Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-12
THE SECOND REGIMENT
Has Been Completed and Mus
tered Into Service
Under Command of Col. ID. T. e. Gas.
teele-The Organization Fine One
The Complete Roster Of the Officers
Two Vacancies in the Rank of Lieu
tenant to Be Filled.


Two Vacancies in the Rank of Lieu
tenant to Be Filled.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, July H.
The Second West Virginia Volunteer
regiment is now completely organized.
the last company-that of Captain
GetZendanner-ha been mustered
into the service last evening at seven
O'clock. Immediately afterward ID.
L. E. Casteel was mustered in the re-
giment, and he took immediate com
mand, relieving Lieutenant Colonel
O'Brien Moore, who has been in COM
mand of the post since it was estab-
lished.
The official roster of the regiment
is now fully made up, and is as fol-
lows:
Colonel-D. T. E. Casteel, of Nor
gantown.
Lieut.. Colonel-O'Brien Moore, of
Charleston.
Major Howard Atkinson, Of
Charleston.
Major-C. d. Elliott, of Sutton.
Chief Surgeon-Wm. t. Henshaw,
of Martinsburg, with rank of Major.
Assistant Surgeon-Z. r. Kali
baugh, of Piedmont, with rank Of
First Lieutenant.
Chaplain-A. S. Kelly, of Glenville,
with rank of Captain.
Adjutant-R. l.. Archer of Hunt
ington, with rank of First Lieuten-
ant.
Quartermaster-J G. Gluck, of Au-
burn, with rank of first Lieutenant.
The non commissioned staff Off
GERS are:
Sergeant Major-E b. Morris. of
Clarksbnrg.
Quartermaster Sergeant--John III.
Snotgrass, Of Charleston.
Hospital tewards-Luther Hay
mond, Jr., of Clarksburg; Lindsey
Vinson, of Huntington, and Floyd B.
Tippett, of Point Pleasant.
The commissioned officers of the
companies are:
Company A. of Charleston-Cap-
tain S. B. Avis; First Lieutenant,
Henry Fry: Second Lieutenant, John
ii. Bell.
Company B. of Point Pleasant
Captain w. H. Howard; First Lieu
tenant, Charles Beale.
Company G, Of Hinton-Captain
Emory f. Smith; First Lieutenant,
Charles Dryden; Second Lieutenant,
James Dolin.
Company d, of Wheeling Captain,
Richard II. d. Willis; First Lieuten-
ant, Clifton e. Morris; Second Lieu
tenant, John r.. p Foster.
Company E. of Bramwell- Captain,
Thomas e. Thomas; First Lieuten-
ant, Robert r. Smith; Second Lieu
tenant, George S. Wallace.
Company +, Of Weston-Captain,
Jackson Arnold; First Lieutenant,
George X. Kunst: Second Lieutenant,
Kirk c. Smith.
Company G, Of Fairmont-Captain,
VIM. r. Standiford; First Lieutenant,
A. +. MILAN; Second Lieutenant,
James Stathers.
Company H, OF Piedmont-Cap-
tain, Alex. S. Hutson; first lieuten-
ant, Claude r. Sherwood; second
lieutenant, Edward G. Pearson.
Company l, of Clarksburg Captain
Melvin G. Sperry; first lieutenant,
John II. Clifford.
Company X, of Williamson-Cap
tain, Julian e. Gaujot; first lieuten-
ant, Douglas e. Hughes.
Company L, of Glenville-Captain,
ID. w. O'Brien; first lieutenant, va
cant; second lieutenant, Charles L.
Sentz.
Company NJ, of Shepherdstown--
Captain, HI. C. Geszendanner; first
lieutenant, Kemble White; second
| lieutenant, John Henshaw.
The vacant lieutenancies in Com
panies L and M will probably not be
filed for several days. 1t is said that
State Librarian Guy T. Scott is slated
for one of them, provined he does not
catch On to something better in
Washington.
AS soon as Col. Casteel was mus
tered in and assumed command Of
the regiment, he forwarded requisi-
tion to the War department. for the
guns for the regiment, and they are
to be shipped here without delay.
This requisition could not be made
according to army regulations till the
regiment was fully organized. An
effort will be made to secure the
Krag- Jorgensen rifles for the men.
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