Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-26
ONE WEEK FROM TODAY
Members of Company II Will Leave for
War Maneuvers.

One week from today, the members
Of Go. ii Will leave this city on their
WAY south to take part in the military
mtIlcuvCrS which will be held on the
scene of the famous battle of Bull
Run. The company will leave this city
ut $50 Z. NJ. in a special train for
Portland, where the men will be quar-
tered over night in the Auditorium and
| leave, early Saturday morning, with
| the rest of the Maine National Guard
| in six special trains for the South, ar
| irving III Manassas some time Sunday
| entirely new to the Maine National
| Guard. From the musterS at Augusta
| the companies went last year to the
! war gam" with the battleshipS in Port
land harbor. There they had II taste Of
the real life, and found that there was
more work than play in it.
| The maneuvers at Manassas will be
| even more severe i'll some ways than
those at Portland. At Portland the
! troops slept with their boots on" in
| anticipation of an attack by the yes
sells in the harbor, but at Manassas
there will be "A hours of fighting and
| maneuverlnG and then "A hours OF
| truce Probably the "a hours truce
/ will be well taken up with drilling and
parade, but it will be a relief from tine
constant strain of awaited attack
! Uncle Sam is going into this business
! to find out just what mis- reserve militia
can do and the men will be worked for
all there is i'm them. from the lowest
| private to the staff officer. They Will
be under the regulations of the regular
army and under rigid discipline. Trey
! will work and live as if they were fight
/ ing the first battle of Bull Run with
men in gray instead of being engaged
/ in mimic war with their companions in
blue. Even the surgeons will have
their duties as If in actual warfare.
Each surgeon will be detailed to work
and is expected to be with the men all
the time.
When there is a battle certain men
| will be picked out to be sham inVaIiis.
A man drops on the firing line and Ia
tagged with his name. regiment, and
character Of his wound. The surgeon
comes along, examines him, and de-
cidos whether he shall be sent To the
field hospital, headquarters hospital,
or the morgue. Each of the field sur
gcons will have SO of these cases as
signed to him each day. and the morn
ing after the battle a corps Of experts
from the regular service will make the
rounds ana see if the diagnosis of the
volunteer surgeons has been correct.
The men have had their work cut out
for them in every department and they
will have little leisure.
Cant EcSsc and his officers and men
1 OF Co II have bt en- working hard ever
since the snow left the ground. last
sprinC. in preparation for the coming
mancuvprs. and the admirers ana
friends Of the company feel confident
that the men will give as good an ae-
, count of themselves as any company
. on the field. The men have been drilled
in target practice. marching, camping
and the many other details OF the SOL
d;ers life. Special attention has been
given to extended order drills by the
bugle calls, a part of the maneuvers
which will be especially valuable In
the war game.
, Tomorrow. the company Will leave
=. tho CITY in the afternoon for a practice
march. The company will leave in two
detachments. one in charge of Capt
. Resse and the other in charge OF Lieut.
Alden and they will not know one!
, destination. but will play hide and g
lseek" Just as the game is followed II
: actual warfare. Lieut. Alden VIII at
: tempt to capture the captains detaeh
ment and then the company VIII 9
into camp over Sunday, The men real
2 lie that their work Will be cat out ~
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