. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. ablets on more smaller amoun ^;;iX^^^^^ ^-^ --**l -^ ^™IXluTbenZlen nse^^ do Peyster declares that - - Th:; ^^^^^^ --—? « :;;XiS:,^S h^hlm are credl^d to, Ms grandfather, ^^^tc^e^^^m::;^^^^^^^^^^ ot Genera arPeyster himself is impossible in the space whichr mains He had as an instrnctor Professor Lutz, -bsequeuUy;:SSt of Transylvania University, but .s -—^^^^edncated bavins himself mastered, more or less practically,rreeb La^n French, and German, while also fannhammgSn ei wttTltaban and Spanish. He traveled and stndied mEm-ope as a youth, and
. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. ablets on more smaller amoun ^;;iX^^^^^ ^-^ --**l -^ ^™IXluTbenZlen nse^^ do Peyster declares that - - Th:; ^^^^^^ --—? « :;;XiS:,^S h^hlm are credl^d to, Ms grandfather, ^^^tc^e^^^m::;^^^^^^^^^^ ot Genera arPeyster himself is impossible in the space whichr mains He had as an instrnctor Professor Lutz, -bsequeuUy;:SSt of Transylvania University, but .s -—^^^^edncated bavins himself mastered, more or less practically,rreeb La^n French, and German, while also fannhammgSn ei wttTltaban and Spanish. He traveled and stndied mEm-ope as a youth, and a httle ^er became foreman o one othe old volunteer hose compamcs of New York city. In l»«,the old ™™« 1^ ,,^1,1 t,,e rank of major m the State ^^^iff tS: J?^^^^^^^^^^^ rank to the command of the Twentse one. „Dissatisfaction in the ranks of W^,™ ^^^fff^^^ery criticaltirent ^ ^ S^;;:^ aratciphLrian^ at this?::: s m^de^rgadier-comlnander for •• i-jj-tant services_the first ^^^l^Z:^^^^^^ «p-r1:;r:rnra^tf^^^^^^^^^^^^^. I I /(rt^-x/Juyftc _ JOHN WATTS DE PEYSTER 97 a monthly magazine, the Eclaireur, devoted to the his energy were first introduced to American readerstranslations of such important works as the Piedmontese Ber-sagheri Rifle Drill and Bayonet Practice of his friend, GeneralAlessandro della Marmora; Von Hardeggs Treatise on theScience of the Greneral Staff, and Von Hardeggs Chronologi-cal Tables of Military Science and History. This could not havebeen more timely if the coming Rebellion had been foreseen. Tlu-ough his exertions at Albany, General de Peyster obtainedan enactment from the State Legislature, in 1850-51, pro\idingfor the improvement of the New York militia, and the appoint-ment of an inspector-general for the State. Unfortunately,however, a more supple politician was placed in this office. In1851 General de Peyster was appointed by Governor Huntbrigadier-general of New York State troops, for important ser-vices.
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