The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-22
Number
lLNAHr

| l'N inc minimum number ltQultu by
law:
Number
| below
Command station. minimum.
CO. c. lst Infantry. Richmond.
co. II, 2nd Infantry. Salem.
Co. II. 4th Infantry. Smithfeld.
| Troop a. 1st Cavalry Richmond.
| Troop c. 1st Cavalry Honrico
| "Of these the captain OF the hrst-nam-
"a company has reported since the in
! speCtion, that lie has recruited up to the
! minimum.
1.-THE number OF retired officers and
men present M inspection was so small
| as not 10 Justify a column in the tabu-
| lated report"
NOTES or INSPECTION.
Tho report Of Colonel 10. Lane Stern is
| accompanied by the following notes in
regard 10 the annual inspection Of the
| various military organizations:
FIRST BRIGADE.
Hcadquarter.-Ab.ent. Commissary;two
| officers without sword knot
| FIRST REGIMENT INFANTRY. RICH
MOND.
Hoadquarters-Swor not drawn for
! inspection. sadde-cloths old and in bad
order.
Band-Without Instruments; blouses
| bad fit; collars not uniform; men not
instructed in position Of soldier"
Company A-several front rank men
| did not dress when ranks were opened;
nine men without regulation caps; four
men with red shoes; blouses dingy-look-
Ing. several bad fits; several men hair
not trimmed. At inspection Of quar-
tiers. men were loungng about; men
we're not called 10 attention. Lockers
not neatly kept.
| COMPANY B-Onicers and men chewing
after command. Fall in" Buttons and
brasses furnished; men unsteady In
! ranks; one man with red shoes, several
men. hair not trimmed.
Company C-Men unsteady and talking
in ranks. five men with red shoes; sew
oral rusty rifles, one in bad order. Men
not instructed in inspection; one cor
| poral splitting in ranks; collars not uni
form.
Company D-Men very awkward in
| handling rifles; unsteady, turning heads,
talking in ranks: general appearance
| bad. One corporal in rear rank; untidy
| uniforms; three men in red shoes.
Company E-First Sergeant chewing
during formation OF company; men un-
steady looking around: several men, hair
not trimmed: few collars not uniform.
/ Company F-During formation. men
| unsteady: talking I'm ranks; one lieuten-
ant chewing: First Lieutenant at carry"
| while company at "Ordcr." and before
command for inspection; several loose
belts; recruits handle rifles very awk-
wardly
Company G-Second Lieutenant not at
attention" at inspection; sword at "or-
DER; two men with red shoes; few loose
belts: several men not instructed in in
spection; one man without cap badge.
SECOND REGIMENT WOODSTOCK.
Absent - Major Surgeon, Adjutant
| Quartermaster. Commissary, and Chap
| lain.
Company A CWoodstock)-First Lieu
tenant not regulation blouse; company
not well instructed in inspection; not
| regulation caps; collars not uniform: no
target practice: rifles in good order; mus
ter roll not properly prepared.
Company c Garrisonburg)-Capt did
not align guides in opening ranks; all
! rifles rusty. dusty. and oily; three men
with red shoes; several men not shaveni
Captain gave command Prepare for
| mustor!" roster and order-bOoks not writ
ten up; uniforms in good order.
Company ID Crown Brooks)-Ohicers not
regulation blouscs and caps three men
| not proper collars: rifles oily; ranks were
closed before command, Attention 10
| mustcrl"
Company i -Fifty-calibre
| rifles. old and unseryiceable: boxes for
| 45-calibre ammunition. no ovcrcoats;
| blouses old and worn: those used too
| large; untidy appearance; collars and
| ties not uniform; one man with red
/ shoes.
Company Roanokc)-Sev front
rank men did not dress when ranks
were opened; several with torn gloves:
many of the rifles are old and unser-
viceable; certificate in muster-roll not
signed.
Company II (Salem)-First Lieutenant
I'm command not in regulation Uniform;
not proper cap. and without gloves;
First Sergeant turned company over at
right shoulder; not corrected by Lieu
/ tenant: Lieutenant did not align guides
/ I'm opening ranks: men without gloves:
collars not uniform: rifles In very bad
order: not cleaned; ten unserviccable;
knapsacks in bad order; men careless I'm
handling rifles; not instructed; untidy;
appearance very bad; roster-book not
written up since May: musterroll not
properly prepared.
Company X (Staunton)-First Lieuten-
! ant i'm command did not align guides
I'm opening ranks; several men open box
es with left hand: collars not uniform.
several belts loose. several old-style caps.
many withoutbadges: rifles in use clean:
those In rack not clean, few with broken
ejector springs; no descriptive roster
or order-book furnished: canteens and
haversacks without straps.
THIRD REGIMENT. CULPEPER.
Absent-Licutonant Colonel Quarter
master. and Ordinance officer. Colonel
and Major not in regulation blouse and
cap.
Company \. Oanville)-see recommen-
dalton above.
Company B, (Culpeper)-O not in
regulation blouse and cap; men not in
regulation cap: rifles rusty and not prop
erly cared for. Collars not uniform
blouses badly worn men not shavcn.
Company c. FarInville)-Several 'front.'
rank men did not dress when ranks were
opened. Muster roll not properly prepared.
Company ID. CONGRATULATIONS
dress lelts. officers and men not In regu-
hDon caps; many rifles not properly
cleaned.
Company +, NYnchburg) 800 Several
front-rank men did not dress when ranks
were opened. several collars not uniform.
Company r. (Alexandria)-Many collars
rot regulation: some colored Several
not position of a soldier" Several rifles
not cleaned; few oily; few men hair not
trimmed.
Company G. Petersburg)-Men not In
regulation caps; many rifles not well