The Portland daily press., 1874-08-29
The Muster.
Preparations at Bangor for Next Week.

Preparations as Bangor for Next Week.
The Maine State Militia muster takes.place
at Bangor on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, Sept l, 2, 8 and 4. The encamp-
ment will be made on French's field, located
about one mile from the business portion of the
city, and readily accessible by good roads. The
field contains about seventy acres of smooth
ground, and encloses within its borders several
springs containing an ample supply of pure
water. The grounds are apparently we'll adap-
ted to the purpose for which they were selected
1t is to be known as "Camp Dingiey,' in honor
OF His Excellency Gov. Dingley to whom the
regiment IS indebted for numerous favors. The
companies from the western part of our state
wilt arrive by special train on Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock. No delay will be occasioned, as
the tents are to be pitched ,on the Monday ire
vious, wood hauled, provisions ready, and in
fact everything arranged for the immediate
commencement OF military duty. The number
expected to go into camp is about 1900. includ-
ing the State Cadets and the Hamlin Light In
fantry of Bangor. Visitors Will have access to
all parts OF the camp, with the exception 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 given
for the best drilled company, second best drilled
company, best drilled soldier and second best
drilled soldier The medals are made of gold
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 eompete for
the prize-the two reported by the Division In
spector for excellence in company drill during
the encampment. For individual drill, by any
Eon-coumissoned officer or private, the drill
to be in the school of the soldier, Upton's Re-
vised Tactics, from section 10 to 164 inclusive
and by word OF command. Several of the COM
panies belonging to the regiment will endeavor
to have the unattached companies excluded
from the drill. The officers of the regiment
and companies, both attached and unattached.
are, with few exceptions, the same as last wear.
The following is the
Roster of the Militia.
GOVERNOR AND STAFF
Governor Nelson Dingley, Jr Commauder-in-
Chief; Brigadier- General Benjamin b. Murray .Jr
Adjutant- General; Brigader-Gener Isaac Over
InspectorGeneral; Colonel Jason Huckins Assistant
SUPERINTENDENT; Colonel Martin V. B. Chase. AS
sistant Commissary-G General; Colonel Greenlief n
Stevens, Assistant Judge Advocate General: Lien
tent-Colonel Charles Walker, Assistant-Quarferm
ter-General; Lieutenant clonels Zemro A. Smith,
Nelson Howard, John f. Whitcomb, Geo. X. Hatch
Aids-de-Camp; Colonel George L. Beal, Additional
Aid-le-Camp; Major Alexander H. S. Davis, Mill
tary Secretary.
DIVISION OFFICERS
Major-G General Joshua [. chamberlain Commander
lst DIVISION, Brunswick; Lieutenant Colonel John
Marshall Brown, Division Inspector, Portland; Ma
Assistant AG1utant- General.
Fryeburg; Major Joseph S. Smith, Commissary Of
Subsistence, Bangor; Major Andrew NJ, Benson.
QHartermaster, Portland; Major j. Frank Godfrey
Judge Advocate, Bangor; Major Albert w. Brad,
bury, Aid-de-Camp, Portland Captain Abner r.
Small Aid-de-Camp, West Waterville; CAPTAIN
George S. Follansbee, Aid-deCamp, Lewiston,
FIRST REGIMENT.
Colonel, Charles P. Mattocks, Portland Ijeutan-
ant-Coonel, Daniel White, Bangor; Major Melville
NJ. Folsom, Olltown; Adjutant Matthew Adams
Portland; Quartermaster, Samuel j. Gallagher AM,
gusta; Surgeon, George W. Martin Augusta: AS
sistant-Surgeon, Charles G. Hunt, Portland; Assist
ant-Surgeon, Frank w, Chadbourne, 0dtoWn: Ser
geant- Major Alvin H. Jacobs, Portland; Quarter
master-Sergeant, Thomas P Shaw, Augusta; Com
missary-SeTgeant, Ossian C. Phillips Auburn; Hos
pital Steward Henry II. Butler, Bangor; Principal
Musician, Daniel Skillins, Portland; Principal Musi-
clan, Isaac Prince, Oldt4yn.
Co. 4, PortIand-Captain, Jessie T, Reynolds; list
Lieutenant, DePorter b. Pride; I'd Lieutenant Fled
Proctor.
Co. D, Port5dnd--Captain, Charles j. Pencil; LIST
all nsey.
o. Q, 4abwn-Captain. Defiance Young; LIST Lieu
tenant ei Murray B. Watson; I'd Lieutenant Elipha-
Co; y, Norway-Captain. William ". Whit.
marsh; LIST Lieutenant, John f. Ftz; % Lieutenant
Co. q. skowhegaa-C Captain. Asa r. Emery: 1st
J. Lieutenant, Aantheis A. withee; I'd LIEUTENANT,