Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-19
MILITIA RLnu1 :.
FOR EARLY CALL.
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Virginia Can Start $500
Men and Officers in "a
Hours
ARE FULLY PREPARED
Fredericksburg Company Transferred
to- Second Regiment-Lynchbure
Has New Company.

Richmond, April 19.-When asked
Yesterday how long it would require
him to have the Virginia State Militia
ready for trip to Mexico, Adjutant-
General w. w. Sales, stated that he
could have the entire State troops.
numbering some 1880 fully officered.
and with full equipment, ready to
entrain within 24-hours. The condi-
ton of the State militia is better now
than it has ever been, and practically
! all the companies could muster %
men each in case call is issued.
While full war strength IS LAG men
and officers, very few of the regular
army companies have this many men.
There is considerable interest
throughout the State at this time re-
garding the formation of new COM
panies. Practically every city large
enough to afford an armory is clam
orine to be admitted. The last city
to ask for the formation of a new
company is Hopewell, and AdJutant.
General Sale has this proposition un-
der advisement at this time.
There are large number of young
men in Hopewell who have had mill
tary experience. either in some of the
military schools or in the militia OF
Virginia or some other State. These
Young men could fall into ranks with
but slight training, and the company
thus formed, it is stated, would be
one of the best in the country, owing
to this former military fitness.
The new Lynchburg company. "The
Musketeers," has been assigned to
the First Regiment, and the Fred
ericksburg company has been trans
ferrcd to the Second Regiment, under
the following order issued yester-
day from the Adjutant- Generals
Office:
april 10, 1916
General Orders No. 5:
81, The company of infantry at
Lynchburg, Va, designated as The
Musketeers," having been inspected
| for muster into the service of the
State of Virginia March, ,, 1915, by
the assistant inspector-general, Vir-
ginia Volunteers, and OH the 4th day
of April, 1916, by Capt. A. NJ. Shipp
United States infantry inspector
instructor detailed by the War De-
partment, and having been recon-
mended for admission into the State
service, it is announced as a regular
" organized company Of the Virginia
Volunteers, subject to all the require
ments and entitled to all benefits and
privileges of the laws and regula-
tions for the government of Virginia
Volunteers.
"2. Company l., First Infantry, at
Fredericksburg, Va, is transferred to
the Second Infantry, as Company 'E'
and will be assigned to battalion Or
ganization by the commanding officer
Second Infantry.
SO. The Musketeers' Infantry,
Lynchburg, Va, is hereby assigned tc
the First Infantry as Company IL
and will be assigned to battalion or
ganization by the commanding Off
Ger, First Infantry.
.'Bv order of H. c.. Stuart, Gov
ernor and commander-in-chief.
"W. w. Sale,
"The Adjutant- General.
Quartermaster-Sergeant Herbert N
Morris, of Company D, Fourth In
fantry, of Norfolk, has been elected
second lieutenant Of n.s company.
DR.. Lester E. Dellinger, formerl.
second lieutenant of Company A, FRS
Infantry, of Richmond, has been re
/ elected lieutenant of his company.