Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-27
At POST POWERS.
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To one he would state that the orders
were to go to Portland and wait fo1
further orders, and SO on, but none
were believed until the true one arriv-
ed, and then there was more of the eal
splitting cheers.
Shortly after the arrival of the tele-
gram which was from Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin, and contained substanti-
ally the order to proceed as quickly as
possible to Chickamauga, where Col
onel Kendall was to report to the COM
mander of camp George III. Thomas.
Colonel Kendall and Adjutant Davis
left the regiment, and rode to their
quarters, to make preparations for the
journey that the regiment was to take.
The plans for the last day in camp,
and the departure are practically the
same as those made for Monday, which
could not be followed.
y good breakfasct, and the men are
to have real good one, which is pos
sible now that the fresh bread is be-
ing served, will be partaken of at the
usual hour.
After this the men will make up
their baggage. ready for striking the
tents. All the surplus baggage and
that of the officers will be shipped to
the station, where it will be loaded
aboard the cars.
The tents will be struck, and hauled
to the station. Then will follow the
issuance of four days rations to each
man, and 20 rounds of ammunition per
man.
\ hot dinner will be served if it is
possible, as they will be 60 hours on the
journey, and with no chance to get
any warm food or drink on the way
The start from the grounds viii be
made before / O'Clock, if it il possible.
the regiment marching in three divi-
sions to the station by the way of
Western avenue. in all probability.
They expect to have the first section
leave the city before o'clock, as the
train will he all ready. and the en-
harkati0n the only matter that will
need to he attended to. and this will
not take very long time as only one
battalion Will be embarked at a time
the train being in three sections each
containing one baggage car, three
freight cars. eight passenger coaches
for the four companies, and one Pull
man for the officers. There will also
be a stock car attached to one section
for the transportation of the officers
horses.
In each Of the passenger coaches
viii BE kept a barrel Of water, 50 that
the soldiers will not suffer from that
source, and cold coffee can he made
in the regulation army style-by plac-
ing the coffee in the canteen, and Civ
INK IL al ptt0Slpiltl Sildkt
No stops will be made at the inter-
mediate stations along the way. The
Central Boston & Maine. West Shore,
Baltimore & Ohio, Queen & Crescent,
and the w. & 4. Railroads. The whole
trip will be by rail with no marching,
unless there is little parade in Wash
ington.
In each car there will be guards
posted, as regularly as though they
were in camp and part of the
guards duty Will be to sec that the
cars are kept clean
1t is anticipated that there will be a
large crowd in the city, to see the
troops depart. although there will be
no REGULAR demonstration of any sort
Offered by the Augusta citizens.
The blankets that were in the COM
mfssary department have already been
lo.ded upon the train by order Of the
t1Annissary, Lieut.. Royd"n.
u will be day that will so down in
history. as the day when Names first
volunteers went to the front in the
Spanish war Of 1898.
The camp VIII be a deserted place
tonight. with the 1st Regiment gone
,l ,rlv the hattery and the Signal