Evening journal., 1904-06-29
|ETAILS OF CAMP
MARKED OUT
Are Now Making
Preparations to Go to
Cooch's Bridge
] LEAVE WILMINGTON JULY /

sch Company Will be Allowed Now
More Than Fifty Men-There Win
Probably be About Four Hundred in
Camp.
/ Commissioned officers and also enlisted
! en- of the National Guard of Delaware
-e working hard making preparations
\ r the annual encampment which is to
held at Cooch's Bridge this year. The
Z en- will leave for camp on the morning
& July l6 and there will probably be about
0 men. including the officers and band.
Now that the men realize tnat there Is
! ot sufficient funds to go 20 Rehoboth
f ad also attend the Regular Army ma
. beuvers in the fall, they are perfectly
bntented with the selection of the site.
ntside of Reboboth there ds probably no
atter place for a camp in the State than
te -cne selected.
4 The following order in regard to the
4 etails for camp has been issued by Ad-
ltaut General WIckersham:
State Of Delaware, Adjutant Generals
flee. Wilmington, June 23 1904.
4 General order No. 9.
i. In accordance with Par. 1, G. o. No.
A. G. O. c. s., the camp of instruction
1 7 the First Infantry will be located on the
+ urn Of J. wilkins Cooch, Esq. at
ooch's station, New Castle county, Della
rare.
III. The commanding officer, First In
A rntry, will proceed with his regiment to
,ooch's Station. on the morning Of July
the several companies taking train as
4 BLOWS:
Companies A, c, d, F and band, Will
aington. at SIS a. m.
Company II. New Castle. 7.iS a. m.
Company b. Milford. T. IS a. m.
Company L, Newark, will march to
1 Amp. leaving Newark in time to arrive
t Coochs at 3 a. m.
I'LL. Officers Of the field ami staff AMI
ion-commissIoned stan will take train
nth the companies nearest their homes,
nd viii be furnished with transportation
" the commanding officer OF such COM
any.
w. Transportation will be furnished by
he assistant quartermaster general on
De regular transportation request blanks
pr the round trip. The return coupon tc
e retained by the officer making the re-
nest.
" The following rations wifi be is.
lued in accordance with the United state.
Army tables;
fresh beef. bacon. soft bread, beans
lice. potatoes. onions, canned tomatoes
tlonee. sugar, vinegar, salt. pepper. soap
anjles, butter, milk, and eggs. officer.
Fii be allowed 70 purchase commsssar,
torcs from the regimental commissary al
ost.
j VI. The assistant quartermaster genera
s hereby directed to ask for proposals fol
furnishing The necessary quartermaster'
Ind subsistence stores, TO be dehevered a
amp at Cooch's Station. as required
Bids will be opened at the adjutaut gen
ra office, at Twelfth and orange street.
i gNMmington, Delaware on The 9th da,
lf July, 1901, at 3 p. m.
VII. Issue Of al necessary camp equip
lge, quartermaster and substance store
vii be made to the regiment at Cooch'
BY the assistant quartermaster general.
VIII. The equipment Of the soldier 70
his tour Of duty will comprise the follow
lnE.
Service uniforms. both woo'en and KHAKI
including blue shirt campaign hat. leg
gins. woolen Blanket, rubber poncho, be
sack rife and side arms. clothing bag
haversack. mess kit and one extra chang
Of undertaking. together with such toile
articles as may be used by the soldier
TX. A consolidated morning report O
the regiment viii be forwarded to tn
adiutant general, at II o'clock a. m. eac
day.
X. Pay-roils will be made N triplicats
and forwarded 10 the adjutant general o
the evening of July %. The enlste
strength IN each company will be Unite
to nifty. Pay will be allowed for seve
days
XI. The ouartermaster, First Infantr,
win ARRANGE for officers light baggage
and notify them regarding the amount a
lowed, with Instructions for shipping 1t.
XII. Officers Of the Governors sta
will report to the commander in chief, q
the camp. at Cooch's In fatigue uniform
with side arms. on Thursday morning, Jul
q. as early as practicable.
XIII. The commanding officer. First Il
fantry. will establish summary court.
accordance with Section 30. Of Chapter 80
Volume 20. Laws Of Delaware. as amen,
ed.
XIV. The captain and quartermaste
the captain and commissary. the quarte
master sergeant, the commissary sergean
the non-commissioned. officers Of Il
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