Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-01
U; 5, Regulars and Ma
tiona| GuaIdsmon
To Participate In Maneuvers al
Pine Camp, New York.
Battle Exercises to Begin This Week
Last Through Month.

Camp of Instruction. Pine Camp N.
Y. July 31.-Mimic war on what is
likely to be the most extensive scale
attempted since the Blue and Brown
armies met at Manassas, Va, five
years ago, begins here this week with
the assemblage of United States
regular troops and National Guards
men for the joint army and militia
maneuverS. Under command of Ma
jor General Frederick Dent Grant,
who commanded the last series of
battle exercises held at Pine Camp in
1905 an ambitious plan of campaign.
according to all indications. will be
worked out. with an attempt to cap
ture Carthage. nearby village and
an assault on the city of Watertown
as likely features.
With the arrival today of the last
of the regular troops assigned for
work in the maneuvers, which will
continue during August, Pine Camp
awaits the militiamen who, Begin
ming early tomorrow morning, will
pour into camp during the next three
days. For the past month Pine Camp
has been a busy place getting ready
in the maneuvers. The work has been
in charge of Lieutenant Rutherford
of Company C, oath Infantry, who was
the commanding officer at the camp
until the arrival of General Grant
Thursday. The entire camp has been
piped for water which is received from
two large springs a mile and a half
from the camp. The water is pumped
into a tank with a capacity of $4,000
gallons, located on the "Hogsback" a
lofty ridge running for half a mile on
the south side of the camp. Many
miles of wire have been strung by the
signal corps and each company will
be in touch with headquarters by
telephone. All sanitary arrangements
including the incinerators, have been
completed and tons of government
supplies have been sent to camp for
the commissary department.
The regulars assigned for duty will
be at the camp throughout the month
but the organized militia has been
designated for duty under three peri
DDS, August 1 to 10, II to 20 and 81 to
81. The regular troops designated
are:
First battalion of engineers; COM
panies B and c., Washington Bar
racks. D. c.
10th Cavalry: entire regiment ex-
cept troop D. which will remain at
post. Fort Ethan Allen, VT.
3rd Field Artillery; Battery D, Fort
Meyer, Va.
5th Infantry: entire regiment. ex-
cept company l., which will be left
at post. Plattsburg Barracks. n. Y.
oath Infantry: Regimental Head
quarters. band. first and third bat
talions. except Company I. which Will
be left at post. Madison Barracks. N.
Y.
oath Infantry; the lieutenant colonel,
headquarters End Battalion and COM
panies E, f. and G. Fort Ontario N.
Y.
Troops of the organized militia have
been designated as follows:
August to 10.-Headquarters LIST
Brigade. New York City: 18th. 69th and
list Regiments Infantry. New York
City; Squadron A. Cavalry (Troops i.
2. 3 and y. New York City: Troop B.
Cavalry, Albany; Troop D, Cavalry
Syracuse; 3rd Battalion Engineers
(22nd RegimenD. New York City; list
company, Signal Corps. New York
City.
August II to headquarters End
Brigade. Brooklyn: 23rd and 47th
Regiments Infantry. Brooklyn; Squad
ron c. Cavalry CTroops 5. 6. 2 and -.
BROOKLYN: 9Th Battery. Field Artillery.
Binghamton.
August q to Bind Regiment In
fantry. Maine. Eastport Headquar-
ters). Hospital Corps Detachment
Maine, Waterville: list Regiment In
fantry. Vermont. Brattleboro Head
ouarters): Hospital Corps Detach-
ment. Vermont. Burlington: 9th Regl-
ment Infantry, Massachusetts. Bos-
ton. Troop A. Cavalry. Rhode Island.
Pawtucket; Troop r. Cavalry. Rhode
Island. Providence: Troop G. Cavalry,
Rhode Island, Providence.
This week will be largely devoted
to the instruction of militiamen in de-
training and making camp. The hrst
maneuvers are scheduled to occur on
Monday August g. During the en-
campment. each morning will be de-
voted to instruction of militia, IN
fantry and cavalry troops in regl-
mental and battalion drills. and the
afternoon will include instruction in
advance and rear guard. outposts ana
reconnaissance and formations for at
tack and defence.
The real mimic war of the Blue
and Brown armies will be fought FOR
the three remaining DAYS of the period
Srecial instruction will be given to the
field artillery and engineer troops OF
both the regular army and the mill
tia and officers of the United States
Army Medical Corps will instruct the
militiamen of their branch of the SER
vice in the establishment of first aid
stations on the firing line. dressing
stations and field hospitals.
Major General Grants staff includes
Col. George Andrews. adjutant gen
eraI: Col. George F. Chase. inspector
general and provost marshall; Major
Carl Reichmann. oath Infantry. chief
umpire: and Lieut.. Col. Isaac w. Lit
tell. chief auartermaster Just what
the problems to be worked out in the
mimic warfare are is naturally kept
a secret: but it is understood that they
include an attempt to capture Car
thage and possible assault on Water
town.
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