Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-19
STATE MILITARY AFFAIRS

A rather perpleXing situation in re-
gard to recognizing the State militia
vas relieved yesterday by the with
drawal Of the brigade officers, who
were not called into service when the
Virginia militia joined the volunteers,
and, thus, the Governor is left free to
take any step he desires in that direo
ton. Brigadier-G General A. L. Phillips
and all the members of his staff have
asked to be placed upon the retired list
or resigned. The applications were
forwarded to the Governor yesterday.
General Phillips, Majors Evans, Spence
and Bossieux have served longer than
ten years in the volunteer service, and
they ask to q retired. The remaining
staff officers resigned. AT Glen Allen,
Wednesday night, the officers formed
az association for social purposes.
General Phillips was elected president
Major Cussons. vice president, and
Major Evans, secretary and treasurer.
While the members of the staff vol
untee:ed when war was declared, none
of them was called upon for service,
most of the officers above colonel hav
ing been appointed by the Presiden;
from the regular army. The fact that
Governor Tyler urged the appointment
OF Adjutant General Male and Brig
adler General and did not recommend
General Phillips, who already held
that rank in the volunteer service, also
seems to have had something to do
with the matter. In his farewell order
General Phillips lauds ex Governor
O'Ferrall, from whom he received his
commission, but makes no sllusion
whatever to Governor Tyler.
AdVices received from Savannah last
night say that Gen. Lee has notified
Col. Taylor of the War Departments
decision to have the Fourth Virginia
regiment recuited from among the men
of the Second and Third regiments
who have been or are about to be mus
tered out. and Col Taylor has detailed
officers to come to Richmond and Sc
cure recuits. They will leave Savannah
to day. The recruits are to take the
place of men discharged from the
Fourth.
1.-THE recruiting officers assigned from
the Fourth Virginia are Captains Clar-
ence Wyatt and G. G. Vaughn, First
Leutenants W. G. Hill, W. Wasserman,
and W. 81. Couch, and Second-Lieu-
tenant A. F. Rix. They leave for Rich
mond to- morrow at / p. m. They will
complete the work as quickly as posi-
BILE, end expect to finish as soon as the
Second is mustered out. These re-
cults from the Second and Third regi-
ments are to take the place of those in
the Fourth who hava been discharged,
and those who have placed applications
for discharge, which che War Depart
ment may decide to grant. This re-
cruiting will not interfere with the de-
parture ofthe Fourth Virginia for Cuba,
as the recuits can easily be sent to this
place or to Havana, all travelling ex-
penses being paid by the government"
Gov. Tyler is said to have positively
decided to appoint negro officers to
succeed the white ones who recently
resigned from the Sixth Virginia, to
which they had been appointed to I'll
vacancies. He will not, however, re
appoint the niue negro officers who re-
signed when ordered to appear before
a board appointed by the Secretary Of
War to examine into their quali6ca
tions. 1t is likely he will select officers
from outside tine regiment.
The Sixth Virginia left Knoxville,
Tenn, yesterday for Macon. The re-
turn of Msj. Gen. Bates is considered to
intimate that not only the First brigade,
but all of the Second division remain
ing at Knoxville is to be Included III
the early movement to Cuba.
Upon the recommendation of the
regimental commander, the following
transfers are ordered in the Sixth Vir
gjuia volunteer infantry: First Lieut.
Edwin T. Walker, from Comrauy G. to
Company G. First Lieut.. Richard G.
L. Moncure, unassigned, to CompaDyG G.
The reorganiz .tion of the Virginia
will be undertaken in short
time. When sufficient organizations to
form brigade have been formed, a sue
,essor to General Phillips will be elect
ID by the field officers of the brigade.
About forty letters from soldiers in
ne Fourth regiment who want dis
charges were received by the Governor