Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-10
MILITARY NOTES.
Camp Shafter, Mt Santa Cruz. Where tn
First Regiment VIII Go

! Camp Shafter, Mt Santa Cruz, Where the
First Regiment VIII Go.
Next Saturday evening, August 18th, the
First Artillery Regiment, Colonel ]. w
Guthrie, commanding, will leave this city
in special train for Santa Cruz. The
splendid Regimental Band Of twenty.one
pieces will accompany the forces and will
revive pleasant memories of home among
the many Sacramentans now at that popu-
lar seaside resort. The troops will arrive
at Santa Cruz early Sunday morning. Cap
tain Nihen will arrive here with the Neya-
da City company on Saturday afternoon, on
the overland train, and Captain Curson's
company will be picked up at Davisyille.
The boys will, of course, have the usual
good time at starting, and will also, las
usual, feel as if they had been run through
combined harvester and reaper by the
time they get TO camp. The discomforts of
the trip, will, however, be forgotten after a
days rest, and the regular routine of drill
and guard-mount will be taken up in earn
est on the Monday after arrival at QUAR-
tiers. The tents baggage, etc, will be on
the ground when the companies arrive, and
each will pitch its own tents, which will be
saving of money, aaG also be good prac-
tice for the men. The camp-ground will
be where IL was two years ago, and the
evoiutions will be largely confined to the
skirmish drill, there being plenty of room
for that business
The camp will be named "Shafter's.' in
honor Of Colonel Shafter of the First In
faHtry, U. S. A., now in camp at Monterey
This is deserved compliment, and will no
doubt be appreciated.
Commanders of companies should famil-
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much skirmishing is practiced, as it is sim
ply impossible to hear the commands
when the line is long, as it would be when
regiment is deployed as skirmishers The
many Sacramento people in Santa Cruz at
present will assist in making the camp en-
Joyable socially, and the afternoons at the
beach are always delightful
The men will take only fatigue uniforms,
since there will be no affairs of ceremony,
reviews, etc. Some of the brigade officers
will drop down TO the camp during the
week, but not in an official capacity, but at
the division camp next year the Fourth
Brigade is expected to take a prominent
part
There is no reason why this should not
be successful encampment. The COM
panies are all in good condition, have COM
petent officers, and a great majority of the
officers and men have had experience in
camp life, and therefore should be able to
settle down to business from the start
This outing will benefit the boys in more
ways than one, and particularly is it a
blessing to Captain Seymour of Z, who
is getting entirely too weighty for active
| campaigning, and needs the exercise which
skirmishing will give him. The regiment
will break camp on the evening of the 24th
or 18th and arrive home the following
morning.
Colonel Eugene Lehe of Stockton leaves
with his regiment for camp at Santa Cruz
this evening, and will be striking tents
when the First Artillery arrives there.
Companies B and G will shoot at
their ranges tomorrow and some fine
workmanship will no doubt be displayed.
Company G elects Second Lieutenant
on Monday evening.