Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
MAINE SOLDIERS,
Report Of Capt. J. B. Mitchell V, S, A
on Them Is Out.
On the Whole It Is Complimentary to
the National Guard of the State.

All oruer just issued by the adiutant-
general gives the complete abstract of
me report of Captain James Il.
Mitchell. U. S. A., of his recent in
spection of the organized militia OF
Maine. A brief abstract of this cover
ing the companies in this immediate
vlchlty was printed some days ago in
the Journal. but now the entire report
is presented. 1t is as follows:
Ambulance Corps:-Character of
men, very good. Zeal, very good.
Efficiency. fair. Reliability. very good.
Litter drill very well executed.
Signal Corps:-Character of men.
very good. Zeal. very good. Efficiency,
good. Reliability, very good.
FIRST REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.
Company A:-Character of men. very
good. Zeal, very good. Efficiency,
good. Reliability, very good. Close
order drill, good. Manual of arms and
firings, fair. Extended order, fair.
Physique of men, good. The drill hall
is often rented by the city authorities
for entertainments on drill nights
which has a discoura ging effect on this
company.
Company B:-Character of men, very
coed. Zeal. very good. Efficiency,
good. Reliability, very good. Close or
der drill. good. Manual of arms and
firing, fair. Extended order drill, fair.
Physique of men, good. The drill hall
is often rented for entertainments by
the city. consequently this company
| cannot drill.
Company C:-Character of men, very
,o;N
good. Reliability, very good. Close or
der drill, very good. Manual of arms
ana firing, very good. Physique of
men, very good. Extending order drill,
good.
Company D:-Character of men, very
good. Zeal, good. Efficiency, good.
Reliability, good. Close order drill,
fair. Manual of arms and firing. good.
Extended order, good. Physique of
men, good.
Company E:-Character of men, very
good. Zeal, very good. Efficiency.
good. Reliability, good Close order
drill, good. Manual of arms and fir
ings, good. Extended order, good.
Physique of men, good.
Company F:-Character of men, very
good. Zeal. very good. Efficiency,
| good. Reliability. good. Close order
drill. good. Manual of arms, good.
| Extended order drill poor Firing.
| fair. Physique of men, very good. This
| is a new company made up of excellent
material and with Il good Instructor
should make a good company. Officers
very willing to learn but lack expert
| ence.
| Company G:-Character of men, very
| good. Zeal very good. Efficiency.
| good. Reliability. good. Close order
| dril. good. Extended order drill, good.
/ Physique of men, good.
Il Company H:-Character of men.
| good Zeal. good. Efficiency, fair. Re
/ liability, good. Close order drill. fair.
Il Extended order drill poor. Manual of
Il arms ard frings, very good. Physique
/ of men, good. Drill hall only about
SoxSo
Company I:-Character of men, very
/ good. Zeal. very good. Efficiency,
good. Reliability. good. Close order
drill. excellent. Extended order drill,
very good Manual Of arms and fir
ings. good. Physique of men, very
good.
+ COMPANY K:-Charactcr If mon. very
Igood. Zeal. good. Efficiency. fair. Re
liability, good. Close order drill, good.
Manual of arms and firinGs. good. Ex-
4 tended order drill, poor. Physique of
linen. very good.
| Company L:-Character Of men, very
1 good. Zeal very cool. Efficiency.
good. Reliability. good. close order
drill. good. Extended order drill. very
good. Manual Of Arms ANA iirings,
good. Physique Of men, good.
Company Nj haractcr Of men. vorr
good. Zeal, very good. Efficiency,
very good. Reliability, very good.
close order drill, very good. Extended
order drill. excellent. Manual Of arms
AMI frings. very good. Physique of
men. very good.
IND REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.
iii Company A:-CharaCtcr of men very
good. Zeal, good. Efficiency, fair.
/ Reliability. good. Close order drill,
fair. Manual of arms and firings, good.
Extended order drill. fair. Physique OF
men, good. The drill hall of this COM
! pany is only about 40x60. 50 it is nearly
impossible to have any marching move
mcnts. This company has no captain.
Company B:-Character Of men, very
|
good Reliability. good. Close order
drill. good Manual of arms and firing
: cood. Extended order drill. fair
Physique Of men. good. few under
sized men in ranks. Company com
mander did not give correct commands
| in extended order drill.
company C:-Character of men. very
good. Zeal. very good. Efficiency
good. Reliability, very good. Close
order drill. good. Extended order drill
very good. Manual of arms and firings
good. Physique of men. very good
Drill hall very small about 45X60 witt
a row of posts in center
Company D:-Character of men. very
good Zeal, very good. Efficiency
good. Reliability. good. Close order
drill. fair Extended order drill, fair
Manual of arms and firing, good
Physique of men. good.
Company E:-Character of men, very
good. Zeal. good. Efficiency, fair
n1I;, vary good or1p