Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-07-28
NATIONAL GUARD.
Enoampment Of the citizen-soldiers OF
w. Va. in this City,

All Of the West Virginia National
Guard arrived here Wednesday even
ing and night, and military life at
Camp jackson began Thursday
morning at SIS O'Clock, when the
call for reveille was sounded. The
camp IS situated on the outskirts of
the city, on the farm of Mr.. VIM. 7.
Stewart and presents the appearance
of city of tents. There are about
seventy acres in it and it is laid off
in streets and ample grounds reserv-
ed for drills and parades, which will
occur daily. There are about one
thousand men in the guard. The
companies at Elkins, Keyser and
Wheeling were mustered in too late
to be equipped for encampment and
will not be here. The reason the
State troops are so few in numbers
is that the State has not heretofore
encouraged them. The first comps
MES to organize even bought their
own uniforms. Fifteen thousand
dollars is appropriated annually for
encampment purposes, but, with this
exception, the State has not in f.
nancial way encouraged the organi-
zatior. The soldiers are not paid a
cent when in camp, and only when
in service do they receive any COM
pensatlon for their work. Now that
the need of troops has been demon
cfrafa1 1nr;pp 4ho raoanf ctriEoc II
is expected that the next Legislature
will make liberal appropriation for
the maintenance Of the guard. Al
ready an enthusiasm heretofore un-
known is displaying itself, and be-
fore the next encampment it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that there will be
large increase in the number OF
troops. The troops compose one
brigade, which is commanded by
Gen. B. D. Spillman, of Parkersburg,
graduate of West Point. Upon his
staff are Lieut.. Col. S. B. Baker, as
sistant adjutant- general Major r.
II. D. Willis, inspector; Major j. G.
Gluck, quartermaster I; Major P. D.
Neal, commissary; MajorD. I. Price,
inspector of rifle practice; Lieut.
Col. C. B. Blubough, medical direc
tor; Major Thomas Pettigrew, sig
nal officer; Capt. R. P. Camden and
Capt. j. W. Hudges, .aides-de- camp.
The brigade is divided into two reg
iments. The First Regiment has its
headquarters at Morgantown and is
commanded by Col. R. E. Fast. The
headquarters of the Second Regi-
ment are at Huntington, and is COM
manded by Col. Thomas E. Hodges.
There are seven equipped companies
in the First Regiment that are in
camp: G, of Grafton, Capt A. w.
Burdette D, of Warrington, Capt.
w. B. Sine E, of this city, Capt.H.
Fl. Emmert; F, of Burton, Capt. R.
B. Ash Fl, of Piedmont, Capt. A.
S. Huison K, of Clarksburg, Capt.
r. H. Smith. The Second Regi-
ment is full, having ten companies
in it, as follows B, of Buckhannon,
Capt. w. S. O'Brien G, of Anstead,
Capt. W. N. Page; D, of Hinton,
Capt. j. A. Parker E, Of Parkers-
burg, Capt. G. E. Morrison F, of
Milton, Capt. D. l.. Irwin G, OF
Huntington, Capt. w. Ell. Lyons Fl,
of Ronceverte, Capt. G. N. Simms ;
l, of Huntington, Capt. j. E. YER
lander. All OF the Second are in
camp. Governor MacCorkle's staff
is as follows Brighten. James A.
Holly, adjutant-general; Col. Ash
by W. johnson, assistant adjutant-
general Brig Gen. Frank P. Jep-
son, commissary-general; Brig. Gen.
John Fl. Russell, paymaster,general;
Col. Robt. S. Carr, Col. Lawrence
Tierney and Col. Forrest W. Brown,
aides-de-camp; Major Robt. S.Blair
and Maj. Joseph Chiffon, judge-ad-
vocates.