The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-15

lUD tNllln Ilt--HNs NtUAnIutAHlIb EDutNKt
since our laGt issiie. The toD.s of tle Ye.-
eran Neluntttrs arc nearly up, agaiust the
arrival OH Tuesday next, and seven large
tents, designed for the headquarters of the |
Governor Of Vermont and the other New
ENGLAND Governors, are already mtched ia
the northwest corner OF the grounds. The
grand refreshment tent for the public is in
perfect order. and ready for business. The
Grafton and Banquet tents are all nitehCd 90
are the sleeping teuts for the public.
The First Regiment Of National Guards, on
their arrival Saturday afternoon. fOnnd theii
tents all mp and their beautiful camp in
perfect order. The entire camp is IN aamlra-
bic condition. The Ransom Guards com
pany street was noticeab ly attIactiye, with
"tts beautiful arch. herring the iegCnd, Go.
d. in lnongarlnl, aud ulidefnfath that, cx-
tcuding over the curved brow uf the u eli,
the companys name. Ransom Guar Is" ID
letters Of artistic design and beautiful col
cred effect, fiankCd 0n the left with the date
# the COMPANIES organization, 1876, and on
he right with the centennial date, ''lST7N
the entire street of the Ransom Guard is
covered by an awning running back to the
captains quarters.
Directly back uf the Ransom Guards Is the
headquarters Of the kaLspln ULaid Bind,
which has been Ignored fr three GUceegsivC
annual musters Wv t.iuir appoint nent az
rrgimental banl. Ths band tOnsiStS of "a
biecee, under the excellent leadership MI
lleniy W. Hatcn, the ID. nm Major being Geo.
&. Hastings They have just p,tcureda new
uniform. 1t consist, of Il dark blue broad
ciicth snit will, w..i tim mings white buck;
skin waist alI cross belts with gnld-plated
buckles and clasps, q black leather music
pDuch, BLACK beaver dress cap, with white
plume anu tame guld plate with the silver
letters N &. H." ther, on; ana also jaunty
English skull-cap of blue and white for fa-
tigue duty.
The cOmpancs generally have provided
their own rliiUus. The RanSOm and Estey
Guards each have their own mess tent, cook
house, cooks, etc; and ut all the companies
we received hearty welcome, and saw evil
dence that they were both able and anxious
to entertain their friegds WI, -oan,eiuspain
eluthes. Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock
SlnuAy morning inspectiOn took place. SOw-
Iirg to The heat of the day the men were
lo-meI III the various COMPANY streets, and
the quarters ms .ected by their officers.
At 2:31 d. m, divine service was held by the
chaplain, Rev. ID. Q. Roberts. of Brandon.
J here was full attendance of the regiment
the men wearing Only their side arms. We
understand that there viii be n short daily
religious service consisting 0uly of PRAYER
aud singing, at 6.45 A. NJ. aud 7.45 p. NJ. We
are indebted to Col Peck, Adjutant Tenney
and many other officers for many acts of
@, urtesy in the line of our profession, and we
congratulate Col. Peck on the command of so
fine p bOdygof Intelligent sOldiery, aud on
the possession OF 60 charming camp. May
the boys have good time. We publish else
where full roster of the regiment, officers
aud men. The camp fronts cast, and com
mencing from therght the companies run as
follows: +, G. A. G., |, T.. Il, II, X. ID.
HEADQUARTERS FIRST REGIMENT,
NATIONAL GUARD OF VERMONT,
BURLINGTON. W., July 10, 1S17)
General Order No. "a.
1. This regiment will go into camp at Ben
ning5On, VI, on the mnlmng of Saturday,
August IL, 1877. fol eight (8) days.
~. This Camp Will he known aS Gam,
Sta k.
Iii Company commanders will report at
feglhental headquarters for duty upon their
arrival ia canIp.
morning of August 10, 1877, the First Sergeant
OF each company will report to the Adjutant
at his quarters with company rolls aud rOs-
tiers for inspection.
V. Unless otherwise ordered the following
routine of duty will be observed:
l. Assembly of Trumpeters, a. IN.
2. Reveille, $50 a. m.
.. Assembly troll call, 545 u. IN.
4. Police call, 9 a. M.
5. Breakfast call, u. III.
0. Surgeons call. 8 q. IN.
T. Guard MOunt-Assemhly of TIumpetcrs,
$50 u. m.
Assembly Of guard de-
tails, S.45 a. M.
Adjutants call, o a; m.
8. Battalion drill. 10 a. m.
o. Recall and roll call 12 III.
TO- Assembly. 1905 p. IN.
II. Dinner, 1880 p m,
IL. Company drill. 1.30 p. m.
H. Recall and formation for Battalion drill,
2.30 p m.
IA Recall, 5 p. IN.
IS Dress parade-Assembly, 545 p. IN,
Adjutants call, 6 p. III.
10. Supper. Z p. m.
II. Assembly of Trumpeters. o p. m.
| IS. Tattoo, 9.l5 p m.
10. Assembly troll call, $50 p m.
| 20. Taps, 10 p. m.
Attention Is called to Article si4 of Upton's
military tactics
vi An officer of the day will be detailed
each day, who will report TO the commanding
| officer for orders Immediately after Guard
! Mount.
| VII Company morning reports win be sent
to the Adjutants quarters each morning i'm
medlately after Surgeons call, except upon
the llth of August, when they are to be
handed IN Immediately upon arrival in camp
| VIII. Guards relieved from duty in the
morning will be excused from duty until
formation Of line for afternoon battalion
drill.
TX. Passes will be granted to not more than
three ~ enlisted men from each company at
any one time, and must be signed by compa-
ny commanders and countersigned by the
Provost Marshal.
\. There will be q Provost Guard to patrol
outside the camp limits. who will arrest and
place in the Ruard-hOuse all enlisted men
found outside the guard lines without prop
er pass.
II. First Lieut.. Eben Taplin, Co. E, is de-
tailed for duty as Provost Marshal.
Al. Company commanders will send de-
tai OF corporal and five (5) men TO report
10 q. Nj. William Smith, Friday, Aug. 10, to
make camp.
XIII. Company commanders must be pres
ent promptly with their commands in all
| kaf tinna n fhAV will hp pYandad
from the line.
XIV. There will be an inspection of the
command by Adjutant General James s.
Peck, and review before His Excellency
Governor Horace Fairbanks and Staff at
some day to be hereafter designated.
BY order OF 7. S. PECK,
Colonel Commanding
Official: A ID. TENNEY,
LIST Lieut.. and Adjutant.
FULLER'S BATTERY.
We found Capt. l.. X. Fuller in the act Of
Sunday inspection, and so had good OppOr-
tunity to observe the excellent condition Of
his fine command. An account Of the passage
| of the mountain by the battery will be found
elsewhere, as we'll as full roster of the bat
terry and meu.
Charles Dearborn is acting End. assistant
surgeon to the command, the following
civilians are attached to the command in va
rious capacities of work, walters, hOsters etc.
Messrs. OsgOOd, Kellogg, WhitmOre' Wether-
head, Mathews, Hannis, Tuttle, Goldsmith,
Cross and Brigham. The following is the
general order of camp duty.
BRATTLEBoRO, July 81, 1871
|. This battery will go into camp at Ben
ningtOn on the morning Of August H. 1877,
for eight days.
II. Unless otherwise ordered, the follow
ing routine of duty will be observed.
1. Assembly of Trumpeters 800 a. m.
9. Reveille, 5.SO
3. Assembly troll CALI. 5.4O
4. Stable call, 500
8. Breakfast call, 200
O. Surgeons call 800
)As. of Irumps $50
Guard Mount, Guard Details, s.45
)Adjutaut's call, 300
8. Boots and Saddles, $50
Recall, 1.30
llO Assembly roll call 1900 m.
II Dinner, 1906 p MI
10. Boots and Saddles, 200
Is Recall, $50
! Aaaaynhly