Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-22
UNION VETERANS UNION.
General Orders No. One issued from Head
quarters at Bidde.ord.

The following general orders No |
have been issued from the headouar-
ters division of Maine OF the Union
Veterans Union. to be sent to each
regiment in the State:
/. AT the Seventh Animal I'm
campment Of the Division of Name,
Union Veterans Union, held at Skow
tegan. November Is, 1900. the follow
ing Off, eIs were elected and aDpo:nted:
Division Commander, Henry |. Lord
OF Biddeford.
First Deputy Commander. Francis
H. Wing cf Skowhegan.
Second Deputy Commander. Patrick,
Hayes Of Chelsea.
Assistant Adjutant- General. Charles
j. House Of Augusta.
Assistant Quarterma ster-General
Charles O. WadsWorth of Gardiner.
Assistant Inspector General, George
W. White Of Brewer
Chaplain. Rev. Virgil d. Sweetland
of Palmyra.
Executive Committee: William S.
Noyes, Saco; r. Z. Demeritt. Tops
ham; Defiance Young, Auburn: Calvin
w. Smith. Gardiner: Nathan r. Fol
som, Augusta: George w. feathers.
Lisbon; George T. Benson Water
Vile; J. L. Bradford. Union; ]. w.
Webster. Newport: Volney a. Gray.
Foxorott: John T. Gilman, Brewer:
NJ. {. Dilworth, Belfast: c. c. SeWan.
Togus; Fred O. Talbot East Machas
?. | hereby assume command of the
division. establish headquarters at
Biddeford. and announce the following
additional appointments:
Chief of Staff. William w. Warren of
Foxcroft.
Assistant Judge Advocate General.
John w. +. Johnson Of Gardiner.
Ass slant Mastering officer, Fred
Wood of Bucksport
Aides de-Camp: Ruel c. Burgess.
Nassalboro; Jethro H. SWEET. kittery:
Wainwright Gushing. Foxcroft: Lewis
Selbing. Augusta; Charles s. Emerson
Auburn: William T. Eustis. Auburn.
They will be obeyed and respected ac-
cordingly.
}. Colonies of regiments are re-
quested to forward to these head
quarters. the name of one comrade for
duty on the staff Of the division COM
mander.
4. THE division Of Maine is hereby
divided into two brigades. All regi-
ments located west of the Kennebec
river. viz: the first, second. fifth, sixth
eighth. ninth. tenth and nineteenth. are
assigned TO the filst brigade; and all
regiments east Of the Kennebec river.
viz: The twelfth. thirteenth, sixteenth.
seventeenth. twentieth, twenty second.
tWenty-third and twenty fourth, are
assigned 20 the second brigade. and
will be under the command of the
hrigadier- generals. viz:
TIE first and second deputy command
ers. who will each appoint the proper
brigade staff officers and announce the
same in general orders s. After such
brigade officers are announced. regi-
Sstant ant-general. but until
such announcement. all reports must be
made to the division assistant aGju-
tant-general at Augusta.
.. Herewith are enclosed blank re
turns for the fourth quarter of 1900.
which have been delayed to accom-
pany this order. Colonies of regiments
will see to it that these returns to-
gether with the per capita tax. also p
cents for each muster during the quar-
ter. are promptly forwarded to Col.
Charles J. House. Assistant Adjutant-
General. Augusta, Me. Make all
checks and money orders payable to
the Assistant Quartermaster-Gen
Col. Charles o. Wadsworth, and make
all postofiice money orders payable at
Gardiner.
6. AS soon as the officers are in
stalled for the ensuing year. the adju-
tants of regiments will forward to the
assistant adjutant- general at Augusta,
the name of colonel, adjutant and