The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-12-05
E0W OLD WARRIORS WEE
ARmING.
Gen. Maedregor's Brig ade-O Officer
ed by Men who Fought In the
Mexican Rar-Thousands of Vet
rams Ready to March.

We clip from the New York Sun CT
the 25th ult the following article that
our readers may know how high the war
fever acas raging no longer aso than last
week:
Gen. John D. MacGregor whose name
was mentioned in the Sun yesterday in
connection with the organization Of a
brigade for service in Cuba, began mis-
service in the late war with the Fourth
New York Volunteer Infantry, and end
ed it as B=igadier-Generai commanding
the Third Brigade, Third Division Of the
Second Corps. His record Is unexcep
tionabIe. Since the war he has been
practising his profession as = lawyer in
this city. 4 reporter called upon him
yesterday at his Office, 81 Broadway, to
gather additional particulars concerning
his contemplated expedition to Cuba.
The General was reading the Sun as the
reporter entered. When asked If the
statements made concerning him ard his
movements were true, the General re
piled by saying that the report was partly
true aEd partly inaccurate.
Reporter-Tho main assertion that you
are enrolling brigade under certain as
surances from Washington IS true, is It
not2
Gen. MacGreger-The brigade IS al
ready enrolled. The roster is full AS
for my authority for Ii s action, arr rot
at liberty to say more now than tha5 tie
President aud Secretary Of War have
known all about my proceedings from
the beginning. a formal tender Of the
services Of the brigade to the Govern
ment IS now on file in the War Dcpar:>
ment, and am assured that it will lie
accepted Immediately on tue formal de-
clara5ion Of war.
Reporter many men does youg
brigade comprise2
General-We have Eve full regim EMS
OF ten companies each. Each company
consists of eishty-eiShs Eleo, rank and
file
responsibilities are your headqasr-
ters2
GeueraI-The brigade headquarters
| are at Masonic HALL. We have regimental
and company headquarters in various
| locations convenient to the separate subs
| ordinate commands.
Repo ter-Who are the commanders
of the several regiments
Gcncral--The regimental commanders
are not fx5d upon; or At least not def
nitolY 80 that [ ain ct liberty TO gre their
names.
Reporter-Can you not mention any
! Of them
GeneraI-Tes. Charles ". Kruger
late Of Castle Garden, is one Of them
Col, Kruger was originally of the Ninth
/ United States Infantry il the Mexican
var, and vas Msjtr of the Fourth New
/ York Volunteers ia the war Of the re.
| beIiion. Ez Inspector of Police VIM
/ JRm;snD Ia another Colonel. Col Jami
seq served with tho First Artillery II
| the Mexican war, and was Lieutenant
Colonel of the Fourth &aY York VOiun'
teers in the late var. a Il Of our officer:
! have served in the war with Mexico, and
have been se,ecsed fuC that reason.
ePortrr-W hat Is the character Of
the privates2
GeneraI-Tbey are al vetrans of tint
late war, and many Of them served II
Mexico.
Reporter is their nationality
! Generai-TheY are all mer!can citi
zens, many Of them native born, with {
mixture Of Germans and Irish.
RePorter-Are your staff officers al
selected?
NCllttlL---NGG yet L4C N4Ch-ta III
! will probably have something to say abou
| those positions, and we are holding then
vacant for that reason.
| Reporter-IIow soon could you re
spond to call to active service7
GeueTal-Withiu twentY>four hour
from the receipt of orders va would b
ready to 90 aboard ship. We could pa
rade to-day with full ranks if we ha
uniforms and arms, These an assures
ere ready to be delivered to US as soOI
as war is declared.
Reporter-Do you really believe tia
war viii be declared ?
General really believe that Gen
| Grant means war, and that war is ine7i
| table | have reasons satisfactory t
myself for this belief ] think that Ger
/ Grant believes THAT a war Tor the acqU
5 ton Of Cuba would be popular al thi
time, and that 10 political party coui
oppose it and live.
Reporter Do you Snow Of any othe
military organization preparing as 20
are for this .crvicc7
Gc1eTal-There are : number Taitin
for the fcTma! declaration Of war to ten
der their services; but with the ezceP
ton Of some IN New Orleans know G
none that have been organized express!
for this service under such assurances
as We have received.