The Republican journal., 1899-01-12
at that time was 1927, as two Of the
commissioned officers named were not
commissioned to fill vacancies until the


regiment returned to Maine, as there
was no official notice of the VACANCIES
prior to that time.
The battery of heavy artillery mean
ing battery A. had a total strength of
four commissioned officers, and 146 en-
listed men when it left Augusta to gar
rison Fort Popham. The total number
of officers and men furnished under the
first call was 1177.
Under the presidents second call the
number of commissioned officers
and privates in the infantry companies
was increased to 106, and battery A of
the heavy artillery increased to 200. This
makes grand total that served in both
of these organizations under both calls
of 1345 officers and men.
There was also organized largely from
the Second regiment of the National
Guard of the state of Maine in response
to the second call, three batteries of ar
tlllery having II commissioned officers
and 5l9 on-commiSsioned officers and
prlVates, a total of 800
Maine also furnished, under special in
structions from the war department. a
signal corps consisting of two commits
stoned officers and 40 enlisted men, MAX
ing total of the land forces volunteer
ing in these organizations in the war
with Spain of 1717 officers and men. A
large number of soldiers seamen and
marines also volunteered and enlisted
in the regular army of the United States
and in the naval service, of which we
have at present no account or record.
In response to a request of the secre-
tary of the navy the Volunteer Naval
Reserve aesociations of Portland and
Bath organized for service and enlisted
for one wear There uaro civ oo,,,,,is
stoned officers and rs privates in the
Portland organization; three commits
stoned officers ana * r,iv.+as in +he
Rath organization Rotb Tho sion,i oo,ns
and the naval reserves Ira,,a is eycese IF
the quota ASSIGNED to Maine The signa1
corps vas ordered to tha front ana did
excellent service in tho sevaraI h.tt1ae
on the Island of Cnha naar SANTIAGO
which led to tl,a enrran61e, of tbat citv
and the Snanisb forces ,occI,r,-ingi+ rrbe
volunteer naval reservas ba1e alec baen
mustered ont If the service I'M fonr
hat+ereias of baa1y,r aytii1o,,, o,.. III of
the Maine troons now in +ha service of
the I1nitad STATES The 10 ~ ,,rasont
encamne(1 at Savannah in tbe st7te a.
Ganroia and viii for,,, q ,,r+ of 40
army of Cuban orc,1nation &C ttev bo,-a
ALREADY rnceiS,o7 o,5ars ~ l,.o,1a,o ~ ~
to Havana o.
~, ,oo1+h If +taeo co.,
+, ti,,' S1 iTu "a a. t'et is d
sn1dia, 80 lIe1n,,+aer ~ -
IA+l fN+f 4
Gallant ,15 t,,ao,' CIV az q
4orad H. 11, 1s,4 - A. &c., ~ t,S
rie,t+ o,,d - 49,, ,,-cI.o 80 r ~
175rti5i1,.,ra ,,o5.a ev+eneiCi, 49,
~ az ~
1,-fs7, s1-,,, sn1ii+, - T 800
~ tl7a Front rNla,, b.1 VIC ,,,,,-,,,4 ~ +,;
STATE Win, Iono,, md 9ee.,,,
THE ,I,n7l,a, f 7e+I,s ~
1,-bila in 4he va,,,,ioo 80 +,,., ,l1,:
stoned nfficars and n ,o,,.,,,1,,,i
officers and men In tba f,llr rt,l.it
nm +o tho ,.,.aean+ ti,,,a ea,.er .et,1i-+o,3
mon n +ha eio,,a1 corn, t1,,.oo e,,Ii,t(.I1
men. maxine. a fotal Of "a officera .,,,j
man INIT io,.rY,(las or4 n9a,, ,,-,,a IL
after his lo,7i,,1n1 vas ,33I,s+argl7 |,,,t
ana ie 7ot ollita z rer cer.t of "a ,,,17
enlistad So law . ,iea n 1to 1,-ia,,
eidarino +ho Iare~a a,71o,1,9+ ~ lfl1-,1.
esneciaI1y in the First rf4e,if,],1nt ~ NIai,7a
irfa,lt,.v ,-oIll,toe,>s .,,l7,l, 1,-oII f1,. til
core a1id otta,,tj,1, ,,-tic1, , l,,,,
Inv officers SURGEONS ,,,.eas ,1d al
others haJinr charge If the sick
me seoretar1 of War wbat1 IVA tirst
c9l1 for volunteers was issued assio,7el7
as the ouota of the state Of Maine a Tatri-
rnant Of Infantry and ono bottar,r ~
haavz, ARTILLERY and be axnrase1t
ouested that this cali he fi11ad e. cor ~.
possible. from the Natjonal C,nar1 of
the state. as the government desired non
that were somewhat ia r17iliar viii ,,,ili
tarv drill ana tactics Rafora - 1,li
was issued Adiutan+ General TnI,,, IT
Richards and myself had concu1+aa a.
eether and had foresaar that tha crow,
would nroha blv he the fret t,,oar,e 49, 49,
for and had a1readv taken sow,
measures to prenare if 70 resnond A.
order had been issued directine Oh cow
nandinoc officers of ,.o,,,,,aniae ~ -
for honorable discbarea al sol,1;,s,, -
their several con7,1ar7e to,Ii,,1r 40
phvsical dical,ili+v which ,,;rb+ ,f,.,,s5.,.
them from beng mustered into the
united states service: and another order
requesting and directing that every COM
pany be recruited, by new enlistments.
to the minimum number allowed under
the present military laws of Maine and
that no recruit be accepted unless he had
CURED by the regulations nf the regular
army. Also orders for tents clothing,
blankets ana ior other necessary equip
ment were paced early. 1t was fOrtu-
nate tor US that we did this, otherwise
We shpuld nave experienced no little diff
Guilty IN obtaining many things that
Were Very necessary for the proper
equipment and comfort Of the men.
To comply with the request Of the sec
rotary of war to fill the quota from the
National Guard as far as possible both
regiments We're ordered into camp at
Augusta the first of May and found on
their arrival all things prepared and in
readiness to receive them. All efforts to
get a change in the assignment of ouota