Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-06

rHe THIRD RhGIMENT.-The an
.,rccameut in the Gazette Saturday to
.5a flee. that the Third Virginia Regi-
r,snt mad been ordered to leave Camp
Lam. Richmond and proceed to Camp
u,ar near Falls Church, melted con-
Siderable interest among the relatives
ana friends of the Alexandria Light In.
.,otry which forms part of that regi.
nan, Ii had been stated that the
r.,Tmept would leave Richmond at
b.I.osst seven o'clock yesterday morn
mo ard that The train would pass
,p-onrh Alexandria about II o'clock.
! ,fer however, considerable detection
VA. calsrd by rumor which was rap
;ily circulated to the effect that the or
dar for The moving of the regiment had
bsan revoked. About ten o'clock yes
tr[iay morDirg, Notwithstanding this
rumor. people began to gather at the
p,yette street depot and by noon the
f5oroughfare for about two squares was
hacked with people, many of them
5-srug packages for loved ones who
vino had gone forth to engage in battle
FIR their country. There was still an
uncertainty IS to whether the hopes of
the assem- blage would be realized, IS it
was to many by 40 means positive
fac. me company was in transitu.
SHORTLY before one o'clock, however,
all doubts were removed by the rolling
into The depot of the first of the three
s.e.ious of the train which we're making
the transfer of the regiment. 1t WAS
then earned that the Light Infantry
vas aboard the second section, which
at that time was rafting along about
four miles south OF this city. A hurrah
went up, and q few minutes later the
whistle of the locomotive was heard.
Interest grew more intense every me-
ment and when the train wound its
Yay into Fayette street there was the
greatest enthusiasm. The Alexandria
boys were at the windows, all in the
best OF humor, and enjoying to the ut.
most the sight of home once more and
the hearty welcome they were receiving.
The rain finally stopped at the depot,
anil fathers, mothers, sisters. brothers
raj friends scrambled to the cars in
search of dear oi.es who, though absent
bu d few weeks, rad been the Obj cts
OF nalv prayers. 1t wss hap
nv and Joyous occasion and
scene seldom witnessed. The cry
call abosr." soon cleared the
the visitors from the cars aud amid the
huuuhS Of the crowd AID sea OF wav-
ilg haudkel chiefs the train moved on,
this lime, however, TO- TO take the
company 20 far from home-about ten
mics only separating the new camp
from Alexandria Upon arriving at
". * 0. Junction the regiment was
transferred to that road and it was soon
uuder way again, arriving at Falls
Church late in the afternoon. While
the Train was in this city some good
aud thoughtful people had prepared re-
treshments for the members OF the COM
pany, and these were passed into The
cars and much appreciated. At the
junction Messrs. J. NJ. Hill, G. w.
Ramsay and J. W. Norris had been
equal Y thoughtful. Stacks of tempt
icg sandwiches, hot coffee, g., had
been prepared by these gentlemen and
the much Was duly discussed end APP
preciated. The third section arrived
about two o'clock. 1t contained the
Dunn Corps and some of the officers OF
the regiment. The crowd at the depot
had been thinned out by this time, but
there were still enough lefG to accord g
hearty welcome to those aboard.
Friends and relatives had patieotly
waited and they were rewarded by see
Ing the objects of their search at the
windows and by beholdiDg their smiles
once more and receiving hearty hand
shakes. The Third Regiment is en-
camped about three quarters of mile
from Falls Church and about a quarter
Of mile west of the Ninth Massschu-
sets and Seventh Illinois regiments.