Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-08
MILITARY NOTES.
Preparations for the Annual Encamp-
ment All Made-Etc.

by the Chico Guard, Captain II. 7. Batch
elder which will form one of the compa-
MES of General Carey's brigade. An in
vitation has been extended to Captain
Batchelder to use the regimental armory
while stopping with his company in this
city. We understand that Adjutant- Gen
eral Cosby viii accompany the troops from
this city also. Officers and men are busiIy
engaged in making preparations for the i'm
| portant event, and with the experience had
! in previous encampments, nothing neces-
sary for their comfort will be forgotten.
| The following extracts from brigade and
| regimentai orders are given for the inior-
| nation of all
| In pursuance of General Order No =,
| from the division headquarters General
| Carey assumes command of all the unat-
tached companies of the \. G. c. in the
State of California, consisting of San Diego
| City Guard. Eagle Corps of Los Angeles,
! Stockton Guard, Emmett Guard of Stockton,
! Forsyth Guard Of Fresno, Chico Guard and
| Eureka Guard. Each of the above compa-
mics will assemble at Camp SLOVENIAN on
| Saturday, August 10, 1855. Captain Eugene
! Lehe, Captain J. J. Nunan, Captain H. T.
| Batchelder and Captain II. w. Muller will
report to headquarters at once the number
| OF men that each expect 20 take into camp
| The Brigade Quartermaster viii furnish
| each of the of the foregoing companies with
| transportation for thirty-tive officers and
men, and transportation for the excess over
thirty-tiye, upon payment OF the special
rates OF fare from the respective points of
embarkation. While the companies are
thus
| LIMITED To THIBTT-FIYE OFFICERS AND MEN,
The Brigade Commander would be gratifed
to have each company in his command to
have at least forty officers and men in camp
| 1t is hoped that the companies viii strain a
! point and while it may be distressing finan-
cially for the time being, am satisfied that
with an effort 1t can be done, and every
| company feel well paid for the improved
appearance of their respective commands
Further, it is suggested that if the camp is
conducted to a successful termination, and
| results i'll great good to the Guard every
| cent in time will be paid by the State. The
following appointments are hereby made
and announced for brigade staff: C.. H.
Hubbard, Major and Assistant Adjutant-
General, and Chief of Staff; Frank D.
Ryan, Major and Brigade Inspector, vice
Hubbard, promoted; Charles ). Houghton.
Captain and Aide-de-Camp.
" Captains J. a. Rapp and c. NJ easier,
commanding Companies c and +, respect
lively, will take the trains leaving Nevada
City and Woodland, with their commands,
at o'clock 4. NJ. August 10Th, and upon
arrival at Sacramento will march to the
regiment&l armory and stack arms, until
the hour of asSembly-10:45. Captain Cas-
Ter will arrange for the extra transportation
of his men from Davisvile to Sacramento.
Captains of companies will provide IA
tons for their commands while en- route to
camp, and also the necessary lights and
toilet articles for the accommodation of
their men in quarters. All company
BAGGAGE MUST BE PLAINLY MARKED.
And turned over to Quartermaster Sergeant
Hughes, at the Central Pacific Railroad
depot, at 10 O'Clock \. NJ, August 18th.
Field and staff officers horses will be
placed in charge of Major II. A. Weaver,
Brigade Quartermaster, al the railroad
freight depot, at noon OH Friday, August
18th.
The families and immediate friends of
officers and men will be furnished trans
pOrtaGon at the same rate, provided the
brigade or regimental commanders will
certify that such families and friends are
entitled to the special rate, and that they
will 90 through i'll the came train with the
command. These conditions apply only to
persons leaving from Nevada City, Wood
land, Sacramento and Chico, and tickets
can be procured al the several stations men
toned.
THE following detail for an advance camp
ing party, TO pitch the tents for this and the
provisional regiment at Camp Stoneman. is
announced: Lieutenant H. w. Rivett.
Quartermaster Company A, one Corporal
and six priyates; Company b, one Sergeant
and seven privates Company e, one Cor
pOral and six privates Company G., seven
privates. These details will report to
QuartermaSter Rivett at the regimental
armory, at 1890 o'clock A. NJ. Wednesday. |
August Is, 1885, in fatigue uniform, fully
equipped for camp duty, taking with them
their dress uniforms, arms, etc. Lieutenant
Riyett will report with the entire detail to
Major Win. ]. Davis, Engineer Officer
Fourth Brigade at the railroad depot Sac
ramento city, August 18th, at Ills \. NJ.
sharp.
The Quarternaster will have convey
ances ready in Santa Cruz to take all bag
gage belonging TO the regiment to camp
without delay upon arrival of the train, and
see that dinner is ready for the men"
AThe men should be allowed to wear the
full dress uniform while going to camp, as
the blouse can be more easily packed in the
knapsack.
NIGHTLY DRILLS WILL BE HELD
The coming week, and the ceremonies OF
guard mounting practiced; also, exercises
on the blackboard. a brigade drill. dress
parade and grand guard mount is set for
next Thursday evening. which will be the
last general practice before camp. For the
next thirty days all officers will wear Grape
on the sword hilt and left arm. The flll
strength of the city companies will parade
to-day at the memorial service, to be held
in honor of the illustrious dead The field
and staff Will parade dismounted
The pamphlet issued by the State for the
information of officers and men at Camp
Stoneman, should be read diligently by all |
1t will be of great value to all who desire to
discharge their duties intelligently.
The brigade drill which took place
Thursday evening was well attended. Gen
eral Carey was in command, and the forces
were divided into two skeleton regiments, |
commanded by Colonel Sheehan and |
Lieutenant-Colonel Guthrie Adiutants |
Captain Neary and acting Adjutant Powers. |
The drill took place in the Capitol Park |
near the new Pavilion, and we believe was
productive of little good to either men or
officers. The light was not sufficiently |
strong to observe the movements, and the
commands could not be understood. As
siStant Acknowledgement Hubbard had his
hands full in placing the gudes-statf
ofiicers-as he could not see the pro-
longation of the line. An officer may
study the tactics and understand
it, but somehow or other when
he gets his forces in the field they do
not look the same as Oh paper. He forgets
the proper commands, or gives q command
that sounds something like it, and imme
diately everything is in confusion. 1t
brings columns left in front when they
should be the reverse and the officer is
unable to bring order out of chaos from
want OF practical experience In other
words, the officer has commenced at the
wrong end of the tactics, and the cases are
rare when this system will develop good
officer Then again, the men in the ranks
know almost intuitively when an officer
gives a wrong command, and it lessons !
their respect for him. Under this condi
ton of things neither brigade nor battalion
I'd