Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-27
THE VIRGINIA VETERANS.
How They Will Form I'm the Parade
of Next Thursday.

Major-General Thomas A. Brander has
issued the following order:
]. All camps not members of the Grand
Camp Of Virginia. camps Of West VIZ
ginia, and Confederate veteran organlZa-
tions and parts OF companies or regiments
not belonging TO any camps, will forward
TO these headquarters. on Capltol street,
between Ninth and Tenth streets ron
Of their membership on arrival, and not
later than o'clock a. NJ on July "a lor
assignments TO position in line.
2. The veterans Of Virginia and west
Virginia. under my command, Will FORM
two divisions.
The first. composed OF the Grand Camp
of Virginia. Colonel W. ~ Smoot, Grand
Commander. and it's escort the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues Battalion, MAJOR
Sol. CutChins commanding.
The second. composed of all Confederate
camps and veteran organizations. or assO-
Citations, and Confederate veterans OF
Virginia and West Virginia not belonging
10 the Grand Camp. Brigadier-General
Micajah Woods. Virginia Division, united
Confederate Veterans. commanding. 49,.
3. Colonel W. y. Smoot. Grand Com
mander Of Virginia. and his brigade COM
manders. and General Micajah Woods,
commanding second division, VIII report
to MajOr-General Thomas A. Brander az
southwest corner First and Broad street,
at II O'Clock NJ. on July I'd.
4. The following order Of formation Tor
the parade will be observed:
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Battalion, as escort 10 the Virginia Dl-
vision. Major Sol Cutchins commanding,
on north side Of Broad street facing
south, the right resting on First street.
Grand Camp OF Virginia. Colonel w. a.
SmOOt commanding Will form on the LETT
Of the Blues Battalion. on north side or
Broad street. facing south, extending east
TO Third street, and using such cross
streets north Of Broad as may be neces-
sary for the formation Of his command.
All Confederate camps and veteran or
CARNATIONS, associations. and COnfede-
rage veterans of Virginia and West Nir-
giNia now belonging to the Grand Camp
| Brigadier-General Micajah Woods, Nir-
ginia Division. United Confederate Nete-
rams commanding. on south side of Broad
street, right resting on Third street. and
extending west 10 First street, facing
NORTH and using cross streets south of
/ Broad. II necessary, for formation OF
his command. of which the following have
reported: Giles Camp, Pearisburg, Va;
/ W. II. Jones Camp, Abingdon; q. w.
sommers Camp, Shenandoah, Va; Con-
fedeTate Veterans No SO4 Front ROYAL
Va; Stonewall Camp. Ricevlle, Va.
Mosby's men; Grayson Veterans. No. 669,
| Independence. Va; John 4. Powell Camp,
| Livingston, Va; F1nks. Foster, and David
:. Creigh Camp. Lewisburg, w Va.
| Shenandoah Camp. Woodstock, Va; Hall
| fax Camp. South Boston, Va; and Har-
manson Camp. Jenkins Bridge. Va.
cordial invitation Is extended TO the
/ following associations TO unite with this
/ diYsion-ViZ., HOWitZer, Companies +
and Grays Pegram Battalion, Otey Bat
/ terry, and any other Confederate organiZa-
| ton or veterans unattached 10 any camp.
g. None but those who were Confederate
| soldiers Will be allowed I'm line.
| g. The line wfil be formed at II o'clock
NJ Commanders will see that their com
mands are IN line and ready 20 move at
! l o'clock Il. NJ.
! T. MajOr-General Thomas A. Brander' 3
| staff will report 10 him IL O'clock NJ,
/ at southwest corner Of First and Broad
/ streets
s. Captain George J. Rogers is APP
! pointed assistant Acknowledgement. He
| will report to Brigader-General Micajah
! Woods, commanding Second Division.
by order Thomas A. Brander, Major
| General, Commanding Virginia Division,
/ United Confederate Veterans
JOSEPH Y. BIDGOOD,
Adiutant-General.