The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-07
CADETS TO FOLLOW OLD
ROUTE TO BATTLEFIELD
Institute Corps TO Nctrncc Steps OF
Famous battalion to New
Market.
HOLD REUNION ON FAMOUS FIELD
Scscn-Dny March to Cover Eighty
Four Miles Up Valley OF Virginia.
VIII Return by Rail.

versary celebration of tho Battle OF
New Market, on May 10. which is to
be featured by the march of the VIZ
ginia Military Institute cadet corps
over the route taken by the corps OF
1864. havo been arranged by tho board
of visitors of the institute. The sur
vivors of tho famous New Market
CORPS. as the Virginia Military Insti-
tute cadets of 1854 are known. are
planning to hold reunion on the field
tic.
The authorities OF the institute have
announced the following schedule for
the movement OF tho corps TO md
from New Market:
May S.-Corps leaves Lexington,
marching by road ten miles.
May 9-March twelve miles.
May 1o-March twelve miles. bar
raclsing four miles south OF stanton.
May 11-March twelve miles.
May 12-March twelve miles. bar
racking 1--WE miles south of Harrison
burg.
May 13-March twelve miles
May 14-Arrive New Market by
Total marching distance. eighty
four miles.
Total marching time. seven days.
May 15-Celebration at New Mar
kct.
May 1s-Corps moves by rail to
Lexington.
The command will consist of tho
battalion of six companies, the platoon
OF artillery. the band and the wagon
train, the size OF the last depending
on whether or not shelter tents can
be secured for tho entire command.
ORDERS MODELLED ON THOSE
ISSUED FIFTY YEARS AGO
The following orders. modelled almost
verbatim after tho orders issued fifty
years ago for the cadets to prepare for
tho bloody engagement at New Market,
have been issued by Superintendent E.
w. Nichols:
General Orders No. 1913:
/. The corps OF cadets under COM
mand OF Colonel j. C. Wise, command
ant. will take up tho line of march for
New Market. Va. promptly at 1890 a.
NJ. Friday. May S. 1914.
Q. Major E. a. Sale, quarternaster
and commssary. will see that the
proper transportation is supplied and
that adequate field rations ure fur
nishcd.
g "ouartermaster and Commissary
Sergeant Ashburne will accompany the
expedition as acting quartermaster and
comrntssary.
A. Major Q. II. McClung. surgeon.
will accompany the expedition and will!
provide proper ambulance facilities.
&. Captain 3. D. Mayo and Captain
IS. NJ. AIillner are assigned to temper
airy duty on the staff of the command
Ing officer"
By command of Br.gadier- General
Nichols.
X s. PURDUE.
Captain and Adjutant, V. NJ. I.
WILL. NAME CAMPS
AFTER NEW MARKET HEROES
The order Of march for the camps
Of the survivors of tho New Market
corps will be as follows:
General Orders No. let:
I'm honor of our heroic dead the
names of camps In order OF march TO
New Market shall be n follows:
I. Camp ]. C. Wheelwright. in honor
OF Cadet ]. c. Wheelwright. OF Virginia,
fourth class, killed in battle, New
Market, Virginia. May Is. 1864.
= :. Camp c. G. Crockett. in honor OF
Cadet G. q. Crockett, OF Virginia. fourth
class. killed in battle. New Market. Vir-
ginia. May Is. 1864.
Cadet II. j. Jones, OF Virginia. fourth
class. killed in battle. New Market.
Virginia. May IL, 1864.
I. Camp Il. G. Jefferson. In honor OF
Cadet 7. G.. Jefferson. of Virginia.
fourth class, killed in battle. New
Market, Virginia, May Is. 1864
- Camp j. Il. Stannard in honor of
Cadet j. i. stannard, of Virginia. fourth
class. killed in battle, New Market.
Virginia, May Is. 1864
g. Camp w. II Mcdowell in honor
or Cadet w. II. Mcdowell. Of North
carolina, fourth class. killed in battle.
New Market. Virginia, May 10. 1864.
I. Camp Cabell-Atwin, in honor OF
Cadet w. H. Cabell first sergeant, sec
ond class and Cadet S. +. Atwill, cor
poral. third class, OF Virginia. killed I'm
battle. New Market. Virginia. MAY Is
1864"
BY command OF Brigadlcr- General
Nicholo
n s PURDUE,
Captain and Adiutan.. ". Nj