The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-20
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FOR DuP0NTS.
.Penna. Volunteers Yester-
day Afternoon Sue
Ceeded Battery M.

The First Battalion Of the Second Regi
ment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, now
guard the DUPONT powder works. The
battalion arrived at Msatchanin about
o'clock last evening and Immediately re-
lisved Battery M which has been at the
works three weeks and which has beer
ordered to Tampa.
The battalion comprises companies G.
d, B, Eand ], and is under command Of
Colonel John Biddle Porter The remain
ing officers Of the staff are:
Adjutant, G. S. Campbell.
Surgeon, Major H. Burgin.
Assistant surgeon, +. r. Packard.
Quartermaster, c. A. Rutter.
Tho officers Of the battalion are: Major
Charles Fl. Norman; and Adiutant John
Hall Rankin. The company commanders
are:
Company G.-Captain Joseph /. Amey;
first Eeutenant, Louis j. Ladner, second
lieutenant, II. J. Nowlen.
Company D.-Captain Edward s. Will
lialns; first lieutenant Harry ]. Geissel,
second lieutenant Jesse R. Saper.
Company B-Captain Francis W. Lang,
first lieutenant Boylston ]. Lin dsay, Sec
ond lieutenant William Smith.
Company E-Captain Lucien E. Wiler,
first lieutenant J. Il. Sharp, second leu.
tenant William G. Carpenter.
Captain 1.-Captain Hamilton D. Tur-
ner; first lieutenant Steinbach, second
lieutenant Afferbach
The camp Of the Second at Mt. Gretna
was hronged with visitors from Scranton
and Honesdale in the early morning hours,
for the word had gone forth that yesterday
was to be the day Of their departure and
there was goodly crowd at the station to
see them off. The battalion marched from
THAR snnfipn IF tho To he f,n -
Dixie" This was the first time Dixie"
had been played for an outgoing battalion
but there was no doubt of the Success Of
tho experiment The soldiers stepped off
in truly admirable style and the crowd
cheered Justify as if 1t had bsen any other
tune that the men were marching to.
Colonel Porter expressed himself, before
going, as confident that the Second would
not long be kept at an inactive post but
that they would soon have u CHARGE to go
to the seat Of the most active operations
The soldiers looked somewhat fatigued
with their long ride. They were in heavy
marching order, and at once got out of the
train. After being drawn up in line the
reglmental fife and drum corps took Its
station at the head of tho line, and the
march TO the camp ground, on the oppo-
site side of the railroad was commenced
AS the soldiers passed in review they pre-
senteu an Odd appearance, but neverthe-
less looked sturdy lot of men.
The battalion is not fully uniformed.
Many Of the mon were clad in the brown
canvas service suit and others were not
even provided with these, wearing their
usual everyday clothes. With few OK.
captions the men wore fatigue caps, and
all had arms except about twenty. five.
The hurry in getting away from Mount
Gretna prevented the men from getting
fully equipped, but arms and uniforms
are expected to be given to the command
MS soon us they are completed.
Tbs mon drew up in linz across the field
and there were 50 many of them that they
reached from fence to fence. Tho Penn.
sylyanians stacked arms and orders were
then given to unload the cars containing
tho tents, The soldiers went to work with
will, and in less than an hour tents were
being erected in every part of the field.
The officers horses and those for the ambu.
lance were unloaded, and given shelter
under The stable tent. Each company was
placed by itself, with the quarters of the
company officers at the head of tho street.
Headquarters were placed little off from
The camp and facing toward the Brandy
wine.
How long the Pennsylvanians will re.
main at Montchanin Is problem.