The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-12
BRETHREN FROM DIXIE.
The Macon Volunteers Pay Visit to
Indianapolis.
A Hearty and Enthusiastic Reception Ex-
tended Them by Military and Civil
Organizations.

| The Macon Volunteers on tour OF pleasure
through the Northwest, arrived in this city yes
| terday from Cincinnati at 11:40 O'Clock A. NJ.
and were received with fitting ceremonies.
1t is doubtful if any military organization in
| the country can boast so creditabe history as
| the Macon Volunteers, and short statement of
who they are, and what they have been, will be
Of interest.
A CREDITABLE HISTORY.
The corps of Macon Volunteers was organized
April %, 1925, and consisted of forty members
E. W. Wright being elected captain. Among the
members were many who had rendered good
service in Indian warfare, the corps being COM
| posed Of the inhabitants OF fourteen towns of
| Georgia and neighboring States.
At the end of two years Captain Wright was
promoted, and he was succeeded by W. ]. Don
nelly who continued in command until June,
| 1881. Oct. of that year Lemuel Newcomb was
elected captain. He resigned in septem
| Der, 1884 and in the following Deem
Der was succeeded by Isaac G. Seymour.
He continued to command until May,
| %, 1841, when he was succeeded by Isaac
Holmes The corps proposed to hold annual
enehnpments, and preached the subject to the
corps of neghboring counties. and May 8, 1882,
the various commands met at Macon, provided
with tents, and held their first encampment,
which lasted five days. In 1888 the Macon vol
nnteers marched thirty miles to Mledgevflle,
the old capital of the State, and held the second
encampment in the history of the State. The
guns used at this time were sm0oth-bore mus
kets with flint locks. The following year the
encampment was again held at Macon, and in
1885 Sandersvilie the place of encamp-
ment In the early part OF 1886 the massacre
OF Major Dade and his command by Indians
aroused much feeling, and many citizens offered
their services to protect the Floridians, among
the nrst belng the Macon volunteers. This
corps, with companies from adjoining counties,
were formed into a battalion at Macon, under
the command of Major NJ. A. Cooper, and went
to Florida, with ninety men. The battalion
landed at Picolata, east Florida, Feb. IL, and
was mustered into the United States service.
THEIR BATTLES WITH THE INDIANS.
Under command of Generals d. d. Clnch and
Winfield Scott, they travelled the greater portion
of Florida on foot, having one battle and a num-
Der of skirmishes with the Seminole Indians. The
soldiers suffered every privation, being short of
food and having no tents. After the arrival and
organization of the regulars, the battalion was
dismissed and returned in June.
In 1889 the volunteers held their first encamp-
ment at Milledgeville, and April %, 1910, cele-
brated their fifteenth anniversary at Macon, at
which time a gold-hlted sword was presented
Captain Seymour by the company. May l, 1910,
an encampment was held at Savannah, the
CORPS mastering seventy-seven men. Eight
| other companies were present and the
encampment lasted six days. In May, 1885,
Captain Holmes resigned his command, and or
gained the Macon Guards, which he command
ed during the Mexican war, many of the volun-
teers enlistlng under him. Captain Holmes died
at Camp Monterey, Mexico, in November, 1916,
his remains being sent to Macon for interment
Since then a monument has been erected over
his remains. April 10, 1861, while the volun-
teers were drilling in the streets of Macon,
order received to proceed to service in Vir-
gtnia, which they did, and served with credit
through the war, acquiring reputation for
valor.
The battalion of which the Macon volunteers
surrendered ADpOmattOX
house with General Lee, the volunteers then
numbering twenty-eight men. Many changes in
| the officers were caused by death in battle. The
present officers are;
Captain-W. W. Carnes.
First Leutenant-G c. ConnOr.
Second Lientenant-J. L. Wells, jr.
Sergeants-ROff Simms, A. B. Subers, E. L.
Brown, A. A. Subers.
Quartermastef sergeant-A W. Butts.
Corporals-A. H. Small, A Black.
NJ. ID. Abrams, G. L. Anderson,
H. 8. Benson, W. F. Carroll,
r. s. Collins, G. p Cornell,
C. A. Davis, j. A. Edwards,
W. F. Edwards, A. Engei,
A. r. Freeman, w. M. Good,
l. l.. Harris, F. L. Henry,
W. l.. henry, L. p. Hillyer,
+. Isaacs, George F. Isaacs,
+. g. Johnson, l.. M. Jones,
G. T. King, A. I. Newsom,
G. F. Payne E. G. Potter,
Floyd Ross, o. G. Sparks, jr.,
]. G. Walker, Theodore Wells.
Honorary Members-Hon. Thos. Hardeman, NJ
| jr., d. B. Woodruff, W. W. Wrgey, ]. E. White
hurst, NJ. G. Putzel, |. Block, l. II. Adams, G. NJ
Davis, Frank P. Gray.1. q. Shaw, general travel
ing agent of the Georgia Central railroad.
Musicians-Andrew Gosprey, Austin Bright
haupt (coored).
ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOMED.
On arriving at the depot they were met by the
reception committee representing the Board of
Trade, and by Acknowledgement Carnshan. The
company numbered thirty-five men, under the