The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-19
Included in List of 1851 Mill
tiamen Who Will Return in
Short Time
RICHMOND GRAYS In
FORTUNATE COMMAND
Exact Date of Their Movement
However Not Given in Or
ders Issued by War Depart
ment-Leaves $4,000

In accordance with orders issued
yesterday In Washington. the First
Regiment of Virginia Infantry will
soon be returned home to be mustered
out
The units Of the First Infantry are
as follows:
Colonel william J. Perry com
handing
Richmond Grays First Battalion.
Companies a. h. e and F. Major j..
F'umer Bright commanding.
Second Battalion. Company u. Of
| Charlottesville. Company G. of Staun-
ton; Company H, of Covinston, and
Company +. II Fredericksburg. COM
manded by Major r p. Peyton.
Third Battalion. Company r. Of
Lynchburk Companies and X. Of
stanton and Company NJ. Of Dan
vile. Major Stanley w Martin COM
mandinE
The dispatch pointed below received
last night from Washington does not
indicate when the troops will begin
their homeward movement, bat il Is
understood that they will be on their
way probably by Christmas,
Nothing definite as To- the other Viz
g,nia commands has been ascertained,
Washington. Dec Is.-Coincident
with The request upon Congress for
an appropriation Of s., 500, Geo for the
support Of dependent families IF
guardsmen the War Department an
nounced today the withdrawal of
1851 militamen from the Mexican
i border, leaving IS, 0o6 militiamen
there and indicating that IL In the pur-
pose of the administration 10 con-
time a large force on the border and
10 keep Fershing in Mexico fer some
time 10 come,
While it Is stated officially that GEN
eral pershing's order to get Villa"
still stands. IL is also known that he
VIII not move 10 get him. unless at
tackled without Instructions from the
President. The troops ordered home
today have been assigned Ia three
groups with reference To their service
on the frontier. The first group in
cludes:
First Group.
Pennsylvania Sixteenth Infantry.
Fourth Infantry. one infantry brigade
headquarters division HEADQUARTERS
and signal battalion
Michigan hirty-first Infantry
Indiana-~Company A. Signal Corps:
Ambulance Company. No, /; First
Battalion. Field Artillery. less Battery
d,
Missouri-Troop q: Field Hospital.
No. /: Ambulance Company. No, !
Maryland-Fieid Hospital Company,
No. /; FIgst Ambulance Company.
Nebraska Infantry
fHtnois-Eompany A. Signal Corps,
lowa--Company A, engineers.
New York-Amhulance Company
No. 3.
Total for group. a.s12.
First Regiment Included.
Second group:
New York-Twenty-th third Infantry
and Second Field Artillery,
Missouri-Compauy A. Signal Corps,
Brigade Headquarters and Second In
fantry
Brigade Headquarters
and First Infantry.
V1rgInIa---FTrsf Infantry.
Total for group, 5,25e.
Third Group.
Minnesota--Brigade headquarters
and Second Infantry.
1ndiana-~Brigade headquarters and
Thirty second Infantry.
New York-Field Hospital No. s.
kansas--Company A, Signal Corps.
Pennsylvania-Ambu c M
pany No. l. and Field Hospital No. /.
North Dakota--F1rst Infantry.
Enthusiastically Infantry.
lndiana--Field Hospital No. /.
Itah--~Field Hospital No. l.
Wisconsin-Field Hospital No. /.
fennsylvania--First Cavalry.
Total for group, 5.7S3.