Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-06
April 10. 1861.
DISTRICT TROOPS.
They Were the First to Be Mustered
Into Service

Into service.
The order for a muster Of the District
volunteers today at their several armories
had in view the inspection of their arms
and equipments, and, further, to muster
as many of them into the service of the
United States by companies as may be Will
ing to enter 1t, the services of seven COM
panies being at this time required by the
government, which does not propose to per-
nit the lives and property of the people OF
the federal metropolis or the public archives
to become a prey to any marauding eX-
petition from any quarter gotten up under
the auspices of the oligarchy.
The commanding officer of the regular
troops at this point Col c. F. SIN tn OF
the Sth Infantry. will station them as may
best serve the purpose of the city's defense.
Most of them will be required. doubtless. ,
to spend the nights In their several arm
cries and will be permitted to attend to
their usual avocations during the day, but
always within the usual call.
We have every reason to believe that there
Is no design entertained of removing them
from the District.
WEDNESDAY, April 10. 1861.
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MILITIA
TO BE MUSTERED INTO SERVICE.
Stirring Time About Town-Wars and Ru-
mors of Wars-Gathering Of Compa-
nles-Nunber of Men and Arms.
days of these troublous times yet expert
enced in Washington. The rumors in re-
gard to the commencement of hostities
in Charleston harbor cause the feverish ex-
element, which was in turn eclipsed by
the announcement that the volunteer COM
panies of the District were to assemble at
their respective armories for inspection by
order of the War Department.; and next
followed the rumor that several companies
were to be mustered at once into the. gov
eminent service.
The fact that the inspection was to take
place was soon made manifest by the mus
tering of the respective companies at their
several armories, to which rooms, however
the curious crowd were debarred access
for the most part by sentinels armed with ,
muskets. said mushets having appendages
-"peeked looking instruments that did
not Invite collision.
1t had been given out that an inspection
Of our citizen soldiery would take place,
but the understanding that it was to be by
companies and on different days; hence the
sensation when the sudden change Of the
program on the part of the War D part
ment was ascertained. added to the eyct-
ing intelligence that the companies We're to
be mustered at once into service
The Star office has been literally besieged
through the day by eager inquiries as to
whats up?" and of course the vicinity Of
each armory had its excited crowd of look
ers-on, among whom ten thousand various
reports and rumorS were in busy circula-
ton.
General Stone. NJ. D. c.. who will report
to the department and the major general
commanding the condition of the corps az
to drill and equipment. and especially OF
the commissioned and non-commissioued
officers.
The following is a complete list of the
corps, old and new, now uniformed and
equipped belonging to the District militia:
Washington Light Infantry Battalion.
Col. J. Y. Davis, three companies, arms 16i
rif1ed muskets
National Guards Battalion, three COM
panies, 1874 rified muskets.
National Rifles, Capt. Smead. IS long
Anderson Guards. Capt Foxwell. 50 long
range rifles.
Montgomery Guards, Capt. -, 81 rifed
muskets
Tenleytown D. c., Rifles, Capt H Blount,
Ga long-range rifles.
Capt. F. W. Jones, "A long-range rifles.
Capt. c. W. Rodier 81 longrange rifles.
Capt. c. o. Berry, CO lopg-range rifles
Capt. James Goddard, 81 rifed muskets.
Capt. Stewart IS cavalry equipments.
Capt. Marks. 6S rifed muskets.
Capt. Kelley, 65 rifed muskets.
Capt. Darlington $50 rifled muskets.
Capt. w. H. Nalley 1870 long-range rifles.
Capt. Thistleton IS rified muskets.
Capt. Sam'l Owen, SO sets cavalry equip
ments
Capt. Gerhardt. so long-range rifles.
Capt. Arnold to rifed muskets.
Capt. Rutherford, 65 longrange rifles
Capt. Dubant, 10 ri1ed muskets.
Capt Diggs, 10 rifled muskets
Capt. Morrison. county, GA rified muskets.
Capt. Powell, city, "a longrange rifles.
THURSDAY April II, 1861.
The volunteers of the District Of Column
bia deserve unqualified praise for their no
BILE actions yesterday and today in their
country's behalf. When assembled yester-
day morning, on but hours notice not
a man of them knew that it was designed
by the government to ask them to volunteer
them are men Of property and have fami-
lies while to man they are all engaged in
business. In calling on them to volunteer
they were not informed that 1t was to be
for three months only nor were they GER
tain that it was the governments design to
keep them at home. On the contrary, there
was a belief among not a few of them that
they were being called on to serve wherever
the country's exigencies might require their
presence. OF course, none Of them had
made provisions for the protection of their
business and the comfort of their families.
Yet on the country's call few, indeed were
found to hesitate in the discharge of the
patriots duty; and some Of those who did
hesitate hesitated only because suddenly to
leave their ordinary avocations would be
likely to ruin them as business men. We
under such circumstances, so large a pro-
portion of citizen soldiery ever before vol
unteered for actual service. We therefore
repeat our declaration above that they de-
serve unqualified praise.
(To be continued)
A College Detail.
Captain William Yates. 14th Cavalry. las
,~.an detailed as professor of military