The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-28
Fourth Regiment and
w ashington Battalion
Together at Camp.
DESIGNATED IN
OFFICIAL MAP
Militiamen Thrown Into an Up
roar When Fact Becam e
Known That War Depart
ment Had Mixed Races.
Unable to Understand
Smiley's Statement.

Richmond u1ilitiamen Were throwr
into an uproar yesterday by the new:
that the Fourth Virginia Regiment
Will be brgaded during the camp OF
manoeuvres at Gettysburg with a bat
talon Of negro soldiers from the Dis
trict of Columbia. This was Indicated
In official maps received by Adiutant-
General Sale from the War Depart
ment.
While no company OF the Fourth
Regiment is located In this city, there
was the greatest interest in the sit
uation, and predictions of trouble were
freely expressed. There Were not want.
| Ing those who asserted that no organ
| laatfon OF Virginia Volunteers would
consent to be grouped for purposes
of encampment and of brigade drill
with negroes.
Ihe intelligence received from the
war Department was TO the effect that
| the Fourth Virginia. the Thfrtecntf,
pennsylvania and the First Separate
Battalion of the District of Columbia
would be located together as one bri-
sade. Other brigade asst gnments are
as follows Second Virginia, with the
| IWelfth Pennsylvania and the Second
district of Columbia Infantry; First
virginia, with the Ninth Pennsylvania
H.
fantry; First Battalion OF Field ArtfI-
ierN. with Battery B, of Pennsylvania:
Battery B, of New Jersey, and the
flrst Battery OF the District of Co.
| lumbia.
| -Four Cotored Companies.
as soon as this arrangement beca me
known some one remembered, that the
ntrss separate Battalion ofzthe Dis
Itrict of Goluin bia WAS composed of ,,ol-
ored troops. This was verified by Tie
ilines-Dispatch bS telegram to WASH
ington. There arc four companies. all
of negroes
statement was asked for from
military authorities. This brouwht
ioi IN report to the effect that Col
onel smiley had said tliere,would be no
W,ss troops at Gettysburg while the
Virginia and Maryland troons arc
there. This is not especia1lv illi,mine,t
ing, even presupposing' that whatever.
Coroner Coroner Smiley says is final, since. no
iar as can be learned, there is mn IN
zen ton OF having Virginia. and Mary
laId troops in camp at the same tina
ne oihcial maps sent out by the Wa,.
| :, piitnieht We're regarded by most of
,,. s,,s 'ia''eii as the authority on the
SUBJECT, and served as the basis for
the opinion that trouble may res,,It
some surprise was expressed last nj cir
that the War Department. which is ~
ahHious TO build up the National C;,a,.d$s
IN the South, should have made such :
pluiiaef. Ad1utant-General Sale had
no information to offer last night as
ne mas been absent from the city for
some time and has been out ar to,,l,h
with the situation.
Perhaps the last complication betweer
VHS GINA troops and negroes was d,,,
] ING the Spanish-American War Tba
tlcioent which was caused by the me-
cesslty OF receiving pay from a coIor.sd
paytnaster is stu comparatively fresh
- u 'he second Commands will en-
May Injure Service.
~ men express the hope thats
.he situation may be so remeded hy
army officials within the next raw
Aours so as to prevent the possibilir,.
VI an! negroes at all being on ~
A'e.t .tsspurg camp ground as soldiers
Whiie any southern National G,,ards
men men are present. Failing In this, il is
lear red the Fourth Regiment members
ICY ICY quickly set In an ugly mood The
result might be either that tha
endance of Virginia soldiers at ~
camp might be impaired, or else ths,t
uiashes might occur on tho cap,,,
sround which would be unfortunata
for the service. - lie :
but IL Is agreed by all that the SER
VICE would be hurt the worst hv an,
M sott OF attempt TO force even military
association with negroes mon VIZ,
sln1a white soldiers.
The Fourth Regiment of v,,,
liia ~ itry IS composed of two battai;ons
" siiiee companies each, and NJ on.
"a 4oh 'lai4oh OF two companies, a total ~
.ieIe companies Its headquarters ara
~ norfolk The battalions are mae3s
up and located as follows:
irst battalion - Headquarters at
poft ftsmouth: Companies X and T. ~
Portsmouth and Company of Neu.
port News, Second Battalion-Head-
quarters at Norfolk; Companies A q
and II, of Norfolk, Third Battalion.
headquarters ut Emporia Company Nj,
Emporia, and Company r., Suffolk.
First Regiments Movement.
| Detailed orders We're issued yester-
day for the movement OF the First
Regiment 10 Gettysburg IT will mo-
hilize In Washington and will arrive
at camp al O'Clock Friday morning.
| The mobilization at the national cap
ital will however be technical since
the men will all be asleep when the
trains get together, The headquarters
of the regiment, with the band the
| Third Battalion and Company u, of
the Second Battalion, viii embark at
Charlottesville, where a train will be
made up,
The First and Second Battalions VIII
| he made up In Richmond, less Company
ID, fthe Second. Commands viii en-
train al the following hours,
| Staunton, 716 T. NJ Thursday by
| lChesapeake aud Ohio; nanvllie, al {.
o'clock. by Southern; LYnchhurg. at
o'clock, by Southern; Charlottesville, nj
/ 1870, Southern Richmond. at l1;30 r.
I'M Richmond I-rSderlcks blIrR aud no.