The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-03
ADDITIONAL SOLDIERS
CALLED into SERVICE
Fourth Virginia Infantry, Battery ID,
of Field AtiIlcy and Coast
Atiliery VIII Assemble.
WILL CALL To CAMP SHORTLY
Until Mobilization Gimp u Selected
Militiamcn VIII Remain vt Home
Stations---May Inspect Sites Here
and In Petersburg To-day.

The Fourth Virginia regiment OF in
fantry. Battery d, Of Hampton OF the
First battalion of Virginia field artil-
lery. and two companies of coast
artillery. we're called into federal ser
vice Yesterday AFTERNOON by the gov
eminent The commands will as
sembie at their home stations inn
mediately.- and await muster into the
service OF the nation. AS soon as
this is completed and a mobilization
location selected. 1t is believed the
regiment will be called into camp.
In the meantime, however, It IL
understood that the government Will
keep them on police duty. Al this
time six OF the companies of the
Fourth regiment are on such service.
The expense Of maintaining these will
/ now be borne by the federal authcri-
ties. the state being relieved 10 this
extent. The companies on duty now
are at Newport News. Norfolk, Frank
lin and Emporia.
Colonel E. r. Goodwin. command
ing officer of the Fourth regiment.
reached the city yesterday afternoon
from his home at Emporia, about the
same time that news was received
here that his regiment had been
called. He Immediately went into a
conference with Adjutant- General W
w. Sale, later sending messages 10
all his company commanders. notify
ing those already in the state service
of the federal action. and calling the
other companies to assemble.
The Fourth regiment is now recruit
ed up TO 1000 men and tlfty-four Of
ficers. IL is composed of twelve COM
panies. with headquarters at Norfolk.
although Colonel Goodwyn's home Is
at Emporia. The units of the regi-
ment are as follows: A, Norfolk. Cap
! tain E. NJ. Curdts: B. Waverly. Cap
| tain 6. E. Smith; G. Newport News,
| Captain r. E. wilkins; ., Norfolk.
Captain ], l.. Mitchell; L, Norfolk
/ Captain W. V. King; +, Suffolk, Q. :,
| Smith; G, Norfolk. Captain Roland
| Thorpe: Fl, Chase City, Captain r. Fl.
! Reynolds; /, Franklin. Captain r. r.
! Knight; K. Portsmouth, Captain J.
| w. Leigh; l., Portsmouth. Captain @.
| w. Burns. and NJ, Emporia, Captain
| VI. NJ GOODWIN.
| Call Only One Battery.
| Captain Frank II. Crouch Is com
handing officer OF Battery u of ar
! tiliery at Hampton. which was called
/ into service. His command numbers
! about $50 men. and Is in the Ftrsj
/ battalion of field artillery, OF whicf
| Major r. NJ workman. OF this city. Is
! ranking officer. Since only one bat
terry of his battalion has been called
| into the federal service. Mato.
| WORKMAN will not he mustered in. The
| other batteries in the command are al
/ Norfolk. Portsmouth and Richmond.
! The two companies OF coast artillery
| ordered into service are located a
! Roanoke and Lynchburg. Both ~
| these commands were called out p1
| Governor Stuart several days ago. ant
| have been guarding public property n
| their home stations. They will nov
| be mustered into the federal service
| and, like the other troops called. avail
| instructions from the government.