St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-24
Leave for Pine Plains Today.
Co. D Start for Camp via Burlington to
fake Part In Field ManOeuvreS.

At ten o'clock today, Co. D, V. N. Co.
Capt. John W. Tinker commanding
will leave for Burlington, where they
will join the rest of the regiment ana
start at once for Pine Plains, N. y,
where they will participate in the field
manoeuvres.
The company will entrain in heavy
marching order, wearing the heavy Khaki
uniform with chambray shirt. No full
dress uniform will be taken, but each
man will be provided with dark blue
shirt for manoeuvre purposes. Bed sacks
will be the only luxuries allowed the
men.
The officers baggage will be strictly
limited to field allowance. Each Will be
provided with a pair of field glasses.
pencil, message blank, compass and
watch No ammunition of any kind will
be taken.
Pine Plains. the site of the army ma
noeuvres, is a 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 headquarters of Gen. Grant,
and from which 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
wedge. Within this wedge have been
laid out 10 separate camps, one for each
1a1 -
| to camps for each branch of the service,
six regiments of infantry, two regiments
of cavalry, three batteries of field artil-
lery and two companies of engineers.
| The quartermasters camp is near the
railroad, and four switches have been
laid for the use of the department.
| Co. D is said to be one of the best drill
ed companies in the regiment, due to the
untiring efforts of Capt. Tinker, and
during the encampment the troops will
be kept busy day and night, during the
manoeuvers solving various problems OF
| defence and attack, out post duty and
all activities 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
| lllNlliD0io vi pOti vi rihiIcANiOiis'
The roster of Co. D is as follows:
Captain, John W. Tinker; first lieut.,
Herbert A. Wilcox; second lieut., Frank
l.. Carr; first sergeant, Frederick ].
Birch; quartermaster sergeant, w. d.
Sargent, and sergeants, Robert Camp
bell K. c. Kimball, Edward Cults, w.
T. Kerr and Thomas Porter; corporals,
W. ]. LaPonte, George Damon, Perley
B. Hartwell, H. A. Conley, J. F. Flynn,
Walter Pitt; musicians, Benjamin Ben
nett, Charles Wallace; artihcer, Hugh
| McElravey; cooks, Newell c. Harlow,
Enrol c. Grant.
Privates: H. E. Birch G. II. Blodgett,
Charles F. Brown, II. NJ. Blodgett, W..
F. Brooks, A. Z. Brainard, A. T. Bean,
X. c. Buel, F. c. Bluett, F. L. Chabot,
w. H. Couture, Frank J. Emmons, J. E.
Flynn, H. A. Zero, Harry v Gregory.
Louis O. Green, A. c. Granger, ]. c.
Granger, J. A. Grady, d. D. Gray. T. J.
Hall, W. o. Leopold, Walter W. Morse
c. J. Mcclure, ]. A. Mckinley, K. Miller
E. A. Masten, J. E. Jewell, Edward
Paradis, William L. Page, D. p Sander
son, George H. Sulham, r. A. Shaw, F.
G. Story W. S. Stafford, NJ. W. Sails, G.
Smith, R. J. Thornton, w. A. Vachon,
F. J. Whtehill and B. E. Wallace.
All mail TO members of Co. D should be
addressed to Pine Camp, Jefferson
County, New York, care of First Infantry.