Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-11

Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, July 10-The
Second West Virginia Volunteer regi-
ment is now completely organized, the
last company-that Of Captain Getzen-
danner-having been mustered into the
service last evening at seven o'clock.
Immediately afterward D. T. E. Casteel
was mustered in as colonel of the regi-
ment, and he took immediate command,
relieving Lieutenant Colonel O'Brien
Moore, who has been in command OF
the post since it was established.
There is probably no finer body Of
soldiers now in the service of the
United States government than those
composing this regiment and they con-
trast very favorably with the First reg
iment in appearance, discipline and
military bearing The Improvement
in the character of the enlisted men in
the Second regiment over those of the
First is said to result from the fact that
whereas the companies composing the
First regiment were recruited largely
with men without employment,
the Second regiment of enlisted
men were made up principally of
steady young farmers, mill and timber
men and coal miners, who enlisted not
because they had nothing else to do,
but because they wanted to see some
fighting. The discipline of the men at
Camp Atkinson Is admirable. The
officers have little or no trouble in
maintaining order and discipline about
the camp, as all of the men seem anx-
ious to learn military regulations and
rules. The proficiency of the men in
drill is the subject of general comment
among old army officers. Instead Of
long, laborious drills, becoming irk-
some to the men, they seem to be great
ly enjoyed, as every man is eager to
learn and become perfect in military
tactics.
The official roster of the regiment is
now fully made up, and is as follows:
Colonel-D. T. E. Casteel, of Nor
gantown.
Lieut. Colonel-O'Brien Moore, of
Charleston.
Major - Howard Atkinson, of
Charleston.
Major-C. D. Elliott, of Sutton.
Chief Surgeon-Wm. T. Henshaw.
of Martinsburg, with rank of Major
Assistant Surgeon-Z. T. Kalbaugh.
of Piedmont, with rank of First Lieu
tenant.
Chaplain-A. s. Kelly, of Chenille,
with rank of Captain
Adjutant-R. l.. Archer, Of Hunt
ington, with rank of First Lieutenant.
Quartermaster-J. G.. Gluck, of Au-
burn, with rank of First Lieutenant
The on-commissioned staff officers
are:
Sergeant Major-E. B. Morris, of
Clarksburg.
Quartermaster Sergeant-John H.
Snodgrass, of Charleston.
Hospital Stewards-Luther Hay
mond. Jr., of Clarksburg: Lindsey
Vinson, of Huntington. and Floyd B.
Tippett, of Point Pleasant.
The commissioned officers of the
companies are:
Company A, of Charleston-Captain
S. B. Avis; First Lieutenant, Henry
Fry: Second Lieutenant, John H. Bell
Company B, of Point Pleasant-Cap-
tain w. H. Howard; First Lieutenant,
Lewis G. Somerville; Second Lieuten-
ant. Charles Beale.
Company C. Of Hinton-Captain,
Emory F. Smith; First Lieutenant,
Charles Dryden; Second Lieutenant,
James Dolin
Company D, of Wheeling-Captain,
Richard H. D. Willis: First Lieutenant,
Clifton E. Morris; Second Lieutenant,
John R. P. Foster.
Company E, of acknowledgement,
Thomas E. Thomas: First Lieutenant,
Robert R. Smith; Second Lieutenant,
George S. Wallace
Company F, Of Weston-Captain,
Jackson Arnold; First Lieutenant,
George K. Kuntz; Second Lieutenant,
Kirk c. Smith.
Company G., Of acknowledgement,
VIM. R. Standiford: First Lieutenant,
A. F. MILAN; Second Lieutenant,
James Stathers.
Company H, of Piedmont Captain,
Alex. S. Hutson; first lieutenant, Claude
r. Sherwood; second lieutenant, Ed
ward G. Pearson.
Company l, OF CIarksburg Captain,
Melvin G. Sperry; first lieutenant, John
a. Clifford.
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