Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-10


| from an indicated enemy APP
| preaching from the direction of
| Waterville or Belgrade was the
problem worked out by the three bat
| talions of the Second Regiment Mon
| day morning. The battalions were Or
| dered out OF camp to establish outpOSts
from half to three-quarters of a mile
| to the northwest of the camp overlook
ing the entire Bond Brook valley and
each battalion sent out patrols in front
of it's position until it met with patrols
from the other battalions.
Major Cummings with the first bat
| TALON was placed at the extreme right,
Major Presson with the second bat
| talon occupied the center and Major
Mayo with the third battalion, lnclud-
| ing the l<ennebec river companies,
| held the extreme left. Capt. Prescott
| of tn regulars accompanied the first
| battalion, Capt. Hutton. the regular
army inspecting officer went with the
second battalion, and Capt. Particle. o!
the regulars, the third battalion. COL
Newcomb with his adjutant and lieu
tenant colonel made complete m
spection of the positions as did also
Capt. Hutton who went out with the
second battalion when the positions
were taken and offered all necessary
suggestions in regard to the holding OF
positions and establishing of patrols.
The entire country for mile to the
north of Camp Fernald and for about
three miles to the east and west was
thus patrolled, the work being
done with the suppostion that
the outposts were protected by
cavalry screen patrolling the county
for five or six miles in the direction OF
North and East Vassalboro
The problem of the defence of tn"
camp as thus worked out demonstrated
| that in case Of actual warfare the
position occupied by Camp Fer
hard one to defend, for not
wthstanding the high elevation upon
which it is located the camp is over
looked By still higher hills on thre"
sides. The outpost work proved very
| interesting to the citizen soldiers and
was the most important work which
| has been taken up in connection VIII"
| the forenoon drills.
| Col. %eWcomb and his field and star
| were guests at the noon mess of capt
Prescott and his officers at the rest
lars headquarters. The usual officers
schools were held in the afternoon tht
| instruction being almost entirely n
map making and map reading. a.
| vance guard duty will be taken up with
the outpost work today, which will be
the last day of actual work at Camp
| Fernald.
The work of breaking camp AM
moving baggage will begin |Vednes-
day morning and by early afternoon
all the companies composing the sec
ond regiment will have started on their
return from the state encampment
| Companies T.. f. G. & II. and the band
and Hospital Corps detachment will be
the last to leave the muster field, talk
ing special train via Waterville at >
| p. NJ
The entire work of this encampmcnt
has been done in d systematic manner
and on account of the length of the
encampment much more has been &C
| complished than in previous encamp-
ments. The company drills were first
taken up in order to get the officers
| and men acquainted with the field,
| then later came the battalion and
regimenta drills and finally the out
| post work and advance and rear guard
duty.
The detail for Monday was Co. NJ.
Of Augusta and at guard mount Mon
day afternoon Capt. James f. Bagley
became officer of the day. FIRST Lieut..
Miles Tremblay, officer of the guard,
and Second Lieut. Fred s. Rand, SUI
pernumerary officer of the guard.
Company NJ now has but SO enlisted
men. but they are all men actually per-
forming the duties of the encampment
Private Charles A. Hanson has been
discharged on account of expiration of
his enlistment during encampment and
did not re-enlist on account of his en-
, ployment His brother, Private Han
sey A. Hanson. whose term of enlist
ment also expired during camp has re-
enlisted Private George l.. Green
wood who was unable to attend the
encampment on account of physica
disability has been granted an honor
able discharge during encampment.
Capt. Blaine owen, an Augusta man
is regimental commissary and Co. NJ
has Jared very well this year in the
matter of supplies One of the cooks
of the company, Will Malloy. of thu
National Home, was discharged pre-
vious to the encampment on account o
the expiration of his enlistment am
for the first seven days of encampmen
civilian, Philip Malloy, who was {
former member of old Co. F of the
First and later of Co NJ acted as as
sistant cook for the company. MallOy
completed his work Sunday and Mon
day Capt. Bagley announced the APP
pointment of Private Paul Maillard al
assistant cook. Musicians Freeman
and Patten are among the most en-
thusiastic members Of the compan,