Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-27

The expectancy that the Name
troops will be ordered by the war de-
partment to start for Mexico recaHs
the scenes during this same time Oh
the year in 1893, when the Maine boys
were ordered to report at the State
eampground at Augusta for duty In the
war with Spain. John I. Richards OF
Gardiner, who is now the governor OF
the National Soldiers Home at Togus,
was the adjutant general at the time
under Governor Llewellyn Powers OF
Houlton Albert Greenlaw of East
port is the present adjutant general
and to tell the truth of the matter as
it is, he is in his office. almost all the
time awaiting orders. As has been
previously announced the State troops
are in excellent condition and are fully
prepared for any emergency that may
arise.
Under date of April 81, 1898, Gen
eral orders No. were issued from the
office of the adjutant general which
said in part as follows:
THE National Guard of the State
of Maine will be concentrated at the
State campground at Augusta, on
Monday May 2, 1885, or as soon there
after as practicable, preparatory to the
muster into the service of the United
States of such of them as may be re-
CURED
Troops will concentrate in heavy
marching order, which is fully descflp-
ed in the regulations.
Col. Lucius H. Kendall, First In
fantry. will command the camp, In
honor of the governor of the state. lie
will. as soon as practicable, prepare
and forward to this office for approval
orders embracing the routine or each
day. the hours of roll calls, ceremonies
and other duties, and such regulations
as he may deem necessary, not IN
consistent with the regulations Tor the
National Guard, for maintaining order
and discipline and promoting the EN-
cheney of the command.
.'The INSPECTOR general and commits
sary-general will attend the encamp-
ment and discharge the duties deVoN-
ing upon them by law.
.'The surgeon of the camp, under
the direction of the commanding offi-
Ger, will establish hospital. The sur
geons. recimental hospital stewards
and members of the ambulance corps
will be under his immediate command.
Each officer and enlisted man must
indicate upon the pay-rolls the person
to whom his pay is to be assigned, oy
writing the name of the assignee. But
one assignee will be allowed for each
organization.
"By virtue of the power conferred by
Section 81 of the Militia Law, the au-
thority of the commanding officer OF
the camp is hereby extended to dis
lance of e-hslf mile around the state
campground, and upon the external
space within such distance from the
CAMP with the exception of any road
or roads within such distance, no per-
son or persons save those especially
authorized by law shall be allowed
to enter, except under such rules as
NAV be established by the command
ing officer of the camp and approved
by the commander lin chief
Commanding officers of regiments,
with their adjutants, quartermasters,
sergeant ma jors and commissary SER
geants will assume the duties in camp
on the morning of April S0th.
1.-THE commanding officer of the camp
VIII render TO the duJuLdIl Selcleti .
office a consolidated morning report
| each morning"
Troops Arrive
On Saturday. May 2, the First Reg
iment Infantry, which is now the
| Coast Artillery Corps, the Second Reg
| iment Infantry, the signal corps and
the ambulance corps, arrived at Camp
| Powers, which had been named in
honor of Governor Powers. The sigma,
corps and the ambulance corps were
abolished from the Guard some years
ago.
Under General Orders No 10, issu-
ed May 5. 1898, "the First Infantry
N. C. S. M, is hereby permitted to en-
! ter the service of the United States
as a regiment of volunteer infantry, to
be part of the quota assigned to this
State under the recent call of the
President for volunteer troops
The First Regiment, under the com
mand of Lucius H. Kendall of Bidde-
ford, left Augusta, May 25, 1898, and
arrived at Camp George H. Thomas at
Chickamauga Park. Tennessee, May 81.
The First Regiment remained at
| Chicamauga Park until the morning