Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-08-14

H'D'o'.s Frn.r B.1eADr NJ. v.M.-

PORTLAND. Aug. IL, 1888.
l In accordance with General Orders No
"a. A. G. o. dated Aug 7th, the Brigade will
| encamp at Augusta for four days, beginning
August 2lst.
IL The Camp will be known as sCamu
Chamberlain," in honor of Major General
Joshua L. CHAMBERLAIN.
| III The commanding officers of Regiments
and OF the Battery and Frontier Guards y
will, Immediately upon arrival in camp. make
report to the Assistant Adiu,ant General
OF the numerical strength of their commands
present and absent, and daily thereafter at
the call.
| Nv The Frontier Guards will. durino
the encampment, be assigned to duty with
the Second Regiment.
Arrangements for the Transportation of
| the troops will be made bv the Brigade Quar-
| termaster. Commanding officers Of Regiments.
| and of the Battery and Frontier Guards, IS
| will toward to the Assistant Adjutant General.
Augusta, as soon AS possible, the number OF
men in their commands who will be present
Tor cuty at the encampment, that proper
requlsitions NAV be made.
vi Attention is called to the deportment
OF the men on the trains aud at stations. in
moving TO and from the eneampment. The
| senior officer present with the troops is hereby
directed 10 charge himself with the duty of
| looking to the good order of the troops on
the train. and he will be obeyed and respect
ed accordingly. ANY damage done TO prop
rrty BY the troops will be charged to those
participating, or present and conse nting and
the amount Of the same will be taken from
their pay rolls.
VII Commanding officers are cautioned
to instruct their men in the minor details of
camp duty, as well the more important
matters of guard and police duty. The re-
vised regulations of the army and the tactics
contain all that is required, and non. commits
| stoned officers, in particular, should be so
| familiar vi ith them as to be able to answer
any questions that may be put to them on the
subject by the Inspecting Officer.
VIII The Regimental Commanders and
the Captain of the Battery, will appoint suit
| tiers for their respective commands, who
| shall have the exclusive right of making
sales to the troops, under regulations to be
prescribed by these Headquarters. No other
persons will be permitted To trade, or erect
booths for refreshments or amusements within
| the limits prescribed by Sect. | of General
Orders No. "A, A. g. o., c. $. which is as
| follows: THE authority of Brig. Gen. John
Marshall Brown, commanding lst Brigade
M. V. NJ. will, during said encampment, be
extended to a distance of one-half mile around
| sdlu camp, VIII tHe exception OF any ROAD or
roads within said distance, and all authority
intended to be given by Sec. l07 of the Mill
| tia Law, is hereby given the Brigadier Gen
eral, to be exercised during said encamp-
ment."
IN. Suitable mess tents have been pro-
vided for the infantry, which will admit of
each regiment messing by itself, with one
table for each company, and Regimental COM
manders will make their arrangements for
cooking in conformity. The manifest con
venience and economy of this plan will COM
mend itself to all. The mess tents will be
opened only at the hours prescribed for meals.
Y. Special attention is called to paragraph
5l3 of the revised army regulations, compli-
ance with which is as follows: ''5l3.
There shall be made at least three roll calls,
viz, at reveille, retreat and tattoo. They will
be made on the company parades by the first
sergeants, superintended by commissioned
officer of the company"
ri. All orders and circulars from these
Headquarters will be read by company COM
manders at the company meeting immediately
following their receipt.
BY command of Brigadier General Brown.
HENRY NJ. SPRAGUE.
Major and A. A. G.