Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-09
MUSTERED OUT.
Co. T, 'st Maine Volunteers, Finally
Discharged, tuesday.
Ten Men Retained Tor Further Examination
Officers Not Discharged.

aceouht oI their claims for nanoion.
Co. r OF the LIST Maine Volunteers was
mustered out, Tuesday. The of,oare
are not yet discharged from the scr.
vice, as they have more to attend r.
before they can be dispensed with.
mere were ten men who were moi
discharged. These We're the ones who
claimed disability. and it is of tha,
nature that it is not apparent from
outward examinations, so thew will
have to go before general examining
board and be examined. This board
will meet after the entire regiment is
mustered out, SO it is thought
There We're others who claimed
partial disability, and it was of tina,
nature that the examining surgeon
could see it, so they were discharged
whiie upon the back of the papers that
goes to the war departments. are the
endorsements of the surgeon stating
that he found varicose veins, ruptures
or anything of the sort
These other ten men who were re-
tanned to go before the general ex-
aiming board, are Herbert l.. Side
Tinker, Hollis S. Parsons, William s.
Springer, George D. Perry, Charles A.
Branch. Clarence w. Stowell, George
+. Temple, George H. Fox, John X.
McGraw and James w. Carver, They
received none of the pay that was due
them. Tuesday, through they will be
paid for all the time hereafter they are
in the service, as well as their back
pay, when they are finally discharged.
Captain Lovejoy and Lieutenant
Blackington We're both in command of
the company at different times, and
consequently they will not be dis
charged until later when all the ac-
counts of the company are settled, and
they are freed from all responsibility of
the ordnance they handled.
Lieutenant Benjamin Savage has still
to stay few days, while a paper goes
to Colonel Kendall for his endorsement
showing that he is freed from all re-
sponsibility of any of the supplies and
ordnance. He will probably be mus
tered out at Brunswick the last of the
week.
Beside these there is still Corporal
Fred Clark to be paid and discharged
He was the only man of the company
who was not present to be discharged
and the reason for his absence was i'll
ness at his home in Portland. Cor
poral Clark, it will be remembered is
the young man who was one of the
four who assisted Lieutenant Hubbard
at the recruiting office in this city dur
ing the summer. He acted as clerk tc
the recruiting officer.
1t can be fully imagined that there
We're not many men who We're not al
the armory, Tuesday morning, at
o'clock. That was the hour when Their
payment was to begin. and they were
very much in need of the cash. Before
the payment there was an attempt to
for the passing of resolutions regarding
the death of the five comrades during
their term of service, and also to ar
range some sort of an entertainment
as an appropriate celebration OF their
muster out The meeting amounted to
| nothing, however, as there were nc
officers present to keep order, and the
men were so jubliant that they could
not be kept quiet by their comrades.
On Monday some of the men had met
and appointed committees for the
passing of resolutions on the deaths
of their comrades.
Payment began at a little past u
o'clock The men We're admitted on
at q time. to the headquarters room
where they received their pay am
marched out Each private had quit
a little sum due him beside his tw'
months salary of $31.20, as the amour
of his clothing allowance over what n
had dsawn. The average amount re
ceived by private was between %
and $50 The corporals had few dol
lars more. while the sergeants aver
aged about '$75.
After the payment the men wer
given their discharged papers, Stain
that they were honorably discharge
from the service of the United state:
1t gives the time they were in the ser
vice, and their conduct while IN II
Some will receive great consolation
after years looking at their discharges
but others will not care to show theirs
This over, the men were free to
and do as they pleased. and at once Tn
stores of the city We're filled win mel
About every dealer in the city receive
slice of the nearly $4,000 that was pal
to the men. Some of the men had pee
without money, and had been unabl
to huv anv clothes, other than the