Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-09
ORDERED TO BE
MUSTERED OUT.
First West Virginia Volunteer
Infantry to Leave the Service.

First West Virginia Volunteer
Infantry to Leave the Service.
Adjutant General issued the instruc-
lions yesterday-T order goes into
/ effect at once, but 1t will probably be
/ month or more before the boys get
home. They are now at Columbus,
Georgia, and will leave the service
there-Will not be brought home as
Paymaster will delight
their hearts in due season.
An order was issued from the office
of the Adjutant General Saturday for
the immediate muster out at Column
bus, Georgia, of the First Regiment,
/ West Virginia volunteers. This is
the result i'll great part of pressure
that was brought to bear on the War
Department by those members of the
regiment who were dissatisfied with
soldier life on peace basis, and were
unwilling to do garrison duty in one
Of the United States colonial posses
sionS.
Although the order is supposed to
go into effect Immediately it will be
almost full month before the boys
of the War Department which even
this long after the close of the war is
clogged by red tape, and sadly out'of
repair.
In the first place there are very few
officers Of the regular army detailed
for mastering out Of volunteers, and
these are all busy mastering out other
regiments that preceded the First
West Virginia. 1t may be one or two
weeks before start is made on the
West Virginia troops, and then an al
most interminable time will be re-
qnired to conform with the rules and
see that everything is done according
to army regulations.
The mastering out officer will be
followed by the paymaster, whose
presence will be heartily welcomed by
the sturdy soldiers from West Vir-
ginia, as it is understood that there
is considerable back pay coming TO the
/ men and officers Of the regiment.
Moreover, he will pay the boys in full
to the date Of muster out, and If the
bill now pending before Congress is
passed in time they will receive as a
bonus full months pay with ration
money.
The regiment will not come home
in a body, but will be dsbanded at
Columbus. This will be DO hardship,
however, as, according TO an old army
law, the men will be allowed for every
twenty miles of the return trip days
pay with ration money from Column
bus, Ga, to Charleston, where they
entered the United States volunteer
service. This will equal about eighty
cents for every twenty miles, or con-
siderably more than transportation.
Among the people who are known
here who are affected by the muster
ing out of the regiment is Col. G. l..
Smith Of Fairmont, Lieutenant w.
j. White Of this place who has been
adjutant of the regiment since it was
mustered in, Lieutenant Cuthbert
Osborn of Clarksburg, Quarter Master
Sergeant Stellar, and Sergeant John
Starr. Besides these officers there are
several others from the town. Mr..
Walter Mestrezat is in charge of the
band and several Morgantown boys
are under him. Among these are A.
III. Dorsey and Dell and Paul Bayles.
Besides the band boys there is one
private from Morgantown, James
Carraco. They are expected
home shortly after the mastering Of
| ficer gets through his work. Some Of
them are very anxious 70 get out while
Others of them are willing to remain
| in the service. We shall be glad
to see them back again and hope
that they will have pleasant time
with us.