Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-05
SECOND REGIMENT WILL
RETURN TO RICHMOND
War Department Notifies Sale Troops
VIII aIakc This City
Their Base.
START FOR HOME WEDNESDAY
Army Men Believe Returning Troop.
crs Will BE Held Here ns Unit tn
til Present Strained National Stu
alton Is :ad iuSted.

orders for Tho Second Virginia Ia
fan.ry 20 return from Brownsville as /
n uni;. and 70 make Richmond It's base
have been Issued by the War Depart J.
n3ca;. according TO Information received !
Yesterday morning by Adjutani General
w. w. Sale The regiment wil. start
~ aonleward Journey on Wednesday
morning. bu; II Is not probable th;t.
tho command will he mustered gu, cr
Tho Fedora! service during the prcscn,
crisis
The change in the plans of the Wav
Department in regard to tho move
mcnt of the Virginia troops MAS not
unexpected. although last week /, was
decided that the companies would bc +
sen; directly TO their home stations 10
be mustered out The fact that tho
regiment may be urgently needed tor
observation-disclosures purposes before .,\cvcm
reaches Richmond leads to the belief
that it will he kept as unit 80
other city IN the state has armorial
facilities for Huartcring the troops.
Colonci Robert T.. Lccdy was anxious
10 have the regiment sent TO ROANOKE
pending Gnal disposition.
MANY APPLY FOR
COMMISSIONS AS OI'i'ICEUs
hdjutant General Sale was in com
mun!cStion yesterday with military
mon all over the state The martial
spirit Of Virginia is by no means dead
as is evidenced by The number of voluu-
tcers who have asked to be givcn com
missions. Company officers in many
parts of the state said that they OK
poet no difficulty in bringing their com
mands w to the maximum strength.
although some arc not now UP to tho
minimum
Arrangements arc being made 20
bring speedily to the necessary
strength the proposed coast-artillorv
company at Fredericksburg. so that it
can be accepted for State service and
mustered in. The Frederick sburR
company will make the third Of that
arm in Virginia. and officials are
anxious 10 have a fourth formed as
soon as practicable. in order that a
full battalion can he organized.
Virginia now has nearly 1000 men
armed. equipped and in condition to
take tn" field. The two regiments Of
infantry. each numbering $50 men and
for,y-fv" officers. have seen hard ser
vice in Texas. and are tit for instant
service. -Four batteries of fold ar
tilicry. composed Of about 500 men and
officers. arc now in service In Te1as
rs are the First Squadron OF Cavalry
with 400 mon and officers. and tho
Signal Corps. Engineer Corps and I't.ld
Hospital. with approximately SOC mon
and officers. The state also has ono
regiment Of infantry at home and
three companies Of coas, artillery.
WEST POINT NAY FORM
NAVAL MILITIA COMPANY
Tho state has no naval militia
which Viii be a much-needcd arm Of
defense. Steps have been taken TO
organize one company at West Point
but the required number OF men have
not yet been signed up. The POSSIBLE
/ ity of active service. however, may
stimulate recruiting. and il is proh-
able that other companies viii be or
ganzcd IN the Underwater cities. where
| hundreds OF former naval mon arc now
! located.
| Major j. Fulmcr Bright. commander
| Of the Richmond Grays' Battalion, has
! issued call for recruits. his command
needing about twenty men TO bring II
/ up TO tho minimum strength There
VIII he no difficulty in getting this
[ small number. but as far as possible
| tho compan? commanders viii en-
deavor I" get men OF experience. as
J the battalion is noW composed Of sea-
/ soncd men. and would be handicapped
by mon una"custumed To service