The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-25
THE MUSTER.
A Corrected Roster of the Brigade.

Preparations are practically completed for
the muster of the Maine militia, which COM
mences in Augusta today. All the canvas is
spread, buildings erected, streets laid out,
targets placed in position, and tents have
been pitched for the governor and his staff,
adjacent to brigade headquarters, practice
not followed for several years past, the gov
ernor having had one tent at brigade head
quarters.
The Frontier Guards of Eastport, 40 men,
arrived yesterday afternoon, and the Bidde-
ford company at o'clock this morning. The
remainder of the troops will arrive this FORE
noon.
Gen. Brown and staff were in camp last
evening. The General has issued an order
relative to the encampment 1t increases
the hours of duty as compared with the last
muster. The troops will be obliged to arise
at $50 a. m.
The headquarters pavilion tent came Sat,
urday. 1t is 25x5O feet. New cooking houses
erected, equipped, Eand mess tents placed
close by. The brigade officers canvas is all
spread, while their cook house is being plac-
ed in thorough repair. Mrs. Temple head
cook at the Cony House, has been engaged to
superintend the cooking. The grass of the
square enclosed by the tents, has been now
ed down short with lawn mower.
The new flag pole which is to stand in
front of the headquarters was raised Satur-
day afternoon. 1t is 50 feet in height, and
gilt ball surmOunts it. The band stand has
been placed in repair, new seats built, etc.
The boiler of the regimental cook house has
been set up and the tanks placed in position.
Steam was made for the first time Saturday
afternoon, and the apparatus worked well.
The cooking will now become simple mat
ter, the kettles, stoves and other parapherna-
liza being dispensed with. The bed sacks
have all been filled with straw, the fill ing
having been finished Saturday aftern DON.
Workmen dug trench Saturday for the pro-
lection of the man who will carry the mov-
ing target to represent running soldier. Th e
excavation is IS feet long, and the man will
run the length of it bearing the target above
him. One of the workmen espied wood
chuck browsing on the grounds, and after a
long run brought the animal down with a
shovel. This was styled the first blood
drawn All carriages will enter by Capitol
street, while pedestrians will find their way
in by the entrance opposite the State House.
All soldiers will be forbidden to enter or
leave the grounds at the latter point
The following is the correct roster of the
brigade:
BRIGADE FIELD AND STAFF.
Brigadier General-John Marshall Brown.
Major and a. A. G.-Henry NJ. Sprague:
Major and nspector-Frederick III. Strickland.
Captain and MISUNDERSTANDING Dow.
Captain and Commssary-Wm. w. Whitmarsh.
Captain and Aide-de-Camp-Appleton ii. Plaisted
FIRST REGIMENT.
Colonel-JOhn j. Lynch.
Lieutenant Colonel-Edward HI. Ballard.
Maj0r-Benjamn j. Hill.
First Lieutenant and Adjutant-E Edward c. Mil
lken.
First Lieutenant and Quartermaster- Charles
A. Perry.
Surgeon-Frank p Scully
Assistant SurgeOn-G. HartWell Brickett,
Company A, Portland-Captain, b. A. Norton
Barrows.
Company B, Portland-Captain. Charles w Da-
yis; LIST Lieut. James I. Jason; I'd Lieut., James
l.. Tryon.
Company c. Aubum-Captain, F. L. Edgecomb;
RayneS.
Company D, Eastport-Captan Noel B. Mutt
lst Lieut., Henry Paine; I'd Lieut., Everard E.
Company E, Portland-Captain, John A. Gala
CHER; 1st Lieut., John L. Hankard; I'd Lieut., L.
E. Philbrook.
Company f, Augusta-Captain, W. S. Choate
LIST Lieut., George Doughty; I'd Lieut., Edwin X.
Bean.
Company G, ddeford-Captan L. H. Kendall
lSt Lieut., George W. Bryant I'd Lieut., Timothy
Elliott
Company II, Gardiner-Captain, E. A. Southland
lst Lieut., Alvah G. Moody; I'd Lieut., --.
SECOND REGIMENT.
Colonel-Henry L. Mitchell.
Lieutenant Colonel-Nathan c. Stowe.
Major-Wilmer f. Harding.
Surge0n-Eugene +. Sanger,
First Lieutenant and Adjutant-Victor Brett
First Lieutenant and Quartermaster-Fran III.
Greedy.
Assistant Surgeons-F c. Thayer and WILDER
c. Bumps.
Company A, Hampden-Captain, w. W. Emer-
son; LIST Lieut., Alyah A Pomroy; I'd Lieut.
Frank G. Whitney,
Company B, Oldtown-Captan, James Doyle
lst Lieut., Roscoe II. Wing; I'd Lieut., Cornelius
Ahen
Company G, Dexter-Captain, Daniel W. Nc
Crillis; LIST Lieut., Edwin H. Durgin; I'd Lieut.,
Company b, Lewiston-Captain. Walter H.
Goss LIST Lieut., Charles o. Morrell; I'd Lieut.
James A. Scott.
Company E, Skowhegan-Captai Horace NJ
Wistan; 1st Lieut., Alonzo York; I'd Lieut.,
Company f, Dover-Captan JOS d. Peakes
lSt Lieut. Almon j.. Parsons; I'd Lieut., VIM. c.
Woodbury.
Company G, Bangor-Captain. James F. Malo-
ney; 1st Lieut., John f. Ford; I'd Lieut. Thomas
e. Murray,
Company H, Waterville- Captain, Robert l..
Proctor; 1st Lieut., William Vaughan; I'd Lieut.,
Charles ID. Sayward.
At the armories of the Portland companies
last night, chests were packed, knapsacks
filed and the men had everything in readi-
ness for the start at $50 a. m today.