The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-25
TEXAS.
srarr MILITARY PREPARATIONS.

Prom the Galveston News. dec rs
company Of Minute Men : organizing al Cameron,
and n hundred has been raised Port sulli
The Hemp~tead Guards Organized on the oath nh T.
Waller, Jr' Captain: H. IA. Boone First Lieutenant N
a. Harvey second Lieutenant W v Webb, Third lien.
sergcars 4. Narschan secretary; G c Williams. Tre.
4 conzany 4 10 be formed ~ Hailettsvile LaYace
county. = Moulton that county company Of eighty
has been raised. officers elected and procured
The macs meeting AZ Ia Grange on thu lst, recon
mended the citizens of Fayete county 10 form military
companies and at once procure arms
The Bclson company numbers hundred men; It's
ofncers Catdain, John Henry Brown First Lieutenant,
X ~ Davidson. Second Lieutenant H. Mcdowell; First
Sergeant, W y. Wilmington, second sergeant, y. r.
Clark First Corporal J. o. Clark Second Corporal, J. g.
Scott. company " organizing at Aiken, and at
rarrs Creek 20 form q battalion The ladies Of Bolton
me mass meeting at Rnsk, rienderson county, vas
attended hy the London Guards dressed In Texas Jeans
years Of acc are admitted l. IL Their captain Is csanel
Thomas Wilson, nearly eighty years old. HIS speech al
The meeting produced deep and solemn impression.
lie has always been devoted Union map; but he thinks
lie time has for tho south stand her arms II
pscd be, 10 protect her rights The meeting recommend
~ The forming at once q Minute Men, and committee
ON the s,h, two companies were 70 Ne organized Al,
Crockett on formal raising flag star and Ionc ssr
rag by order ~ the previous county meeting.
a Goad on the 10Th Minute Men mceia.g was held,
an.t was determined 70 raise and equip IN the county
nnd the name q Rev. u W rriroe.
IN Caldwell county, tho INNATE Mon are organizing
w W "
ing
sscwpany has been organigcd At Paris Lamar county
ariscsrs Captain. mr. y = S;ecats first Lieut. " w.
Miner second Iiucts. n Latncr and A. A. Walker.
In Anderson county there three infantry comps
nles 0rranixci and drilling regularly, Acwalry ,m
Tany a 10 be formed. Al onl the Minute Men are or
gani1I~
In oh Gonzalez county the warmcet military feeling
prevails. On the aoth ulL the regiment 81 mounted
men. L1 hundred strong raradcd under the command
a that Texas patriot the Rev james Wilson. Tho "a
r@~ vas " messed BY large assenbage, host of
LADS being present AZ eleven A. ". the Minute Men
formed on s plaza, around the liberty pole, from vhch
The lsDne Stsrlbag coated The regiment o.ginlzed
ny To eleehsn a hsf aud staff ohicers as follows
Rev ~ mes = Nlscn, Colonel. A. H. Jones, Ifeutcnant
Encss~i q q DnNtt MAJOR Ms)or A. n Bany. Adiutantt
IL w hsDch, Srraant Maor Three CON rSan 90 taraded
Zach wEk sixty rank and hie aud twelve Officers -rom
Baag A. Captain, =. q a. Key. Firzt t~ntrs.a,, w N
t~sxart Ssrond, loo Wills. Third J. " Mtiisi sou
pay B-tguaiu, 7. 4. Ashy; f,~Si Lieutenant ! 1,
Jones. seoo0d, A. y Harris; Third, n q icnes cpr
raNs plain, John Hoagss FIRST Iaeusenapt n
Weeks Second y & Dilworih.
fJye more ccnpst cs have been formed 10 the county
whrh vii Increase the regiment 20 500 rank and
Me with every prospect n ~ reaching 500 soon
Organising armine esf drilling progressing radiiy
The weapon adopted Halls re. carbine and sword
hayonet, stated 10 - the most ssectye 81 all yct
patented.
~ Belmont On The 9Th. ccmpshy Or sixty ave
Mlrste Men enrolled AZ an enthusiastic public meet
ing addressed by Rev Mr. Wilson, 4. v bagby and Hon.
y. Ssew-rt
- u puhh. meeting o, Noulton. Is~-ca conniy N the
Ian ~ Mnnic Mu company ves formd IN N,