Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-02
START SOUTH TO-DAY
The Second Virginia Regiment Ordered
TO Jacksonville, Fla.
WILL START At TEN O'CLOCK.
To March from Camp Lee to the
Byrd Street. Station.
BIZ ESCORTED BY THE VETERANS.
GOVaTnor Tyler to Meet Troops and
Make Farewell address.
BB ESCORTED BY THE VETERANS.
THE STATE TO FURNISH SUPPLIES.
UnderclOtbing and shoes to Re
Issued TO the Men i'm Camp To-Day.
Negro Companies Ordered to Re-
crsit TO Full strength.

Ing Tor JacksOnNnle, flu.
About 1890 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Colonel Baker received telegram from
Adjutant-General Corbin. directing him
to proceed at once with his regiment TO
Tampa. The order to this effect was
posted. and II was thought by officers and
men that they would in a few hours be
en- route to the latter place, but at 7.3G
o'clock hast night Colonel Baker received
from Major General Shafter who is in
command Of the mobilization camp at
Jacksonville, orders TO bring his regiment
to that city.
General Shafter's telegram was i'm re-
sponse to one from Colonel Baker, inform
ing him Of the probable hour of arrival
at Tampa. There is no particular signifi-
canoe attached to the last order as in
dicating how soon the Virginia troops
will be used for the invasion of Cuba. The
change is believed to have been made
solely because there is better water at
Tampa and more of it. and because there
are now at Jacksonville more supplies for
the equipment of troops than at Tampa.
1t is thought probable. also, that the
change may mean that the regiment is TO
form a part of the Seventh army corps,
under General Lee.
TO MAKE AN EARLY START.
The companies forming the Second
Regiment will be assembled at 7:SO o'clock
this morning, after the men have had
breakfast. Company rolls will be called,
and as soon as possible the regiment will
be formed, and the march TO the Byrd
Street Station begun. 1t is hardly likely
the regiment will leave camp before S15
o'clock. The line of march will be down
Broad street to Richmond College, thence
down Lombardy to Franklin, down
FRANKLIN to Seventh, and down Seventh
TO the railway station.
All the field officers win march on foot
with the men, their horses being on the
cars at the siding ut the camp. Governor
Tyler and staff, in carriages. will meet
the troops at some point on the line of
march, The Governor, who was at his
home, at Radford, for a day or two, was
notified by Acting-Adjutant- General
ders for the troops were received, and he
replied that he would reach Richmond at
SIS o'clock this morning. He will be met
at the station by his staff in carriages,
and will at once drive to meet the regi-
ment. The members of his staff who will
escort him will be Colonel c. OBJ. Cowar-
din. chief of staff; Colonel Skelton, Colo
mel Tenant Colonel Darlington, Colonel
Coulling. and Lieutenant-Colonel 10 Lane
Stern. The staff would have appeared
mounted, but nearly it's entire accoutre-
ment has been turned over to the State
troops.
At the station Governor Tyler will de-
liver a brief address to the regiment, and
then the men will be gotten aboard the
cars.
The veterans of Lee Camp in full uni
form. will parade, acting as escort to the
regiment. The veterans will assemble at
their hall at o'clock this morning and
march to the camp. and thence 10 the
station.
WILL TAKE THREE TRAINS.
The regiment will be transported by the
Atlantic.COast Line. The train Will be
run I'm three sections Of fourteen cars
each. Thirty-three day coaches. three
sIeepers. five baggage-cars, and one
stock-car will be used to carry the troops.
The first section will leave at 10 O'Clock,
and the remaining two will follow at
short intervals.
oOV fCg ry az
Lee. worked like a Trojan yesterday az
ternoon securing travel rations for the
men. He was assisted by the quartermas-
and a private from each
company. Chiefly canned goods were Is
sued. but the captain of each company
has issued 70 him a certain sum, called
coffee money, which will be used to pur-
chase hot coffee for his men at stations
en- route.
The officers will travel in sleepers, but
the men will be carried in ordinary day
coaches. The thlrty-three Of these will
allow not quite three cars TO company. |
PEOPLE WILL TURN OUT.
Virginia troops have not left Richmond |
for the front for thirty-odd years, and IL
s probable that the Second Regiment viii |
he cheered along the line of march this |
and bidden farewell at the sta |
ton by such a crowd as has seldom been |
assembled in this city.
The following are the companies in |
The Second Regiment:
Company A, Woodstock.
Company b Russelis), Richmond.
Company c, Harrisonburg.
Company d, Wytheville.
Company +. Lynchburg.
Company r. Roanoke.
Company q, Roanoke.
Company III, Salem.
Company / (Shackelford's), Richmond. 1
Company X, Staunton.
Company l. (Owen's), Portsmouth.
Company NJ OBossieux's). Richmond.
About twelve, possibly as many as |
ifteen men from these companies. are In |
he Old Dominion Hospital. nearly all
with measles. They will join their regi- /
nent as soon as they are recovered.
Colonel Male, OF the Third Regiment. |
viii be in command at Camp Lee after 1
he departure OF Colonel Baker. Lieu /
terant Colonel Taylor. who will COM 1
nand the Fourth. has been mustered In /
n his present rank, but has not been |!
mustered In as colonel.
THE NEXT TO Go.
There is great deal OF speculation
~, 90 ,.,h,rh ~ tha Virginia regiments