Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-20
NINE HAVE RESIGNED
THIS NUMBER OF CoLOBED OFF,
GERS QUIT THE SERVICE.
MAY BE SUCCEEDED BY WHITES.
Those in Line VIII lie Advanced,
Hut Ii is Doubted Whether They
willard Reslgns-SicIS Soldiers.

Official notification was received at the
Office OF the Acknowledgement from the
War Department yesterday OF the reslg-
nation OF nine colored officers of the
Sixth Virginia Regiment. stationed at
Knoxville Tenn.
The fact that these officers had resigned
was published in the Dispatch the day
after their designations were rendered
The officers who have withdrawn from
the service are Major William II. John
son, Second Battalion. Petersburg; Cap
tain Edward W. Gould. Second Battalion,
Norfolk; Captain James e. HILL Second
Battalion. Petersburg; Captain Peter
Shepherd. Second Battalion, Norfolk;
Captain J. a. c. Stephens, Second Bat
TALON. Petersburg; Lieutenant 5. b.
Randolph. First Battalion. Richmond;
First-Lieutenant Wright. Second Battal-
Ion, Norfolk; First-Lieutenant David
Worrell, Second Battalion. Petersburg.
MAY HAVE WHITE OFFICERS.
The Governor directed Acting Adjutant-
General Stern to notify Colonel Croxton,
who commands the Sixth, that promo
tions In this case, as in every other. would
Do made by moving up the man next be-
low. and asking him II this INST his APP
probation.
While Colonel Croxton has not publicly
stated his Views in this matter. ii is well
known that he does not believe he has in
his regiment. with but two exceptions, a
competent officer. or a man who will make
one. However. Governor Tyler Will
make promotions from the regiment. and
81 the new officers. or the old. for that
matter, cannot stand the examination or
dered by the department their places win
have 10 be flled by white officers.
These will be taken. of course, from
the Third Regiment. and probably, also.
from the Second. should il be mustered
out At any rate, the strong probability
IS that the colored companies will soon |
lose all their officers OF their own color |
Bill Governor Tyler is determined to give |
them every possible show.
CAPTAIN WILLARD RESIGNS.
Captain Joseph T.. willard has rendered |
his resignation as captain Of Company /. |
OF the Third Regiment. and IL has been |
accepted by the Secretary OF War. Gov
ernor Tyler has not yet been officially
notified OF its acceptance. First-Lieutcn- |
ant 5. X. Donahoe will be commissioned |
10 succeed Captain willard; Second-Lieu-
tenant II. G. l.. Moncure Will be moved |
up peg. and Firs;-Sergeant Thomas y. |
Love, son OF Judge Love, will be made |
second lieutenant. The new first sergeant
Will be c. II. Ford
captain Willard Is still here, and IL is
understood that he will remain until the |
iesiment II mustered out. which will pro-
psDiy be toward the end of next week.
re rs one Oh the most popular officers IN
,he regiment. and was recently presented
Dy Use men generally with a very hand
son'e SWORD. His successor is a fine off,
Ger ana popular with his men.
SOLDIERS IN THE HOSPITAL.
Eighteen soldiers OF the Third Regiment
nave been confined In the Old Dominion
Hospital since the regiment returned here
from camp Alger. There are eleven IN
me hospital AZ present one having died
nna FIX having been discharged upon their
recovery. Following Is the complete La