Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-25
]. t. BROWN NAMED TO
SUCCEED CEN. GARNETT
VIII Command Army of Northern
Virginia, Largest Division
of Veterans.
HE FILLS UNExpIRED TERM
Veteran Organizations OF Various
States to Take Their Places in
Grand Parade In Order Their
States Seeded From Union.

Orders were issued yesterday by
General Bennett f. Young, commander
in-chief Of the United Confederate
Veterans. appointing Major General J.
Thompson Brown. OF the Virginia
Division Of Confederate Veterans. to
the position OF commander of the
Army of Northern Virginia, to succeed
the late General Theodore s. Garnett.
OF Norfolk. The appointment is to be
for the uneXpired term OF General
Garnett. and will continue through the
reunion. after which an election for
the post will he held. General Brown
is already chief marshal Of the great
parade to be held on June 3, and he
has so arranged it that'the State d.
visions VIII march in the order Of their
secession from the Union In 1861
The promotion of General Brown to
be commander of the Army of North
ern Virginia, the largest OF the three
departments in the organization, is n
distinctive compliment to his worth
and a tribute to the untiring energy
with which he has assisted in the re-
unions held in Richmond. The other
divisions OF the organization, as they
have been distinctively maintained
since the war between the Statcf. are
the Army OF Tennessee and the Trans
Mississippi Department. each of which
was in its day composed OF the mill
tary organizations of several states.
OFFICIAL ORDER NAMES
GENERAL BROWN
The official order promoting General
, Brown states that while General Pey-
ton, of West Virginia, was the ranking
officer to succeed General Garnett, he
could not be appointed on account of
his enfeebled condition. General James
BumSardner, of Staunton, is named to
succeed General Brown as commander
, a tru ft,t .ict@ =
krouse. at the request of a number
of Richmond people, is named as ser
geant -at-arms, succeeding General OS-
borne, who asked to be relieved on ac-
count of his health. General Osborne
is made Acknowledgement on the staff
of the COMMUNICATIVE chief.
General Young. commander in chief,
has instructed the members Of his
STAFF to meet him at his headquarters
in the Jefferson Hotel on Monday night,
when the several duties of the STAFF
members will be assigned and the
order Of parade given to them.
In the general order announcement
Is also made of the appointment of
Miss Sarah Morris Leech, of Clarks-
vile, Tenn. and Miss Gertrude Nc
laurin, OF Bolton, Miss, maids of honor,
and Mrs. Ewing Pitcher, OF Norfolk,
chapcron.
II is estimated by Captain John
Lamb, chairman OF the general COM
mittec that between $4,000 and $1,000
visitors will be in Richmond for the
reunion, and the work of the COM
mittee has been so facilitated within
the last few days that it is believed
that every veteran will be comfort
ably cared for and that there will be
no lack of board and lodging for the
other visitors. w. H. c. Maddox, chair
man of the information bureau who
has in charge the listing and indeXing
of lAn Il limo "a
afternoon that there had been crafty
Ing response, and he then had two
days work In front of him in listing
the names sent in yesterday.
CAMP STUART is
READY FOR VETERANS
Camp Stuart, at the State Fair
grounds. is practically ready now. The
Administrative Building has been trans
formed into a sort Of barracks in
housed, and n nearby building will
be used as n dining hall. In the race
track oval the visiting State troops
will he quartered. They will bring
shelter tents with them, and meals
will be furnished by the general re-
soldiers pay, but all the expenses will
be borne by the State and reunion
committee.
Orders for the assembling OF the
First Brigade Volunteers, including the
First. Second and Fourth Virginia regi-
ments; the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues Battalion, the Richmond Howit-
Zcrs, the Norfolk Blues, and the Ports
mouth Battery, have been issued. Cen
eral c. C. Vaughn. Jr, has ordered the
commanding officers Of units of his
brigade to confer with the representa-
tives of the various railway companies
to arrange the necessary details for
transportation, and has informed all
commands that they must so time their
departure as TO be in Richmond no,
later :han 0 o'clock on the morning OF
June 3.
The uniform to be worn will be olive
drab, caps and white collars. REIN
hursemept for horse hire. not exceed
ing the amount fixed by the military
board for parades. will be made hy the
state II is suggested. however, that
immediate steps be taken to provide
mounts, as 1t may be Impossible to pro-
cure horses in Richmond If it is nee
essary to bring horses to Richmond
TRANSFORMATION will be authorized.
PARADE WILL BE
SPECTACULAR AFFAIR
The Richmond commands will appear
in full dress uniform. the Grays acting