Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-09-05
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL MONDAY SEPTEMBER s 1898

Every man who is not Ill is improv
ing from the effects Of Southern
weather and the flesh that was los
4 viii be regained II they stay in thi.
fresh air. 1t is noticeable that the lear
men came through the summer with.
out losing any flesh. There are few
in the regiment who really gained flesh
during their stay in the South.
THE death rate OF the regiment Il
supposed by many to be very large
yet 1t is nothing compared to the losses
that were experienced by some OF the
regiments at the time OF the Civil
| War;" said veteran. Saturday.
Look at the report OF the adjutant gen.
eral in the year 1862. and you will find
that the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery
went to the front with 1000 men. They
were stationed at the defences about
Washington where it was supposed to
be healthy yet in the three months
that is given in the report they lost 35
men by disease. The report shows
that one battery Of 100 men had 40
sick men at the time. This was some
what worse than the 1st Regiment has
suffered so they should not feel that
their case is so serious as they do.
Some Of the people are telling the
soldiers how badly they look cannot
tell the battery boys from the 1st
Maine. For instance, when the bat
teries escorted the regiment to the
camp upon the day of the arrival many
people along the route looked at the
battery men and thinking they were
the infantrymen exclaimed. How bad
ly the poor fellows look. +"
The members of the batteries were
not feeling over joyful. Sunday, and
their condition was caused by the item
that appeared in the Sunday papers
that the Maine batteries had been
chosen among those to be mustered
out of the service by the war depart
ment.
There has been strong hope that
the batteries might be retained and it
amounted to more than a hope at one
time when it was reported they would
be retained for time at least.
Since Colonel Kendall has been re-
ceiving orders about mastering out
the kilograms have been addressed t.
the commander of the Maine forces,
and it has not been specified particu-
larly that the 1st Regiment was the
only one TO be mustered out, so the off,
Ger of the 1st Regiment were not sur
prised to learn of the decision OF the
war department.
The officers OF the batteries though
hoping against hope, will not give up
the idea that they are to have chance
until. they see the order that they are
toshe mustered out.
Sunday did not see the large crowd
at the camp that was expected. Ex-
cursions were run from both ways on
the Maine Central, but something pre-
vented the crowds from coming though
quite al nlmber of the friends and rela-
tiHes, Of the soldiers gathered at the
camp. 1t was as usual on Sundays, an
open day, with no work of any con-
sequence for the soldiers.
Dress parade was given by the 1st
Regiment at 2.30 o'clock, though not
more than one-third OF the whole regi-
ment was present to go out. At that
time goodly number were at the pa
rade ground. and saw the excellent
manner in which the regiment went
through the parade and review. Eight
of the II captains were in the line.
Lieut.. Blackington Of Co. F, acted as
the adjutant OF the Third Battalion
while the company was in command of
1st Sergeant Tolman.
A peculiar incident of the parade
followed or rather led the band. He
has done the same thing for the past
three nights.
No church service was held, Sunday.
as Chaplain Estabrook was at his
home and had arranged to have Chap
lain COchrane of the End Regiment,
N. G. s. NJ. conduct the services.
That gentleman was unable to be pres
ent SO there was no service.
Lieut.. Col Morton is expected to
arrive at the camp either. Monday or
Tuesday.
The Battery A quartette which is
composed Of four excellent singers,
entertained the people. Sunday after
noon, with their songs, which were
sung in Captain CrOckett's tent