The evening times., 1898-08-10
V|RGIAIAhs UNDER GUARD
Paying Penalties in Camp for
Riot and InSubordinat!On.
DEPRIVED OF BURROUGHS
Disgraceful scenes Originating In n
Fight Retween a Soldier and a
COlored Tecmster-Blunt Refusals
to Obey Orders of Their COM
mRDdfng Officer.

The Third Virginia Regiment was plac-
ed under arrest al Camp Alger yester-
p day by Gen. Butler, commander of the
First Division, Second Army Corps.
Today the camp of the disgraced COM
mand is heavily guarded by sentinels
placed only twenty-five feet apart. and
no soldier may leave or enter the lines
The charges against The regiment are
insubordination, disobedience to SUI
perior officer and riotous conduct.
On Monday night one of the Third Viz
ginia boys got into fight with big
colored teamster near the regimental
camp. The teamster soon had the SOL
dier on the ground. and was making
blood fly when number of the unfor-
tunate mans comrades witnessed his
plight and came to his rescue. About
twenty of the boys seized the colored
man and pounded him for about twenty
minutes.
The noise of the ARRAY attracted the
attention of the soldiers in camp ana in
a few minutes the full Third Virginia
was outside the camp lines watching the
fight
Col Nalle. of the Third. Immediately
came out and ordered his men to return
10 camp at once lnfS tney Hdtiy a-u
stubbornly refused to do. The colonel
pleaded and threatened in vain as the
boys had had a taste of fresh blood and
anything like discipline CALLED them.
Some of the boys began to run the dis
comfited teamster around while others
hooted at the colonel and dared him to do
anything.
teenth Pennsylvania to drive his men
hac int hrYt wa informed that
he had no authority over the Pennsyl-
vania boys. He then went to the First
Connecticut Regiment, and Col. Burdett
ordered his men into camp, where ball
ammunition was issued to them and they
started out to capture the revolving Vir-
ginians. On the way they were re-enforc-
ed by a portion of the Thirteenth Penn
sylvania, ordered out ny Col. Coursen.
The Pennsylvania boys flanked the enc
my. while the Connecticut boys drove
them into camp
AS a result of the ARRAY Gen Butler is
sued the following order last night. and
things will be warm for a time:
Headquarters First Division.
Second Army Corps,
Camp Russell A. Alger. Va, Aug. 9.
General Orders No. 1S.-Until further
orders there will be four company roll
calls each day OSunday not excepted in
the Third Virginia Regiment-at reveille,
the absentees after each roll call to be
Immediately reported to these headquar-
ters
IA sufficient guard will be detailed
from this regiment to place a Gordon of
sentinels every thirty feet round the resi-
ment. and no one will be allowed to get
out of its camp. excep, In the discharge
of some proper military duty.
"If this method of confining the members
of this regiment within regimental camp
limits shall prove Ineffective, a report will
be promptly made and details from other
regiments of this division will be made
for that duty.
1.-THE major general commanding wit
messed in person, with painful regret. the
riotous and insubordinate conduct of a
part Of this regiment on the night of Au-
gust s. 1t was disgrace to the service
and to the State of Virginia. Nothing
could justify or excuse it. As fast as
the names of those engaged in such dis
graceful conduct can be ascertained the
Secretary Of War will be requested to
dishonorably discharge them from the
United States service.
mo furloughs, leave of absence or
passes will be granted to members of
the Third Virginia until further orders
Meantime. the rules and articles of war
will be published at dress parade. until
the officers and men have become famil-
far with and learned to obey the same.
This order will be published at every
company roll-call and dress parade in
this division for one week, or until
further ordered, and to that end copies
of the same will be furnished to brigade
and regimental commanders
by order of Major General Butler.
MAJOR F. S. STRONG,
"Adiutant General"