Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
TOUR OF DUTY eErsFoR
July 20 TO "a.
Entire Coast Artillery Corps Win 81
At Fort Wright This Year sprin1
: Parade in April or May, With Rifle
Z Practice.

General orders have been issued Dy
Adjutant General Cole regarding the
annual spring field day and the annuaI
tour of duty as follows:
All organizations Of the Connecticut
National guard, excepting sanitary
troops, will perform one days duty on
the rifle ranges nearest their respective
stations during the month ofAAprl or
May. 1911, by company.
The commanding officers, coast ar
tillery corps and First and Second reg
imentk of infantry, are directed to issue
the necessary orders, including assign
ment OF dates. The commanding officer,
Second infantry, will also assign dates
and issue orders for Troop "A, cavalry,
and First Separate company.
Commanding officers are authorized
to order battalion commanders for duty
with the several .cOnrpan MES OF their
battalions, and the field officer in COM
mand at the rita range will see that
all men, when not engaged at the firing
line or butts, are instructed in guard
duty by g. competent officer or nom
commissioned officer. This instruction
will also include general orders TOR
ssntinels. The commanding of1cer,
coast artillery corps. will assign to
each major such companies as he may
deem proper for this instruction.
The duty ordered for Battery A Of.
AZ, will be by platoon, on ranges Sc
lected by the battery cofnmapder, who
present with both platoons.
The commanding officer, First COM
pany. signal corps, is authorized to
submit to this Office a. course of in
struction in field signal work, which,
If approved by the adjutant general,
may be carried out in place OF work
on the rifle range, with the under
standing that these men will make rec
ord scores at some other time during
the season.
with each company on the range, and
instruction in small arms firing Will be
under his charge. Major William M.
Stark, ordnance department will report
for duty with Battery A IF. Al, Troop
A Cavalry, and First Separate COM
pany.
No scores will he allowed unless GER
titled to by the officer or non-commis-
stoned officer witnessing the same.
The commanding officer Of the naval
militia will order such duty, afioat or
ashore, as he may deem to be for the
best interests of the service, provided,
that the duty performed is. not In ex-
cess of that allowed and provided for
in section 30S6. militia law. as amend
ed.
Ten Days in July at Fort Wright.
The following dates for the. tours of
duty of tI1e'several organizations, Con-
necticut National guard, have been ar
ranged:
Coast artillery corps, and all officers
and enlisted men of staff corps assign
ed to duty Herewith, July Goth to 18th,
inclusive, 1911, at Fort H. G. Wright,
New York.
Second regiment Of infantry, First
Separate company and Troop A, cav
airy, July 10th to 18TH, inclusive, 1911,
at the state military reservation, Man
tic.
First regiment of infantry, First
company, signal corps, and Battery A
Of. Al, July 18th to 22d, inclusive
1911, at the state military reservation
Mantle.
The commanding. officer, coast artil-
Iery corps, is directed to detail such
officers, non-commissioned officers and
enlisted men for baggage details and
advance attachments az are absolutely
necessary, and the paymaster will see
that all officers and enlisted men de-
tailed for extra days are carried on the
payrolls for full amount due them.
Attention of company commanders
coast artillery corps, is invited to para
graph 1876. militia regulations, as
amended in circular No. 2, w. D., div
MIL affairs, series 1910.
Commanding officers will direct theil
quartermaSterS- to require for the
necessary transportation and camp
equipage.
There will be camp of instruction
for infantry officers at the state mill
tary reservation, Mantle, this year, the
date to be given later.