Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-19
Officers and Men Regret
the Leave Taking.
Sa|uting Of Batt|ef|ags at State
House Ends Tour Of Duty.

warm ltCtpltuil Utloi SpiliS very Istl
in their travels. The first place that
they attempted to make Il rough house
out of was the suffers quarters and as
ne heard them coming he stood ready
with a two-inch club to stop the bays
entrance to his quarters and with Il
few swings with the club he had freed
his quarters of the unwelcOme visitors.
Il might be well to add that the boys
called halt here and had no more in
cIination to go around Dothering any
one.
During the morning there were a
very few visitors in camp. all of whom
apparently came to bid good bye to
some acquaintance. and Wien the boys
left the camp it was with feelings Of
regret that the camp could not have
lasted for at least another week
The first work of the morning was
the answering of the mess call and
there was apparently little tagging on
the part Of the men to answer. Fol-
lowing this there came the usual calls
for duty, sickness, etc, until at eight
o'clock came the call for the last drill
to be had before all returned hon".
This drill, as We're the others of the
earlier part of TIL" week. under the
personal supervision Of Captain John
son and under his direction the boys
received their final instructions in tho
| work Of establishing outposts according
| to CoSsack formation and the line was
| established across tn" field in front nj
headquarters the rinal charge being
made on q farm house at the end OF tha
ticld
The work WAS cXceilant and the men
show ed clearly that they had graspel
the idea received in previous drills and
executed each and every evolution
exactly according to reputation and
n:oved across The paradn IS a unit and
had ono not known tht difference would
have thought that tn, boys were regu-
| lars.
Following the drill the men returned
| to quarters where they were busily en-
| gagged until after the noon mess call
packing up their various Loxes. grips.
| etc, in readiness for hluling to the
| station. The work wds accomplished n
good season and before the men were
| ready for the afternoon visit to tn.
State House all the goods had been
| taken to tn: station. Everything in
| quarters was left IN the Lest possib',
| condition AMI the cooks i'll the cook
shaclls took particular pains to clean
ana wash the floors, leavinG quarters in
| good condition and saving lots of work
for the men detailed to clean the camp
under the personal supervision of Cap.
Thomas l.. Dodge.
At , o'clock the last call OR assembly
lOated over the field ami the men fcl
iii ready for the homewarl trip. FORM
inG battalions and the battalions form
ing tho regiment. the line drew up for
insncciion.
Tn" staff and field officers accompan-
i"d hy CAPT. johnson passed from COM
rany to company. battalion inspecting
the equipment of the men and found the
guns AMI in fact everything that COLI
stitutcS the marching equipment Of the
soldier to be in the best Of condition
except for now and then a man that
had neglected to clean his gun.
After the inspection the line formed
ana headed by the Chambers band
started IN the march to the State
House. The roads were dusty and the
n,"n Wtr, covered from head to foot be-
fore they had made half the descent of
Western Ave. but the day was a Tine
one for marching and when they ar
rived at the State House TO salute tho
old bLttlcfags they were ready for fur
Their marching and presented far diff
f"r"rt appearance To what the End did
wh,n they made the trim a week ago.
The program at the State House will
be- found fully detailed i'll the state
House column.
At the conclusion Of the exercises the
regiment reformed and proceeded to the
station where the companies embarked
for the ride home. all going on special
trains. The entraning of the reri-
ment was one of the most pleasing fca-
lures as the men seemed to know where
they were to go. keeping company
formation at all times and there was
none of the hurry and scurry that one
would expect to find at 4 time like this.
When the train had started on the
hom"Ward journey there could be seen
one or two soldiers that were to en-
bark later but the city settled down IA
its accustomed routine having bean
made both richer and happier by the
visit of the boys in olive drab; and
should III" encampmcnt be held in
augusta. next year. they will be as
STr'd. in advance, of most hearty
welcome.