The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-04-30

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| Guard mounting, assembly of details. 8 55
a. m.
Adjutant's call, 900 a. m.
Dinner call. 12 m.
First sergeant's call, 90 p. m.
Supper call, p. m.
Regmental first call. 700 p. m.
Parade assembly, 9.O5 p. m.
Adjutant's call, 7.1O p. m.
Tattoo. 1000 p. m.
Call to quarters. 10. As p. M
Taps, 110O p. m.
Hours Of drill will be announced in future
orders.
MEN IN CAMP.
There are now 2.O26 officers and men in
Camp Wilmer.
They are distributed among the commands
as follows:
Fourth Regiment nt..................... 1856
r'''" heSl'heht. .......,............. ...752
First Regiment. Observation-Disclosures .372
Troop A............. Observation-Disclosures. ,35
First Sparate Company y................... SO
Signal Corps. Observation-Disclosures. -
HLhi'H y '''iihNi IN lhh FIRST REGIMENT.
The First Regiment includes the following
companies:
Company A-Captain, @. s. j. Beckl-y, Of
Frederick.
Company B-Captain. George L. Fisher, Of
Hagerstown.
Company D-Captain, Thoma. Forwood,
Of Belair.
Company E-Captain, William A. Wright, of
Elkton.
Company G-Captain, James c. Porter, of
Annapolis.
The members of Company E., received
their full share of guard duty the past
week and it was a job which any one
would like TO dodge The field was a quag-
miro Of mud, slush and snow, ever increased
by the almost incessant rain.
In consequence the watch,ulness OF the
sentrieS was considerably impaired and there
were many Slips through the lines. During
the early part of the day no guards were
posted ut any of the gates, except at that
leading into brigade headquarters, where
the discipline was unrelaxed
Among he First Regiment detail on Thurs
day, were Lieutenant Tagsart Corporal
Pie"son, and p 'vates Dean, Davis and Evans
of Company L.
MARYLAND QUOTA.
In the call for 1875 900 volunteers by the
Government the quota from Maryland has
been filled at one regiment OF infantry and
and four heavy batteries of artillery.
1t is said to be the impression of General
Wilmer that the fact that there was
no artillery command in the State may have
been overlooked when the order was sent
out.
There has been sometalk that the Fifth regi-
ment, of Baltimore, would be selected as the
regiment OF infantry with additional men to
increase it to the 1000 men required
The batteries of heavy artillery would be
it was thought, made up from the Fourth
Regiment aud the First Regiment. 1t was
explained that the work laid out for heavy
battery is to man the big guns at the various
Notifications along the coast. While there
was no definite idea as to what number of
men the order OF the War Department called
for it was figured that about two hundred
men to each battery would be needed.
The duties of Il battery owing to the COM
plex character Of the big guns call for con-
siderable expertness on the part of the men
in such an organization. and if there is to be
four such commands taken from the Mary
land National Guard it will require consid-
cradle training to get men belonging to the
infantry adapted for the new duties.
1t is estimated that more than the necessary
quota of men are in camp. If this he true
some of the volunteers will be disappointed
in not finding places in their country's service,
while their friends at home will be made
correspoudinsly glad.
The allotment of Maryland Militia at Camp
Wilmer, for volunteer service under the
United States Government was made by
Adjutant General T.. A. Wilmer on Wcdnes-
day, and an incident occurred which shows
the true metal of which the First Regiment Of
which Company Il, of Elkton, is a member,
is made.
Inasmuch as the Government requisition
upon Maryland was for one regiment Of
infantry, and four batteries of heavy artillery,
lh'Ic tNlSleu STtdl tlNd'ry btlWttu Tue TWO
Baltimore regiments rs to which would be
chosen as the volunteer regiment of infantry,
as the making up of the batteries would dis
organize the two remaining infantry regi-
ments
In the making OF the selection the Fifth
Regiment received the coveted honor and
the making up OF the batteries was allotted
the Fourth. The First Regiment was to go
toward making up the full quota of the
infantry regiment.
Inc Fourth Regiment at once refused to go
into this line of the service and left the camp
returning to the armory in Baltimore, Colonel
Howard receiving the sanction of his men to
volunteer their services as an infantry regi-
ment to the War Department. 1t Is no dis
grace to the Fourth that this condition of
affairs exists. 1t is because the commander
Col. William Howard, was too proud of his
command to have 1t divided. The men yere
willing enough to go to the front or apywhere
as regiment but they refused to furnish
men to learn how to man artillery batteries
FIRST READY FOR ANYTHING.
Colonel Lane, of the First Regiment, with
other officers Of that command, appeared Mt
headquarters when they were sent for and