The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-28
NO NEGROES WITH
VIRGINIA TROOPS
Adjutant General Sales. Learns
From War Department That
Report Was Erroneous
TO BE ENCAMPED
AT DIFFERENT TIMES
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Rumor That Black Soldiers Were
to Be Brigade With Fourth
Regiment Creates Furore
in Military Circles.

IS at Gettysburg while the Virgiai mill
tia Is theIH The statement that the
First Separate Battalion. District OF
Columbia, National Guard, command
ed by Maj. Edwards Brooks. president
Taft's negro messenger, would be bri-
gaded with the Firginians was I'M
true, as the militiamen from Wash
ington Will not arrive at Gettysburg
until after the troops from 1-.s tate
have quilted camp.
The trouble arose Monday, when,
after q hurried glance at e-te map OF
the Gettysburg encampment, IT was
announced that the Fourth Virginia
Regiment would be grigaded with
the Twelfth Pennsylvania Regiment
and First Separate Battalion from
Washington. immediately loud pro-
tests were heard. for 1t was learned
that the First Separate Battalion was
composed of four large. companies OF
negroes.
Closer observation Of the map
however. showed that IL contained
the plan for the entire month of July
and not merely for the first ten days
in the month. when the Nirginians
will be in camp.
General Sale regarded the matter
to be OF SO much Importance that he
communicated with Secretary Dick
inson. OF the war department, and
made inquiry about the system of bril-
sading the troops
Secretary Dickinson informed Gen
eral Sale that the Virginia and Mary
land troops would be encamped rom
July | to ., the Pennsylvania and
New Jersey militia from July 10 IA
20. and the West Virginia and Dis
trict of Columbia troops from July
20 TO so.
Report Annoys Col. Nottingham.
A special to The Firginian from
Norfolk says
Colonel T. ]. Nottingham. COM
manding the Fourth Virginia regl-
ment. was much annoyed to-day ~
the reports sent out from Richmond
to the effect that his regiment would
be brigaded with negro battalion
from the District OF Columbia at Get
tysuurg. '-lnere is not a word OF
truth In the report and even Ii the
separate battalions of negro troops
from Washington were TO be at Gettys-
burg simultaneously with the Virginia
troops said Colonel Nottingham,
there could be no brigading of the
Fourth Virginia regiment with negroes
because the Virginia troops are to be
In one separate brigade with General
Vaughan in command. WIS would like
very much to know how this report
got out from Richmond and who
started such thing. The Virginia
troops and the Maryland National
Guards are to be at Gettysburg at the
same time but the District of Column
bia troops are not to be there until
the last part of July after the Virginia
troops leave"
Creates Furorc.
Something OF a furore was created
In military circles. when II was first
reported that the Fourth regiment had
been assigned a position with the col
ored troops.
On several occasions in the past, this
black organization has created trou-
Bile at encampments. Several years
ago at Leeshurg one of the negro SOL
dfers precipitated riot by insulting
8 white woman A lynching was mar
rowly averted by civil and military
authorities,
Offended the Whites.
AT another time negroes gave Of
Tense To the white troops by chopping
down a tree. on the branches of which
member their race had been
fynehed for atrocious crimes. This
caused trouble and resulted in an en-
time company being placed under ar
rest by civil authorities. Each of the
negroes was fined $50.
About three years ago several COM
panies of the Fourth Regiment were
race riot which had arisen. Their ac-
tions In dealing with the darkies was
by no means lenient Their partfci-
patton In this trouble by no means in
creased the favor of the colored race In
the eyes OF the members of the Fourth
The headquarters OF me Fourth Reg
iment is located at Norfolk. where
Companies A, b and f are stationed
Companies X and l. are stationed al
Portsmouth. Company G. at Newport
News. Company NJ. Emporia and
Company F., Suffolk
To 90 Thursday Night.
The movement of the Virginia troops
will begin Thursday night. The First
and Second battalions OF the First. with
the exception of Company ID, will l.,
made up here entrain at 1890 o'clock
at Eiba Station. Company D and the
Thiro battalion will leave Cha,ivttes-
vile and the regiment will mobolize
at Washington early Friday morning.
promptly at S:45 o'clock Thurs
day the Richmond Howitzers, Nor
folk Light Artillery Blues and Grimes
Battery. OF Portsmouth, composing
Virginia's field artillery battalion,
will leave by way of the Chesa peake
and Ohio railway. Major T. M. Wor-
than. commanding. has Just issued
orders to this effect. This will be thu.
first movement from Richmond for
Gettysburg. The first regiment viii
not entrain until 1880 o'clock at
Eiba, when they will leave by way of
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac railway.
All Of the equipment OF the How
itzers will go in this special train,
which will go to Basic. thence by the
Norfolk and Western railway 10 Ha-
gerstown, and from there by the
Western Maryland railway to Gettys-
burg.
1t Is expected to reach the big camp
site early Friday morning.
The Old Dominion will bs repre-
scented by about 1000 troops, while |
with the organizations from Washing |
ton, D. c., and Pennsylvania there
will be about 10000 militiamen In |
camp. not including the regulars who |
will be detached from Eastern army
posts 20 manoeuyre with tho citizen
ooldierR