Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-30
THE COLORED
TROOPS In CAMP.
Prom otions And Changes.
THE SHAM ATTACKS.
The Boys, Cheerful.-Many
Visitors.
M.oA. TINT AND ITS MISSION.
1sr BAIT 6rH REGIMENT,
INFANTRY u. s. ",
CAMP CoRBtN, VA, July 2eth, s8

INFANTRY u ,. ",
CAMP CoRBtN, VA, July 26th, e8-
Companies K and F. of Petersburg
under command of Captains Hill and
Webb respectively, have reached camp
and where once waS wilderness il
now a tented city filed with life and
enthusiasm from the boys in blue, who
have given up their homes and are
preparing to risk their lives in the de-
Tense Of their country's honor.
A LARGE NUMBER THERE.
We now have 525 men in camp, and n
happier or more contented lot would
be hard 10 fad. The Battalion has
been thrown into the 9Th Regiments
and quite large number of appoint
ments and promotions have been mode
on this account.
CHANGES AND PROMOTIONS NorED.
Second Lieut.. w. ii. Anderson has
been detaehed from Co. C., and ap-
pointed Adjutant OF the camp. Lieut..
r. A. Johnson has been appointed Ser
geant- Major. Corporsls ii. g. Carter,
of Co. G, Joseph Brown of Co. 3, OF
| Richmond, Charles Butler of Co. E,
Matthew Bell of Co. +, of Petersburg,
have been detached from sheir re-
spective companies, and appointed to
the color guard, with Richard Fergu-
son of Co. A, as the Color-bearer. The
officers have been highly hon.
ored by short visit from Mrs. Frank
/ White and Miss Leila a. Johnson, re-
spectively daughter and niece OF the
Major. Major johnson makes an i'm
posing appearance as he rides between
the lines mounted upon his fry IRON
gray war steed.
PERSONAL ALLUsIoNs.
Lieut.. Wyche is fast improving. and
his appearance surprises his friends.
Captain B. A. Graves, of Co. @, is one
of the most popular officers in camp,
and is the pride of his men.
The members of Co. @ extend their
HEARTFELT thanks to Messrs. Chris.
Jackson, Sydney Mayo, Everett john
son, Winston Payne, James Royal and
others, who furnished each tent with
smoking and chewing tobacco and ci-
garettes from the p. II Mayo and Al
len & Ginter tobacco companies. This
company has carried off the honors of
the camp by making surprise attack
on Co. b, under command of Lieut..
Wyche, and completely annihilated
it. The company was un1er command
of Lieut.. S. B. Randolph.
THE HOSPITAL READY.
The hospital is in charge of Hospital
Stewards Brown and McNaughton.
The members of the different COM
panies have been invited to be present
at the Y. NJ. @. A. tent this evening for
the formation of Literary Society.
Every night the men have Vaude-
vile Show. A large number of the
men are good dancers and singers in
camp and the numbers on the progrA AKa
are filled alternately by the members
/. : IF the diffarouf onn1noni0c
M. c. A. NOTES.
The soldiers hailed with great ioy
} the establishment of the Y. NJ. @. A !,
tent at the camp. Up to this event,
including two weeks since the first
: company was mustered in, no rehgi-
GUS services had been, except few
/ prayer meetings, held in tents, by a
small number of spiritually inclined
: men.
The Y. M. c. A. tent is 2Ox40 in size.
and is furnished with ITO chairs, two
long tables, ink, pens, paper, envel-
! opes, organ, Gospel hymnals, testa-
ments, religious literature and news
papers,
TIE PRIVILEGE GRANTED.
The soldiers are allowed to visit the
, tent when they are off duty, and to use
any Of the conveniences. Except when
, on duty, the tent is crowded with men
: some writing letters home, others
reading, and still others amusing
themselves as they see fit. The privi-
, lege of writing letters home is very
highly appreciated by both officers and
. men. I'll letters were written in the
tent last hondsy and an average OF
, 100 are written daily.
From to p. M. religious meetings
will be held in this tent every day. and
it is in these meetings. that the real
object of the Association comes into
, view.
ALL BENEFITTED.
Although not more than 200 soldiers
at time can attend q meeting in the
Y. M. y. A. at Camp Corbin. yet the
sound of the songs. prayers and gospel
talks can be heard by . majority Of the
) $50 men now on the grounds. It is the
endeRvor Of the Association to assist
. the Christian soldiers at this place to
: hold up the banner of Christ, during
their pilgrimage from home, and to
lead those who are out OF Christ to ac-
: cept Him as their Saviour.
There is q very small amount OF
sickness in camp, mostly among the
troops from Petersburg, none however
are serious. Corporal VIM. II. Cox
. has been granted a sick leave and re-