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Lieut., James H. Rice, of Brighton; Second Lieut., James G. C. Dodge, of Boston.
Company G. Captain, Harrison G. O. Weymouth, of Lowell; First Lieut., Samuel D. Hovey, of Cambridge; Second Lieut., Dudley C. Mumford, of Medford.
Company H. Captain, William H. Wilson, of Boston; First Lieut., Henry A. Hale, of Salem; Second Lieut., William H. LeCain, of Boston.
Company I. Captain, Jonathan F. Plympton, of Boston; First Lieut., Christopher C. Sampson, of Boston; Second Lieut., William L. Palmer, of Salem.
Company K. Tiger Fire Zouaves, of Boston; Captain, Ansel D. Wass; First Lieut., Eugene Kelty; Second Lieut., Edward P. Bishop.
The recruits of the different companies, when they arrived at Lynnfield, caused many amusing things to occur.
As yet unskilled in all the soldiers' arts, untaught in all, save the native courage of their race, these country boys promised little of their later fame.
In many instances, the ‘non-coms’ were as verdant in matters of discipline and routine as were the men. A corporal, of ‘A’ Co. one day, in posting his relief, had one more man than he had posts, so he made a new post.
The Officer of the Day asked him what he had done with the extra man.
‘I put him on in rear of the ice house,’ he replied.
‘Who gave you authority to do so?’
‘Why, I supposed I was to use my men.’
Another time, as soon as the guards were posted they began calling for the Corporal of the Guard and asking him for a drink of water.
He went to the Officer of the Day, asked if it was his duty to carry water to the men and was told that it was. Then for two hours he ‘toted’ the water pails for the guards.
The officers of the companies were anxious to have the men learn the tactics as quickly as possible, and drill was on early and late.
One of the captains was a very energetic officer in this respect, and long before daybreak, with his First Sergeant, he would turn out the recruits, and, as the other men
Salem Press. Co., Salem, Ma., 1906.
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