Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-29
MUSTER-0UT In SIGHT
THE THIRD MAY LEAVE FOR HOME,
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WORK WITH SECOND PROGRESSING
fh'sical Examinations 10 he Pushed
All Possibie-Promotion Made nv
Governor Tyier-Wiu Not FIJI the
vacancy I'm the Sixth.

IL is expected that the Third Regiment
VIII De mustered out early next week.
me muster-out rolls reached Washing
ton yesterday. and their Notification VII
not consume great deal Of time with q
small army of clerks working on them
IL is expected that paymaster will reach
mere Monday and begin paying off the
men. They will at the same time Ie
celVe their discharge. Major Price. the
muster-out officer, is now absent looking
AFTER the companies in Woodstock, Har.
risonburg, and stanton. Unless his pres
ence should be required here in the mean
time, he will go to Lynchburg, Roanoke.
Salem, and Wythevlle to arrange for
sending the surgeons to those places 10
examine the men there.
Surgeons Chamberlain, Pond, and Jor-
dan, having completed the physical ex-
animation Of the Richmond companies of
the Second Regiment have gone to Wood
STOCK TO begin work on the outside COM
panies.
OFFICERS PROMOTED.
Governor Tyler yesterday ordered that
commissions be made out as follows for
officers who are TO take the places of
those appointed to the Sixth Virginia
(colored): Nenable l.. Hardwick 10 %
captain Of Company NJ, TO succeed Cap
tain Robert lie Masurier. of Company NJ
j. A. lie Masurier 10 be first Lieutenant
and William e. Thompson to be second
lieutenant; Thomas b. Love TO be first
lieutenant OF Company l, Third Regiment,
to succeed r. c. l.. Moncure, and Gray
Vile II. Lewis TO be captain of Com
pany L, Third Regiment, to succeed Cap
tain Faulkner. All the promotions are IN
regular order, with the exception Of the
last. Captain Lewis going up from first
sergeant. He was elected over both lieu
tenants, and the Governor respected the
wishes of the enlisted men of the COM
pany.
WILL NOT APPOINT NOW.
The Governor has decided not to COM
mission at present captain 10 fill the
vacancy still existing in the Sixth Vir-
ginia. The appointment Will be made
later on, probably.
There are several officers talked of for
these positions. among them >Captain
Bossieux, of Company NJ, Second Regl-
ment, and Captain Craighill, Company e,
Third Regiment. Should an appointment
be made one of these men will be COM
missOned.
Governor Tyler will visit the Fourth
Regiment, at Savannah. next week, and
will be gone some time Mrs. Tyler VIII
probably accompany him.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Private Walter p. Adams, of Company
II. Fourth Regiment has been honoraDly
discharged. Private Adams had a vile
and family dependent upon him, other
wise he would have accompanied his reg
iment TO Cuba.
The published statement that otiicer~ 81
the Third Regiment had been in We hins-
ton this week endeavoring TO have me
regiment kept in service is Incorrect.
Two officers of the regiment were there,
but only went to attend TO private BUSH
ness.
Lieutenant Green p. Talbot, chairman
OF the Board of officers which examined
the accounts and muster-rolls OF the
companies of the Third Regiment, has the
cognomen of 1.-The General" He got this
name through having turned out beard
while at Camp Alger. when his comrades
said he bore a strong resemblance 10
General Grant lie is called General