The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-19
LEAVE FOR PINE
PLAINS WEDNESDAY
Company I and the Band Will Start
From Here on Q O'Clock Train, Go
ing to Burlington and Thence
to Camp-Gone ~ Days.

According to orders received IRON Yer
mont National Guard headquarters thu
week Company | and the First Regiment
band will leave Brattleboro at 8 O'Clock
Wednesday morning for Burlington whert
il will ioin the rest of the regiment and
start at once for Pine Plains, \. \.
reaching there sometime thursday FOR
lowing il the latest order in regard tc
the trp:
So much of paragraph | OF general or
der %. dated adlutant generals ONCE
Bradford, May /, 1905, as reads June 70
i changed to read June "A which Is the
date finally decided upon Tor the FIRST
Regiment infantry, Y. \. e., to leave the
state for Pine Camp, n. \.
Transportation requests viii be furnish,
ed by the regimental quartermaster and
details relative to hours of departure and
return to home stations will be an.
nounced in general orders from reglmentai
headquarters.
Officers and men will be allowed by
the United States same pay, transporta-
ton and subsistence as is allowed to ON
GERS and men OF the same grade IN the
regular army. The state Will pay the dit
terence between United States and state
United States muster and pay rolls and
three copies of state rolls will be forward
ed to regimental adjutant, company com,
manders, hospital corps and band and Will
be prepared before leaving home stations
by entering thereon the names in full OF
each officer and enlisted man OF the or
ganization, with the rank OF officers and
date of muster in of enlisted men.
Wool blankets and rubber ponchos have
been sent to company commanders Tor
issue before leaving home stations. II not
received before June y notify this office
by wire. No pay will be allowed upon
the state rolls, until the blankets and
ponchos are received back to state arsenal,
and losses if any settled. Also certll-
cate from company commanders stating
that all United States and state property
is stored in company armores.
Pine Plains, the site of the army ma
noeuvres, is broad, sandy plateau
stretching along the shores of Black river
near the village of Felt Mills and halfway
between Watertown and Carthage. In
the corner of the plateau is high knoll,
the hogs back on which is the head
quarters of Gen. Grant, and from which a
magnificent view of the entire camp can
be secured. The camp is 200 yards long
and $50 yards wide and is laid out in the
shape of a wedge. Within this wedge
have been laid out 10 separate camps, one
for each organization. These are sub
divided into camps for each branch of
the service, six regiments of infantry,
two regiments of cavalry, three batteries
of field artillery and two companies OF
engineers. The quartermaster' camp Is
near the railroad, and four switches have
been laid for the use Of the department.
During the encampment the troops will
be kept busy day and night during the
maneuvers solving various problems Of
defense and attack, outpost duty and 9th
er activities such as would engage troops
in the field at war. In the hikes" and
drills the militiamen and regulars will
be mixed, each company consisting Of
members of both organizations.
The roster of the band will be as fol-
lows:
Chief musician, F. G. Leitsinger.
Drum major, W. L. Haigh.
Principal musician, F. l. Swift.
Sergeants, G. M. Dugan, William
O'Donoghue, H. NJ. Wheelock, Charles
Corporals, A. c. Trendall, H. L. March,
G. S. Nichols, B. E. Leitsinger,. Z. M.
Frost, G. M. Moran, j. E. Brockington,
a; Cook o, Dq I. E. Flagg.
Privates, w. III. Brockington, R. E.
Canedy, Carl Henkel, P H. Hunton, E.
F. Leitsinger, F. M. Leonard, Sewell
Morse, F. W. Mickey, II. j. Racette, W.
ii. Sawtelle, E. B. Taft, II. E. Whitney.
Following is the roster Of the company: