The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-24
THE STATE MILITARY.
ANNUAL REPoRT or 1DJUTANT-
GENERAL ANDERSON.
Need for More Liberal Appropriation.
Lieutenant Knights Services
porary Examining Board.

Adiutant-Gencral Charles J. Anderson
has completed his annual report 10 Gov
ernor O'Ferrall. - commander-in-chief,
and in submitting the same he expressed
the belief tina, il viii show the general
efficiency of the Virginia Volunteers 10
be better to-day than at any previous
time. which condition is due, not only
10 the sclf-sacrihce to duty of the officers
and men composing the force, but. In
part, TO the interest shown and the as
sistancc rendered by the Governor.
The report furnishes some very interest
ing information, and is accompanied by
separate reports OF the Assistant Inspec-
tor-General, of Lieutenant knight, who
IL In charge of the military stores, and
OF the commanders of the several military
expeditions. which had TO be undertaken
at various times during the past year.
The following are the contents or the
Adjutant-Genoral's report proper. as taken
from the advance sheets. kindly furnished
by Messrs. Walthall Brothers:
In the last annual report from this
Office IL was recommended that this
order referring TO disarmament OF two
inefficient companies) should be followed
by a similar one dsbanding three other
companies which practically have no ex-
istence. and ordering. according to law.
~ davs for DISARMAMENT, unless recruited
and better disciplined.
The orders then would practically be
as follows.
First. Disbanding Company +. Second
Regiment TPocahontas); Company k,Third
Regiment ,Chatham), and Troop q, First
Regiment Cavalry Ufichmond).
Second. Allowing thirty or sixty days
In which 10 recruit. get proper officers.
properly efficient and commissioned, and
companies up TO standard, Companies Is
BRADFORD, r u'ulaskD. / abingdon, Sec
ond Regiment Infantry; Troops G Uynch-
burg. + (Alanches,erl, III Nienrico), First
Regiment Cavalry, Battery ID lynch
burg. First Battalion Artillery; Company
ID F'redcricksburg), First Battalion In
fantry. colored. and and Il (Norfolk
Second Battalion Infantry. colored."
And that this being done, there would
not be an inefficient company in the en-
tire service.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
The first OF these recommendations was
carried out by General Order. No. 4. from
headquarters Governor and Commander
m-Chief. The second General Order No.
Ia resulted in the DISARMAMENT of the
companies at Radford. Pulaski, Abingdon,
Troop + Manchester and IL O1enrico),
which was reorganized at once. and Bat
terry ID Lynchbure).
For the good OF tho service the time
for recruiting and increase in general
efficiency was extended In many instances.
~ lidt ~ iii' ttilio OF tNtrt general
orders there have been weeded out eight
90 COMPANIES, troops, and batteries not
in condition for service. and. as far as
possible, their arms and equipments have
been used In replacing the worn and
Gnseryiceable material OF more active
troops.
concur with the lnspector-General
that Company ID fredericksburg is not
efficient and should be disbanded
Company q tManchester) was formed
and attached 10 the First Regiment. this
Office being reasonably informed that per-
mission was given for the same by your
predecessor in office.
The old company al Fredericksburg was
reorganized and assigned 10 the Third
Regiment as Company X.
So that the implied promise made that
there need not be an unserviceabls COM
peny Ia the State at the dat, OF the next
1this) report has been almost literally
compiled with.
THE STATE APPROPRIATIONS.
The Recommendation for an appropria-
40 nsQolant even for the scAnttest needs