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ANNUAL REPOllT
ADJUTANT GENERAL
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
YEAR 1909
RALEIGH :
E. M. Uzzell & Co., State Printers and Binders.
1910.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
North Caroliua National Guard 5
New Organizations 5
Armament and Equipment 6
Detail of Noncommissioned Officer to the State 10
Field Instruction 10
Inspections 12
Appropriations 12
Pay of Enlisted Men 13
Active Duty, etc 13
Report of Quartermaster General 15
Report of Inspector General 34
Report of Paymaster General 37
Report of Chief of Ordnance 39
Report of Surgeon General 46
Report of Brigade Commander 56
Report of Commander of Naval Militia 00
Report of Commander Coast Artillery Corps 66
Report of Commanding Officer First Infantry 72
Report of Commanding Officer Second Infantry 75
Report of Commanding Officer Third Infantry 82
Report of Commanding Officer Company H, Second Infantry in
the aid of civil authority 87
Report of Lieut. Col. .7. Van P>. Metts and subordinates on special
duty 91
Report of Small-arms Firing !>4
Return of Strength Folder between pages 96 and 97
General Orders 97
Circulars 132
Roster 139
ANNUAL REPORT
ADJUTANT GENERAL.
State of North Carolina,
Adjutant General's Department,
Raleigh, December 31, 1909.
The Governor and Commander in Chief.
Sir:—I have the honor to submit the following report of
the operations of the North Carolina National Guard for the
year 1909.
NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD.
The National Guard consists of the different staff de-partments,
one brigade of infantry, three regiments of twelve
companies and a band each, one battery field artillery at-tached;
four companies Coast Artillery Corps, two Hospital
( Y»rps detachments, six divisions Naval Militia.
The strength as shown by the last returns is as follows
:
Land Forces: Commissioned officers 221
Enlisted men 2,174
Total 2,395
\ a rul Mil it in : Commissioned officers 40
Enlisted men 280
Total 320
Total all arms 2,71."
Aggregate strength exceeding preceding
year 2i n
NEW ORGANIZATIONS.
A company of infantry was organized at Dallas, Thomas-ville.
and Rocky Mount, respectively, and mustered into
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service to fill the vacancies occasioned by the transfer of
Company B, Salisbury; Company C, Wilmington, and Com-pany
L, Greensboro, to the Coast Artillery Corps.
ARMAMENT AND EQUIPMENT.
Being appointed Adjutant General, and assuming the
duties of the office on the 1st of April, 1900, .immediately
thereafter action was taken to find out the necessary articles
and quantity of ordnance, quartermaster's and other stores
needed to equip the Guard for field service. After an ex-amination
of the inspection reports of serviceable property
held by company and detachment commanders and other
responsible officers, and an inventory taken of all other prop-erty
in the storehouses, it was shown that more than $90,000
worth of equipage and equipment was necessary to thoroughly
equip the Guard for field service. This estimate was based
on 58 men per company, the number of enlisted men for
whom the War Department requires the State to keep on
hand equipment for field service. The following gives the
number of articles required, the actual number of articles on
hand, and the number to be secured
:
Item.
Hats, service
Hat cords
Overcoats
Blouses
Breeches, pairs
Shoes, pairs
Leggins, pairs
Shirts
Blankets
Ponchos
U. S. magazine rifles, cal. 30
Bayonets
Bayonet scabbards
Required To Be
Supplied.
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Item.
Gun-slings
Rifle cartridge belts and fasteners.
Rifle cartridge-belt suspenders
Ball cartridges, cal. 30
Ball cartridges, revolver
First-aid packets
Pouches for first-aid packets
Canteens
Canteen straps
Blanket-roll straps
Haversacks
Meat cans
Cups
Knives
Forks
Spoons
Shelter tent halves
Shelter tent poles
Shelter tent pins
Spurs
Spur straps
Revolvers
Revolver holsters
Canteen haversack straps
Revolver cartridge belts
Saber knots
Artillery knapsacks
Cavalry saddles, complete
Saddle-bags
Nose bags
Curb bridles, complete
Currycombs
Horse brushes
Links
Saddle blankets
Watering bridles
Required.
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Item. Required. On
Hand.
To Be
Supplied.
Halters, complete
Surcingles
Horse covers
Revolver lanyards
Hospital Corps knives
Hospital Corps scabbards for orderly
Hospital pouches
Waist belts ---
Cooking outfit for companies and like units
Bake ovens and apparatus pertaining thereto for
regiments and larger units
Commissary chests and their equipment of tools, etc.
Field desks, packed with necessary stationery,
blanks, etc
Folding platform scales
Field safe
Conical wall tents for quarters.
Storage tents
Wall tents for quarters
Common tents for sinks
Hospital tents
Axes
Hatchets
Spades
Pickaxes
Mess pans
Camp kettles
Entrenching tools (Par. 133a, M. R.)_
2-foot folding rules
Hand axes with carriers
Pick mattocks with carriers
Wire cutters
Short-handled shovels with carriers.
100
35
24
12
36
36
36
36
60
3
14
45
4
3
330
10
150
60
10
278
278
278
308
707
30S
45
180
315
135
315
65
137
2
126
60
6
50
50
50
50
70
50
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While inspection reports indicated clothing sufficient, a
great many companies had not enough khaki clothing, and
others enough, but considerably worn, and nearly all needed
several uniforms to complete their equipment in this respect.
A requisition was made on the War Department for 959
khaki uniforms, and which were issued to the troops, com-pleting
this summer service uniform. The bine or winter
service uniform is to a great extent old, and the blouses ob-solete.
Eequisition has been made on the War Department
for the complete olive drab winter service uniform for all
enlisted men, and will soon be issued. Arms and appurte-nances,
entrenching tools, and other ordnance equipment have
been secured sufficient to fully arm and equip the Guard
;
600 overcoats, some additional tentage, cooking outfits, etc.,
have also been secured. Every cent of money available has
been expended during the past year to secure this needed-equipment;
$65,500 has been applied to this purpose.
The War Department contemplates equipping the Coast
Artillery Corps armories (contingent upon the passage of an
appropriation bill for the purpose, now before Congress) with
dummy guns and carriages, ammunition service appliances,
range-finding apparatus, and sub-caliber attachments, which
when installed will enable these troops to conduct such prac-tice
in their armories as will enable them to take up the
same applications with service guns in the forts, when called
upon. Data has been furnished to the War Department of
the different armories of the Coast Artillery Corps com-panies
with a view to installing the above-mentioned ap-paratus
therein.
The Navy Department advises that armories of each di-vision
of the naval militia will be equipped with a sub-target
gun, and a 4-inch gun, the latter to be complete as to training
gear, telescopic sight, morris tube, etc. Tn addition to this
equipment for the armories, each vessel on which it is pos-
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sible to make the installation will be fitted uniformly with
4-in. 6-pdr., or such other gun as the style and size of the
vessel will permit.
The ISTavy Department has loaned to the State the ship
Elf) i da. a seaworthy ship, finely suited for practice cruises
of the naval militia. This vessel was transferred to the
State at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Captain Daniels, com-manding
the naval militia, with a picked crew, brought the
vessel to ]STew Bern, where she is now stationed.
DETAIL OF A NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER TO THE STATE.
In accordance with section 20 of the Military Law, ap-plication
was made to the War Department for the detail of
a noncommissioned officer. The request was granted and
Sergeant John Wadington, Second Infantry, U. S. A., was
detailed, and reported for duty October 26, 1909. He has
been assigned to different companies since, instructing the
enlisted men of the same. From reports and observation of
the result of his work, the instruction given by him is most
beneficial.
FIELD INSTRUCTION.
All troops performed duty at a camp of instruction during
the year. The First, Second, and Third Infantry, the two
Hospital Corps detachments and Battery A, for eight days
each, at Camp Glenn, Morehead. Good and faithful work
was done at this encampment on the part of both officers and
men, and a decided improvement in drill was the result.
These troops also performed rifle practice, and a substantial
improvement in the figure of merit over the previous year
was noted. In 1908 there were 20 marksmen, and no ex-ports;
this year's practice developed 165 marksmen and 2
experts, with a corresponding increase in the other classes.
While this is a low grade compared with some other States,
it is a fine advancement, under the circumstances. Pins for
marksmen and badges for experts were procured on requisi-
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tion, from the War Department, and issued to all those
qualifying in these classes; also telescopic musket sights
were procured and issued those qualifying as experts.
To enable the men to qualify in the higher classes in rifle
practice, ranges accessible to the companies will have to be
established, to afford the men an opportunity to practice
all the year round. With this end. in view, target and frames
and all paraphernalia have been required for and will be
furnished to companies establishing ranges at home stations.
No team from the State was sent to the National Rifle
Shoot at Camp Perry this year, there being no funds available
for the purpose. For the same reason, the surgeons were
•not detailed to the Xational encampment held in Maryland
for purposes of instruction, as it was thought best to devote
what funds were available to practicing all the men over the
course at the State camp. The Medical and Hospital Corps
performed duty at the camp the past summer. This organiza-tion
is imperfectly equipped, but, with the means at hand,
met every requirement in attending to the sick. Additional
equipment will be secured for this organization as sooon as
funds are available for the purpose.
Capt. Frank W. Rowell, Fifteenth Infantry, U. S. A..
was detailed by the War Department as instructor for the
troops while in camp. He was also detailed to inspect the
troops. Owing to the dual capacity in which he was acting,
he was kept very busy constantly throughout all the encamp-ments.
The instruction which he imparted to the officers and
men was invaluable, and greatly appreciated by all.
Capt. M. C. Kerth, Twenty-third Infantry, U. S. A., the
assistant to the Chief, Division of Militia Affairs, visited
Camp Glenn July 28th, for the purpose of conferring with
the military authorities of the State in regard to matters
affecting the instruction of the Xational Guard of the State,
and spent three days therein, in conference with the militarv
authorities in reference to the establishment of a system of
instruction for the officers of the Guard. Captain Kerth
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made a very instructive talk to the officers, which was greatly
appreciated. The War Department, through the Chief, Di-vision
of Militia Affairs, has inaugurated a movement to
furnish instruction to the National Guard, which, if taken
advantage of by the officers, will be of vast benefit. This
Department was advised that if it was desired, and a list
of all combatant officers furnished the War Department, cer-tain
text-books and pamphlets for instruction would be issued
those officers, from time to time, from the War Department.
This list was furnished, and the War Department advised
that this plan would be most acceptable. These books are
now being furnished to officers.
[NSPECTIONS.
The different organizations of the Guard were inspected
by the Inspector General in February and March, and the
report of these inspections show a varying state of efficiency
among the different companies, but, in general, j>rove to be
in fair condition.
The Division of jSTaval Militia at Beaufort having proved
by inspection to be deficient, according to the standard de-sired,
both in the number of enlisted men and discipline, was
mustered out of the service. The United States inspecting
officer, Capt. A. H. Huget, inspected the different organiza-tions
in March. Extracts from inspection reports indicating
deficiencies in each organization, were published in Circular
No. 5, and a copy of same furnished each officer, with in-structions
to remedy the deficiency indicated as far as prac-ticable,
and as soon as possible.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The allotment of funds appropriated by Congress in ac-cordance
with section 1661, Revised Statutes, as amended
(an act approved June 22, 1006), to North Carolina for
the vear 1909, is as follows
:
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Arms, equipment and camp purposes .$ 35,210.14
Promotion of rifle practice 11,730.71
$ 46,946.85
And under authority granted in section 13 of the Militia
Law. as amended, for purposes of procuring supplies. . . . 17.0S7.SG
Ammunition 10,308.S5
$ 27.720.71
Appropriation by the State 27,000.00
All the General Government appropriation must be used
solely for purposes above stated. The State appropriation is
expended for maintenance, and pay to enlisted men for drills.
This State appropriation is insufficient, and the strength
'should be reduced at least a battalion or the appropriation
increased. The allowance of $250 to each company com-mander
a year for armory rent, insurance on property,
lights, and care of the armory, and Government property,
is insufficient for the purpose. Rents have advanced since
this apportionment to the company commanders ten years
ago. The Government is now furnishing vastly more equip-ment
of a costly nature than heretofore, for which the State
is responsible and required to carefully preserve, and this
is done by the company commanders, to a great extent.
The present law gives each regimental commander and
brigade commander $150 per year for expenses, the company
commander nothing. This should be remedied, giving each
at least $300 to $500 a year.
PAY TO ENLISTED MEN FOR DRILLS.
The new law, providing pay to enlisted men for twenty-four
drills per year, became operative in March, and seems
to be of help to the company commanders, especially to those
who promptly make up their pay-rolls. An increased at-tendance
at drills is noted, which is obliged to be beneficial
to the service.
ACTIVE DUTY.
In only one instance were troops requested by the civil
authorities for aid during the year. Company H, Second
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Infantry, at Clinton, on January 19, 1909, was called on
to assist the . sheriff to prevent the lynching of a prisoner.
This company responded promptly and performed this duty
in a satisfactory manner.
The work in this office has doubled in volume during the
year and is constantly growing. The procurement and issue
of text-books to officers and men ; the distribution of orders
;
getting up orders and circulars and various kinds of data
and information for the War Department, the Navy Depart-ment,
and the Department of the Gulf; animal reports to
the War Department, examining pay-rolls ; making up requi-sitions
on the War Department for supplies ; the entering of
discharges and enlistments and changes in the personnel on
the roster, in addition to the necessary daily correspondence
required in answering communications, to keep up this work
properly, will require an assistant and a clerk on duty all
the time.
All indebtedness contracted during the year for camps of
instruction and supplies, from whatever sources, have been
settled in full. There is outstanding now an indebtedness
contracted in 1908, in connection with the Chickamauga
Camp, and other bills, amounting to $3,667.18. There have
been no funds available up to the present time with which
these debts could be paid.
The general condition of the troops is fair, and, compared
with any previous time, is more efficient, and improving.
There are fewer resignations of officers and fewer changes in
the personnel of the ranks. This indicates a better condi-tion.
Constant changes in officers and men heretofore have
tended to keep the troops in an inefficient state.
This Department is indebted to Lieut. Col. R. L. Leinster,
Col. Alfred Williams, Assistant Adjutant Generals, and
Miss Annie Travis for assistance in the work in this of-fice.
Very respectfully,
J. F. Aemfield,
Adjutant General.
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REPORT OF QUARTERMASTER GENERAL.
State of North Carolina,
Office of Quartermaster General,
Henderson, January 27, 1910.
Adjutant General, State of North Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C.
Sir:—L have the honor to submit the annual report of the
operations of the Quartermaster's Department for the year
ending November 30, 1909.
For convenience, the report is divided into the following-abstracts:
A, Statement of all property, both serviceable and
unserviceable, for the three regiments, military supply depot,
coast artillery and field artillery organizations. B, Property
stored at warehouse at Camp Glenn.
PROPERTY RETURNS.
The Department is in possession of property returns from
all officers who are required to make them. The returns are
not correct in every instance, but the errors noted are not
of the kind to materially affect the totals herein reported.
The report from regimental, field and staff officers is not
anplete, but this is now being adjusted, so that all the prop-erty
in the possession of these officers will be properly ac-counted
for at an early date.
In this connection the businesslike manner in which these
returns were made up, which are of necessity complicated,
docs great credit To the many officers of the Guard who are
inexperienced in this line of work.
CA.MI' GLENN.
The report of Capt. J. L. Currin on the work at Camp
Glenn during the year is forwarded herewith. The changes
made in the sewerage and water system were upon the
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recommendation of the Chief of Engineers. The new build-ings
are to be painted without further delay; and with this
exception the prospects are not very good for other improve-ments
in the near future.
INSURANCE.
Only a few companies carry insurance on property in their
possession. In view of this, together with the fact that in-surance
seems not to be a necessity, I recommend that the
order requiring the companies to carry insurance be revoked,
so that the money used in paying premiums may be more
usefully applied.
I respectfully recommend that the unserviceable property
reported on returns be disposed of in the regular way.
Respectfully submitted,
Francis A. Macon,
Quartermaster General.
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ABSTRACT H.
Quartermaster Supplies, Stored at Camp Glenn, December 30, 1909.
Officers' wall tents, khaki
Officers' wall tent flies, khaki.
Officers' wall tents, white
Officers' wall tent flies, white -
Hospital tents, white
Hospital tent flies, khaki
Common or "A" tents, white -
Conical wall tents, khaki
Iron bedsteads
Folding cots
Common cots
Chairs
Lanterns
Garbage cans
Field ranges or stoves
Mattresses
Club axes
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Picks
Shovels, S. H
Washpans
Mattocks
Camp street lamps
Bedticks
State blankets
Olive drab blankets
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for tents. Property apparently all in good serviceable condition and safely housed
and secured.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
State of North Carolina,
Office of Inspector General,
Waynesville, December 1, 1909.
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kral Joseph F. Armfield,
Adjutant General, N. 0. N. G.,
Raleigh, N. C.
Sir :—In compliance with the law and regulations govern-ing
the North Carolina National Guard, I have the honor
to submit my report of inspection of the Guard for the
year ending December 1, 1909.
In obedience to General Orders, No. 2, dated office of
Adjutant General, Raleigh, February 1, 1909, the inspection
of the National Guard of North Carolina for the year 1909
was made during the months of February and March at the
stations and on the dates indicated in said orders.
I proceeded with the inspection, beginning with Company
B, Second Infantry, Raleigh, North Carolina, February 15th,
finishing with Company H, First Infantry, Waynesville,
North Carolina, March 25th. This inspection was made
alone and prior to the inspection made by Capt. A. TI.
Huguett, Seventeenth Infantry, for the United States Govern-ment.
Detailed report of the inspection, together with recom-mendations
in each particular case, has already been for-warded
to your department.
COMPANY BOOKS.
Nearly all the companies keep their records and books in
good condition and have improved much over former inspec-tion.
It is very important that the books and records should
be kept in first-class and correct manner.
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armories.
With one or two exceptions, the armories are sufficient
in size, and are well located, with plenty of room for the care
of all the property, and are kept in a creditable condition.
I was very glad that I did not find it necessary to recom-mend
the disbandment of a single organization, which I think
speaks well for the Guard as a whole.
Three new companies have been organized since last in-spection
: one at Dallas, one at Thomasville and one at Rocky
Mount.
THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
The medical department is very much improved, and all
the Hospital Corps can make a good show in the litter drills
and first-aid assistance to the wounded. I noticed marked
improvement over former inspections.
UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENTS.
I note the most improvement in the care of uniforms and
equipments. The company commanders have at last seemed
to realize the importance of taking care of their property.
With the exception of three companies, the property is well
cared for and in fair condition.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
That the State inspection and that of the United States
Army be made at the same time, as it would, in my opinion,
be more satisfactory to the company commanders, and a more
thorough inspection could be made. Since my inspection last
year the gallery target guns have been issued, and I feel
that it will stimulate the companies to pay more attention
to rifle practice, and the soldiers can learn in the armory
what is necessary to make them first-class marksmen.
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I was glad to see that steps were being taken to get into
a new arsenal, for the old one was not safe—not fit for the
proper care of the property.
Thanking the officers of the National Guard of North
Carolina for the many kindnesses and courtesies shown me
on my tour of inspection, I am,
Very respectfully,
Thos. Stringfteld,
Inspector General, N.'C. N. G.
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REPORT OF PAYMASTER GENERAL
State of North Carolina,
Office of Paymaster General,
Fayetteville, December 1, 1009.
The Adjutant General, State of North Carolina,
Raleigh, N. C.
Sir:—I have the honor of submitting herewith the report
of this department for the fiscal year ending November 30,
1909.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand last report, November 30, 1908.
March 28. On account of State appropriation...
June 18. On account of State appropriation
Oct. 27. On account of State appropriation _ 1
Total
DISBURSEMENTS.
COMPANIES, BANDS, AND DIVISIONS.
First Infantry companies
Second Infantry companies 1
Third Infantry companies
First Infantry Band
Second Infantry Band
Third Infantry Band
Divisions Naval Brigade.
Coast Artillery
Field Artillery
BRIGADE AND REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS, AND COMPANIES,
DIVISIONS AND CORPS COMMANDERS.
Brigade Commander, First Brigade
Commander First Infantry
Commander Second Infantry
Commander Third Infantry
Commander Naval Brigade
Commander Coast Artillery Corps
2,965.27
3,840.27
2,937.50
250.00
250.00
250.00
1,500.00
500.00
250.00
$ 253.26
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DISBURSEMENTS—Continued.
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF ORDNANCE.
Raleigh, N. 0., December 1, 1909.
The Adjutant General, State of North Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C.
gnj :_I have the honor to submit herewith my report as
Chief of Ordnance for the period ending November 30, 1909.
As you are aware, by an act passed at the last session
of the General Assembly, the offices of Quartermaster Gen-eral
and Chief of Ordnance were separated, which resulted
in the establishment of the Ordnance Department, with its
head as a member of the General Staff of the Commander
in Chief, and holding office by virtue of Executive appoint-ment.
On the 1st day of April I was duly commissioned Chief
of Ordnance, and in addition to entering upon the regular
duties incident to that position, in obedience to Special Order,
No. 25, I assumed command of the State's Military Supply
Depot in the city of Raleigh, which devolved upon me the
care and custody of all State military property of every
description stored in that depot.
In this latter capacity I am practically on duty with the
Quartermaster Department, and from time to time have
been engaged in receiving and issuing quartermaster stores
furnished the State by the United States Government on
proper requisitions. Statements showing the kinds and
quantities of such stores received, as well as the names of
officers and organizations to whom issued, have been rendered
to Gen. Francis A. Macon, Quartermaster General. Books
of record have been kept showing in detail exactly what sup-plies
have been issued to individuals and organizations, and
I have on file receipts for every article issued. In this con-nection,
I regret to have to say that in a few instances I
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encountered trouble in securing the required receipts, but
eventually the missing ones came to hand. Evidently, there
is a disposition on the part of a few company commanders
to either overlook or ignore the regulations governing the
forwarding of receipts.
Attached to this report, and designated, respectively, Ex-hibits
A and B, are statements of ordnance stores received and
issued from April 1, 1909, to November 30, 1909.
Sufficient supplies are now on hand for present purposes,
and all requisitions for actual necessities have been filled.
Every organization of the land forces is fully armed and
equipped, and all ordnance property of the State is in good
condition and available for immediate use. The State Rifle
Range, adjoining Camp Glenn, is well preserved, and is pro-vided
with the equipment required for rifle target practice.
For the first time since the establishment of the range, the
competition and practice at the encampments last July and
August were conducted under the general supervision of of-ficers
detailed from this Department, and it is very gratifying
to know that the duty was well and faithfully performed,
and productive of satisfactory results. It will expedite the
work on the range during the encampments to have the store-house
located at the southern end of the backstop nearest
the railroad, and I recommend that the same be moved ac-cordingly,
and such additions made to the building as will
double its present storage capacity. I have the honor to
recommend, also, that the proper targets be installed at the
range to enable officers to engage in pistol practice, there
being now no facilities at hand for this all-important work.
From what came under my own observation at the encamp-ments
the past summer, I do not doubt that the Guard has
made the best possible progress in the "game" of target prac-tice
with the rifle during the last twelve months, both in ac-quiring
increased knowledge of the elementary principles,
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as well as in learning how to shoot straight. A comparison
of the scores of 1909 with those of 1908 shows what has
already been accomplished, and offers great encouragement
for the future. Very respectfully,
Thomas R. Robertson,
Chief of Ordnance.
EXHIBIT A.
Ordnance Received April 1 to November 30, 1909.
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Rifles, new magazine, cal. 30
Bayonets, new regulation
Scabbards, new regulation
Gun-slings, new regulation
Rifle cartridge belts
Cartridge belt suspenders
Revolver cartridge belts
Colt's revolvers, cal. 38
Revolver holsters
Gallery-practice rifles, cal. 22
Ball cartridges, new magazine, cal. 30 _ _
Blank cartridges, new magazine, cal. 30.
Ball cartridges, gallery, cal. 22
Guard cartridges, new magazine, cal. 30.
Ball cartridges, revolver, cal. 3S
Gallery practice outfits
Paper targets, "A"
Paper targets, "B"
Paper targets, "C"
Target pasters
Pouches for first-aid packets
Marksman's pins, rifle
Marksman's pins, pistol
Badges, sharpshooter
Badges, expert rifleman
Canteens, khaki
6
14,330
30,000
6
30
30
43,000
234
261
261
259
388
388
85,200
3,000
11,630
536
5.000
300
400
300
80,000
2,428
163
150
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EXHIBIT A—Continued.
Kind of Stores.
St, gj<
O 0)
t°n 3 Pn.fOe -
Haversacks, gray_.
Haversacks, khaki
.
Meat cans
Knives
Forks.
Spoons
Tin cups
Blanket-roll straps, sets
Officers' sabers
N. C. O. swords and belts
Hospital Corps knives and scabbards
Artillery sabers, old and obsolete
Artillery harness, old and obsolete, sets
Hotchkiss gun and carriage, cal. 1.65
Hotchkiss gun shells
Hotchkiss gun f rict ion primers
Krag rifles, cal. 30
Bayonets, Krag
Scabbards, Krag
Gun-slings, Krag
Waist belts, Krag
Ball cartridges, Krag, cal. 30
Blank cartridges, Krag, cal. 30
Multi-ball cartridges, Krag, cal. 30
Guard cartridges, Krag, cal. 30
Springfield rifles, cal. 45
Springfield bayonets, cal. 45
Springfield scabbards, cal. 45
Blank cartridges, Springfield, cal. 45
Blanket bags and straps, worn and obsolete
Canteen and haversack straps, worn and obsolete.
Canteens, old and unserviceable
Haversacks, old and unserviceable
132
151
140
2
2
12
86
2
1
54
300
296
296
262
111
259
12,247
3,308
4,420
2,468
47
60
110
995
47
1.606
230
203
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REPORT OF SURGEON GENERAL.
The Adjutant General, State of North Carolina,
Raleigh, N. C.
Sir :—I have the honor to submit the annual report of this
office for 1909.
Having but recently been appointed to the office of Surgeon
General, I express the hope that any want of knowledge of
the actual conditions and requirements of the Medical De-partment,
as well as faulty suggestions I may make along
this line, may be attributed to the limited time which has
been permitted me as the h< ad of this Department to acquaint
myself with the operations thereof.
Under instructions from my esteemed and able predecessor,
Col. Robert S. Young, Surgeon General, I was present during
the tour of duty of the First and Second Regiments at Camp
Glenn, Morehead City, !N. C. I inspected the camp on both
occasions and discussed matters in connection with the Medi-cal
Department with Major Glenn, surgeon of the First Regi-ment,
and with Captain Boyette, acting surgeon in the ab-sence
of Major Harris of the Second Regiment.
With Major Glenn was Capt. B. J. Witherspoon, who had
come down with the Charlotte detachment of the Hospital
Corps, and it gives me pleasure to say that these officers
were most earnest and performed well their duty ; the small
sick list itself bearing silent testimony to the efficiency of
these officers in the discharge of their official duties. To
Capt. E. C. Boyette, who was continuously on duty during
the two encampments and acting surgeon of the Second Regi-ment,
this Department is indebted for the cheerful and con-scientious
performance of the duties. I regret not to be
able to make special mention of the work of the medical of-ficers
and the detachment of the Hospital Corps assigned to
the Third Regiment, as I was not present at any time during
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the encampment of the same; but I think I may safely Bay
from report thai the same praise should bo extended the con-duct
of the Medical Department, officer and man, of the
Third Regiment during their tour of duty at ('amp Glenn.
The hospital was well placed eastward from the regimental
tents, the site being well chosen as regards natural drainage.
The sanitary condition of the camp generally was good
and the health of the regiments was excellent. Looking back
over the reports of Maj. E. B. Glenn, for three years—the
only reports I have available at this writing, extending over
any length of time—I note that the daily average of the
patients in the hospital was two, a showing well to be proud
of, and of those reporting at daily sick call, for the most
part their complaints were of a trivial nature, such as minor
cuts while bathing and temporary disorders of the digestive
tract, etc.
While the food was of good quality, well cooked and abun-dant,
the medical supplies were exceedingly poor. I found
these, upon examination, much deteriorated from age and
shopworn, so to speak, from handling; and I asked for a
board of survey so that the worthless part of the hospital
equipment might be replaced by new and serviceable outfit,
and that the used-up stores and supplies might be condemned
and disposed of. The recommendation for survey wTas
promptly approved and the matter placed in the hands of the
surveying officer.
From the small opportunity had for familiarizing myself
with the actual conditions existing in the Medical Depart-ment,
it is my opinion at the start that all the medical sup-plies
of the several detachments of the Hospital ( Jorps should
be carefully gone over and that portion of them deteriorated
by age or which have become useless from any cause be con-demned
and destroyed and replaced by a new outfit. It is
all well and good as long as the health of the cam]) is good,
but "Semper pambus" applies with as much force to this
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department as any other, from the personnel of its organiza-tion,
the quality and suitableness of supplies, down to the
arms and equipment of the enlisted men of the corps. The
man behind the gun has still a man behind him, and that
man is the medical man, whose duty it is to keep the com-batant
in as perfect fighting condition as possible, and to put
him back as speedily as possible, should he be knocked out.
It behooves us not to be unmindful of the fact that disease
kills many times more men than bullets, and preventive medi-cine
never held a more important place in military operations
than to-day. Along this line I do not believe it is too early
to express the opinion that typhoid fever, that scourge of the
military camp, has had its day, and the mortality therefrom
will be in the near future all but a negligible factor. The
idea of immunizing from typhoid came from the mind of
Dr. E. A. Wright, one time professor in the Army Medical
School at ISTetley, England, the father of what is now known
as the opsonic theory of preventive or protective medicine.
The practice of immunizing against typhoid has become a
regular authorized procedure in the armies of Great Britain
and Germany. It has been stated that about 35,000 soldiers
have been inoculated up to the present time. Maj. Frederick
R. Russell is the pioneer of this work in our United States
Army, and the outlook of this new protective treatment is
said to be most encouraging, several hundred American
soldiers having already been inoculated or vaccinated. When
we recall that it has also been stated that over one-half of all
the deaths in the German Army during the war with France
was laid at the door of typhoid, and that there were 1,500
deaths from that cause alone during our own little war with
Spain, while our actual losses from bullet wounds were
hardly worth mentioning, we cannot but be rejoiced at the
prospects of immunity ahead. With an up-to-date sanitary
camp and a reliable immunizing product to ward off a typhoid
visitation, what a difference there will be between military
life in the field to-day and ten years ago
!
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1 cannot pass over the importance to military life of a brief
mention of the hookworm disease. How time flies, and how
history is made! Yesterday the hookworm disease, un-cinariasis,
was a wonder. To-day it is a common, every-day
old hookworm, along with other members of the worm genus,
having its special habitat in the intestinal canal. Ear be it
from the aim of the writer, however, to belittle the dis-ci
>very. The existence of the hookworm has been known since
18-i;^ when Dubini recorded the discovery from subjects in
Egypt. Later a German-American, Blickhahn, in 1893 noted
the finding of this intestinal parasite in subjects in Missouri.
Still later the presence and disastrous results of the hook-worm
and the remedy were made known by Dr. Bailey K.
Ashford, of the United States Army, while serving in Porto
Kico in 1899. To Dr. C. Wardell Stiles of the Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service, however, should go the credit .
of the research work which has established the vast economic
importance of this disease to the Southern States.
Referring to an examination of the Southern recruits at
Port Slocum and Jackson Barracks by Major Chamberlain
and Captain Siler, where 139 infections were found in 168
men examined, Surgeon General Torney of the United States
Army in a recent report says:
Captain Siler and Major Chamberlain agree that the physique of
the Southern recruits is less vigorous and robust than is the case
with those from other parts of the country, and they attribute this
to the injurious influence of this infection in childhood and adolescence.
The latter shows that the absolute weight of Southern recruits is
less than those from the North, although the former are taller, and
that the weight of the infected individuals is less than those not in-fected.
Vet, he concludes that the disease is not greatly affecting
the health and efficiency of the Army—perhaps, I infer, be-cause
of the small contingent from our Southern country.
In any case, the Medical Department of the North Carolina
National Guard has an opportunity to make interesting in-
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vestigations along this line, and I commend this matter to
the favorable consideration of the me'dical staff, and express
the hope that at future encampments it may be able to add
statistics valuable in the study of this disease, regarding the
percentage of infection and the effect on the efficiency of the
soldier.
Turning back to medical equipment and supplies, T have
before me a recent brochure on this very subject by Maj.
C. R. Darnall, Medical Corps, tT
. S. A., the same being a
reprint from the Military Surgeon, the official organ of the
Association of Military Surgeons. This able and instructive
article is on "Medical Equipment and Supplies for the
Organized Militia," and has received the stamp of approval
of the War Department and is being sent out from the office
of the Surgeon General to the medical officers of the National
Guard. I commend this article to the medical staff for
thoughtful consideration and study, and earnestly hope that
these medical gentlemen, my comrades, of whom I have the
honor to be chief, will help me in keeping up the organization
of the corps and make it comport, as near as may be, with
the regular establishment, of which in reality they are now
a part, and should be ready to enter the regular service with-out
having to unlearn what they have acquired in the Guard.
Let me express the hope that they will get together and con-sult
with each other to the betterment and the better under-standing
of one another, and of a department in which every
citizen of North Carolina, in and out of the Guard, should
take tremendous pride. I want to learn, and I want the
staff to join the class; and permit me to interject here, that
it appears to me that in no way can we begin better than by
taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the National
Guard Association of North Carolina.
Major Darnall summarizes his article (and I regret that
it is impossible to embody the entire thesis in my report) as
follows
:
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1. Each regiment and separate battalion should have a regimental
hospital complete In all details. This hospital should be the same
In every particular as that used in the regular establishment.
2. Each State should have one held hospital for every 2,500 men, or
fraction thereof, of its Guard.
:;. One ambulance company should be provided for each held
hospital assembled.
4. Bach State should have a depot for the medical equipment and
supplies of its Guard. This should he under the control of the
Surgeon General of the Guard, and a medical officer of the Guard
with aptitude for such work should he in direct charge. All medical
equipment other than that required with the troops should be stored
at the supply depot. All medical supplies should he procured by
the supply officer and issued by him to organizations on requisitions.
:,. The personnel of the Held hospitals and ambulance companies
should, if practicable, be recruited and organized in the vicinity of
the supply depot, preferably in the same town or city.
0. Blank forms for requisitions, invoices and receipts, returns, pur-chases,
etc.. should be substantially like those used in the Regular
Army.
It may not be practicable to carry out Major Darnall's
suggestions to the letter, but it is my opinion that they form
a good working basis, and I entertain the hope that I may
Ix- permitted to formulate some scheme along this line.
WATER SUPPLY.
But to return to our camp. The water supply seems
abundant—at least, for one full regiment—of good quality,
moderately soft and, I am told, free from organic matter and
the chlorides. It is pumped from four driven wells to a
tank and thence distributed by gravity through pipes to the
various hydrants throughout the camp-grounds. This Avater
should be examined at least once a year, in order to secure its
continued purity, water taken from near the sea being liable
to become impregnated with the chlorides from sea water and
dangerous organic matter may find its way to the source of
supply.
Mv attention was called to the desirability of having a
hydrant nearer the site of the hospital for the convenience
and comfort of the sick and the well. I respectfully recom-mend
that a pipe line be laid down to this end, with hydrant
attached.
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the sewerage system.
The sewerage system, as planned by Colonel Ludlow, Chief
of Engineers, and carried out satisfactorily in accordance
with such plans, has added wonderfully to the health and
comfort of the camp. Indeed, it would be difficult to esti-mate
what an abundant supply of good water, suitable for
all purposes, distributed throughout the camp, and a com-plete
sewerage system are doing for the health and esprit
of the Guard.
I am not advised as to whether a tide-gate, contemplated
to be placed at the outlet of the sewage-collecting basin, in
order that the sewage may be discharged in the bay with the
ebbing tide, has been installed or not, but I believe as a san-itary
measure it should be done, said gate to be open on the
receding and closed on the incoming tide, to avoid polluting
the water of the bay in the neighborhood of the bathing
grounds of the camp. The latrines for the officers and en-listed
men seem to be satisfactory in every particular, ex-cept
in this connection: I have to recommend that for night
emergencies only a small latrine, not necessarily connected
with the sewerage system, be placed at the western boundary
of the camp, under sentry surveillance, to guard against the
abuse of this convenience. While in camp in July and
August last, my attention was called to the fact that the men
farthest away from the latrine, upon sudden calls to go to
the "Rear," and especially at night, found it difficult to make
the goal and would not attempt it, and that a number of ir-regularities
were reported along this line, that is, of the men
using the open campus at night on account of the distance to
the enlisted men's latrine.
The grading and sodding of the camp-grounds and im-provement
in the company streets would add greatly to the
attractiveness of the camp and the comfort of the soldier,
giving him better heart for the performance of his duty and
a constant spur of pride, as it were, to keep himself in
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harmony with bis surroundings. Again, such leveling and
grading would do away with the low, wet areas, now the
breeding places of the always pesky and often disease-bearing
mosquito.
If it is feasible to carry out the plans of the Chief of
Engineers, covering the erection of a hospital building and
hospital mess-hall, I earnestly recommend that it be done,
the hospital mess-hall being of vital importance, touching the
care of the sick; and the latter, with small kitchen, could
be erected at trifling cost.
J learn that the wooded bluff, or fringe of trees along
the water front, has been the subject of much comment and,
at times, unfavorable criticism. It has been claimed that it
deprived the camp of the refreshing sea breeze, which was
one of the important factors, as I understand it, entering
into the choice of the region about Morehead City as a place
of permanent encampment of the National Guard of the State.
It would indeed seem a pity to disturb this attractive feature
of Cam]) Glenn even to the extent, as has been suggested,
of thinning out the trees, which are now none too umbrageous
;
although, at the same time, I am not unmindful of the fact
that the men and their well-being should be the first considera-t
ion. It is also claimed that the mosquitoes are much more in
evidence in camp than at general headquarters, by reason
of the camp being in lee of the trees. The latter must cut
off an appreciable percentage of the breeze, when it is from
a southerly direction; but, in looking over the situation, this
obstruction seems to me much more apparent than real, as the
tree- are not dense and there is no undergrowth. It seems
to me that headquarters' tents must bear a proportionate
share in obstructing breezes from the southward, as much
as the trees, and it would seem that this might be obviated
largely by stretching out headquarters' tents, thereby giving a
freer circulation of air to regimental headquarters and the
entire camp. Again, if I mistake not, the prevailing winds
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in the summer are southeasterly from Camp Glenn, under
which conditions neither the trees nor tents at headquarters
are responsible for lack of circulation in camp. !STo, the
wooded bluff should not be touched. Besides, it is the redeem-ing
feature in the landscape of the cam]*, and here, again,
I say, and I trust it is not without my province in saying,
that something should be done each year, on a general working
plan, for the betterment of the camp in the way of planting
in grass or sodding, constructing a roadway for heavy hauling
in and out of camp, as well as improving the company streets.
This would prove a sanitary as well as an esthetic measure.
I am indebted to Major Glenn for many suggestions, and
a recommendation of Captain Witherspooirs, in his report
of the encampment of the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Cas-well
in June, 1909, appeals to me very strongly, viz.. that
flannel shirts be issued to the men for use during the encamp-ment
at the seacoast. My experience in the subtropics, and
it has been considerable, teaches that woolen undergarments'
are best for all seasons in preventing too rapid changes of
the surface, and so inviting diseases dependent upon chilling
of the body. Intestinal disorders, mainly diarrheas, are nota-ble
examples of the causative relation between those diseases
and the proper clothing of the body to prevent too rapid
chilling of the surface.
In concluding, my dear General, 1 desire to assure you,
who have given so much time and splendid effort to the up-building
of the Guard and having it conform as nearly as
may be with the regular military organization of our country
in its several departments, that it shall be my aim to be able
to point with pride to the Medical Corps as filling its place
commendably in the State unit of the organized militia.
Along this line I am sure I have your hearty co-operation.
and it is hoped that during the coming summer this depart-ment
may be represented at one of the summer schools of
instruction for medical officers of the National Guard. One
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of these schools was held at Antietam in 1909. I have heard
only praise of this school as the best means of familiarizing
the officers of the Medical Corps with the duties they are
expected to perform in the State organization. I am told that
the attendance was good and the work instructive and that the
officers attending were unanimous in expressing their ap-preciation
of the benefits derived. It would be specially
desirable, for example, for the officers in charge of the hospital
detachments of the three regiments to attend such a camp
school, and 1 take it they would be glad to avail themselves
of the opportunity for the short space of time covering the
period of instruction. I do not mean, however, that at-tendance
should be confined to officers detailed in charge of
the hospital detachments, but such attendance would be spe-cially
helpful to the Hospital Corps. In any case, I shall
respectfully recommend that any available fund for such
purposes be used in a detail of officers to represent the State
at one of these schools of instruction.
Very respectfully yours,
S. Westeay Battle,
Surgeon General.
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REPORT OF BRIGADE COMMANDER.
Headquarters of First Brigade,
North Carolina National Guard,
Oxford, December 15, 1909.
The Adjutant General, State of North Carolina,
Raleigh, N. C.
Sir :—I have the honor to submit the following report of
the First Brigade since I assumed command thereof on
April 20, 1909.
STRKNGTI] OF BRIGADE.
First Infantry, 51 officers, 610 men; Second Infantry, 51
officers, 636 men; Third Infantry, 52 officers, 623 men;
Battery A, 1 officers, 65 men ; brigade, field and staff, 9, a
total of 165 officers and 1,934 men; a grand total of 2,101.
In addition to the drills prescribed by regulations by the
companies of the three regiments and Battery A, Field
Artillery, at their home stations, and a limited amount of
gallery practice, and, in a few instances, practices on com-pany
ranges, the three regiments and Battery A engaged in
field instructions and rifle and pistol practice at Camp Glenn,
on the following dates :
Second Infantry, July 8-14; Third Infantry and Battery
A, July 19-25 ; First Infantry, July 28-August 3, 1909.
In obedience to orders, I was in camp for three days during
the tour of duty of each regiment, and made thorough in-spections
of the camp and quarters from 8 to 10 A. II. each
day, and I also devoted a portion of each day to the 1 work
being done on the range.
By these inspections I was enabled to learn the needs of
the troops, not only as to equipment, but also as to proper
instructions.
While there was a lack of that discipline so necessary to
the best results in camp, I am pleased to report that there was
a very marked improvement on the part of the officers and the
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enlisted men. The officers seemed anxious to correct any
deficiencies and the men showed a commendable interest in
being properly instructed.
Alter the firsl inspection made by me in each regiment, I
was pleased to note a rery decided improvement in the
deportment of the men and in the cleanliness of the camp
and quarters. This applies to all three regiments.
While the sanitary conditions were not such as were de-sired,
still, as a whole, these conditions were fairly satis-factory.
Capt. F. W. Howell, Fifteenth Infantry, U. S. A., was
on duty with each regiment as instructor, and his lectures
at officers' schools on field service were very valuable, and
much good to the regiments will follow his faithful and ef-ficient
work.
Captain Rowell also made a most thorough inspection as to
field equipment, drill and discipline of each of the companies
and bands of the regiments. These inspections and his sug-gestions
to the company commanders resulted in an unusual
interest mi the part of officers and men.
Capt. M. C. Kerth, Twenty-third Infantry, U. S. A., as-sistant
to the Chief, Division of Militia Affairs, War Depart-ment,
visited camp during the tour of duty of the First In-fantry,
for the purpose of observing the work, and in order
that the officers might know of the readiness of the War De-partment
to do everything possible for the promotion of the
best interests of the militia of the State.
The value of the services of Captain Howell cannot be too
highly estimated, and I take this occasion to tender to him
my thanks for his most valuable and efficient work.
To Captain Kerth I beg to make acknowledgment of my
appreciation of the very kindly interest manifested by him
in the National Guard of North Carolina.
This was the first year of the Second Infantry at the
ritle range, the second year of the Third Infantry, and the
third Year of the First Infantry, and, taking into considera-
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tion the inexperience of the men of the Second Infantry in
work on the range, the results were most gratifying.
The Third Infantry and First Infantry both showed
marked improvement over the work heretofore done on the
range.
The Second Infantry qualified 52 marksmen and 2 expert
riflemen; the Third Infantry qualified 53 marksmen; the
First Infantry qualified 56 marksmen ; and Battery A quali-fied
2 pistol marksmen.
It was gratifying to note that the men of each regiment
entered into the work of rifle practice with interest and
enthusiasm, and I believe that with proper training in aim-ing
and sighting drills and in gallery practices and on com-pany
ranges, the above records, which I regard as good under
all the circumstances, can be greatly improved before the next
practice on the State range.
During the year a large number of the companies of the
several regiments have participated in ceremonial occasions,
and my information is that on all such occasions their de-portment
and soldierly bearing was commendable.
In connection with the work of the brigade for the next
year I beg to make the following recommendations
:
1. That great stress be laid on the importance of gallery
practice, the proper care and preservation of public property
and the instruction of the men in soldierly deportment and
military courtesies.
2. That all officers who are careless or inefficient be gotten
rid of by examination or otherwise. It is impossible to
maintain that degree of discipline and efficiency on the part
of the men if the officers are not thoroughly competent and
interested.
3. That officers and enlisted men be prohibited from al-lowing
their wives to use and occupy quarters in camp. Tt
can be readily seen that such a practice is subversive of
discipline and well calculated to create a lack of interest in
the work of the troops.
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4. That the advisory board be called together for the pur-pose
of considering such improvements as are necessary at
('amp Glenn for the comfort and convenience of the troops
and for the better prosecution of the work of instruction.
In conclusion, I wish to thank your Department for many
courtesies and valuable suggestions.
To Lieut. Col. R. L. Leinster, Assistant Adjutant General,
and Adjutant General of my brigade, I tender thanks for
his valuable services.
Maj. Raleigh T. Daniel, Brigade Paymaster, and Lieuten-ants
Scott and Lewellyn, aides, were on duty with me at
Camp Glenn, and I have pleasure in commending their faith-ful
and efficient work.
Respectfully submitted.
B. S. ROYSTER,
Brigadier General, Commanding First Brigade, N. C. N. G.
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REPORT OF COMMANDER OF NAVAL MILITIA.
Iew Been, N. C, December 15, 1909.
Sir :—1 have the honor to herewith submit my annual re-port,
as commanding officer of Naval Brigade, N. C. N. G.,
for the year 1909.
All orders have been promptly transmitted during the year.
No part of the brigade has been called out to the aid of the
civil authorities.
On account of lack of funds it was deemed inexpedient for
the brigade during the past summer to participate in the
formulated maneuvers of the Navy Department of the various
State militia, as under the plan formulated it was necessary
for the brigade to disembark from the vessels of the Atlantic
battleships squadron at Providencetown, Mass. In lieu of
this, a detail was taken from each of the divisions of the
brigade who had satisfactorily passed their annual inspection,
and transported to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where the U. S.
S. Elfrida was taken over and a cruise down the coast and
through the inland waterways of North Carolina, to the home
port of the ship at New Bern. A detail report of this cruise
was made you at the time, copy of which is hereby appended
and made a part of this report.
Through the efforts of the commander in chief, yourself,
and the very active assistance of Senator Simmons and Con-gressman
Thomas, the U. S. S. Elfrida was assigned by the
Bureau of Navigation to the State of North Carolina as a
training ship for its naval militia. The ship is ideal for the
purposes intended, namely, week-end cruises by the various
divisions of the brigade, where the various drills of the Navy,
together with sub-target and general target practice may be
carried on, thus teaching to both officers and men of the
brigade the habits of the naval service.
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It is earnestly hoped that an appropriation for maintain-ing
the ship may be secured from the Legislature at its next
St —ion.
Weed-end cruises have been taken on the Elfrida, under
my immediate command, by the Second and Sixth Divisions,
since the arrival of the ship in our waters. These cruises
have covered about six hundred miles, the actual working
of the ship being maintained by its officers and men, both
on deck and in the engine-room, all the drills of the service
having been maintained.
The First and Second Divisions of the First Battalion of
the brigade participated in the celebration incident to the
visit of President Taft at Wilmington, October 9th, under the
command of Lieut. Comdr. H. M. Chase, of the First Battery,
and report of the duties performed incident to the occasion
are herewith attached and made part of this report.
I would recommend that the summer exercises of the
brigade for the coming summer be either cruises of two
divisions at a time on the Elfrida, or that the brigade be
mobilized at some point on the sounds of North Carolina,
where details may be taken out each day aboard the Elfrida
for ship drill and target practice.
Respectfully,
Tom C. Daniels,
Commanding Naval Brigade, X. C. N. G.
Gex. J. F. Abmfield,
Raleigh, N. C.
Sir:—I have the honor to report in reference to the "Taft Day"
celebration at Wilmington, N. C, November 9, 1909, as follows
:
The Wilmington Division reported for duty at the armory at 7 :15
A. M. and first formation was at 7 :30 A. M. for guard duty around
Mr. James Sprunt's residence. Company arrived there at 7:45 A. M.
and stood guard during the President's breakfast, reporting back
to the armory at 9 :30 A. M. Division fell in at 2 :30 P. M. for the
military parade, and again at 5:30 P. M. for guard duty at Masonic-
Temple while the President was at supper, and reported back at the
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armory at 8 P. M. A detachment from the company fired a salute
of twenty-one guns from the foot of Market Street as the President's
automobile passed Market, going down Front Street, on the way to
Mr. Sprunt's residence. The company turned out 45 men and 3
officers, the excess over numerical strength being reserve corps men
who turned out with the company. The men did their duty in a
military manner and were complimented by Mr. George B. Elliott,
chairman of the automobile committee, who called upon them several
times to clear the street for the Presidential party.
The New Bern Division arrived here about 9 :30 A. M. and reported
to the "mess-hall" for breakfast. They were then dismissed until
2:30 P. M.. when they fell in to participate in the military parade,
and returned home about 9 P. M. They made a very fine showing
and were well spoken of by all who saw them, for their military
bearing, etc. They made a most creditable showing. The Naval
Brigade in the military parade was under the command of Lieut.
Comdr. II. M. Chase.
Respectfully, J. Edwin Bunting.
Lieutenant and Adjutant, First Battalion. N. C. N. B.
Approved
:
II. M. Chase,
Lieut. Comdr., First Battalion. Y. C. Y. B.
North Carolina Naval Brigade,
New Bern, August 25, 1900.
Sir:—(1) I submit the following report of special detail of officers
and crew assigned to take over, man and convey the U. S. S. Elfrida
from New York Navy Yard to home station, New Bern, N. C.
(2) The following detail of officers and crew selected from the
divisions left by regular train over Norfolk and Southern Railroad
August 19, 1909
:
Capt. T. C. Daniels, commanding.
Comdr. C. D. Bradham, executive officer.
Pilot William Davis, navigating officer.
Lieut. Comdr. E. E. Williams, engineer.
Lieut. B. Sanders, engineer.
Machinist J. W. Smith, engineer.
Lieut. A. L. Willis, senior signal and watch officer.
Lieut. J. G., R. H. Dowdy, watch.
Ensign W. J. Moore, junior watch.
B. M., J. B. Stephens. Second Division.
B. M., John C. Hill, Jr., Second Division.
B. M., B. O'Neal (Oriental), Sixth Division.
Q. M., L. Smith. Second Division.
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Q. M.. B. Etiggs, Second Division.
Q. M.. ,1. W. T.l.v. Sixtli Division.
Q. .M.. L. C. WiUoughby, Fourth Division.
Oiler. A. M. Dowdy. Fifth Division.
Oiler. I. C. StalliugS, Second Division.
Oiler. J. W. Francis, Fourth Division.
Fireman, II. Hardy, Sixth Division.
Fireman. O. M. Seymour. Fifth Division.
Fireman. J. T. Sanderlin. Sixth Division.
Cook. R. Robertson. Second Division.
Steward (W. R.). F. E. Bratten, Fourth Division.
Seaman. R. E. Fulford. Second Division.
Seaman. M. Aldridge. Sixth Division.
Seaman. W. L. Hardison. Fourth Division.
Seaman, W. J. Norman. Fourth Division.
Seaman. C. Krouse. Fifth Division.
Seaman, P. Ferrebee, Fifth Division.
Seaman, G. M. Richley. Fifth Division.
A total of 9 officers and 22 men. all told.
(3) Itinerary as follows:
1909.
August IS. Commanding officer and detail from Second and Sixth
Divisions left New Bern 9 A. M.
August IS. Arrived at Plymouth; joined by detail from Fourth
Division. 12 noon.
August IS. ' Arrived at Elizabeth. City ; joined by detail from Fifth
Division, 3 :20 P. M.
August 18. Arrived Norfolk 4 :30 V. M.
August IS. Sailed O. D. Line 7 P. M.
August 19. Arrived New York O. D. dock 3 :30 P. M.
August 19. Arrived New York Navy Yard via Navy tug, 4 P. M.
August 19. Reported arrival to captain commanding New York Navy
Yard, 4 P. M. Assigned to quarters aboard U. S. S.
Elfrida.
August 20. F. S. S. Elfrida placed in commission 8 A. M.
August 22. F. S. S. Elfrida cast away from Navy Yard, 8:25 A. M.
August 23. Anchored Portsmouth Flats. Norfolk. Va., 12:45 P. M.
August 24. Under way from Portsmouth Flats. 7:45 A. M.
August 24. Tied up Navy Yard dock. Norfolk, 8:15 A. M.
August 24. Cast away Navy Yard dock, Norfolk. 10 A. M.
August 24. Tied up Flora's dock. Elizabeth City, N. C, 8 P. M.
August 25. Under way from Elizabeth City, 12:45 A. M.
August 25. Tied up Oriental. N. C. dock. 1 :30 P. M.
August 25. Under way from Oriental. 2:12 P. M.
August 25. Tied up Blades' dock. New Bern. N. C. 4:50 P. M.
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(4) The crew was exercised as follows:
August 20. Placing ship in commission ; making out station billets
;
shaking down ; general instructions about ship ; coal-ing
; washing down; receiving last coat of paint on
hull, above water line, and superstructure ; getting
up steam ; inspection of water tanks, coal bunkers, hull,
decks, rigging, and attention to steam engineering de-partment,
electrical engineering department, sailmak-ers'
department, rigging department, painting, plumb-ing.
Shore liberty 8 P. M. Hoisting in and striking
below, equipment.
August 21. Checking requisition of equipment ; receiving ship's boats.
All stores and equipment aboard by 12 noon and re-ceipts
signed in triplicate, copy for commanding of-ficer.
Swinging Out, equipping and securing lifeboats.
August 22. Spreading awnings; cleaning bright work; scrubbing
deck ; washing paint work : checking up lead and log
lines; overhauling cables; getting under way ; life buoy
and lookout watch ; tire and collision drills ; abandon
ship ; study of charts, sailing directions ; light and
buoy lists ; use of compass, log and lead.
August 23. Instruction in seamanship and ship's routine ; heaving
lead; lookout; life buoy; practically same as 22d.
Anchoring ; boats under care Norfolk harbor ; anchor
watch ; report arrival in yard limits to Commandant
Norfolk Navy Yard.
August 24. Heaving anchor ; under way, Norfolk to Elizabeth City
;
aground ; carrying out anchors ; locking in Dismal
Swamp Canal; use of searchlight; making fast at
dock ; Lieutenant Sanders, Oiler Dowdy. Fireman
Seymour, Seamen Krouse, Ferrebee and Richley dis-embarked.
August 25. Under way, Elizabeth City to New Bern ; docking at
Oriental ; B. M. O'Neal, Q. M. Bly, and Seaman Al-dridge
disembarked ; Lieutenant Barcliff and Seaman
Land embarked : anchored New Bern ; officers and
crew disembarked ; Boatswain Stephens. Second Di-vision,
on board as ship's keeper.
(5) Efficiency.—Watch officers showed practical knowledge of
ship's routine and of duties as officers of deck at sea and in port
kept log; took bearings and required regulations to be complied with.
Engineer officers, oilers and firemen were highly efficient, cruising
speed of ship beiug evenly maintained with minimum consumption
of coal. Petty officers showed experience and knowledge in their
several departments. Crew performed duty as lookouts; anchor
watch; messmen; life-buoy watch; scrubbed deck; handled tackle,
skillfully and willingly.
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(6) Discip] im: was excellent. Crew obeyed orders cheerfully and
willingly, with respect to seniors, at all times. No conduct unbecom-ing
the Guard was noticed. Shore liberty was granted freely and
was not abused. The men were quiet, dignified, and observed regula-tions
in reference to intoxicants.
(7) The Elfrida is well adapted for use by naval militia in North
Carolina waters and at sea ; 10S feet long, 18-foot beam, 7 feet 9
inches mean draft, average speed 10 knots, comfortably accommodates
10 officers and 4<> seamen, average coal consumption per hour is
about one-half ton. Equipment: Ordnance, navigation and paint
stoics complete in every detail. The wardroom is supplied with
silver, chinaware, glassware, linen, new hair mattresses, and petty
officers and seamen have ample and splendid mess gear ; instruments
for navigation; tools for engineer, machinists, electricians, carpenters
and sailmakers are aboard. Fitted with searchlight, Ardois signal,
electric running lights, one 14' and one 16' dinghy and one 18' gig.
The Department has spared no pains or reasonable expense in
fitting ship for use. Spare parts for every department were allowed
on requisition and are stored in convenient and safe brick building.
(8) The Captain of New York Navy Yard was kind and obliging
in rendering every assistance in fitting out ship. At his direction,
representatives from departments of steam engineering, sailmaking,
rigging, electricity, plumbing and painting called in turn and in-spected
his department wdth our officers.
Respectfully submitted, C. D. Bradham,
Comdr. and Ex. Officer U. 8. 8. Elfrida.
Capt. T. C. Daniels,
Commanding U. 8. 8. Elfrida,
New Bern, N. C.
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REPORT OF COMMANDER COAST ARTILLERY CORPS.
Headquarters Coast Artillery Corps*
North Carolina National Guard,
Salisbury, December 15, 1909.
The Adjutant General,
Raleigh, N. C.
Sir:—I have the honor to submit below annual report of
the Coast Artillery Corps, as follows
:
The corps was organized in General Orders, No. 1, A. G.
O., 1909, by the assignment of the company of coast artillery
at New Bern and the transfer of Company B, First Infantry,
Salisbury ; Company C, Second Infantry, Wilmington, and
Company L, Third Infantry, Greensboro. In G. O. 3,
A. G. O., 1909, the headquarters of the corps were estab-lished
at Salisbury, with the undersigned in command.
On assuming command, I recommended the following staff
appointments, which were made: Adjutant, Capt. L. M.
Dodamead, High Point ; Artillery Engineer, Capt. W. D.
Marrow, Greensboro; Quartermaster, Capt. W. R. Cox, Salis-bury,
and Ordnance Officer, First Lieut. J. Holmes Davis,
Wilmington.
The companies were designated numerically in G. O. 3,
A. G. O., as follows:
First Company, New Bern,
Second Company, Wilmington,
Third Company, Greensboro,
Fourth Company, Salisbury.
The commanding officer, Artillery District of the Cape
Fear, Fort Caswell, N. C, assigned the companies of this
organization to batteries as follows
:
First Company, Battery Swift '(8-in. B. L. Rifles).
Second Company, Battery Swift (8-in. B. L. Rifles).
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Third Company, Battery Bagley (12-in. B. L. Mortars).
Fourth Company, Battery Bagley (12-in. B. L. Mortars).
At the joinl coast defense exercises in this district the
companies served as per the above assignment. Upon com-pletion
of the exercises detailed report of same was for-warded
your office, and copy is embodied herein.
ARMS.
This organization is armed with the United States maga-zine
rifle, cal. 30, as are the other troops of the Guard of
this State. Arms, generally, are in splendid condition, but I
recommend that a recipe for a good powder solvent be se-cured,
the recipes printed and issued to the troops.
UNIFORM.
Our uniform came in for very severe criticism at our
last tour of duty at Fort Caswell, but the uniform question
will be happily solved when the issue of the new olive drab
is made.
ORGANIZATION.
The organization of the field and staff, noncommissioned
staff and the several companies comprising the corps con-forms
to that of the Coast Artilleny Corps, United States
Army.
DISCIPLINE ( INSTRUCTION ).
The instruction received at home stations by our troops
has been confined almost entirely to infantry drill, but after
the first of the New Year each company will take up the
study of Coast Artillery Drill Regulations, they having been
issued to the companies recently. The instruction received
at the exercises is the most thorough I have ever seen, each
militia company being camped with and linked with a com-pany
of regular coast artillery during the entire exercises,
The officers at Fort Caswell have been very painstaking with
our officers and men, not expecting too much proficiency at
first, and I think our men have developed very creditable
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efficiency, especially in view of the fact that many of them
had never even so much as visited a coast fortification be-fore
the exercises last June.
The issue of the new olive drab uniform will be cordially
welcomed in this organization, as will the range-finding equip-ment
for installation in our armories, requisitions for which
have been approved and which is now being issued by the
Ordnance Department.
In conclusion, I desire to thank the Commander in Chief
and yourself for the interest displayed in our organization,
and to express the hope that it may so conduct itself as to
merit, always, your co-operation.
Very respectfully,
Max L. Barker,
Major, Coast Artillery Carps, X. C. N. G., Commanding.
Headquarters Coast Artillery Corps,
North Carolina National Guard,
Salisbury, June 19, 1909.
The Adjutant General,
Raleigh, N. G.
Sir :—In compliance with General Orders, No. 11, A. G. O., 1909, I
have the honor to submit* the following report of the Joint Coast
Defense Exercises in the Artillery District of the Cape Fear at Fort
Caswell, N. C, June 7th to 17th, in which the Coast Artillery Corps,
N. C. N. G., participated
:
The several companies composing the corps left their respective
home stations on June 7th, in accordance with schedule prepared by
these headquarters, and arrived at Fort Caswell during the afternoon
and night of the same day. Following is tabulated report of at-tendance
by company
:
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June 9. Battery drill, regular troops and militia alternating; even-ing
parade; lecture on Organization and Administration
of Coast Artillery Personnel.
June 10. Elementary drills by militia, ^vitli regular officers and en-listed
men assigned to coach ; evening parade ; lecture
on Individual Hygiene of Soldier.
June 11. Battery drill ; evening parade ; lecture on Coast Guns and
Carriages. Projectiles, Fuses and Explosives.
June 12. Complete battery drill by militia, regular officers and en-listed
men coaching ; evening parade ; night drill.
June 13. Sunday.
June 14. Subcaliber practice by militia ; muster ; lecture on Position
Finders and Their Uses in Coast Defense.
June 15. Completion of subcaliber practice ; service practice ; pay-ment
of troops ; lecture on Power, Light and Communica-tions
and Their Use in Coast Defense.
June 10. Completion of service practice ; simulated attacks ; call to
arms; evening parade; lecture on Submarine Mines and
Their Use in Coast Defense.
June 17. Breaking camp.
In addition to the above, the two-hour range-finding drill was held
each day by a range section from each National Guard company
;
on June 10th I tendered the post commander a review of the corps,
which was held; we furnished our own camp guard each day, which
was mounted with the regular post guard, a militia officer detailed
each day as adjutant, one as officer of the day and one as officer of
the guard.
Our officers and men were enthused over the work from the be-ginning,
but I noted a lack of promptness in responding to calls when
compared to the alacrity with which the regulars responded. Dis-cipline
improved daily, as did military courtesy and promptness.
During the progress of the exercises the corps underwent a field
inspection by Capt. Samuel W. Kephart, C. A. C, U. S. A. This was
not the usual cut and dried ceremony of inspection which we are
accustomed to, but his report will embody his observations of the men
and methods for the entire period of ten days. On account of the con-dition
of the uniforms in use by the corps we may expect a scathing
criticism. In one company the company commander purchased from
his own private funds quartermaster's stores to at least give his
men one complete outfit of uniforms. The mess equipment of several
of the companies was criticised and that of the Fourth Company,
Salisbury, was condemned, as were the uniforms worn by that com-pany.
The organization, with the exception of the First Company. New
Bern, were actually shabby, and comparison with the neatness of the
regular made the shabbiness more apparent. It is the height of
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patriotism, in my opinion, when a man will voluntarily enlist in
our organizations and go into camp with only one change of clothing
for ten days, and the enlisted men deserve quite a lot of credit.
The organizations were issued the regulation garrison ration, which
was wholesome and, when properly handled, ample. One organiza-tion
reported at camp with negro cooks, the other three having enlisted
white cooks only. Since we must learn to do without negroes in
our company kitchens in the future, it follows that we should begin
now. They have no place with us. and although the ones mentioned
above were not transported at the expense of the Government, and
were paid by the company and not from Federal funds, the bringing
of negroes to camp in this organization will be discouraged in future.
One captain (Second Company) did not report for duty. If he was
on leave, these headquarters were not advised.
The instruction by the officers and men of the Regular Army was
thorough and given in a way by which the militiamen could grasp it,
and I believe that the efficiency, discipline and worth of the corps
has been increased an hundredfold.
I respectfully submit the following recommendations
:
1. That the Coast Artillery Corps. N. C. N. G.. be given an entire
new equipment of uniforms, to include khaki, olive drab and the
brown canvas fatigue uniform. Since we have constant contact with
the regulars, this is considered important.
2. That the exercises at Fort Caswell for the next fiscal year be-ginning
July 1st be held in August of the current year, and in August
of each succeeding year. The officers at Fort Caswell are willing to
recommend a repetition of the exercises in August if the State will
request same.
3. (On the recommendation of the Commanding Officer, Artillery
District of the Cape Fear). That the commanding officer, C. A. Corps
of North Carolina, be sent by the State to Fort Caswell for instruc-tion
at each quarterly target practice and for the night practices
there by the Artillery Board, U. S. A.
4. That the strength of the Coast Artillery Corps, N. C. N. G., be in-creased
by two additional companies to bring the strength up to the
number allotted by the Secretary of War (Report 1908), to this
State. 317.
With this report I have the honor to furnish copy of my personal
report to the commanding officer. Artillery District of the Cape Fear,
embodying my deductions and recommendations for future exercises
in this district, all of which. I hope, meet with your approval.
A
Tery respectfully.
Max L. Barker.
Major, C. A. ('.. N. C. N. G., Commanding.
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REPORT OF COMMANDING OFFICER FIRST INFANTRY.
Headquarters First Infantry, 1ST. C. N. G.,
Shelby, K C, December 10, 1909.
The Adjutant General, State of North Carolina,
Raleigh, N. C.
Sir :—I have the honor of submitting my annual report
as commander of the First Regiment for the year 1909.
The regiment was inspected twice this year: first by In-spector
General Thomas String-field, and a month later by
Captain Huguett, U. S. Army.
I did not accompany the Inspector General, but was with
Captain Huguett, the United States inspecting officer, at
all points except two, and would have made these if the
schedule had been properly arranged for. my convenience in
getting to these points. I would be glad if the schedule were
changed another year so that I could go along and inspect
the whole regiment without a break, with probably one ex-ception.
I am well pleased with the idea of two inspections,
as it tends to get things in better shape for the United States
officer.
The companies were found in better condition as to drill
and knowledge of their guns. The indoor target outfit is a
fine suggestion, and if the officers will only give some time
to teaching the men the use of their sights and wind guage
great good will be accomplished. Owing to the changing
of the sights on the target rifle this year, the companies
did not get the full benefit of the target outfit that they
should get another year.
In obedience to orders from the Adjutant General, the
First Regiment, with Band and Hospital Corps, went into
camp at Morehead City, July 24th to August 2d, for rifle
practice and field instruction. During the encampment, six
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companies were -on duly at the range. At one time, four
were shooting-
, one attending to the targets, the other looking
after the scoring. This left one company for guard duty and
rive for drill. Drills were carried on under the supervision
of the Lieutenant Colonel and the Majors, twice a day,
morning and afternoon. The principal movements executed
were the extended order and tiring manual. All the com-panies
showed improvement on the range. Col. Thomas R.
Robertson had the range in good condition, and he, with his
assistants, .Major Bristol, Lieut. Col. Leinster and Capt. J. A.
Parker, Inspector of Small-arms Practice of the First Regi-ment,
assisted the men materially; Major Foil and Major
Cohen were also of much assistance on the range.
( Japtains Kerth and Rowell of the Regular Army were in
camp with the regiment, the former for two days and the
latter for the entire camp. Captain Kerth made a talk to
the officers of the regiment and informed them that he came
to find out their needs and to assure them that the officers of
the Regular Army were ready to assist in any way possible,
and to call on them for assistance at any time.
Captain Rowell instructed the officers by several lectures,
which were of great value, and very much enjoyed. I trust
much benefit will come from them.
No disturbance of any kind was reported this year while
in camp or en route to and from the same, and for this I
wish to thank the officers and enlisted men. both, personally.
It is my earnest desire that it may always be so reported.
The Y. M. C. A. tent is a great convenience for the men in
camj), and I think the State should buy a large tent to be
used by this organization. One tent would do tor all three
regiments, whether they went into camp together or sepa-rately.
I trust that the next Legislature will make an ap-propriation
of $300 for this purpose.
There were present at camp this year, 34 officers of the
line and 5&6 enlisted men; absent, 2 officers, 33 enlisted men.
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All the field and staff were present and all the regimental
noncoms. except Color Sergeant Maxwell, who was absent on
account of sickness.
There was the least sickness in camp this year that we
have ever had during my service of thirty-odd years. For
this, much credit is due Gen. Francis Macon, as the water
was excellent this year and the closets were never out of
commission during the entire camp. So, while the Hospital
Corps under Major Glenn was always ready, they only had a
few sunburns to look after. General Armfield was on the
ground all the time during the camp and General Royster
was with us a part of the time. Governor Kitchin came down
and reviewed the regiment and commended it for its per-sonal
appearance and drill during the review. The time at
camp was well spent ; but ten days is needed in camp to give
the proper time at the range for the sharpshooters and ex-pert
riflemen. I trust that we will be able to have that before
many years. Respectfully submitted,
J. T. Gardner,
Colonel, Commanding First North Carolina Infantry.
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REPORT OF COMMANDING OFFICER SECOND INFANTRY.
Headquarters Second Infantry, N. C. X. G.,
Washington, X. C, January 13, 1910.
The Adjutant General,
Raleigh, N. C.
Sir :—I have the honor to submit my annual report for
1909.
All orders received have been promptly forwarded.
. A detailed report of encampment work was made your
office of date of September 20, 1909, which I would respect-fully
ask you make a part of this report.
Xo part of the regiment has been called in aid of the civil
authority.
The progress of the command has been satisfactory in
the main. Respectfully,
H. C. Bragaw,
Colonel, Second Infantry.
Washington, X. C, September 20, 1909.
The Adjutant General of Xorth Carolina,
Raleigh. •
Sir :��Pursuant to G. O. Xo. 14, C. S., A. G. O., dated
June 14, 1909, the companies and band of the Second In-fantry,
X. C. X. G., and Reidsville Hospital Corps Detach-ment,
with Capt. E. C. Boyette and Lieut. C. L. Pridgen. re-ported
at Camp Glenn the morning of July 8th.
Upon arrival there I found Col. T. R. Robertson in charge
of preparation of range, Lieut. Col. W. E. Gary and Capt.
J. L. Currin in charge of Quartermaster and Commissary
Department.
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Lieut. Col. R. L. Leinster, A. A. G., and Lieut. Col. Wil-liam
F. Robertson, Ordnance Department, reported as Sta-tistical
Officer and Range Officer, respectively.
Capt. Frank W. Rowell, U. S. A., had arrived the day
before.
It was contemplated that firing would begin at 1 P. M.,
but owing to filthy condition of cooking utensils, dinner was
not served all the companies till late in the afternoon, and,
too, the pits were not quite ready for use.
Work began promptly Friday morning at 7 o'clock. One
battalion being detailed each day for firing, one battalion en-gaging-
in drill, the remainder furnishing pit details, scorers
and camp guard, alternating each day.
Appended hereto, marked Exhibit A, is detailed report
of Inspector of Small-arms Practice.
Through affiliation with the National Rifle Association a
medal was awarded for the highest score. This was won by
Sergt. S. E. Malone of Company D, and presented to him at
parade by the Commander in Chief.
It is interesting to note that this regiment, while never
before appearing on the range, and with but limited op-portunity
for gallery practice—due to return of sights for
gallery rifles, by order of the War Department, for ex-change—
qualified two expert riflemen, Lieut. E. C. Prince,
Company E, and Sergt. S. A. Malone, Company D, and 52
marksmen. Reference to Exhibit A above referred to show-ing
qualification by company.
The value of gallery practice is evidenced by the fact that
those making highest score had enjoyed the advantage of
more indoor instruction than others. The importance of this
work (gallery practice) cannot be too greatly emphasized,
and every effort should be made during the year to increase
number qualifying at the range. Familiarity with the rifle
and its use in the armories will eliminate in large measure
the nervousness attendant upon use of the service rifle at the
range.
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EXHIBIT A.
Target Record. Second Infantry, 1909.
- XT3
Company.
a'S'S!
s§i
s.2'i
-, ^ ^
> 5 o
B3i
^<C fa
Field and Staff
Company A..-
Company B...
Cpmpany C
Company D.._
Company E_-_
Company F
Company G-._
Company H ..
Company I
Company K . .
Company L
Company M . .
Total.. 571 74
MS
31?
io\t
38-1?
52 46
341?
34 J?
3051
37 62
MS
29 }9
4
KK 15
00 41
29,
6
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106 323 557
The inspection of the command by Captain Howell of the
r. S. Army was made by him at such times as would least
interfere with the work on the range. It would not be out
of order at this juncture to mention the very great assistance
he gave through his instruction and the pleasure afforded
us in having him with us, both in his official capacity and
personally. The work upon the proper performance of his
duty must prove rather wearing to him, and it is recom-mended
that in future a larger detail be asked for. This
recommendation is not meant as any reflection upon his per-formance
of that duty, for he had no idle time, but to draw
attention to the fact that the work is more than should be
expected of one man.
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On Sunday, after parade, as a matter of drill, "Call to
Arms" was sounded. Part of the men were bathing and two
or more companies were at supper, yet the battalions reported
ready for duty in nine minutes. Again on Tuesday night
at 12.45 A. M. the call was sounded. In four minutes and
thirty-two seconds the battalions reported ready for duty.
On neither occasion was any previous hint given of the ex-pected
call.
The strength of the regiment, as shown by July report, is
given in first column below, and attendance at camp is given
in second column
:
Field and Staff
.
Band
Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D—
Company E—
Company F
Company G—
Company H
Company I
Company K
Company L—
Company M
Reidsville Hospital Corps Detail-
Strength of Regiment
.
Com-missioned.
Enlisted.
637
Attendance at Camp.
Com-missioned.
Enlisted.
5
20
37
45
44
44
47
45
42
58
4U
35
38
44
544
5
549
*June report.
To include in this report a copy of all orders issued touch-ing
the movement of troops to and from camp and the ad-ministration
of the camp duties is not considered necessary.
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Yovlt office has been furnished copies of such general and
special orders as have been issued from these headquarters,
and there follows the service calls and itinerary of the work
performed each day
:
Reveille, first call 5:00 A.M.
March Sounded 5 :10
Assembly 5 :20
Fatigue Call (Police), immediately after Roll
Call.
Sick Call 5 :30
Mess 5 :40
Drill, except Saturday-Sunday 6 :30
Assembly 6 :40
Recall !) :00
Guard Mounting, first call 9 :30
Adjutant's Call 9 :40
Officers' School 10 :30
Noncommissioned Officers' School 11 :30 A. M.
-Mess 12:00 M.
Drill, first call 4 :30 P. M.
Assembly 4 :40
Recall 6 :10
Parade, first call G :20
Assembly 6 :25
Mess 7 :00
Tattoo 9 :00
Call to Quarters 10 :45
Taps 11 :00 P. M.
DUTY PERFORMED.
July 8. First and Second Battalions, extended order, by companies,
supervised by battalion commanders.
Third Battalion assembled on range for instruction.
No firing this day.
July 9. Third Battalion, composed of Companies II. L, M. F, or-dered
on range for firing at 7 A. M.
Company A, scoring.
Company B. pit detail.
Company I. drill, assigned enlisted men to Second Battalion.
Company E, camp guard.
Second Battalion to drill, extended order.
July 10. Second Battalion : Companies G, D. C, K ordered on range.
Company F. cam]) guard.
Company H. pit duty.
Company L, pit duty.
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July 10. Company M, enlisted men assigned to First Battalion for
drill.
First Battalion inspected in quarters in lieu of morning
drill. Extended-order drill in afternoon.
July 11. Company D, camp guard.
July 12. First Battalion: Companies A, E, B. I ordered on range.
Company C, pit detail.
Company G, pit detail and scorers.
Company K, pit detail and scorers.
Third Battalion reported for inspection by Captain Rowell.
Company M, 7 :30 A. M., camp guard.
Company H. 8:30 A. M.
^
Company L, 9:30 A. M. I
^ „ , A nA , , r I Afternoon drill. Company F, 10:30 A. M. C
Company D, 4:00 P. M.
J
July 13. First and Second Battalions reported for inspection by
Captain Rowell.
Company B, 7:00 A. M.
Company K. 8:00
Company I, 9:00 ,
Company A, 10:00
Company C, 11 :00
Company G, 3:00 P. M.
Capt. N. R. Morgan, with detail from Company D, re-ported
to the Assistant Paymaster General as escort to
New Bern, 7 :55 A. M.
Company B, camp guard.
Company E, rifle pits.
Company B, scorers.
Company H, escort to the Commander in Chief.
Such officers and men not having fired marksman course
reported on range at 7 A. M., also those qualified to take
sharpshooter's course.
The Commander in Chief visited the camp at 10 o'clock
A. M., and received the officers at regimental headquar-ters,
reviewing the regiment at 6 :30 P. M.
July 14. Company E inspected at 7 A. M.
Hospital Corps Detachment inspected at 4 P. M.
First Battalion ordered for drill before Captain Rowell
at 8 A. M. ; Second Battalion, 9 A. M. ; Third Battalion.
10 A. M.
Company A, camp guard; Captain N. L. Simmons, Company
G, officer of the day.
The Commanding General, First Brigade, made an official
inspection of the camp at 8 :30 A. M.
The troops were paid off, beginning at 1 P. M.
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The return journey was made on the 15th of July, without
incident, except at Goldsboro, where I regret to report some
enlisted men of Company M carried off a lot of watermelons
and other stuff belonging to a huckster; this in spite of
positive orders prohibiting the men leaving the cars. The
matter is now in course of adjustment, and this company
will be required to»make reimbursement.
From the standpoint of sanitation the encampment was a
distinct improvement over previous years.
The very valuable experience gained in the use of the
service rifle, an experience not hitherto enjoyed by this regi-ment,
together with the renewed interest which must naturally
follow in target practice in the armories, will enable us to
make an even greater record on the range next year.
One day's close-order movement, by battalions, is abso-lutely
essential for satisfactory field service. By this we
-(•cure confidence on the part of all participants and a con-centration
of thought and a degree of unity of action which
would not obtain if the troops were exercised in battalion
extended from the start.
The improvement in all lines is most gratifying and the
earnestness of endeavor promises continued gains for the
future.
The pride the Guard takes in being looked upon by the
War Department as worthy of consideration and helpful
assistance is a great incentive to those who have given their
time and talent to the working out of the problems embodied
in preparation of the "second line of defense."
Respectfully,
H. C. Beagaw,
Colonel, Second Infantry, N. C. N. G.
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REPORT OF COMMANDING OFFICER THIRD INFANTRY.
State of North Carolina,
Headquarters Third Infantry, 1ST. C. N. G.,
Reidsville, December 1, 1909.
To the Adjutant General of North Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C.
Sir:—I have the honor of submitting the following report
for the year ending November 30, 1909:
STRENGTH OF REGIMENT.
At present the strength of the regiment is as follows
:
Commissioned officers 51
Noncommissioned officers 131
Privates 482
Total strength of regiment 6G4
I think the general condition of the regiment is decidedly
better than it has been at the close of any year since I have
been in command. As an evidence of this, there has been
fewer resignations and discharges than during any previous
year.
ENCAMPMENT.
In obedience to General Orders, No. 14, issued from your
headquarters June 14, 1909, I went into camp at Camp
Glenn, near Morehead City, from July 19 to 25, inclusive.
We found the camp in good condition. The weather was fine,
consequently we lost no time, and tried to utilize the time
to the best advantage possible.
The main purpose of this encampment being rifle practice,
we endeavored to make everything work to that end. We
left our home stations on Sunday evening, July 18th, and
arrived at Camp Glenn on Monday morning, July 19th,
about 10 o'clock. It consumed most of the day after our
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arrival in having guard mount, having the necessary ar-rangements
made about the camp and target range. The fol-lowing
order was observed in regard to the practice: One
battalion was put on the range, one battalion furnished the
guards and details and did all camp duties, and the other one
put into the pits ns markers; and this order was observed,
alternating each day.
Our battalion each morning did close-order and extended-order
drills. We had an evening parade each day and three
reviews.
The brigade commander, Gen. B. S. Eoyster, inspected
the camp, and each company was inspected by Capt. Frank
W. Howell, Fifteenth Infantry, who rendered us valuable
service and information all the time. He held an Officers'
School each day, and the patient, painstaking manner in
which he instructed us was greatly appreciated and I am
sure we were very much benefited.
The total strength, commissioned and enlisted, was. . 647
Number qualified as marksmen 53
Number qualified as first classmen G5
Number qualified as second classmen 06
Number qualified as third classmen 316
Number qualified as fourth classmen 32
Total number firing 530
The figure of merit was almost double that of last year.
Battery A was attached to the regiment during the en-campment.
They were dismounted and did pistol firing.
Capt. J. C. Byrd was in command. Their work was sepa-rated
from the regiment. Their discipline was good. They
had regular drills each day.
The Reidsville Hospital Corps was attached to the regi-ment
during the encampment and under the command of
Capt. E. C. Boyette.
There was very little sickness, and nothing at all serious.
The general deportment and behavior of the officers and men
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was very good, though there was some drinking in camp
that was unnecessary, uncalled for, and out of place. T hope
the time will soon come when all officers and men will realize
that it is positively against orders to drink intoxicating
liquors when on duty and a disgrace to their regiment and
uniform to get drunk anywhere. To every officer and en-listed
man who obeyed orders and strictly performed their
duties, I want to express my heartfelt: thanks, and T am proud
to say that this will apply to almost the entire regiment.
TRAIN SERVICE.
Two of the companies—Company G of Reidsville and
Company L of Thomasvi]le—reported that they were fur-nished
coaches that were unsanitary and unsuitable to travel
in. After communicating with the traveling passenger agent,
they were exchanged for better ones. The Southern Railway
made up a train at Greensboro, with a Pullman attached for
the officers who wished to pay the extra fare and take advan-tage
of it. The Seaboard train was made up and left Raleigh
about 2 o'clock Monday morning, July 19th. No accidents
happened on any train and the behavior of the men was good,
except on Monday morning, just as the Southern train was
pulling out of New Bern, some one threw a piece of water-melon
and broke a window in a merchant's store. So far I
have not been able to locate the guilty party, but hope to
do so yet, that they may be dealt with according to law.
We broke camp on the evening of July 24th. On the 23d
I received a telegram from Mr. C. D. LeGrand, stating that
the Seaboard train would leave Camp Glenn at 7 P. M.
on the 24th, which it did, and the Southern special would
leave at 8 P. M., but it did not leave until 9 :30. The next
morning we got into Greensboro less than five minutes after
No. 8 for Reidsville had left. The conductor told Hie that
he had telegraphed ahead and the train would wait for us.
On arriving at Greensboro we found there would be no train
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for Reidsville until after 1 o'clock in the afternoon. The
train dispatcher informed me that there was no chance to
get away any sooner. So Company G, the Hospital Corps,
myself and staff, had to wait until 1:15, and arrived at
Reidsville about 2 o'clock, when we should have gotten home
al 8 o'clock in the morning. I feel that this delay was un-necessary
for several reasons, and very annoying, especially
on account of it being Sunday and having to spend the day
around a depot.
I am glad to report that there has been no occasion to
call out any of the troops this year on account of riots or
anything of that kind.
INSPECTIONS.
We were inspected during the latter part of February
and the first of March by the Inspector General,. Colonel
Stringfield. The latter part of March by Captain Huguett
of the Regular Army, and also by Captain Rowell during
the encampment.
REMARKS.
Since the enlisted men have been receiving a small amount
of pay, it has been a stimulus to them to do better work.
They appreciate it, not merely for its intrinsic worth or
value, but for the fact that their services are recognized.
The captains should not be expected to do the work that they
are called to do and shoulder the responsibilities they have
to bear without at least receiving $100 per annum, as was
recommended and adopted at our last meeting of the State As-sociation.
To the Adjutant General I am under many obligations
for the instruction, information and kindness shown to me
and to the regiment during the past year. To the Com-mander
in Chief and to all my superior officers I wish to'
express my thanks, together with a pledge of my hearty sup-port
and co-operation.
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To the commissioned officers and enlisted men of the Third
Regiment I would say that for the progress that has been
made or the good that has been done you deserve the credit
;
the regiment is just what you- make it.
Very respectfully submitted,
J. K Craig,
Colonel, Third Infantry.
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REPORT OF COMMANDING OFFICER COMPANY H, SEC-OND
INFANTRY. IN AID OF CIVIL AUTHORITY.
Armory, Sampson Light Infantry,
Co. H, 2d Infantry, X. C. N. G.,
Clinton, N. C, .March 3, 1909.
The Adjutant General,
Raleigh, N. C.
Sir :—I have the honor to report as follows : Pursuant to
telegraphic order received on night of January 19, 1909,
issued by his Excellency, Hon. W. W. Kitchin, Commander
in Chief of the North Carolina National Guard, I reported
at once to Sheriff D. C. McPhail of Sampson County, for
the purpose of aiding with my company in the protection of
the county jail and the life of one Will Ward, alias Jackson
Palmer, therein imprisoned, from mob violence, the said
prisoner being held upon a charge of rape committed upon a
highly respectable white lady of the county.
At the time of receiving this order feeling was manifestly
high against the prisoner, but no organization had ma-terialized
among any would-be lynchers, and within ten
minutes from the time of receiving the said orders at least ten
men of the company , had been uniformed, armed and
equipped, and had formed a complete guard line around the
jail, these holding back all unauthorized persons from the
vicinity of the jail, and being reinforced as fast as other
members could arrive and go to their aid. until within the
space of two hours from the receipt of the order the jail and
prisoner were in complete possession of 45 members of the
company, fully armed with ball cartridges and under orders
to protect the said jail and prisoner at all hazards, and fully
determined to do so ; the said 45 members being all that
were summoned for this tour of duty.
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The said order was received about 7 o'clock P. M. and
by the hour of 11 o'clock P. M. a considerable gathering of
armed men had assembled about a mile from the jail, but
learning that the company was on guard they dispersed with-out
further demonstration, all remaining quiet from then un-til
3 P. M. on the following day, when Sheriff McPhail,
being fully assured by many members of the family of the
outraged lady, and by others who had manifested high feeling,
that there would not and should not be any demonstration
of mob violence further, but that the law should take its
orderly course in the matter, discharged the company un-conditionally,
whereupon the company was promptly dis-missed.
On the Sunday night following, at a time when it was
known that it would be difficult to summon the company
promptly, owing to the fact that the phones were not in
operation, a mob of about three hundred or four hundred
masked men appeared at or near the place of the previous
gathering, the purpose of this gathering being unquestionably
the lynching of the prisoner. Sheriff McPhail had pre-viously
been warned of the fact that this mob would appear,
by Corporal W. A. Herring of the company, who had, in
some way, discovered the plans of the mob, and knowing the
difficulty of quickly assembling the company at a time when
there was no phone service, the prisoner was taken from the
jail under cover of darkness in the early hours of the night
and cleverly passed within a few feet of a number of scouts
and spies of the mob, without being observed, and hurried
safely through the country to Fayetteville, and thence to the
State Prison at Raleigh for safe-keeping, and was brought
back under a special guard of one officer and 10 men of the
company on February 2, 1909, this special guard with the
prisoner being met at Warsaw by a platoon of 16 men under
command of Lieut. P. F. Lewis, and with this force the
prisoner was brought back through the community of the
crime, and Avhere trouble was most expected, and were met
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at the depot in Clinton by another platoon of the company
under the command of Lieut. J. K. Tew, who with his
platoon had kepi guard over the armory and by an effective
guard line held the vicinity of the depot clear from all un-authorized
persons.
With the entire company thus assembled, the prisoner was
conducted to the courthouse, where he was turned over to the
civil authorities for trial. The company was still held under
orders, and conducted the prisoner back and forth between
the courthouse and jail when so required during the progress
of the trial. About 7 o'clock P. M. of February 2, 1009,
the prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to death, and
was immediately conducted back to the jail, where he was
all night guarded by the company in full force, and until
9 :40 A. M. next day, when he was conducted to the depot
for return to the State Prison for safe-keeping, being con-ducted
on this return under guard of 6 men and 1 officer of
the company. Immediately upon departure of this special
detail for Raleigh in charge of the prisoner the remainder
of the company was discharged. During the bringing of the
prisoner from Raleigh and his return there after trial, and
during the trial there was no demonstration of violence what-ever,
though during the trial the courthouse was filled with
quiet but determined men, and a large concourse of people
were in town at the time, and it was evident on every hand
that a guard was necessary to prevent an outbreak of the
feeling which was manifestly high. During this tour of duty
the company was heavily armed with ball cartridges and
under orders to protect the prisoner and uphold the law at
all hazards.
Proper pay-rolls for the service rendered were presented
to the county commissioners and promptly paid.
After the trial, the feeling having subsided, it was not
deemed necessary to bring the prisoner back from Raleigh
under military guard, and he was brought back under civil
guard only, and was hanged in Clinton, "N\ C, on March
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3, 1900, the company being on guard around the vicinity
of the execution, but not under strict orders and not armed
with cartridges, the company having volunteered for this
duty out of regard for and complimentary to Sheriff McPhail.
The execution having passed off orderly and there being
no demonstration, the company was withdrawn, and after
regular monthly parade and inspection, was again dismissed.
Thus ended and passed all tours of duty of this company
in aid of the civil authorities in regard to the protection of
the said prisoner. On the first tour there were present 3
officers and 42 men, these being all that were summoned. On
the second tour there were present 3 officers and 56 men.
the entire strength of the company. On the last tour there
were 2 officers and men.
Respectfully submitted,
C. M. Fairclotii,
Captain, Company II, Second Infantry.
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REPORT OF LIEUT. COL METTS AND SUBORDINATES
ON SPECIAL DUTY.
Wilmington, N. C, December 15, L909.
The Adjutant General, N. C. National Guard,
Raleigh, N. C.
Sir:—I have the honor to report special duty November
9, 1909, in compliance with Special Order, No. 87. Adjutant
( reneral's Office.
After consultation with the mayor, and receiving his in-structions
as to the duty to be performed, I issued orders
(copy of which is herewith enclosed), followed by such
verbal orders as necessary for the protection and comfort
of President Taft, to Second Company, Coast Artillery
Corps, and Sixth Division, Naval Reserves, North Carolina
National Guard.
These companies were on duty practically all day, doing'
guard duty at the several places at which the President
stopped, namely, union station, Mr. James Sprunt's resi-dence,
U. S. revenue cutter wharf, and Masonic Temple,
pel-forming such duty quietly and firmly and with credit
to the Guard.
There were no troubles of a serious nature during the
entire day, and after the President left for his car, which
was placed on the outskirts of the city, being advised by
Mr. L. C. Wheeler, of the President's party and representing
the President, that it was not deemed necessary to send troops
with him. each organization was marched to respective armory
and dismissed.
Reports of Capt. E. A. Metts, commanding Second Com-pany,
('oast Artillery Corps, and Lieut. Cuthberl Martin,
commanding Sixth Division, Naval Reserves, are submitted
herewith. Respectfully,
J. Van B. Metts,
Lieut. Vol.. Second Infantry, X. G. X. G.. Post Commander.
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Armory, Wilmington Light Infantry,
Second Company, C. A. C.
Wilmington, N. C, November 22, 1000.
The Post Commander, N. C. N. G..
Wilmmgton, S. C.
Sir :—I Lave the honor to submit herewith my report of services
of Second Company, Coast Artillery Corps, N. C. N. G., November 0,
1000, on the occasion of the visit of the President of the United
States to this city. Yours truly,
E. A. Metts,
Captain, Second CompUny, C. .1. C, A'. V. N. G.
Armory, Wilmington Light Infantry,
Second Company, C. A. C,
Wilmington, N. C, November 22, 1000.
The Post Comx\iander, N. C. N. G..
Wilmington, AT
. C,
Sir:—In compliance with Special Order, No. 87, Adjutant General's
office, I have the honor to advise that Second Company, C. A. C,
was ordered to the armory at 7 o'clock A. M. the morning of Novem-ber
0th, and proceeded to the union station with about 50 men, and
there posted guards around the entire depot, extending from Red
Cross Street to the end of the shed and railroad yards. At o'clock
we proceeded from there to the military mess-hall, and, after break-fasting,
to the wharf of the V. S. Revenue Cutter Seminolo, where we
placed guards from Princess and Water to Market and Water, and
blocked off same, as per verbal orders from you. About 11 o'clock,
after the Seminole had left her wharf, we returned to the armory and
there dismissed the men until 1 :30 o'clock, when they reported for the
parade. At 1 :30 the company was reformed, and after parading,
did special guard duty at the City Hall, throwing lines around the
automobile in which the President was to be conveyed to other points.
After which we proceeded to the Masonic Temple, where, in con-junction
with Wilmington Division, Naval Reserves, we threw guards
around the front of the building, blocknding the same to public
traffic from 5:30 until S P. M.. while the President was at supper in
said building. On his departure at 8 o'clock we returned to the
armory, where the men were dismissed.
Beg to call your attention to the general discipline of the men
during that day, which was remarkable, considering the amount of
marching and guard duty which was done, thereby practically keep-ing
them on their feet the entire day, in which duty every man
seemed more than anxious to shnre his part. Am glad to report
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that during said duty there were no mishaps or arrests required.
One of my men engaged in a little affair with a civilian during the
day. which I am investigating and will take what action I deem
accessary. Respectfully,
E. A. Metts,
Captain, Second Company, C. A. C, X. C. N. G.
First Division, Naval Brigade,
Wilmington, N. C, December 2, 1909.
Lieut. Col. J. Van B. Metts,
Second Infantry, N. C. AT
. (?.,
Post Commander, City.
Sir :—I beg leave to submit the following report of the duties per-formed
by the Wilmington Division, Naval Brigade, November 0, 100!).
The division assembled at its armory at 7 :30 A. M., and reported
for duty around Mr. James Spruut's residence, for guard duty during
the breakfast of President Taft. A detachment of 4 men under
Lieut. (Junior Grade) J. M. Murphy fired a salute of twenty-one
guns from Market Street dock, as the President passed. At 9 :30
A. M. this detachment joined the division in front of Mr. Sprunt's.
and Lieutenant Murphy with 15 men reported to Third and Market
streets for guard duty there. The division assembled at the armory
at 10 :30 A. M. and were dismissed until 2 P. M., when they again
fell in for the parade, reporting at the battalion headquarters. They
participated in the parade, reporting back at the armory about
4 :30 P. M.
At 5:30 P. M. the division assembled for duty at the Masonic-
Temple, for guard duty during the Taft entertainment there, re-maining
on duty until 8 :05 P. M. They were then drilled back to the
armory and dismissed.
The command turned out practically its entire strength, there be-ing
about 40 men in ranks, and performed the duties required of
them in a very creditable manner.
Respectfully,
Cuthbert Martin,
Lieutenant, Commanding First Division, Naval Brigade.
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GENERAL ORDERS.
State of Nobth Carolina,
Office Adjutant General,
»ii m ral Orders. No. 1. Raleigh, January 11, 1909.
Company I'.. First Infantry, Company C, Second Infantry, and Com-pany
L, Third Infantry, on their own applications, are hereby trans-ferred
to the Coast Artillery service, and together with First Com-pany,
Coast Artillery, of New Bern, are constituted the Coast Artil-lery
Corps of the North Carolina National Guard.
The officers of the above-named organizations will meet, in the city
of Raleigh at 8 1'. M. Tuesday, January 12th. for the purpose of
electing such held officers as may be prescribed for said corps.
By order of the Commander in Chief:
Approved : Tnos. R. Robertson.
R. B. Glenn, A<ljii1<int (lateral.
Governor.
State of North Carolina,
Office Adjutant General.
General Orders, No. 2. Raleigh, February 1. 1909.
The regular annual inspection of the National Guard of this State
will be made by the Inspector General during the months of February
and March, on the dates and at the places indicated, as follows:
Raleigh, February 15.
Lumber Bridge, February 16.
Fayetteville, February 17.
Wilson, February IS.
Clinton, February If).
Goldsboro, February 20 and 22.
Kinston, February 23.
Edenton. February 24.
Washington, February 25.
Tarboro, February 26.
Weldon. February 27.
Warrenton, March 1.
Oxford, March 2.
Henderson, March 3.
Louisburg. March 4.
Franklinton, March 5.
Durham. March 6.
Burlington, March S.
Reidsville, March 9.
Winston. March 10.
Mount Airy. March 11.
High Point, March 12.
Lexington, March 13.
Concord. March 15.
Charlotte, March 10 and 17.
Wadesboro. March IS.
Shelby, March 19.
Statesville. March 20.
Hickory. March 22.
Asheville. March 23 and 24.
Waynesville, March 25.
II. Commanding officers of organizations at the stations named
will parade their companies for inspection on the dates herein given.
the hours of inspection and all details connected therewith to be
fixed by the Inspector General.
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III. All officers of the General Staff, and all Field and Staff of-ficers
of regiments, resident at any station where an organization
is to be inspected under this order, will present themselves in per-son,
properly uniformed, to the inspecting officers. The uniform
for inspection will be the dress uniform : Provided, however, that
this requirement may be modified by the Inspector General in his
discretion. No officer or enlisted soldier will be accepted in a mixed
uniform nor in any dress not in accordance with regulations.
IV. Regimental commanders are expected to visit and inspect the
companies of their respective regiments at least once a year, the
annual money allowance to such officers being sufficient and available
for that purpose.
V. When the Inspector General visits a company station the local
commanding officer will exhibit, for examination, all military stores
considered unserviceable, with a view to having the same condemned
and dropped.
VI. Upon the completion of his tour of inspection the Inspector
General will forward a detailed report of same to this office.
By order of the Commander in Chief
:
Thos. R. Robertson.
Adjutant General.
State of North Carolina.
Office Adjutant General,
General Orders, No. 3. Raleigh, February 4, 1909.
All bodies of troops of the organized militia of the several States
and Territories of the United States are hereby granted permission
to pass through the State of North Carolina, under arms, during
the months of February and March, en route to and from Washington,
D. C, for the purpose of participating in the inaugural ceremonies
of President-elect William H. Taft.
By order of the Commander in Chief
:
Thos. R. Robertson,
Adjutant General.
State of North Carolina.
Office Adjutant General,
General Orders, No. 4. Raleigh, February 27, 1909.
I. An inspection of the National Guard of North Carolina, as pro-vided
by act of Congress, will be made by an officer detailed by the
War Department during the months of March and April, at the fol-lowing
places
:
Raleigh, March 8. Clinton, March 12.
Fayetteville, March 9. Wilson, March 13.
Lumber Bridge, March 10. Goldsboro, March 15.
Wilmington, March 11. Kinston, March 16.
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New Bern, March 17. Winston, April 1.
Edenton, March IS. Mount Airy. April 2
Washington, March 19. Greenshoro, April 3.
Tarlioro. March 20. High Point, April 5.
Weldon, March 22. Lexington, April 6.
Warrenton, March 23. Salisbury. April 7.
Oxford, March 24. Concord, April 8.
Henderson. March 2.">. Charlotte, April 9 and 10.
Louisburg, March 26. Wadesboro, April 12.
Franklinton. March 27. Shelby, April 13.
Durham. March 2f>. Statesville. April 14.
Burlington. March 30. Hickory, April 15.
Reidsville, March 31. Asheville. April 16 and 17.
Waynesville, April 19.
II. Commanding officers of all organizations at the stations named
will parade their respective organizations for inspection on the
dates indicated, at such hour as may be fixed by the Inspector.
III. Field and staff officers of regiments and separate corps and
officers of the General Staff will present themselves for inspection
at their respective home stations.
IV. The uniform will be such as may be prescribed by the In-spector.
V. All officers having in charge and responsible for any military
stores will prepare and deliver to the Inspector a statement of the
same, in order that a proper accounting may be rendered.
By order of the Commander in Chief
:
Thos. R. Robertson,
Adjutant General.
State of North Carolina.
Office Adjutant General,
General Orders, No. 5. Raleigh. March 17, 1909.
Col. John A. Pollock, Surgeon General, having reached the age of
sixty-four years, is hereby honorably discharged from the National
Guard of North Carolina, and placed upon the retired list of officers,
as provided in section 49,06, chapter 316, Laws of 1007.
By order of the Commander in Chief
:
Thos. R. Robertson,
Adjutant General.
State of North Carolina.
Office Adjutant General,
General Orders, No. 6. Raleigh, April S, 1909.
The following laws relating to the North Carolina National Guard,
as amended by act of March 8, 1909. are published for the informa-tion
and guidance of all concerned.
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Attention is directed to sections 4859, 4865, 4867, 4877, 48S2. 4883
and 4899, showing changes in Militia Law of 1007.
4848. Who liable for duty in. All able-bodied male citizens of the
State of North Carolina, between the ages of twenty-one and forty-five
years, who are citizens of the United States, shall be liable to
duty in the militia: Provided, that all persons who may be averse
to bearing arms, from religious scruples, shall be exempt therefrom.
4S4!». Divided into active and inactive. The militia shall be divided
into two classes, the active and inactive. The active militia shall
(••insist of all regularly enlisted volunteers; the inactive militia shall
consist of all other persons subject to military duty.
4850. Commander in chief J power to call out. The Governor shall
be commander in chief, and shall have power to call out the militia
to execute the law. suppress riots or insurrection and to repel in-vasions.
4851. Active first ordered out. In all cases the active militia herein-after
provided for shall first he ordered into service.
4852. White and colored enrolled separately ; only white officers. The
white and colored militia shall be separately enrolled and shall never
be compelled to serve in the same organization. No organization of
colored troops shall be permitted while white troops are available,
and, when permitted to be organized, colored troops shall he under
command of white officers.
4853. Commander in chief prescribes rules for its government. The
Governor, as commander in chief, may from time to time prescribe
such orders, rules, regulations, forms and proceedings as he may
think proper (not inconsistent with the discipline prescribed by the
United States) for the use, government and instruction of the militia.
4854. Discipline. The active militia, and the inactive militia when
called into active service, shall be organized and disciplined in the
same manner and according to the rules and regulations required by
the Congress of the United States Cor the organizing and disciplining
the National Guard.
4855. Ordered out for service: failure to appear; penalties. Every
soldier ordered out for' active duty, or who shall volunteer or be
drafted, who does not appear at the time and place ordered, or who
has not some able-bodied and proper substitute at such time and
place, or does not furnish a reasonable excuse for such nonappearance,
shall be liable to such punishment as a court-martial may determine.
4856. When paid. The militia of the State, both officers and enlisted
men, when called into the service of the State, shall receive the same
pay and rations as when called into the service of the United States:
Provided, however, that when called in aid of the civil authorities
to guard any jail or prisoners or to quell riots, enlisted men shall
receive in addition to said pay the sum of sixty (GO) cents per day.
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4857. By whom paid. When the militia or any portion thereof shall
in' called into active service, according to law, to serve any county
of the State or for guarding the jail <>i' such county on account of
prisoners from some other county being imprisoned in such jail, the
county commissioners of the county from which said prisoners may
be or may have been taken shall audit the account of said militia
and draw a warrant upon the county treasurer for the same, and the
county treasurer shall pay the same out of any county funds not
otherwise appropriated.
4S58. May be ordered on duty; pay. The Governor may, whenever
the public service requires it. order upon special or regular duty any
officer of the National Guard, and his expenses and compensation
therefor shall he paid upon the approval of the Governor and warrant
of the Auditor. Such compensation shall not exceed four dollars per
diem. No staff officer who receives a salary as such shall he entitled
to any additional compensation for any service connected with his
office: Provided, that the Inspector General shall he allowed the pay
Of his rank while engaged in the duties of his office.
II. Officers.
4n."!>. How appointed and commissioned. All officers of the militia
shall he appointed and commissioned by the commander in chief. He
may revoke the commission of any officer at any time. When not in
active service the officers of the active militia below the rank of
brigadier general shall he previously elected or nominated as provided
by law. The Governor may confer brevet commissions, of a grade
next higher than the ordinary commissions ever held by them, upon
officers of the National Guard in active service for gallant conduct
or meritorious service of not less than twenty-live years. He may also
confer upon officers in active service in the active militia who have
previously served therein in a higher grade, or who have previously
served in the forces of the T'nited States in time of war. brevet
commissions of a grade equal to the highest grade in which they have
previously served. Such commissions shall carry with them only such
privileges or rights as are allowed in like cases in the military and
naval service of the United States. Officers placed on duty under
their brevet rank may wear the uniforms and insignia of such brevet
rank.
4Nt'»ii. To tithe and subscribe oath of office Every commissioned of-ficer
of the militia, before entering upon his duties, shall take and
subscribe before a justice of the peace or other qualified officer the
oath prescribed by the Constitution, which shall at once be forwarded
to the Adjutant General.
4861. Rank according to date of commission. Commissioned officers
shall take rank according to the date of their commissions. The day
of appointment or election of an officer shall he expressed in his
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commission and considered as the date thereof. Whenever an officer
shall be recommissioned within six months after the expiration or
revocation of his original commission in the same grade in which
he has served in the State Guard his new commission shall bear date
even with and he shall take rank from the date provided for in his
former commission. When two commissions bear the same date the
officer who has had priority of rank in any lower rank shall have
precedence; and if the officers have not served in a lower grade the
commander in chief shall designate their respective rank or priority.
4862. Reports by. Every officer shall make all such reports as may
be required of him by any law or regulation or as may be called for
by any superior officer.
4863. Staff, how Mvided. The military staff of the State of North
Carolina shall be divided into two kinds—the personal staff of the
commander in