Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26
CAMP CUBA LIBRE.
FULL SET OF INSTRUMENTS FOR
THE SECONDS BAND.
THE HuSIc DRAWS 4 CROWD.
An Interesting Budget of News,
Personal and Otherwisc-List Of
Privates Recently Made C0rporals
I'm Their Respective Companies.
Correspondence of the Dispatch.)

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CAMP CUBA LIBRE. JACKSON
WILLIE. FLA, July A.-Captain Calfee
quartermaster OF the Second Virgins
Regiment. was made happy yesterday b,
receiving from the War Department
fine set of band Instruments. manufac
new instruments were used for the first
time at guard mount this morning. and
the music drew quite a crowd.
Privates Freeman W. Jones, Richard
C. Scott, and j. C. Smith. Jr. OF Com
pany X, Fourth Regiment, have been ap-
pointed corporals.
The Fourth has completed number OF
sentry boxes, which will add much to the
comfort Of the sentinels.
Mr.. Thomas Dunn. of Portsmouth Va.
is spending few days with Lieutenant
| Dunn, of Company L, Fourth Regiment.
| Captain J. w. McGruder, Company A,
Second Regiment, has opened canteen
| for the boys OF his company.
| Captain William p. Kent, Company d.
| Second Regiment has been acting major
| of the Third Battalion for the past week.
| Mrs. Richard s. Ker, of Stanton, Va,
| joined her husband, Captain Ker, OF
Company K, Second Regiment, on Friday.
Lieutenant Alfred b. Percy, Company
f., Second Regiment, ordnance officer on
General Arnold's staff. is rejoicing in the
arrival of a son and heir at his home, IN
Lynchburg.
Lieutenant George II. Bently, Of Com
pany G, better known as Handsome
Bently," and the pride Of the Second, re-
turned yesterday from Atlanta.
Harry Hopsscroft, OF Company f, who
was reported i'll, is rapidly improving
Robert CORN and James ii. Kellam,
Company d. Second Regiment, are Ill In
the division hospital with typhoid-fever.
Corporal Warner Witt, OF Company II,
has been promoted to sergeant.
Lieutenant Hartman, OF Company 1,
Second Regiment, has had his leave ex-
tended five days.
Sergeant Richard Overton. OF Company
], Second Regiment, Is out agaiHSattend-
ing to his duties after a few days con-
finement.
Privates Hill and Schafer, Of Company
A, Fourth Regiment, have been appointed
corporals.
Sergeant w. G. Sturdevant, of Company
A. Fourth Regiment, is on sick leave.
The boys OF the Fourth have developed
the best baseball talent in the camp.
They have defeated all teams except the
Wisconsin team.
Private c. ID. Charters, Of Company G,
Fourth Regiment, is improving after an
illness of thirty days in the division hos
pital.
Prvates Vance r. Hotchkiss and Henry
Hofbourn, of Company II, Fourth Regi-
ment, are rapidly improving.
Sergeant r. Il. wilkins, of Company c,
Fourth Regiment, left on the ed for New
port News, Va, to attend the bedside OF
his Ill sister.
Companies C. X. D, and /, Of the Fourth
Regiment, spent yesterday in target prac-
tice. Corporal Freeman w. Jones. Com |
pany X made the best scorers out Of a |
possible 125.
Captain George p. Shackelford. Com |
pany /, Second Regiment, is out to-day |
after a brief illness.
Lieutenant George N. Skpwith, Com
pany I, Second Regiment, has been de-
tailed as a member of the garrison court |
for the Third Brigade.
The camp Of Colonel w. J. Bryan's
regiment is now the centre OF attraction,
and the Colonel presents military APP
pearance in his new uniform.
Major Harrison, acting corps ordnance
O1nctr, mas u llOHn SldJOi
Blunt, of the Ordnance Department,
stating that orders had been issued to
give precedence in equipments to the
Seventh Army Corps over all others.
This seems to indicate that General Lee
will be ordered to the front.
The subjoined order explains Itself:
Headquarters Second Va. Vol. Infantry,
United States Army,
In Camp Cuba Lbre.
The following enlisted men of the Sc
cond Volunteer Infantry are hereby ap-
pointed corporals of their respective COM
)anies, to rank as such from July l, 1893:
Company A, of Woodstock-Capt..n w.
Privates Il. /. Chipley. j. 3.
McCune, ]. r. Steele, w. o. Trenor, j.
W. Shomo. ]. B. Kelly.
Company Il, Of Richmond-Captain VIII"
lam Russell: Lance-Corporal William r.
rignor TO be corporal vice Charles p. Hill |
Privates John Il. Sharpley, Sam
iel B. Ragland, Jr., Frank p. Mayer. Ma
han Bernstein, Cornelius ]. Tallaferro,
Iohn j. Fitzpatrick.
Company C, Of Harrisonburg. Va.-Cap-
ain e. w. Sullivan: Privates John X.
IcKoy, Robert A. Shriver, Thomas r.
John r. Ramsey, Howard Il.
Thomas c. Pence.
Company d, of wytheville, Va--Cap-
ain Kent; Privates James A. Hendricks,
robert A. Oils, Albert w. Hall, John w.
fisher, Robert T. Williams, George Il.
King.
Company L, of Lynchburg, Va.-Captain I
'raighill: Privates William Stands, Ed ,
,ard Hickson, Edward w. Bowles. George :
;. Ross. Eugene f. Brooder.
Company f, Roanoke. Na.-Captain ray ;
Or; Privates David X. Absolom. Harry /,
I. Burks, James N. Burchfeld, Clinton G. Z
'leet. Henry C. Wooten, Alonzo w. Oben-
balm. G
Company G., Of Roanoke, Va.-Captain 9
!. p Hatcher: Privates Arthur L. Day. ;
ohm w. Dupuy, James W. helms, David )
/. Barton, Thomas II. Johnson, John j. {
oupe. - d
Company II. OF Salem, Va.-Captain =
Griffin: Privates Elliott Howe. 8
ias Newman, j. II. Balen, Wheeler +. !,
inkons. Robert Butler, Eugene Munday, :
p. Mckee. y
Company /, of Richmond, Va.-Captain a
Gorge p. Shackelford; Privates Ray =
Iond W. Palmer, Robert w. Bowden, a
Iva r. Harding, Stanhope Robertson, :.
homas f. Dolan, Louis b. Hill. 3
Company X, of Staunton. Va.-Capta!n
err: Privates C. w. Lambert, Harry
ay. Richard b. Rippeton. Hugh c. Brax-
N, III. l.. Robinson, Travers Hartman.
Company l., of Portsmouth, Va.-Cap-
I'm owen; Privates J. w. Percival, l.. IL. /
ay. Elijah Pickett, William II. Sebrel, S
Gorge o. Dlggs, Henry S. Tyler. A
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