Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-18
MILITARY NOTES.
The Annual Inspection-Camp Matters
An Investigation.

L
The annual inspection and muster held
last Monday evening was preceded by a re-
view of the troops by Brigadier General
Carey. The companies looked unusually
well, better than we have seen them for
some time, and the ceremonies were con
| Quoted promptly and smoothly. In pass
| ing in review the file closers should have
| placed themselves on the left flank when
| the command guide right was given.
| This was properly executed only by Com
pany G, as far as could be seen.
| The officers OF the brigade, field, staff and
| line, held meeting after the muster, and
! the matter of the subsistence OF officers and
| men while encamped al Santa Cruz was
| discussed. The feeling seemed to be that
| if a responsible party would contract to
| furnish ratiOns at the rate OF IS cents per
| man per day, it would be more acceptable
| than that the regiment should undertake
| the work itself Many who have figured on
the matter claim that with the right party
to superintend, the men can be better taken
care of for the same money by the regiment
being lis own caterer, and the experience
gained would be of great valuC TO all. A
committee consisting Of Captains Cook,
White. Stevens. WcinstOck, Lieutenant
FlaheTty and Col. Sheehan, was appointed
to take charge of the matter and report at a
meeting to be held next Tuesday evening
This committee met subsequently and after
a full discussion of the subject were of the
opinion that 500 could be saved by not let
ting contract to outsiders. is believed
that no camp privileges viii be given free
to any one who furnishes rations, unless,
they pay extra for those privileges, and in
this event it would be difficult to get any
one to feed the men for - cents per dav
The First Artillery Band of sixteen
pieces was engaged FOR period of nine
days, and it is the intention TO make the
First Artillery portion OF the camp one OF
great pleasure TO the men, and visitors
particularly those from Sacramento Ne
vada City and Woodland every evening.
Each company is preparing 10 make its
quarters 50 attractive that the men will
find more pleasure in camp than outside
the lines and we have heard that the boys
are hunting up their best singers and or
ganizinF serenading parties To add to the
pleasure Of all, and make Camp Stoneman
one long to be remembered.
General Orders No. ,, lust issued by Gen
eral Turnbull, commanding the Division,
provides for two brigadeS in camp and as
signs the unattached companies to General
Carey's brigade. These companies will be
organized into a provisional regiment I'M
der commander to be designated here
after
All regiments and com panies who de-
sire to do so, can arrange for subsistence by
applying to Lieutenant Colonel Forsyth,
Division Commissary. Batteries j
and A, Of the First and Sec
Ond Artillery will have 10 bear
the expense of hiring horses forage will be
furnished free Horses will be transported
free for commanding and staff officers from
San Francisco, and Major +. H. Mckee of
the First Artillery, has been in Santa Cruz
this week to procure horses for his regi-
ment. Baggage will be transported free.
General Turnbuil calls attention to the
necessity of a careful study of the tactics
and regulations in regard to camp and guard
duties, saluting, etc, in order that in disci-
pine and behavior the troops may com
pare favOrably with the regulars who will be
in camp with them. The camp-grOund has
been laid out and sketched, 50 that the TO- |
cation of each regiment viii be known, and |
parties who have been on the ground state
that there will be no dust, and that it will |
be excellent for parades and drills. 1t is |
situated about mile from the town and |
ten minutes walk from the beach.
The four city companies will meet for |
battalion drill and dress parade, in full uni |
form, next Tuesday evening. The next |
regimental order will contain paragraph |
which VIII do away with the double cross |
belts worn by the men. They are close and !
at best, and have been dis |
carded generally elsewhere. The white |
waist belt will be worn, upon which the !
box and bayOnct scabbard can be |
Company f. has ordered dress |
coats made, which will make the line uni |
form on drill and parade.
There seems to be some trouble between |
general headquarters and ex-Captain |
Spencer, late of Company f, Woodland. |
owing to report made by the Finance |
Committee appointed to examine the |
financial account of the Captain during his !
term of Office Captain Spencer and the |
cannot agree by some 81, 200, |
and the Acknowledgement is determined to |
make an example Of somebody if matters
DO not balance more nearly. special |
order has been issued by dircc- |
ton Of Generals Cosby and Carey, TO Cap |
tain {. NJ. easier, now commanding Com |
pany f, ordering him to convene in |
session the Finance Committee of his |
company, which consists of T.. C. Gill |
bert, W. II. Cursor and J. Nicholson, |
for the purpose of further investigating |
the accounts, and to give Captain Spencer |
every facility to explain any apparent de- |
ficiency. The committee is ordered to re-
port fully, and without fear or favor, 50
that the Department may use ii IN the case. |
Many Of the members of the companies
were at the range last week, and the inter |
est started should be encouraged by every |
means in the power Of the Captains. TO
be a good marksman should be the ann Of |
all National Guardsmen. II does not look |
just right to an outsider to see d soldier 50 |
nervous when aiming at Il harmless target. |
1t leads to the impression that an enemy |
would be perfectly safe at the bull's-cye, |
but woe to the fellow who is coming around |
the corner.