Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-30
REORGANIZATION
Of National Guard Of the
State Of Maine
To Conform With Provisions
Of The Dick Bill.
General Orders Issued by Adjutant
General Farnham.

General Orders Issued by Adjutant
General FaFnham.
Tie following general orders relative to
the reorganization of the National Guard
OF the State in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Dick bill. so-callel, was is
sued from the Office OF the adju,tnt gen
eral Saturday
STATE OF MAINE.
Adjutant Generals Office.
Augusta, Dec. -, 1871.
General Orders
No. q.
I. In order to comply with the require
mentS of Section o. the Act of Con-
gress approved Jan. y. 1903. entitled An
Act to promote the efficiency Of the mill
tia and for other purposes" that the or
ga.iZatiorS Of the organized militia OF the
several states and territories and in the
District OF Columbia shall be the same
as that which is now or may hereafter
be prescribed for the regular and volun-
tocr armies Of the United States within
i've Years from the date OF this act.
The organization of the organized mill
tia of the State OF Maine Will be as pre-
sCribed in this order on and after Jan. l,
1897.
II. Ca For the purpose Of admnistra-
ton and convenience, the organized mill
tia of the State of Maine viii De divided
into :hc staff OF the COMMUNICATIVE chief.
the National Guard, the Naval Reserve
and the retired list. The Naval Reserve
will consist of the ships company and
such other naval organizations as may be
allowed by law. The National Guard will
comprise all other organizations of the
organized militia of Maine.
Do Th. staff of The connlandcr-in-
chief snail consist of:
l adiutant general with the rank of
major general. who shall. eN-otficlo b..
QuarterTnaSter general, payInaSter general
and chief of staff.
inspector general with the rank of
brigad!tr general.
! commissaly general with the rank of
colonel.
l judge advocate general With the rank
of colonel.
1 military secretary with the rank OF
major.
4 aide s-dc-camp with the rank of lieu
(c) The National Guard shall consist
of:
The medical department.;
The ordnance department:
regiments of infantry.
I'd The Naval Reserve shall consist OF:
&C.: The medical department shall con-
sist Of:
surgeon general with the rank Of
colonel:
9 surgeons with the RAM; Of rnujor:
assistant surgeons with the rank OF
captain.
> assistant surgeons with the rank OF
first lieutenant, and a. hospital corps.
The medical officer of the Naval Ike
serve will be considered teX-ofl:lo) as Il
member of the medical department ana
vii! obey such orders or instructions as ne
NAV receive from the chief of the de-
paltmeat. ~
Officers of the medical department will
be detailed for duty with ORGANIZATIONS
as follows:
To each regiment of infantry.
surgeon with rank of major.
assistant surgeon with rank of cap
tain:
/ assistant surgeon with rank of first
The Hospital Corps shall consist Of:
. scrgeants. first class;
6 ScrEeantS,
l. rrlvateS, first class.
privateS-
Who will be detailed for duty with or
ganizationS as follows:
To each regiment OF infantry.
l sergeant, first class
8 SerSeantS;
D prirateS- first class.
3 privateS.
Tie ordnance department shall consist
Of:
| chief of ordnance with rank Of colonel:
/ assistant With ranl. of major.
the chief of ordnance and assistant
shall perform all the duties REQUIRED by
law of the inspector general OF rihe Irdt-
tice and assistant inspector general OIL
nv ~ a. 'iN' ,I,oro ,l,.,lI
10 eacH COMPANY Vi '"i"'
be:
! captain:
~ ,. 1,onta,iant
60 1919 .o,.oaa,,,"
! III ,; %. ~ ostn,. sergeant,
. gra. ants
cnrnorals
! cooks:
musicians
a. pIivates
To each battalion Of infantry there shall
be:
~, M.
ad:ltant first lieutenant.
/ uuarternastcr and commlasary tgcc-
ond IieutenanO;
| sergeant major
1 co,npanies
To each regiment of infantry there snail
no
f, colonel.
lieutenant colonel;
adiutHnt frartain,.