Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
This His Reason for Retiring, Nov
That the War IS 0Yer.
1T. DAuGHrREY To SUCCEED msA
other -omcers of the Company ts
Move Up n Poiut-Thc Resisnation
Not Yet Acted Upon-vscsncies II
the Fourth.
the Fourth

A telegram 10 tne Dispdtch hioi" 'oe>~
sonville last night states that Cartain
George u. Pegram, OF Company Ne
Fourth Regiment, had rendered his ~
signation to the Secretary OF War.
Captain Pegram told tho Dispatch corr
respondent the reason which influenced
him to leave the service was that he
wishes TO get back to his business IN
this city. which needs him. He had been
In the employ of the Virginia-Carc'ina
Chemical Company for some time pre-.
vious to the war.
Captain Pegram also stated that the
war Is over; that while there was need
OF his services he was willing TO make
any Sacrifice for his country, but now thao
peace has come, he thinks he Is at iber-
ty to return to civil life.
Captain Pegram has also been In bad
health for a long time, but recently he
had somewhat improved. though he has
not fully recovered. 1t is thought that
relaxation from the hard discipline OF
military Aife will restore him.
CAPTAIN Pegram IL a fine officer and
very popular in his company and through-
out the regiment. The resignation has
not yet been acted on by the War De-
partment.
DAUGHTREY TO SUCCEED HIM.
First Lieutenant William IA Daugh-
trey. Jr., will succeed Captain Pegram.
Lieutenant Daughtrey is one OF the best
officers in the regiment. During the alb
| sence OF Captain Pegram last summer
Lieutenant Daughtrey had charge of the
| company. and demonstrated In the most
| conspicuous manner his ability 10 handle
| 1t.
Second Lieutenant Tom Spencer will
probably be made first lieutenant and
| First Sergeant Frank Blankenship VIII
be made second lieutenant All the nom
! CONS. will go up one grade.
VACANCIES IN THE FOURTH
| There are said to be- a number OF va
cancles IN the Fourth. caused by deaths
| and discharges. though many OF these
| have recently been filled by enlstments.
| In one or two cases Second-Regiment
men have procured their discharges and
| enlisted I'm the Fourth. This action was
I taken after learning that the former
regiment would not be retained In tho
| Service.
| Officers OF the Fourth who have been
| In Richmond recently have expressed
| themselves az being confident OF their
| ability to enlist all the men needed when
| the Second and Third are mustered out.
The probability Of the Second being re-
| tanned In the service II go per cent. OF
the, enlisted men so desire has caused
officers of the Fourth TO fear they will
| have some difficulty in securing the men
needed.
officers OF the Second who are now in
| Richmond are confident the regiment
| will be retained. The formal polling Of
| the companies To learn the sentiment
4 has not been begun, owing to the fact
| that the men are 80 scattered, owing TO
| all OF them being away on 'thirty-day fur
| loughs, which expire the 22d of this
month. When the regiment reassembles
here on that date the companies will
be polled, and the result will be for
| warded 10 the department
WANT TO REMAIN IN SERVICE.
| A captain of one of the second-Begi-
| ment companies said last night he mad
| heard from his leutenauts, and they as
| sured him that IL would be easy 10 get
more than the necessary 60 per cent. of
the men to vote to remain In service. He
| expressed the opinion based on what no
/ had heard from officers OF other CON-
| panies. that the number necessary ia
! have the regiment retained could be Sc
| cured. .
There will. OF course, be great many
vacancies In the regiment. but the Sec-
retary OF War will have TO look to having
these filed. The officer referred 10 above
stated that In Southwest Virginia there
were numbers of men not now In the
service who desired 20 enlist. and that
! II the department would allow II. thu
regiment could easily be recruited "a
| az men, it's maximum strength