Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-20
GAmP SMITH.
t.t. .t Ntanstc Next Week-The Comk ing Encampment-The Layout of the Camp.
 MordAv tha members of the four regiments

r.t. at Ntanttc Next Week-The Conk 1ne Encampmenx-The LaYont of the
 Camp.
 Monday the members of the four regiments of the State militia will go into camp at Camp Smith, Mantle, Where they will re- main until the following Saturday. AdJu- tant General Stephen R. Smith has issued general orders announcing that First Lieu tenant Charles A. h. fotten, Fourth artil- lery, U. 5. A., will be detailed by the secre- tary of War to inspect troops, and that First Lieutenant Samuel R. Jones, of the same command, will be detailed to give instruction and practice to the troops in heavy artillery drill and siege gun and mortar battery now in course of erection on the camp ground. Brigadier General Graham will make such details from his commands for drill under Lieutenant Totten as may be deemed necessa- ty. 1t is expected that the presence in camp of the regular army officers, detailed to in- spect instruct and report, will subject the militia to intelligent, Impartial and valuable criticism.
 Every soldier of the State militia should provide himself with copy of Upton's Re- vised Tactics, which is now in use by the Connecticut National Guard.
 Colonel B. F. Blakeslee, assistant quarter master general, has been at Mantle for some time making arrangements for the 2, 500 sol diers who will be there next week. The camp this year will be laid out as last The quarters of the troops will form white background for the green sward, extending from the head of the plain to the river on the north side. Upon the opposite slde ol the parade ground the headquarters of GoV' ernor Harrison and staff and Brigadier Gen eral c. P. Graham and staff will form a white spot in the sea of green. The head quarters with tents varying from the canvas residences of the Governor and general, doW1 l in graduation to the little ones of aids anc orderlies, present an attractive picture II themselves. The lower end of the plain vii be guarded by Captain Lee and the gunner' of Battery A, who will rejoice in the posses sion of four new shining steel guns. Int troops will be quartered in regiments ano the regiments in companies as heretofore North of the company bivouac will be an other street on which are located the officers quarters. The regiments will be campee according to the seniority of colonels l The Fourth regiment, Colonel Watson, VII | be on the right of the line, and their tent | will form the west end of the line of regi l mental tents The First regiment, Colone l Cone, will come next, and the Second next | The Second will occupy the same relative DO sition which it did two years ago. Tn l Third regiment, instead of being on the rlSh of line as it was two years ago, will be ol
 the left. Colonel Watson, who was on tn
 left at Camp WallaFr the lask tine me tn. the Whol
 onel and on the right. It will be seen thel
 that the only change in location of regi
 ments is the transposition of the Thirt
 and Fourth regiments. The Fifth battalion ! will as usual be on the extreme left of lin | and next to the river. Governor Harrison ! corn-aaHder-i in-chief, will arrive in Cam smith Tuesday morning, accompanied by small portion of his staff. His exce1Ienc, will be met with 8 military reception. Tb, full staff and at least two regiments will ,nee, the Governor at the depot and march into the camp. When the chief magistrate crosses the guard line Capt. Lees new steel guns will boom out the usual salute, while tine Govern or and escort will pass before the rest of the troops, who present arms and lower the col ors as he passes. Most of the gubernatorial staff will go into camp Saturday evening and spend Sunday there. Many of them will take their families down to the Morton House to spend the week.
 The Second regiment, the Fifth battalion and Second Machine Gun platoon will begin it's advance on Mantle Monday morning at half-past o'clock on 8 special train. Mem bers of the city battalion are ordered to as semble in Union armory at a. m.
 The Second regiment band of twenty two pieces will go with the regiment to camp.
 Senator PIatt.
 Sanator q IT Platt and wife cama hara