The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
NAME CAMP FOR
LINDSAY WALKER
Memory OF Distinguished Con
federate Officer Is
Honored.
HoWITzERs WILL MARCH
Many Horses Provided, and
Guns Will Be Taken to
Encanpment.
HoWITzERS WILL MARCH

Named for one of the most distin-
guished officers of the Confederacy.
the camp of instruction for the First
Battalion OF Field Artillery. to be
held at Taylor's Crossing from August
Il to 49, has oeen officially designated
as Camp Lindsay Walker" Announce.
inent to this effect was made yester-
day in an official order issued by
Major T. NJ. Workman. the battalion
commander. and Adjutant Jennings c.
Wise.
General r. Lindsay alkers name
was n synonym during his life for
courage and persistence. He was born
ana lived at Point of Fork. the estate
IN Goochland: now owned by Colonel
j. Aston Cabell. y DISTINGUISHED
graduate of the Virginia Military In
stitute. class of 1915. he became a
civil engineer At the outbreak of
the War Between the States he of
tered his services. and was sent to
the Potomac in command of a battery
OF Held artillery. He engaged in every
battle of any magnitude in which the
Army of Northern Virginia took part
during the war. and is said to have
seen more service than any other OH
Ger In the army of Lee. His comman-
der regarded him as one of his sblest
artiilerymen, and he rose to the rank
of brigadier- general.
After the war General Walker was
for time the manager of Richmond
street railway system. He went to
Austin. Tex. and there Yas in charge
of the building OF tho State Capitol,
for which service he Is we'll remem-
bered in the Lone Star State. Among
his children are C. c. Walker. of the
Chesapeake and Ohio: Mrs Julian
Norris. of keswicK. and Mrs. Calvin
Satterheld of Philadelphia
,s,a,,s HO "f ,ps to r,o, Mnrsh -.
troops and of the government of the
camp were also made public. Battery.
y. or the Richmond Howitzcrs, will
march TO the encampment, and no
railway transportation will be allowed
any of Its members. The armory will
be left on the morning of August 10
in time TO reach camp by noon. the
route TO be selected by captain W. NJ.
Myers. the battery commander
The Norfolk Light Artillery Blues
and Grimes Battery. of Portsmouth.
VIII each be provided with two pass
three fiat cars. and Will travel by the
Norfolk and Western Railway. The
guns and carriages will be placed on
the Nat cars. Loading will be done
on Friday. August Il. One Pullman
car will be furnished for the officers.
These two batteries will entrain at I
o'clock next Saturday morning.
Forty-one horses will be delivered
by the Quartermaster to the command
ing officer of the Richmond Howitzcrs
at o'clock on Saturday morning to
he used for draught purposes and
mounts for enlisted men only. This
battery will take into the field the
first four sections of the firing battery
and all instruments. including held
telephones. The material will be
taken by two army wagons.
Horses In Camp.
The horses for the Norfolk and
Portsmouth batteries-forty-o each
will he delivered TO them upon ar
rival at camp. These batteries will
take into the field the first four sec
tons of the firing battery and the
forge and battery wagons only. but all
instruments, including the field tele-
phone. will be included in the equip
ment.
Omcers Will make arrangements for
their own mounts but Will be allow
ed no expenses for same except for
hire and forage, and no allowance
will be made an officer using mount
from the battery allotment of horses.
The Paymaster General will do his
duty before leaving camp. The quar-
terma ster and quartermaster-uergea
will report to MAJOR Workman in Rich
mond on the morning of August 3.
prepared to proceed Immediately to
the camp site \ detail of six en-
listed men will report to the quarter
master for duty on that day. One
sergeant from the Norfolk Blues will
be detailed for duty at headquarters
from August 10 to 10.