Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-06-11
MILITARY CAMP NAMED IN HONOR
or GEN. FAIRCHII.D.
ORDERS FOR ENcAMPMENT
The First Infantry, to Which the Gov
errors Guar'i Belongs. win Go 10
Camp Douglas July 6No Troops
win Be Transported on Sunday
Rigid Rules Regarding Camp Life.

aQJutdll 1udltGo fAllE uds
issued his annual orders regarding the
encampment of the state militia. 1t is
customary TO name the camp each
year in honor Of some distinguished
soldier either living or dead This
year it will be called Camp Lueius
Fairchild in honor of the gallant gen
eral lately laid to rest. On this point
the orders read:
I'm honor of that distinguished cit
izen and soldier whose first entrance
into the military service was In the
ranks of the Governors guard, OF
Madison, and who has so recently been
laid to rest-a general officer whose es-
cort was selected from every organiza-
ton Of the Wisconsin national guard.
the annual eneampR,ent of the troops of
this state will be named Camp Lucius
Fairchild. All standards, colors and
guidons of the various commands will
be furled and draped and all officers
will wear the customary badge Of
mourning on the left arm and the
sword hilt until the lowering of the
flag on the last day Of camp, the Sd of
August"
Continuing the orders read. The
Wisconsin national guard viii encamp
at the Wisconsin military reservation,
Juneau county, as follows:
First infantry, July 9th to July 18th,
inclusive
Troop A and battery A, July 18th to
July 18TH inclusive.
Fourth infantry July 18th to July
18th, inclusive
Second infantry, July Goth to July
Goth, inclusive.
Third infantry July 27th to August
ID Inclusive
THE infantry organizations will be
sent to and from. camp by special
trains on Mondays; the mounted or
CARNATIONS on Saturdays. No troops
will be transported on Sunday. The
quartermaster's department will fur
nish all necessary transportation; will
have the camp in readiness for the
several commands and will make fire.
quent inspections of tentage and
euuipdge One salgeant end two rll-
Yates of each company will be sent
twenty-flur hours III advance OF their
respective commands instructed to re-
port on their arrival to the post quar-
termaster. Two company cooks may
be sent with these parties. Captains
will be held accountable for the con-
duet and SAFETY of their men while en-
route to and from camp. No man VII!
leave the cars for any purpose except
by order of commissioned officer.
Companies will leave the train on ar
rival at destination by the method pre-
scribed by their regimenta command
ers. The troops will pack in their
blanket bags their necessary clothing
and toilet articles In addition one
box or trunk viii be allowed TO eacn
squad OF four, and no more than one
such boX will be allowed in tent. The
program Of instruction for each day
will be announced the evening Ere
yious, from general headquarters. The
instruction comprising drills in close
and extended order, rifle practice, held
manoeuyres and certain ceremonies >,
will continue unmterlnptedly until Sat
urday afternoon OF each week, when
the prescribed reviews and inspections
will begin The commanding officer OF
each company ana band will be pre-
pared TO muster his men for pay at any
designated hour during the latter part
of camp. No soldier will be
paid unless he has been present In
camp four days. The range house, ex-
cept the store room of the quartermas-
ter's department, Is turned over to the
general inspector of small arms prac-
tice and his assistants. Neither officers
nor men will ~ permitted TO loiter
about the building, and all statistical
work must be complete before each
command leaves It's camp. Special in
struction for rifle work OF camp will be
issued. instruction with the hospital
corps and in military signaling will be
conducted by officers selected for the
purpose, AMI especial attention will be
given to guard and sentry duty