Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-24
GENERAL CHARLES J. ANDERSON


recruited and better disciplined.
'The orders then would practicaiiy DC
as follows
First. Disbanding Company +, Second
Regiment Pocahontas); Company H.
Third Regiment (Cha tham). and Troop III
First Regiment Cavalry Qsichmond).
Second Allowing thirty or sixty days
In which to recruit. get proper oihcers,
properly efficient, and commissioner. anu
companies up to standard, Companies d
sRadford), u UulaskD, l CADingdon), re-
cond Regiment Infantry; troops
tLynchburg), + CManchesteD, II Glen
yico). First Regiment Cavalry; Battery
ID 0,ynchburg), First Battalion Artillery;
Company d QTedericksburg), First Bat
TALON Infantry (colored). and Il and II
tNorfolk), Second Battalion Infantry, COL
pred"
And that, this being done. there would
not be an inefficient company In the en-
tire service.
COMPANIES DISBANDED.
The first OF these recommendations was
carried out by General Order No. 4. from
headquarters Governor and Commander
sn-Chief. The second General Order NO.
ID resulted In the DISARMAMENT or the
companies at Radford, Pulaski, Abing-
don, Troop + (Manchester). and il Qien-
rico). which was recognized at once,
and Battery Lynchburg)
For the good of the service the time
for recruiting and increase in general
efficiency was extended in many In
stances, so that by the terms OF these
general orders there have been weeded
out eight (0 companies. troops, and bat
teries not in condition for service. and,
rs far as possible, their arms and equip
ments have been used in replacing the
worn and unserviceable material of more
active troops.
concur with the Inspector-Generait that
Company ID fredericksburg is not ftfi-
cient and should be disbanded Company
q (Manchester) was formed and attached
40 the First Regimend, this olfee beng
reasonably Informed that permission Was
given for the same by your predecessor IN
office. The old company at Frederlcks-
burg was recognized and assigned 20 the
Third Regiment, as Company X. so that
the implied promise made that there NED
not be an unserviceable company in the
State at the date Of the next CVhis) report
has been almost literally complied with.
NEED OF MORE FUNDS.
The recommendations for an appriprla-
kion sufficient even for the scantiest needs
of the Virginia Volunteers have been re-
ported so often--in every report and In
30 many ways-that there Is little that Is
new to be said in the matter.
When the troops took the field at Po-
cahontas In May, and at other places
their uniforms and overcoats, in some
cases OF companies, were personal pro-
perty, and had 1t not been for the over
coats kept in store here. and additional
blankets bought from your personal con-
singent fund. there would have been ac-
suai suffering. The State amount Is about
$40 for infantry and $40 for cavalry
and artillery per man per year. which Is
used by companies for rent OF arfnories
and other actual expenses. The annual
amount would not pay a squad OF police
1t Is not as much as the salaries In some
OF the Adjutant-Generafs departments IN
different States.
1t Is getting more difficult TO induce
man 10 enlist, claiming. truthfuly, as they
DO, that there is no inducement, excep
hard service at times, (which has 10 bs
rendered at their own expense or tim'
and money. 1t has been demonstrated
several times that. with one or more
minor exceptions. Virginia does less FOL
her volunteer troops than any other state
During the incumbency of General VII
Ham II. Richardson as AdJutant-Genera
the salary was 5000 and Slerk at $500
There was no organized force. and com
paratiyeiy little to do. At that time Swt
pages constituted the entire annual re
port.
The work has steadily increased
Through General McDonaid's term OF Of
nee until now. and the entire business
and conduct OF the office has to be don'
without any clerical or messenger assist
ance. A clerk In the Office would. there
fore, help not only the Adjutant-General
but the army officer in much clerica
work. and In many other ways.
LIEUT.. KNIGHT APPRECIATED.
In this connection IL gives me grea
pleasure to testify to the able assistance
rendered by Lieutenant John I. Knight
Third Cavalry. United States army, OIL
duty with the Governor of Virginia. ant
TO whom has been assigned the charge o
acquisitions and issue OF quartermaste
and ordnance stores Of the United State
Government, whose quota comes TO Vir
Einia. and 10 whose report Con anothe
page your attention Is invited. BY rea
son OF his familiarity with such duties
ne has been able to induce officers to b
more prompt and accurate with their re
2urns Of property.
II the General Assembly would pass al
act requiring honda OF all officers re
cciving property. they could be held &C
countable moro readily. and In case O
carelessness or dereliction IN such duty
~ the preservation of the State property
could BE- proceeded against without tn
slow process which II now part OF IN
general law. and 10 enforce which tn
State provides no pecuniary means {
carry out Its mandates. j confsdentl
hone that BY the next annual report q
puartermaster and ordnance stores WI
Be- In such shape that every officer In III