Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-16
REGULAR PICNIC.
NV THAT COMPANY !, OF THE
SECOND, ENJOYS.
Az 4 COUNTRY PATROL,
r IN the Highways and the
ays-Arresting Muie-Corpo-
roI rrice OF for Home--A Budget Oh
personals.
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,,,,rrcspondence OF the Dispateh)
o,,p CUBA LIBRE. JACKSON
.,,rr FLA. August 14-Sunday In camp
very quiet day. After the call for
"a mount. only the mess and church
-, .-o bcsrd. and not even attendance
- divine service is required, though
.s,,rcb tents are generally filed.
800. rce,llatious are not enforced, ana
-. men are allowed as many passes as
- company commanders deem wise.
,...,r.nv I. Second Virginia Regiment
,,,..,.,rorfn captain George Y. Shackei-
v, ,ommandin& Is having ten-days'
.,,,,rusl picnic. The men are consratu-
,..,,- themselves that they were detailed
..,.,r ratroi duty. instead OF provost guard
s... 40 they have the freedom Of the
....,-,, and are relieved from all regi-
-.,.,l Duty. captain Shaokelford. who is
....- M the day OF the patrol, Is popu-
,..,, known as the country squire as
-. -i7es about the country clad in fatigue
,..-r, commanding tho various detach-
-.-.s NJ his patrol Leutenants Skip
and Hartman are officers Of the pa
...l and serve alternately for nine ana
,.lf hours each. patrol day lasting from
,r N 70 GnidnighO. First-Sergeant
" d. overton remains at company head
..~s and keeps the roster and othei
.,ris of the patrol. There are six re-
t.t. fhgt serve for six and one-third hours
..1 divided into two sections eacn'
.N.s .als nNn 81
.,,,,tr,. roads 10 prevent depreciation.
and arrest stragglers from the various
.a-,r,onts The first relief is composed
n TWO sections, a and Is, commanoeu'
,-s,cctivciv. by Sergeants r. G. Guthrie
w y wells; the second by Sergeant
y bedford and Corporal Rupert
yy..,.h,,-Ilovd. and the third relief by
c.--csnt r. j. OveYton and Corporal Gray
MANY EXCUSES.
whenever O. soldier is placed under ar
o.. be has on hand hundred excuses 10
s..o,p+ for his presence so far from
ann but unless he has pass ne IS
,.ten 20 the guard-hOuse Of his regiment,
and a receipt taken from his officer OF
,r. guard Charges are preferred py an
,e,rr Of the patrol. and he is tired De
zorro the field officers court OF MS resi-
. ,orefsting of one field-offcer, on
-t. cborga Of absence without leave.
,arv amusing incidents occur 10 the pa
troi About the most ludicrous one oc-
,..,rrs.l this morning. About week ago
ono If the governments mules attacheu
80 the Second virginia Regiment, strayeu
from his stable. and we were about 10
charge him up to profit and loss wheh
tE. first section of Sergeant BEDFORD 5
oh
from camp. quietly grazing upon the pub
N, propertv. He was arrested by Cor
moral Louis Hill and promptly turned over
In the officer of the guard of the Second
\ Reeiment. who receipted for him. Cor
moral Hnl has been highly complimented
upon his bravery.
There is "a little confusion I'm the com
ruissarv department. This department Is
worked now by brigades, and 1t is
amusing to watch the mOdus operandi.
The Forty-ninth Iowa calls upon the
Fourth Virginia for four pounds Of beef
that they are short, which the Fourth has
appropriated and the Fourth demands
from the Second Virginia two poune1
of sugar overdrawn. This, it is thought
Will be remedied.
Corporal NJ. G.. Trce has almost en-
tirely recovered from the injuries received
at the hands of Private L. A. Page,
of Company !, Second Virginia Nolun-
teers. and left this evening at O'Clock
Tor his home i'm Petersburg, TO remair
fifteen days. He had a conversation witt
Page this morning. who requested hin
not 10 push the prosecution. He answer
I ed that he did not intend to pusf
IL at all: he would let the proper au
thorities do that and would content him
lsclf with stating the facts. 1t is th'
general impression in camp that the yer
diet will be a very severe one.
Major Russell Harrison has discarde
his large revolver, and wears instead Z
Cuban machete.
CAPTAIN Robertson. First North Caro-
lima. has in his tent two relics-two Con
federate blankets used by his brother du
ring the civil war.
There will be given at the opera-hous'
ON next Thursday evening a concert foI
the benefit Of the convalescent hospital
AT Pablo Beach. Many of the societ!
ladies Of Jacksonville will take part
The remains of Corporal Charlie
Adams. Company NJ, First North Caro-
lima. who died at the Second Division
Hospital Of appendicitis, left Jacksonville
last night. Service was held at IN
Young Mems Christian Association tent
and the remains were taken to his home
in Greensboro, by detail from his com
pany.
Eleven companies Zone being on specia
duty at Pablo Beach went out 10 tn
rifle range yesterday There were some
excellent shots made. the boys beating
their previous records.
There are several cases Of mumps II
the Fourth Virginia. The disease seems
10 be going the rounds in the regiment.
PERSONAL
Company T.. Fourth Vlrginia-Sergean
J.. j. Mclaughlin and Private j.. b
Montague have gone home on ffteer
days furlOugh.
Corporal J. =. Griggs and Sydney
Brown have been sent 10 Pablo to recu
!crate.
Company p. Fourth Virginia (Norfolk)-
Iuvates Bats. Lassiter, ). j. Walsh II
J White. and L. w. Harding have beer
promoted to the rank OF corporal
Company NJ, Fourth Virginia (blues)
Corporal Richard Gwathmey has beer
granted a fifteen days furlough. and WI
leave tonight 10 visit his home IN Rich
n0nd.
Private Henry Darlington, VINO mas oeel
indsposed is now himself again.
Private Raymond has been granted
furlouch for fifteen days. and looks Tor
ward with pleasure to his VISIT 10 fHch
mond. His furlough takes effect Angus
2g-h
Private w. J.. Cranberry has returne'
from his trip 10 his home, in Ashland, va
Captain Pegram is still in the mountains
OF Virginia recuperating.
Sergeant J. r. Withers, Company r. Il
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