The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04
CHANGE NUMBERS or
VIRGINIA REGIMENTS
Historic "Old First Comes Back,
Taking Place Of Seycntietll At
ter September 1st.
'71sT AND I'D BE 4TH AND 20.
Reorganization Of Field and Staff
Announced by Adjutant-
General Anderson.

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General Anderson.
BY direction OF Governor Swanson,
commander chief, Adjutant-Gcneral
Charles j. Anderson issued an order
yesterday providing for changes In the
numerical designation OF three vif-
{ginia regiments, to take effect Septem.
Der 1st After that date the Seventieth
Will be known Officially az. tho First:
the Seventy First as the Fourth, and
the Seventy Second as the Second. The
fact that the historic odd First" will,
como back into military life is gem
orally approved by officers and men.
General order No. IA. changing the
numerical designations. and outlining
the reorganization OF field and staff
follows:
Il. TO take erect Sept. /. 1908. ths
numerical designations OF the regiments
composing the First Brigade Virginia
Volunteers will be CHANGED as follows:
The seyentieth Regiment will be the
First Regiment; tile scventy-frst ReEi-
mcnt will be the Fourth Regiment; the
Seventy-sccond Regiment will be the
Second Regiment.
+ II. Officers. non-commissioncd officers
and band. Richmond Light Infantry Blues
battalion, are retained under section ,.
e. o. No. 80. war department. June ii.
1905. allowing ANY corps having cons
stlnuous existence since 1892 to retain their
accustomed privileges. subject, neverths-
less. to all other duties required by la,
IN like manner as the other militia,
I'LL. The battalion OF artillery will be
organized as at present. into battalion
OF field artillery, with such add..ions al
are prescribed INC. o No. 10, a. g. o..
and such temporary assignments rs ars
prescribed in this order.
". The physical examination OF re-
scruits in the Virginia Volunteers will.
after this date. be conducted an prescribed
In the circular war department. of data
Feb. s. 1904 and under the provisions OF
G. o.. No. IS. war department., Nov. 10,
1903.
Some Other Changes
v. To render effective G. O; No. %. "A.
G.4O O.. the following changes are ordered.
Officers now serving are assigned to do.
]partment as follows:
Adjutant-General's Observation-Disclosures
der General Chi lies J. Anderson. adju-
tant general. a-;.jor Clinton T.. Wright.
assistant adjutant general. assigned to
stan First brigade.
Inspcctor-Gcne rs observation-disclosures.
tor general. Lieutenant Colonel 10. Lane
Stern.
Judge advocate general. Major Thomas
Shelton. assigned to staff First brigade.
Quartermaster's Observation-Disclosures
master General ----. Major and quar-
terrnaster. Isaac ". Truxton. assigned to
staff First brigade.
Subsistence observation-disclosures
General Major and commissary.
Lawrence Waring assigned to staff First
brig :c.
Medical Department--SurSeon General
Surgeons: Major William l. Old.
assigned 10 Seventy-first Regiment in
fantry: Major Adam T. Finch, assigned to
scventy-second Regiment infantry: Ma.
Junius +. Lynch. assigned to stan First
brigade: Major Truman A. Parker, az.
signed to SEVENTEEN Regiment Infantry.
AsSistar. Surgeons: First Lieutenant
Julian NJ. Robinson. promoted to captain
and assigned to Third battalion seyentiett
Infantry; First Lieutenant Joh,anes
Bodow, promoted to captain and assigned
to Second battalion, Seventy-second In
fantry; First Lieutenant Lyle #. Hans
brough. promoted to captain and assigned
TO First battalion. Seyenty-sccond 1nfan'
try; First Lieutenant Israel Brown, pro.
NOTED to captain and assigned to Second.
battalion, Sey.nty-first Infantry; First
Lieutenant Lawrence T. Price, promoted
to captain and assigned to First battalion.
Seventeen Regiment. infantry.
Pay OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES General
Corps OF Engineers Chief Engineers
Ordnance Departmcnt--chicf OF Ord
nance -----. Major and Ordnance OMcer
Alfred B. Percy. assigned to STAFF First
brigade
Signal corps-cantain Allen Potts. First
Lieutenant J ~. Bickford.
supcrnuncrnrJ List.
To provide for officers rendered super
nunerary by this orLer supcrnuHerary
list Il. made, and the following named
officers arc placed on sai.i list, or assigned
to temporary duty as follows:
Major and Surgeon James w. Henson.
First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon
Joseph ~. Collins, promoted to captain
and assignedsto Battery c. First Artillery.
First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon
F. X. 4. Warrick, promoted to captain
and assiEne & to Battery A. First AT illery.
First Lieutenant an !, Ordnance Offlcer-
Arthur A. Grove, promoted from the sama
to capt il and inspector rifle practice. and
assigned to Seventy econd Infantry.
-Sirst Lieutenant and Ordnance Of1cer-
Jam Cuthriell. :; -
y Fi.st Lieutenant and Ordnance Officer
Daniel l.. Porter. promoted from the same
to be captain and inspector rifle practice,
and assigned to the = twentieth Infantry.
First Lieutenant and Ordnance Ofacer-
Benjamin r. Bunting, promoted from the
same to be captain and Inspector rife
and assigned to the Seventy
first Infantry.
Fl;.5. Lieutenant and Chaplain-J James
Fower5 gmitn, promoted to captain and y
assigned to staff First Battalion Artil- &
lery. si
5 Regimental and battalion hospital stew
M sand commissary sergeants. FIRST Bat
talon Artillery will be Gischar.e ed or as h
si..:ed to hospital CORPS or re-enlsted.
Regimental ordnanc. sergeants will be
disch Urged or reapponted by colonies to u
other duty. H s;8
CYRUS FOX With FAIR
Engaged by Manager LLOYD q. Assist I