morton, who died this day in the seventy-sixth year of his age. *****♦♦*** "Captain Chajiman of the Independent Wteran Corps ot Heavy Artillery, having volunteered the services of his Corps, is re(|uested to tire minute guns at the Ikittery. during the movement of the procession, corresponding in number with the age of the deceased. ••.Ammunition will be furnished on application to the Com- missary (General. •• Hy order of ••Brigadier General Arcci.akius : "H i:\RV II Elliott, •• Divisiiui Inspector.'''' i8 The Veteran Commandant of the Corps thereupon issued the following Orders : '• \'i:ti:ka\ Coki's of Artii.i.kkv, "New York, Dccfinljcr 5, ine of their ite and flag 1 side arms, d Street. ;, instead of inal United id afterward Id either at House, and e Sturtevant 25 ( )n July 4, 1S61, the Corps, under escort of the Con- tiniiital Ciua"d, ])r()ccetle(l to the liattery and fued the national salute and raised the Hag. Later in the day, one hundred members in uniform, with side arms, assembled at the Mercer House, and, after luncheon, marched in the afternoon to the Lverett House, and escorted from there to the Academy of ^hlsic, the Honorable hldward ICverett, LL.D., of Mas- sachusetts, the orator of the Day. On July 4, 1862, after the early duties of the Day, the Corps reassembled at the Mercer House ami marched down Broadway to the Park Barracks, where they distributed supplies to sick and convalescent sol- diers, and then dined together as usual. On July 4, 1S63, the Corps, whose veteran mem- bers were becoming feeble by advancing years, fired a national salute for the last time, pursuant to the follow- ing Orders : 'Hkai)(jiarti:ks ist Division X. V. X. G., '• UcitLral Orders "1X0. 6. ••Xr.w York. June 27. 1S63. [Fxlract.'] ********** "The Veteran ArtillLTv will tire the Xationa! Salute from the Battery at noon. ********** •• By Order of •• .Major (General Ciiakles W. Sa.xkoku: "J. H. Wiuox. '* Division Inspector.'''' In the following; year the Commandant of the Cori)s issued the following Order : "Niow York. July i, 1S64. <' Orders : " Tlic Veteran Corps of the War of 1812 will assemble at the McrLcr I louse, corner of liioome and Mercer Streets, on .Mon- day. Fourth of July, 1S64. at one o'clock I'.M.. in full uniform, to celeljrate the eighty-»: ighth year of our National Inde- pendence. "The V'eterans living in adjacent counties are respectfully invited to unite with us in the festivities of the Day. '• By Order of "Hknkv R.vvmono, llri^^adier General: " Isaac; M. Piivi-i-i:, '• Actiiij^ Adjutants In the next few years many veteran members passed away, but the Cori)s continued regularly to meet on Independence Day and I'^vacuation Day and raise the flag at the Battery and at the I^lock House. The last public j:)erformance of this duty by the venerable members was on November 25, 1890. It is, however, still performed in charge of the Corps. On November 25, 1881, the Corps was the only organization in the City of New York which officially celebrated Evacuation Day. On May 30, 1882, a detail of twelve veteran mem- bers, with the Commandant of the Corps, united, by invitation, with Mansfield Post, Grand Army of the Republic, in the City of Brooklyn, in celebrating Decoration Day. At the dinner which follov/ed, Samuel Ryckman of the Corps sang "Ye Sons of Columbia," and all his venerable comrades joined, as usual, in the chorus. -;i he Corps y I, 1S64. enilileat the .■ts, on Moll- "ull uiiit'uriii. tional liulc- rcspectfully .y. (Jciicriil : lers passed ) meet on I r:iise the ty by the 1890. It e Corps. the only h officially eran mem- united, by my of the celebrating yckman of nd all his ; chorus. 27 This song, always a favorite with the veterans of the War of I (Si 2, was set to the old Mngiish tune "To Anacreon in Heaven," which was also appropriated, in 1814, to the words of "The Star Spangled Ikinner." On July 4, 18.SJ, the Cor|)S again i)araded and raised the national flag at the Battery and at the l^lock House. Harlem Heights. On Nt>vember 25, 1883, after the performance of this duty at the I^attery, the Corps, under escort of the Okl Guard of the City of New \^)rk, marched to the Stevens House, corner of Hroadway and Morris Street, where it was joined by the detail sent to the Hlock House, and there dined, as guests of their escort. I'or the National Centennial Celebration, on Novem- ber 25, 1883, of the l^vacuation of the City of New \'ork by the liritish .Army, delegations were invitetl to ass^ot from the several iiiilitary societies of national wars, namely : the " Society of the Cincinnati" of the War of the Revolution; the "Veteran Corjxs of Auil- lery " of the War of 1812 ; the " Aztec Society " of the Mexican War, and the " Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States," and " Grand Army of the Republic," of the War of the Rebellion. The delegation from the \'eteran Corps ot Artil- lery, which reported in uniform, with side arms, at the reviewing stand in Madison Square, consisted of the ven- erable Brigadier General Abraham Dall}', the President and Commandant, Henry Morris, Lieutenant Charles Oakley, formerly 2d Regiment New York Militia In- fantry in 1 8 14, Lieutenant Michael Moore, U.S.A. retired, George Crygicr, William John Surree, Thomas iii: m: 28 Megson, Robert W. Ryckman, Charles Coombs, Mlijah P. Jcnks, Frederick L. I'\)\vlcr, Thomas IMoomer, Samuel Ryckman, and Gardiner Robert Lillibridgc. In the next six years, many of the remainin}^^ vet- erans (lied or became too feeble to parade, until, on the occasion of the National Centennial Celebration in the City of New York, on April 30, and May i, 1889, of the inau;^uration of the Government of the United States under the Constitution, but live members, in- cludin<^ the Commandant, were able to parade in uni- form with side arms, to meet the President of the United States at the reviewin<;' stand in Madison Square to officially assist in the military and civic reviews. It was then realized by the veterans that unless meas- ures were si)eedily taken to perpetuate the Corps it would become extinct like the Association of De- fenders of Baltimore in 1.S14, the Delaware Veteran Companies, and the Pennsylvania Association of De- fenders of the Country in the War of 18 12. Twenty-two veteran members survived, of whom fifteen constituted a quorum. After consultation, they unanimously, in writing, designated five of their number as Trustees with full powers to prepare amended Regulations in the form of constitution and by-laws, which should provide for here- ditary succession. The Trustees were also, in like manner, authorized to admit hereditary members to per- petuate the Corps ; to choose permanent officers, and, finally, to incorporate under the laws of the State of New York as a military Institution, retaining accustomed mg duly and and In as a annu; signa Xava supci 29 IS, IClijah Suimicl iiii<; vct- 1, on the m ill the i,SS<), of rnitcil l)crs, in- lo in uni- ic United Sc|uare to vs. less meas- Corps it [1 of Dc- ^ Veteran )n of De- of whom 1 writing, i with full le form of e for here- o, in like ers to per- icers, and, c State of ccustomed 4 I privilej^es in manner analoi^ous to the incorporated Honorable Artillery Company oi K-'udon with its President, Viee-1'resident, and Court oi As!>»jslants equivalent to a Couneil of Administration, I'oard of Direetors. The veteran Trustees, under date of September lo, 1890. the anniversary of tlie battle of Lake j-lrie, a_L,M-eed upon and subscribed the amended Rej;"ulations, and, under date of September 11, 1S90, the anniversar\' of the battle of Lake Champlain, admitted certain heredi- tary members, and appointed new OfTicers ami Council of Administration. Although duly empower^'d by all their associates to perform these several acts, the Trustees, nevertheless, submitted their jjroceedings, as before recited, to the Corps for ai)proval. Three venerable members had meanwhile died. The nineteen surviving veterans, however, constitut- ing more than a quorum, over their hands and seids, duly acknowledged, unanimously united in ratifying and approving the amended Regulations for the Corps, and in the admission of the hereditary members and appointment of new Officers and Council of Adminis- tration. In the amended Regulations the name of the Corps, as a military Societv, was resumed, and the d>te of annual meeting was restored to the anniversary of the signal victory achieved by the American army and Naval force in the battle of New Orleans over a greatly superior veteran British army and naval detachment. it 30 Umk-r these Rc;;ulation.s, descendants of enlisted men in the Reguhir, Volunteer, Militia, or Letter ot Mar(|ue forces, in the War of 1.S13, who had not heen orij^inal members in one ot the veteran niilitar\' soci- eties, were rendered eligible. The total State volunteers and militia forces which had been called at different times into the military service of the United States in the War of 1S12, amounted, in the agL;re{;ate, to 4io,'')0,^, of which the State of New York had furnished 77<^^7, ^md, as it was not intended tiiat the Corps, in its capacity as a Mili- tary Society recognized by Congress, should enter on the enlarged field of usefulness of patriotic societies formed by descendants of participants in the First or Second Wars of Independence, it was deemed desirable to restore, with certain necessary exceptions, the rule of the Society of the War of iiil\ I'l l'(iiiiil\' l.mds :inil |i>'ii\iiui'. I(ii (li'..ili|t'il \ (III .III'. ,111(1 rl.iiiii'. Ill |iiii|ii'i' I rimluii M'liHiil liM iliilliiii" ili'.l 1 ii\f(l III ;.i-i \iii'. Ill till' liillnwiiii' \i',ii, on |,inii.ii\' <), lSt;.|, ,i A'.///.'//,// ( 'iin\ till loll i)| .ill vflri.iir. 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In .uliuit iK'sn'iul.ints, h.is sinri.' lu'cniiu' o\- tiiu't. h\ \\\c lUwMso, o\\ Ww\\\\\'v if, iSSS, nl' \\\c l.ist niu:in.il nuMiiluM". .\t this N.ilinn.il C'nnvontinn nl iSyj, a inntinn was ulnptoil Inr "tlu" .ippnintiiu'iit nl a I'nminittor tn (.-niisist M nine, tn do\ iso uicans tn nri;.ini/c .i Xatiniial Sncioly oi th !• Mildlcis ril .39 iMl •, to m.ct (III the ,|lli (il |||I\ , .It ImlriifiMlriicc I i.ill ,il riiihdcliilii, \r < iiiiiiiil 11''' W.is .i|i|i.piiitc(| l)\ I he ( 'll.iil 111,11), liiil r.CVCI I c|iii| Icil, ;!|l(| IKilllill;; lllltllcl V.,IS (li)lli'. I siil)|t( I \v;is, liowfVfi , icMinii ( iiiivciit iiiii. 1 1 1 1 ■ 1 1 (• \ t N; Inli.il III'' \.itinii:il ( 'oiK'lition ()l :.Sq,| ;ils(i, liy icsuKc, " rt's|ii'( 1 1 iill\' I (•( iiiiiin''nil('(l to tin- soldicis ol th'' W'.ii <>l iSi.', til liiiiii .1 Six iit\- in CM h nl tli<' St;it''s ol tln' Ki'|)iil)li( , ;iihI that tln' Slli ol (aiiiiaiy he set apait as till- (l,i\' MJ aiiiiiial iiH'cl ill'.'." At the n'(|iicst (»l the dclc-ati'S liom tlic Stale of Ni'W N'oil<, the ( oiu'i'iitioii also iccoiiiiinii(lc<| and ad vised " t hat t he ( leiiei a lin ( 'hie! ol the \''l''raiis ol the W'ai ol iSi.' in that .St.ite, oi L'.aiii/e the said X'et'Tans into l)ii;;ades and i i\i',inie!its, and that he appoint siiil- ahji- and el'tieii-nt ollieeis to coiiimaiid tin- same." :li!i ■I J Alter piovidinj;' lor inemoiials to ( "on,L;iess, as to bonnt\- lands and piMisions, and lor a eoininittee to wait on that l)o(l\, tiie N'ational ( 'oiuentioii heeainc fiiiictiis I'lliiio l)v adjoiiinip., siih- i/i(\ On S'.'|)le!ul)ei- 17, iS:;.}, a tiiird S/d/i' Convention ol X'eterans ol the W'ai' ol iSiJ in the Stale ol New \'oi k was held at I""onda, \'.\'., at which liic Veteran Corps ot i\itiller\' was duly represented. '!"his Convention ot \'i'ter;'.ns approved tiie action ol their (leiu-ial-in-Ciiiel, taken on recommendation ol the kite Xational Convi'iilion, to form them into leiri- inciit.s ;uul brigades, althoni;!! such formation did not long continue throughout the State. 40 The Veteran Corps of Artillery, which had previ- ously taken a brigade tormation, was declared to be a separate brigade. Its Commandant was given the |)ernKinunt title of Hrigadier-General, and its \'ice- Commandant the title of Colonel, and for temporary sub-forniations for any military jiurpose those who acted as officers were to be designated by the titles appertaining to such functions. On January 8, i)i 1641. approved June 22. 1874. Lai^< as to liisii^xio : "Joint resolution .i^rantint; pcrn.ission to officers and enlisted men of the ArniN' and Navy of the United States to wjar the bad<;es ad()j)ted by Military Societies of men who served in the War of the Revolution, the War of 18 1 2, the Mexican War, and the War of the Rebellion." " A'i'so/7>i'i/. by the Senate and H /Use of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Tliat the distinctive badges adopted by .Military Societies of men who served in the Armies and Navies of the United States in the War of tht Revolution, the War of 1S12, tin,' .Mexican War, and the War of the Rebellion, respectively, may be worn upon all occasions of ceremony by officers and enlisted men of the Army and N.ivy of the United Statfs who are members of said organizations in their own right. ^ Approved September 25, 1890." 43 44 United States Nnvy Ri\(!^iilatious as to fiisij^tiia : t. •' dene) til ()> i/,r } N... 3.S5. S N.WV Dl.l'AKT.Mr.NT. WASilIN(iTo\. November 7, 1890. " In comiiHancc with tlic ahovc joint resolution and act of Con.nrcM.s tiiu iinilorni rcjiulations of tlie Navy are modilieil a.-, follows : 'I'lie phrase. ' occasions of ceremony,' in the resohi- tion. will include all j{cncral musters, reviews, yjeneral and weekly inspections, and any occasions when otticers and men are re<|uired to appear in full ilrcss or dress uniforms. •• The badges are tn be worn on the left breast of the coat or seaman's frock, the tops of the ribbons forming a horizontal line, the outer end of which shall be one inch Ijelow the upper line of the shoulder. "The ribbons are to be .suspended from a bar of metal passed throuj^h their upjier ends attached to the coat or frock, but no part of the bar i^ to be seen. When a buckle forms a l)art of the badye it will be worn in line with the tops of the ribbons. " The b.idgcs arc to he so arranfjcd that those commemora- tive of the more modern events shall be nearest the shoulder. •• Medals of Honor. }i;ood-conduct bad<;es. and medals for special acts of gallantry will be worn on the end of the line away from the shoulder. •• 15. F. Tk.acv. '• Sdrctiiry of the Xaiy." United States Army Regulations as to Insignia *' Hl-;.\I)QUARTKKS Ol" TIIK Alt.MY, " General Orders ^ Ai)lfT.\NT-(ii:\KU.Vi/s Oi-Ficn, No. 133. S W.\siiiN(.TON. November 18, 1890. "In comi)liance with the above joint resolution the uniform regulations of the Army are moditied as follows : The phrase •occasions of ceremony.' in the resolution, will include all musters, reviews, inspections, parades, anil other occasions on 45 wliicli officers and men arc rciiuircil tu api)c;u in full drt's.s uniform. "The hadjjes to he worn on the luft l)rra-.t of tlic coat, tla- to|)s of the ril)l)ons forniin.i,' a horizontal Miie. the i)uter vnd of wIiIlIi >ha!i i)e from two to four inches (accordim,' to tlie ' ^•i,L;hi of the wearer) below the ii|)|)er line of the siioulder. "Tile ribbons are to be siisjiended fmni .1 liar m ■ :.i\ passed ihrouyh their upper ends ami .itt.iclied to the coat. " liy command of " .Major-Gener.il S( iioriKi.u: " CiiArNXRV .McKkiai: K. *\lc//f{i^ .Itfjidiiiit- ( it'iieral. " By decision of the Actinj; Secretary of War, on April 25, 1891,— "Officers of the Army who are membL'is by inhciiiance in any of the military societies referred to in the act of St ptemlu'r 25. I iyo, i)ublislied in (leneral Orders, \o. 133. of November 18. 1.S90. from this ofiice, are entitled to wear the badges adopted by such societies on occasions of ceremony." {Circular Xo. j^, iSc^i, Headquarters of the Army, Adjuta)tt-Cieiterars Ojfne. ) I Penal Code of tJic State of Xeiv York, as to iniaiitfion'.-ed 1^'eariiii^ of insignia. ''Any person who wilfully wears the insitjnia or rosette of The Military Order of the Loyal LeAT. — For all members except of tiio clergy: civilian i)Iack frock coat, prevailing style, worn buttoned, with white shirt, white collar and cutTs. and black cravat. For clerical members : single-breasted black coat with stand- ing collar. For occasions of ceremony other than Corps formations for military purposes, a civilian's evening black dress coat and white cravat may be substituted. Tkouskks. — IJlack in winter and white in summer. Chapeau. — For officers : of black felt, the fan not less than six and a half nor more than nine inches high in the rear, nor less than fifteen, nor more than seventeen and a half inches from point to point, bound round the edge with black binding an half-inch wide. Button and loop, yellow. Hat. — For iitevibcrs^ other than officers : civilian black silk hat. [)re- vailing style. Cockadk. — Black silk, circular, scalloped edges, four and a half inches in diameter, with gilt or yellow metal eagle in the centre, the eagle one and one-half inches between the tips of the wings displayed, inverted, and holding in its talons an open scroll containing the Arabic figures ■* 1812." The cockade to be worn on the upper left side of the chapeau or hat, and within half an inch of the top. Plu.mk. — For officers: red feathers topped with white. ui)right hackle, eight inches long. For other members : black feather, topped with red, six inches long, as prescribed by Oeneral Washington in deneral Orders from .Army Headquarters, Tea Neck, August 29, 1780, for the temporary light infantry formation, but appro- priated to the Artillery Corps in 1782. and confirmed to the 49 so artillery by General Orders, War Department, New York, January 30, 17S7. The plume to rise from the top of the cockade. SwOKD. — Cut and thrust, yellow mounted, two feet six inches in length, with black or yellow gripe, and black leather scabbard. Sword knots : gold and red silk or black leatiier. XJki^x. — Waist belt of white leather two inches wide, with yellow, oval, front plate of same width containing the raised Aral)ic figures '•1812"" ; white leather slu^"lder belt of same width over the right shoulder, with frog ''.->'■' sword. Belts to l)e worn underneath the evening dress coat. Sash. — Red net silk for officers, for any military purpose, to be worn round the waist under the belt, the tie at left hip. Vest. — Black, prevailing civilian style, for military purposes. Black or white on other occasions. Gloves. — White. Shoes. — Black. RESOLUTION OF COMMON COUNCIL AS TO THE GOVERNOR'S ROOM, CITY HALL. In Common Counch. OF THi: CiTV OF New York. ^' Resolved: That until the further order of this Board 'The Societv of the War of 181 2,' founded and incorporated by the Veterans of that War. and commonly known as 'The Veteran Corps of Artillery.'' may continue to have the use of the Gov- ernor's Room in the City Hall of this City, for their annual meetings on the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans, or succeeding day. when such anniversary shall fall on Sunday. ''Approved, December 14, 1894."' REGULATIONS. CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED. pri;ami]lk. JJV/cnas: the Congress of the United States, by Act approved June i8, 1812, declared war to exist between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irehmd and the dependencies thereof and the United States of America and their teiritories, and W/iercas : this appeal to arms by the American people, after unexampled forbearam i, was made necessary by a continued series of hostile encroachments and aggressions on their rights, interests, and territorial jurisdiction, and in defence of certain great principles of the law of nations which had been oi")pressively violated, for several years, to their great injury; princi- ples which may be summarized as follows : 1. That the Independence and territorial sovereignty of the nation is inviolable. 2. That the National flag protects seamen on regu- larly documented American vessels against Foreign impressment. 3. That the Neutral flag covers enemy's goods with the exception of contraband of war. 4. That neutral goods, with the exception of contra- band of war, are not liable to capture under an enemy's flag ; and 51 52 5. That blockade?, in order to be binding, must be effective ; that is to say, maintained by a force suf- ficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy and preclude a reasonable chance of entrance ; and W/icreos : it is fittinq; that the princii)lcs for which "The War of lughteen Hundred and Twelve" was waj^ed by the United States should ever be borne in remembrance and upheld by the American jv:ople, T/iercfoir : this Military Society has been instituted by men who served in the Armies and Navies of the United States in the War of Eighteen Hundred and Twelve to inspire among the Members and among the American People, the patriotic spirit of those who, in the military or naval service of the United States, or in service on private armed vessels of the United States bearing commissions of letters of marque and reprisal from the United States, during that war, defended their country against hostile encroachments on its rights and interests, and caused its sovereignty and independ- ence to be respected ; to inculcate and maintain the great principles of the Law of Nations for which they contended ; to collect and preserve the manuscript rolls, records and other documents relating to that War, and to commemorate the Land and Naval victo- ries of the American arms in that war ; to undertake and assist in the erection of proper memorials thereof ; to perpetuate the mutual friendships formed in that war under the pressure of common danger, and to promote fellowship among the members of every degree ; to participate in the celebration of other his- toric patriotic events of National importance, and gen- 53 erally to take such me, sures, patriotic, historical, literary, benevolent, and social, as may conduce to the general intendment of this Institution and better accomplish the objects thereof. ARTICLE I. NAME OF INSTITUTION. This Military Society shall l)e known by the name, style, and title of "The Society of the War of lughteen Hundred and Twelve." ARTICLE II. Mi:MI5KKSIIir. The Members of this Institution shall l)e of two classes, namely : Ori^i^iiial or Hereditary, who shall be members in their own right, and IIoHoraty, who shall be members for their own lives without heritable succession. I. Original Ml iiibcrs: Any " Defender of the Country" in the War of 1812 shall be eligible to Original Membership, who served honorably in the Armies or Navies of the L'nited States in that war, and who shall, solely hx reason of said service, be entitled under the laws of the United States to have his name j^laced on the pension rolls of the United States, Provided, that he shall have maintained since said war an honorable character; 54 And provided further, that such eligibility to original membership shall comprise and be limited to the follow- ing classes of i)ersons who actitally served as couibatants 211 that 7L'ar, namely : /■'irst: Commissioned and non-commissioned Officers, Musicians, and Privates whether of the regulars, volun- teers, rangers, militia, or State troops of any State or Territory, who were regularly mustered or called into the military service and pay of the United States. SccoikL- Volunteers who actually served under arms during a campaign in the field with the armed forces of the United States, subject to military orders, whether regularly mustered into the service of the United States or not, including those volunteers who served in man- ner stated either at the attack on Lewiston in Delaware by the British Fleet on April 6-"/, 1813, or at the inva- sion of Plattsburgh, N.V., in September, 18 14, and including also the Volunteer Aides-de-Camp of General Officers who were duly announced as such in General Orders and served in the field in manner stated. Third: Commissioned and Non-commissioned Offi- cers, Seamen, Ordinary Seamen, Flotilla men, and Landsmen in the Xavy of the United States. Fourth: Commissioned and Non-commissioned Offi- cers and enlisted Men of the Marine Corps of the United States. Fifth: Officers, Seamen, and Marines of the private armed vessels of the United States which bore com- missions of letters of marque and reprisal from the United States and actually performed service at sea. Sixth : Commissioned and Warrant Officers and Sea- men of the Revenue Cutters of the United States who 1 55 were actually engaged in any battle or under lire of the eneniy, while co-operating with the Navy by order of the President of the United States. 2. Hereditary Members: Any male person of the age of twenty-one years and upwards shall be eligible to Hereditary Member- ship who shall be lineally descended from an ancestor, as the propositus, who, if survix'ing, woultl l)e eligible to original membership under any one of the lore- going provisions of this Article. Provided, that when there shall be no surviving issue in direct lineal succession from an original or hereditary member or from a commissioned officer who served in action against the enemy in the War of i/(i/ Member. 2. No person shall be admitted an /firiufitaiy Member except upon a written a[)plication subscribed by himself. ICvcry ajiplication shall set forth in detail tlie claim of elifjfibility of tlie applicant and his line of descent from his propositnx who was (|ualified for ori^Mnal membership, and it shall also contain a declaration upon honor of the Applicant, that, if admitted to mem- bership in this Society, he will endeavor to promote the purposes of its Institution, and will observe and comj)!)' with its Constitution and By-laws and its Re,:j;ulations concernin^^ its distinctive badj^e or insij^nia, and, (if he be a citizen of the United States,) that he will support the Constitution of the United States. The facts set forth in the application shall be duly verified by the oath or affirmation of the Applicant as true to the best of his knowledge and belief. ICvery application shall contain or be accompanied by proofs of eligibility to hereditary membership and shall be submitted to the Board of Directors, who may recpiire more detailed statements concerning the eligi- bility or qualifications of the applicant, and shall have exclusive power to determine as to the same and to admit him to hereditary membershij). Provided, That every application shall be subscribed by two members approving and recommending the application on their own knowledge that the Applicant is worthy, accompanied by their certificate on honor that they have duly examined his proofs of eligibility, and believe that he is eligible, and will, if admitted, be a desirable member ; and %\ 59 Provided ftirfhii; That the admission ot the Appli- cant to hereditary membership shall not he effective, nor shall his name ho enrolled until payment by him of the stated initiation fee, nor unless such admission shall liave been determined bv a unanimous V(»te of the Hoard of Directors at a Ic^mI meeting; thereof. ^ No person shall be admitted an Honorary Mem- ber except by the Society at an annual or specially called meeting;- by a vote of three-fourths of the mem- bers present, and upon the unanimous recommendation of the Hoard of Directors as a |)rerequisite to a vote. ARTU I.l': \I. iNsrrruTioN. At every meetin<; the ]nu'i:)Oses of the institution will be fully considered, and the best measures to promote them ado])ted. Xo (piestion. however, involving;' the party |)olitics of the Day within the United States shall ever be dis- cussed or considered in any meetiiiL;" of the Societ\-. or of the Hoard of Directors, or of any committee thereof. 11 ARTICLK VII. COMMEMORATIONS. The members of the Society shall, when practicable, hold a commemorative celebration and dine together every year. ARTlC'I-f; VIII. ORDER. The Insignia or Distinctive Badge which shall consti- tute the Order of the Military Society of the War of 6o i»tiJiiiiitiant.) The President, or in his absence the Vice-President, or in his absence a Chairman fro tempore, shall preside at all meetings of the Society and of the l^oard of Directors, and shall exercise the usual functions of a presiding; officer, under general parliamentary rules, subject to an appeal to the Society, in proper cases under those rules. The President shall be, ex officio, a member of all committees other than the Committee on Nominations. He shall have power to convene the l^oard of Directors and appoint the place of such meeting when called by him. He shall also perform such other representative duties on behalf of the Society, either personally or by correspondence, as it or the l^oard of Directors may find desirable or necessary, or as customarily appertain to his office, and he shall enforce a strict observance of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Society. In case of his decease, resignation, neglect to serve, or inability from any cause to act as President, the duties of the office shall devolve on the Vice-President I 'I 67 until the vacancy caused by such decease, resignation, or net,dect to serve, shall be filled, or until the inability shall cease. SECriOX IV. SECKKTAKV. (^Adjutant.) The Secretary shall conduct the ^i^ciirrol correspond- ence of the Society and keep a record thereof. He shall file and keeji of record all the ])r()()fs, or duly certified copies thereof, upon which hereditary membership shall be ii;ranted, together with declaration of adherence to the Constitution and l^y-Laws of the Society, and shall notify all tiualified and accepted persons of their admission, and shall ]K'rform such other duties as the Society, or Hoard of Directors, or his office, may require of him. He shall have charge of the seal, certificates of incor- poration, historical and other documents and records of the Society, and shall afYi.x the seal to every properly authenticated certificate of membership, of which he shall keep a list, and shall transmit such certificate without delay to the member for whom it shall be issued, or to his proper representative. He, together with the i)residing officer, shall, when necessary, certify all acts of the Society, and, in })roj)er cases, authenticate them under seal. He shall have charge of all i:)rinting and publications directed by the Society, or by the Hoard of Directors. He shall give due notice of the time and place of all meetings of the Society, and of the Board of Directors, and shall attend the same. 68 IK- shall keep fair and accurate records of all the proceedings and orders of the Society, and of the Hoard of Directors, and shall give notice to the several officers of all votes, orders, resolves, and ])roceedings of the Society or n\' the Hoard of Directors, affecting them or appertaining to their respective duties; and, at the annual meeting, and oftener, if recjuired, shall report to th .; Society the names of those persons who have been I I'licted to membership, and also the names of those mci;ib.rs whose resignations or voluntary withdrawals have neen consented to and accepted, and also the names of those members who have been expelled, or dropped for non-]Kiyment of dues, or for failure to substantiate claim of descent. In his absence from any meeting, a secretary fro tempore may be designated therefor by the presiding officer, unless there shall be an Assistant Secretary present to act in such capacity. SECTION V. TKKASUKKK. (^(Jiiartcniujstcr.^ The Treasurer shall collect and keep the funds and securities of the Societv ; and as often as those funds shall amount to one hundred dollars, they shall be deposited in a National or State bank in the city of New York, which shall be designated by the Hoard of Directors to the credit of " The Society of the War of 1 8 12," and such funds shall be drawn thence on the check of the Treasurer for the purposes of the Society only. 69 Out of these funds he shall pav such sums only ns may be ordered by the Soeiety, or by the Hoaid of D d sh: •f< ■h ollu Ih irectors, and snail periorni sueli oilier tlutio as iiie Society, or lio.crd of Directors, or his otrue. ma}- require of him. He shall keep a true account of his receipts and payments, and, at each annual meeting;', render the same to the Society, with a full statement of the tiiiaiuial condition of the Society, when a committee shall be apjjointed by the Society, if it so chooses, or else 1)\' the President, to audit his acco .ts. I'"()r the faithful i)erformance .)f is duty as Treas- urer, he shall ,L;iye such security as the Society, or Board of Directors in lieu of its action thereon, may from time to time require. SIX ri()\ VI. CI1.\1'I..\IN. The Board of Directors shall haye power, in their discretion, to elect a Chaplain from amouL; the members who shall ])e a regularly ordained minister of a Chris- tian denomination, and it shall be his dut\' to o])eii and close all meetings of the Society with customar\- chap- laincy services, and perform such other duties as ordinarily ajipertain to such office. SE( riOX VII. K i:( ; I ST KAK. (CoDiDiissary.) The I?oard of Directors shall haye power, in their discretion, to elect a Registrar from among the mem- 70 bcrs, who shall kooji a tlutailcd record, to he dejiositcd with the Secretary, oi all the historical and commem- orative celebrations of the society; and he shall ediL and prepare for iJiiblication such historical addresses, essays, papers, and other documents of an historical character, other than a re,^dster of members or notices as may be recpiired to be published, and, at every annual meeting, if there shall be a necrological list for the society year then closing, he shall submit the same, with carefully prepared biographies of the de- ceased members. lie shall also perform such t)ther duties, not the particular function of any other officer, as may, from time to time, be devolved on him by the Society or Board of Directors. SECTION VIII. ASSISTANT SECKKTAKY. {Pay master.) The Board of Directors shall have power, in their discretion, to elect an Assistant Secretary from among the members who shall assist the Secretary in the performance of sucli duties of that office as the latter may, from time to time, devolve upon him, and may, in such cases, give required notices, and certify, and authenticate, when necessary, any acts, documents, or records of the Society. All required notices subscribed by him, and acts, documents, or records of the Society, authenticated by him, shall have the same force and validity as if 71 subscribed or autbcnticatcd, as the case the Secretary. ma\ be. 1 n' In case of tlie absence of the Sreretary from a nv niectin<; ot tlie Society or ot the Hoanl of Directors, or of his decease, resij;nation, iK:;lect to SL-rxe or inabiHty, from any cause, to act in that capacity, the duties of llie otlfice shall devolve on the Assistant Secretary until the Secretary shall return, or until the vacancy causetl by such decease, resii;nation, or nei;lect to serve, shall be filletl, or until the inability shall cease. SI'XriON IX. IJOAKI) OF DIKKCTOKS. {Council (>f Adiiii)iist>alii>n. ) The Board of Directors shall judge of the (|u,difi- cations of every candidate who shall make proper application to the Society for admission as an Heredi- tary member, and shall have power to admit him to hereditary membership therein, if found eligible and qualified under the Constitution of this Societw Xo person shall, however, be admitted an Hereditary mem- ber except by a unanimous vote of the Hoaril of Directors at a legal meeting thereof. The Board of Directors shall also have power \.o nominate to the Society any qualified person for Honor- ary membership, but no such nomination shall be x'alid unless made by a unanimous vote at a legal meeting of such Board. The Beard of Directors may, through the Secretar)', call ::jjecial meetings of the Society at such times and places in the State of New York as they may see fit ; 72 and tlioy may arranf^c for Commemorative Celebrations by the Society wherever they may deem desirable. They shall recoinmetul plans to tlu' Society for pro- motiiij;' its purpoM's, and, when jiracticable, may di;;est and pix'pare business tor its meetings, ami shall super- vise all publications issued in its name, and decide whether copies of records or other documents or papers may be furnished on recpicst of any party, in cases not pertaining directly to the business of the Society, and the proper conduct ot its affairs. They shall generally superintend the interests, and shall ha\e the control and management of the affairs and funds of the Society, and may appoint any neces- sary committee, representation, or delegation to kindred or other associations, or subordinate officials. They shall also perform such duties as may be pre- scribed by the Constitution and J}y-Laws of the Soci- ety; /Toridit/, //oiL'i-i'cr, that they shall at no time be required to take any action, nor contract any debt, for which they shall be jointly or severally liable. They shall be competent to remit the fees or dues of any member or members, and also to consent to and to accept the resignation or voluntary withdrawal from membership of any enrolled member of the Society. They may require the attendance of any member of the Society, or of any official or committee thereof, at any meeting, for consultation and advice, and they may appoint, from time to time, a committee of three members of the Society, to be designated a '• Committee on Admissions," to whom any and all applications for hereditary membership may be re- ferred for prclimimry invc.sti;,^^tinn as to cliLjihility aiiil (lualificatioiis, and for imicIuI and (.'xluiustivc re- port certified t(' on honor liy the members of such committee. The Hoard of Directors shall meet as often as they may desire, or at the call of the I'lesident, or upim the written recpiest of any three members of the same, addressetl to the Secretary. A majority of the Hoard of Directors shall hv a qiionun to constitute a lej^^al meeting for the tians- action of business. At every annual meetinj.^, and at such other times as may be required by the Society, they shall submit a general report of their proceedings during the period which may have intervened since their last report. SKCTKJN X. IN'COKI'OKATION. The Society shall be du]\- incorporated as a body politic and corporate under the laws of the State of New York, with its principal office in the City of New York. The l^oard of Directors, or a majority of them, shall, in the month of December in every year, make and tile in the office of the Clerk of the City and County of New York, in the State of New York, a certificate under their hands, stating the names of the Directors and Officers of the society, with an inventory of the |)roperty, effects, and liabilities of the Society, with an affidavit of the truth of such certificate and inventory, and an affidavit that such Institution has not been en- iged 74 directly or indirectlv in any other business tl'.an such as is set fortii in the original certificate on iile. The amendment ot tlie statute of the State of New- York, at any time, under which the foregoing certiticate ami affidavit and the tiling thereof are reciuired, shall ipso facto amend this section accordingly. [This section amended by Act of the Legislature of the State of New York, ai:)proved March 9, 1895.] SECTION XI. NU.MIiKK OF DIKIXTORS. The number of Directors may, at any time, be in- creased bv the Hoard of Directors to not more than twenty, or diminished to not less than five, and such lioard shall, in case of increase, name the additional directors, and, in case of reduction in their number, shall name the directors to continue as such, and the persons so named shall be directors until a new election shall be had. In case of increase, the Board of Directors shall divide the whole nimiber thus increased into classes, so that not less than one-fourth of their number siiall be elected annually by the Society. No action, however, of tne Directors changing the number thereof shall be valid until ratihed bva maioritv of the members of the Society at a meeting called for the ])ur]K)se, nor until the certificate and transcrij^t thereof, required by law by reason of such change of number, shall be duly fded as provided by the law under which this Society shall be incorporated. Any amendment of such stat'ite in any of these re- quirements shall ipso facto amend this section. 1 N / 5 Upon the cUk- iiiC()r])nratiiHi of this Institution, nine qualified persons shall be (lesiLjnatecl as the Hoaid of Directors, who shall diviile themselves into elasses, so that not less than one-fourth of their number shall be eleeted annually. Nine shall thenceforth contimie to be the number of Directors, unless sueh number shall be increased or diminished as herein jjrovided. SIXTION XII. V.\C.\NCIES .AND ll-KMS OF OFPICK. Whenever an office in this Society shall become vacant by reason of tiie decease, resi,L;"nation, or nei^leet to serve of the member elected thereto, or liom other cause, the Hoard of i)ireclors ma\- fill the vacancy for the unexpired term from amoni;' their own nund)er or from the members at lar.i^e, as the ease mav be. Whenever an officer shall be suspended or be unable properly to perform his duties by reason of absence, sickness, or other cause, the Hoard of iJiieetors shall have power to appoint a member to sueh office //v' tcuiporc, who shall act in such ca]iaeity uulil the ina- bilitv due to suspension, absence, sickness, or other cause shall cease. Proi'uhd, Iioiocvcr, That the offii' ■ of I'resident or Secretarv shall not thus be tilled hv the l^oartl of y Directors either permanently or temporarily, whei there shall be a \'ice-President or Assistant Secretar to enter upon the duties of those offices respectively. In like manner, the J^oard of Directors may supply vacancies amonoard of Directors, but not otherwise, be restored to membership by the Society at any meet- ing by an affirmative vote of three-fourths of the mem- bers present. The I?oard of Directors shall also have power to droj) from the Roll the name of any Hereditary mem- ber of the Society who shall be at least two years in arrears in the payment of dues, and who, on notice to jiay tiie same, shall fail and neglect to do so within ten days thereafter, ami upon being thus dro])ped his m..:mbership shall cease and determine ; but he may I 79 be restored to membership at any time b\- the Board of Directors on liis application therefor, and upon payment by him of all such arrears and of the annual dues from the date when he was dropped to the date of his restoration. The Board of Directors may also suspend any officer from the performance of his duties, for cause; which proceeding must be reported to the Society and acted upon by it within thirty days, either by rescission of the suspension, or removal of the suspended officer from office, or otherwise the suspension shall cease. Whenever a member shall bo expelled or dropped from the Roll under the provisions of this section, all and every rifjht, title, and interest of the person whose membership is so letermined, in or to this Societv, or in or to its property or effects by reason of his lormer membershij) therein, shall cease and be at an end. SECTION XVI. RECOMMENDATION OV CANDIDATES. No member shall approve and subscribe an ap ..na- tion for hereditary membership in this .Society, lor recommend the applicant for admis.-.ion, unless ho shall kiuKO him to be ii.'ort/n\ anci shall have satiiMied himself by due examination of proofs that such appli- cant is I'ligibli' and will, if admitted, be a desirable member Any member who may thus approve and recommend an a])pHcation shall be accountable therefor, and may be required by the Board of Directors to give full information in relation thereto. 8o SECTION XVII. NOMINATING C(^.MMITTEE. Elcctiojis. The Society may, at the annual meetinf; in any year, choose a Nominating; Committee of not less than three, nor more than nine mcmhers, to nominate members for election to the vacancies which may arise at the succeedinj; annual meetin<;. In case the Society shall not choose such a committee, the President shall, })rior to c\ery an- nual meetinj;, appoint such a Nominatinj; Committee from among the members lonj^est enrolled as such, who may consent to serve on such committee, ex- clusive of Officers or members of the lioard of Direc- tors. The Nominatini; Committee shall select and nominate a ticket of names of members to till vacancies in the Board of Directors at the ensuing annual meeting due to e.\]-)iration of terms of service as such, and accidental vacancies which may not then have been filled b\' the Board of Directors. The ticket prepared b\' the Nominating Committee may be printed and shall be distributed as the " regu- lar ticket" at the ensuing election, but such action shall not jireclude any nu'niber from making nomina- tions different from those thus recommended. All elections of Directors by the .Society shall be by ballot, and a majority of the ballots gi\en for a Director shall constitute a choice thereof ; but, if on the first ballot, no member shall receive such a 8 1 majority, then a further ballotin<;, in such case, shall take place then and there, or on a specially adjounietl meetin;^^ in which a plurality of votes given shall de- termine the choice therefor. SKCTION XVIII. DF.CKASr. OV MKMHF.KS. The membership of any person in thi.s Society shall be determined by his decease, and all and ever)' ri.i;ht, title, and interest of the person whose membershi|) is so determined in or to this Society, or in or to its property and effects by reason of b.is former membership therein, shall cease and be forever at an end. Upon the decease of c?//r member rosidini; within the State of New \'ork, mrtice thereof, and of the time and place of the funeral, stiall be ,:,"iven by the Secretary by jiublication, and it shall thereupon become the duty of the members, when {practicable, to attend the obse- quies. Any member, upon beini; informed of the tlecease of a member, shall maki_ it his dutv to see that the Secre- tary is jironijitly notified of the fact, which fact shall also, in due time, be communicated to the Stjciety. SKCTION .\IX. CERTIFIC.\TK Ol" M i:Mlil.KSHIl'. Every member shall be entitled to receive a certificate of membership, which shall be authenticated by the President and Secretary of the Society, and to which the Seal of this Military Society shall be affixed. 82 The certificate shall he in form following : "Tin". Socii'.TY ni- tiii: War iaet as folloics : Skctiox I. Michael Moore and Thomas Morgan Sturtcvant, of the War of Eighteen Hundred and Twelve ; Morgan Uix, Asa Bird Gardiner, Gouverneur Mather Smith, James Mortimer Montgomery, Henry Chauncey, Jr., David Banks and Frederic Gallatin, and their successors, constituting the Council f)f Administra- tion, or Board of Directors, of " The Veteran Corps of Artillery" of that war, incorporated by surviving vet- eran members thereof on January eight, eighteen hun- dred and ninety-two, as a Military Society, under Chapter Two Hundred and Sixty-Seven of the Laws of Eighteen Hundred and Seventy-Five, ,ind amendatory acts, by the title of " The Society of the War of Eighteen Hundred and Twelve," may, for the purpose of affect- ing one of the expressed objects of the incorporation of said Corps, appoint, from time to time, delegates there- from to unite with delegates from any Military Society or Societies formed in other States by men who served in the armies and navies of the United States in that war, in instituting a National or General Society of the War of Eighteen Hundred and Twelve for patriotic and commemorative purposes, not inconsistent with the Con- stitution and laws of the United States or this State ; and the said Veteran Corps shall, notwithstanding its incorporation as a body politic as aforesaid, be allowed to retain its accustomed privileges, subject, nevertheless, to all other duties required by law. 88 § 2. In addition to the burial lots dedicated to its use in eighteen hundred and fifty-four, for burial of de- ceased veteran members of the War of Eighteen Hun- dred and Twelve, the said Corps may procure and hold such other real estate as may be required for interment of its deceased members and erection of memorials thereon, and such i)ro]3erty shall be exempt from taxa- tion and other liabilities in the same manner as other cemetery lands while used for cemetery purposes and no longer. § 3. Membership in said Corps shall be restricted and limited to those persons of full age, qualified by the Reg- ulations, in form of Constitution and liy-Laws, adopted therefor by its Veteran Members of date September ten, eighteen hundred and ninety. The Officers thereof, as conducive to the improvement of said Organization, shall be chosen or appointed in the mode and at the times provided in said Regulations, and the tenure of office and removal therefrom shall be as therein pre- scribed, and every such Officer shall, within fifteen days after his election or appointment, take and subscribe the Constitutional oath of ofifice or all rights thereunder shall cease and determine and a vacancy be thereby created to be filled by a new election or appointment. § 4. In lieu of the requirements of Section Nine of Chapter Two Hundred and Sixty-Seven of the Laws of Eighteen Hund'^ed and Seventy-Five, a report, verified by the affidavit of the President, as Commandant, and Secretary, as Adjutant, or by any two Officers of said Corps, shall be made and filed in the ofifice of the Ad- jutant-General of this State within thirty days after the passage of this act, and in the month of January in every Rcg- 89 succeeding year, containing the required inventory as to its military and other proi^erty and effects, together with a Roster of the Members and their respective resi- dences, and certifying the Officers and Council of Ad- ministration chosen or ai)pointed for the same, and said Corps shall be subject to the visitation and inspection of the Adjutant-General or officer deputed by him, and may, for the purposes of its original formation, continue to be known by its said former title. § 5. The military fund of said Corps shall be under the control and management of the lioard of Officers, which shall consist of the Commandant, Vice-President as Vice-Commandant; Adjutant, Treasurer, as Quarter- master, chosen by the Council of Administration from their own number, together with the Chaplain, Assist- ant Secretary, as Paymaster ; Registrar, as Commissary, and Surgeon, chosen by said Council from among the members of the Corps, and the incorporation of said Independent Organization as a body nolitic for certain expressed purposes shall not abridge nor make void the privilege ''mmunities, exemptions or liabilities pre- vit-usly conferred or imposed on the same under Section One Thousand Six Hundred and P"orty-One, Revised Statute? of the United States, and Sections Seventy- Five, Seventy-Seven, One Hundred and Thirty-Three, One Hundred and Forty-Three and One Hundred and Forty-Five 01 Chapter Two Hundred and Xinety-Xine of the Laws of P^ighteen Hundred and lughty-Three, and acts amendatory thereof. § 6. This act shall take effect immediately. [L(77i's of New York, Chapter 91, approved March 9, 1895-] ROSTER. COMMANDANTS OF THE VETERAN CORPS OF ARTILLERY. ■ ' 1790-1848. 1790. Mr. John Dclamater. Corporal in Capt. Abraham Westfall's Co., ist Regt. N. Y. Levies (Lieut. Col. Comdt. Albert Pawling), in U. S. Service, November i, 1779, to December 35, 1779 ; April to November 30, i 7S0 ; April to December 25, 1 781. Hospital Paymaster, Cont'l Hospital Dept., 1782-17S3. 1809. IVIr. John McLean. Private in Capt. Philip Dubois Bevier's Co., 5th Regt. N. Y. Cont'l Inf'y (Col. Lewis Dubois), Decemher I, 1776, anel honorably discharged December i, 1779. Appointed 2d Lieut, in Capt. Nathaniel Scribner's Co. of Col. Henry Ludflington's Regt. N. Y. Militia Infy, June 29, 1780, and in U. S. Service July and .\ugust, 1 781. Commissary of Military Stores, S. N. Y. 1801 to March, 1813. 181 3. Mr. George Warren Chapman, m.d. Artificer in Capt. L.saac Coren's Co., Cont'l Corps Artillery .Artificers, May 30, 1778, and appointed Corporal same day. Promoted to 2d Serg. in Novem- ber, 1780. and honorably discharged January i, 1781. 1845. Hon. John B. Scott. Captain 41st Regt. LI. S. Inf'y, September 30, 18 13. N. Y. State Senator, 1841-1845. Recorder of the City of New York, 1846-1848. 90 PRESIDENTS AND COMMANDANTS 111- THE MILITARY SOCIKTV OF TIIK WAR OF i,Si2, n':ri)KK an[» aiii;k CdNMiLiuAiKiN wiiii THE VETERAN C(3RI'S OF ARTILLERY IN 1848. 1S26. Colonel Robert Ho^ardus, 41st Regt. U. S. Inf'y. 1842. Hrii^adier-General Robert Swartwout, Quartermaster-General U. S. Army. 1848. Captain John H. Scott, 41st Regt. U. S. Inf'y. 1 85 1. Mr. Nicholas Haight, Sergt. in Major Comdt. John W. Forbes' Battl. Art'y, ist Division \. Y. State Militia, 1814. 1855, Bvt. Major Donald Eraser, 8th Regt. U. S. Inf'y. 1 86 1. Captain John Sanders Van Ren.sselaer, Brigade Quartermaster 2d D en.sse sion ivi N. Y. De- tached Vol. Militia, iSi2-i8r3. 1869. Mr. Henry Raymond, Sergt. 2(1 Regt. X. Y. State Art'y, 181 2-18 1 and 1 8 14. 1879. Mr. Abraham Dally, Jr Corporal nth Regt. X. Y. State Art'y, 18x4- 1811 1890. The Reverend Morfran Dix, s.t.d., u.c.l 91 VICE-PRKSIDENTS AND VICE-COMMANDANTS. i^n 1826. Bvt. Brig.-General Joseph Gardner Swift, LL.D., Chief U. vS. Corps of l^ngipeers. Colonel Gilbert Christian Russell, 3d Regt. U. S. Inf'y. 1827. 1828. Brig.-General Jacob Morton, a.m., 1837. istBrig. N. V. State Art'y, 1812 and 1814. Lieut.-Colonel Comdt. Daniel D^ 'Ige, ist Regt. Inf'y, 3d l>rig. ist Division N. Y. State Militia, 18 14. 1842. Captain John B, Scott, 41st Regt. U. S. Inf'y. 1849. Mr. Nicholas Haight, Sergeant in Major Comdt. John W. Forbes' Batd. Art'y, ist Division N. Y, State Militia, 1S14 185 1. Bvt. Major Donald Eraser, 8th Regt. U. S. Inf'y. 1855. Captain John Sanders Van Rensselaer, Brigade Quartermaster, 2d Division N. Y. De- tached Vol. Militia, 1S12-1813. 92 93 1 86 1. Captain William Buttre, Major Conult. John \V. Forbes' I'.attl. Art'y, jst Division N. V. State Militia. 1814. 1865. IMajor-Gencral John Adams I)ix, j,i..i)., U. S. Vols. 21 1 l,iciit. U. S. Corps of Arl'y. 1867. Mr. Henry Raymond, Sergeant 2(i Regt. X. V. State Art'y, iSi2-i,Si3, and 1.S14. 1869. Captain Benjamin Wood, 27th Regt. U. S. [nfy. 1876. ist Lieutenant Abrahann Oiiackenlnish, 6th Regt. U. S. I nfy. 1878. Mr. Abraham Dally, Jr., Corporal nth Regt. X. Y. State Art'v, 1814- 18.5. 1879. Hon. Thnrlow Weed, Private in Lieut. Col. Conidt. Elijah H. Met- calf's Regt. Art'y N. Y. Vol. Militia, 1813. 1883. Captain Piatt .Vdam^ 5th Regt. X. Y. Stat 1888. Mr. Charles Barclay Tappcn, 5th Regt. X. Y. State Vol. Inf'y, 18 14. Sergeant 2d Re^t. Inf'\- ^d Drv'. ist 1) )ivision X. Y. State Militia, 1814. 1890. Hon. Asa Bird Gardiner, i.l D. SECRETARIES AND ADJUTANTS. 1826. Captain Mordccai Mvlts, a.b., i3tli Rcgt. U. S. Infy. 1836. Major Charles Graham, a.h., Ihigade Major and Inspector 31! IJrig. Infy, ibt Division N. Y. State Militia, 1S14. 1839. Captain John Hurrowcs, I St Regt. U. S. Vol. Infy, 1846. Lieutenant Henry M. Mead, 15th Regt. i;. S. Infy. 1850. Lieutenant Henry Arcularius, Adjutant Hatil. Horse .Xrt'y, ist Division N. Y. State Militia, 18 14. 1855. Mr. Lsaac M. Phyffe, Private ist Regt. Infy, loth Brig, ist Division N. Y. State Militia, 1814. 1858. Mr. Abraham Dally, Jr., Corporal nth Regt. N. Y. State Art'y, 18 14- 1815. 1878. Lieutenant ALartin \V. Brett, Tst Regt. U. S. Vol. Infy. 1880. Lieutenant Charles Oakley, 2d Regt. Infy, loth Brig, ist Division N. Y. State Militia, 1S14. 94 95 1885. Mr. GcorL^o CryijjiL'r, Musician Veteran Corps of Artillery, 1S14. 18S9. Mr. Hcnr\- Morris, I'rivnte X. W Vol. Sea I'cncihles, 1814-1^15. 1890. Mr. Applcton Morgan, 1.1..D. 1892. Mr. Henry Chaunccy, Jr. Inf'y, 1814- trhasurI':rs AMI QUARTl':RM.\sri-:RS. IS26. 1844. I85I. 1856. 1866. 1872. 1876. 1878. Major Clarkson Crolius, 27th Rcgt. U. S. Inf'y. Cai)taiii Charles Humphrey, 41st Rcgt. U. S. Inf'y. Major Hernard Hart, Division Quartermaster ist Division N. Y. State Militia, 1814. Major Bartholomew dc la Pierre, Aitle-dc-C'anip to Major (Icneral Peter lUicll Porter, Com'd'g Detached Division N. Y. Vols., 1S14. Captain Gouvernear S. Bibby, 27th Regt. U. S. Inf'y. Cap L aptain Thomas Machin, 9th Regt. U. S. Inf'y. nant Cotton Ward 34th Regt. U. S. Inf'y Ension William L. Morris, ist Rcgt. Infy, loth Prig, ist Division N. Y. State Militia, 1S14. 96 97 1 88 1. Mr. Robert W. Kyckman, I'riv.itc .111 Ki\L;t. Inl'v, loth Ilrig. ist Division N. V. Slate Militi:i. 1.S14. 1886. Midshipman Joseph H. Noiics, IJ. S. Navy. 1888. Mr. Ciarchncr Robert LiUibridL^e, Landsman V. S. Letter of Manpie ■' Rapi'l," i.Sr3; I'rivate ist Rej,'t. Infy, jd IJrig. 1st Division \. \. State Militia, 1S14. 1890. Mr. GoLivenieur M^'ther Smith, m.d. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND PAYMASTERS. 1826. Major George Howard, I St Rcgt. li. 6. Inf'y. 1 83 1. Captain William D. Lawrence 13th Regt. U. S. Inf'y. 1834. Lieutenant James Boardman, 26th Regt. U. S. Inf'y. 1841. Lieutenant Henry M. Mead, 15th Regt. U. S. Inf'y. 1846. Lieutenant Henry Arcularius, Adjutant liattl. Horse Art'y, ist Division N. V. State Militia, 1814. 1850. Mr. Abraham Dally, Jr., Corporal nth Regt. N. Y. State Art'y, 18 14- 1815. 1853. Lieutenant William B. Read, 3ci Regt. U. S. Art'y. 1 86 1. Mr. William H. Brown, Sergt. in Captain Walter Hunt's Co. Md. Mi- litia Inf'y, at'.ached to nth Brig. Md. Militia, 1814. 98 99 1876. Mr. Edward N. Duryca, Private ist Rogt. Infv, 3(1 Hrig. ist Division N. V. State Militia, 18 14. 1884. Mr. Elijah P. Jcnks, Private 3(1 Regt. Inf'y, 3tl Prig, ist Division N. Y. State Militia, 1814. 1888. Mr. Jacques Cortelyou, Private G4'.h P)attl. Infy (Major ConKlt. Francis Titus), N. Y. State Militia, 18 14. 1890. Mr. Robert Allen Center. 1893. Mr. Charles Isluim, a.b. CHAPLAINS. 1826. The Reverend Peter J. Van Pelt, a.m., d.d., Chaplain U. S. Army, Hd. Qrs. 3cl Military District, 1813-1815. 1862. The Reverend Orin Abbott, Private 19th Regt. N. Y. Detached Militia Inf'y, I Si 2. 1863. The Reverend Gardiner Spring, d.d., ll.d.. Chaplain of Major Comdt. Daniel D. Smith's Battl. Art'y, 1st Division N. Y. State Militia, 1814. 1893. The Reverend Alexander Hamilton, Jr., b.d. 1895. The Reverend Frank Landon Humphreys, s.t.d. 100 SURGEONS. 1826. Asst. Surgeon Zcbulon Seaman, m.d., Assl. Surg, ot" l.icut. Col. Comdt. Danl. lledell's Regt. Inf'y, ist Division N. V. State Militia, 1814. 1840. Hospital Surgeon Samuel Ackeiiy, a..m., M.D., U. S. Army. 1850. Mr. Henry H. Porter, m.d., I'rivate in Capt. Daniel I". Smith's Co. of Majfir Comdt. Daniel 1*^. ])unscomb's Flattl. Arl'v, ist Division N. Y. State Militia, 1.S14. 185S. Surgeon Renjamin R. Robson, m.d.. Surgeon ist Regt. Infy, 3d Urig. ist Division X. Y. State ^lilitia, 1814. Surgeon William Henry Wilson, m.d., 45th Regt. U. S. Infy. 1879. 1893. Major John Van Rensselaer Hoff, m.d.. Surgeon U. S. Army. lOI INSPI'XTOR :v. The Adjutant-General of the State of New York. 102 OFFICERS. 1895. President and Commandant : Morgan I)ix, s.t.d., d.c.t.. Vice-President and Vice-Commandant: A.sa Bird Gardiner, ll.d. Secretary and Adjutant: Henry Chauncey, Jr., 2 jy Kirth Avenue, New York City. Treasurer and Quartermaster : Gouverneur Mather Smith, m.d., 14 East 17th Street, New York CAty. Chaplain : Surojeon Frank Landon Humphreys, s.t.d. John Van Rensselaer Hoff, m.d. Assistant Secretary and Paymaster: Charles Isham, ^;^ Wall Street, New York City. Registrar and Commissary : Morris Patterson Ferris, T,R Park Row. New York City. 103 mmmmtmmmmm COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION, 1895. fHicliarl fHoorc. (Cljomas IHovgan $tui1ctiant. Morgan Dix. Asa Bird Gardiner. Gouverneur Mather Smith. James Mortimer Montgomery. Henry Chauncey, Jr. David Banks. Frederic Gallatin. 104 OklGIXAl. MEMBERS. N, lElias !£.' Cobrnljobcu, Pe/ric's Corners. X. )'. Entered U. S. Service at Lowville, \. V. Mnrcli i, 1S13. as a Private in Captain Cvnis 'i'rowhrid.t^e's t'o. loist Regt. N. V. Militia Iiify, and served at Sackett's Harl)i)r during an apprcliended attack from Lieutenant-tieneral Sir (leorge J'revost, until honorably dischargeil by reason of expiration of term of service, at Jirown Mill, N. V., March 20, 1813. Re-entered U. S. Service in Captain Safford's Co., same Regt., May 28, 1S13, and served in the battle of Sackett's Harbor, May 29, 1813. Honor- ably discharged with his Co. June 29, 1S13. ?i?iram Cronk, /.eiia, X. y. Entered U. S. Service at Western, N. Y., August 2, 18 14, as a Private in Captain Edmund Fuller's Co. 157th Regt. N. Y. Militia Inf'y, and served at Sackett's Harbor until honorably discharged by reason of expiration of enlistment, November 16, 1814. fHidjacl fHoarc, 2d Lieutenant United States Army, retired. JO St'Tt'iith .hcitii^, j-irooklyn, X. Y. Enlisted at the city of New York April 30, 1S12, as a Musician in Captain John Sproull's Co. 13th Regt. U. S. Inf'y, and joined his regt. at Greenbush, N. Y. ' The initial lulter " E " was merely adopted to distinguish him from his father. «05 T06 Participatcfl in tlic assault and rapture of Fort (ieorgc, U. C, May 27, 1S13, l)y the roinbined U. S. Land and Naval forces under Major-deneral Henry Dearborn and Commodore Isaac Cliaun- cey, and in sul)se(iucnt jjursuit of the enemy. Served in the battle of Stony Creek, U. C, June 6, 1813. Embarked at Fort Cleorge October 2, 1813, under convoy of Ccjmmodore Chauncey's squadron for Sackett's Harbor, and then re-embarkc !, October 17, 1813, in l)a*^^teaux, in Major-Oeneral James Wilkinson's army, for its movement down the St. Lawrence. Served in the IJattle of Chrysler's Fields, U. C, November 11, 1813, and in same month went into winter quarters at French Mills. Marched, in F'ebruary, 1814, to Plattsburg, N. Y., antl, on July 31, 1814, proceeded with his regiment, in boats, from Cumberland Head to Cliazy landing, and then marched to Champlain, but in August, 1 8 14, in the command of Major-General George Izard, proceeded with his regiment via Lake George, Schenectady, and the Mohawk Valley, to Sackett s Harbor, where he arrived September 16, 18 14, and served in the defence of that place during the remainder of the war. Retainetl in service at the Peace of 1815. 3lKnru fHorris, Portchesler, X. Y. Entered 'J. S. Service at Greenwich Village, New York City, September 3, 1814, as a Private in Captain James Breath's Co. of the N. Y. Pattalion of Sea Fencibles under Major Comdt. P. F'owler, and served in the defences of New York Harbor, at Block House No. 3, on Long Island, until horor- ably discharged with his Co. at the City of New York, January 3, 1S15. 107 trf)omas fHovnan ^tuvtcnai t, M.jJisoii, A'. J. Entered U.S. Service at the City of New Vcjrk, Septem- ber 2, 1S14, as a I'rivate in Captain Ceorge .\sh- bridge's C\). of tiie Ilattalion of N. V. State .\rt'v, under Major Cunidt. John W. Forbes, and served in the defences of New York Harbor, until honora- bly discharged with his Co. at the City of New York, December 3, 1.S14. HEREDITARY MEMBERS. Chief En£Tinccr Louis JosL'j)h Allen, United States Navy. I'.S.S. " ('///<■<;;'()," Kire 0/ A';irncs, l!vl. Ilii-.-Cicncral N. (i. N. \. //./ rii')iifont Sfiiif, /l/hii/vii, X )'. Gni/it/s(>/i of 'I'iiiuithy I'.utr (1770-1832); A>st. Deputy (^^nartcriiKistcr-dcnl. I'. S. Army, with rank ot ('aptaiii, July 31, 1813. Resiyiiod Januarv 7, i''^i4- Mr. (ir()fL!,f IK' I''()ivst I^artnn, Lute Paymaster United States Navy. /(),? /,(/(/ /(j//i S/rfi/, .\Vr>' )\>rk Ci/y. GninJsoi of I'lcnjamin liartoii (1771-1S42); hepiity Qiiartennaster-denl. U. S. .\rniy, with rank of Major, June 27, 1814-Jane 15, 1815. Mr. Oliver (irant liarton, a.i;., JoS /-.Hit igtii Sir,;'/, .\Va' York City. Giaiidsdit (,r I'.enjamin I'arton (i 771-1842); Deputy Quarterniaster-(ienl. V. S. Army, with rank of Major, June 27, 1814-June 15, 18:5. Mr. .Arthur Ik'dell Benjamin, Stratford, Conn. Gratuiso)! of Aaron TJcnjamin (1756-1828); I.ieu- tcnant-Colonel 37th Regt. U.S. Inf'y, March 11. 1813-June 15, 1 81 5. Formerly 1st Lieut, and .Adjutant ist Ke.Ljt. Conn. Continental Inf'y in the AVar of the Revolu- tion, and an Original Member of the Society of the Cincinnati. iM.r. John Britton Cauklwell, c.i;., Ct'iitury Cluh, ,\V.-t' York City. Gran, /soil of I-'.benezer Cauldwell (i 791-1875). an Original Member ; Private in Captain Pjarnet .■\ndariese's Co. nth Regt. X. Y. Militia Art'y (^yieut.-Col. (\)mdt. Cornelius Harsen), Septem- ber 2, iSi4-December 3, 1814. no Mr. Koburl Allen CciUlt, ( ompaniii ue .l^'fUfius, San Joif de Cttutcmata. Gntihlsoii of Joal) (.'enter ( i777-i'^57) ; Master Coinilt. r. S. lAiti-r of Manjiie Sliip "Catharine Augusta," lo guns, in 1S12. C'ai)turL'il oi'f Clier- bourg. and I'risoncr of War at Dartmouth I'riion in 1.^13. Sul)se(iiiently, on exchange, in 1.S14, Master Conidt. U. S. Letter of Maniue " (leneral Marion," 16 guns. Mr. Ilcmy Chauiiccy, Jr., Major Connrg 8th Battl. Inf'y N. (;. N. Y. 2^7 Fifth Avenue, Xe-o York City, Grauihon of Samuel S. llnwlaiid (17S9-1852) ; Private in Captain John 1!. Varick's Co. 2d Regt. N. Y. Mihtia Art'y (I,ieut.-Col. Conidt. Horatio C.ates Stevens), September 2, 1814-I )ecember 3, 1814. (hrat-Gratidson of Joseph W. AIsop (1772-1844); Master Comdt. II. S. Letter of .NLirque "Condor," 7 guns, 1 81 2-18 14. Bvt. Lieutenant-Colonel William Conant Chin-ch, I, ate U. S. Volunteers. 5/ living P/tue^ Xe7u York City. Graiuhou of John Conant (i 773-1856) ; ist Lieuten- ant in (!aptain Micajah lirown's In(le])endent Co. Vermont Volunteer Inf'y from Urandon, Vt., for defence of Plattsburg, September 9, 1814-Sep- tember iS, 1S14. Mr. Thaddeus Kosciuszko Chutkowski, igS na-iSi2-Fel)riiary 15, 1S14 ; Major 46lh Regt. U. S. Inf'y, .\i)ril 15, i8r4-JunL: 15, 1815. Grcaf-Giiiiuh'tn of Morgan i.cwis, a.m. (i 754-1844) ; Qnartermaster-(;enl. U. S. A., with rank of iiriga- dier-Cenl., Ai)ril 3, i8r2-March 2, 1813; Major- Cieneral U. S. Army, March 2, 1813-June 15, 18 15. Formerly Continental ()uartermaster-GenI. for Northern Department, with rank of Colonel, in the War of the Revolution, and an Original Member and, eventually, President-General of the Society of the Cincinnati. Mr. Joseph Livingston Delafiekl. 47-; l-ifth Avenue, Xe-u York City. Grandson of Joseph Dclafield, A.n. ( 1 790-1875 ), an Ori- ,^/;/(?/ Member ; Captain ist Regt. \. Y. Detached Militia Inf'y (I.ieut.-Col. Connlt. lieekman M. Van Beuren), September 15, 1812-December i, 1812; Captain 2d Regt. Inf'y U. S. Volunteers, Decem- ber I, 1812-February 15, 1814; Major 46th Regt. U. S. Inf'y, April 15, 1814-June 15, 1S15. 112 Great- Grandson of Morgan Lewis, a.m. (i 754-1 S44) ; Quartermastcr-dcnl. U. S. A., with rank of IJriga- dier-Genl., April 3, i8i2-Marcii 2, 1813 ; Major- General U. S. Army, March 2, 1813-June 15, 1S15. Formerly Continental Quartermaster-Genl. for Northern Department, with rank of Colonel, in the War of the Revolution, and an Original Member and eventually, President-General of the Society of the Cincinnati. Rev. Morgan Dix, a.m., s.t.d., d.c.i,., Rector of Trinity Parish. 37\Vest 2jith Street, .Yen' )'<';■/!• City. Sen of John Adams Dix, a.m., m,.i». (i 798-1879), an Or/X'/'na/ Member; Cadet .Art'y U. S. .\., De- cember I, i8i2-May 10, 1S13, but attached, for duty, to the 14th Regt. U. S. Inf'y ; Ensign 14th Regt. U.S. Inf'y, May 10, 1813-March 8, 1S14, and served in Major-Generai James Wilkinson's expe- dition, from Sackett's Harbor down the St. Law- rence to French Mills, October 17, 1813-Novembei 13, 1814, as Adjutant of an Independent Inf'y Battl. of nine detached companies under Lieut. -Colonel Timothy Upham, 21st Regt. U. S. Infy ; 3d Lieut. and 2d Lieut. 21st Regt. U. S. Inf'y, March 8, 1814 ; Transferred to U. S. Corps of Art'y, August, 1S14. Ret.uncd in Service at the Peace of 1815 ; Major- General U. S. Vols., May 16, 1861-November 30, 1865. Granihon of Timothy Dix, Jr. (i 770-1813); Major ;4th Regt. U. S. Inf'y, March 12, 1S12; Lieut.- Colonel in same, June 20, 1S13, and in Major-Gen- eral James Wilkinson's expedition. Died in Service, in cantonment at French Mills, N. v., November 14, 1813. Mr. William Gayer Uominick, 7/ West ^-/th Street. Xr.u York City. Grandson of Elisha Wells (1793-1S72); Private in Captain Newhall Taintor's Co. of Lieut. -Col. Comdt. Ezra Brainard's Regt. Conn. Militia Inf'y, .•\ugust 18, 1814-October 25, 1814. 113 IVIr. Charles Albert Draper, Grandson of John Chikls (1795-1S70); Private in Captain Seth Hamlin's ("o. ist Rcgt. Mass. >[ilitia Infy ( Lieut. -Col. Comdt. David Xve), in tb.e defence of Falmouth, Mass., January 28, 1S14- January 31, 1814; October 3, 1814-October 10, 1S14. Mr. John Louis Du Pais, a.b., 12S East 24th Street, N'ew ) 'oyk ( V/v. Grcat-Grandion of Robert Sterry ( i 783-1 S19); 2d Lieut. 6th Regt. U. S. Infy, May 3, 1808; ist Lieut. June 10, 1809; Captain, January 3, 181 2; Aide-de-Camp to Hrig.-Genl. Joseph 151oomfield, U. S. A., 1S13 ; Asst. Inspector-Genl. U. S. A., with rank of Major, May 10, 1813; Major 32d Regt, U. S. Infy, June 30, iSi4-June 15, 1815. Mr. John Merrick Eastman, /JO Broadivay, Ne'v York City. Son of Ebenezer Eastman (i 791-1868) ; I'rivate in Captain William Marshall's Co. N. IL Detached ?.[ilitia Infy, August 6, 1814-November 16, 1814. Mr. Ferdinand Pinney Earlc. Late Chief of Artillery, S. N. V. Jttmel Place, X. W. 161st Street, Xew York City. Grandson of Benjamin Pinney (i 780-1 860); Private in Captain Ezra Adams, Jr.'s Co. Conn. De- tached Militia Infy, August 3, 1813-September 16, 1813. Hon. Smith Ely, 47 West j;~t'i Street, Xew York City. Son of Epaphras Ely (i 795-1864) ; Private in Captain Benjamin Horton's Co. of Lieut. -Col. Comdt. Michael Smith's Regt. N. Y. Detached Militia Infy, September 7, 1814-December 12, 1S14. 114 Mr. Loyal 1 Farragut, u.s. Mil. Acad., Late 2d Lieutenant 5th Regt. U. S. Art'y. //J" /-'.ast ^blh Street, Xew York City- Son of David Glasgow Farragut (1S01-1870); Mid- shipman, I)eceml)cr 17, 1810, and made Prisoner of War on the capture of the U. S. Frigate " Essex." 36 guns, in the gallant but unsuccessful action in Valparaiso Harbor, March 28, 1814, with H. IJ. M. frigate " Phcebe," 36 guns, and sloop-of-war "Cherul)," 28 guns. Retained in Service at the Peace of 1811 Re- ceived the thanks of the U. S. Congress, July 1 1 , 1862, and December 21, 1864; Admiral of the U. S. Navy, July 25, 1866 and died in Service, August 14, 1 8 70. Mr. Morris Patterson Ferris, ll.b., 4SS IVarbttrton Avenue, Yonkers, iV. Y. Grandson of John Ferris (1771-1824); Captain 2d Regt. N. Y. Militia Art'y, September 15, 1S12- December 15, 1812. Again in U. S. Service with same, September 2, 1814-December 3, 18 14. Mr. Frederic Gallatin, a.m., ll.b., 67a Fifth .Ivenuc, iVeiv York City- Grandson of Horatio Gates Stevens (1778-1873), an Original Member ; Lieutenant-Colonel Comdt. 2d Regt. N. Y. Militia Art'y, September 2, 1814- December 3, 1 8 14. Great-Grandson of Ebenezer Stevens (i 751-1823); ^Lajor-General Commanding ist Division N. Y. Detached Militia and Volunteers, September 2, 1814-December 3, 18 14. Formerly of the Boston "Tea Party," December ^6, 1773 ; subsequently Lieut. -Col. 2d Regt. Contl. Corps of .Xrt'y in the War of the Revolution, and an Orioinal Member of the Societv of the Cincin- nati. ns Mr. Rolaz Horace Gallatin, 670 Fifth Avenue, Xew York City. Great-Gratidson of Horatio Gates Stevens ( i 778-1873 ), an Orii:;i>hi/ Member ; Lieutenant-Colonel Conidt. 2cl Regt. X. V. Militia Art'y, September 2, 18 14- December 3, 1814. Great- Gieaf-Graiic/son of Ebenezer Stevens (1751- 1823); Major-General Commaniling ist Division N. V. Detachcil Militia and Volunteers, September 2, 1814-December 2, 1814. Formerly of the Ejston " Tea Party," December i^>> 1773; subsequently Lieut.-Col. 2cl Regt. Con- tinental Corps of Art'y in the War of the Revolu- tion, and an Original Member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Hon. Asa Bird Gardiner, a.m., ij..d., ftl. %\, Judge-Advocate United States Army, retired. Secretary-General of the Society of tlie Cincinnati. Garden City, I. on^; Island, X. V. Grandson of John Bentley (i 787-1856), an Original Member ; Private in Captain Thomas Carson's Co. 5th Regt. N.Y. Volunteer Inf'y (Lieut.-Col. Comdt. Cadvvalader David Colden), September S, 18 14- December 8, 1814. Grandson of George Gardiner (1786-1S26) ; I\Laster Comdt. U. S. Letter of .\Larque Schooner " Spar- tan," 3 guns, April 10, iSi3-October i, 1813. Mr. George Norman Gardiner, Bvt. 2d Lieut. N. G. X. Y. 24S West End Avemte, New York City. Grandson of John Pentley (i 78 7- 1856), an Orii^ina/ Member; Private in Captain Thomas Carson's Co. 5th Regt. X. V. Volunteer Inf'y ( Lieut.-Col. Comdt. Cadwalader David Colden), September 8, 1814- December 8, 18 14. Grandson of Cieorge Gardiner (i 786-1826) ; Master Comdt. U. S. Letter of Marque Schooner "Spar- tan," 3 guns, April 10, 1813-October i, 181 3. ii6 Mr. De Forest Grant, a.i;., 22 Fast .fgth Street, A'e~o ]'or/c City. Grandson of Charles (Iraiit (i 793-1862); Matross in Captain John J. Phuiie's ("o. of Major-Comdt. Isaac Andrus" r.attl. X. J. MiUtia Art'y, August 13, i8i4-i)ecember 8, 1814. Great- Granihon of Aaron Xuttman (i 782-1822); Corporal in Captain Joseph JJruen's Co. of Lieut.- Col. Comdt. Jolm Dodd's Regt. N. J. Militia Inf'y, September 1, i8i4-l)cc:einber 7, 18 14. Rev. Alexander Hamilton, Jr., F..n., Re^ ..or of Emanuel Parish, Weston. lyotis Plains, Conn. Grandson of John Church Hamilton (i 792-1882) ; 3d Lieutenant ist Regt. U. S. Inf'y, March 11, 1814, and Aide-de-Camp to Major-General William Henry Harrison, U. S. A. ; 2d Lieutenant same Regt., April 15, 18 14; Resigned June 11, 18 14. Hon. William Dearing Harden, a.m., 6j Cunnnett Street, Savannah, Ga. Grandson of Thomas Hutson Harden (17S6-1821); Aide-de-Camp, with rank of Major, to Major- General John Mcintosh, Ga. Militia, Commanding Division Ga. Volunteer Militia in U. S. Service at Mobile, Ala., November 21, 1814-December 26, 1814; Inspector of same Division, with rank of Lieutenant-Colonol, December 26, 1814-March i, 1815. Mr. Arthur Mclvin Hatch, 12 f Kenisen Street, Brooklyn, X. Y. Great- G rand- Nephcii.' and Representative oi Aui^ustine Taylor, a.m. (i 755-1816); Major-General Conn. Militia, Conunanding Connecticut Coast Defences between New Haven and New London, August 16, 1814-Novcmber 8, 1 814, during blockade and of- fensive operations by the British Squadron. P'ormerly ist Lieutenant 2d Regt. Conn. Con- tinental Inf'y in the War of the Revolution. 1 1 Con- Mr. Rufus Hatch, /•,- IVa!/ Street, Xi'v York City. Greai- Grandson of I'hilo I'ifrson ( i ySi-i.Sjo) ; First Sergeant in Captain Herman Camp's Troop of Lieut. -(\)1. Comdt. S. iiuughton's Ke-;t. X. \'. Detaclied Militia Cavalry, September ly, 1S12- October 31, 1812, and December 20. iSij-Morch 23, 1814. Great- Grand-Nephc'cv and Rcprt'soitative of Daniel lUiell (1787-1S14) ; Captain i8th Rcgt. N. Y. Detached Militia Inf'y (Lieut. -Col. Comdt. Hu-h W. Dobbin), June 27, 1812-September 27, 181 2, and September 30. 1812-Xovember 6, 1812; Captain 77th Regt. N. Y. Militia Inf'y ( Lieut.-Col. Comdt. J. Crosby) in ISrigadier-Cenl. Peter liuell Porter's brigade N. Y. and Penn. Volunteers and Militia, and killed in the gallant and successful Sortie from Fort Erie, Upper Canada, September 17, 1814. Major John Van Rensselaer Huff, a.m., m.d.. Surgeon United States Army. Governor's Island, Xew York Citv. Grandson of John Sanders Van Rensselaer ( 1 792- [ 868 ) , an Orii^inal Member: (Quartern. aster 4th Brigade N. Y. Detachcil Militia, with rank of Captain, September 10. 181 2-September 4. 1813. Mr. John Butterfielcl Holland, 55 West jjth Street, Xe-u< )'ork City. Grandson of Jonas Holland (i 784-1839) ; Captain 2d Regt. U. S. Light Dragoons, May i, 1812: Re- signed May 1,1814. Mr. John Hone, a.h., 7 West sSth Street, .Wr.' )'ork City. Grandson of ^Latthe\v Calbraith Perry (i 794-1858); Midshipman U S. Navy, January i6, 1809; Ordered to U. S. Frigate " President," 53 guns, ii8 October 12, iSio, and wounded in action with H. B, M. Frigate " Ik-lvidere," 36 guns, June 23, 1812 ; Acting Lieutenant L'. S. Navy, February 22, 1813 ; Lieutenant L. S. Navy, July 24, 1813. Retained in Service at the Peace of 1815 ; Flag Officer, with grade of ("oniniodore, and Commander U. S. S(iuadron on African Coast ; then Commander Oulf Sciuadron in Mexican War and finally of S5-; J Midshipman U. S. Navy, February i, 18 14. Re- tained in Service at the I'eace of 18 15. Mr. Isaac Walker Maclay, u.s. mh. Acad., Yoi/^i'rs, A'. ]'. Grandson of Isaac Walker ( 1 786-1 S6S) , of the " Associa- tion of Defenders of Baltimore in 1S14"; Private in Captain Thomas Watson's Co. 39th Regt. Md. Militia Inf'y (Lieut.-Col. Comdt. P.enjamin Fow- ler), .August 19, i8i4-\ovember 11, 1814, and at Battle of North Point, September 12, 1814, in 3d Brigade Md. Militia (Brig.-Genl. John Strieker). Mr. James Betts AJetcalf, a.m., ll.b., 59 F.ast ^bth Street, iXezo Ycrk City. Grandson of Samuel Rossiter Betts, a.m., 1.1..I). (1786- 1868), an Orii^ina/ Member; Judge-Advocate 2d Division N. Y. Detached Militia, September 22, 1814-March I, 1815. U. S. District Judge, Southern District of N. Y.. 1823-1867. Mr. James Mortimer Montgomery, Grimes Hill, Staten f stand, X. Y. Grandson of James Montgomery (i 780-1851), an Original ^[ember ; Private in Captain Tunis B. Van Brunt's Co. of ^Lljor Comdt. John W. Forbes' I20 ]];UtI. Ait'y, ist llrig. Art'y, ist Division N. Y. State Militia, September 2, i>Si4-l)ecenil)er 3, 1814. Gr rat- Grand son ui Kiciiaid Montgomery Malcolm (1776-1S27); Captain ijtli Kcgt. U. S. Infy, April S, 181 3 ; Major, March 3, 1813 ; IJeiitenant- Coloiiel (A same, June 30, 1814-June 15, 1815. Wounded in assault on Queenstown Heights. October 13, 1812. Mr. iMandcville Mower, a.m., (tjj; l.t'.xitii^lon Avenue^ Xe-,i> York City. Son of Thomas (lardner Afower, m.d. (i 700-1853); Surgeon's Mate 9th Rcgt. U. S. Infy, l)e( t-mber 2. 1S12 ; Surgeon of same, June 30, 1814. Retained in Service at the Peace of 1815. Mr, George Lawrence Myers, a.i',., -'/ IVi'st ./j;/h Smrt, jVert' York City. Girat-Grandson of liernard Mart (i 764-1855), an 6^;-47'//(// Member ; Division (Quartermaster ist Di- vision N. \. Detached Militia, with rank of Major, September 2, i8i4-I)ecember 2, 18 14. ist Lieutenant Maury Nichols, c.e., u.s. mil Aca.i., 7th Regiment United States Infitntry. Fort l.Oi^.in, Colorado. Great- Grand-A^'plwui and Representative of Abraham Maury, Jr. (i 793-1819) ; 3d Lieutenant 4th Regt. U. S. Ritles, April 2, 1814 ; Resigned, April 13, 18 15. Mr. George Livingston Nichols, a.m., ll.h., j_,v West Sgth .Street, A't'w )'or/j City. Grandson of Lewis Nichols (i 790-1859) ; Private in Captain Davis' Co. of ALijor Comdt. J. Hutchin- son's Ikittl. X. Y. Militia Infy, December 21, 1813- January 17. 18 14. Again in U. S. Service as Private in Captain George W. Barker's Co. 42d Regt. U. S. Infy (Col. William N. Irvine), February 8, 1814-January i, 1S15. I 21 Mr. George VVashinoton Olncy, 1.1..I!., .'JO /■;,,>/ ..'_.;/// S/r,y/, .\Vr,' Vor/: C/v. GranJsoii oi I^utht-r I'.arilrtt (17X3-1X51) ; I'rivato in the North Adains Co. of l.ieut.-t.'ol. ("omdt. I'cter Osgood's Regt. Mass. Militia Iiil'y, July i, 1X14- July 30, i,Si4. Gmin/soii of ('ai)tain Stcpiicii Olncy (1756-iSv) ; Senior Class Co. of Xorth Providence, R. I., .Militia Iiif'y, Septeml)cr 14, 1 Si. < -September 20, 1S14. Formerly Captain 2d Regt. R. I. Continental Inf'y in the War of the Revolution, and led the American storming column in the gallant and successful assault on the liritish redoubt at Vork- town, October 14, 17S1. in which he received severe bayonet wounds. .An Original Member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Mr. Albert Ros.s Parsons, President American College of Musicians, Ciirdcn City, I.oug IstanJ, X. Y. Grauhon of Samuel .\verill ( i 777-1S63) ; Corporal in Captain Karnes Cray's Co., ist Regt. Vermont Militia Inf'y, April 12, iSi4-April 20, 1814. ist Lieutenant Robert Harman Patterson, I St Regt. United States Artillery. Fort Wadsworth, \'e-i< York Harbor. Grandson of Daniel Todd Patterson (17S5-1S39); Midshipman U. S. Navy, August 20, 1800, 'and made Prisoner by the 'rrii)olitans on capture of the U. S. Frigate "Philadelphia," 38 guns, during the offensive operations against the Bey of Tripoli, Oc- tober 31, 1801 ; Lieut. U. S. Xavy, January 24, 1S07 ; Master Commandant, July 24, 1813, and com- manded U. S. Naval Forces at New Orleans, Oc- tober 13, 1813-1815. and in co-operation with Major-General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans and in defence of that station ; Cap- tain U. S. Navy, February 28, 181 5. Received the thanks of the U. S. Congress, Feb- ruary 22, 1X15, and of the Legislature of the State of New York, A\)t'\\ 14, 1S15. Retained in Service at the i'eace of 1N15. I'lag Officer, with grade of Commodore, and Com- mander of the Mediterranean Squadron, 1832- 1835, and died in Service, August 15, 1839. Mr. Howland Pell, 4jS A/ii(/isoii .hriitif, A'ezv Yoik City. Grandson of I'enjamin I'YmtIs (1771-1832) ; Sergeant in Captain 1!. Van Renthuisen's Co. of Lieut. -Col. Comdt. David Rogers' Regt. N. Y. Militia Inf'y, September 8, i8i4-\ovember 26, 1814. Mr. Edmund Pendleton, Late 1st Lieut. 4th Regt. N. Y. Vol. Heavy .Art'y and A. 1). C. Union Club, Xeiu York City. Son of Nathaniel Greene Pendleton, a.b. (i 793-1861 ) ; 3d Lieutenant U. S. Corps of .Art'y, November 22, 1S14 ; Aide-de-Camp to Urig. and Bvt. ^Lajor- General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, U.S.A. Retained in Service at the Peace of 181 5. Right Rcv'd William Stevens Perry, d.d. {^Oxon), LL.D., D.C.L., Bishop of Iowa. General Chaplain of the Society of the Cincinnati. Davenport, loxoa. Grandson of William Stevens (1779-1816) ; ist Lieu- tenant 34th Regt. LI. S. Inf'y, April 30, 1813-May 31, 1814. Mr. Murray Edward Poole, a.I!., j^j^^^^^ ^y j- Grandson of Daniel Poole (i 797-1864) ; Private in Captain Benjamin King's Co. Detached INLiss. Militia Inf'y, from Abington, August 14, 1814- October 31, 1814. Mr. Nathaniel Applclon I^runliss, Jr., am., Commissioner of lulucatiun. 'y' ^■'<'st 2' 'h Street, Xf7t' y>^k City. Sou of Nathaniel Applctun I'rcntiss (ijSy-i^^a); Acting Midshipman U. S. Navy, Jvane iS, i8i.. ■ Midshijiman Marcii 24, 1813. Servo-d on the \J. S.' Corvette, "Joiin Adams," 24 puns, and in its gal- lant but unsuccessful defence in the fight at Hamj)- den, Penol)srut River, Me., September 3, 1814. Retained in Service at the iVace of 1.815. Licut.-Coloncl Ralph I^arl Prime, l.ate 6th Regt. \. \ . Vol. Heavy Art'y. jj ll'arliurton Avenue, Yotikers, .V. Y. Gram/son of lienjamin Higbie (1785 1818) ; Captain 9th Regt. Inf'y ( I,ieut.-Col. Comdt. Peter I. Vos- burgh), id P.rigade ist Division N. V. Detached Militia Inf'y, September 18, iSu-December 12 1812. Again in U. S. Service, as Captain 5th Regt. N. Y. Vulunteer Inf'y (Lieut. -Col. Comdt. Cadwalader David Colden), September 5, 1814-October 22 1S14. Mr. Thomas Jackson Oakley Rhinelander, a.i:., iS litest .fSlk Street, Xe:v York City. Grandson of William C. Rhinelander (1791-1878); Quartermaster-Sergeant 2d Regt. N. Y. Militia Art'y (Lieut.-Col. Comdt. Horatio dates Stevens), September 2, i8i4-I)ecember 3, 1S14. Mr. Charles Augustus Schermerhorn, 270 Boiih-.'ard, Xf7o York City. Great- Grandson of Ebenezer Stevens (1751-1823); Major-( General Commanding ist Division N. Y. Detached Militia and Volunteers, September 2, iSi4-December 2, 18 14. 124 I'ormcrly of the lloston "Tea Party," I)ei:cnil)er ^6» '773; I.ifitt.-Col. 21I Kcgt. ("oiitinental ("orps of Art'y in tin- War of the Rfvoliitioii, ami an Original Member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Mr. Eclwafcl Gilbert SchcrniLTi orn, yf IVestbSth Sti-itf, Xfiii York Ci/y. Gii\it-G>rat-iii>tiuhon of Kbcnezer Stevens (1751- i.Sj_5) ; Major-Cleneral IJomniaiuling ist Division N. V. Detached Militia and \'olnnteers, September 2, i.Si4-l)e(:ember 2, 1N14. l-'ormeiiy of the Hosion "Tea Party," December 10, 177.?; i,icnt.-('ol. id Regt. Continental Corps of An'y in the War of the Revolution, and an (.\ininal Member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Mr. (icoro'c Ivichard Schicffclin, a.m., 5 East i^th Strtd, .\Vr,' York City. (Jmih/sui! of ("icorge Knox McKay (1791-1814); Cai)tain 47th Regt. U. S. Inf'y ( Lieut.-Col. Comdt. Alexantler Denniston), January 9, 1S13, and dieil in Service, I'Vbruary 12. 1X14. Mr. George Gregory Shelton. m.d., jT-'/ Mdifisoii licnue, Xew York City. Great-Gniiulioii of /acheus Atwood (1776-1S49) ; ist Lieutenant in Captain Robert Archibald's Indepen- dent Co. of N. V. Militia Art'y, attached to tiie 50th Regt. N. Y. Militia Inf'y, September 8, 1814- September 22, 1814. Mr. William Atwood Shelton, 241} Jl'cst ijgt/i Street, A'e'.v York City Great-Graiidson of Zacheus Atwood ( 17 76-1 849) ; ist Lieutenant in Captain Robert Archibald's Indepen- dent Co. of \. Y. Militia Art'y, attached to the 50th Regt. N. Y. Militia Inf'y, September S, 1814- September 22, 1814. 125 Mr. I'Vedcrick Tiowbiidofc Siblev, .Vrt <;>ir,i>,^U S/nW, Dttroit, Midi, Grani/soii of Solomon Sibley, a.ii. ( i 769-iS4f)) ; Captain Micliigan Territory Rcgt. Militii Infy, July 16, iSij-Fflmiary iS, i,Si5; midc IVisoncr of War, on parulc, at Cai)itulation of Dctruit, Augnst 16, 1S12. Mr. Gouvcrncur Mather Smith, a.m., .m.d.. I -ate Acting Assistant Surgeon Uniteil States Army. /./ luut 17//1 Slnrf, Xfw Yori' Ci/y. Si>// of Josej)li Matiier Smith, .m.d. ( i 7S9-1.S66) ; Surgeon's Mate Detachment ist Regt. .\. V. Militia Horse Art'y, September 2, 1814-Dccembcr 2, 1S14. Mr. Lewis Bayard Smith, /o ll'ist jo//t Strcit, A'f7o York Cifv. Son of Joseph Mather Smith, m.d. (1789-1866); Surgeon's Mate Detachment ist Regt. N. Y. Militia Horse Art'y, September 2, 1814-December 2, 1S14. Mr. Lorillard Spencer, 7 F.asl ibth Street, \'ew York City. Graiii/soii of William .Augustus Spencer (i 793-1854), an Orioinal NFember ; Midshipman U. S. Navy, No- vember 15, 1S09; Acting Lieutenant, and wounded in the Battle of Lake Champlain, September 11, 1814 : Lieutenant, December 9, 1814. Retained in Service at the Peace of 1815. Mr. Joseph Grafton Story, Assistant Chief of Ordnance, N. G. N. Y. 21 I/erki liter Street, Brooklyn, X. Y. Gratidsoii of Reuben Munson (1770-1S46); Captain ist Regt. N. Y. Rifles (Lieut.-Col. Comdt. Francis McClure), October 23, 1813-January 23, 1814. 126 Mr. Henry Grafton Story, _'/ I/erkiiner Strett, Brooklyn, /V. )'. Great- Gram/so II of Reuben Munson (1770-1846); Captain ist Regt. N. Y. Ritles (Lieut.-Col. Comdt. Francis McClure), October 23, 1813-Janiiary 23, 1814. Mr. Washington Irving Taylor, Captain 13th Regt. N. G. N. Y. 7 I-'.ii^'hth .Ireititc, Bfooklyii, N. Y. Grandson of Robert Col)b (1789-1S51); Private in Captain John Howe's Co. of l,ier,l.-Col. Comdt. Martin Nicliols' Regt. Mass. Militia Inf'y, Sep- tember 7, 1814-September 19, 1 8 14, Mr. Paul Gibert Thcbaud, White Plains, A\ V. Grcat-Great-Grandson of Ebenezer Stevens (1751- 1823) ; Major-General Commanding ist Division N. y. Detached Militia and Volunteers, September 2, 1814-December 2, 1814. Formerly of the IJoston "Tea Party," December 16, 1773; Lieut.-Col. 2d Regt. Continental Corps of Art'y in the War of the Revolution, and an Original Member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Mr. James Bliss Townsend, a.m., 267 Fifth .h'enue, Xeiu York City. Grandson of \Valter Wilmot Townsend (i 794-1860) ; Private in Captain William T. McCoun's C-o. ist Regt. In'^'v (Lieut.-Col. Comdt. Daniel Dodge), 3d Brigade, ist Division N. Y. Detached Militia, September 29, 1814-December i, 1814. Mr. James Hill Townsend, Sing Sing, A'. Y. Grandson of Artemus Mead (i 776-1832), an Original Member ; Private in Captain Solomon Seixas Co. 2(1 Regt. Inf'y (Lieut.-Col. Comdt. Isaac A. Van Hook), 3(1 Brigade, ist Division X. V. Detached Militia, September 2, iSi4-December 2, 1S14. Mr. Rufus Martin Townsend, ist and Conp-t'ss Streets, Troy, A'. Y. Great- Grandson of (ieorge lioyd ( 1 781-1 Sja ) ; Private in Captain D. Bryan's Co. of Lieut.-Col. Comdt. W. Runchbet's Regt. X. V. Militia Inf'y, Septem- ber I, i8i4-I)ecember i, 1S14, and wounded in Battle of Plattsburg. Mr. Edgar Underhill, 170 1 Vest 76th Street, Xew York City. Grandson of (Gilbert Underhill (17S2-1825) ; 2d Lieu- tenant in Captain Peter Underbill's Co. ist Regt. N. Y. Militia Cavalry (Lieut.-Col. Comdt. James Warner), September 7, iSi4-December 6, 1S14. Grandson of Bishop Underhill (17S1-1S25) ; Captain 1 2th Regt. X. Y. Militia Inf'y (Lieut.-Col. Comdt. Jonathan Varian), August iS, 1814-October 31, 1S14. Mr. Frederic Edgar Underhill, a.h., 9-; Chambers Street, xVew York City. Grandson of Gilbert Underhill ( 1782-1825) ; 2d Lieu- tenant in Captain Peter Underbill's Co. ist Regt. N. Y. Militia Cavalry (Lieut.-Col. Comdt. James Warner), September 7, 1814-December 6, 1814. Grandson of Bishop Underhill (i 781-1825) ; Captain 1 2th Regt. X. Y. Militia Inf'y (Lieut.-Col. Comdt. Jonathan Varian), August 18, 1814-October 31 1814. Mr. Abraham Van Wyck Van Vechten, a.m., j7i Fifth .Ivenue, Xew York City. Grandson of Abraham Van ^Vyck ( 1 774-1864) ; Lieut. - Colonel Comdt. 6th Regt. Inf'y, 2d Brigade X. \. Detached Militia, August 18, 1814-September 2, 1814. 128 Hon. James M. Varnum, a.m., ll.b., Paymaster-General S. N. Y. J/ A'assdH Street, New York City. Grandson of James M. Varnum (17S6-1S21) ; Captain 2(1 Regt. District of Columbia Militia Inf'y (Colo- nel William llrent), July 19, iSi3-JuIy 26, 1S13. Again in U. S. Service with same, August 19, 1814-October 8, 1814, and at Battle of Bladens- burg, August 24, 1S14, in ist Brigade D. C. Militia (Brig.-Cienl. Walter Smith). Mr. Isaac Henry Walker, /n,Y West 76th Street, Xe-o York City. Grandson of Isaac Walker (i 786-1868), of the Associ- ation of Defenders of Baltimore in 1S14; Private in Captain Thomas Watson's Co. 39th Regt. Md. Militia Inf'y (Lieut. -Col. Comdt. Benjamin Fow- ler), August 19, 1814-Xovember II, T814, and at Battle of North Point, September 12, 1814, in 3d Brigade Md. Militia (Brig.-Genl. John Strieker). Mr. John Sydney Webb, A.r.., i.l.h., iSoo F Street, Washington, D. C. Grandson of Henry Knapp Randall ( 1 793-1 S77); Midshipman U. S. Navy, June 18, 181 2, and at Battle of Bladensburg in Commodore Joshua Bar- ney's Naval Detachment, August 24, 1814; Re- signed, February 10, 1815. Mr. Albert Theodore Weston, m.d., 236 Central Park, West, Xe~u York City. Grandson of Zacheus Atwood (i 776-1849) ; ist Lieu- tenant in Captain Robert Archibald's Independent Co. of N. Y. Militia Art'y, attached to the 50th Regt. N. Y. Militia Inf'y, September 8, iSi4-September 22, 1814. ist Lieutenant Garland Nelson Whistler, 5th Regiment United States Artillery. 621 Temple Comt, Beekinau Street, .Ye-.i' York City, Grandson of Nathaniel Nye Hall (i 789-1850) ; Ensign 129 2ist Regt. U. S. Inf'v, ^^arch 12, 1S12; 2(1 Lieu- tenant, March 13, 1813; ist Lieutenant, March 7, 1814; Captain in same, September 30, 1S14 ; Assistant Inspector-( ienl. U. S. A., with ranl^ of ^Lajor, April 25, 18 14; I'.vt. Captain U. S. A. for "gallant conduct in defence of Fort Krie," August 15, 1S14. Retained in Service at tlie Peace of 1815, and transferred to the Corps of Artillery. G nil! (/so I! of William Whistler (i 782-1863) ; 2d Lieu- tenant I St Regt. U. S. Inf'y, Jime 8, 1801 ; ist Lieutenant, ^L^rch 4. 1807 ; Distinguished in Lattle of ^Liguago, August 9, 181 2; Captain ist Regt. U. S. Inf'y, December 31, 1S12. Retained in Service at the Peace of 1815; Colonel 4th Regt. U.S. Inf'y, July 15, 1845, and died in Service, December 4, 1S63. Great-Grandson of John \\'histler (1753-182 7) ; Adjutant of Major Henry Caither's Md. P.attl. in Lieut. -Col. Comdt. William Darl^e's Reut. U. S. Levies, and wounded in Major-General .Arthur St. Clair's defeat by Miami Indians, November 4, 1791; Ensign ist Regt. U. S. Inf'y, April 11, 1792; Lieutenant ist U. S. Sub-Legion, November 27, 1792; Rearranged into ist Regt. U.S. Inf'y, November, 1796; Captain in same, July i, 1797- June 15, 1815; Brevet-Major U. S. A., July 10, 1812; Military Storekeeper U. S. A., March 5, 181 7, and died in Service in 1827. Mr. George Sanclford Wylie, Morristo-d'tu ^'. J- Grandson of John McNeill (i 790-1818); Private in Captain Joseph A. Bishop's Co. of Lieut.-Col. Comdt. Klihu Sanford's Regt. Conn. Militia Inf'y, June II, iSi3-June 13, 1813. Again in L^ S. Service with same, as Corporal, September 8, 1814-October 21, 18 14. »i* IN MExMORIAM. Original Member. Hjrnrg Bruce, Commodore United States Navy, retired. Born in Machias, Me., February 12, 1796. Died in Somerville, Mass., February 9, 1895. Appointed Midshipman U. S. N. November 9, 1S13, and ordered to U. S. Sloop of War "Frolic," 18 guns (Master Comdt. J. Bainbridge), on December 31, 1813. Sailed from Boston Harbor, February 18, 1814, and captured Brig " Little Fox " in North Atlantic, March 17, 18 14. Fired on a Carthaginian Privateer Schooner, 9 guns and 70 men, on April 3, 18 14, in West Indies, upon refusal to heave to, which was afterward re- ported to have been sunk. Made prisoner of war April 20, 1814, off Havana, and carried into Bermuda, on capture of the "Frolic " by H. B. M. Frigate " Orpheus," 36 guns, and Schooner " Shelburne," 12 guns, after a chase of 13 hours, during which the "Frolic" threw overboard all her guns and anchors ; was a pris- oner of war for six months. Retained in Service at the Peace of 181 5. Ordered to Philadelphia for duty on board the Ship of the Line "Franklin," June 23. 181 7, and on March 28, 1820, was ordered to duty on the " Independence," 74 guns. In 182 1 he was on duty in Boston, and in the following year at New York. 131 He was promoted to Lieutenant U. S. \., Jan- uary 13, 1S25, and served successively, after shore duty or leave of absence, on the "Horii^i," " JJran- dywine," and " Macedonian." Promoted to Commander U. S. N., September 8, 1841, he was, on August iS, 1843, ordered to command the "Dolphin," and, on January 31, 1844, detached and ordered to command the "Truxton" on the African coast, during which cruise he captured the Slaveship. "Spitfire." On November 24, 1845, '■" was detached and granted leave and, on January 15, 1848, assigned to the command of Ihe Naval Rendezvous in Bos- ton, Mass. On February i, 1850, he was detached and placed on "waiting orders,'' and on Februarv 21, 1853, was granted leave for one year to visit luuope. He was placed on the Reserved Ijst, September i3> 1S55, ^^^^ on April 4, 1867, was commissioned a Commodore U. S. N., on the Retired List. During his long career in the navy until he be- came the last naval veteran of tiie War of 181 2, his total actual sea service w.is upwards of fifteen years, and shore or other duty, a little over eight years. ^