The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-11
VIRGINIA HAS FURNISHED
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Resume of Military Operations in State Since Declaration
War Show That Old Dominion Has Fulfilled
Expectations Of War Department.

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ginia troops are being concentrated,
and Major Junius F. Lynch. of Nor
folk. surgeon general, is also on duty
there.
Major Potts in Rainbow Division.
Major Alien Potts. senior officer of
the auarternaster corps. has been
made disbursing agent for the United
States In Virginia. and ordered to
Mineola. l.. I. for duty with the Rain
bow division. composed of national
guardsmen who will be the frst of
the state troops to be sent to France
Colonel William ]. Perry. of staun-
ton. is the commanding officer of the
First regiment In this regiment the
first batta lion rs composed OF the Rich
mond Grays. which i'd commanded by
Major j. Fulmer Bright; the Second
battalion. Major r. r. Peyton, COM
manding, is composed of companies
located at Charlottesville, Alexandria.
Gown gton, and Lynchburg. The Third
battalion. commanded by Major STAN
ley w. Martin, of LynchburE. is made
up OF companies located at Lynchburg,
stanton and Danville. Attached to
the regiment there Is a machine gun
noke.
The Second regiment is In command
of Colonel Robert F. Leedy, of Lury.
Major George o. Leach is in command
of the first battalion. with companies
located at Front Royal. Warrenton.
Fredericksburg and Winchester Ma
tor J. r. BuiIitt commands the Second
battalion, with companies at Peters
burg Chase City. Roanoke and Big
Stone Gap. The Third battalion is
commanded by Major Edwin l.
Slaughter with companies at CuIpeper,
Farmville. Pulaski and East Radford
Colonel F.. E. Goodwyn. of Emporla,
commands the Fourth Regiment Ma
Jor Albert O. Epes is In charge of the
First battalion. with companies To-
Gated at Portsmouth Newport News
and Norfolk. The Second battalion,
Major r. l. Curdts commanding. ia
composed of four companies. located
at Norfolk, and the third battalion is
composed OF companies OF Suffolk
Emporia. Franklin and Norfolk. COM
manded by Major William T. Johnson
B1ues Only Mounted Command.
The First squadron of Virginia cav
airy. located at Richmond. formerly
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues. Is
the only mounted organization In the
state. and was transferred ut its own
request from Infantry to cavalry at
the time of the mobilization of 1918
In order that II might see service
Major Edward w. BowIes commands
the squadron. the captains Of the four
troops being as follows; - Troop A.
Captain J. n. Pulle~; Troop n, Captain
NJ r. James; Troop c. Captain VI S.
Hewitt. and Troop n. Captain John A
Cutchins
The Richmond Howitxers il one Of
the batteries Of the First Virginia reg
iment of field artillery. recently formed
Up to two months ago, only one bat
TALON OF artillery existed in the state,
this being composed of the Howitxers,
the Norfolk Blues, and the Grimes bat
terry of Portsmouth. There was one
other company. detached. located at
Hampton. when authority WAS given
for the formation of regiment n
company was formed at Danvilla, and
one com posed of men from Rockbridge
county end Richmond. making six bat
terfes, the number required for n regi-
ment. Major r, NJ workman. who had
been the commanding officer of the
battalion. vSAs promoted to colonel
with Captain w. NJ. Myers. who COM
manded the Howitxers being elevated
to the rank of lieutenant colonel Cap
tain w. W. LaPrahe. adtutant. was
made major of the First battalion. and
Captain Frank II. Couch. of Hampton.
major or the Second battalion. Lieu
tenant Edward J. Keegan. the supply
| officer, WAS promoted TO the captaincy
| Of the snrplx- n,paHv.
$50 Men In Rainbow Division.
Captain Edwin p Conquest. of Rich
mond L. in command of Company A.
signal corps. the only organization of
its kind in the state. The First am
bulance company lie from Norfolk,
Lieutenant S. P. CAST. Jr.. being In
command. The field hospital company,
located at East Radford. is in COM
mand of Major J. c. Bowman
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Fairfax
Ayres Is commanding officer of the
Virginia coast defense. composed of
nine companies Of coast artillery
There are two ma jors In the command.
Major Caesar Massie, of Roanoke and
Major Frank r. Varney, OF Lynchhurg.
Every four companies necessttates a
major Had twelve companies been
authorized for the state IL would have
given Virginia colonel and third
major
These coast artillery companies are
located as follows: Two at Roanoke.
two at Richmond. one each at Lynch
burg. Fredericksburg. Grundy. Ware
Neck. Gloucester county and Danville.
The Seventh company WAS formed TN
South Richmond, Captain G. St c.
Robinson in command. the Ninth being
on the north side Of the river, and
commanded by Captain C. C. Walton
Twenty men from each OF the coast
artillery companies. who had previous
military training and knowledge OF
horses. were selected and sent to Fort
Monroe for training. They were later
transferred to Mineois, L. l.. where
they formed part OF the Rainbow
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