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conld no longer be deferred. An armament left 

 New York early in April, and the crisis came on 

 the loth. 



On the fall of Fort Sumter the Governor re- 

 ceived the proclamation of the President, calling 

 for 75,000 militia. The quota of New York was 

 13,000. He immediately communicated it to 

 the Legislature, and in a few hours an act was 

 passed, which conferred large powers on the 

 Governor, and authorized the enrolment of 

 30,000 men, for two years instead of three 

 months, and appropriated $3,000,000. 



The Governor issued a proclamation for the 

 troops to rendezvous at Elmira and New York 

 City. One of the board of officers went to 

 "Washington, and obtained the acceptance of the 

 surplus 21 regiments, and marching orders were 

 sent on the 16th to the regiments in New York 

 to proceed to "Washington. Large contracts 

 were immediately made for supplies. 



April 24, an agent of the State left for Europe 

 with a letter of credit for $500,000, with which 

 to purchase arms. 19,000 Enfield rifles were 

 landed in Xew York at a cost of $375,000. On 

 the 25th of May the authorized 30,000 men had 

 been raised, and by the 12th of July they had 

 been organized into 38 regiments, officered, and 

 despatched to the seat of war. 



Orders and rules \vere immediately issued, 

 placing under the control of the military board 

 of the State the regimental and field-officers, 

 and parts of regiments were thereby consoli- 

 dated, or transferred to complete the commands 

 of officers by whom they had not been raised. 



There were accepted, in addition, from the 

 Union Defence Committee in New York, 10 

 regiments. By the 1st of July, the New York 

 troops in the field numbered as follows : 



Three-months Militia 8,300 



Three-years Militia 3,400 



Two-years Volunteers 30,000 



Three- years Volunteers 5,000 



Total Xew York troops 46,700 



The battle of Bull Run gave a new impetus 

 to the demand for troops, and the Governor, 

 without additional authority from the Legis- 

 lature, which was not in session, issued a proc- 

 lamation for 25,000 three-years troops. The 

 Federal Government was to supply the money 

 necessary to raise and equip them. October 1, 

 the quota of the State was raised to 100,000, 

 and Nov. 6 to 120,000 men. September 7, there 

 was paid by the State Paymaster, General Van 

 Buren, to 40 regiments, $287,490.63 for services 

 between the mustering of the regiments into 

 the State service and their transfer to that of 

 the United States. 



It is due to the State of New York, and also to 

 the city of New York, to say there was no re- 

 laxation in their efforts to meet the necessities 

 of the Government. The civil authorities, pri- 

 vate associations, and individuals were as ready 

 and prompt in their measures at the close of the 

 year as when the war commenced. The drain 

 upon their resources for men and money had 

 apparently made no diminution. 



The aggregate number of volunteers furnished tip t 

 January 1. 



The following is a statement of the ordnance 

 and small-arms in the hands of the troops, and 

 in the arsenals of the State, on the 1st day of 

 January, 1862: 



Of the New York troops who entered the field, 

 there were killed in battle up to January, 1862. . 



Died from natural causes ." 



Made prisoners of war 



Honorably discharged 



Discharged by error in United States muster. 



Discharge by court-martial 



Absent without leave, and desertions 



Unaccounted for 



Discharged by expiration of time of service (three- 

 months militia) 



In the field December 31, 1861 



If there be added to the latter the volunteers 



270 



350 



550 



2,700 



1,500 



140 



3.300 



900 



7,344 



