The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-16
STAFF APPOINTED
BY GEN. GARRETT
Commander of Army of Northern
Virginia Preparing for
Reunion.

Confederate veterans arc asked to
note the following official order. issued
in connection with tho Chattanooga
nett. commanding the Department of
the Army Of Northern Virginia.:
GENERAL ORDERS. No. l.
I. The commander Of the Department
of the Army of Northern Virginia. in
obedience to notice of his election, has
assumed command of this department,
and in pursuance of General Orders
No. from headquarters U. C. ". New
Orleans, La. copy whereof Is this day
received. requests the division com
manders of Maryland. Virginia. West
Virginia, North Carolina and South
Carolina. to prepare their several com
mands for representation at the re-
union to be held at Chattanooga, Tenn,
OH the 2Ith 2Sth and 29th of MAY
1913 in accordance with Article V of
the constitution, and Article IL, OF the
bylaws of the association.
II. During the reunion. department.
headquarters. a. n. Va. Will be estab-
lished at Hotel Patten, Chattanooga,
Tenn. whore the commanding officers
of the several divisions above men
toned Will report the location of their
several brigades with lists of their
camps and delegates in attendance on
the first day of the reunion.
III. The following officers are an
nounced as the staff of the department.,
with rank specified in Article vi.
section H., of the constitution. ard will
be obeyed and respected accordingly:
e V. White. adjutant-gencral, Norfolk
Va; ID. c. Gallaher, assistant adjutrnt-
general. Charleston. w. Va: David
Cardwell. assistant adjutant- general.
II
nett, assistant adjutant- general.
Baltimore. Md; Edgar d. Taylor, as
sistant adjutant-general Richmond.
Va; William T. Hudgins. assistant adj
1utant-general. Norfolk. Va; II. II.
Marmaduke. assistant acknowledgement
Washington, ID. c.: ]. NJ. Keeling, as
sistant acjutantgeneral. Norfolk. Va;
Homer Atkinson, assistant adjutant-
general. Petersburg. Va; Samuel A.
Ashe. assistant adjutant-general. Ra-
leigh, n. G.; J. Taylor Ellyson, inspec-
tor-general Richmond, Va; Samuel w
Williams, Judge advocate general,
Richmond, Va II. c. Hoggard, assist
ant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Norfolk.
Va; William w. Chamberlain, chief of
artillery, Washington. d. c.. w. Ben
Palmer, aid -de-camp, Richmond. Va;
Frank II. Rahm. aid de camp, Rich
mond. Va; j. Shakespeare Harris aid
de-camp, Concord, n. c.; Nestor +.
Richardson. aid-de-Camp. Portsmouth,
Va; Right Rev. George w. Peterkin.
cha plain general, Parkersburg w Va
Veteran officers lately serving on the
staff of this department. are cordially
welcomed at department headquarters
and VIII be assigned to duty at the re-
union.
~ The following officers of the
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
are invited to serve as aids-de-camp:
James Mann. atd-de-camp Norfolk, Va. ::
j. ID. White. aid de-camp, Charleston
w. Va. Blair Boiling. aid -de-camp
Richmond, Va; Henry S. Conner, aid
de-camp, Charleston, S. c.; William W.
Old. aid -de-camp, Norfolk. Va; Frank
L. Crocker. aid-de-camp, Portsmouth,
Va. r. Johnson Nicely, add camp,
portsmouth. Va; IL c. Wade, add
camp. Memphis. Tenn. a. l.. CASTOR.
aid de-camp. Chester, S. C., r. G.
Thompson. aid de-camp, Chattanooga
Tenn.
". The department commander has
the honor to announce the acceptance
of the following appointments of mat
ron or honor. chief sponsor and chief
maid of honor. to represent this de-
partment ut the Chattanooga reunion:
Mrs. Nathan D. Eller. matron of honor.
Lynchburg. Va; Miss Corinne Hamp-
ton' chief sponsor. Columbia, S. CT;
Miss C. Thompson, chief maid of honor
! Columbia, s. c.. to whom will be rem
dered all honor and service in the
ceremonies attending the reunion.
BY command of
THEODORE s. GARNETT
Iieutenant-G General Commanding De-
partment a n. Va, u. c. V.
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