The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-10
Letter from the State Capital.
AUGUSTA, August 0, 1864.

AUGUSTA, August Q, 1854
To the Editor Of the Press
Captain Thomas C. j. Baily, 18th United
States Infantry, who has been detailed at
Headquarters of Volunteer Recruiting Service
in this city for long time past as mastering
and discussing officer, has been relieved, and
Capt Holmes, who is on the retired list OF
the regular army, succeeds him. Capt. Bally
is relieved at his own request, and will go at
once to the front and take command of his
company. He will leave behind him host of
warm personal friends, and all who have had
business to transact In his department will re-
greet the absence of so gentlemanly, afrable
and accomplished an officer as he has invaria-
bly, proved himself to be. He has been pre-
sented with an elegant ield-glass by his asso-
cates in the office of the Acting Assistant
Provost Marshal General.
Over 100 sick and wounded soldiers have
been transferred to the hospital in this city,
and some have already SO far recovered as to
be able to be sent back. More will be sent
this week. Additional wards are being erect
ed, and more extended accommodations are
being prepared as fast as possible. The COM
parative slowness with which our soldiers
have appeared to some to be transferred to
this State, has been on account of our limited
accommodations, as the U. S. officials will on
ly order transfers as fast as they receive no.
tce from DIR. Brickett, the surgeon III charge,
that he has certain number OF vacant beds.
The following commissions have been issu-
ed since my last, viz.
Second Regiment Cardlry.-Adoniram j.
Pickard, of Rockland, Adjutant; Fred. A.
Metcalf, of Damariscotta, LIST Lieut.. Co. E;
Oakman f. Glidden, of Whiteheld, I'd Lieut..
Co. E; VIM. Gillespie, Of Calais, 1st Lieut.. Co
d; Benjamin r. Jones, of Dennysville, I'd 1t.
Co. d; Thomas A. Brann, of Gardiner, LIST
Lieut. Co. G; Ellis w. Aver, of Gardiner, I'd
Lieut.. Co. l.
First Regiment Light Artillery.-Chas. W.
White, of SSowhegan, Capt. 4th Battery
Melville c. Kimball, of Bethel, LIST Lieut.. 4th
Battery; Henry G. Haynes, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, 1st Lieut. 4th Battery; Augustus Fox, OF
Portland, I'd Lieut. 4th Battery.
secenth Regiment Iafdntry.-Stephen c.
Fletcher, of Skowhegan, Major.
Sixteenth Regiment hyantry.-Lincoln K.
Plummer, of Jefferson, Capt. Co. E; Marshall
s. Smith, of East Livermore, Captain Co. G.;
Geo. A. Deering, of Saco, Capt. Co. f; Ches-
bury T. Lothrop, of Chesterville, LIST Lieut.
Co. F; Aubrey Leavitt, of Turner, LIST Lieut.
Co. E; George d. Bisbee, of Peru, LIST Lit. Co
C.
Nineteenth Regiment Infdntry.-Beniah P
Dolloff, OF Boothbay, I'd 1t. Co. X.
Official notice has been received Of the fol
lowing discharges, viz;
Resigned.-Major George Fuller, 9th Regt.
LIST Lieut., Geo. w. Seavey, Co. d, I'd Cavalry
Capt. Royal T. Nash, Co. X, Both Regt.
Discharged for disabitity.-Col. Thomas
Hight, 31st Regt.; Asst Surgeon Albert G.
French, 31st Regt.
Deceased.-2i Lieut.. Isaac C. Campbell
Co. F, 9th Regt.; I'd 1t John Stevens, Co. H
Sth Regt.
For prom otion in u. S. Colored Troops.-
Capt Whiting S. Clark, Co. E, LIST Heavy Ar.
tillery.
The re-enlisthd men of the 18th and 10Th
regiments, were to leave New York last night
and are expected to reach here on furlough
tonight.
Recruiting under the late call is going on
very satisfactorily. Present indications are
that the ultenor means of a draft will have
to be resor,ed TO in comparatively few local..
ties. Dentists will all be exempt from the
next draft, on account of having full sets o.
false teeth. This is not generally known
The District Convention comes off here to
morrow, at which Mr.. Blaine will be nominal
ed by reclamation. The Senatorial Conven.
ton occurs on Thursday.
The Executive Council met yesterday ant
will be in session about ten days.
Yours truly,
HELIos.