Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
TIE FIRST REGIMENT.


The First Virginia Regiment. the pride
OF every true citizen OF this glorious anu
historic old Commonwealth. constituted
the second division in the procession IL
was headed by Colonel Henry c. Jones.
and the staff and field officers were Lieu
tenant Colonel \. L. Phillips, Major J.
II. Derbyshire in command of the first
battalion: Captain Gasscr in command OF
the second: CAPTAIN l.. II. Christian, act
ing admtant. Captain J. X. Tenant quar-
termaster; MAJOR Kirk. and Captain Dos-
sieuX.
The regiment was headed by its splen-
did band and drum corps. and was In
point Of numbers superior 10 any other
section OF the parade. 1t was FORMED III
the following order. First Batialion-Com-
pany A. ffty-two men in line. command
ed by Captain G. q. BossieuN' Company
j.. forty-nine men IN line. commanded
by Captain +. W. Cunningham; Company
j.. forty-four men in line, commanded
10y Captain +. L. Spence. Second Bat
taliop-Compauy D. thirty men in line,
commanded by Lieutenant c. \. CTdw-
ford; Company G, forty men in hne'
commanded by Lieutenant X. +. Mo1ris;
Company L. thirty-fOur men in line. COM
mandcd by Captain George Wayne An
dcrs0n; a supplementary guard or SIX
teen in command of Lieutenant NJ. L..
Mills; the Hospital Corps with fifteen
men and an ambulance.
BLUES AND ROANOKE BOYS.
The third section or division in the pa
rade was composed OF only two comp1-
mics. They were the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues ana Company q, of the
Second Regiment. better known as the
Roanoke Light Infantry, made famous
by the recent riot in Nirginias magic
CITY. Cautain Sol. Cutchins. of the Blues,
was I'm command Of the battGlion ana the
time-honorcd organization a. whose head
he has long stood never showed up IN more
splendid form than on yesterday. There
were forty-eght men in line, not tnclui-
ing the bard a-d drum corps, whieh
added half as many more. The Blues were
cheered here, there, and everywhere.
Then came the simple and ostenaiious
array. the scrawny little fellows from
Roanokc-the Roanoke Light Infantry
under command of the courageous ana
dicnined yet unassuming Captain John
Eyrd. whose scalp was so desired imme-
diatcly subsequent 10 the recent unpleas-
antress in that majestic city IN the
Southwest. There were just thirty-nlne
members Of this company IN the parade
not including the drum corps, consisting
OF ten brightly-clad youths who tapped
upon the sheepskin heads with martial
vivaciy.
THOSE OF THE FOURTH.
The provisional battalion was closely
followed by a battalion from the Fourth
Regiment Its commanding officer was
Major G.. W. Taylor. and In II We're
Companies 4 and Il. Of Norfolk. These
bodies, bearing the usual life and Impetus
OF those who live on the saline bre @eS
and the luscious blyalves, were COM
Inanded by Captain A. N. Higgins anu
Iieutenant j. W. Salomonsky respec-
tively. Company A had twcnty-six men
In line and thirty-three Of the boys OF
Company participated in the process
sion. These companies were also accom-
uanied by a splendid drum corps.
THE FORMIDABLE ARTILLERY.
That most formidable of all branches
of the serviee-the aTtillery-followed the
infantrymcn. IL was under the charge OF
Major w. T.. Simons and his stan, COM
posed OF Captains Crutehhsld ana Phil
lips. Lieutenant Wortham, Sergeants
Wortbayn. Denoon, Kellum. and Grant.
The Howitzers Band was close behina
tbese officers. and then came the ever
glorious Richmond Howitzers nifty
strong. under command Of Captain John
E Hutchinson.
Immediately behind this honored or
eanlzation was one equally as famous and
lust as attractive to-day 1t was Gr1mess
battery. G. Of Portsmouth. with Captain
q. R. Warren and thirty men. Following
was Battery B the Light-Artillery Blues.
commanded by Captain Al. c. Keeling.
and with thirty-three artiilerymen Ia
line. Battery ID. the Lynchbnrg Light
Artillery, came in for its share OF adini-
ration. IL was composed OF forty sturdy
flne-looking cannoneers, and was COM
manded by Captain William NJ. Ssay, Jr.
The cannonecrs were frequently ap-
piauded as they passed through the
crowded streets. and they many tines
gave giances OF reeogniuoh =. spe
dkerchisfs that we're waved BY u