Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-25
VIRGINIA TROOPS WILL
Be Modified TO-DAY
All Units Not Now in Federal Service
to Report This Morning at
Armories.
WILL RECRUIT UP AT ONCE
Grays and Signal Corps at Grays'
Armory; Headquarters and Supply
Companies at Howitzers' Armory.
About 1000 Men Are Needed.

Guard still undor the jurisdiction CT
the State will mobilize at their home
stations this morning. under orders is-
sued Monday by Acknowledgement w.
w. Sale. preparatory to being mustered
into the service of the United States.
At the Same time Virginia units in Fed
eral service will start recruiting to full
war strength in order to be ready for
the joint movement of the entire force
TO the divisional concentration point.
These units will number approx
mately 1920 men and the National
Guard reserve. which was also includ-
cd. an additional 132 men. All organ
izations except the quartcrmaster corps
stu In state service are affected by
the mobilization order. Brigader-
General Cecil c. Vaughan, of Franklin,
and the brigade staff and headquarters
detachment have been ordered to report
for duty. None Of the state depart
ments, however, is included in the call
The brigade staff will report to Gem
eral Vaughan at Franklin.
GRAYS TO REPORT
AT ARMORY TO-DAY
The Richmond Grays' Battalion com
manded by Major John Fulmer Fright
and Company a. Signal Corps. arc the
local organizations which must report
at their armories this morning. Both
organizations will be quarte-ed tenn
porarily in the Richmond Grays' Ar
mory, Seventh and Marshall Streets.
Tho partly formed headquarters and
supply companies for the proposed ar
ttllery regiment will report this morn
ing at the Howitzcrs' Armory There
arc about fifty-five enlisted men. and
about thirty moro are needed in the
statement made by Lieutenant Kceean
last night. Enlisted members of the
newly formed Rockbridge Artillery.
which has not yet been inspected. will
also report this morning at their home
station in Lexington
All OF the companies will mobilize at
their armories. where they will spend
from ten to fifteen days in preparinp-
tneir property for transfer from State
70 rederal control and in recruiting
me Richmond Grays need large num-
per OF meE. but the signal COMPANY
- hlled at present. The Richmond
Blues Will need men. The Howitzers
are up 10 war strength. The First In
lantrS. as whole. is in excellent
shape, but the infantry commands in
FEDERAL service will need several hun
urea men each. All of the vacancies.
however, will be filled by draft unless
volunteers step fo rward.
WILL SHORTLY MOVE
TO ADMISSION, ALA
early in August the Virginia troops
VIII move to Admission. Ala, where thev
VIII lorm part OF the Eighth National
'!uard Division, being assigned vitb
The New Jersey Maryland, Deiaware
ana District OF Columbia contfnrenta
ms camp will be known officia,Iv as
lamp Mcclellan. and will be under the
Iiltct supervision of NIajor-Cencral
leonard Wood. Whether the artillery
VII DC moved from Fort Oglethorpe
~ o"ce Is not known. as the eqnip-
ment Is being used for the instruc.inn
OF tho student officers there.
Virginia units have approximately
o,ooo men at war strength The present
strength Is in excess of 1000, leaving
approximately 1000 to be secured hY
voluntary enlistment or by draft. The
!act mat men who are included in
me hrst draft can enlist until the Off
cial notices are sent to them will proh-
ably I'LL the ranks within tho now feu,
days.
Inc home stations and commanding
oneers or Virginia units follow:
flrst Infantry-Colonel William 7.
Ferry, OF stanton. commander.
second 1nfantry-Colonel Robert f.
Leedy. OF Luray. commander.
fourth lnfantry-Colonel L. e. Good
49, u ANoiIOl commander
First Battalion. Field Artillcrv-
Major T. NJ. Workman. of Richmond
commander.
Battery D. Field Artillery-cantain
Frank II. Crouch. of Hampton, com
mander.
Battery e. Field Artillery-cantain
II. A. Wiseman. of Danville, com
mander.
First Squadron. Cavalry-Major e. w
Bowles' Of Richmond, commander.
Field Hospital. No. 1-Major J. G.
Bowman, of Radford, commander.
Company A, Signal Corps-Captain
e. p. Conquest. of Richmond, com
mander.
Ambulance Company No. First
Lieutenant S. p. CAST, Jr., of Norfolk
commander.
Coast defense command-Mator
caesar Massie. of Roanoke, commander.
The First Virginia Brigade is COM
manded by Brigadier-General C.. c.
Vaughan. of Franklin. who, with his
staff, will be called out by the general
order. The troops of more than a
dozen States are included in the Presi-
dents call. Several State contingents
were called out ten days ago. while the
others will respond on August 8.
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