Evening journal., 1913-06-20
O.M.D. CAMP
in HONOR OF
MACDONOUGH
Governor Calls State Defend
erS to Field instruction
July 1876
FIRST GENERAL
ORDER IS ISSUED

General orders we're issued today
by command of Governor Charles r.
Miller. through adiutant General I.
Pusey Wickersham, chief Of staff, for
the annual camp of instruction of the
Organized Militia of Delaware. It
will be held on the State Rife Range,
July 10 to 26 and will be known as
Camp Macdonough, in memory Of
Commodore Thomas Macdonough, u.
S. N. one Of Delawares naval hero.
Commodore Thomas Macdonough
was born at Trap now known as
Macdonough, New Castle County, and
at the age of l. years was appointed
a mid<ipman in the Navy, on Feb
ruary 3, 1900. He proved to be an
honor to his country, having taken
part in a number of naval engage
ments in which his daring was the
subject of frequent comment Com
modore Decatur paid a high tribute
to him when in the first attack on
Tripoli on August 3, 1904, he was on
gunboat with Decatur and fought a
desperate hand TO hand conflict
with the English. In later years
Macdonough commanded the frigate
Guerriere, the Portsmouth Navy yard,
the frigate Constitution and the Medi-
terranean squadron.
Macdonough's command on Lake
Champlain from September 1912 to
September 1914, during the war OF
1912 disclosed a capacity for prepara-
tion and organization of feet under
great difficulties, but his fame rests
securely upon the victory Of Lake
| Champlain, the basis of the opinion OF
an eminent historian being. that down
to the time of the Civil War he was
the greatest figure in American naval
history.
The course Of the wars in Lake
Champlain and the battle of Septem-
her II, 1914, placed Macdonough in
/ the list of great naval commanders.
Today a van load of camp equip
ments was sent to the rifle range, a
preliminary move in the work Of
preparing for the encsmpment.
The camp orders follows:
General Orders No. 10.
1. The annual camp Of instruction
of the Organized Militia of Delaware
will be held at the State Rife Range
July. 18th to 26th, 1913, and will b'
known and designated as Camp Mac.
dcnough, in memory of Commodore
Thomas MacdonOugh, United States
Navy.
H. This tour of duty, with the ex-
ception of the usual ceremonies. will
be devoted to field exercises, guard
duty and small-arms practice.
III. The Commanding officer, Isl
Infantry. will proceed to the camp
with his regiment on the morning OF
Julv 18th. The train schedule will be
announced later. Officers OF the fielc
and staff. and on-cOmmissionec
staff. will proceed with the company
nearest their home stations.
". The chief quartermaster anc
commissary will furnish the neces'
sary transportation, camp equipage
auartermaster supplies and subsist
ence for this camp upon proper re-
QUESTION.
i V The following rations will b'
issued in accordance with the UniteG
States Army ration tables:
Fresh beef, bacon, fresh hsh, sol
bread, beans, rice. potatoes, ohlohs
canned tomatoes, coffee, sugar, vine
gar, salt, pepper, soap. candles, lard
butter, milk, eggs and ice.
Oficers will be allowed to pur
chase commissary stores from th'
Regimental Commissary at cost.
vi. The Chief Quartermaster ant
Commissary will ask for proposai'
for furnishing the necessary quarter
master and subsistence stores, TO D.
delivered at the camp as required
Bids will be opened at the otiice o
the Adjutant General on Saturday
July 18th, 1913, at p. m.
VII. The equipment of the soldle
for this tour of duty will compris
tho following:
The olive-drab service uniform
khaki breeches, olive-drab shirt, ser
vice hat, leggins, tan shoes, woole
blanket, rubber poncho. bed sacl
rifle. side arms and accoutrement'
blanket roll, haversack, mess kit, an
one extra change of underclothinl
together with such toilet articles a
may be required by the soldier. Olive
drab gloves will be worn upon all &C
casions of ceremony.
VIII. The captain and quartermas
ter, the captain and commissary, tn
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