Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-06-13
Wednesday, June 10. 1888.
The Military Eneampment.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT, MICHIGAN,
ADJUIAHI- GENERALS OFFICE.
LANSING, June Z, 1888

GENERAL ORDERS, No. IA
The cncampment of instructions TO
1888 for the Brigade of State troops
as provided for in section 81, Stat
Military law, will be held at IslanC
Lake, near Brighton, commencing
Thursday, August 0, ensuing, continu
ing five full days, including Monday
August 10, following.
Company commanders will, on ar
rival at camp, report their commands
to their regimental commanders, anC
as the time allowed is limited, it is ex
pected that the troops will move so al
to enable them to reach camp and bC
ready for duty on the 9th at rcveille
To afford u better opportunity fol
the regimental target practice compe
tition, it has been decided to devote
the two days prior to the commence
ment of camp, viz; Tuesday and
Wednesday, the 18th and Sth, to that
purpose; therefore, the captains OF
companies will send their teams so a;
to report to the Inspector General, at
the camp, on the evening of the 9th
The Quartermaster-General will
establish the necessary camp for the
teams, and arrange for their transpor'
tation and subsistence.
Second Lieut.. Frank Nj, Barnes
Company &C." Second Regiment, is
assigned to duty as Acting Assistant
Inspector-General at the target prac,
tice, and will report to the Inspector
General at the camp for that duty on
the evening of the 9Th.
The camp will be under the com
mand of g.-Gen. Wilmington, who
will establish and govern it in accord
ance with the State law and rules and
regulations, together with such orders,
not in conflict Herewith, as he may
deem necessary.
In order that companies may enter
their encampment in good conditions,
as regards drill, new members will not
be admitted for thirty days prior to
going into camp, and only those who
have been thirty days or over in SER
vice will be deemed eligible for camp
duty.
Company muster rolls will be made
out, properly certified, giving names
and dates of enlistment of all menl-
bers of companies who arc to be pres
ent at the encampment of their re-
spective regiments and battalions, such
rolls to be forwarded through the regi-
mental and brigade headquarters to
the Adiutant-G General twenty-five days
prior to the date of the encampment,
and on the arrival of the companies
at camp they will he mustered on
these rolls by the Inspector-Gencral
or his assistants, for camp duty.
In addition to the inspection direct
cd in section 20 of the law the In
spector- General will require such drill
and battalion movements, under his
supervision, as he may deem necessary
to show the instruction and discipline
of the troops.
1t is expected that companies will
be prepared for the regimental target
practice competition under the "rules
for rife practice" as prescribed in the
instructions of the Iuspector-General,
who will have charge of the practice.
The "Roehm d Wright" and bag
ley" prizes will be competed for by
the companies Of the respective regi-
ments and battalions, under the rules
established by the lnspector-General.
The Quartermaster-General will
provide the required transportation,
and, on the requisition of the brigade
commander, will supply a sufficient
number of tents and such other arti-
Giles as may be necessary for the en-
campment, and that are allowable un-
der the law.
BY order of the Commander-in-
Chief.
JOHN ROBERTSON,
Adinfanf- Gnnnral