The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12
vTRGINIA'S MILITARY.
.,o,Ft o1ANE sTERN's ANNVAL
xyyoKrAsro RS EFFICIENCY
.-.....,,,r Information About the Actual
,,.,-o,,n. Various Organizations
r..ult. OF the Recent Inspections

i' -.,,-, 20 Breadior-Genei~
80 l. Anderson. the ac-Ins adJ'''"'-
-.-I The report shows chat there arc
m. service 3.l0 officers and men,
.r..b number there were present dit
~. r.secuou this year 26S. Inc ''-
-..s. in the force since last year '' i'''
and us Increase ia numbers present "'
l4 .,.. ~.rort
..'.. ,r.t i7 1854 there were ih.r|-.o'u'
.... r1mrauies Coupusi"s N'. ..,ts.
.F ..rte.n ca.Ured companies. N.',' -.,.-
.4 mon. u I.3 there were
. ,,fIf. companies lu tNs,."..
........ ~. use1. and nine ca.'i.' '-''i.
r4nurisng 5i5 men, sl'"i"- tn-
~ Ir..l white companies ".' s,d
.r..ea Iu strength ot i@ ""'l. ,s M
-, Io.. of ua. c1iorei comIA..'' .',',,,Ies
Ir strength Zine nine ,..o.' -
U.t.rs.G v,r. found iA.'.. ..-.
o.s'.. ,.. ...-. only sIN. -tnree per
.t .tfIe white and c9.'iei H. pa ~a,'-'
Irs...t91 The percentage Ho"eNe.,
..uv increased since inen' JntH
+.l.s r....ra8 500 per cent. ms year.
.....lira Of tla uniforms and equip
r0l.rs. s..fae says: ut is est-
,....I fF.t there are at least loo dress
... and helmets t1 complete the out
.. and t..f about the same number are
.., supplied with the blouse ana forage
.4.--rec iu cost Of the two IS about
g... and DO ls. therefore, again recon-
... That the undress OF service uni-
t. .e adopted as the only one re-
# and chat the dress uniform DE
..rHI with the companies, the kind ana
F t0 be controlled by the COMMANDER
..tf.'
.rrc che year four new companies OF
.r..r.. a4 officers and men ana TWO
.. of cavaIrv. ST officers and men,
.a been mustered into service. Inc
Has Of infantry are one eacH @1
E Franklin. Radford ana Farm
r and troops of cavalry are one III
.N % and one bon Albemarle. The re-
.- recommends that the company at
...f.r5 be assigned 90 the Second lufan-
place of the company at Winches-
.. ..uUaI. recommended 20 be dis
..... and that the company at Farm
4 d.. assigned t0 the Third Infantry.
order t3 make room in the fourih
... for the companies OF Suhoik ana
Franklin. it S. re-9mme vded that com
d. and I of that regiment az Pc
.....- and Blackstone Doe detached and
..I % the Third. and the companies
s.l..a and Franklin. being assigned
."a Fourth. VIII make each of the three
..r-e complete with ten companies.
As t1 the result of the recent annual
insertion of the organizations forming
r rs. brigade the report contains the
.s last inspection "a very carefully
pm. Directly prepared roster OF the brig
.. officers has been made by The as
...t ad.u.art-seneral and headquar-
.-. looks are kept in am exceedingly sat
....H.y manner
.. MaIlr and ordnance officers alb
r...t.s rs-.mcut was inspected by udtlal-
la. condition has not materially
n..I since ue last inspection. An im-
movement may have been prevented 10y
.. l.. that the regiment for some time
t prior to inspection did not use and
..... Its drI room. because OF the ace
... OF the city Council Don auprOpuating
tHr time to some other purpose. 10
r.f likely That this viii occur again.
.. satisfactory understanding between
". Council and the omeers of DE resi-
mont has Been reached.
.Ihc general appearance of the resi-
u..t is very much married by their
U...tiu- uniforms there bslng not enough
dress uniforms nor enough service uul-
forms t0 cloth HI the men alike. a large
number OF recruits have been enlisted.
and uniforms oU hand have been issued
u u,m hut u The majority of cases
t.eg DO not nr and there Was general
HlIf OF uI.u.s. and u0atIes9 Iu several
. the .uUHaU
individual e.rup and drill seem TO-
Dove been neglected boz many cases, but
'-A men seem l' nave received
,-' '..''" il '"l.'lIoh movements
''...'..' "'.' i"'D. ''"ir' ""''.ts9'
"7 ".'t '''.' "'i.' '' 'i'7 manner. i"'
'..'' %. i'' .'..'..'s "I- D" -"oa communion,
....... y. .- . incur "u,.S' ANA
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condition ''''' property Is !" 5000
-ap p Surrey Courthouse)' inspected