The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

CAMP OF INSTRUCTION, IE i
TYSBURG. PA. July 5,--Even II the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues did
not come to camp, they have one rep
resentative here. Captain Tommy
b. Mcdowell, of Company A, Is very
much In evidence. He is acting sec
ond lieutenant Of Company c, Second
Regiment. Virginia Volunteers, OF Re
tersburg, under command of captain
Beverley,
Although the Old Dominion has
splendid representation here, much
regret has been expressed AT the
failure Of the Richmond Blues 70
participate in the mimic warfare III
10 acknowledged that the Blues are
the prize winners of the Virginia MI
litia. and in the times of peace this
constitutes one of the chief attributes
Of a military organization. Many
times have the Blues fired the hearts
OF the State troops with jealousy ~hen
they appeared on parade with thelr
spick and span blue uniforms ana
gay and be-plumed chapeaux But
at any rate, the Virginians now mere
feel that they are fully capable by a
little more hard work to make up
for the absence of Richmond's crack
organization.
It Is interesting TO know that
Grimes Battery. of Portsmouth, and
/ Companies K and l., of the same
! city. Fourth Virginia Infantry. were
prominent in the great battle which
| took place here nearly half century
/ ago. Colonel e. w. Owens, who
I fought in the war between the States
with the Ninth Virginia. is the father
! OF Lieutenant Colonel Owens, OF
/ Portsmouth.
The Culpeper Minute Men, Com
pany r, First Virginia Regiment un-
q command OF Captain +. l.. Slaugh-
ter, the oldest military organization
in the United States, having beer
/ founded in 1775. is on the ground and
is holding up the splendid reputation
made at Harper's Ferry.
Private George Campbell, of Com
4 pany +, First Virginia Regiment
boasts OF the fact that he is from
Manchester. He also has the distinc
/ ton of being the mascot OF his com
pany.
Major Lawrence IT. Price, com
handing the First Battalion, FRS
Virginia Regiment, has ordered a
leather medal, which viii be formal
! ~ presented to Lieutenant II. B. Fous
ms, quartermaster of the battalion
Lieutenant Cousins says his officers
mess is the best in the encampnent
J. Thompson Brown, the we'll KNOW
real estate man Of Richmond, Sunda,
20 {
Vaughan, Jr., at Virginia Brigade
headquarters. Mr.. Brown mo1oret
/ from Richmond to Gettysburg. I'll
was accompanied by David A. Brown
Leroy f. Brown and Leroy
/ Brown, Jr. Mr.. Brown is quarter
master of r. Il. Lee Camp. NO. j
! Confederate Veterans
! There has been a general feelin'
! of relief since about six traXcitns
passenger agencies of various rail-
roads which brought Virginia troop
here made their departure Saturday
They are good fellows" but dlsor
ganizers. W. NJ. Taylor. OF Richmond
T. p. A.. of the Richmond. Fred
ericksburg and Potomac railway, pc
came SO fond of the camp ana IN
mernbers of the fair sex OF Gett! sburi
make his home with newspaper cor
respondents the latter part OF thi
week,
s T.. Burgess, Of Richmond. dis
trict passenger agent OF the eouth
eru. had dinner with the officers Q
the First Battalion, First virgins
Regiment, and proved himself to b
the king OF macaroni-
Rriradter- General C. C. Vaughan
TT. r. the only man in camp with
bathrobe.
There is practically no sickness II
the virginia brigade. The Second
J peeiment Is particularly proud OF tn
fant that not man has been re
ueyed from duty ON account of ht
ness In fact, only trouble of mlno
) nature has engaged the attention p"
the hospital corps.
Major Clinton l.. Wright. OF Nor
folk. assistant adjutant-g ha
decided that he doesn't look the part
.'Do you know" said Major Wright t
/ n correspondent. that a iive-foot
corporal had the nerve to come vi
to me and shout: Say. major. have
/ YER got er cot?' The assistant ad
l tutant-generai emphasized the fact
that the corporal did not salute
II Lieutenant Colonel Robert Il. Craig
/ hin. of Lynchburg, First Virginia In
I fantry, with Major Stanley w. Mar
| tin. ranking major OF the same e..
| ganization, arrived in camp Sunday
/ Quartermaster-S Sergeant Heckter, l.
s. A, retired, attached to the office
| of Adiutant General Sale, says lit
tia BIT o. cafnpin' goes long ways
"Cam2in' Amt what II used to be-