Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-19
THAT GO PER. CENT.
THE SECOND REGIMENT OFFICERS
THINK THEY CAN GET 1T.
COMPANIES TO Be POLLED At ONCE.
sentiment of Every One VIII BE
Taken Immediately on Assembling.
Preparations to Quarter and Feed
the Men Are Making.

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Though preparations are being made
right along for the muster-out OF the
Second Virginia Regiment, there is a
strong possibility. to put it no more
strongly. Of the regiments being kept IN
service.
Nearly every company commander In
the regiment has reported that in his
| opinion the necessary 60 per cent. of Ell
listed men in his command are eager 70
be retained. A formal polling of the COM
| panies has not yet been practicable, owing
TO the men being SO widely scat
tered, but so far as the sentiment has
been gauged, It has, in every instance
been found that majority of the men
are DESTROYS of remaining in uniform. The
captain of one of the companies from the
Southwest received a telegram from his
| first sergeant yesterday, which stated that
large majority Of the men were
DESTROYS Of being kept in service.
COLONEL BAKER IN THE CITY.
Colonel Baker. of the Second, accom-
panied by two daughters, arrived in the
city from Woodstock yesterday. Colonel
Baker says he has not learned enough
regarding the sentiment of the regiment
TO form an intelligent opinion as 10 the
relative number who wish to remain in
service and the number desiring to be
mustered out But speaking for Company
A, which is from Woodstock, Colo
mel Baker said he was confident ma
jorlty of the men wished TO be retained,
and he had been informed that the same
was true OF Company G, at Harrisonburg.
There seems no doubt that a majority
of the men in the Richmond companies
In the Second Regiment will vote 20 stay
in service These are Company B. Cap
tain Russell; Company /, Captain Shackai-
ford, and Company NJ, Captain Bossieux.
Even should not a majority Of the men
in the Second vote to be retained II was
stated by an officer OF the regiment yes
terday that there were at least three com
panies in the Third ready TO take the
places Of any I'm the Second. These three
companies are said to be Company q and
Company II, both from Danvlle, and
Company NJ, from this city. The senti-
ment of all the companies will probably
be taken Saturday.
Colonel Baker came to Richmond
strongly opposed TO the recent change in
the plan of mastering out his regiment,
ordering the companies to assemble at
their various stations, instead Of at Rich
mond, but after discussing the matter
with Major Shanks and Major Price ne
became converted to their belief. and said
last night he thought the last method the
best.
TO ASSEMBLE SATURDAY.
All the captains of the regiment have
been notified to assemble their companies
Saturday. Major Shanks left for ROa-
noke last night to arrange for quarters
for the various companies. This morn
ing he will make arrangements for quar-
tering and feeding Company F and Com
pany G., Of Roanoke, and this afternoon
will go to Salem and Wythevllle to ar
range for quartering Company II and
Company G. respectively. He will be In
Lynchburg Thursday. and will arrange
for quartering and maintaining Company
T.. He will then go to stanton TO make
similar arrangements for Company X,
and then down TO HarrisOnburB and
Woodstock to arrange FOR temporary
homes for Company c and Company a.
He will then 90 TO Portsmouth to ar
range for quarterins Company L.
The companies will be lodged and fed in
think the men can be made more comfor-
table than II brought 20 Richmond. Ma
ior Price will visit the quarters Of the
various companies as soon as possible and
start the surgeons 10 work on physical
examinations. Civilians will do nearly all
this work The company commanders
will have to spend the greater portion OF
the time I'm this city checking up govern
ment property and turning IT over to the
reglmental quartermaster There Is said
to be a great deal OF the personal pro-
perty Of the men in store here with that
Of the companies to which they belonged
II is also true that members OF many OF
the companies remained in Richmond
with friends. expecting TO be mustered out
here. These have not any money. The
problem Of their getting back home Is
one which has not yet been solved. when
Major Price was asked concerning 1t he
only smiled significantly. and said: Il
guess It can be arranged
EXAMINATION OF THE THIRD.
The work Of examining the men Of the
Third Regiment progressed rapidly yes
terday. -Four surgeons were at work
Surgeon Chamberlain, Surgeon Peyton,
and DR.. Clifton Miller and DR.. NJ. j..
James. About 375 men were examined.
The physical examination OF the regiment
will probably be completed tomorrow.
The report of the quartermaster VIII be |
completed by probably Monday night. |
The men will then have TO be given dis |
charges and paid OFF. and the work OF
mastering out will be done. Major Price |
has signed nearly all the discharges. He |
affixed David d. Price" over five hun
dred times in one day.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Captain Calfee. quartermaster Of the |
Second Regiment, is quite i'll at his home, |
at Radford. He has not fully recovered |
from the long illness which confined him /
10 the hospital at Camp Cuba Libre and |
at the Old Dominion Hospital, in this |
city.
Corporal Clarence 5. Livesay, Company /
II. Fourth Virginia, is still quite III at his |
home. on Chestnut Hill. with malSrial-
fever. He will probably be unable to re-
mort for duty at the expiration Of his fur
louch.