The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-30
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1000 M|lITIAMEN
WILL GATHER HERE
Soldiers From TideWater Sec
ton to Arrive Thursday
Afternoon
DEPART AT NIGHT
FOR GETTYSBURG
Rrigadier-General Vaughan Will
Join Fourth Regiment At
Suffolk and Leave Rich
mond With First.

Prepared for the summer maneuv-
ers at Gettysburg about 1000 armed
soldiers will assemble In Richmond
Thursday afternoon. In neat khaki
uniform infantrymen and artillery
men, the former to be distin guished
only by blue hat cords and the latter
BY red, thoroughly equipped for the
mimic war game, all of the militia
OF the southeastern part of Virginia
win arrive In Richmond between ,
and o'clock.
The Norfolk Light Artillery Blues
Battery b. and Grimes Battery. Bat
terry G, of Portsmouth. will join, the
Richmond Howftzers. Battery A. here
forming virsinia's fieid artillery bat
TALON.
The artiilerymen from Tidewater
will arrive at the Byrd Street sta
fion by way OF the Norfolk and West
ern halfway. They will be escorted 70
the armory OF the Howitzers. an. dhere
await train time, S:4s o'clock. when
they will march 10 the Chesapeake
and Ohio depot and depart for the big
camp site.
First to Leave.
Though this battalion will be the
first to leave Richmond. they VIII be
the last of the local troops to arrive
at Gettysburg. This is due TO he fact
that their special Will make many
stops en- route TO pick up several other
military organizations.
Upon the arrival at Basic. Va. the
artiiierymen will go over the route
OF the Norfolk and Western to Ha'
geretown. Md. thence by the Western
Maryland to the encampment.
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tions bearing the Fourth Virginia Reg.
imcnt. Companies A, b. E. X and l.
Of Norfolk and Portsmouth. and Com.
pany r., Of Suffolk. Will arrive by way
~ the Norfolk and Western. These
trains will fellow the specials hear.
ing the First Regiment. which Y
scheduled 10 icafse Thursday night al
Broad streets.
The first section of the train from
Tidewascr will be in command of Ma
= jor b. w. Salomonsky. commander OF
the Second Battalion OF the Fourth
General c. c. Vaughan, OF Frank,
lin. commanding the Virginia brigade
will Join the troops at Suffolk,
= Oldest Organization.
Virginia will have the honor of hay-
ing at the encampment the oldest mil
jtary organization in the United States
the Cuipeper Minute Men
This famous company will be under
comand of Captain e. l.. Slaughter
and Lieutenants Charles r. Ktlby ana
T. Nelson wampler. They left cui,
pepper Thursday morning at il;zt
o'clock.
This organization was founded II
1T75 The motto and seal of the com
pany is odd in character II shows .
coiled snake. about to strike and witf
Liberty or Death--Don't Tread OF
Me-" as an inscription.
VIII Have Sham Battle.
A feature OF the summer manoeu'
vres will be a sham battle. which VII
likely take up several days or ms
camping period, which viii last UNI
July 10 The troops will be divided
into two armies Strategy and mill
tary tactics will be brought into play
10 give the citizen soldiers an in
sight into what wiz be expected O
them during times Of war.
The camp viii be under command o
General Wotherspoon, u. ;. A lie u
noted as a severe disciplinartan ant
will have the most rigid military regu
lations enforced.
viii Have Hard Time.
The militiamen and national guards
men will by no means have bed o
roses during the next ten days Inc!
will be up at dawn with the sound O
reville, and safely tucked away OF
bags of straw when taps-iights out
Us sounded at p. M.
This is the first time that cots hav'
been proyided the volunteers OF Viz
rtnia. About 1000 OF these tiny bed
have been shipped from the Adjutant
Generals ONCE here TO accommodate
the soldiers When camp lie broke,
each organization will carry thei
cots to their home stations for futur'
service
Two Organizations Absent.
Only two military organizations II
Virginia will not participate In IN
manoeuvers. These are the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues, one o
the most noted organizations in tn
country and the Coast Artillery Corps
stationed Mt Norfolk and Portsmoas
The litter are required to put in day
OF practice each year at Fortress
Monroe with the regular artillerymer
They will go to Old Point IN Angus
The Blues were excused BY Governo
Mann.
III About o'clock Thursday night
Richmond viii present warlike ap
pearance Troops. preceded by band
and Followed by iong baggage trains
viii be marching through Broad an
Main streets.
s3 First Movement.
The first movement from the cit,
will be by the field artillery march
ing from the armory OF the Howitzer
to the Main street depot Shortl!
afterwards the first regiment will be
rim their hike through Broad street
All baggage and equipment o
the troops has been packed. and som
OF It has already been shipped to Get
tysburg. The remainder will be car
ried by the soldiers.
Hospital Corps.
No small part in the encampmen
viii be played by the hospital corp
OF virginia's militia. This arm o
the service Is looked upon as par
ticulariy efficient. The hospital corp
OF the State Is composed OF about 10
men, ali OF whom have undergone
thorough training in theifs duties. tina
they may properly care for any pa
dent who may b. turned over to then
either - tho result Of an acciden
ma through tllnesa