The Portland daily press., 1881-08-24

proper reCopblou, lSSuou Iu0 following OrQer:
HEADQ'Rs MAINE vETERANs,)
CAMP HIRAM BERRY,
| Deering Oaks Portland, Aug %, 1881
| General Orders, No. 1:
l: By virtue of appointment Of the executive
Sailors, dated July %, 1881, hereby assume COM
mand of this camp.
II. The following staff appoints are announced:
~, Brigadier General Chas. P Mattocks of Portland,
Col. Greenleaf t. Stevens of West Waterville,
Lieut. Col. D. &c. o'Donoghue of Portland, Ad-
jutant General
The appointment of Division Commanders and of
additional staff officers will be announced in future
orders, also the details of the parade on Thurs
day forenoon and of the sham fight on Thursday af
ternoon.
III. The following will be the camp calls:
A. M.-Reveille, 6. Breakfast z. Surgeons call
g.. Adjutants call $50. Dinner IL.
P. M.-Supper e. Tattoo $50. Taps 10.
w. Detachments on arrival in camp will report
to the Secretary of the executive committee for
slgnment to quarters.
V.-Letters for the mail will be collected at the
quarters of the Secretary of the executive commit
tee at and IL a. m. and and p. m.
JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN,
Maj Gen. Commanding Camp.
Soon after the arrival of the Commander-in-
OhAOA ohO NOtOAduo III CdAlp OIL %
cort under command of Major Walker and pro
ceeded to the O'Clock trains and met the SOL
ders coming by them. Headed by Chandler's
band they stretched, after the line of march
had been taken up, from the corner of High
and Portland streets as far as the restaurant
tent on the north side of the pond on the
camp ground. The parade, both to and from
the trains, created great sensation and at
tracted thousands of spectators.
The Massachusetts Association of Maine
Veterans, who arrived by the train from Bos-
ton, were splendid looking Body of men, and
were headed by the Maplewood band, %
pieces. The association numbered 1885, with
the following organization:
Col.-M v. Lakeman, Third Maine Infan-
try.
Lieut.. Col.-Thomas j. Long, First Maine
Cavalry.
Major-CharIes F. King, First, Tenth and
Twenty Ninth Maine.
Quartermaster NJ Atwood.
Chaplain-Rev. j. f. Leavitt
Upon arrival the new corners, like those who
had preceded them, took up their quarters,
and at p. m. the encampment sat down to an
excellent supper that tested the ability of the
caterer and the quality of his cuisine. At
o'clock there were fully 1000 veterans in camp.
In the evening there was an immense crowd
present at the encampment. The grove was
lighted by locomotive headlights and the scene
presented to one just outside was one of muc
interest. The veterans spent the evening So
cially and their stories of camp life were told
over again. Many were the surprises they met
with in seeing their old friends and there were
many instances where comrades shook hands
with each other for the first time since the
war. One case in particular was that of the
18th regiment. Sergeant L. A. Albee, of Ma
chias, of that regiment, procured tent and
pitched it, not knowing there was another
member of the same regiment on the grounds.
He put the number of the regiment in con-
spicuous place on the tent and in short time
three of his old comrades had found him out.
These were S. II. Stevens of Guilford G.. Fl.
Durham of East Sumner, and P. Maloney of
Portland. Neither had seen the others for
over fife n years. The regiment was one sent
out from Fort Preble in 1861 and lost large
number of men. Two of the veterans present
at the reunion bear marks of wounds received.
1t was arranged for several of the associa-
lions to have their business meetings last even
ing but large number were to come ON the
late trains last night and they were postponed
until to-day. In the company tents were knots
of veterans singing, telling stories, playing
checkers and enjoying themselves as best they
might. Chandler's Band gave splendid con-
cert and it was listened to by hundreds. In
cluded in the programme was a new selection,
"Overture to Tampa" which took the audi
ence by storm, as did also the piccolo solo by
jacobson.
There will be grand reception this even
ing by Gen. J. L. Chamberlain, who will pre-
sent the Governor and staff, Gen. Howard, the
war governors and other distinguished guests.
The characters for the sham fight Thursday
| afternoon have been assigned and are as fol-
| lows:
AMERICAN FORCES.
Washington-A. I. Crosby, Boston.
Lafayette-S. G. Gordon, Portland.
| Alexander Hamiton-E. M. Shaw, Lisbon.
| Gen. Lincoln-W. G. Haskell, Lewiston.
| Gov. Nelson-A. A. Nickerson, Portland.
Gen. Knox-M. G. Pingree, Portland.
| Steuben-S. B. Day, Portland.
| Portland.
Aids-C. Fl. Greeley, T. NJ. bennett, B. J.
| Hill, W. K. Ripley, V. r. Morton, W. O.
| Douglass, f. NJ. Harris.
BRITISH FORCES.
Commander, Gen. O'Hara-J. M. Stafford.
| Chief of Staff to Conwallis-C. B. Clark.
Commanders of Redoubts-E. G. Milliken
John Williamson.
| Commander of Battery-J. Fl. B. Morrill,.
The French forces will be represented in the
| fight by the Maine militia; the Americans by
the veterans and the British by the Portland
| Cadets, the militia ard veterans Col. j. M.
| Brown will represent Gen. Rochambeau, the
| commander of the French forces. The cos
| tunes of the officers will be of the style worn
| at that date They have been received from
Boston and are of elegant makeup. The
Catholic and High School Cadets will act as
| guard of honor.
| All militia companies from east of the Ken
nebec will arrived here on the Pollman train
about 2 o'clock Thursday morning and will
march to the armory of the Montgomery
Guards, where all companies of the Second
| Regiment and the reserve militia, are to be
quartered. Companies west of the Kennebec
will arrive at $40 a. m. and will march to Old
City Hall where all companies of the First
Regiment will be quartered. Commanders of
all companies in the escort will report at First
| Regiment headquarters at 8 o'clock a. M to
Col. Brown, who is to command the escort,
after which the line of escort will be formed
on Congress street, right resting on Preble
| street as follows:
| Chambers Band.
First Regiment-Col j. M. Brown and Staff.
| Glover's Band.
| Second Regiment-Col. D. White and Staff.
Reserve Militia.
| Artillery.
The following was issued last evening:
HEADQUARTERS MAINE VETERANS,
CAMP HIRAM G. BERRY,
DEERING OAKS, PORTLAND, Aug. "a, 1881.
Circular No. 1.
The following will be the public exercises
for this day:
reception of thelGovernor and Gen. Howard at
| 10 a. M, at Falmouth Hotel.
Observation-Disclosures Associations of Maine
| and afo fIo ord