The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-13
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tue TeseTNeS nhu race 10 see WHO WOulu
ill his place. At last all the reserves
were exhausted. When Capt. Carnes was
seen to lean against fence then their
friends hearts grew sick. The captain
was carried to cot, and Capt. Scurry, OF
the Houstons stepped out and offered TO
drill the company the remainder OF the
program, but more boys were overcome by
the deadly heat, and Capt. Carnes ordered
the company of the field. II was very
sad sight and one not TO be forgotten. To
see the boys laid out on cots, looked like
hospital in the field, but they were very
well nursed and taken care OF.
Their last appearance at prize drills was
made at New Orleans the following week.
The company was in good form, and were
after they had drilled. The Houstons were
Chickasaws third. No word sufficiently
everybody felt at this conclusion, the
"Chicks" could not object, but their
friends in New Orleans should have GER
tainly entered protest against that de-
cision. II Is all nonsense for companies
who feel sure they have been treated
wrongly not TO priest under such circum-
worked too hard 10 have any doubts as 10
company's reputation has not suffered by
that "defeat," and perhaps the least said
about that occurrence the better.
But II Is not alone in company drill that
the "Chcks" are unexcelled. First Cor
poral w. w. Talbert, who has been on the
right OF the line nearly ever since the
.n,ra.a.. ..,a. .x..as~.I haa tha l.oai
record OF any individual soldier in the
the best drilled individual soldier-the
first won at St. Louis, on the Goth OF Sep
TENDER, 1878, q handsome gold medal pre-
ond at Mobile, Ala, May IL, 1885, n fine
Mr.. O. ID. Barnes. At Mobile the writer
told him 10 fall out on n point nj trail
arms Walter refused. They demanded
his reason for disobeying. He cfmc 20 an
order arms. went down in his pocket for
his tactics, showed his authority, and was
allowed TO stay In until he was the last
man, thereby winning the prize. Both OF
these contests were the greatest Of that
character, except Washington, that has
yet been held
II Is very difficult 10 give the names Of
all tho men who helped 10 make this
record, but the team Of 1879 Is regarded as
the most reliable. IL is the following:
Capt. S. I. Carnes, LIST Lieut. n. b. Camp,
2d Lieut. Harry Allen, 81, Lieut. w. L.
Clapp, lst Scrg't Richard Wright, who was
LIST sergeant nearly ever since the com
pany was organized, and who died last
May. The boys fairly idolizcd him. Sec
ond Serg't T. A. Lamb, Sd X. w. Harris,
4th, A. X. Taylor, 9th, s. A. Pepper. LIST
Corp. w. w. Talbert, %, S. J. Hayes, Sd,
J. Q. Henderson, 4th, II. Proudfit, Pri.
Yates Hayes Childs, o. III. Raine, II. L.
Guion, J. d. Waldran, ii. w. Bailey, w.
J. Steel, J. NJ. Bradley, 7. w. White, j.
II. Edmonds, J. S. Speed, w. @. McNutt.
q. W. Crook, T. 7. Johnson, X. J. Cooper,
w. NJ. johnson, w. q. Chidcstcr, Raic
Semmes, J. w. Clapp, j. II. Jones, l..
Chappell; ]. i. Peters, J. A. Woodbridge,
Allen Asher, O. q. Harris, ]. w. Tyler,
l.. b. Wright, J.. A. sanone, j. Z. Proud
IT. reserves II. n. Robinson, Branch
Martin, l.. II. Phillips, T. A. Wright, S. l.
Mcdowell, II. J. Lcnow. NJ. A. Cochran,
i. L. Woods, w. l.. Cameron, u. J. Bus
by. J. =. Newsom, J. 4. Dunscomb. J. o.
Fizer, /. NJ. Hill, jr.
The "Chicls" have a feature which
Il original with them, that Is plume drills
in the company. Tho soldier most pro-
licient in tho manual and marching move
monts receives n handsome plume. They
also have platoon drills, and drill by
"iours." The events usually occur out OF
the crack drill" season. They enable the
men 10 DO thoroughly posted on every
point, and as consequence, the "Chicks"
never lose n drill through the ignorance Of
the men OF Upton's Revised Tactics. The
company has done great deal for charity,
especially during the horrors OF the yellow
fever. Their social standing being Of the
highest. any place they appear, crowds
always attend them. They have the finest
aUpory for a company, probably, In the
country, and their roll, active and honorary,
contains $50 names.
am unable 10 state lust now tho num-
Der Of drills the Chicks" generally have
before entering the various prize drills,
but their record has been made by the
hardest kind OF work, generally drilling In
the bot season Of April. May, June and
July, and as far as / can learn, no COM
pany has ever expended the time and
energy working for these events equal 10
the Chickasaw Guards.
To Capt. Carncs belongs the credit Of
bringing the company up 10 the high
standard they now occupy, ably assisted
by the whole company, and particularly
dear old Dick Wright. The "Chicks"
will never seem the same 10 me. Dick,
when You are not In the front, since ION
James eternal camping ground your silent
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