Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-27
NEW MILITARY WORK
COT. Il. c. JONES ISSUES IMPORTANT
ORDERS FOR THE INCOMING YEAR.
The Regiment 70 10 Composed Of Two
BattaiIoos-Target-Pr and
Drill Regulations.

the FIRST virginia regiment, mas fssueu ths
following orders. which will materially af-
feet ana improve tho organization in the
months to come:
HEADQUARTERS,
FIRST REGIMENT Va. VOL. ISPAsrgY.
RICHMOND. Va. December ~. 1891.
+. Companies A, G, and Il are hereby as
signed 10 the First battalion of this reai-
ment.
II. Companies b. d, and z ore hereby as
signed 10 the Second battalion OF this
regiment. l..
I'll, Major J. II. Derbyshire will CON-
mand the First battalion, and III his ALB
sence the senior officer present The Sc
Nor officer of the Second battalion viii
command it.
~. Second-Lieutenan J. II. Goode.
Company A. is hereby detailed az acting
adiutant First battalion. Second-Lieuten-
ant &. NJ. Verne, Company u, 10 hereby
detailed as acting adjutant Second bat
taion. First.Sergeant Il. Il. Wilson, Com
pany c. is hereby detailed as acting SER
geant-maior First battalion. First-Ser-
geant George j. Shacklefofd. Company r,
Is hereby detailed as acting sergeant-malor
Second battalion.
V. Detail for Color-Guard: Corporal Z.
s. Gibbs. Company A, and Private Water
.. Blankrnan. Company Is. The color
Will ItiDii w lllt NOtfl -t''t ~
all battalion and regimental parades. The
cOlor-guard IL assigned 10 the First bat
talon.
DRILL NIGHTS FOR THE TWO BArrALToSs.
VI. The First battalion will assemble for
drill January 9TH. 2lst, 2sth, February 9Th,
18th. 18th, and 18th, March Sd, lOth l!th,
oath, 3lst. April 9TH. 18th. 2lst, and 2Sth at
S:i5 O'Clock L. NJ.
VII. The Second battalion will assemble
for drill January 18th, 18th, Goth, Feb
ruary I'd, 9Th. 10th. 23d, March 1st, Sth,
18th. ed. 18th, April 5tn, 18th, 18th, and
2Gth at s:15 o'clock Y. ri.
VIII. At all assemblies OF the regiment
IN the drill-hall of the ArmOry. the for
nation will be by battalion in two lines.
The Second battalion will be the base.
TX. The regiment will assemble for drill
on January 10 and Is, 1892, at Sl5 O'Clock
T.. NJ.
X. Tho regiment will assemble February
2. March 3. and April 3, 1892, at 5:l5 L. Nj.
tor inspection.
XI. instruction to battalions during
the month of January will be espe-
cially in formation OF battalIons.
The frings. breaking into column Of
fours from the TANKS, formation into
line from columns OF fours and
platoons. and the successive formations to
the right, left, and front, both IN column
and line. During the month Of February,
10 change front. The advances III line OF
companies. In columns OF fours ana
platoons. Formations on right or left into
line OF companies. In columns OF 1ouTs
and platOons. During the month OF March,
the formation into close column and the
deployments. During the month OF April.
movements by platoons, formation OF
street columns, and the evolutIOns OF the
same.
REQUIRED To SHOOT AT TARGETS.
XII. All officers and men of this regi-
ment are hereby eqdlred TO fire at gallery
target thirty rounds, diminished charges
between this date and April /, 1892, under
the following rules: |. FIVE rounds oDly
will be fired 10y each man at each practice.
2. An accurate score On INK Will be Kept
on the form herewith furnished. 3. Hours
of practice from 7:45 +. NJ. tC l0:30P. Nj.
4. Only ten men under the charge
of an officer or nOn-commlssloned
officer shall occupy tue range at any
time. This officer or non-commls5loned
officer shall act as range officer. D. Am
muniti0n. pastors, and targets Will DE iur-
nished by the ordnance officer All empty
shells and uneXpended ammunition VIII
be returned to him. q. Gallery practice
will begin on Monday, January ii. 1892.
On Mondays the officers aud men or Com
pany +, on tuesdays the officers and men
of Company r. on Wednesdays the officers
and men of Company Is, on Thursdays the
officers and men OF Company ID, on Fri
dayg the officers and men of Company A,
on Saturdays the officers and men OF Com
pany g. Details for practice shall be
made bg the commaudants or companies
as provided in section of this paragraph;
The field staff and non-commissioned
stafI on January 18th and 2Sth, February
%. March Sd, and April OH after the re@l-
ment ls dismissed.
SEW DEILL REGULATIONS.
XIII. Ccmmaudants of companies will
make reouisit:on on the ordnance officer
for oil. with which TO oil all leather parts
of Announcements and equipments. Be
fore Cling accoutrements and equipments
they will be disassembled. They will not
be assembled until twenty-tour hours at
ter being oiled.
XIV. The attention of officers and men
is especially called to paragraph 80, new
drill regulations. which prohibits the use
of the bayone5 in stacking arms with
rifles which have stacking sviyes. stacks
can be formed with the bayonets fixed or
unfixed, using the swivel. =,
XIV. The gymnasium under charge or
the First Regiment Athletic Club Will be
open ON and after January IL, 1892. Any
member of the regiment desiring to use
the gymnasium will make application TO
the First Regiment Athletic Club IN care
of these Headquarters Tor membership in
the club. The initiation fee and dues for
the first year will be 81 and the dues for
each succeeding year will DO 81.
BY order of Colonel Jones.
4. A. SHEPHERD,
CaDtain and Adiutaut.