The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-01
IMPORTANT ORDERS.
Just Issued From the Adjutant Gen.
 erals Office.

The following was issued yesterday:
 State of Connecticut, Adjutant Gen.
 erals Office, Hartford, Nov. 30, 1885, General Orders No. 2S.
 I. Official notice having been received by this department that the First regi- ment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, Battery A, Light, and Battery c, First regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Artil- lery, have been mustered out of the United States service, and officers and enlisted men of the organizations re- ported for duty from their leaves of ab- sence and furloughs, respectively, they will resume their former status in the Connecticut National Guard, with ex- captions hereafter mentioned. The First regiment will resume it's position in the National Guard as ten-com- pany organization, with Colonel Charles l.. Burdett commanding.
 II. Battery A, Light, First regiment, c. " Artillery, will resume its former position in the National Guard, with Captain Barlow $. Honce commanding. The Third Platoon, attached to this bat tery in General Orders No. il, A.-G. O., Hartford, May H. 1898, is hereby dis banded. Officers and men, upon appli- cation of the captain commanding, will be granted honorable discharges from the service of the state. Battery c, First regiment c. V. Artillery, which was added to the Connecticut National Guard in General Orders No. 10, A.-G. O., May ', 1898, is hereby disbanded, and the officers and men will be grant ed an honorable discharge from the state service.
 III. Company l., attached to the First regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infan- try, which was recruited by Captain Charles B. Bowen, retired, has complet- ed faithful service and the officers and men of this command having been mustered out of the service of the United States, Captain Bowen and First Lieutenant Delbert R. Jones are restored to their former positions on the retired list of officers in the Connec- ticut National Guard
 ". Company G, Fourth regiment, Connecticut National Guard. Captain i Vincent M. King commanding, attach ed to the First regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, in Special Orders No. 15, A.-G. O., July 6, 1898, will re- SuIlS US lOI llltl puSltIpii III thS ooi 'ii regiment and Captain King will report immediately to Lieutenant Colonel Charles w. Hendrie, commanding. V. Officers in the National Guard who have served in the United States Vol unteers, desiring to sever their connec- tion with the National Guard, should tender their resignations promptly through regular channels to this de- partment.
 VI. Favorable consideration will be given by this department to applica- tions of enlisted men (through proper channeIs) who have served in the Unit ed States Volunteers, and desire their | discharge from the Connecticut Ma | tional Guard.
 VII. Colonel Charles l.. Burdett, com- I manding First regiment, c. N. G., will l direct the commandants of the several ] companies in his command to make ap- ' plication through regular channels for 1 the discharge of a sufficient number of men to reduce the maximum strength of companies to sixty-eight (6S), off, cers inclusive. He is also directed tc order said commandants as soon as practicable to make requisition upon the quartermaster general for arms anc equipments for their several commands at the same time filing the necessary | bonds. The matter of uniforming the First regiment will be considered later | Colonel Burdett is also authorized tc use his discretion for the best inter- | ests of his command in relation tC | drills. instructions, etc, during thu drill season of 1S9S-1S99, until further orders from this department.
 VIII. Captain Barlow S. Honce, com. manding Battery A, Light Artillery, c N. G., will make application through regular channels for the discharge O a sufficient number of his command st that the maximum strength shall con
 sist of eighty-seven (SO men, officer: inclusive.
 TX. Commissioned officers of the sev
 eral organizations returning to servic, in the c. N G. will resume their for mer status in regard to rank.
 x. The commendation and thanks O
 the commander-in- in-chief are hereb,
 rendered to the officers and men of tn,
 First regiment, Connecticut Voluntee
 Infantry, Battery A, Light, Battery c
 First regiment, Connecticut Voluntee
 artillery, and the Naval Battalion fo
 their patience, patriotism, and fidelity
 Although their service was not at tn,
 front, they encountered something full
 as deadly, and more insidious, in dis
 ease. The record of those who died il
 this manner is just as bright, anC
 should be as imperishable as those whC
 died on the field of battle. All homo