Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-06
SOLDIERS MARCH
Two Local Companies WI h Full Ranks Siarled Last Evening

Clad in their olive draD uniforms which have supplanted the khaki outfits the members of Companies A and c, Second regiment, Connecti- cut National guard. left last even ing at 6:30 o'clock for Pine Plains. N. Y.. where they will spend the next 10 days in maneuvers with the regulars. Although the military boys always look forward to trip anticipating at least a novel time, their spirits may be dampened ere they return According to reports when the New York and Massachu- setts companies returned home they were completely ''all in."
 The local men assembled in the armory before o'clock yesterday afternoon and arranged few odds and ends before the departure. Al most everything had been packed ready to be shipped by Saturday evening and yesterday the men had very little to do.
 About 5:30 o'clock the men were ready for the march and it was about time that Captain Carter of "A duQ rllLpdtllCh Ol VT 6OL tiS ihN'A going. The buglers made the peo- pie along the streets realize that the tin" soldiers were on their way to camp and the boys were greeted by cheers all the way to the station. The men wore their leggins as usual and many of them had brown shoes which have always been popular with them on trips of this kind. The olive drab suits and the sombrero hats made them look the equal of some of Uncle Sam-s finest. They left the station at 6:3Q o'clock, the train consisting of ten coaches, three baggage cars, one sleeper and six day coaches. They expected to reach camp at 6:30 this morning.
 The regiment will be brigaded with the Third Pennsylvania and the Fourth Maryland regiments, and all three will be handled in major tactics by General Frederick Grant, U. S. A., and his officers, together with the various companies of reg ulars, both of foot and cavalry which have been at Pine Plains since the middle of June.
 The companies of the Second Connecticut were recruited to their full strength with quite good sized proportion of new men for under the camp orders men whose time of enlistment would expire during the camp were not taken unless they had intentions of re-enlisting. As the usual camps at Mantle fell a little later than this date, and as tn AIl tho companies just before that time not n few men were left behind on this tour of duty as their time was about to expire. With recollections of Manassas not a few of the older men gave up the idea of re-enlist- ing.
 While the Second regiment is in camp Governor Woodruff and Adju- tant General Cole will make visit as guests of General Grant, and they will be received by the Con necticut commands. In a certain sense the Second regiment will lose It's identity in camp from the plan followed by General Grant Is to di- vide the state troops into two parts, in the first of which the state troops VIII WOrk sepdrdUSig ana III tue seC- ond part work with the regulars. First will come regimental and bat talion drills. then two days of ad- vance guard. rear and flank movo- ments. and two days of reconnais- ance and then the maneuvers either on the offensive or the defensive. The officers will have lectures on military subjects and work out bat ties on maps, the chief parts being taken by the officers of the regu- lars. The entire stay will be one of hard work for all who go to Pine Plains with the commands.