Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-04
ORDER CREATED GREAT SURPRISE
me Second Regiment Thought Ger
tainiy Destined for Chin.

tainiy Destined for Cuba.
Inc Information received last night that
'ne Second Virginia Regiment was to be
ordered from Jacksonville 10 Richmond
ana mustered out was about the most
surprising news that could have been
heard here.
AZ was thought this regiment would
certainly be ordered to Cuba. It is the
senior regiment from Virginia. has been
longest In Florida, end in personnel of
of1cers and men, and their efficiency, It
Is hardly surpassed by any regiment in
the volunteer service. The regiment has
peen thoroughly equipped for long
"nile. and several of the companies COM
posing Ii are drilled almost to a point
or absolute perfection.
Nobody could be found who would VEN
ture an opinion as 10 the reason for the
order mastering the regiment out of the
service. 1t is apparently inexplicable.
But THEsFoURTH IS ALL RIGHT.
However, II is recognized that Virginia
Will De wei represented in the service
by the Fourth Virginia Regiment. and
there was general satisfaction expressed
that II had been decided TO keep It in
the service. 1t would not be proper or
true 10 say the Fourth is inferior TO the
Second. Both are organizations oil, which
virginia is justly proud.
IL is not known how soon the Second
Will be ordered here. but IL is III obable
that 1t will reach Richmond some time
next week. and Il may lie that. the Second
and Third Will be 1uartered here at the
same time. The officers and men win be
gwen thirty-days' THROUGH before bslnss
hnally mustered out.
EXCHANGED PLACES.
Major Davis d. Price. who was quarter
master to the troops at Camp Lee. and
iater 20 the negro troops at Camp Corbin,
ana who has been on waiting orders since
his duties in connection with the latter
were completed, was notified Yesterday
tnat he had been appointed muster-out
ofhcer for the Virginia regiments. Major
David c. Shanks, who has also been here
since he finished mastering in the white
and colored troops, has been appointed
quartermaster TO the regiments while
they are here. Major Shanks and Major
Price were commissioned by Governor
Tyler from the regular army. and as
signed TO duty with the Second and
Third Virginia, respectively. Neither
has been with his regiment.
The two regiments will be quartered
III NhC OIL VI lIllS NlNyt luty dllOlu-
ing ample accommodation. Major Price
mas received several bids for feeding the
men while here, but these should go to
Major Shanks.
COMPANIES IN THE SECOND.
The companies composing the Second |
Regiment are: Company A, Woodstock; |
Company Il. Richmond; Company {. Har- |
Company ID. Wytheyille: Com |
pany Il. Lynchburg; Company f. Roa-
noke; Company G, Roanoke; Company IL. |
Salem; Company l, Richmond; Company |
X, stanton; Company l., Portsmouth; |
NJ, Richmond
The information from Washington that |
the Sixth Virginia (colored) is also TO be |
retained in the service is thought to at |
least partially confirm the statement |
made exclusively by the Dispatch yes |
terday morning that these troops are |
destined for the Philippines.
Sergeant A. Il. Brock. of this city who |
Is IA member of Company NJ, may be COM |
missioned as second lieutenant in the reg
ular army. He has been highly recon-
mended 10 the President. He Is son |
OF DR.. c. w. L. Brock, and n grad1d.e Of /
the Virginia Military Institute.