The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-30
READY NOW FOR
REORGANIZATION.
Brigade, Regiments and Infantry Bat
taIiOns are 0isbanded.
OFFICERS LOSE COMMISSIONS.
l Number are Effected by the orders
orGovernor TYlcr-MajOr Simons
is Now the senior and Com
manding officer.
OFFICERS LOSE COMMISSIONS.

All military organization In virginia
EXCEPT the First Battalion of Aftlery.
the infantry company az Smithueid aA"
the cavalry troop in Surry county, nave
been dlsaandel by order Of the Governor.
In few days the Governor Will issue
orders FOR the reorganization " the state
militia.
Major slmons now has command o.
what remains of the military.
Iieutenaut-C0l0ncl George Wayne An
dorson and few other officers. m their
request arc placed upon the retired list
THE GENERAL orders.
The general orders are as fOl oWs.
General orders so. ..
First. The following named organiza-
ti0ns Of Virginia volunteers. having ial'-
On below the minimum, or having failed
otherwise 20 conform 20 the requirements
of the law. bv reason of tho o~GaniZ1-
fl0ns. or members which composed them
having been mustered into the volunteer
army OF the United States in iS's. for
service during the war with SPAIN arc
hereby disbanded and declared out oi
existence as such ORGANIZATIONS;
The First Brigade the first second
Third. and Fourth Regiments of imam
try. and the First Second. Ihirt' ana
Fourth Raualions OF Infantry. 'ompa-
mics 4. y. c. and IT, of the First hesl-
mont Of Infantry. Companies - d. - ~
T.. =. G.. IT. and *. of the second Gel
meut OF Infantry: Companies =. b. a. -
IT, T. G. IT, 7. and *. Of The THIRD kcrl-
mont of Infantry: Companies a. B, 9. H.
T. r. G.. 7. and *. Of the Fourth Regi-
ment ~ Infantry. ComuanieF \. b ana
C.. Of the First Battalion ~ Infantry
Companics s. b. G.. D. and E'
Of the Second Battalion off Infantry
Companies 4 and p. Of the Third ha'ta-
lion Of Infantry. and Comp'0i2i \ ana
r. Of the Fourth Battalion of Infantry.
Second. The commissions of All hcld.
staff and company officers of mo above
named regiments. hattaiiors fid e""pt-
mics. who have not heretofore 'ihn''
or made application for retirement %.
whose commissions have not been N'll' =
by law in consequence of their lhNi"s
entered the service Of the United states
are hereby revoked.
Third Companies y. T. and q, of tho
First Regiment Of Infantry having Teen
inspected and recommended for o.spaud-
meut hy the assistant inspector et-trHl
OF Virginia volunteers. a-e hereby ais
banded and tho commissions Of buch OF
the officers of those companies rs nave
not heretofore resigned or applied for re-
tirement. are revoked.
Fourth All State property which may
be- I'm the possession Of any Of the atore-
menthncd commands. or any of the ON
Gers hereinbefore referred 10. Will be de-
lirered 10 Captain William w. pdrrow.
cuartermasfer First Battalion ~ Artil-
lerv Adiutant Generals Office. Richmond.
Who will make inventory or and receipt
for the same deposit in the state Arsenal
srd make report of his action 10 this
Office. - 49,
fifth. The commanding officers Of me
First battalion Of Artillery the company
OF infantry. known as Company ~ OF tne
Fourth Regiment OF Infantry Il smith
field and troop OF cavalry, known 40
Troon p. at surry, will. hereafter and
urtu further orders. report direct 20 the
Adiutant General Of the St9Ie.
W MALE. Adjuiant-Generai'
on RETIRED LIST.
The following special orders were Is
sued:
Special orders 10. II.
The following named officers having APP
piled for retirement. and. " aIpeailns
that they have served the time feq.ut e',
by law. their names are hereby oiuere"
to placed on the retired list OF virginia
volunteers. Of the organizations TO "hlch
they have. respectively, heretofore D1-
lOngcd, viz:
First. Lieutenant Colonel George Wayne
Anderson. First Regiment OF Infantry.
Second. Captain Charles o. SaVlNe'
quartermaster First Regiment Of IEfan-
try.
Third. Captain Charles y. Crawford
Company ID. First Regiment Of Infantry.
Fourth. Captain Albert Bryan, Com
pany +. Third Regiment Of Infantry.
BY order OF the Governor and Com
mdnder-in Chief
W. MALE, Acknowledgement
OFFICERS AFFECTED.
Following are the principal officers
whose commissions are revoked:
Major ]. II. Derbyshire, First Infantry.
Captain r. B. Tensler. assistant sur
geon, First Infantry.