Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-01
MILITARY NEWS.
The Three Batteries Will Be
Formed from End Regiment.
One Battery from Each Battalion Will
Be Formed at Once.
Chaplain Cummings Brings to Mind the Hos
pitaI Aid Collection, Sunday.

| 1t is definitely settled that the ID
| Regiment will furnish the men for the
three batteries called for by the war
department
! The matter was settled at the meet
ing Of the officers of the regiment az
Bangor, Wednesday, and a partial de-
cison of who the officers will be, was
made.
At the Governors request each bat
TALON of the regiment will form bat
terry from its ranks, and the officers
will decide who shall be the one to
| officer the battery, that it forms.
The first choice was given the major
to go in command of the battery of his
battalion with the rank of captain.
Major Hume at once acceded to the
terms and was examined by Capt.
Martini who was the examining sur
Seon present, but could not pass. An
effort will be made to have the gov
eminent accept him, as he is an officer
whose chief pride since the first of his
entering the service has been in his
military proficiency, and he has made
the matter a study so long that he has
gotten to be an invaluable officer.
Major York of the 1st Battalion did
not care to go on account OF MS lame
ness. and furthermore he was elected
to the lieutenant colonelcy of the regi-
ment. In his stead the senior officer
OF the battalion. Captain kimball of
Co. c OF Bath, was chosen, and. though
he wishes to go, he could not pass the
| examinations and in his case as in
Major Hune's. the Governor will apply
to the war department for his accep-
| lance.
In the case of the ID Battalion Major
Robinson has not decided whether he
| viii accept the captaincy or retain MS
present rank, and wait for the next
| call. which is expected by all the mil
| itary men.
The battery of the list Battalion VIII
be made up of Companies f and c, as
| they are all that are left, the other
two companies having formed the bat
| terry that is now at Fort Popham.
The I'd Battalion will probably draw
| from it's four companies, A, ii, f ana
6.
II is understood that the Machias
company of the Sd Battalion, does hct
| care to assist in the formation of the
third battery, so there will be only the
| three companies, l, * and l., to draw
from.
If Is not fully decided yet who the
lieutenants will be in any of the bat
terics.
| The men will be examined at the
home stations, by Captain X. j. Mar
tin. assistant surgeon of the I'd Reg
;ncnt. and Lieut. II. N. Royden, L. 5
A.. who will be the mastering officer.
in this case as in the mastering OF the
other organizations that Maine has
| IuTIIlSUtu
When a sufficient number have pass
ed the examinations, they will be sent
in SQUADS of % or more. to this city
where they will go into camp at camp
Powers, until the whole 800 men are
here. when they Will be formally mus
tered into the service.
The examinations will begin very
shortly, as soon as the officers have as
certained who of their men wish TO CO.
! and when the matter Of the officers mas
/ been more nearly arrived at.
j BY taking the men from the various
4 companies, the skeleton of the regimen
4 will still be in existence, and should tne
i third call come, it would be very mucH
I easier to form a regiment out OF tfe
4 sections that are left than It wo"p''