Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-03
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Militia Finding Ilst1 Dltia
n0l Hard Work.
gIsdlslt Drill b Hospital Dspartnsst
Pwiact SalitifJ Aru6aneats.
Company Team Matches 0stiips 0ss
Srscsics --psrsscs sanitary Aussss-
moaes.

The dsy's work ~ VS. ssss from their sp-
pesrsncs Il roll csil. The hard drilling Of
Tsssdsy sfs no bed effects ssesps nov snd
then - sssa in bI.sieysd a~eks and burned
fsess. I'm Tsssdsy the shoroashasss Of
drill and easefai attention Dsid 70 il by the
men never vn sxesiied on .
Msise camp grosad Of the State
militia. After psssspg On enioysble even
ing she sen sought their tsnts and turned
In for good night. rest. Those ~ho have
attended previous sneampments remark on
the gaies and order that prevailed through
out the camp Tuesday night. When ths
oABeefs said that good order vas 10 be
asintsined this ysas they meant all they
gid, aad this 10 shat vs said IN General
Orders No. 3
pAH officers are required to remain
within the limits Of the brigade camp and
not depart .herefrom without permission
from their commanding officer. Ali en-
lists1 men, are hereby forbidden 10 leave
the limits Of the brigade camp without .
psss. s.gasd by their company commander.
approved by the colonel Of their regiment.
Not more than ave men will be granted
passes from any one company during
twenty -four hours. without special permis-
sioa Of the fezimentai commander. and
passes should only be given to msn Who
give prompt snd faithful attention to their
duties In camp and will conduct them selves
~ gentlemen during their absence from
camp
The excellent discipline that is being
kept up IL ample proof that sach orders
are being carried our To the letter. We've
got the best set II men that ever went into
camp said one Of the officers at Head
quarters to Journal reporter Wednesday
morning ss they we're watching the evola-
lions Of the troops on the aeld in front
THE men all eyluce 8 disposition TO work
h-'' and obey orders 50 that there has
bv.n - esrousing and general mischief
making All sgree that this Is the best
cneampment yet.
Hegimental guard mount In the morning
was followed by battalion drili by both
regimsn ts. This dtll was continued Z,
two hours without interruption. The rs-
pidity and precision Of the battalion for
nation, the elbow 10 elbow touch Of the
ranks and the general alignment that VAS
kept up throughout the entire evolations of
the drill caused many commendatory re-
marks among officers at headquarters.
III we could only have remarked one
OF the officers another week to stay In
camp what showing the boys would make
They try hard and are quick to appreciate
what is wanted but they are just getting IN
to the work to advantage and no sooner 10
this stage tesched than the muster is over.
Nothing finer for weather could be had than
that Of yesterday morning. General Sprague
plumed himself on being weather mascot
,iil after dinner when it came on cloudy.
General Sprsgue being Quartermaster
had pretty lively time in meeting all the
demands for innumersble ihings. The
men seem to think that all necessary is
when they want 4 fatigue cap. oyercoat, or
any little addition to their wardrobe or
corfort. to wait until they get into camp
when they besiege the Generals Office,
The result can be imagined New over
coats have been issued to Co u, of the
Regiment. the Frontier Guards. and the
arst aud second gun companies.
with the ostiins Gsus.
Lieut.. NJ, j, Moriartys gun company
Va, the ArN to have their gstling gun
brought to the range and consequently were
the frst To begin practice, the frs shot OF
which was Cred At II - in the forenoon,
The practice sid handling of the guns we're
eutirsly new to the men aud the shots sent
up little puts of sand between the targets
General Sprsgue and Gen. Mitchell came
up to assist in putti,g the guns in proper
shape and also to witness the practice and
when ali was ready comm ,nds were given,
the men took their places with Lieut..
Morisriy a, the crank The guns being
new considerable difficulty wssexpsricafe1
IN firing though occasionally the innocent
looking field piece ratified forth the peppery
bullets in continuous succession and
the empty shells dropped to the gronud by
hsndfuls. The gun worked so badly, how
ever. that the practice ceased about noon.
The trouble was due principally to the car.
fridge used.
Afternoon.