Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-08-31
The State Muster.

The Maine State militia muster takes place
at Bangor on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs.
day and Friday, Sept. l, 2, 3 and and we
give the following resume of the arrangements
and the roster Of the militia;
The encampment will be made on French's
field, located about one mile from the bust
ness portion of the city, and readily accessi-
BILE by good roads. The field contains about
seventy acres of smooth ground, and incloses
within its borders several springs containing
an ample supply of pure water. The grounds
are apparently well adapted to the purpose
for which they were selected 1t is to be
known as "Camp Dingley." The companies
will arrive at Bangor, Tuesday morning, and
go Immediately into camp. The number ex-
pected to go into camp is about 1900, includ-
ing the State College Cadets and the Hamln
Light Infantry of Bangor. Visitors will have
access to all parts of the camp, with the ex-
ception Of headquarters, to which passes must
be obtained to secure admittance. The prize
drills will be the most interesting feature Of
the muster. Four medals will be awarded
in the name of the citizens of Bangor. One
each will be 'gven for the best drilled
company. second best drilled company,
best drilled soldier and second best
and are elegant in style and finish. The prize
drills occur on the last day of the muster
But two companies will be allowed to COM
pete for the prize-the two reported by the
Division Inspector for excellence in company
drill during the encampment. For individual
drill, by any non-commissioned officer or
private, the. drill to be in the school of the
soldier, Upton's Revised Tactics, from section
10 to l64 inclusive, and by word of command
Several of the companies belonging to the
regiment will endeavor to have the unattached
companies excluded from the drill. The fol-
lowing is the roster of the militia of Maine:
GOVERNOR AND STAFF.
Governor Nelson Dingley, Jr., Commander
in Chief; Brigadier General Benjamin b.
Murray, Jr., Adjutant General; Brigadier
General Isaac Dyer, Inspector General
Colonel Jason Huckins, Assistant Surgeon
General; Colonel Martin V. b. Chase, AS
sistant Commissary General; Colonel Green
lief 4. Stevens, Assistant Judge Advocate
General; Lieutenant Colonel Charles Walker,
Assistant Quartermaster General; Lieutenant
Colonies Zemro A. Smith, Nelson Howard,
John f. Whitcomb, George X. Hatch, Aides
de- Camp; Colonel George l.. Beal, Addition
al Aide de- Camp Major Alexander ii. S.
Davis, Military Secretary.
DIVISION OFFICERS.
Major General Joshua L. Chamberlain,
Commander LIST Division, Brunswick; Lieu
tenant Colonel John Marshall Brown, Divis.
ion Inspector, Portland Major Seth c. Far
rington, Assistant AdJutant General, Frye
burg; Major Joseph S. Smith, Commissary OF
Subsistence, Bangor; Major Andrew NJ. Ben
son, Quartermaster, Portland Major j. Frank
Godfrey, Judge Advocate, Bangor; Major AL.
bert W. Bradbury, Aide de-Camp, Portland
Captain Abner r. Small, Aide-de- Camp
West Waterville; Captain George S. Fol.
lausbee, Aide de. Camp, Lewiston.
FIRST REGIMENT.
Colonel, Charles p. Mattocks, Portland
Lieutenant Colonel, Daniel White, Bangor
Major, Melville M. Folsom, Oldtown: Adju.
tant, Matthew Adams, Portland: Quarter.
master, Samuel j. Gallagher, Augusta; Sur.
geon, George W. Martin, Augusta; Assistant