The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-08
VIRGINIA MILITIA IS
ORDERED TO CAMP
Will Spend Ten Days in Severe Drill
Work Near ChnrIottes-
villc.
DATE ADVANCED TO JULY 10
Regular Army Men VIII BE Assigned
as Instructors for State Troops
During Manoeuvres.

Virginia militla-infantry. artillery
and auxiliary troops-will go into camp
for ten days. beginning either on July
10 or r. orders to this effect have
been received by Adjutant-G w.
w. Sale. and n aito In the vicinity OF
Charlottesville Is under. consideration.
Tho new order supplants one issued
three weeks ago, when tho summer
manoeuvres near Washington were
called off, and joint camp Of Virginia.
West Virginia and Maryland troops was
ordered held in it's stead This latter
plan has been abandoned, and individ-
ual camps substituted.
General Sale is planning to put tho
entire State force into the field. al
though tho change In the dates. which
WAS advanced from August to July. VIII
cause some confusion, especially In
those cases where militiamen had al
ready made arrangements TO take their
vacations in the latter month In an
ticipation OF their military duties. The
Virginia authorities. however. had no
voice In setting the time. and will make
the best OF tho situation.
Regular army troops will be put into
camp with the guardsmen. The War
Department has ordered several com
mands to perform this duty. and they
VIII go from state to State. West Nir-
Einia Will be the first to receive the
services of the regulars. going into
camp on July |. for ten days. Virginia
Will come next. and then Maryland.
The regulars Will be selected from
every branch of tho service. and will
give practical instruction to the militia
men.
LOCATION OF CAMP
PROVES A SURPRISE
The decision to hold the camp near
Charlottesville Is somewhat of Il sur
prise. The state has it's own camp
sito at Virginia Beach. while the gov
crnmcnt has Il suitable location near
Winchester. and II was thought one of
these places would be chosen. Char
lottesville. however. being located In
the pretty. healthful Piedmont section,
will be an ideal place for such n camp
in summer.
Lieutenant Colonel Allen Potts, quar-
termaster- and Lieutenant Col
Onel 10 Lane Stern. assistant Inspector
general, have been detailed by General
Sale to look the proposed camp grounds
over. They left yesterday for Char
lottesville, and Will make their report
early this week.
This Will he the first time in years
that tho State forces In their entirety
Will he in camp together Mt one time.
1t has been the custom for the Ricn-
mond Light Infantry Blues to go to
lhtSiG tllE LOT several years, while
other infantry commands were either
at Culpeper. or at Virginia Beach. The
artillery has camped at Taylor's Cross-
ing, In Hanover County, and has nevc,
been I'm camp with the infantry, except
at joint maneouvres Mt Gettysburg, and
~ that time the Blues were excused
from camp duty, and did not make the
trip.
STATE WILL HAVE
1000 NIISN IN CAMP
Virginia will have nearly 5000 men
in the field. Tho infantry branch or
the service has forty companies, or
ilce-s, each; the artillery has three bat
teries, with a minimum OF 100 men and
five officers. while the auxiliary troops
the Signal Corps, the Hospital Corps
and other detachments Will total sew
cral hundred moro.
All OF the State officers have received
practical instruction In q special camp,
and the presence of regular troops In
dicates that the Virginia boys Will be
put through severe course OF ma
noeuvres this year. General Sale will
sec that all of the mounted forces are
equipped with horses. and that they
real service. which would be of value
in case Of trouble in Mexico.
BriSadicrGeneral G. c. Vaughan.
commander OF tho First Brigade, Vir-
ginia Volunteers, WINS in Richmond yes
terdnY, and spent the afternoon with
General and Mrs. Sale. While his visit
was more in the nature OF q social call,
q number of matters of Importance to
the militia wero discussed. General
Vaughan VIII be nctaully In command
when the troops are In the field. being
. III.