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 HartIefd-The organized militia Of Connecticut noA has six batteries ot nabt artillery, Eve newly organized and all striving t5 perfect ther mem bers la the dimeuit technical kho"i- edge required ln this branch of the military profession While il has had tts ou8la oI almost every other branch Of The scrWcel including coast ar uIIefy, Che state n5# has Us share af artillery organizations which the IzsFeau waf has shown t9 be so e eaa4l In A4us the infantry.
 E8ur of the new batteries are at A.4 and number about 5g5 a8 D. ah. ofHef H8Usfs aI suu azl has about 458 members aH# lae ae4rE at hfan. laHI. which aas beea#a eziateHee s3hee CFH Var tmes. also aes aaaat 100 in Hs ranks IHe haUefes are aa= sE5.I 55 lae H6alH Aazaa f5e-d Af. tHasy which urmaes the batteries of the New England aiales and are let tered as laH0Wa.
 Batteries A. 5. C. and D composed of 48Ie uuHeH graduates aH4 teaatea 10 New Haven B8aass F. at Bfaaierd and Battery r ii Stamford Orders from the office oI the adjHBut general announced that tbe following officers, having passed the requisite eSamina tloas, are put in command of thg bat series Battery A, Captain Carl r. Bollman. formerly commander ot Company F. Second Connecticut In. sfantry. the New Haven Grays," as signed Battery B. Captain Henry II. Townshend. from the reserve, former member Of Company r. Second Con .necticut Infantry. and later first lieu. tenant and battalion adIutant, Bat tery c. Captain John H. Alden. who was on stan duty in the Second In fantry.
 Battery Is in Branford and its of feers are not changed. Captain Charles S Yeomans Is in command. Battery F in Stamford is new or gauization and Captain William NJ Wilson. jr.. has been commissioned to command II.
 These commissions make a few changes in the Second Infantry. Ellis B. Baker jr.. for some tIme a leu tenant in the New Haven Grays. is promoted Co command the company First Lieutenant Arthur N Chambers is appointed battalion adjutant and Comm sary Sergeant Arthur C. r. Beers Is appointed battalion quarter master and con llssioned as second lieutenant
 The new batteries. with the one already organized in Branford. have total strength Of over 6o0 men, Be cause there are as yet no officers ca pablo of taking field positions in the artillery. there will be no battalion organization. As soon as possible, it is understood one or two battalions of artillery will be appointed. There will probably be two battalions, as soon as there are sufficient field of. fcers, as the tables of organization provide for d three battery battalion
 The batteries will include the fol lowing officers and enlisted men
 One captain two first lieutensnts two second heutenants two corporals in the scout detail. one corporal and two private in the signal detail, one first sergeant one quartermsster ser reant. one stable sergeant. one chief mechanic. four mechanics. two musi clans. three cooks. six sergeants. four gunners. six caisson eornorals, forty two drivers and sixty-seyen cannon eers a total of 1S3 enlisted,
 The equipment for the five new hat teries Is on its way from the federal arsenals They will be completely out fitted frem top ta toe with new issues from the arseuals. and none of the materials now on hand at the State Armory in this city win he issued ts them. All clothing. arms and equip ment Is coming directly for these or ganiations A battery Of light ar tillery is armed with four three-ineh rapid firing breeehloadiug rifles. The firing battery has three platoons and five sections. The first four section: have one gun each and one eaisson The fifth section has two eaissons The second division of the battery is the combat train. with two platoons and four sections, The sixth section has two caissons. the ninth section wagon. The seventh and eighth sec tons have no wagons In each bat tery are thirty-two riding horses and