Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-09
TROOPS OF VIRGINIA.
ORGANIZED MILITARY THAT
u READY FOR SERVICE.
ar PERSONNEL Is EXCELLENT.
-. rouirmcnt, However, Not All
that Could he Dcsir"d-rhe Conn
,,cs could he Moved at short
,,,tcc u necessary.

4..t4vf- General Nalte Is no bNSier |
usual during these days when
-s ~ war ride on every wind, and
.-,os that refers TO Spain, Cuba. and
,,.r,rifcd states is read 70 the exclusion
everything else.
-,,-s is great amount OF routine
- ,o be gotten through with every
~. and this keeps the Adjutant-Geno-
-l and his clerk pretty closely at their
20. General Male returned yesterday
- brief visit TO his home at Gull
..r and spent the day clearing up HIS
-. NJ the business which had accumu-
,...f during his absence.
..yra personnel Of the Virginia troops
ms 90 me TO be excellent" said Gene
.,NarIc though their equipment is not
=, any means all that could be wished
Tho, need blankets and overcoats I'm
.-, many instances, but. Of course.
't,rf8 they be ordered into active SER
,+-s these would be supplied by the
National Government. This equipment
d. now supplied by the War Department.
aTss troops are all in condition to
r.-ye promptly, and I do not think it
,.g,5 be many hours after a summons
-sne before they would be moving"
The following are the regiments and
r.np4nics Of Virginia volunteers. their
r.aieuarters. and officers:
THE FIRST REGIMENT.
The First Regiment is composed Of Com
NAMES A. b. G, D. r, +. and G, com
handed respectively by Captains c. Gray
psss.eux. +. w. Cunningham, George +.
srsrkelford, G. A. Crawford, l.. Leslie
sr,res. Morgan r. Mills, and Lieutenant
Meredith All these companies are To-
Gated fu Richmond, with the exception OF
Company q. which is made up of Man
.r..rsr Young men. Following are the
fs.d officers Of the regiment: Henry G.
ZONES. colonel George Wayne Anderson,
.agtenant-colonel; J. II. Derbyshire. ma
m-: Emmett 4. Shepherd, captain and
g.u,aut; ID. A. Kuyk, NJ. D., major and
surgeon: r. b. Teusler, captain shd as
s.-.rt-surgcOn; Charles II. Philips, cap
..n and commissary7 of subsistence; Rev.
Moses d. Hoge, captain and chaplain.
THE OTHER REGIMENTS.
The headquarters of the Second Regi-
r.at is at Woodstock. II is composed
o. Company A, Captain J. W. Magruder,
E.1dluarters at Woodstock; Company G,
CAPTAIN +. w. Sullivan, headquarters at
H.rrisonburg: Company d, Captain John
T. Fleming. Toms Brook. Shenandoah
county: Company r, Captain Robert Il.
CraIghill Lynchburg; Company f, Cap
tain r. i. Taylor, Roanoke; Company g,
Captain p. Hatcher. Roanoke;, Company
a. Captain Wingfeld Griffin. Salem; Com
many X, Captain Richard 5. Ker, Staun-
The regimental officers OF the Second
r. James c. Baker. colonel; o. b. Roller,
(sutenant-colonel: James G.. Watson, Jr.,
major: c. e. c.. Peyton. major and sur
Ir0n; Cord Simmons. captain and as
lstant surgeon; NJ. Fl. Calfee, captain
md quartermaster; J. f. Hyde, captain
tnd chaplain.
tnent is at Culpeper. il is composed of
company A, Danvile, commanded by
k7irst-I Lieutenant Henry A. Parkinson;
l-ompany T.. Captain 4. e. Grimsley, Gull
Ieper; Company c, Farmville Captain j.
l.. Allen; Company d, Charlottesville
captain Thomas $. Keller; Company h,
Charlottesville. Captain Frank Z. Scruggs;
Company +. Alexandria, Captain Albert
Bryan: Company G, Petersburg, First
Lieutenant William A. Bond in command
company II. Danville. Captain Ro. Eldor
Freeman: Company !, Blackstone, First
Lieutenant w. II. Cralle in command;
Company X. Fredericksburg, Captain NJ
b. Rowe now of the Governors stan
Colonel William Male resigned the com
mand OF the Third Regiment TO become
Adiutant- General under Governor Tyler
and Lieutenant Colonel Granville Games
is I'm command. with Henry {. EurfoWs
major, w IL Smith, major and surgeon
". +. Anderson, captain and assistant
surgeon: :. l. Cooper, captain ana quar-
t.rmaster. -. D.,
Harry
Hodges is in command, and the regiment
T. r0mposed of Company a, NorIoik
Captain II. H. Sheen; Company IS NOT
foIs CAPTAIN Marshall Tarral; Company
e. Newport News, Captain +, 1. Mary
-.r1rsnv d. Hampton, Captain u. W
Hone. Company T.. Norfolk, Captain l. D.
Nottingham; Company f, SunoiK, zap
lain c. H. Causey; Company u. sullolh
captain Edward n. Norneet' CoIilps' iS
g. captain l.. A. Morrison SIM tiiiie, y,
-amranv / Franklin, Captain - -
Vaughan; Company II, PetersDuis' Zap
tain VI. c. Jackson.
The regimental officers OF the Eour -
Or. Colonel Harry Hodges; G. w. IayioI
lsutenant-cOlonel; l. X. Ed"arus' ma
sar Phil. L. Yeatman, captain ana au'
5g-ant. l. A. Bihsoly, major ana sur
teon; c. J. Culpeper. captain ana as
distant surgeon: Tazewel Taylor cap
tain and ordnance Ofncei, II. . ~ iti''' -
lautain and quartermaster; w. w. Dey
captain and commissary of subsistence
A. S. Lloyd. captain and chaplain
THE INFANTRY BATTALLONS.
The Third Battalion Of Infantry, has
h.adouarters in Portsmouth, and is com
posed of Company A, Captain George a
Brooks. and Company Il, Captain r. W
Owens. The major Of the battalion
j. j.. Warren. ,,t.,.,.
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues
-5mpanies A and B. Captain Clarence
WYATT and First-Lieutenant george
pegram commanding. respectively Torn
N. Fourth Battalion, commandeu pl
Major Sol Cutchins. 49,, l.,
There are two battalions OF coloreu ~
iutry. The First is located in kicninon ~
and IS composed Of Company A, Captai
William A. Haukins; Company - CaP ,SI
Charles y. Nicholas; Company - zap
tain Walter S. Cowan. The battalloh
commended by Major ]. u. Johnsoh;, %
The headquarters Of the Secohu o y
TALON is Petersburg and it is commando 1l .o,,,
ly Major William II. Johnson. ~ - 60
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