Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-13
Camp Notes.


pictures taken, Thursday, by A Gar.
diner artist.
The two men W ho had their toes cut of
that they might join their companies
are getting along finely at the hospital
The LIST Battalion Of the Maine Vol
unteers have tried some of Uncle
Sans rations, and pronounce them
good
A man of the hobo tribe, who had
hung about and bothered the guard fol
a long time, repCsed in the guard house
Wednesday night.
Private NJ j. Sullivan was appointed
second lieutenant Of Co. Z, 1st Regi-
ment. Thursday, and was mustered in
to the service as such.
Company D, list Regiment, has sign
near the captains tent that informs the
passersby that the company was or
ganzed in September, 1855.
The bulletin board of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
/.
The news of the engagement off Car
denas was bulletined, Thursday,
Company +, md Regiment. went on a
skirmish drill through the woods on
Niger hill. Thursday morning, under
command of First Lieutenant Spear.
F. A. Wing of Waterville, presented
the Portland Cadets Co. b. lst Regi-
ment, with a bunch Of bananas.
Wednesday. The company were duIv
thankful, and voted to thank Mr.. VIM
Both regiments have their boot
blacks, who followed the companies TO
the camp and have since lived there.
Portland, Bangor, Augusta ana Water
willie bootblacks are represented in The
lot.
\ pigeon that lowered about the
camp Thursday afternoon, ana
alighted on several &c the fonts was
watched with interest hy the men.
Some said it was 4 carrier pigeon with
news from someone.
by general orders No. II, issued hv
Adiutant General Richards, WcdncS-
day, the organization of i volunteer in
fantry company is So changed az 10
reduce the number Of corporals from
II to six, and to increase The number or
privates by six.
Ensign Bagley. who was killed in the
engagement off Cardenas. Wednesday
was a classmato of Lieut.. S. p. bennett
of Co c. LIST Regiment, while the two
were at the Annapolis Military Acad-
envy. Bagley was a well-known foot
BAH player.
At an election of officers Of Co. F. 2nd
Regiment. Thursday evening. 1st Lieu
tenant Calvin w. Brown was elected
captain; Adelbert NJ Pratt. first lieu
tenant; Frank Fl. Glover remaining
second lieutenant. Edward RamsdeU
was promoted to first sergeant
Two men in the 1st cot into q little
mjxup. Wednesday evening, and were
put in the guard house. Their friends
crowded about the guard 50 closely
that several of the said friends were
nrtcked bv the bayonets Of the relief
guard. who came to their assistance
An the 1sf Regiment men arc anxious
ia he an the move nov that thew ar.
enlisted The monotonv Of he camn
life is beginning 70 he felt. and a
chance ie Ionond for RI tba ,aai,nant
stavs in car7n here long they will
nrobabfv ee+ q littfn o,1tsjda rrartjca il,
tho lime of t,,o marches
The I-nited Society of Christian I'm
dcnvor has dasidad IA inau~,ratn
services in h4half Of the
I-nited STATES tro0ps. the regulars ana
tho ,o1nntoare in their yario,is can,,s
ard in tho wake of thn moyino army
4 cirrular has been sent to the officials
uf 1,rdnavo,. societies ana If ne local
and stare unions throughout the conn
fry urging F,ndeayorers To co-operate
,,itb tba Y NJ q il thoir +ap+