The Portland daily press., 1877-07-23
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIV, NJ. V. M.


HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIV, M. V. M.
AUGUSTA, July 10, 1877.
General Order, No. 1.
I. The Annual Encampment of this command
will be held in Augusta and pursuant to G. o. No.
g. and G. O. C. S. the Goth, 21st, 22d, 23d. 24th
and 25th days of August next.
II, The commanding officer of the First Regi-
ment, and the commanding officers of the unattach-
ed companies will furnish these headquarters as
soon as practicable, with the number Of men who
will be present for duty in their commands, at the
encampment in order that provision may be made
for their transportation and subsistence.
Ill Major Benson, Division Quartermaster, will
furnish commanding officers with information as to
transporting their commands.
w. Division headquarters will be established on
the grounds at o'clock q: m. Monday, August Goth.
and the commanding officers of the unattached
Infantry companies will report in camp, with their
commands, on the Morning Of Monday, Aug. goth.
70 er Of the andre
gin Light Artillery will report N camp with his
COMMAND, on the morning Wednesday, Aug. %,
VII. Attention is called to the following extract
from General Order No. 5, A. G. o. c.s.:
AUGUSTA, July 10, 1877.
III. The authority of Major General Joshua L.
Chamberlin, commanding the First Division of
Militia Of Maine, will during the encampment of the
troops. be extended to distance of One-half mile
around the camp, with the exception of any road or
roads within said distance, and all authority intend
ed to be given by 101 of chap. 3O7, public laws
of 1865, is hereby given to the Commander of said
Division, to be exercised during the time of eucamp
ment specified.
by order of Commander in Chief.
j. P. CILLEY, Adjutant General.
Also to Public Laws Of Maine, 1866, chapter 307,
section 1G1:
"Sect. 1Ol. The authority of the officer in COM
mand OF any camp may be extended by order Of the
commander-in-chief to distance of one-half of
mile around such camp, and upon the external space
within such distance from the camp, with the excep-
ton of any road or roads within said distance no
person or persons other than the owner of the
with their servants, for the purpose of occupying
and improving the same in the same manner and
way in which they occupied and improved the same
the time of the establishment of such camp, shall
be allowed to enter except under such rules as
shall be established by the officer commanding such
camp, with the approval # the commander n-chiet,
or by special permission of the officer in command
for the time being some officer by him designat-
ed; and If any person shall enter he may be i'm
mediatly expelled, and before being expelled he
may at the discretion of the officer com mandlng
such camp. be confined under guard for period Of
not exceeding twenty-four hours"
The authority conferred by the foregoing will be
strictly exercised.
VIII Major Benson, Division Quartermaster, is
charged with the location and sale sites for booths
and with their general supervision during the en-
campment. and no person will be permitted to trade
within the limits OF the encampment without
authority from Major Benson.
j. L. CHAMBERLAIN
Major General.
FRANK E. NYE,
Mote md A a.