Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-02
SPENCE In COMMAND.
Company E's Captain Placed In Charge
Oh The First Virginia Regiment.
OFFICERS RELIEVED FROM DUTY.
The Governor Issues an Order to
This Effect and Follows II Up with
in Hand are Held I'm Abeyance.

captain ~. Leslie spence, OF Company
f. will be placed in command of the First
Virginia Regiment to-day.
This will come about by reason Of an
order issued by Governor O'Ferrall last
night relieving from duty all Of the off,
GERS affected by the recent court OF inQui-
ry. and assigning Captain Spence. as the
senior officer on duty. to the control OF
the regiment.
This was followed Immediately by an
other order declining to accept the resig-
nation OF Captain Cyrus Bossieux. COM
missary subsistence. and saying that the
other seven designations that have been
sent to him are held for further action.
The Governors action In Issuing these
orders was anticipated by the Dispatch
yesterday morning. He was In conference
until late Thursday night with Adjutant-
General Anderson. Colonel 10 Lane Stern,
and Lieutenant knight. and the course
10 be followed was practically decided
upon then. though the papers were not
perfected until last night. when they
were given out for publication.
RELIEVED FROM DUTY.
The first order issued by the Governor
Is In these words:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
ADJUTANT- NT-GENERALS OFFICE.
RICHMOND, VA. March /, 1875.
General Orders, No. s.
I. The Commander in Chief, after ma
ture consideration, in another effort 10
restore harmony in the First Regiment
OF Infantry, Virginia Volunteers. hereby
relieves from duty in their respective com
L.. al. 81. .,t al of z.
Colonel II. c. Jones. First Regiment OF
Infantry, Virginia Volunteers.
Major j. H. Derbyshire First Regiment
OF Infantry, Virginia Volunteers.
Captain Il. A. Sheppard. adjutant FIRST
Regiment of Infantry, Virginia |oiuh-
teers.
Captain c. Gray Bossienx. Company A.
First Regiment Of Infantry. Virginia
Volunteers.
Captain Charles Gasser, Company -,
First Regiment of Infantry. Virginia
Volunteers.
Captain George Wayne Anderson. Com
pany f. First Regiment of Infantry VIZ
ginia Volunteers.
First Lieutenant ]. F. Davis. Company
T., First Regiment Of Infantry, virginia
Volunteers.
First Lieutenant NJ. r. Mills. Company
+. First Regiment OF Infantry, virginia
Volunteers.
First Lieutenant John +. Stringer. Com
many ID. First Regiment Of Infantry. Vir-
glnia Volunteers.
Second Lieutenant T. I. Jeter. Company
A. First Regiment Of Infantry. Virginia
Volunteers.
Second Lieutenant II. X. Paynter Com
pany +. First Regiment Of Infantry, Nir-
ginla Volunteers.
H. The senior officer remaining on duty
.t..tt4 DGlt
Spence. will take command Of the regi-
ment and receipt to Colonel Jones for all
property and funds pertaining thereto.
Bv order Of the Commander In Chief.
G. OBJ. COwARDIN,
Chief of staff and Acting Adjutant-Gene-
raj.
HELD IN ABEYANCE.
The second. which Is scarcely less inte-
resting, reads thus:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
Adult TANT-GENERALS OFFICE.
RICHMOND, VA, March !, 1885.
General Orders, No. 6.
J. The designations of the following
Captain C. Gray Bossieux. Company 4.
First Regiment OF Infantry. Virginia
Volunteers;
CAPTAIN George Wayne Anderson. Com
ginia Volunteers;
First Lieutenant j. =. Davis, Company
T., First Regiment Of Infantry, Virginia
Volunteers;
First Lieutenant NJ. r. Mills, Company
T.. First Regiment of Infantry, Virginia
Volunteers;
First Lieutenant John F. Stringer, Com
pany ID. First Regiment OF Infantry, Nir-
ginia Volunteers;
Second Lieutenant T. L. Jeter. Company
4, First Regiment Of Infantry, Virginia
Second Lieutenant r. X. Paynter Com /
pany +. First Regiment of Infantry. Viz |
Sina Volunteers;
having been forwarded to these head |
quarters. are held for future action.
II. The resignation Of Captain Cyrus
Bossieux. C. s. First Regiment of In !
fantry. Virginia Volunteers, forwarded 10 |
these headquarters. is not accepted.
by order of the Commander in Chief.
G. O'B. COWARDIN.
Chief Of STAFF and Acting Adjutant-Gene-
raj.