Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-22
MEN MUST TRANSFER.
NO MORE ENLIsTMENrs INTO THE
FOURTH REGIMENT.
THREE HUNDRED MEN ARE WANTED.
A Detail from the Fourth Here TO
Look for Kecruits-The secretary
of War DISCHARGES Scvcpty-Three
Fourth Regiment Men.


Dispatch that recruits could not cow be
enlisted in volunteer regiments is fully
corroborated.
Governor Tyler last night received the
following telegram from Gsreral Lee:
Corps Headquarters, Savannah. ga.
Governor j. Hoge Tyler Richmond, Va,
Dispatch from the War Department
just received says Secretary is unable to
authorize further recruiting, but desirable
enlisted men of regiments to be mustered
out may be transferred TO regiments 10 re-
main in, by making application over theiI
own signature and wiring names to the
acknowledgement for further necessary
orders in such, and when satisfactory to
colonies of regiments that are 20 gain by
such transfers, quartermaster' depart
ment will furnish necessary transportd'
ton. Care. however, should be taken to
have applications for transfers made be-
fore muster-out rolls are completed, as
otherwise complications likely TO arise
affecting pay department and accounting
officers treasury. Please give thes' in
struct,ons TO Captain Wyatt, now in Rich
mond, and ask that he communicate them
10 officers OF the Fourth Virginia who
accompanied him to Virginia. LEE,
"Majo General, Commanding"
These instructions will be a great sur
prise 10 the officers of the recruiting de
tail, who arrived here yesterday. The de-
tail consists OF Captain Clarence Wyatt
Captain c. c. Vaughan, Lieutenants w
c. Hill, ". II. Wassum, 7. II. Couch, and
A. +. Rix.
MEN NOT ANXIOUS TO TRANSFER
The officers expected yesterday TO re-
enlist men mustered out OF the Second
and Third. but all recruits will have 10
be transferred men. 1t seems now as II
only members of the Second Regiment
can be received into the Fourth. Third
Regiment men cannot be taken, owing 10
their having been mustered out There
is undoubtedly going 10 be great difficulty
in obtaining men. IL would have been
comparatively easy to 1--we gotten the
800 men needed had the. en- allowed TO
first muster out Of the Second, and then
enlist in the Fourth They would thus
i've gotten their clothing Communication.
and would. besides have entered tbs
Fourth on the footing of recruits-that
is, they would have been entitled 70 $50
clothing allowance for the first six
months of service. This sum is much
larger for the first six months than for
the same length of time at any subse-
quent period of service.
The officers of the detail have not vet
received Instructions from Washington.
They reported TO Adjutant- General stern
yesterday. who notified Adjutant- General
Corbin Of their arrival here.
sEVENTY-THREE DISCHARGES.
Governor Tyler was notified by the Sec
rotary Of War yesterday that the follow
ing men had been discharged from the
Fourth Regiment:
Company a CNorfolk) -Corporal w II.
Hayes, Privates j. p. Graves, j. II. Sher-
rard.
Company B Norfolk) -Musician l.. NJ.
Lanier
Company c CNewport News)-Obrporal
George H. Wilson; Privates Lewis p.
Ballard Lorenzo II. Flowers. Clarence E.
roombs.
Company D Hampton)-Corporai F. c..
Reese: Privates f. Gatewood, Charles
Messenburg. Eugene ]. Buyrn.
Company f Sufrolk)-Sergeant w. It.
Johnson; Corporal NJ. U. Tucker; Prlvates
John A. Crown, \. j. Pollard, w. H.
Crittenden. ]. NJ. Pailen.
Company G Suffolk)-Corporals T. w
Applewhite. J. =. Bell; Artihcer s. S.
Baker; Privates Ike Lublsk, r. II. Bless
ing.
Company II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS C.
5. Livesay, Walter Crenshaw, Clarence
Thomas; Privates G. f. Higgins. W. ].
Kelly. b. Shepherd w. H TAYLOR.
Company ] F'ranklin)-Sergea George
W. Harrison; Privates Thomas Guthess
Thomas NJ. Bishop, Clundins Council
Alonzo E. Drake. George r. Worreil. John
j. McAleavy, Lewis Collin, William L.
Gunes.
Company K Petershurg)-sergeant f.
J. Plummer; Corporal j. S. Epes; Pri-
Yates James w. Gates. w. r. Hill. c. A.
Pearman, II. S. Shell, James G. White
Company l. Portsmouth)-Serge
Thomas f. MINDS. y. II. Lassiter; Cor
porals l.. T.. Bilisoly. John c. Hutchins:
Wagner George f. Whitehurst; Privates
Z. Borum, {. A. Lewis. Aaron Porter
Walter Quillan. Theodore Seed. j. n.
Hughes, w. Waldrop, C. u. Markham. Il.
C. Vaughan.
Company NJ Observation-Disclosures C. A.
Bib, V. b. Carter. r.. NJ. Hardy, Corrie
Graves Tahb Lane. +. J. Taylor X. b.
Ford, n. a. Browning. X. +. Chalkley.
J. b: Harvie. r. W. Jones. S. L. Mum,
and l.. r. Wood
NOT ALL RECOMMENDED
These discharges are approved bv tho
company officers and By Colonel TAYLOR
Secretary Alger, at the request OF Gov
ernor Tyler. consented 10 the discharge
OF 100 men from the regiment, on the
condition that their places be filed by the
enlistment of men from the Second and
Third. Colonel Taylor did not recon-
mend the discharge OF as many men as
the Governor asked, nor as many as re-
quested by the Governor. IL is probable
that more discharges will yet be granted
The number of applications on file in the
Governors office is very large.
1t Is we'll understood that the Seventh
Corps will sail for Cuba December ist
Should the recruiting not be COMPLETED
by that date. recruits will be sent TO
Habana direct. The officers say the
health OF the Fourth is now excellent.
only four or five men being in the hos
pital. The location OF the camp at Sa-
vannah Is said 10 be very fine.
NO NEWS FROM THE SIXTH.
Nothing has been heard, officially. from
the Sixth Virginia at the Office OF the
Governor or Adjutant-Genera during the
past few days.
AS the result of the riots Sunday there
are predictions that the regiment will be
mustered out. Military men also say that
as this course II evidently desired by the
men who were riotous such action would
be highly improper, as II would not be
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