The independent-reporter., 1910-09-22
A MAINE REGIMENT IN
WAR MANEUVERS
Work at Pine Camp, \. " Excellent
and Boys Received With Praise.

Under orders, the Second Regiment
of Infantry, y. G. S. NJ, was sent to
Pine Plains, y. Y, to participate in
the war maneuyers which were held
there during August. Its tour Of
duty was from August u to 81. 9th
er organizations OF National Guards
in camps at this time were Hospital
Corps Detachment, Waterville Me.
First Regiment Infantry, Brattleboro,
Vt; Hospital Corps Detachment,
Burlington Vt. 9Th Regiment Infan-
try, called The Fighting 9th" Bos
ton. Mass; Troop A, Cavalry, Paw
tucket, r. L.; Troop b, Cavalry, Prov
idence, r. l.; Troop c, Providence,
r. |,
The regulars in camp at this time
were 1st Battalion of Engineers, Cos.
B and c; 10th Cavalry, Fort Ethan
Allen, VT, who distinguished them
selves at the battle of San Juan
Hill; 3rd Field Artillery, Battery d,
Fort Myer, Va; 5th Infantry, Platts-
burg, n Y; oath Infantry, Madison
Barracks and Fort Ontario; Detach
ment Hospital Corps; Company A,
Signal Corp.
That the most pleasant relations
exist between the regular and vol
unteers is shown by the fact that the
9TH Infantry, Plattsburg. y. Y, sent
a request to General Grant that the
2nd Maine be placed beside them,
which request was granted.
Upon our arrival at Pine Camp
August the regiment was quickly de-
trained and marched to camping
ground Tents were quickly pitched
and all preparations made for the
ten-days' stay.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
we were drilled under army experts,
1t was remarked by several army eX-
perts that Company E was one of the
best drilled companies in the regi-
ment and for that reason we were
resting nearly one-half the time
while the other companies were
drilling. On Friday afternoon, Au-
gust 26, the whole camp was divided
and marched about five miles, the two
forces called the reds and blues be-
ing camped about two miles apart.
These two forces numbered about
| 1000 men. Early Saturday morning
the companies were again on the
move, every precaution being taken
to guard against surprise by the enc
my About 7.30 hostilities com
menced between the advance guards
and from that time until noon it did
not require vivid imagination to
picture the real article of war The
first and second battalons OF the 2nd
Maine were sent to the firing line
while the third battalion was support
ing the 3rd Field ARTILLERY, who,
theoretically was doing terrible exc
cution among the enemy. For two
hours the battle was fought without
decision, when the first battalion
of the End Maine crept unseen to
within seventy-fve yards of the enc
my's left flank and suddenly spring
ing to their feet charged and the bat
tie was won. The New York papers
gave Maine boys full credit, saving it
was a splendid piece of work.
Monday afternoon the 2nd Maine
was pitted against the lst Vermont
and in the slang phrase of the day
there was nothing to it." Headed by
their officers the Maine boys with
yells that could be heard for miles
charged the Vermonters and drove
them the whole distance into Pine
Camp.
1t will be said that if loaded shells
instead of blanks had been used the
Maine regiment, or at least some OF
it's companies, would not have been
so brave. This is not so. We were
told by the expert army men who
have been observers in all the re-
cent wars and who were acting as
umpires at Pine Camp, that after the
shooting commenced the boys would
have gone in just the same and with
the same effectiveness
General Grant said the 2nd Maine
was the finest body OF volunteer
troops that had taken part in the
maneuvers.
Co E of Skowhegan had the clean
est record and was the best drilled
company in the regiment. This state
ment is official and the officers and
men of the company will see that il
is respected
| A we'll known Des Moines woman
after suffering miserably for two
days from bowel complaint, was
cured by one dose of Chamberlain g