Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-21

Tuesday, the first day OF the muster at
camp Perham, near Portland, opened rather
unpromisingly as to the weather, but before
noon the rain ceased to fall, and the sky ap-
peared.
At y. NJ, Gen. Geo. l.. Beal chief of
staff, Gen. J. NJ. Brown, a. A. \. Gen, and
Maj. j. s. Smith, commissary, were at the
camp to receive the troops as they arrived.
The Portland Montgomery Guards were the
first upon the field. The Portland Light In
fantry and Portland Machas Blues arrived
soon after At about o'clock the Andres
coggin Light Artillery arrived, having marched
from Lewiston. The Capital Guards, and the
Bangor, Oldtown, Hampton, Belfast and
Skowhegan companies arrived at Woodford's
corner at IL o'clock. The Portland band met
them there, and escorted them to the camp
ground. The Norway Light Infantry went
by the Grand Trunk road, and were dropped
directly upon the grounds. All the morning
and until one O'Clock was occupied in pitch
ing the tents and putting the camp in order.
The commissary issued ratons at o'clock.
Gen. Chamberlain was upon the grounds, and
most of the members OF his staff. They, how
ever, did not go into camp until Wednesday.
Gov. Pcrham, with Col j. w. Atwell, Gen.
B. b. Murray and Gen. J. NJ. Haynes rode
out to the camp in the afternoon. They. also,
not go into camp until "Wednesday.
We published yesterday full and correct
roster OF the staff of the Governor and Com
a.
General Commanding We append COM
pcte roster of the officers of the First Regi-
ment;
Colonel-C. Y. Mattocks.
Lieut.. Colonel.-Daniel White.
Acting Major-lsaac Dyer
Adjutant- Matthew Adams
Surgeon-Georgc w. Martin.
Quartermaster-Samuel J. Gallagher.
Assistant Surge ons- Charles o. Hunt.
Portland; F. W. Chadbourne, Oldtown.
Chaplain-J. c. Snow, Auburn.
Sergeant Major Alvin II. Jacobs, Port
land.
Quartermaster Sergeant o. C. Phillips,
Auburn.
Hospital Steward-H. II. Butler, Bangor.
Principal Musician Daniel Skillings, Port
land.
Company A. Portland Light Infantry n.
G. FeSsenden, captain; ID. b. H. Pride. lst
Lieut.. Fred Proctor, I'd Lieut..
Company b. Portland Mechanic Blues, c.
j. Pencil, captain; Young, lst Lieut..
Company G.. Auburn, Light Infantry, De-
lance Young, Capt; Murray b. Watson, LIST
Lieut.; Eliphalet Noyes, I'd Lieut..
Company ID. Norway Light Infantry, w.
". Whitmarsh, captain; Arthur l.. DENIM
son, ID Lieut..
Company L. Skowhegan Light Infantry,
Isaac Dyer, captain; Brooks ID. Savage, LIST
Lieut.. Asa S. Emery, % Lieut..
Company F. Capital Guards, Augusta,
Charles b. Morton, captain; VIM. IL. IL.
Company G.. Jameson Guards, Bangor.
Edward E. Small, captain; Charles d. Clark,
LIST Lieut.. James Nj. Davis, ID Lieut..
Company II. Belfast Guards, A. L. Clark,
captains Fitz Il. Gilbert, LIST Lieut.; Allan
ID. French ID Lieut..
Company l, Crosby Guards, IIampden,
Frank G. Flagg, captain; John L. Triburn,
LIST Lieut.. Andrew Emery, I'd Lieut.
Company X. Hersey Light Infantry, Old
town, W. NJ. Folsom, captain; Chas. NJ
Lowell LIST Lieut.. X. ID. Wadleigh, "a
Lieut..
The following unattached companies also
went into camp:
Portland Montgomery Guards, A. j. Me-
Mahon, Captain; p. S. Doyle, lst Lieut.. +.
II. Gately, ID Lieut..
Androscoggin Light Artillery, Lewiston,
A. S. Perham, Captain; f. N. Nealy, LIST
SEN Lieut.. c. A. Hunter, LIST Jun. Lieut..
j. Carwell, I'd Sen. Lieut.. W. Richardson,
| ID Jun. Lieut..
Biddeford Light Artillery James NJ. An
drews, Capt. Joseph l.. Small, LIST Lieut.
II. NJ. Davis, I'd Lieut..
| GENERAL SUMMARY.
| Co. A. 3 commissioned officers, 40 men,