Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-19
TO FILL THE FOURTH,
viii Be Recruited With Men
from the Second and Third,
A DETAIL TO COME HERE,
Officers Have Been Named and VIII
Leave Savannah This Afternoon.
NEGRO OFFICERS yoR THE SIXTH
1t is Understood That the GoverneR
VIII Not Again Appoint whitsss
Though He May Go Outside OF the
Regiment
Regiment

The recruiting OF the Fourth Regiment
from the Second and Third will begin In
few days.
Secretary Alger was very prompt In
having the order to send a recruiting de-
tail from the Fourth to Virginia communi-
Gated to General Lee. A telegram from
Savannah to the Dispatch last night says:
General Lee has just notified Colonel
Taylor that he has received Instructions
from the War Department TO recruit the
Fourth Virginia Regiment from among
the men OF the Second and Third Vir-
gnia, who have been mustered out or
are TO be mustered out. Attention Is 70
be paid to the fact that these men arc to
be recruited, not transferred. and conse-
quently will get all of their back pay as
members Of the Second and Third regi-
ments. Their transportation Is to be paid
from the point at which they enlist to
the station of the Fourth Virginia.
wherever it may be.
THE RECRUITING OFFICERS.
"Tne recruiting officers assigned from
the Fourth Virginia are Captains CIar-
ence Wyatt and c c. Vaughn. First
| Ileutenants w. c. Hill, w. Wssserman.
| and w II. Couch. and SecondLieutenant
A. F.. Rix. They leave for Richmond TO-
morrow at p. NJ. They will complete
the work as quickly as possible, and ex-
pect to finish as soon as the Second is
mustered out.
These recruits from the Second and
Third regiments are to take the place ~
those I'm the Fourth who have been dis
| charged and those who have placed APP
plications for discharge, which the War
| Department may decide to grant This
! recruiting will not interfere with the de-
parture of the Fourth Virginia for Cuba,
as the recruits can easily be sent % this
| place or TO Habana, all travelling ex-
penses being paid by the government
WILL APPOINT NEGROES.
1t is now definitely understood that
| Governor Tyler will appoint negro OFF,
| GERS to succeed the white officers OF tho
! Sixth Virginia who were appointed to
vacancies occasioned by the resignation
| Of colored officers.
II is also understood that Governor Ty-
Ter will not reappoint the nine negro OIL
| GERS who resigned when ordered to APP
pear before board appointed by tho
| Secretary OF War TO examine into their
qualinca tions. 1t is thought not impro-
| bable that the Governor will select offi-
GERS from outside the regiment. possibly
| from among Virginia negroes enlisted In
| the regular service.
The Governor Is not In the city, and
definite statement from him as 10 his In
tentions could not be obtained, but II Is
said his mind is about made up.
The white officers I'm the regiment are
Lieutenant Colonel Croxton. commanding;
| Major Cabell, Surgeon Black AdJutant
Healy. and QuarteTmaster Richardson.
The other surgeon, Lieutenant Alexander.
| Is colored.
| FUNERAL OF PRIVATE CHRISTIAN.
The funeral Of Private Frank Wilson
| Christian. Company f. Fourth Regiment,
| occurred yesterday from Christ Episcopal
| church. Rev. Preston Nash officiating.
Company h. Second Regiment. under Cap
tain Russell, and also large NUM-
ber OF men from Company NJ. acted as
| escort 10 the remains. and at the grave.
| in Oakwood, a private's salute OF three
yolleys from eight men. was fred. Tho
| following acted as pail'hearers: Ser
geants T.. Cherry and l.. Cherry, Corr
| porals Garrison and Jones, and Privstes
| Heath. Wilcox Bendall, and Equi.