Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-20
FOR THE SECOND.
Col. Newcomb Gives Orders to
His Command.
Tells Them When and How to Go to
Portland
Also, Word About How They Shall
Live While There.

portation order, Col. Kendall of the
First has issued his regimental
orders ana now Col. Newcomb of the
Second has done the same. Here are
the Seconds orders:
Headquarters Second Regiment
Infantry, National Guard of the State Of
Maine, PASSPORT, Me-, August 18th. 1903.
General Orders No. l.
l. In compliance with General Orders
No. 20. a. G. o., C. S., this regiment will
proceed to Portland, Friday, Aug. Il,
1868, to participate in the combined
army and navy manoeuvres, Aug .22-29
inclusive.
IL. General orders governing the
train service fer conveyance Of the
several companies to Portland and re-
turn, also for transportation of bag
gage, etc, will be issued from the A. q.
o. and will be strictly complied with by
company commanders without further
orders from these headquarters.
III. Officers and men will wear the
service Q<hakD uniforms, campaign
hat, lcggings, haVersack and canteen
Blankets, pOncho and shelter half will
be worn in roll. Dress uniforms ana
overcoats will he packed and taken as
baggage. On the journey to and from
Portland, the senior officer will COM
mand all troops present and will be held
responsible for the maintenance of
order and discipline.
". Company commanders will report
to the aljutant at Union depot, immed-
lately upon arrival in Portland
non-commissioned staff, except other
wise ordered, will assemble at Uuion
depot at 1 p. NJ. or Immediately after
arrival of troop train.
Y. The colonel commanding with
staff non-commissiOned staff, cXcept
otherwise ordered. band, Lieut. Colonel
Frank M. Hume Major Frank B. Cum
mings, Batl. Adjt. Greenan, Batl Sergt
Major Dexter, companies c. d. X. b. M
and ii. will be stationed at Long Island
Major Thompson, Batl. Adj. Randall,
Salt. SerSt. Major Colby, companies f.
and A will be stationed at Fort Nc
kinley.
Major Hume, Bait. Adj. Smith, Bail.
Sergt. Major Buck, companies /, G. L.
and + will be stationed at Fort Levett.
- ny lSSliilNillctl tIltciI
commissary and quartermaster and
conmlssary sergeants will assume
their duties on Wednesday. August 10.
Company quartermaster sergeants ana
company cooks will report at their re
spcctive stations on the morning Of
Thursday August 90.
Second Lieutenants John j. Nc
kenna, Jr., Co. A, and William f..
Sweeney of Co. G, will in addition to
their regular duties, act as assistant
quartermaster for their respective sta
tions, they will receipt to the regi-
mental quartermaster and be held re-
sponsible for the care and preservation
OF all state or United States property
issued at their several stations, they
VIII report for duty on the morning of
August 20 and will remain on duty I'M
til all property is turned in and prop
erly packed for shipment to Augusta.
Baggage is restricted to $50 pounds
for officers and 100 pounds for enlisted
men; only such articles as are abso-
and company commanders will see that
all baggage is plainly marked with let
ter of company, of regiment and
destination.
The regular routine will be estab-
lished as soon as troops arrive in
camp.
The immediate commander will see
that a suitable guard is posted i'm
mediately upon arrival at their re-
Spective stations and maintain during
the encampment.
VII. The following hours of service
duty and roll call are hereby established
and will he strictly complied with:
First call, 5.45 A. M; Revcille, $50; as
sembly, 6; mess call (breakfast. 6,15
athletics (First CalD, SIS; assembly, Z:
sick call and fatigue call, 4; recall, 80:
drill call, 7.55; assembly, S; recall 10;
guardmount (First CalD, Ills; assembly
113o: adjutants call upon notification
from the adjutant; first sergeants call /.
noon; recall from fatigue l. noon: mess
call dinner, 1215 p. M; drill call, 1.25;
assembly. 40: recall. $50; mess call. (sup-
PERI, 80; retreat, first calD, Is minutes
before sunset: retreat assembly. 3 min
utes before sunset; retreat, sunset; tattoo,
8 u. NJ; call to quarters l0.4o; taps. II.
ON days when parade is held omit after
noon drill. First call for parade p. NJ,
assembly, 205: adiutant's call, 2.15.
Change for Sunday: Omit drills, parade
and fatigue calls. Guardmount, Qirst
caiD, 915 a. M: assembly, $50 A. NJ;
first sergeant's call, 1920 a. NJ.
VIII Morning reports must be in the
office of battalion adjutants within one
hour after arriving in camp, and each day
not later than A. NJ. Battalion adju-
tants will see that reports reach office of
adiutant each day not later than A. NJ.
TX. Passes which cover the time of a
prescribed drill or duty the soldier is sub
jcct to or which extend beyond tattoo
of the day of isuse must be approved by
the colonel commanding: passes of this
kind not so approved will not be recog-
niZed by the guard.
X. The fatigue party or general police
shall consist of prisoners IL enough are
available if not a detail of one man from
each company will be furnished upon re-
quest of the officer of the day. the ser
geant of the guard is in charge OF the ia
tigue party under the direction OF the Of
hcer of the day.
The policing of company quarters IS I'M
der the charge of the sergeants ana cor
porals who will set the entire company at
work The policing must be finished and
tents ready for inspection az A. N.
Companies police their own quarters
which include the space as 1ar PACK as the
rear of the comDany officers tents. The