The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-05-10
SIXTY NEW COMPANIES.
THEY AXE NOW IN THE. STATE
SERVICE.

Tho Assistant ADJ utant Con erel Fur ishes
List OF New Military Organic ations
Ready for pns from Al
most Rs Many More
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 4.-Yesterday
the military department of the State
government proceeded to issue commis
stoDs to the officers OF the new COM
panies received into the State militia
by Governor Tillman. During the day
sixty-one companies were commits
stoned. Below will be found list Of
these new companies, with the name of
the captain of each and tho date which
they were commissioned:
Gary Watts Guards, Laurens; com.
misstoned April 3; captain, w. l.. Gun.
ningham.
Swift Creek Light Infantry, Darling
ton county; commissioned April 90;
captain, r.. Lee Bass.
Newberry Reform Rifles, Newborry
county; commissioned April 2i; Cap.
tain, +. q. Gruddlck.
North Rifles, Norths; comm issioned
April 10; captain, &. w. Donnelly.
Beaver Dam Rifles, Smithvll Ia. Sum
ter county; commissioned April 90; cap
tain, e. r. Sheod.
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commissioned May 3: captain, J. S,
Hardin.
Enoree Rifles. Whitmires, Newberry
county commissioned April IA; captain,
j. II. Duncan.
Branchville Guards, Branchvllle;
commissioned April 80; captain, B. e.
Izlar.
Saluda Volunteers, Butler, S. G; com.
m1ssioned April %; captain, j. p. Cole
man.
TilIman Guards, ---,--; commits
stoned April q; captain, j. &. Fields.
Watts Light Infantry, BrewertOn,
Laurens coHnty; commissioned April
l8; captain, N. Is. Wood.
williamsburg Reform Guards, Lake
City; commissioned April 81; captain,
J. H. Blackwell.
Hampton Huzzsrs, Ridgeland: com.
miesioned April 20; captain. II. II. por.
ter.
Lake Swamp Rifles. TImmonsville
, commissioned April l8; captain, j. B
Morris.
Calhoun Light Infantry, St. Mat
: thews; commissioned April 26 captain
? Nj. 0. DantZler.
, Gary Evans Volunteers, Springfield
\ commissioned April 10; captain, Jane
D H Faoning.
, st. Stephens Guards, st. Stephens
commissioned April II; captain, ). w
Russell
Prosperity Rifles. Prosperity; com
: mlsstoned April %; captain, d. II
4 WiIherspoon.
com missloned April 30; captain, j. M
Greer.
Fairfield Rife Guards, Winnshoro
com missioned April %, captain, J. NJ
Jordan.
Landsford Rifles, Landsford, Chester
county; com missioned April 25; Cap.
tain, W. Is. Cox.
Greeleyville Volunteers. Grceleyville,
Williamsburg county; missiuned
April 23; captain, J. j. b. Montgomery
Stokes's Bridge Rifles, Stokes's Bridge
commissioned April 2; captain, A. T..
Woodham.
st. George Rifles, st. George; com
missioned April II; captain, J. ~. Mi
nus.
| Ebenezer Rifles. Ebenezer; commits
stoned April 13; captain, f. Is. Green.
Townsend Rifles, Santuc; commits
stoned April 90, captain, g. i. Sims.
ISidgeway Rifles, Ridgeway; commits
stoned April 81; captain, W. j. John
son.
i Wadesworth Rifles. Cross Hill; com
misstoned April 20; captain, w. S
Pitts.
| Governors Volunteers, Blackvile
commissioned April II; captain, II. G.
Byches.
Boiling Springs Light Infantry, Boil
ing Springs; commissioned April 81
Carlisle Rifles, Carlisle, Union couu
ty; commissioned April &c: captain, w
+. Bates.
Jacksonville Volunteers, Clinton
commissioned April 4; captain, Il. J
Duckett.
High Hill Rifles, Darlington county
commissioned April II; captain, f. Il
Stokes.
Starr Fort Guards, Ninety Six; com
missioned April 23; captain, A. S. Us
borne.
Rlchland Mounted Rifles, Eastover
commissioned April 20; captain, j. r.
p Seay.
Liberty Guards, Fair Forest, Spar
tanburg county; commissioned Apri
23; captain, w. w. Fuller.
Lat1mer Guards, Hodges; commits
stoned April "a; captaio, D. II. McGill
Bellevue Rifle Club, Widesman, 40
OeY1tle county; commissioned April 2G
captain, John a. Moran.
Wexford, Spartanburg county (com
pany not named); commissioned Aprl
u. captain, J. G. High.
Tlllman Volunteers, Orangeburp
commissioned April 4; captain, N. 4
J Hayden.
| Plckens Guards. Plckens, G. II; con-.
missloned April 30; captain. J. j. Lsw,
Is.
Graniteville Rifles, GranltevilIp; com.
missioned April 30; captain, B. w
Hunter.
Mccormick Rifles, Pettigree, Able.
Vile county; commissioned April 90;
captain, j. Is. Holloway.
Richland Rifles, Columbia; captain.
George II. x ester.
Batesburg Light Infantry, Batesburl
commissioned April 10; captain, a. B..
Watts IN.
Blue Ridge II lles, Walhalla; com.
missi0ned April IA; tptain j. II. Earle.
Greenbrier lS'flo., r 'ckton. $. 9.
Berkeley Light Infantry. Peaks s. G..
Pea Ridge Rifles. Kelton; commits.
stoned April IL; captain. fl. G. Little.
Is. Il L. Guards, Lamar; commits
sioned--; captain, II T.. WillfOrd
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