The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-02
The Boys Will Be Given a Proper
Send OF.
WILL FIGHT UNDER GEN. LEE,
The Route will be Down Franklin from
the Lee Monument TO 7th-Train
Will be Run in Three Sections.
Pullman sIecpers for the Of
ficers - Other Soldiers
10 Act as an Escort.

The Second Regiment w. ieave Rich
mond alto o'clock thos morning for jack
sonville. Colonel Beer received march
ing orders at 1922 o'clock yesterday az
ternoon. The telegram from Adjutant-
General Cceoin told him to obey orders
and Proceed at once to Tampa. The
"ordel 5" referred to were the instructions
Wit. reference to moving given in mes
coge about ten days ago.
The orders from the War Depart
ment were to go to Tampa. Colonel
Baker. in pursuance Of former instruc-
tions. notified General Shafter at Tampa
that ne would leave with his command
at 10 o'clock to-day, and would report
TO him az Tampa. General Shafter
promptly replied that the destination OF
the regiment had been changed from
Tampa 10 Jacksonville. General Lee is
in command at the lattere place
There was great JOY in the camp when
notice was posted that the Second had
heen ordered to the front. The officers
the bulletin board and cheered themselves
hoarse. Hats and caps were thrown into
the air and some OF the boys turned
summersaults. The soldiers in the Third
and Fourth Regiments were pleased also.
They now expect their marching orders
to come very soon.
THE COLONELS ORDERS.
After Colonel Baker had conferred
with Quartermaster Price and the rail-
road people he issued his orders. COM
pany commanders were directed 10 detail
the auartermaster sergeants and one pri-
yate from each command TO report 10
Major Price at the Union depot yesterday
afternoon. At that hour the work or load
ing supplies was begun. The regiment
will form at the grounds at 1:D O'Clock
this morning. The roll viii be called and
each man tagged with a medal Wnicn VIII
contain his muster number.
IL is expected that the march TO the
depot will begin at $50 o'clock. All bag
gage, tents and horses will be loaded on
the cars at the camp grounds. The field
and stan officers will go on foot win
the soldiers 70 the station.
MANY WILL TURN OUT.
Several OF the comuanies from the
regiments that rt main here will escort tn
bovs or the Second TO the depot. No
doubt there will be a great outpouring
of people to bid farewell TO more than
one thousand Virginians. many OF whom
NAV never return 10 their State. The
procession will move down Broad street
a short distance and then march across
the field by the Lee monument lato
Franklin street The route will be down
Franklin 70. Seventh and thence to the
station.
The veterans OF Lee and Pickett Camps
fraFr "a "a
soldiers Home will go down TO the de-
not and give the rebel yell
A BIG CROWD OUT.
The news that the Second had been
ordered away caused thousands OF peo-
,le TO visit the camp yesterday AFTER
roor relatives and friends OF the SOL
diers bade them farewell. Most OF the
Richmond boys got leave or absence dur
ing the Afternoon and evening and visit
ed their homes.
The following are the companies In the
Second Regiment;
Company A (WOodstocN.
company 3 CRusselIs, Richmond.
Company c GTarrisonburg).
Company d CWytheville). -
Company r Uynchbug).
Company r (Roanoke).
Company G. tRoanoke).
Company II (Saleml.
Company I (Shackelford Richmond).
Company K CStauntonl
COMPANY T. Owens Portsmouth.
COMPANY NJ (Bossieux's, Richmond.
~ THREE SECTIONS.
The trip TO Florida will be made over
the Atlantic Coast Line The tram
will he run IN three sections or ten
coaches two baggage cars and one sleep
ar each. except that the last section VIII
bs,,e the stock car and only one baggage
car Lieutenant Colonel Roller an as
sfstant surgeon. a hospital steward and
the ouartermaster sergeant. will be on
the first section; Major Watson, an as
sistant surgeon. the sergeant. major ana
a hospital steward on THE second, and
Colonel Baker. the chief surgeon, adlu-
tanr ouartermsstcr and chaplain on the
third. The band will be on the second
section.
Companies will be distributed as fol-
lows:
section 1.-Companies G z K-ss6 Of
fiers and men.
section accompanies . " HISS Of
ficers and men. -
Section accompanies A ID T. F-Sso
officers and men.
Eut five horses will he taken from
Richmond Colonel Baker Will buy MS
horse in Jack ks0nville.
Major Shanks will be unable 10 leave
with the regiment but will follow later.
The run 70 jacksonville Is about
tuaprv hours