Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
FOR THE FIRST.
Col. Kendall Issues Orders for
the War Game.
Are Lengthy and Cover All Details
of Maneuvers.
How and When the Men Will Travel,
Eat and Sleep.

The following general order for the
list Regiment, N. G. s. M, for the war
game, was issued, Tuesday, by Col
L. H. Kendall, commander of the regi-
ment:
|. In compliance with General Or
ders No. 20, A. G.. o., c. s., this regi-
ment will proceed to Portland, Friday,
August q, 1903 to participate in the
combined army and navy manoeuvers,
August 22-29, inclusive.
II. General orders governing the
train service for conveyance of the
several companies to Portland and re-
turn. also for transportation of bag
gage. etc, will be issued from the A.
G. O. and will be strictly complied with
by company commanders without fur
Their orders from these headquarters.
III. The Signal Corps and detach-
ment of the Ambulance Corps, having
been ordered to report to the colonel
commanding. will be considered as
temporarily attached to this regiment
and all orders, rules and regulations
issuing from these headquarters per-
tanning TO this tour of duty, will be I'M
derstood to apply to them equally with
other subdivisions of this command.
". Officers and men will wear the
service Qkhaki) uniform, campaign hat,
leggings, haVerSack, and canteen,
blanket. poncho. and shelter half will be
worn in roll, dress uniforms and over
coats will be packed and taken as bag
gage.
On the journey to and from Portland
the senior officer will command all
troops present and will be held re
sponsible for the maintenance of order
and discipline
Company commanders will report to
the adiutant at Railroad Wharf, foot
of State street. With their command i'm
mediately upon arrival in Portland.
Companies A, b, e, L and M will
assemble at the Armory, Friday, Au-
gust 2l at such hour as may desig-
mated by battalion commander, i'll sea-
son to embark on electric cars at 900
A. NJ for their respective stations, all
baggage must be in the Armory and
ready for transportation at 500 A. M.
Band baggage must be in Armory
ready for transportation at 500 A. M.
Officers of the Field and Staff and
the Non-C Commissioned Staff except
otherwise ordered, and Band will as
semble at Railroad wharf, foot of State
street ut p. NJ, or Immediately after
arrival of troop trains.
The Signal Corps will assemble at
the Armory and proceed to Merchants
wharf, where they will embark on the
Quartermaster' boat, at 900 A. NJ,
all baggage must be in Armory and
ready fol transportation at 500 4. M.
second Lieutenant Charles A.
Jumper, commanding the Ambulance
Corps, will procure horses for the am
bulance at the Whitman Sawyer Stable
co. and drive to Fort Williams, re-
porting to the surgeon in charge of the
First Regiment Hospital.
V. The colonel commanding with
! adjutant, quartermaster, commissioner.
inspector of rifle practice, chaplain
captain and Assistant Surgeon O'Neill
the non-commissioned staff, except
otherwise ordered, Band, Major John
Bird Batl-Adft Poler, Bat'l-Serg't-
! Mai. Willett, companies M, |. G. II
| and the Signal Corps will be stationed
at Fort Prqble.
The lieutenant colonel, Major and
| Surgeon Bradbury, First Lieutenant and
Assistant Surgeon Elliott, Major w
| O. Peterson, Battalion Adjutant Eaton
! battalion Sergeant Major Porter Hos
pital Steward Cragin, companies X, G
! +. d, and detachment of the Ambu