Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-14
The WAR CAME,
Where Our Maine Troops
Will Be Stationed.
3D. Reg. Will Probably Be
Assigned 10 Cape Shore.
While First Will do Duty at Forts in
Portland Karhor.

While no general orders have been
| issued from National Guard hcIdquar-
| tcrs concerning the point mancuvcrS
| between tho Coast Artillery Of this dis
| trict ana the Maine Guard. it is under
| stood that a tentative disposition of
| the forces has been made.
Tho general plan was outlined few
| weeks ago in a War department circu-
lar which embodied the views OF the
| chief Of artillery. In this circular Ger
| tain National Guard troops are d"sS-
mated as artillery reserves and the re-
| maindcr as artillery supports. The re-
serves are 20 be assigned to duty IN
til" Qualifications. forming Il second
shift for the big guns. The supports
act as infantry and cooperate with
the men in the Notifications by guard
ing against surprise from small land
ing parties stealing up in the rear Of
the fortilicatiOns. For the Portland
district nine companies Of the Guard
are required for reserves ana II COM
panes for supports. This would take
all but three companies of the Maine
Guard ana i'll order TO simplify matters
all round the war department agreed
to let the remaining three come III as
artillery supports.
1t is understood that the Second
regiment Of the Maine Guard will be
assigned to duty on the Cape shore and
the first regiment to island duty.
Before the mancuvcrs commence the
command of the first infantry will
pass into new hands and Col. f. +.
Ncwcomb Of PASSPORT. the commander
~ IA ,.IO NIX
ing colonel of the Guard. This entities
him to the position of honor in the
disposition Of the National Guard
troops ana he will accordingly be as
sociutcd during the tour of duty with
Col. Morris. the district commander,
at Fort Williams. Lieut.. Col. i. NJ.
Hume Of the Second Will also Dc at
Williams and will have charge of the
artillery supports. TWO full battalions
Of four companies each will DC sta
toned 1T Williams. Two of these
companies CON" from each battalion)
will be designated as artillery reserves
ana will ~ assigned to Batteries
Blair. GaroSchc ANA Reyes. The re-
naming six companies will act as ar
tillcry supports, with plenty Of night
ANA day work on outpost
The remaining battalion of tn" Sec
ond Will be stationed ut Fort Pr"blc.
The major commanding Will 10 assoc
ciat.d With the fire commander and
will have with him his battalion adju
tant and battalion c0mmiSSary and
uuartcrmastcr ana battalion sergeant
ma jnr. Two companies Of this batta-
lion will be detailed as artillery re
serves and assigned t" duty in pits
\ ana T. "f k"army battery.
The rrgincutal band Will ais" be
stationed at Fort Prrnlc, which will
he a decidedly welcome addition to
garrison Iif,. Of summer evening.
Tw" surgeons Of the Second with
part of the enlisted strength of the
Hospital CORDS Will BE- stationed at
Fort Williams ANA til" remaining sur
Gcon ana tho rest Of tn" Hospital corps
at Profile
The rcgimcntaI ndiutant, quarter
master. cunmisSary. sergeant jor
uuartcrnIst"r sergeant ANA commits
SHry sergeant will be associated with
like officers Of tn" garrison for the
entire period Of the mHncuvrrS. The
chaplain ami color scrg"auts will be at
Williams.
Seven companies uf tho 1st E"G-
mcut. together with headquarters ana
The band. will he stationed at FORT
Mckinley on Great Diamond island.
The colonal Of the 1T viii ~ assoc
ciatcd with the battle commander, COL.
Andrews Tho lieutenant colonel of
the I.;t will command tn" artillery
SUPPORTS a major Of the 1~t will I'll
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