Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-03
The Maine Guardsmen
Leave for Virginia
Where They Will Take Part in
the Military Maneuvers.
The Two Regiments Will Be Onno.od
to Each Other in Fight.

Portland, Me-, Sept. 1.-The civ is
full of soldiers, this evening. as tbo
| LIST and 2d Regiments of tho N,,ion,,
Guard Of Maine have modified here
preparatory to start at 7.45, Saturday
morning, Tor the war maneuvers At
Manassas. Va. They commenced ar.
irving on Special troop trains at 5.3O
and between that hour and Z O'Clock
| came in i'll large numbers.
Three companies only Of the entire
National Guard of the State are miss.
ing. Co. q of the LIST Regiment of Kid
deiord VIII come III early in the morn
ing. while, as the troops go to war
over the W. n. Il L. division of the
Boston & Maine the Wcstbronk ana
Sanford companies will be picked IN
! Ell route.
headquarters of the LIST Regiment
, is established ut the Congress Suuare
MOTEL the soldiers being chartered in
| the city building. The hcadulartcrs
"i the I'd Regiment is established at
the Falmouth. the men being located ,t
the Auditorium.
Inc troops VIII start on four special
tit!nS' Saturday morning. the first one
leaving AT s.13. the others following az
l'-lnihute intervals. They will 80 via
Nashua and Worcester, thence to Al
bany and down the West Shore road
EitcrEllle, Nc, Sept. 2.-(SpcciaD.-
If the men had been starting out for /,
real campaign instead of merely going
TO practice and play the war game with
their fellows, the militia companies
comprising the National Guard of the
state OF Maine could hardly have been
given better sendoG than the COM
patiles Which left this city, Friday aft
terllo'n, received from the throngs of
ienpic VINO assembled at the station to
see the soldier boys away. Men, women
aho Children turned out and chccrcd the
departing troops, and many pretty
girl sad goodbye with moist ewes as
she waved her handkerchief and then
went home to bring glances of envy
from the girls who were not so fortu-
nate us to have beau in the "Milsh,"
who would give her one of his bright
buttons with the seal of the State on it.
Many Of these buttons were left be-
use safety pins.
Company III made 4 fine appcarance
in the khaki uniforms as they marched
to the station to take the train. The
men looked fit for lots of hard work and
they will surely get it at Manassas At
the station the company joined Com
pany of Skowh"gan. each company
having car to itself Company Fl had
its full number of men, but many of
the other companies lacked few of the
full number. The roster of Company II
is rs follows:
Captain, Edward n. Besse: 1st lieu
tenant, George f.. Tolman: End licuten-
ant Frank w. Alden; sorgeante. Nc
Al1ry, Pepper. Foss. McCorkell and
Vose: corporals. Anderson, Rice,
blanchard, Lincoln. Murray. Davis,
Cook ard Scott; musicians. Burgess
ami Didge: privates. Clark, Craig,
Crommctt. Dewitt. Freeman. French,
Gilman. Gleason, King, Kitchen. Leigh
ton, Longfc!low. Lunt Millctt Moore,
Nolan. Pooler. Quimby Rancourt. Simn-
son. Soulc. Stevens, Wade, Weymouth,
West, Wheeler Whittcmore. Williams,
Wiley and Wing
the cast bearing Companies G., l., /, and
+. and the cars containing 60. F. and II
We're attached to the train. The men
we're having IL good time and everybody
WAS feeling well. There was one eX-
ception in the case of Private Murray
of 60. / of PASSPORT. Private Murray
was attacked with pains in his side
shortly after leaving Bangor and the
symptoms seemed to be those of APP
pcndiCitis Murray received the at
tcntion of DR.. Milliken when he arrived
in this city and continued on his way
WITH The troops, though suffering great
pain ut times.
The troops were quartercd in Port
land. last evening, and will leave early,
this morning. for Manassas, arriving
there about noon. Sunday.
The address Of Go. H. while at Manas-
cas- will be: CO. II. End Infantry, N. G.
s NJ. 2nd Division. 1st Brigade, Thor
ou-hfare, "Brown Army Va.