Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-31

TIRE ruIpD REGIMENT CAMPING en-.
camnment of the Third Virginia Reglmenl
of volunteers, which takes place at LSncu'
hurq from Monday, August t, to saturday
August 9, inclusive, promises 10 DE n lrt
interesting aud pleasurabe event. Ut
regiment represents the whole line OF flen-
mont, Virginia, from this city TO LyncnoufS'
1t was organized Juuel3. 1881, ana It's neao-
quarters are at Charlottesville
The field officers are a. follows Coiohei'
&C. Wertenbakrr, OF Cbatl",tesville lilen-
tenant colonel to he elected III LynchDurs;l
major, VIM Male, OF Culprrer.
Commissioned stall: Captain Angus McD'
Green, Culpeper, adjntani; surgeon w.
Charles Slaughter, l.ynchhurs; assls'itI-
surgeon, DIR. G. H. klipstein, Alexandra;
assistant qunrlerlnaster, Captain >. l.. Coop
er, CulptpeI; assistant commlsSarS sergeant
Capt. j. l.. Culn, Charlottesville; chaplain,
Rev. R. r. AGREE, Lynchburg.
Non commissioned staff: L. n. Eubank,
serpeant-msior, Lynchburg; quartermaster
sergeant, w. w. Chelf, Cul2eper; commls'
cary sergeant, L. j. Blaket, charlottesville;
ordnance sergeant, G. ]. w. Summers, Alex
andria; ensign, J. G. Scott, Warrenton;
hospital steward, Albert O'Neal, Danv'ile;
James II. Johnson, bandmaster.
The regiment is compose OF the io''o"
ing companies Co. A. Danville Grays'
Capt. Albert Herst; Co g, Cu'perer' APP
II. G.. Burrows; Co. {, Warrenton' tapl.
Granville Gaines; Co. ID, Chario1'esVlie'
Capt Poiudexter Drane; Go. +, Lynchhuts
Capt Ridgeway Holt; Co. +, Alexanaria'
CAPT G. A. Musbbach; Co. q, tredericKS-
burg, Capt. NJ. p. Rowe: Co. Ii, 'sordons-
Vile, Lieut.. F. Lovelock; Go. !, Roanoke,
Lieut.. r. f. Scott; Co X, Chatham, Capt.
L. H Pigg. The regiment numbers ooV
men in the aggregate, and there VIII
he present in Lynchburg all OF the com
panies except A, from Danville, and ri,
from Gorduusvile, with an average OF 81
men to each company. Together with the
Third Regiment band, with 10 pieces, and
the field and staff, there will be over 300
men and officers in camp. The regiment
is only partly provided with tents, and
most of the companies will be provided
with quarters in the building of the
Lynchburg Agricultural Society, on whose
fair grounds tabout one and q half miles out
of the city the encampmeDt will be held.
The object of the encaIGpment Is to give the
troops thorough drill in the school of the
battalion and graduate them in camp duty.
There have been offered magnificent silver
cup 90 inches high, to the best drilled com
pany, and costly jewelea scarf pin to the
best commissioned officer. Gold medals are
also offered to the best team of FIVE in rifle
contest, for the best disciplined company
and for the best sentinel.
The companies are mostly very we'll drill
ed, as many of the officers are graduates OF
the Virginia Military Institute, and the es.
prit du corps of the command is excellent.
The system of reports, enlistments, dis
charges, Sc, are all carried out just as they
are in the regular service, and it ever the
command should be suddenly called out II
would be found thoroughly prepared Tor
duty, and can be concentrated at headqnar-
tiers in less than four hours. The A. l.. l !,
Co. F, about forty strong, under command
of Capt. G. A. Mushbach, will leave here on
Monday morning next for the camping
grounds.