Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-15
THE CAMP AT THE FORT.

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THE CAMP AT THE FORT.
Regulations for Camp Government
Promulgated From Headquarters.
INFORMATION FOB THE GUIDANCE OF GUARDS
MKN-RourISE OF THE pAy-puTIEs OF orrI-
cERs AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF SOLDIERS
IN GUARD DUTY AND MILITARY COURTESY.
The following circular and general order
have been issued from National Guard head
quarters:
HEADQUARTERS DC. MILITIA,
Washington, July II, 1880.
CIRCULAR No. s.
The following information and instructions
relative to tho annual encampment are pub
lished for the guidance of the National Guard:
l. Headquarters and the Offices of the sew
ersl sts6 departments will be located in the
building situated between the camps of the
first and second regiments.
The post Office address Of the camp is
Fort Washington. Maryland" The mail will
leave Washington daily at 10 o'clock I'm. and
the camp at o'clock pm.
=, A letter box will be located at the Office Of
the post quartermaster.
8. On arrival in camp the commanding officer
termaster of his battalion the hatchets and
other tools allotted to his company and pieces
OF small rope to be attached to ridge poles for
hanging clothes over and will direct the pitch
ing OF the tents for his company. AS soon as
this duty is completed companies will be
marched by their first sergeants to the Office of
the post quartermaster, who will issue to each
man bed sack: and thence to the straw pile to
I'LL their sacks. II four men occupy one tent
only three bed sacks should be used for the
tent ahQnld fha,u
4. Two wall tents are provided for the officers
OF each company. In case less than three
officers OF n company are present one OF these
tents will be used for the storage OF bed sacks.
II three officers are present with company its
commanding officer will apply to the post
quartermaster for another tent, and will pitch
1t in the rear of the officers tents and it for
the storage Of bed sacks.
D. At mess calls" for breakfast and dinner
each command will form on its color line,
without arms or equipments, and be marched
to the mess sheds in column OF twos. Regi-
mental and battalion field and staff and non
commissioned staff will march on the right of
their respective companies, and file closers in
the ranks. On arriving at their mess shed the
numbers l will march on the right hand side
of the table and the numbers ON the left hand
side of the table until they reach its upper end.
when the ranks will face inward and each man
place himself opposite plate ON the table
without leaving any space vacant. The fir IT
table being filled the same movement will be
continued at the second table. The colonel
will place himself at the head of the
first table and the lieutenant colonel
at the head of the second table, and
when the colonel sees that his whole COM
mand il in place he will give the commands:
i. Remove caps" e "Take seats" At the
proper time the colonel will give the com.
mand rise" and will march his command back
to Its parade ground and dismiss it. Com
handing officers of separate battalions and
separate companies will assimilate their move
ments to those described for a regiment. No
man will BIO permitted to leave the table be-
fore the command rise Is given, except in
case of necessity, and then by permission of
his commanding officer. No man will DO per-
mitted to take his seat at the table except at
his proper place and with his command ANY
man who fails to fall in with his command at
mess cal will not be permitted TO enter the
fort during the meal hour. After his COM
mand has returned to camp he may apply to
his battalion commander, who, il satisfied with
the reasons for the mans absence, may give
him meal ticket" which will admit him to
the fort and permit him to be furnished with a
meal at the shed assigned for the guards
The officers of the day. the officers and SER
geants of the guard aud the two reliefs not on
post will all fall in with their respective COM
mands and march with them to meals. The re-
lief that Is OH post at the time meal is served
will, as soon as relieved be marched by its cor
poral TO the mess sheds and will be served with
their meal at the shed specially assigned for
that purpose.
supper will be served TO the command in the
camp. kettle containing one pint of coffee
for each man and box containing the meat
anu bread ration Tor company will be deliv-
cred at the tent OF the captain of each com
pany, who will issue the proper allowance to
his company The supper for the field and
staff OF the battalion and the regiments will be
delivered at their respective regimentai head
quarters. The boxes and coffee kettles will be
cOllec ted the following morning
D. All omcers having servants for themselves
or their companies will report them to the
post quartermaster for registry Immediately
after arrival in camp and will be furnished with
badges and meal tickets. No servant or en-
ploys OF the camp will be supplied with meals
except on the delivery of such tickets.
2. The allowance of candles for the period of
the encampment IL seven pounds to each COM
pany and three pounds to each battalion and
regimental headquarters. They will be issued,
on application, at the Office Of the commissary
general Monday afternoon, the 2ist instant
ANY organization desiring a larger supply or
exhausting its supply before the end OF the en-
campment will provide at their own expense.
The allowance Of ice for the officers of
each company Is ten pounds daily, and for each
battalion and regimental headquarters rs
pounds daily, which they will procure by send
ing to the office OF the post Quartermaster.
Any lee desired in addition 30 this allow
ance will be sold to officers at the rate OF one
cent pound.
.. The screw-eyes issued to each company
will be screwed in the rear pole Of tents at
proper height to insert the muzzle of a rifle
and allow Its butt to rest on the tent floor
10. Wash basins will not be supplied. Each
company should provide itself with six.
DUTIES N CAMP
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. l6.
The following regulations relative to duties
In camp are published for the guidance Of the
National Guard.
]. Commanding officers will read all general
orders and circulars that have been issued rela-
tive to the camp or that may be issued during
the enc ampment to their companies at the first
assembly after they are received.
z The commanding general trusts that the
discipline, good order and desire on the part
of the men for instruct tim which char actarizad