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4. The course of instruction and program of exercises will be such as Major William Wallace, Infantry, U. S. A., Inspector-Instructor, in connection with the State military authorities, may prepare.
5. Previous to the encampment enlisted men must have had sixty days' service in the Organized Militia, including at least fourteen periods of practical progressive military instruction of at least one and one-half hours each, or an equivalent ser- vice in the Regular Army, Navy or Marine Corps, or one academic year's service at a school where military instruction is given under the supervision of an officer of the regular Army or Organized Militia. These requirements as to service must be fully set forth on the payrolls opposite the name of cach man paid.
Each company must have a minimum strength of two officers and thirty-eight enlisted men, and each infirmary of a regiment a minimum strength of two officers and ten enlisted men present on each day of such encampment, in order to obtain pay for attendance. Each of the enlisted men must have had the previous service provided above.
Enlisted men who have not had the previous service prescribed above may attend this camp on Government transportation and subsistence, the State paying them a per diem equal to that paid by the State to enlisted men at this encampment who have had such previous service. For example, privates not having such previous service will receive seventy-five cents per day.
No member of the Organized Militia is entitled to receive pay or subsistence for time not actually present in camp.
6. Commanding officers are prohibited from taking persons to camp as members of the National Guard or placing their names on the payroll, unless they have been regularly enlisted and the original enlistment paper covering the enlistment they are then serving has been forwarded to The Adjutant General, so as to be on file when the payroll is audited. If enlistment paper is not on file, pay will be with- held and expense of transportation and subsistence incurred therefor will be charged back to the responsible officer.
Civilian cooks will not be taken to camp.
1. The cotton service uniform is prescribed to be worn for this service by all officers and men having such uniforms in serviceable condition. All other troops will wear the woolen olive drab service uniform. Overcoats and blue uniforms will not be taken to camp.
S. Company officers will not mess with their organizations. Each organization commander will detail an officer each day to inspect the enlisted men's mess of his
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respective organization. Field and line officers' messes will be established in each regiment.
9. Mounts will not be transported to camp. Officers can secure mounts at place of encampment.
10. The Regimental and Battalion Quartermasters and the Regimental Com- missaries will arrive at camp one day in advance of their organizations to arrange for baggage transportation and subsistence of their troops.
11. The Adjutant General of the State and an officer of the Inspector-General's Department will attend this camp.
12. From the time organizations start from their home stations until the time of their arrival at camp, an expense not exceeding seventy-five cents per man per day is auhorized for the purchase of cooked meals, including liquid coffee, for enlisted men. No other rations will be issued for the first day in camp. For the travel to home stations, travel rations will be furnished by the camp quarter- master.
13. Major Charles R. Morgan, Disbursing Officer, will make payment covering this service. Payrolls will be made and signed in quadruplicate, on forms to be furnished by this office, and delivered to the Disbursing Officer not later than the evening of the second day of camp.
14. The travel, pay and subsistence enjoined are necessary in the service.
By order of THE GOVERNOR, JOHN C. BOND, The Adjutant General.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Charleston, June 15, 1915.
General Orders.
No. 13.
1. The following officers having tendered their resignations, the same are ac- cepted effective this date:
First Lieutenant Thomas E. MeDowell, Second Infantry.
Second Lieutenant Clyde A. Wellman, Second Infantry.
Pending examination, when practicable to convene a board, the following com- mission is announced effective this date :
To be Major, Second Infantry :
Capt. Charles A. Wood. Quartermaster Department, vice Daris resigned.
3. Major Charles R. Morgan, Quartermaster Corps, is hereby detailed for duty as Paymaster in addition to his other duties.
4. Major Charles A. Wood, Second Infantry, is hereby transferred to the Ord- nance Department, effective this date, original vacancy.
5. Pending examination, when practicable to convene a board, the following commissions and assignments are announced, effective this date :
To be Major, Second Infantry :
Capt. Herbert C. McMillen, Second Infantry, vice Wood transferred.
To be Captain, Second Infantry :
First Lieutenant Austin M. Sikes, Second Infantry ; assigned to Company H. Second Infantry, vice MeMillen promoted.
To be First Lieutenant, Second Infantry :
Second Lientenant August C. Reinwald, Second Infantry ; assigned to Company G, Second Infantry, vice MeDowell resigned.
Second Lieutenant Sidney T. Ensign, Second Infantry ; assigned to Company H, Second Infantry, vice Sikes promoted.
6. Second Lieutenant Albert H. Peyton, Second Infantry, is relieved from duty as Battalion Quartermaster and Commissary, First Battalion, Second Infantry, and is assigned for duty with Company I, Second Infantry, vice Wellman resigned. By order of THE GOVERNOR, JOHN C. BOND, The Adjutant General.
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, July 1, 1915.
General Orders.
No. 14.
1. First Lieutenant Francis Thralls is hereby relieved from duty with Company I, First Infantry, and is assigned for duty with Company H, First Infantry, effec- tive this date, vice Micheal, resigned.
2. The following enlisted men will be discharged the service by their regimental commander, effective this date, that they may accept commissions :
Sergeant Frank L. Chambers, Company HI, Second Infantry.
Sergeant John Esque, Company G. Second Infantry.
3. Pending examination, when practicable to convene a board, the following com- missions and assignments are announced, effective this date :
To be Captain, Quartermaster Corps :
Cornelius L. Burdette; original vacancy.
To be First Lieutenant, First Infantry :
Alexander D. Bell; assigned for duty with Company I, First Infantry, vice Thralls, transferred.
To be Second Lieutenant, Second Infantry :
Frank L. Chambers; assigned for duty with Company H, Second Infantry, vice Ensign, promoted.
John Esque ; assigned for duty with Company G, Second Infantry, vice Reinwald, promoted.
N. Smith Caldwell; assigned for duty as Battalion Quartermaster and Commis- sary, First Battalion, Second Infantry, vice Peyton, transferred. .
By order of THE GOVERNOR, JOHN C. BOND, The Adjutant General.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Charleston, July 7, 1915.
General Orders.
No. 15.
1. A Board of Officers for examination of candidates for promotion and commission in the West Virginia National Guard is appointed to meet at the Field Camp of instruction, West Virginia National Guard, at Parkersburg, West Vir- ginia, Tuesday August 10, 1915, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
DETAIL FOR THE BOARD.
Major Cassius C. Hogg, Medical Corps.
Major John H. Charnock, First Infantry.
Major James I. Pratt, Second Infantry.
Applicants to be examined by this board will be notified by this office.
2. Authority is hereby given for the organization of a Band at Clarksburg, West Virginia, to be assigned to the First Infantry.
3. Upon his own request, Second Lieutenant William D. Himes, Second Infantry, will be relieved from duty with Company L, Second Infantry, to date, July 1, 1915.
4. Upon their own requests the following officers will be relieved from duty and transferred to the Supernumerary list, to date, July 1, 1915 :
Second Lieutenant Ernest C. Pixler, First Infantry.
Second Lieutenant Smith Ringer, First Infantry.
5. Upon their own request the following transfers are announced, effective this date :
Second Lieutenant Nathan G. Mathews, First Infantry, from Company H, First Infantry, to Company I, First Infantry.
Second Lieutenant Clemens J. Straight, First Infantry, from Company I, First Infantry, to Company H, First Infantry.
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6. Second Lieutenant Mark T. Bailey, First Infantry, having tendered his resig- nation, will be honorably discharged the service, to date July 1, 1915.
7. Second Lieutenant Leonard H. Joncs, supernumerary, will be restored to duty, to date, July 1, 1915, and assigned as Battalion Quartermaster and Commissary, Second Battalion, First Infantry, vice Bailey resigned.
By order of THE GOVERNOR, JOHN C. BOND, The Adjutant General.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Charleston, July 19, 1915.
General Orders,
No. 16.
MOVEMENT ORDER.
1. The following itinerary is announced for the movement of the West Vir- . ginia National Guard to and from the Field Camp of Instruction to be held at Parkersburg, West Virginia, August 9th to 18th, 1915, pursuant to G. O. No. 12, A. G. O., dated June 7, 1915 :
Martinsburg-Piedmont-Terra Alta-Kingwood Section.
Kingwood, August 9th, M. & K. R. R. Company G, First Infantry ; one coach (baggage loaded on regular bag- gage car.) Leave Kingwood on train No. 15, at 8:18 A. M. for M. & K. Junction.
Martinsburg,
August 9th, B. & O. R. R. Company F, First Infantry ; two coaches, one large baggage car (bag- gage car to be shared with Band, Second Infantry, and Hospital Corps, First Infantry).
Band, Second Infantry ; one coach (baggage loaded with Company F, First Infantry.)
Leave Martinsburg on train No. 23 at 6:30 A. M. for Cumberland, Maryland. Leave Cumberland by special train at 9:30 A. M. with Martins- burg equipment and one additional coach for Hospital Corps, First Infantry, picking up at
Piedmont, August 9th, B. & O. R. R.
Hospital Corps, First Infantry (baggage to be loaded with Company F, First Infantry). Leave Piedmont by special train at 10:45 A. M., picking up at Terra Alta, August 9th, B. & O. R. R. Company M and Headquarters, Third Battalion, First Infantry ; two coaches, one baggage car (baggage car to be shared with Company G, First Infantry.) Leave Terra Alta by special train at 1:00 P. M., picking up at
M. & K. Junction, August 9th, B. & O. R. R. Company G, First Infantry (baggage of Company G to be loaded with Company M). Leave M. & K. Junction by special train at 1:25 P. M. for Parkersburg. Arrive at Parkersburg at 5:30 P. M. Train to consist of two baggage cars, seven coaches.
Littleton-Morgantown-Fairmont Section.
Littleton, August 9th, B. & O. R. R. Company D, First Infantry ; two coaches, one baggage car (baggage car to be shared with Company L, First Infantry). Leave Littleton on train No. 72 at 9:33 A. M. for Fairmont.
Morgantown, August 9th, B. & O. R. R. Company L, First Infantry ; one coach. Leave Morgantown on train No. 50 to 9:24 A. M. for Fairmont (use regular baggage car to Fairmont, there load baggage with Company D, first Infantry ).
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Fairmont,
August 9th, B. & O. R. R. Companies II and I, First Infantry ; three coaches, one large baggage car. Leave Fairmont by special train with Littleton and Morgantown equip- ment attached, at 11:10 A. M., for Parkersburg. Arrive at Parkersburg at 3:45 P. M. Equipment to consist of two baggage cars, six coaches.
Buckhannon- Sutton-Clarksburg Section.
Buckhannon, August 9th, B. & O. R. R. Company C, First Infantry ; one coach, one baggage car (baggage car to be shared with Company K, First Infantry). Leave Buckbannon on train No. 1 at 6:25 A. M. for Weston.
Sutton,
August 9th, B. & O. R. R. Company B. First Infantry : one coach, one large combination car (bag- gage compartment to be shared with Headquarters, Second Battalion, First Infantry). Leave Sutton by special train at 6:00 A. M., picking up at
Weston, August 9th, B. & O. R. R. Ileadquarters, Second Battalion, First Infantry (baggage loaded with Company B, First Infantry) and Buckhannon equipment with one addi- tional coach. Leave Weston by special train at 8:30 A. M., picking up at
Clarksburg. August 9th, B. & O. R. R. Company K and Band, First Infantry ; one coach, one large combination car (baggage of Co. K to be loaded with Co. C). Leave Clarksburg by spec- ial train at 10:15 A. M. for Parkersburg. Arrive at Parkersburg at 1:00 P. M. Equipment to consist of four coaches, two combination cars, one bag- gage car.
Spencer-Ravenswood Section.
Spencer. August 9th, B. & O. R. R. Company D, Second Infantry : one coach, one baggage car (baggage car to be shared with Company B, Second Infantry). Leave Spencer on train No. 712 at 6:30 A. M., picking up at
Ravenswood, August 9th, B. & O. R. R. Company B, Second Infantry ; one coach (baggage to be loaded with Com- pany D, Second Infantry). Leave Ravenswood on train No. 712 at 8:12 A. M. for Parkersburg. Arrive at Parkersburg at 9:40 A. M. Equipment to consist of two coaches, one baggage car.
Huntington Section.
Iluntington,
August 9th, B. & O. R. R. Companies G, H and I and Headquarters, First Battalion, Second Infantry ; five coaches, two baggage cars. Leave Huntington by special train at 7:00 A. M. for Parkersburg. Arrive at Parkersburg at 10:30 A. M. Equipment to consist of five coaches, two baggage cars.
Fayetteville-Charleston Section.
Fayetteville,
August 8th, C. & O. R. R. Company F, Second Infantry ; one coach, one baggage car. Leave Fayette Station on train No. 13 at 2 :54 P. M. for Charleston, where troops and bag- gage will transfer to K. & M. R. R.
Charleston, August 9th, K. & M. R. R. Companies C. F and M and Headquarters, Second Battalion, Second Infantry, and General Headquarters; three coaches, two baggage cars. Leave Charleston by special train at 8:00 A. M. (Eastern time), to be delivered to the B. & O. R. R. at Point Pleasant at 9:30 A. M .; thence by B. & O. R. R. to Parkersburg. Arrive at Parkersburg 12:00 noon. Equip- ment to consist of three coaches, two baggage cars.
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Bluefield,
Bluefield-Welch Section. August 9th, N. & W. R. R.
Company L and Hospital Corps, Second Infantry ; two coaches, one baggage car. Leave Binefield by special train at 7:00 A. M., picking up at
Welch, August 9th, N. & W. R. R.
Company K, Second Infantry, one coach, one combination car. Leave Welch by special train at 8:45 A. M. for delivery to the B. & O. R. R. at Kenova at 1:25 P. M. (Eastern time) ; thence by B. & O. R. R. to Parkersburg. Arrive at Parkersburg at 5:30 P. M. Equipment to consist of three coaches, one combination car, one baggage car.
Parkersburg Organizations.
Parkersburg, August 9th,
Companies A and E, Second Infantry, will march to camp site, leaving armory at 7:00 A. M. Baggage of these organizations and of Headquarters, Second Infantry, and Headquarters, Third Battalion, Second Infantry, will be taken to camp by wagon transportation.
RETURN MOVEMENT.
Bluefield-Welch Section.
Same equipment, special train, leave Parkersburg August 18th at 5:00 A. M., to be delivered to N. & W. R. R. at Kenova, for transportation to home stations.
Martinsburg-Piedmont-Terra Alta-Kingwood Section.
Same equipment, special train, leave Parkersburg August 18th at 8:00 A. M. for Cumberland.
Company G, First Infantry, to be delivered at M. & K. Junction in time for train No. 18, M. & K. R. R., to Kingwood.
Company F, First Infantry, and Band, Second Infantry, to be delivered at Cumberland in time for train No. 18, B. & O. R. R., to Martinsburg. Other organizations to be delivered at home stations en route to Cumberland.
Littleton-Morgantown-Fairmont Scetion.
Same equipment, special train, leave Parkersburg August 18th at 8:15 A. M. for Fairmont.
Company D, First Infantry, to be delivered at Fairmont in time for train No. 71 to Littleton.
Company L, First Infantry, to be delivered at Fairmont in time for train No. 51 to Morgantown.
Buckhannon-Sutton-Clarksburg Section.
Same equipment, special train, leave Parkersburg August 18th, at 8 :30 A. M. for Weston via Clarksburg.
Company C, First Infantry, to be delivered at Weston in time for train No. 206 to Buckhannon.
Company B, First Infantry, to be delivered at Weston in time for trains Nos. 2 and 34 to Sutton.
Fayetteville-Charleston Section.
Same equipment special train, leave Parkersburg August 18th at 9:00 A. M., to be delivered to K. & M. R. R. at Point Pleasant at 11:30 A. M. (Eastern time) ; thence by K. & M. R. R. to Charleston, arriving at Charleston at 1:00 P. M. (Eastern Time).
Company F, Second Infantry, with baggage, will transfer to C. & O. R. R. for transportation on train No. S to South Fayette.
Huntington Section.
Same equipment, special train, leave Parkersburg August 18th at 10:00 A. M. for Huntington.
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Spencer-Ravenswood Section.
Same equipment, leave Parkersburg August 18th at 3:00 P. M. on train No. 711 for transportation to home stations.
Parkersburg Organizations.
These organizations will leave camp at 9:00 A. M. and return to armory, hauling baggage.
2. The baggage of Headquarters, First Infantry and Headquarters, First Batta- lion, First Infantry, will be shipped to camp by freight upon orders from this office.
3. Suitable and comfortable accommodations must be provided, meaning largest size coaches possible, particularly for the long hanls. All trains to be well iced and watered before leaving original starting points and divisional points going and returning.
. 4. Baggage cars for the original loading will be placed the day before departure for loading. On return movement when the baggage cars cannot be set off for unloading, the officer in charge will avoid unnecessary delay in unloading. Baggage and combination cars will be permitted to remain for unloading in daylight if necessary.
5. The Senior officer on each train, or section, is held responsible for the con- duct and discipline and will make a written report to this office upon completion of this tour of duty, as to the equipment furnished, service of the transportation companies and conduct of the men. He will see that trains are properly policed before troops detrain, and will designate a train quartermaster who will make a thorough inspection after troops have detrained, and report to this office in detail any damage by troops to railway equipment.
6. Special transportation requests for this movement will be issued by this office. One request should be issued for all officers and enlisted men traveling at the same time between the same points. The number of officers and the number of enlisted men of each command must be noted on the back. Round trip transporta- tion will not be issued.
7. Staff Officers and non-commissioned officers will join the nearest organizations of their regiments and accompany them to camp.
S. Organization Commanders will take with them to camp all the 30-cal. rifle and 45-cal. pistol ammunition in their possession.
9. A medical examination will be made of the officers and enlisted men within twenty-four hours before the departure from home stations. The following assign- ments of officers of the Medical Corps are made for these examinations :
Buckhannon, Captain James A. Rusmisel.
Fairmont, Lieutenant Walter W. Point.
Piedmont, Major Zadoc T. Kalbaugh.
Bluefield, Captain Francis T. Ridley.
Huntington, Major Cassius C. Hogy, and Captain Harry W. Keatley.
Charleston, Lieutenant Benjamin II. Suint.
Parkersburg, Captain Martin R. Stone.
Organization Commanders at stations other than the above will hire civilian physicians to make the prescribed examination. A fee of five dollars ($5.00) will be allowed to such civilian physician. This examination is to determine if any man has symptoms of venereal diseases of any kind, or indications of typhoid fever, or any other disease which would render him unfit for military duty. Persons showing such symptoms will not be taken to camp.
The Medical Officer or civilian physician will furnish the Company Commander with a report of this examination in triplicate; the Company Commander will de- liver two copies to the Regimental Adjutant who will deliver one copy to the Chief Medical Officer of the camp, and one copy to the Adjutant General.
10. The following officers of the Medical Corps will accompany the troop trains designated :
Major Zadoc T. Kalbaugh, Martinsburg-Piedmont-Terra Alta-Kingwood Section.
Lieutenant Walter W. Point, Littleton-Morgantown-Fairmont Section.
Captain James A. Rusmisel, Buckhannon-Sutton-Clarksburg Section.
Lieutenant Benjamin II. Suint, Fayetteville-Charleston Section.
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Major Cassius C. Hogg, and Captain Harry W. Keatley, Huntington Section. Captain Francis T. Ridley, Bluefield-Welch Section.
11. The uniform and equipment for officers is prescribed in Circ. No. 8, A. G. O., dated July 1, 1915.
12. The uniform and equipment for enlisted men is prescribed in Circ. No. 10, dated July 18, 1915.
13. Upon departure from home stations organization commanders will telegraph the Adjutant General, Parkersburg, W. Va., the number of enlisted men in their commands.
14. The travel, pay and subsistence enjoined are necessary in the service.
By order of THE GOVERNOR, JOHN C. BOND, The Adjutant General.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Charleston, July 20, 1915.
General Orders
No. 17.
1. The Field Camp of Instruction for the West Virginia National Guard to be held at Parkersburg, August 9th to 18th, 1915, pursuant to G. O. No. 12, A. G. O., dated June 7, 1915, including the rifle range in connection therewith, is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as "Camp Hatfield." The post office address will be Camp Hatfield, Parkersburg, West Virginia.
2. Details as to the conduct of Camp Hatfield are published as follows :
I. All organizations will report under arms at their camp headquarters on August 9th.
The following bugle calls will be observed :
First Call
5 :45 a. m.
Reveille
5 :55 a. m.
Assembly
6:00 a. m.
Fatigue (general police)
6 :15 a. m.
Mess (Breakfast)
6 :30 a. m.
Sick
7:00 a. m.
First Sergeants
7 :15 a. m.
Drill (except Sunday ) 7 :25 a. m. 7 :30 a. m.
Assembly
Recall 11 :15 a. m.
Guard Mount (1st call) .11 :25 a. m.
Assembly 11 :30 a. m.
Mess (dinner)
12:00 noon
Drill
1:25 p. m.
Assembly
1:30 p. m.
First Call (Parade or Review)
5 :25 p. m.
Assembly
First Call Retreat. 6:00 p. m.
Assembly 6 :05 p. m.
Mess (supper) 6 :15 p. m.
Tattoo 9:00 p. m.
To quarters
10 :45 p. m.
Taps
11:00 p. m.
The official time will be obtained at the Adjutant General's Tent, each regiment obtaining the same daily and sounding its own calls thereby.
Retreat will be under arms, cach company to be attended and inspected by one of its own officers.
II. Permission for members of the command to leave camp, at times other than those designated for duty, will be given at the discretion of the commanders of regiments.
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III. Leaks or other wastage in the water system will be at once reported to the Chief Quartermaster.
IV. Regimental Commanders will arrange daily sanitary inspections of their whole camp in addition to the morning and evening sanitary inspection to be made by regimental surgeons.
Regimental commanders are responsible for the police of their camps. They will construct kitchen incinerators for the disposal of solid and liquid garbage of their organizations, and no other disposal will be made thereof. Sanitary labor will be employed by the Chief Quartermaster, and turned over to the Medical Department to care for the latrines, which will be burned out and disinfected daily. Urinal cans will be placed in the company streets at dusk and designated with lanterns. They will be burned out daily and bottoms covered with lime. Defilement of the ground in and about the camp is absolutely prohibited. At night each latrine will be lighted by a lantern or otherwise.
V. An inspection for ball cartridges will be made by company commanders be- fore each exercise under arms, and a report of the result of such inspection will be at once made to the observer on duty with the organization.
VI. Each company will bring their signal kits and Signal Corps Field Message books for use of their musicians in signaling. In case any company does not have two musicians, the Company Commanders will detail the necessary number of selected privates or non commissioned officers, so that each company will have at least two enlisted men able to exchange messages by means of the flag and Gen- eral Service Code (International Morse Code). See Par. 1562 Army Regulations, 1913. See also pages 211 and 215 to 218 of Manual for Non-Commissioned officers and privates.
Musicians or selected men should be thoroughly familiar with the General Ser- vice Code before they arrive in camp.
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