Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-11
CAMP NEAR CAmARGo, Mexico, ,
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CAMP NEAR CAmARGo, Mexico, October 25. 1916 Al meeting of the officers of lho Alabama regi
 ment, to take mio consideration their grievances,
 and if possible, suggest remedy for the same, Col Codey was called to the chair, and Liea. Kelchum appointed secretary. Whereupon, ihe chairman in a few remarks stated lhe object of the meeting. On motion oi Capt Sn'h, it was
 Resolved, That a committee be appointed 10 draf
 a rem"nslrance to be addIessedto to Gen z. Taylor,
 aud copy of the same 10 be forwarded to ille Coy
 erior Of the State of Alabama, setting (orh our
 grievances seek out far possible the causes ihere-
 of, and in the name of the Alabama regiment, but in a respecjul manner, to ask for m explanation. On moliOn of Capf. Mooresu was
 Resolved That committee of len be appoinred | to consist of one member from each company -
 Thereupon the following gentlemen were appointed on said committee: Capt Pckens, Capt. Thompson
 Capt. Moore, Capt. Shelly, Lieut.. Hancock, Lieut.
 Thom. Lieut. Ketchnm, Capt Smith and Capt Gun
 ningham.
 On motion, the meeting adjourned until Thursday
 evening.
 THURSDAY. Oct. 29, IS46 Pursuant to adjournment the officers oi he Ala hama regiment met. The committee appointed ai
 th. previous meeting. holden on the 25 nsl re.
 ported the following address; which was, on mo- lion, adopted.
 "To Mai. Gen. z TAYLOR,
 Commander .Inchief of the Army of Occupation
 Although ii is unpleasant task as well as an m. snal lDeTly in lldfN etiquette. Tor subordinate officers 10 lay their grievances before their supe-
 rors, yet solemn sense of the duty we owe 10 ou,.
 selves, as well as to the state lruin whence we caue that high sense o obligation that rests upon every
 gentleman and soldier, to preserve unsued his rep.
 utaon, compes us, the present occasion, to or go those considerations of mere decacy and militia
 " etiquette. and avail ourselves of Ihai high con.
 situional right. guaraHteed 10 every American cill-
 zen, present his complaints and grievances in n
 manly digufed and respectful manner 10 his supe.
 riors, of whatever grade character; whilst we in
 a spirit of trslb. candor, and the perfect re
 spect call your attention Ia of The grievances
 10 which regiment has been subjected, and win
 dicale ourselves against certain erT0nenus ilnpres- alike prejudcia to our rights and derogaloiy
 to character as regiment. and to as officers In order to just appreciation oi onr grievances
 desire 10 call yoar attention for lew momens l.,
 the history of the Alabama Regiment and 10 the dis. l appointments to which we have heen subjected =
 You may remember, for such lhe facts. that in the month ol May lasi, two Regiments of Vo unieers
 were ralled from Alabama hy Gen Gaines and s,on after he battles uf he Sth and 9ih ol lIat monlh and whilst Il was generally understand h oushnnI
 'he whole country that our little army then nn the
 Rio Grande. under your cuanIand, was in the mnsi
 imminenI danger, were by hi. order mustered in,o
 li,e servee ul ,he United States for six months
 part of hulh oi these Reg nens cached Mexico the first led by taut Desha the irsi of all to gir, un
 lhs sword and fly to the rescue when his Country called; ihe second by Col Ralnrd These deIHrh.
 menis afterwards dishandsd here bv urCer iron,
 the War Department and the portion oi those tu Regiments which were detained m M"bie, lhe pllre
 O rendezvous, for want of Transportation, were dis.
 handed there by virtue ul the saine thdpr Si huw ever, unwilling 10 ab ndun the objects Ihe, held
 strictly view when they left ihei- hones. they pro.
 ceeded iorihw Ih, not Omly as indviduals, hut as companies, To he mustered nio e service for iw.he
 T"onlhs and al ihis time Cnmppse large purt.n oI the Alabama Re gImeni now tn servce Alirr ,arious .lai.. E..tI .l,.l f
 in e latter part of June. and arrived on ihe sands of Irazos on the 4l day of July, and found in af-
 vance of us only three det Achnens of lo months troups. VIE: the Louisville Legion, lst Tennessee Reg men and Baltimore Battalion. There we re
 named patiently, enduring suherngs and privatinns
 incident 10 ihe season and place for three weeks; confidently supposing that We would be carrred for ward into active in the order in which N f arrived al ibe scene of war. We were then remo ved up the Rio Grande some T or miles lo camp Belknap, where we remained until about the last of Augus and until many who had arrived here after US had proceeded us ID the river. We were then re moved to Camargo. where we arrived about the 1st September. In lhe meantime our brigade had I,ren arranged, composed of the Alabama Reg nent on the right, Georgia Regiment and the Mssssppi Regi- ment the left. We fell then that we would soon be in active service when ihe tedious disip- poinments and suffer ings ol the past would be G,r. gotten. We had Jeff homes and fresides to fight the battles Of our country the eyes of our friends were upon us; they knew that our Regiment was among the first al the of War, and felt sure that Alabama, the first Stale in Ihe Un0n that had roops on the Rio Grande, would have place in the first battle field in Mexico, the very thing that our Rcei neni, officers and men, of all others most desired But here again we were doomed 10 a new mort flea tion We were trotted and posted without purpose to achieve, whilst the Ohio and Mississippi Regi- lhal arrived the field long since we had were placed in front and route for the battle fields of Monterey, and Aabama's place filled by anoihev.- Since then the Georgia Regiment has been ordered and two companies of our Regiment which had started for Monterey 10 day, were ordered back and ile 2d Kenluckv Reg eiment ordered on n our place some of whom are their march. Though oar whole brigade Is now at Monterey, are sHIl left behiad aihough the right of the brigade. We have been more than twice deciiAated by the diseases of the camp. Of this however, we do not complain; Il is in cidenl to soldiers life.
 Al Camp Belknap Ne were compelled to carry our provisions n mile. and for weeks, through sall lakes waisi deep-ihs it s true was an unusua hardship and uf Il we do mol complain. The men nnder our command have now been five months in the service without receiving dollar of pay, bnl still of ihIs we do not complain, for it for higher and nobler consderaiIons that induced us to eHl- bark in the service; do caim superiority over any other Regiment n the field, either in pa- triotisIn or chivary, bnt do clam in both these respects equality with any corps in the service We do think we are entitled to move in the order in which we come mtoghe field, and to our proper place m the Brigade to which were assigned, until by some act of our forfeit that right and il is that have been passed be whilst others have been advanced over us that we complain is this griev. ance of which we may iusy complaint We mus, leave that with you to determine.
 We obIy ask to share in the dangers and honors of the campaign whatevershey may be- But as fl the above grievances noi enough. il has, as we are informed, been represented superior officers that we are disordery and rebellions regiment, sometimes bordering a of mutny; whilst it is reported al hone. 10 disparsgemen. that the opportunity of going to Monterey lendered to us and that we ignobly declined. In relation to the first charge. if il has made any impression on yous mind pseiudicia to our interests, we beg leave te undeceise you upon that subec, and positively as. sure you il has foundation in fact, and challenge the accuser 10 point hIs finger 10 legal order | heen il, tt,a nutraae