Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-06
CAMP ONWARD GOSSIP.
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| CAMP ONWARD. SAVANNAH, GA,
December 4.-Next Tuesday, the day fixed
for the corps review. will be half-holi-
/ day in Savannah, most of the business
houses closing In the middle of the day.
The parade will take place at o'clock in
/ the afternoon. There will be thirteen
regiments Of infantry and nineteen bat
teries OF artillery in line, nearly 1900
men. General Lee will be escorted by the
| Georgia Hussars, under the command OF
| Captain Beirne Gordon.
| The men will probably be paid or be-
fore they leave for Cuba. Major Elijah
Halford and other paymasters were ex-
! pected to arrive to-day.
The Third Battalion OF the Fourth Illi-
nois will be taken off provost duty to-
morrow. Their place will be taken by
companies selected from different regi-
ments.
! In the game of football played yester-
day between the First Texas and the
| Fourth Illinois, the cowboys" beat the
provosts 16 to 0. One OF the Illinois play
ers, oliver Loudon, of Company c, was
seriously hurt by kick on his head, and
up to a late hour last night he had not
recovered consciousness. Private III. l..
| Strong, of the Texas team, was also dis
abled.
Any one visiting the camp OF the First
| Texas Regiment will have his attention
attracted at once to some very artistic
work at the head of each company's
quarters in the way OF embems showing
some characteristic OF each company,
! either the coat-of-arms adopted by the
! company or representation OF the lead
ing industry OF the district from which the
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| in wooden frames 6XS feet, and on a sur
face of sand. The setting is composed of
/ bits Of stone brick and colored glass.
Each company has sought to rival the
others in getting up the best design. One
| OF the most striking is that OF the Gal
weston Rifles. designed and executed by
! Sergeant j. G. Maybridge. This company
comes from a stOck-raising district, and
the work represents Uncle Sam as a cow
boy on a bucking horse in the act Of
throwing a lasso over Don" who is
standing on a map of Cuba. Another,
the picture of harp and a staff Of music,
with the notes to the musicians call, is
at the head Of the quarters OF the Texas
band, which is one of the finest in the
corps. The Texas Regiment seems to
have more artists than all the rest Of the
Seventh Army Corps put together.
Officers from the various regiments are
getting up history OF the Seventh Army
Corps, with the pictures and biographies
Of all the commanding officers from the
colonies up These books, which will no
doubt be very interesting, especially in
consideration of our thrilling war expe-
rience, will be sold and the proceeds
turned over to some charitable object
Lieutenant Guy Green, OF the Second
South Carolina, is in charge OF the work.
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Colonel w. ]. Bryan arrived this morn
ing shortly after 10 o'clock. The Third
Nebraska Regiment escorted him from
the depot.
Private w. c. Lingham, Of Company ID,
Fourth Virginia, was yesterday made one
Of the happiest men In the regiment. On
October Sth he was sentenced by court
martial to six months Imprisonment at
hard labor, and the forfeiture OF $40 per
month OF his pay for taking a nap on his
post while on guard.
November Goth was Colonel Taylor's
birthday, and he thought this a very OPP
perfume time TO show his clemency 10
some unfortunate fellow in the guard
house. SO he inquired through the regl-
ment as to which prisoner was the most
deserving of a favor, and Private Ling
ham was commended to him on all sides
as being well-behaved and a good man.
On the recommendation Of Colonel Taylor
the acknowledgement OF the corps issued
yesterday an order that the remainder of
Private Lingham's sentence be RENTED
in view Of his previous character and
his excellent conduct while a prisoner
Now he walks about where he pleases
without even the ghost of a man with 4
gun on his shoulder stalking behind him.
The following promotions have been or
dered in the Fourth Virginia:
PriYates Arthur Schaaf. w. r. Scott
d. A. p. Scott, and II. q. Ramey. to be
corporals In Company K.
Sergeant T.. G. Doggett, OF Company F,
has been made sergeant-major OF the
regiment. He has been acting in this
capacity since Sergeant Tillman was dis
charged.
Private George C. Harmon. OF Company
A (Norfolk). received his discharge this
morning.
Private l.. b. Tucker, OF Company l.
Portsmouth) is sick at the regimentsl
hospital.
Private John Goode. OF Company l.. Is
under treatment at the division hospita,
for chills and fever
Private Charley Dear, OF Company II.
who has been laid up with the yellow
jaundice, Is out again.
Sergeant T.. NJ. Curdts and Corporal A.
o. White. OF Company A. returned yes
terday from Norfolk, where they have
been spending ffteen-day furloughs.