Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-10
VIRGINIA TROOPS.

Nearly four hundred troops are now
in Richmond, and there is quite mill.
tary aspect about the city. Three COM
panies from Lynchburg arrived yester-
day afternoon. Quite large crowd
was at the depot to meet them. Home
Guards, Company E. Third Regiment,
commanded by Capt. Frank G. Scruggs,
brought seventy-six men.
The Lynchburg Z3uaves, Company +,
Second Regiment, had eighty.seYen
men in line. Captain Robert E. Craig.
hill was in command. The Lee Rifles,
the new company which has just been
organized by Captain R. L. Miller, car
ried ninety men, who are not yet uni.
formed.
Shortly after the train bearing the
troops from Lynchburg left Gladstone,
a private, David Lonien Of the Fitz
Lee Rifles, became hungry and went
into the forward car to get something
to eat. Quartermaster Harry Latham,
of the Home Guard, was on duty, and
when Lonier got into the provisions be.
longing to the company he told him to
desist. Words passed and Lonier
struck Quartermaster Latham severe
blow. The officer quickly recovered
himself and administered a good
thrashing to the private, and when the
train arrived at Bremo the latter was
put of the train.
Two Roanoke panies and Salem
company have been ordered to report
at Richmond at once, and are expected
to arrive this evening.
AS stated yesterday the War Depart
nent on that day Issued statement
showing where the various State organ
izations are to be concentrated. Ac.
cording to the order one regiment OF
Virginia troops will be sent to Wash.
ington, one to Chickamauga and one
will be held for the coast defense
reserve This splitting up of the Vir-
GINA troopsis not approved OF by either
| officers or men.
About twenty FIVE recruits left Win.
chester yesterday for Woodstock to
DIN the company of that town which Is
a part ofthe Second Virginia Regiment,
Colonel Baker commanding.
The West Augusta Guard of Staun-
ton received orders yesterday to leave
tomorrow morning for the rendezvous
at Richmond.
Filzhugh Lee, jr., said last night that
be would be placed on his fathers staff.
The General is expected in Richmond
day.
A letter from Richmond says: There
is much dissatisfaction among the mill
larry in many parts of Virginia because
the standard OF physical condition set
by the United States surgeons is go
high that it is feared many of the best
soldiers in the State will be compelled
{, to remain at home by reason OF inability
to measure up to the rigid requirements.
There is also some fault finding be
cause of the strict orders issued by the
! War Department to the mastering Off
Ger for the State, the latter refusing, it
is said, to muster in any company if it
falls below the minimum even single
member, no matter if it had the maxi
mum figure when it left home. As the
maximum is So and the minimum so,
it not unfrequently occurs that, ow.
ing to the high standard set, as hereto
fore mentioned, by the time the doctor
gets through with it four or five of the
members may be rejected.
Experience has shown that it is very
difficult for those in charge Of compan-
les to obtain recruits outside of the
neighborhood where the company was
organized, and to send the rejected men
home and pay the necessary expenses
of getting others to fill their places in
wolves the expenditure of money for
which the legislature made no provis-
| ion