The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-15
ENCAMPMENT OF TUE LEGION.

Instructions to Captains Sent Out by the
Adjutant- General
Adjutant- general Ruckle yesterday sent
the following letter to the captains of the
several companies of the Indiana Legion:
The order for movement of your company to
camp OF instruction and orders on railroad for
transportation are herewith transmitted to you.
Before delivery to conductor you Will I'LL in the
number OF persons entitled TO transportation, in-
Guiding officers, men and authorized cooks and
servants. This must check up with report Of
men in camp. Each member OF company must
be served with formal order to attend encaml,-
ment, giving hour OF departure Of company. In
the movement of the company the best order and
discipline must be observed. When companies
are moved In the night quiet must he preserved
in the armories, and men must be orderly in
onstrations of any kind In the train
running through cars must not he
permitted ali hazing and hoodlHm demonstra-
lions must he prevented. At stations en- route
quiet must he preserved and no one permitted to
leave train. except by order OF company or bat
TALON commander. Every care must he taken
same trains with companies or detachnents of
the Legion. Company commanders will not
permit lIquor to he taken on train. and must
prevent fuen leaving train ranks to procure
liquor either en- route or on arrival at Fort
Wayne. Companies entitled To communication of
ration, by reason of leaving station before ) A.
NJ. OF the goth of July, must procure ration be-
fore leaving station. and must pack in such
shape as TO be accessible for distribution on
cars To companies redcEln2 Fort wayne on or
about ) a. NJ. and Immediately after reaching
Fort Wayne, to companies reaching Fort Wayne
before 1880 A. NJ. July 20. Officers must travel
in the cars occupied by their companies; and Off
GERS must remain with their companies when
waiting orders. or in depOts, or in narch. Every
care must he taken TO prevent any smart Aleck"
or rowdy bringing disgrace on the
Legion. Company commanders are espe-
cially charged with the duty OF enforcing
the orders as to extra baggage. The men will
bring only such articles as can be carried In
their bianket-bags. All company baggage must
be marked with letter of company and number
OF regiment officers baggage must lie marked
with name of officer, letter of company and
number OF regiment. All State blankets i'm the
possession OF companies, or members of COM
pancs, must be brought into camp. Persons not
mustered into service must not he brought ID
camp, EXCEPT rs cooks or servants, and then
only as authorized. II the cooking is done hy n
member OF the company lie will be entitled to
one-half of the cooks pay In addition to his
regular paw. The boxes OF reiOading tools and
cleaning materials must be brought TO camp
the reloadinS tools to remain in custody of com
pany officers. and the cleaning material TO be in
charge of rirst sergeant Company commanders
must see that men are provided with change OF
underclothing.
One and One-fourth pound fresh beef to
each ration. eighteen ounces fresh bread to
each ration, one pound of vegetables to
each ration. And to each one hundred
rstioDS Fifteen pounds beans. ten pounds
ground and roasted coffee. one pound tea,
twenty pounds sugar. five quarts vinegar.
five pounds soap. five pounds salt, six
ounces pepper, two pounds candles and
beef or other soup extracts as the ubsist-
ence of the men may require. On the Sec
Ond and fourth days of camp an extra issue
will be made of ten ounces of bacon to each
ration and fifteen pounds of rice anu if
teen pounds of hominy to each one hundred
rations. Such additional vegetables or
such other articles will be issued as the
brigade cOuDoil of administration may de-
termine to be necessary.