Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-04
Mantle.

part u 1s tntS NoEntOS
 The brigade eucampment at Mantle will be prominent feature of interest in the State this week. Four regiments and the artillery will spend the week, famed by the sea breeze to some extent, in drilling and ill acquiring further profcence in the military art. The Second regiment companies in this city will assemble at their respective armories at seven o'clock march to the new depot at 7:30, where special train will be awaiting them The train will be run to a side track, there to await the arrival of the two companies of the Second regiment from Wallingford and Meriden which will reach the new depot on the train that arrives few minutes before eight o'clock The special train will leave for Mantle at 8:1J. The other two compa- nies of the Second regiment in Waterbury and Niddletown, will not come to this city to join the regiment here, but will take another route for the Mantle camp ground. They, with the company in Winsted, will go to Hartford and from that point they will pro- ceed on the Valley railroad to Saybrooz and from thence on the Shore Line division to Mantle.
 General s. k. Smith, Colonel l.. l.. Mor. gan, brigade adjutant, Major Watson, Cap tain w. H. Stevenson, Captain Edward Nc Neil, Major Spencer and Sergeants G. E. Osborn and Edward Norton left here Saturday morn ing and were busy with their duties imme- diately upon their arrival in camp. The camp is named Clamp Harmon" named in compliment to General Harmon of this city. { The first and second platoons of artillery also went over to camp Saturday, and the ,I-l 1off C., Saturday evening. The regiment went by a | special train, arriving at 8:25, all except ! Company B. Company K, First regiment, also left Hartford Saturday night Major l Clapp and Major Waldron also went to Man I tic Saturday from New London. Superin- ! tendent Stevenson embarked the New Lon \ don military. The New London companies that went into camp Saturday night were Companies B, Westerly (which went by the regular train); D, New London E, Wili- mantle; G, Putnam; F, New London K, l Willimantic also detachments from con-
 pany, Mystic, and company, Norwich. The ! New London companies transported their ! baggage to camp by teams Saturday. That { of the other commands was taken with them. ! This is the first time in the history of tho State militia that regiment has been in camp ! in this State Sunday. It will be remem-
 ber.d that the whole Connecticut brigade I went to Philadelphia and was encamped there ! over Sunday in 1876 during Connecticut ! week at the Centennial.
 Taps were sounded at camp yesterday at \ 10 p. m. The soldiers were on their honor ! to remain about camp and reserve quiet yes ! terday, and there disorder. A grand ! mount at p. m. and dress parade at 5:3O
 tho %o foI1o Lx, ! a religious field service, conducted by the reg \ mental chaplain Rev. E. W. Bacon, of New \ London. The order of services was arranged
 as follows: A prelude by the regimental I band and the singing of the national hymn to ! the tune ''America," by the regiment Then
 a brief address by Chaplain Bacon, followed ! by prayer, at the close of which the regiment
 to be invited to join in the Lords prayer.
 After prayer an evening hymn for camp \ (suggested by Genesis xviii 10 22, to be ! sung to the tune ''Bethany.' ! The service to end with benediction fol I lowed by postlude by the band.
 The field officers in camp yesterday were Colonel Tubbs, Quartermaster Phillips, Ad- intant Clancy, Inspector Target Practice Mil ! Ter.
 I The camp headquarters will be connected by telephone with the entire camp. There ! will be regular stations upon the grounds, at headquarters, at the quarters of regimental | adjutant, it the quartermaster generals de- | partment, at the adjutant generals depart | nent and at quarters of the battery. The
 stations will severally communicate with the \ railroad depot at Mantle. The service is in ! charge of Corporal O. C. Burdett, chief brig
 ldier of the signal corps. Quarter master
 Phillips is electrician. General Smith ex- ! presses h1s complete satisfaction with the l camp It is the best in which the Connecti-
 cut National Guard has yet been quartered. ! The regimental band arrived at Mantle by
 boat yesterday morning, and after dress pa
 rade returned to New London. The band
 gets back to camp this forenoon by the cars l All the work of preparation the ground
 in the way of providing accommodations fo, ! the brigade next week were completed be-
 fore yesterday. The tents are up anc
 doored the new buildings for permanen \ barracks finished, and the driven wells whicI ! will furnish the water supply for the camp 1T
 good working order. There is well fol | every two companies The horses for all tht
 officers, witb one or two exceptions. were en ! gagged in New York, and were expected or | the grounds yesterday.
 Colonel Scott, of the Eighth New Yorl 1 regiment, and General Peach, of the Second ! brigade of Massachusetts are among thu ! military men from from out of the State wht
 nave accepted invitations to visit camp Battery A, Captain w. H. Lee, consistin,
 of two sections of artillery, one from Gull ! ford and one from Clinton, and numbering ! 75 men, arrived on a special train abou ! lO:OD ohtuFtlay morning. The battery l ! quartered on the extreme left of the brigade | The battery brought four twelve. pounde I guns and fl horses into camp. The frs
 platoon is commanded by Lieutenant w. T Foote and the second platoon by Lieutenan ! Jones.
 ! ROSTER OF THE SECOND REGIMENT. Following is the complete roster of tn
 staff and line officers of the Second regi ! ment:
 STAFF.
 ! Colonel-Chares r Graham
 1 Lieutenant Coonel-Walt~r J. Leavenworth. ! M jur-Charles k Bannon.
 Adjuta"t-Joseph T Elliott.
 Quart. rmaster-Clayton H. Redheld.
 ! Surgeon Evelyn L. Bis,ell, M. D.
 s0iEs Hsy k beaFdSie M D. Inspector Target Practice-Ahdrew Allen. Chaplain-Rev. Moses s. Houghton
 OFFICERS
 Captains.
 FaH ' ThS asshs fsSfss E E 4saSa bann5a
 z, ', Joseph H. keefe, H, 8, Everett o. shaer,
 Henry d ashry aa;rgs H TeGa 8sle l First Lieutenants
 B. 7 7 wiian Villa Kaehrle, C. s, James, Ho, igan %'f'A | ., 8, Edward Lynn, H, 5, W esley U. fearne,
 A. k 5'ns ! Second Iieutenants.
 1 B, 6, John Gutt, c. 7, John H. Reid,
 8, John Clarity; ao,. Ill., David A. Hu.chings II
 charies ] w. Bogue K % Charles 6. Norton: @s5n l The figures preceding name. of line officers tndi cate their proper rank.
 l NON-CoMMISsIoSED STAFF. | Sergeant Major-Wialn H Stratton. ] Acting Quarter master Scrgeant-Francis J. Duffy Commssary Sergeant George R Di1nock. ! Hospital Steward-Edward b Hendee. l Color -ergea ut-Edward II. Hosmer. l Loft General Guide--Charles G. Miller. l Drum Major lbert F. Save.
 l Band Master-George Streit.
 ! Chief Trumpeter-Ja es M. Hennessey.
 Color s'ergeant-Robert M. Walker.
 l Fife Major-Char1es I. Stevens.
 ] Right General Guide-Samuel Q. Bronson.
 It is to be regretted that Hospital Steward Hendee is unable to be present during the
 week. He will probably be there portion
 of the time, but during his absence the sur
 geon general will detail member of the Fourth regiment to take his place.
 The following order has been issued by the colonel
 1 HEADQUARTERS SECOND REGIMENT 1 CoNNECrICUT NATIONAL GUARD, MIDDLErowN, August 2Sth, 1882. | General Orders. No f.
 l | ,rha falI4,xiue datniI is m forN aen.