The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-15
FEDERAL
INSPECTOR
no Visit Virginia and Al b Lear Learn
What About Her Soldier
CAPT. JOHNSTON, OF CAVALRY I.
Tile Dates Arranged for The Of
fetal Inspection Of All
the Troops.

IN accordance with the provisions ~
part OF IN act Of Congress, entitled
"An net TO promote The efficiency OF the
militia and for other purposes" the
tinted States War Department sends an.
inspection officer In such States as have
accepted the act Of Congress- once q year
to inspect tho military organizations ore-
rating under tho State Jaws. Virginia
accepted the act OF Congress, and so her
volunteer troops arc Inspected nov twice
q ycai--in the spring by a United states
army officer and Il. the fall by the state
Inspector. general -s III IA t IA
Captain William T.. Johnston, Of the
Fifteenth Cavalry, has been designated
10 inspect the Virginia military THIS
spring, and Adjutnnt- General Male has
issued 10 general order, making the iol-
lowing dates for him: Z.
Tuesday, March 1bth--lIeadquart
a nd Companies A and l3, Elchmond Light
Infantry Blues Battalion. Richmond.
Wednesday,, March Observation-Disclosures,
ana Companies a, 3. G, i and II, Sew.
nnticth Regiment, Richmond. E si
Thursday, March 17th--I Icnd1uartcrs
and Battery A D (lIowltzers), /. First Bat
TALON, Artillery, Richmond. $s5i
Friday, March sjll--Company q. seven
ticth Regiment, Infantry, frcde ricksburg'
Saturday, March l1th--Comrany g.
seventleth Regiment. Alexand ria
Monday, March 2lst--culpeper AllEute
Men, Culpeptr
Tuesday, March 22d--ComDanys d Sev.
cntieth Regiment, charlottesville.
wednesday, March 23d-Page Riflemen,
Luray. f 55e ~ i
THURSDAY, March 24th--company X,
SeventletlI Regiment, and stnunton
y Rifles. staunton.
Friday, March o5th-clftor Forge
Rifles Clifton Forge. s5
saturday. March aGth--Roanokc Blues
and Roanoke Light Infantry, Roanoke.
& Monday, March 2Sth--Company =, Sew
cntieth Regiment. Lynchburg.
n Tuesday. March o1th-Company I, Sew
enttethS Regiment. Farnvillc.
Wednesday. March soth---Ccmpany Al,
sevcnticth Regiment, Danville-
Thursday. March misunderstanding
Guard, Chase City.
Friday, April 1st--Company NJ. Seventy
first Regiment, Emporia. ak
Saturday. April 2d-Petcrsburg Grays,
Petersburg.
II Monday, April 4th-Company r, Sew
on,y-fIrst Regiment. Suffolk.
Tuesday, April 5th-Company I, Sew
cnty-flrst Regiment. Franklin.
Wednesday. April h-Headquarters,
and Companies a, B and f. Seventy
first Regiment, Norfolk.
Thursday. April discrepancies * and
i. seventy-first Regiment. and Battery
C. First Battalion, Artillery, Portsmouth,.
Friday, April Sth-Battery s, First Bat
TALON, Artillery. Norfolk.
Monday, April 1lth.-Companies CBand
G, seventy-flrst Regiment Newport
News.
Tuesday, April 1a,h-Troop 3. Cavalry.
sufry, and Company H., Seventy-flrst
Regiment, Infantry, Smithfield.
Wednesday, April 13th--Company y,
seventy-first Regiment. Hampton.
Friday, April 15th-Warren Light In
fantry new company. Front Royal.
The ordsr OF the a1'ittant- general re-
ouires ali tho organizations to appear
for inspection on the dates ramed in
heavy marching order" All staff and
hcn-commissloned staff officers are re-
luired to report for inspection at the
headquarters, or with the nearest COM
many or companies OF their respective
Z regiments or separate battalions. Fl
Captain Johnston, who will inspect the
troops, is a West Point graduate, and
was appointed to that institution from.
Missouri. He graduated in 1901, and has
BEEN .In the field" ever since. having
served as second lieutenant in the Tenth
Cavalry and then as first lieutenant
in the Third Cavalry. He is now n
captain in the Fifteenth, and is stationed
at Fort Meyer