Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Battalion Staff. M. I. FORBES, Lieutenant Adjutant. H. J. GEIGER, Lieutenant and Quartermaster. H. P. RANKIN, Sezgeant-Major . Co. A. ' Co. : Co. C. Co. D. CAPTAINS. I. B. Johnson, ' P. A. Tillery,- A. B. Rawn,- J. C. Wise. ' FIRST LIE.UTE.NANTS. E. D. Jackson, E. R. deSteiger, M. F. M. Werth, ' R. A. Risser.- SE.COND LIEUTENANTS. J. B. Wright, ' H. W. Stude,- H. G. Garland, R. M. August. riRST SLRQLANT. G. S. Dewey, ' S. G. Whittle J. H. Ellerson,- ' L. H. McAdow.= SLRQE.ANTS. J. B. Sinclair, ' H. L. Flowerree,- ' S. S. Lee, ' ' J. D. Owen,- W. H. Tate,s J. S. Utter, ' W. T. Blackwell,« P. L. Minor, ' W. L. Carneal, W. B. Anderson, D. M. French, ' C. S. Mullen, ' ° J. Paul, ' 3 T. A. Dewey, ' ? M. E. Ford, ' T. W. White, ' CORPORALS. R. Ragland, W. W. La Prade, ' D. C. Pearson, C. S. Dawley,- W. W. Dillard,? C. W. Hollingsworth, ' J. E. Biscoe, ' - C. F. Collier, E. H. Johnson, L. C. Leftwich, F. K. Hyatt, ' - ' W. C. McChord, ' W. Weaver, ' - C. P. Noland, ' ? G. E. Ross, ' J. S. Williams, ' H.B.Worden, ' - G. W. Headley, ' C. E. Pennington, ' A. E. Wilbourn. ' 24

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Military Staff. CAPTAIN H. E. HYATT, Adjutant. MAJOR HAMILTON P. HOWARD, M. D., Surgeon. COLONEL W. T. POAGUE, Treasurer and Military Store Keeper. V. B. McCLURE, Acting Commissary and Quartetmaster. CAPTAIN J. W. GILLOCK, Assistant Mi itary Storekeeper. 23

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THE. CHARLESTON TRIP. HERE were no absentees from Rev. on the morning of April the fourteenth; every one was up early and on tip toes with excite- ment, although some tried to conceal the fact in a blase man- ner. The long expected and much hoped for daj ' had arrived, the Charleston trip had become an actuality, and was no longer a dream. After an early dinner we were marched to the station through cheering crowds, assembled to see us off; and after some delay we boarded the train. The officials of the C. O. to add interest to the trip and to give some idea of the proposition earlj ' railroad travellers had to buck up against, furnished us the original ten cars used by the companj ' when it was incorporated. But we rose above such petty annoy- ances, and would that day have been content if they had put us in box cars. As we pulled out there was not a man among the two hundred odd that was not de- termined to have a good time; and we may say here that no one was disappointed. A light rain commenced to fall soon after we got our last sight of Barracks and this added materially to the comfort of the trip and did not dampen our spirits in the least. On arrival at Richmond we found a large crowd awaiting us; and even those who had no relatives or friends were most hospitably received. The companies were formed outside of the station and were then conducted to Kirkwood ' s res- taurants, where a plentiful supper was awaiting us to which we did ample justice. After a short delay in the station, which was agreeably spent chatting the calic, our special pulled out for the last stage of its long journey, accompanied b} ' the cheers of the crowd. The rest of the night was one of horror, onl} ' 25