Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-19

General orders No. 16, containing the
! rules and regulations by which the Maine
troops will H., governed while cnroutc for
and during their presence at the army
mancuvcrs at Manassas, Va. in Septem-
Der, vas issued from the office OF Adju-
tant General Farnhanl, yesterday 1t con-
tains. also, an abstract from general or
drrs No. !. headquarters Atlantic Division,
,iuvcrn"r's Island. New York city, giving
the assignment Of the Maine troops, the
location Of the camps, and other neccs-
sry information.
/ The 1st Maine Infantry will be attached
to tie Third brigade Of the First Division,
the division commander being Brigadier
General +. ID. Grant, L. S. A, and the
brigade commaEdcr Col. Butler ID. Price,
lGtn l.. S. Infantry. The "a Maine Infan-
try will hs attached to the First Brigade
| of tn" Second Division under the com
mand Of Brigadcr General j. Franklin
| Ben l.. ). A., the brigade commander
Icing Brigdditr General j. NJ. Lee,
L. $. A.
| The First Division will occupy Mancu-
| yer Camp, No. /. near Manassas. Va
and the Second Division, Mlneuvcl
+, Camp. No. :, near Thoroughfarc, Va, and
the corps headquarters will occupy
! Mancuver Camp. No. 3, near GAINESVILLE
| Va The designations of the camps are
| also their pcstotiicc addresses. They are
all III Prince William county, Va.
| Ambulance. Medical and Signal Corps
| of thu militia will accompany the troops
If their respective StateS ana on arrival
at mancuvcr camps will, if not attached
to regiments, report to the division Chicl
! staff officer Of their respective Depart
| mcnts.
| The following train service for trans
| poitation Of the several commands from
| their home stations 10 Portland has been
arranged, and will be strictly complied
with.
| A special train will leave Bangor at 1i3
| T. NJ. Friday. September ;. taking com
t,anics G. and l., ID Infantry. Co. l will
| take regular train leaving EaStport at
/ 70 A. NJ 60. l. will take regular train
leaving Ilnultnn at so A. NJ, 10th com
| parties connecting with special at Ban
| Sor.
| Company f. 81 Infantry, will take rclsi-
| lar trim leaving Dover at 165 L. NJ, con-
meeting with special at Newport. Co. H.
In Infantry. will take regular train lcav-
ing Skowbrgan at 40 7. NJ, connecting
with special at Watcrvillc. Co. II. ID In
| fantry, will take special at Watcrvill :
| about $50 L. NJ. Co NJ. ID Infantry, will
| tax, special at Augusta about 100 +. NJ
! Co a, ii Infantry, will take special at
Gardiner about AS Z. NJ. Co. X, LIST In
/ ,i.,I ,rtII, lick
! about 90 p NJ Companies c and |. list
| Infantry, Companies Il, ID. ana Land, "a
Infantry and the Ambulance C"rEs will
| take regular train leaving Lewiston. up
per station. at 10 T. NJ. Company X, ID
Infantry, will take regular train leaving
| Pennington at 2.2J =. NJ Go. II, LIST In
| fantry, will take regular train leaving
KorlIand at J. 10 l.. NJ. CO. c, ID Infantry,
| will take regular train leaving Bath at
iu0 T. NJ Company ID. list Infantry. viii
take regular train on Grand Trunk Ky
leaving Norway at 80 L. NJ.
The several companies of the ID lnlan-
;ry. ard tn. Ambulance Corps. VIII BE-
chartered at Portland in the Auditorium.
and Crmrani,s G, j.. II. | and II. Of the
lyt Infantry will be quartcred in City Hal.
Special trains for the transportation OF
troops from Portland to their respective
mancuvcr camps at Manassas, and THOR
oughlarc. Va, will leave Boston and
Maine r. r. Prcblc Street station. at
Il Ii A. NJ. Saturday. September Sd. Com
pany NJ list Infantry, Will take special at
! Wcsthrool about SEQ a. NJ, and Company
f.. list infantry. at Springvalc about SiJ
A. NJ Company G. 1st Infantry will take
regular train leaving Biddeford at 6o' a
NJ and car will lie taken round to the
Prcble Street station at Portland, by the
Is. 4 NJ. II. X.