Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-28
GUARDSMEN BACK
FROM tNCAMPMENT
Military Maneuvers
at Leon Springs
Over
WERE A GREAT SUCCESS
Soldier Boys From New
Mexico Acquitted Them
selves Creditably.

The battalion of the First Regiment
of Infantry of the New Mexico Nation
Guard, which has been in military en-
campment with the regular army at
Leon Springs, Texas, returned to their
New Mexico homes this forenoon.
The battalion consisted of Compan.
les A. Of Las Cruces in command Of
Captain Phillip Vessauer and First
Lieutenant Ames; Company D., Of Sill
yer City, in command Of Captain Bail
and Second Lieutenant Grahme H.
Frost; Company F. of Santa Fe, in
command of Captain H. C. McCul-
Tough and First Lieutenant Carlos
Vierra and Company G. of Albuquer-
que, in command of Captain Burtner
and First Lieutenant Forbes. The
four companies were in command Of
Major Bernard Ruppe of Albuquerque.
Colonel E. G. Abbott also took part in
the encampment and so did Adjutant
General A. P. Harrington. Captain
Charles Ilfeld, of Las Vegas, was com.
missary and quartermaster
The trip from New Mexico to Leon
Springs, two weeks ago, was made
without incident and was very pleas
ant. The battalion assembled at AL
buquerque and went east over the
Eastern Railway of New Mexico and
then via Amarillo, Texas, to Leon
Springs. The camp was very pleasant
ly situated and very comfortable. In
fact everything was in much better
shape than at previous encampments
and in the best condition of any en-
campment so far The board was very
fair and the accommodations were
good. The officers each had a wall tent
while the men were quartered in nlarg-
er tents, eight in each.
Saw Much Active Duty.
The battalion was kept together and
saw good deal Of duty. It particpat.
ed in regimental and brigade drills
and skirmishes The signal corps
which was commanded by First Lieu.
tenant Whiteman of Roswell, was also
kept very busy with detachment of
the signal corps of the regular army.
In the signal corps there is great
deal of work in putting up temporary
telegraph and telephone lines in sldrm.
ishes and brigade evolutions and in
brigades in the line of battle.
There were national guard troops in
camp from Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas, detachment of the Signal
Corps Of the regular army and battal.
ions from the Ninth to the Nineteenth
United States Infantry, Third Cavalry
and Second Battalion Of Artillery.
The regular officers treated the Ma.
tional Guard officers very handsome
ly, paid them visits and had them to
luncheon several times.
The officers and enlisted men en-
joyed the drills and the experience
very much and there was no sickness
in the New Mexico battalion.
Company G. Captured BY Enemy.
Company G, of Albuquerque, was
unfortunate enough one day in a bat
tie practice to allow themselves to
be captured by troop of hostile cav
airy and were compelled to march Ave
miles as prisoners and while the New
Mexico infantry had to walk, the cav
airy troop that captured them was
comfortably mounted and enjoyed
running the prisoners at double-time
to the place Of release.
The officers and men who nave re
turned home are all very well salts
fled in every way. They received theil
pay from the U. 5. army paymastel
before starting for home and that
made them feel all the better.
From advices received by the New
Mexican from the regular army Off
GERS, several Of whom are persona
friends of the editor, it can be truth
fully stated that the New Mexico bat
talon made very good impression
and acquitted themselves very cred
itably in the military evolutions al
the camp.
Heat Was Intense.
There was considerable firing II
the skirmish drills, in the brigade
K practices and in the sham battle ant
seventy-five rounds Of blank cart
ridges were served to the men behint
the rifles. The batteries of artiller.
in the camp were also kept busy fir
ing and evoluting as If 1t was ac
N tual warfare. The commissary ant
quartermaster departments were vel
organized. The inspections wer,
thorough and the guard mount ever.
evening. Guards were mounted b,
each particular organization in thei
own camp and these were command
ed by the highest officers Of the Ma
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