Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-13
NEGRO TROOPS GONE.
THE SIXTH VIRGINIA REMOVED TO
KNOXVILLE.
nay GO TO The PHILIPPINES.
Thought to he Intended for This
serviee--soIdicrs of the Third
Travel on the states Credit-Mnny
Of Them Leaving.

The Sixth Virginia (coloreO left Cam
corbin yesterday for Knoxville. where 4
will be attached to the First Army Corps
lnder General Breckenridge.
1t is thought that the regiment Will b'
made out by adding TO 1t the colored bat
alion from Ohio under Major Young.
,olored officer. and that Leutenant-Colo-
mel Croxton will receive a colonefs com
mission. 1t is also thought the regiment
will be ordered to the Philippines
The first section carrying the eolored
soldiers left Camp corbin at 1925 o'clock
reaching Richmond at IL o'clock. The
cars were shifted TO the track OF the
James River division, and at Lynchburg
they will be taken on 10 the Norfolk and
Western.
Hundreds Of colored people crowded
about the trains at the Chesapeake and
Ohio station TO bid the men good-by, and
many boxes of delicacies were given the
soldiers. a Pullman for the officers was
attached TO each section. The first sec
ton was In charge Of Major j. Is. John-
son and the second in charge Of Major
W. ii. Johnson. Lieutenant-Colonel CrOX-
ton and Captain Black, the surgeon, oc-
cupied the Pullman attached TO the Sc
cond section. The last two are the only
white officers in the command.
IN FINE SPIRITS.
The men were in fine spirits, and seem
10 like the service immensely. Colonel
Croxton has them thoroughly disciplined
and expert army officers pronounce Camp
- - - IL afN "a gl
OF any they ever saw
The Chesapeake and Ohio sold GOA
tickets 10 the camp Sunday. and large
numbers OF colored people drove to the
camp in private conveyances.
Soldiers Sent Home.
There was a very perceptible thinning
out Of the soldiers in Richmond yesterday,
due to Acting Adjutant-General 10. Lane
Stern having succeeded I'm inducing the
railroad companies to transport them TO
their homes and present the bills to the
Auditor Of State.
Many OF the men furloughed here Satur-
day had not the means to defray the cost
OF their tickets home. and they crowded
the Adtutant- Generals office throughout
the day yesterday endeavoring TO have
that official give them help In some way.
The majority of the men reside along the
line Of the Norfolk and Western. 50 Colo
mel Stern sent -General-Passenger-Ag Agent
Beville, at Roanoke, the following tele-
gram:
Several furloughed soldiers here to
go home along your road. They have no
money and there is no State fund avail
able. Can't you transport them, and, II
necessary. present bill TO next Legisla-
ture? We will urge appropriation. Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac road
furnished three cars TO Fredericksburg
without charge"
WILL WAIT FOR PAY
Mr.. Beville very promptly replied as fol-
lows:
1--WE Will furnish tickets from Peters
burg 10 the homes OF furloughed soldiers
on this road on your written order. We
will make bills as usual and State Audi
tor can hold pending appropriation. Ad-
wise II this is satisfactory, and will in
struct agent at Petersburg. About how
many will come. and will one-way or
tickets be wanted
This WAS satisfactory to Colonel Stern,
and IL was not long until he began get
ting The men out over the Norfolk and
Western. He also made similar arrange
ments with the Chesapeake and Ohio, and
several were sent away over this line.
BUT FEW LEFT.
As result with the exception of Cap
tain Masurier's company, nearly all the
men IN which reside here. there are few
soldiers In Richmond now. A dozen men |
sleep at the Regimental Armory. ostensi-
bly, 10 guard the ordnance supplies stored |
here but there is really no need of them, |
as everything is locked up. These men |
resided long distance from Richmond. |
20 they were put upon this duty. and |
Major Shanks subsists them. They sleep |
At the armory and are Ted at the 81. |
Claire.