Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-13
State of Maine.
Adjutant Generals office.
Augusta, May e. 1S9S.


General Orders No. Is.
/. The "a Infantry except those
members who volunteer TO be mustered
into the battery of heavy artillery now
| being organized, the Ambulance Corps
and the Signal Corps will return to
their proper stations on Saturday. May
IA, with the exception Of Companies /
and X. which will return on Monday.
May 16.
H. Transportation service for the
movement ordered in para graph l VIII
be provided as follows;
The band, members of Companies A.
I}. c and y, the Ambulance Corps and
the Signal Corps win leave Augusta on
a special train at p. NJ. y stock car
will be attached to this train. The
ambulance VIII be driven to Lewiston
under the same conditions as it came.
Companies |. and VI will take the
regular train at is p. NJ. The steam
or Frank Jones will be held at Bar
Harbor to convey Company NJ to Ma
chiasport.
Companies f, f, and H will take
the regular train at $40 p. NJ. Horses
for Houlton, Bangor and SkoWhegan
will be forwarded by regular freight
leaving Augusta at S.45 a. NJ.
+ Companies | and X VIII take the
regular train leaving Augusta at 1o.o2
A. NJ, Monday. May is, connecting at
Portland with the International Line
steamer Com.any K Will take the
Frontier Steamboat Company's steam
er at PASSPORT for it's station Horses
for EastDort and Calais will be for
warded by regular freight at 6,33 a. NJ,
Monday.
III. Commanding officers of orGani-
zaticns Will be furnished with tickets
if practicable. Should they not be re-
ceived. or prove insufficient in number,
the commanding officer on each tram
or other conveyance Will give receipt
to the proper official. showing date OF
travel place from and to which trans
ported He will sign this receipt with
his name, rank, company and regl-
ment No transportation VIII be 1uf-
nished for men who have been Illegally
mustered in excess OF authcr}Zed
strength Men brought into camp TO
volunteer into the service of the tnl1cd
States who have been rejected by the
SURGEONS and are not members OF the
organizations returning home, Will be
furnished with Transportation in the
manner heretofore announced.
~. baggage viii be hauled from
the camp to the railroad station by
MI. c. l.. Marston, whose office IS on
the platform of the Maine teiltiai Ut
pot at Augusta.
Y. Communication of rations, at the
rate of % cents per meal ior thiee
meals a day, will be allowed 1or the
actual number of meals actually neces-
sarv while in transit. for members OIL
Compan MES l. X. l. and NJ.
VI. Troops will leave camp IN hedNS
marching order, wearing the piahke,
roll as prescribed in regulations. BE
| fore leaving camp all emergency
| blankets will be turned IN TO the dtai
| terrnaster general, as well as the loi :
| age cans. knapSackS and straps LOT
| same. mentioned in paragraph Ii Vi
| General orders No. !, current series.
VII. Mess and cook houses "lll De
left clean. neat and locked up. the Keys
haine turned over to Mr. Dodge OF tie
| ouarternasters department. Such iie9a
furniture as may be left IN THESE houses
! will not he locked in chests. put VIII We
| left so that it can be coiiec'e" anu
| co,inted. Tents and company streets
| will be left clean and in order.
| VIII. Muster and pay rolls. IN tilpii-
| ca+e which were directed to be pre-
| .a,o1 1,oforo coming into camp ny