Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-21
TENDER, GRACEFUL TRIBUTE
Colonel Clark ChriStens 1t Camp
Luckie."
SECOND FAIRLY INSTALLED
Roster of the Companies -Regimenta Orders.
The Details forViSitors-Gos-
sip Inside the Lines.


state troops went into camp at East
Lake yesterday, and for another ten
days the handsome soldier boys will be
the guests of Birmingham.
The camp by Lake Como, which last
week bore the honored name of one of
Alabama's chief executives, Thomas
Seay, has been christened by the Sec
ond regiment in the name of one of Bir-
mingham's most gallant soldier boys and
talented citizens, who has gone to an
swer the roll call in world where war
fare is unknown-Dr. William Richard
Luckie Camp Luckie viii call to men,
DRY the many kind deeds of a genial
friend and associate. and in thus honor
ing his memory the Second regiment of
the Alabama state troops Will make his
toric the name of a gallant soldier, an
honored citizen and a true friend The
honor could not have been more OPP
portunely placed.
1t is with pleasure that the State Her
aid reproduces here the following short
biography of the man whom the Second
reg ,ment has named its encampment for:
Biography of DR.. Luckie.
DR.. William Richard LuclSie was born
in Pineville, Montgomery county, this
state, November 4, 1867, and was the old
est son of Dr. and Mrs. j. B. Luckie.
college, Poughkeepsie, N. z, receiving
his diploma December 2, 1886. After this
he took a three years medical course at
Belleview Medical college, New York,
graduating with honor and distinction
March %, 1892.
He removed to Birmingham, where he
engaged in the practice of medicine and
surgery as the junior member of the firm
of Drs. Luckie, Copeland & Luckie. and
afterward until his death a member of
fl,a ~ TApd @ M Ia
during which time he was engaged in
number of important surgical operations,
with successful results, that required the
skill which few surgeons attain in life
time.
In June, 1898, he was appointed as
sistant surgeon of the Second regiment,
Alabama state troops, with the rank of
first lieutenant and for faithful service
rendered during active duty of the state
troops was promoted to the Office OF cap
tain and surgeon of the Second regiment
in May, 1894, retaining the office until his
DEATH
During the serious labor troubles from
May to August 1894 he was always at
his post of duty and for meritorious SER
vices he was practically placed in charge
of the medical cops of all the regiments
who were camped during this time at
Camp Forney.
He was a member of the Southern Sur
gical and genealogical association and
the Jefferson County Medical society
| He was also demonstration of anatomy
in the Birmingham Medical and Dental
college aud an honorary member Of Phe-
nix lodge, knights of Pythias, of this
city and attained distinction and honor
| in each of these organizations, in which
he was an active and earnest worker UNI
till barred by the illness which resulted
in his untmely death.
DIR. Luckie was endeared to his host of
friends and comrades in the Alabama
state troops by his tender and sympa-
| thetic, yet firm, disposition. His faithful
ness to duty and loyalty to his friends
drew to him an affection that is rarely
met with in life. He was a man in its
trueSt meaning.
The following editorial appeared In the
Daily Age-Herald on the morning follow
ing the death of Dr. Luckie:
1T is no exaggeration to say that the
entire community sorrows at the death of
DIR. William r. Luckie. 1t is given TO few
50 young as he to win the love and re-
spect of all classes and conditions of men.
What his career might have been had he
lived to round 1t out we may SurmfSe
from what he had already accomplished.
The white flower of stainless life has
been nipped in the bud, but not before its
fragrance had Gsxused itself far and
wide The loss to hss profession is great;
the loss to humanity and Christianity is
greater
Roster of the Companies.
The following is the roster of the COM
panies:
Huey Guards.
Can't. c. NJ Brown, First Lieut.. Y. L.
Sem, Second Lieut.. N. D. Lacy, First
Sergt. T. ]. Jones, Sergts. j. S. Carroll,
George Gibson, w. II. Cahoon, w. w.
Mutt, Corporals A. J. Lacy, S. M. Peace,
j. S. Hargrove, Ed Garden, Privates Abb
bott, Bibb, Bullock, Collins, Dowsing, Ea-
ger, E. Gibson, L. Gibson, Hamrick, j.
Hood, NJ Hood, Jones, Jeffers, Kennedy,
A. b. Lacy, J. v. Lacy, Lyons, McCrary,
o. Moore, S. Moore, Oliver, newcastle,
Shahan, Ward.
Birmingham Rifles.
Capt. C. A. Jones, First Lieut.. c. L.
Ledbetter, Second Lieut. w. l.. Robert
son, Junior Lieut.. d. o. Robinson, First
Sergt. L. G. Brown, Sergts. III. V. Tarrant,
H. 7. Dean, d. w. Gass, Corporals j. t.
Buck, F. Moses, A. Richter, P. Boggan,
Privates T. B. Afford, J. P. Abbott, Will
liam Brophy, C. M. Burkhalter, t. A. Ba-
ker, M. Bond, l.. &c. Bynum, M. Bostick,
b. II. Cooper, H. Collins, r. r. Craddock,
Sid Cowan. C. H. Cogin, 3. H. Dillon, III.
M. Dozer, w. H. DeWese, ]. e. Ellis,
Allen Fuller, S. C. Fuller, w. G. Franks,
A. H. Merrill j. b. Merrill, John Mccoy,
G. w. Nichols, Will Pickens, w. s. Rey-
nolds. w. b. Smith, Ben Thiess, H. p.
Wilson.
woodlawn Light Infantry.
Capt. j. M. COlllnS, flrSl Lieul. -. H.
Moss, Second Lieut.. M. f. Wood, Sergts.
III. E. Moss, w. P Hale, c. w. Grace, L.
c. Montgomery, George Stafford; Cor
porals d. C. Cantelow, L. Able, F. L.
Smith, w. D. Lanier; Privates Arm
strong, Evans, Cunningham, Dotzheimer,
Hall, Leonard, w. Leonard, ]. Meachem
Mcdaniel, Montgomery, Morgan, Oliver.
J.. Oliver, s. Smith, w. H. Smith, w. V.
Huff. Hendrix, Wood. II. d. Key, Rosser,
Moyle, Wyatt.
Warrior Guards.
Capt. w. w. Brandon, First Lieut..
Sterling Foster, Second Lieut.. j. Levine,
Junior Second Lieut.. c. w. Dunlap,
Sergts. C. d. Townsend, C.. C. Simpson,
c.. A. Wynam, E. c. Meredith; Corporals
Walter Robertson, j. b. Turner, j. b.
Battle, J. It. Bradford, Charles Coloma;
Privates Aston, Beatty, Cornell, Cole,
Cox, Colvin, Cohen, Foster. Harrison,
Kirksey, Kilgore, Slime, Smith, Norris,
Moody, Wyman, Wildman, Webster,
Weatherford, Blondheim.
This was the first company to report on
the grounds. A detachment of about ten
men will join the command tonight.
Captain Brandon brings with him the sill
yer cup won at Mobile last year, and is
prepared to defend his title TO 1t against
a cor1ers