Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-17
CAMP FENDER.
THE xNcAMPMEHT OF THE E0RrH
CAROLINA STATE GUARD.
All Things In Readiness for tho Arrival
OF Troops To-Day-The Loca-
tion, 20.
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correspondence on the Richmond Dsspatch.l
WRrduTsvn.LE, July 10, 1883.
The North Carolina State Guard wiz 20
into camp here tomorrow Tor ten Gays
tour OF duty. For many months u mas Deen
eagerly ANTICIPATED as the greatest event IN
the history u the States volunteer force.
The last encampment was at Asheville, IN
July. 1885, when some 500 troops were under
canvas. This time The force present Tor DUTY
will approximate 200. The status OF The
Guard has been raised greatly In the tnree
years which have interviewed. Governor
scales has shown judgment in bis Efforts Tor
the Advancement OF the force and has been
ably aided. The results will gratiiy the peo-
pie OF the whole State. The orders are pc
remptory for the entire force OF white troops
10 90 into camp. There are twenty-eight
companies Of white troops and all Will oil
course be present. There are two compa-
MES OF cl'ored troops in the State and these
will 20 into camp later at another point.
The .Orce in camp will be composed OF
four regiments OF infantry and troop OF
cavalry. The average strength OF the con-
panies is about iorty-seyen. The strength IN
camp will be about forty each, on an average.
Acknowledgement Johnston Jones VIII De
assigned 10 the command OF the camp by
Governor Scales. who will not arrive here
until the o3d. The other officers at head
ouarters are: Inspecior-Genersl, f. II.
Cameron: Quarternsster. General, Frederick
A. ODDS; Commissary.G General, John l..
CantweII; surgeon-GeneraI. Hubert Hay
wood; Engineer, w. G.. Lewis.
The composition OF tue regiments IS as
follows:
First-Colonel John W. Catlen, head
quarters Tarboro'-Company a, Tarboro',
Captain W. II. Powell, Jr.; Company Il.
GreenvIlle. Captain Richard Williams; Com.
pany G.. Raleigh, Captain Eugene q. Hstrell;
Company ID. Goldsboro'. Captain w. i.
UoIlowell: Company T.. Elizabeth City, Cap
tain Julian +. Wood; Company i. Warren
ton, Captain L. j. Macon; Company G,
Washington. Captain Charles f. Warren.
Second Regiment Colonel w. G. Jones,
Headquarters wilmington Company a,
Fayetteville, Maior W. F. Campbell; Com
pany Il, Lumber Bridge, Captain j. ID. NAL
low: Company {, Wilmington, Captain j.
H. Daniels; Company ID, Rocky Mount.
Captain 5. l.. Hart. Jr.; Company L, Max
ton. Captain William Black; Company Il,
Clinton, Captain w. l.. Faison.
Third Regiment-Colonel james ID. Glenn,
Headquarters Greens DOro'-COmgany A,
Winston, Captain w. 7. Gray; Company
Il, Greensboro, Captain Il. i. Gray; Com
pany C., Henderson, Captain II. J.. Danger.
field; Company ID, Durham, Captain +. j.
Parrish; Company Il, oxford, Captain W.
A. Bobbitt; Company &, ReidsviIle, Cap
tain =. II. Boyd; Company |, Reldsville,
Captain A. J. Ellington.
Fourth Northumberland J. II. Anthony,
HEADQUARTERS Charlotte Company 4, States
willie, Captain J. +. Armfeld; Company B,
Lincolnton. Captain Charles L. Chi!ds; Com
pany c. WayneSvillc. Captain }. Il. McIn.
tosh: Company ID, Monroe, Captain W. c.
Heath; Company L. Charlotte, Captain 1.
Il. Robertson; Company +, Asheville. Cap
tain J. II. Barnard; Company IA, Dallas,
Captain w. +. Holland.
The troop OF cavary-the 6cotland-Neck
Mounted Rflemen-is commanded bv Cap
tain w. ii. Anthony, and will appear dis
mounted.
The senior colonel is John w. Catlen, OF
the First regiment. The senior captain IS
A. j. Ellington, OF Company !, Third regi-
mcnt. Company f, First regiment. will
have the largest number OF men in camp
sixty.
The troops will begin to arrive here at
noon tomorrow. By 10 O'Clock that night
all are expected to be in quarters. The trains
are all specials and all run through to this
point without transfers. The camp will be
flags raised. and drills begin at once. The
camp is in the form OF square, and is 50 ar
ranged that. at will, each regiment can
guard its own quarters or the whole may be
constituted a brigade camp.
The singular beauty Of The location Is
special feature OF this encampmeut. 1t Is
in Seaside Park, private property gene
rOusly rendered the State by Mrs. Herbert
Latimer, the owner. Ii j. on WrightsYllle
sound. eight miles from. Wilmington, and
is accessible by trains, which run every
hour or by the finest shell road In the
state. The grounds are spacious. and have
all the beauty OF park. For miles the
shallow sound stretches, with the banks
showing the oceans limit, while there is
view Of twoineis.
The tents are in r grove OF magnificent
trees, oak, hickory, hye.oak, etc, all draped
exquIsitely with gray moss. The drill
grounds stretch away from this grand grove
10 the very shores OF the sound. The camp
is complete, and the white tents under the
deep shadow of the trees, the long slopes OF
green fields. the sparkling waters OF the
sound, the deeper color OF the surrounding
sea, make up such picture as Is quite GER
tain one will find nowhere else along this
southern coast. Wrigbtsyille this year gets
an introduction to all the state, for thou
sands OF people will be here. The shore OF
the sound Is lined with pretty summer homes.
Lieutenant Governor Stedman is the owner
OF the most attractive OF all OF them.
The encampment is held here at the special
invitation Of the people OF Wilmington,
whose hospitality is limitless. They have
provided all sorts Of comforts, such floors
for tents, kitchens aud stoves, fuel and
water, lights, bathing, buildings for the use
OF headquarters, a hospital, bath-hoHses,
bedding, &c. The State paws all railway
transportation-saye on the Wilmington and
Seacoast railway. which makes no charge
and it is calculated that the cost OF sub
slstence, which Is borne by the men, will not
be over SO per man for the ten days.
The people OF Wilmington, not content
with this liberality, have arranged for all
sorts OF amuscmeuts and entertainments for
their military visitors. Balls, receptions, eX-
cursions, and a 6eld.day in the city will be
features. There Will he duty in earnest in
the camp. but each leisure moment will be
delightfully."- spent. Governor Scales will re-
view The troops next week. The next Gov
ernor Judge Fowle) and nearly every other
Prominent man in the state will be here,
among them all the State officers.
The only drawback here is lack as yet OF
lelegrnphic facilities, which will necessitaie
the sending OF reports from Wilmington, but
the Dispatch will be carefully served.