Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-04
AT CAMP COUGH.

on Their LaureIS-SeVera SA$MEAS
 Wounded.
 NIANT1c, Sept. 3.
 Tuesday night in camp is generally quiet and last night was no exception. The weather
 during the day and night was charming and the men enjoyed it for all it was worth be- tween supper and tattoo. Just before the firing of the evening private in the regular army stationed at Fort Trumbun became dis orderly upon the Second regiment grounds and as soon as Captain Doherty, command
 ing Company A, Second, who was officer of the day Tuesday, discovered the man upon his grounds he promptly placed him under arrest. The soldier being intoxicated resisted the guard who arrested him, but with addi- tiona1 guards coming to the support of the officer of the day, Captain Doherty placed his prisoner in guard quarters in short order. This morning ne was turned over to the U
 s. officer commanding at Fort Trumbull where he will be dealt with according to the rules of the U. s. army.
 After supper Governor Waller gave a reception at his quarters to General Smith and staff and field and line officers of the entire command in camp. The officers of the different battalions assembled at brigade headquarters in full dress and marched to the Governors tent, where tAey were re- ceived by His Excellency, and each officer was presented to the commander-in-chiefo of the Connecticut National Guard. After the officers were dismissed by the Governor, Colonel Graham and the field and line off cers of the Second called in body on each colonel in camp, an act of courtesy appreciat- ed by the different colonels as token of good friendship upon the part of the gallant Second. The Second regiment with their ten companies are receiving the praise and admiration of everybody here Their fine appearance upon brigade and regimental dress parade would be hard to beat. Colonel Graham is receiving high compliments on all sides up on the efficiency and promptness of his men upon all occasions. His men are all well and doing their duty cheerfully, and the col onel is justly proud of his command. The guard mounting of the Second this morning was most excellently performed and would be found hard to surpass by any other com mand on the grounds. Guard duty as per  pared with other sentinels upon the line. They are well instructed and carry them selves upon their beats with dignity pleas ing to their many admiring friends. On brigade dress parade to-day they were loud ly applauded by the many spectators on the grounds for their beautiful! parade rest. The Second at parade rest ''take the bun''
 4c 4Lo fo+ oe 4Io Lo441 4o lo1 and in consideration of the very prompt manner in which the men have tried to please their commander, Colonel Graham has ex- cused the men from regimental drill to-day and that pretty ceremony was omitted this evening, much to the disappointment of their many friends upon the grounds.
 The feature of today, as wrote yester- day, was the sham battle. Shortly after breakfast this morning Captain Loomis of the Light Guards in command of two com panies selected from the Second and Fourth regiments, under the direction of Captain Stratton, aide-de-camp to General Smith, marched out of camp to post sentinels on the I outposts three miles from camp northeasterly of the grounds Having reached their posi-
 tion the fact was signalled into camp by the
 signal office detailed with the commander of the outposts and the First and Third
 moved out into the country beyond the out
 posts, the outpost officers and sentinels not
 knowing the fact that they had left camp. ' These two regiments were taken across the
 country to position hidden from the out
 posts, who were on guard at bridge span
 ming small stream. The idea of the fight
 was that the First and Third were to attack the main camp and take it, if they could. The officer of the outposts had stationed at proper intervals semi-circle of sentinels. who were instructed to fire upon any ap- preaching troop from the enemys country. At 10:33 the fact that body of troops were approaching upon the camp was reported by an orderly to General Smith, and he promptly had the Second and Fourth, ! together with section of ar tillery, Gatling gun, one ice wagon, one baggage wagon and one ambulance on the march to intercept the enemy. Upon ar irving at small bridge about mile and a : half from camp we found the enemy skir- mishing in the woods about half a mile in
 front. Captain Wood was ordered to ad-
 vance and deploy his company as skirmish- CTS right and left of the road and they were soon sighted by the skirmishers of the attack ing party, and firing on both sides com menced as the enemy began to appear in force upon the road leading to the bridge. Advance was sounded by the brigade chief bugler and the main body of the Second, who were halted behind bend in the road, were brought up and deployed as skirmishers right and left. They advanced through corn fields, farm yards and woods to point on the line of the river. 1,5l 1oo1.s and took advantage of every means of shelter offered and fired steadily upon the enemy. In a short time the enemy concentrated their forces and with wild cheer made a bold dash at charge bayonets to carry the bridge As soon as their movement was perceived the Gatling gun was run onto the bridge and a deadly volley fired with such effect that the enemy retreated and retired from that section of the country. The defending party having destroyed the bridge they could not cross there. Two companies of the Second were left with the Gatling gun to hold the road and the main body retired behind high bluff to await the appearance of the enemy in some other quarter. Scouts were sent out to locate their position, but they were unable to find them. How ever, in about thirty minutes firing was heard upon the left near the railroad The Fourth were deployed in double line of skirmishers at this point and most gallantly held their pOS1GlOu uAI14 tue SeCOhu COu1u D6 up as endorsements. At this the battle ragged terrifeally. The enemy made a most desperate effort to break their way into camp but it was no use, the line would not yield although at times the two opposing forces had it almost hand to hand. As the men on both sides were nearly out of ammunition, the general caused the drummers to beat the recall and the battle was over by 2 o'clock. Upon our arrival in. camp we found Lieut.. Col. Bentley of the Third had engineered five of his men into camp with the camp guard. consisting of the Fifth bat talion observing them, and before the officers in command of the camp in the absence of the general could prevent, these men had lowered the colors and claimed to have taken camp, an act which has been severely criti- clsed by officers at headquarters as a little too previous. General Smith has had no official report of the action as yet, but ex- presses his entire satisfaction with the work ot the troops. During the fight the following men were injured and conveyed to the ambulance wagons and brought to camp: Corporal John A. (10rhAm COnnaOU