The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-07-29
Letter from the State Capital.

AUGUSTA, July rs, 1864.
| To the Editor Of the Press
The following commissions have been is
sued since my last, viz:
First Regiment Heacy Artiliery.- -Freder-
lex G. Low OF Bangor, Captain Co. b Isaac
\. Morgan of Brewer, lst Lieut.. Co. b: Her
man 7. Smith of 0rrington, ID Lieut.. Co. Ii
Miles Mckinney OF Bangor, "a Lieut.. Co. b
Carlton M. Austin OF Trenton, "a Lieut.. Co.
C; William a. Howe of Eddiugton, ID Lieut.
Co. ID; james A. Dole of Bangor, I'd Lieut..
Co. +; james A. Godfrey of Ellsworth, Cap
tain Co. q: Hudson Saunders of Orland, lsi
Lieut. Co. g; Hudson Sawyer of Levant, Isl
Lieut.. Co. G.; Sewall l.. Douglass of 0rland,
I'd Lieut.. Co G; Nelson Bridges of Penobs-
cot, "a Lieut.. Co. G.; john A. Lancey OF Ban
gor, LIST Lieut.. Co. IL Jonathan Pines of Ad-
olson, I'd Lieut. Co. II ; Ira NJ. Bowers of Mil
bridge, I'd Lieut. Co. III Samuel j. Cakes OF
Oldtown, Captain Co. / Benjamin +. Oakes
of Oldtown, LIST Lieut.. Co. /; Albert White oil
Orono, I'd Lieut. Co. ! ; Thomas G. Spratt OF
Alton, ID Lieut.. Co. l.; Thomas Foster OF
Hampden, Captain Go. l.; George L. Dodge
Of Carmel, LIST Lieut.. Co. l.; Cassius C. Rob
erts OF Gray, I'd Lieut.. Co. l.; George III.
Cakes of Oidlown, "a Lieut.. Co. i.
First Regiment Light Artiliery-Aus tin
Reed OF Boo,hby. I'd Lieut.. "a Battery.
SereRh Regiment IaJdatry John w
Charming Of Fairfield, Major; Charles Lowell
of Oldtown, Adiutant; Benjamin F. Bicknell
of Bangor, lst Lieut.. Co. g.; James A. Ever
EFT ofNew Vineyard, Is, Lieut., Co. +; William
II. savage of Scion. 2d Lieut.. Co. f,
Eighth Regiment IaIoatrg.-Winteld Smiii
Of Wayne, 1t Lient. Co. G; Luther {. Abbot
of Sumner, I'd Lieut., Co. c.
TtoeIih Regiment b.fdntrg.--Ch Charles H
Bnswell Of Bangor, Qusrtermaster; James E
Ava rnft lnfta nl IL 4 tlaf H. - 4
Chasley OF Lincoln. "a Lieut.. Co. r.
Niaeteelth Regiment IafaRtrg-George
A. Barton of Augusta, "a Lieut.. Co. G.
Referring to DIR. Days letter, published in
your Mondays issue, it will be seen by the
following letter and order that the wishes OF
himself and other officers in relation to Lieut..
Strout of the 30th Regiment, have alread,
been accomplished. Every one Ia this State
eonverssnt with the circumstances OF the dis
missal of Surgeons Day and Carr and Lieuten-
ants Kingsley and stroat have failed to see
any reason for such proceeding beyond the
malice OF some quack doctors in the Depart
ment of the Gulf The whole matter should
and probably viii be investigated sometime.
and the whole truth will come to light. The
following is a copy of the letter and the order
referred to:
STATE or MAINE, ExEcuTivEDEPARrME1r,l
~. -, AUGUSTA, jane Z, ls24. !
BY speeia Orders. No % from tbs War Dopart
n MT uader date OF June 2. lsA Paragraph 18th
Lieutenant H. g. STROUD Of the Both re- giment Maine
Volunteers Re d. missed the service for fine mnroner
musisr Of one hphriam Pooer recruit in sal reg.
iment.
There was never an officer by that name in thu
regiment. The ofiissr intended, take TO be Lien.
tenant >. N. Sfrolt. who was mastering officer IL
said regiment. and on the ninth day OF AprI last
was slain in the bate Of Pleasant HILL Louisiana
manfally doing his duty.
should have hoped under these eircamstances
proaeh aud the feelings his lends the ndignity
of such an order at this late day.
Very Respectfully.
SAMUEL CoEY,
Governor of Maine.
Not long after this letter was sent the fol-
lowing order was issued
WAR DEPARTMENT. ApJr GRS's OFFICE,
Special Orders,
M 300.
tgxrEAoTl
BY direction of the President, so much of Spec
dismissed L'eutanant q, Stroa. 8O,h Maine Vol.
an'eers Vet rams Is hereby sfys ked
BY order Of the Secretary Of War
T. ID. TOWNSEND
Assistant Adjutaat General
The people are moving 10 the matter of re-
cruiting both at home and in the rebel states.
The State win send no agent south to recruit
on Its behalf, but the Governor will give prop
er authority to such agents as municipalities
may desire to send in their own behalf Lit.
T. II. Lander OF Auburn, formerly of the Esd
Regiment Is raising company in that town
and vicinity for the 10Th regiment to take the
place of Capt. Adams company whose time
expires about the first of October.
Very truly, HELIos.