The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04

Ricllnond Companies Of Seven
sietli Regiment Left Yester-
II day for War Game.
ONE WEEK OF MANoEUvR Es
Nearly Three Hundred Officers
and Men Made Trip
10 to Camp.

& ~ The five Richmond SCompaflleBg OF the
Eeventieth Regiment of Infantry, with the
complement OF officers and staff, LETT
Yesterday at 1870 "A. NJ. Via the Ricli-
tnond. Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
way, from Eba station for Manassas, TO
participate In the war game OF the Att
lantic Department Of the army. sis 1.
Tho men were Joined at Fredericksburg
by Company u, and at Alexandria BY
Company g ,and with these seven COIN
aniands reached Manassas. the scene OF
the manoeuvrcs, early In the afternoon,
and at once went into quarters at Camp
No. !. about q mile and q half from
Manassas. ..5S3 III g3e.5j,
The virginia troops and all OF their d.
vision Will be known as the Blues. and
will be at war with the second division.
which is known as the Browns.
Isi,s troops leaving tliis city yesterday
were as follows: Company "A, Captain w.
& ~. King. forty mon and three officers;
{ Company y. Captain iA.sSY. Miller forty
y men and three officers: Company g, Cap
tain George N skipwlth. forty five men
~ II. Stone. forty men and three officers,
and Company II. Captain r. G. Baptist
forty men and three officers.
Among the staff}and rcEimental officers
going from this city were Colonel George
Wayne A ndcrsnn, commanding: Major G.
Gray sBossleux. commanding d The First
\ Battalion; Major Charles o. saYille. q T.;
y tnChed to the reglmenal staff & Captain lc.
vs. Bowles, acting quarterrmaster; First
Lieutenant W. =. Thompson, comnissary;
Lieutenant Truman A.. Parker, assistanti
surgeon: Lieutenant hi 8. Hazen. acting
Z ordnance officer: Lieutenant j !. y. Bosher.
ld jutant Of the First Battalion, and the
rcsfmental n0n-commissioned staff The
I other: two maj ors--s3 tane ley w. Martin Of
Il laf,ytllc, commanding the Second sBatal-5
Jon. and Major James E.. King, q of, Alex:
sandria commanding the Third Battalion
and Ma jor Al Randolph. OF Charlottex-j
e lle regimental surgeon. will report to-
5Colonel Anderson q T. Afanassas.t MS Will
the other members OF the reglmentaI;
9 aft Il If SS s.ss8 "a SSs l
Marched Along Broad. s
s The members of u hcsyarious commands
! had been awaiting the day for heir jour
ney with tnpatience, and were ready a t
the larmory in approved uniform. with
I their guns and all the impediments or
lisayy! marching long be fore the
command to move came. ~ was a few!
moments a fer when the companies
emerged from the Seventh Street Armory
and 8f formed III The attalion just outside
All DON as he battalion had been formed
5iS t.,eaadjutant. Major Bossieux took
anu sDTuSP WIS gwen ana
The men started OFF In their swinging
stride for Elha. where 4 hey were TO be!
&entrafied 81
"a After a. d clay o L half an hour The tn-
iuntry tra lin pulled nut, amid hurrahs
from the boys and from their assembled
friends. among whom were III n OF "a few
ladies'. I here was 4 a touch OF real war
about the departure " hic III VI reminded
many q the older men&wt,o saw them of
The departure Of troops for The front III
that spring morning OF 1861. hen. though b.
the. men knew. 4 t MOI. they, 90. were leay-
Ing for ianassns for real battle. & sjs
..lihe Hqwstzers. or Battery "A, n OF the
First virginia Field Artillery as they
arc q fticially known IN the first division
were consdera bly, delayed III getting off. 1
"A last however the battery, with their
si..ld 1,iecc.ls horses, and complement
oC@offfcers were all aboard train and
moved of for the battle-ground "a
s accompanying he troops were Adju-
itant- & General William Male. Lieutenant
Colonel and Assistan t spector- Gceral 10.
Lane Stern md Colonel ~ NJ. H ls s. ms, Of
Norfolk. commander OF the Seyenty-firs
Regiment. and the ranking field officer
iof heS State, n who were detailed by the
Governor as observers OF the manoeuvres.
NJ jovernor Montague went to Elba before
the departure Of the train to see the
boys off, and was given nj, enthusiastic
greeting by the soldiers of whom he Is
}ex-officio commander when not in the
ma lIonal service. s.