Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-08
THE FOURTH In CAMP
End Of the Regiments Long Journey to
Jacksonville.
ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING TO LEE.
Wants the Boys 10 Rest Up, Dress Up,
and Drill Up.
ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING TO LIE
RUMoRED HoNoRs FOR COL. BAKER
High CompIiment-Notes About
the Second-Some sickness, But
Nothing serious-Camp AIger-What
the Third IL Doing.

JACKSONVILLE. FLA, June 7-(Spe-
cial.)-There was no brass band to meet
the sections of the train bearing the
Fourth Virginia Regiment when they ar
rived here last night and this morning.
The First Battalion, under Lieutenant
Colonel Edwards reached here at 9:l5 last
night, the Second under Major TarralL
pulling in at 3:20 a. NJ, and the Third,
under Major Scruggs, with Colonel Tay-
lor aboard. arrived at $40 A. Nj. Very
heavy trains and the inexperienced way
In which freight engineers handle the
long passenger trains are largely respon-
| sibe for the great delay.
The first two sections were taken to the
camp station Immediately on their arri-
| val here, but the last remained in the
Union Station until o'clock this morning.
| Officers and men remained in the trains
! all night. Several OF the Seconds officers
and men were at Jacksonville to meet
| each section, and many others came
down to the train to give the travellers
cordial reception. The regiment was
soon marched to the camp-ground, which
| is a quarter of mile from the railway,
and mile from town.
| A HIGH COMPLIMENT.
The Fourth is located near the Second,
and close to the Iowa and Wisconsin
regiments. The men Of the latter de-
clare that the Fourth has the finest set
! of men in ii they ever saw. The men
| were at once gotten to work pitching
| tents, and these were soon up. There
| was no straw for the bed-sacks, but the
| boys filled them with pine-tags. The
Fourth will Tomorrow be completely
equipped with all they need, except guns,
and these are expected in day or two.
| The Second has received no supplies of
any character. scarcely, and there is sur
| prise expressed that the Fourth should
| have its wants so promptly attended to.
| Many think that it means the Fourth will
| see service first, but this is not likely,
as the two Virginia regiments have been
| placed in the same brigade-the Second
with Colonel Baker as acting brigader.
l had il from a field officer to-day, who
spoke confidently, that there was strong
probability Of Colonel Bakers being put
in permanent command of the brigade.
DISAPPOINTED.
Considerable comment was created to-
day by the rumor that the Third Vr-
ginia had been ordered from Camp Alger
to Washington. Ii was thought 10 mean
certainly that 1t would DE put in the
Second Brigade. General Lee, whom 1
saw at his headquarters at the Windsor
hardly credited the report, but II was
persistent and widespread. 1t was fin
ally learned to be without foundation, and
the Vrgnians were greatly disappointed
General Lee visited Camp Cuba Libre
to-day and his appearance in the uni
form of a major-general, seated on his
magnificent gray and accompanied by
several of the staff, was the signal for |
wild cheering. When he entered the |
section of the camp where the Fourth |
was located the demonstration was so |
enthusiastic, and the men crowded about |
him so closely that he had 10 pause and |
address them. He told them he wanted |
them to rest up, dress up, and drill up, |
and then he would take them to Cuba.
j asked General Lee if II was true, |
as generally reported throughout camp,
that his family would soon come here TO
be with him. He said he thought not; |
everything was too uncertain. found him
hard at work with his secretary in his
private room at the Windsor, where are
his headquarters. He inquired about va
rious Richmond people, and says h> Is in
fine health. 1t will probably be gratifying |
to his family to know that he is culti-
vating again the familiar goatee, which
ne laQ SndN6Q on Wnllt III Cubd'
SICKNESS.
There are several cases of illness among
the Virginia troops, but / am assured
by surgeons none are serious. Private
Frank Miller. OF Company l., Portsmouth,
Fourth Regiment was quite Ill en- route,
but is improving to-day. Captain BoiS-
sieux. Company NJ, Second, received tel
egrarn from John T.. Laughton, Richmond,
to-day saying the Grays' Veteran Asso-
IL haI
celebration of the fifty-fourth anniversary
of the company. June 18th. Major Wat
son will in a day or two, as you have
been notified, return to Virginia, accom-
panied by non-cOmmissioned officer and
privates 20 raise recruits. The detail has
not yet been made.
The assistant surgeons Of the Second
and the Fourth have been attached TO
the division hospital. leaving Major Pey-
ton and Major Vance the sole surgeons
of the two regiments, respectively.
DELIGHTFUL WEATHER.
The weather is delightful-cooler than
when the troops left Richmond-owing to
the fine all-day breeze. The camp is
finely located in piney grove. There Is
sand several inches deep but IL Is COW
cred with pine-needles.
cholera morbus to-day, but is improving.
There are in camp two regiments each
from Virginia and Illinois, and one from
Wisconsin. North Carolina, New Jersey,
and Iowa each.
The second to-day had fresh meat and
bakers bread, an event for the men, as
thev have been living on very nara hard-
tack and bacon
NOTES AND GOSSIP.
The Florida Union, of Monday,
has the following camp notes and gos-
sin interesting to Virginians:
"Comnany |, of the Virginia troops,
amused themselves Tor some time yes
terday afternoon by soaring several NJ
tIa negro boys, who had strayed inside
the guard lines.
.Rev. Frank Stringfellow, n celebrated
Confederate scout, who served under
General Lee during the late war, Is ex-
pected 10 arrive here within few days
having accepted the position OF chaplain
of the Second Regiment of Virginia Vol
unteers Mr.. Stringfellow's son, Martin,
IS n member of Company l.
"An officer on Major-General Lees
staff said last night that II is improbable
the Seventh Army Corps will be the first
70 move. The first will be the Fifth Corps,
composed largely OF regulars. and now
M Tampa, and the second to make a
movement will be the soldiers now quar-
tered at Camp Cuba Iibre' 1t is not
known whether a base will be established
first at Cuba or at Porto Rico. The offi-
Ger agreed with statements made in the
daily prints that General Lee has the