The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-06
Especial to The Messenger.)

of the Camp.
Especial to The Messenger.)
> Raleigh, N. c., May 3.-This after
noon tine companies of the First regi-
ment of North Carolina volunteers
were lettered as follows: IA, Char
1otte, Captain Thomas r. Robertson;
b., Goldsboro, r. H. Balm; c., Winston,
J. c. Bessent; D., Reidsville, A. J.. Ell
lington; E., Statesville, r. L. Flanna-
gan; F., Asheville, T. w. Bookhart;
c., Shelby, j. T. Gardner; H, Waynes-
willie, w. J. Hannah; l., Durham, J. c..
Niche; X, Raleigh, A. j. Crawford;
L., Concord, Edmund Hill; M, Char
lotte, II. IS. Chadwick. The four sur
geons devoted all day to examining the
men. The physique of the latter is
good and comparatively few were re-
jected.
One company of the Second regiment
with 100 men arrived this afternoon.
Acting Quartermaster and Commits
airy Marshall was asked today how the
troops were getting on in the camp.
He replied: Nicely. They are fall
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well behaved. There was some trouble
last night as to supper for troops which
arrived; as we thought naturally they
would bring one days rations. We
have everything ready now for all"
Today there was but little done at
camp as so many companies were be-
fore the surgeons for examination.
This work was pressed so rapidly that
10y noon Robertson's from
Charlotte Hills from Concord, Craw-
fOrd's from Raleigh, and Gardeners
from Shelby had been disposed of.
They lost but relatively few men. This
afternoon the surgeons got to work on
Ellington's company from Reidsville,
Bessent's from Winston, Bookhart's
from Asheville and Michie's from Dur
ham. Fifteen of Winston company
failed to pass, but there were plenty
to make up the deficiency. Raleigh's
company only lost six men.
Captain Gresham, the mastering Off
Ger said to me: 1.-The type Of men is
lively few reflections. Some who were
too old were rejected" Some
of the rejected shed tears at their
i'll luck. Your correspondent went out
to camp at $3.50 o'clock just as Percy
Gray's company of 100 reached there
from Greensboro. 1t differed from all
other companies so far in camp be-
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or arms. 1t at one went into quarters
which are in the Second regiment
camp. So far there is no use for a hos
pital as there are no sick. The camp
has so far not been 'policed" or clean
ed, as not until 6 o'clock this afternoon
was official announcement made OF
letters and regular quarters.
Tomorrow morning the camp will he
thoroughly policed. The water supply
was all right today, save that the
water was rather warm. Examination
of officers and men by surgeons is made
in one of the large buildings of the
fair grounds in 100 yards Of the camp.
Robertson's company has Irst position
in camp.
At 6 o'clock this afternoon the mus
tering in of the companies which had
passed examination began. Captain
Gresham, as mastering officer, called
a roll of officers and men. Each as his
name was called answered present.
and marching a little distance a double
rank was formed. Captains and lieu
tenants took their proper places in
front. Uncover" commanded Captain
Gresham, Raise your right hands."
Oft went the hats and up went the
hands then all, amid solemn stiffness
swore they would bear true allegiance
to the United States. The next thing
done was the signing of the enlistment
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vice, unless one discharged.
M first company mustered was that
from Concord and the next Robertson'S
from Charlotte. The meen looked very
earnest and hundreds of spectators
witnessed the interesting n to most
of them novel ceremony. Drill by the
mustered-in companies begins tomor-
row. 1t is possible that the
ton of the entire regiment will be com
Melted Inv noon THURSDAY.
r. P. Davis, lieutenant colonel of the
First regiment, is expected tomorrow.
Information that Phifer is to COM
mand the heavy battery is
The adjutant general says Rev. A. A.
Pruden, of Durham, is to be chaplain
of the First regiment; Rev. w. A.
Wood, of Statesville, who was chap
lain of the Fourth regiment, having
resigned by reason of age and feeble
health.
The adjutant general says he does
not know when the negro battalion VIII
be modified, as there are no tents VI
supplies for it.
There was a provisional division OF
the First regiment this evening into
two battalions. The adjutant general
says Zach regiment will have three bat
talionS.
There is one company short in the
Second regiment. Captain Woollcott,
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adjutant general that other
has absorbed so many of his men that
he would have to abandon his COM
pany.
Captain Smith, of the Greenville COM
pany, his here to straighten the mis-
understanding as to his company. he
showed the adjutant general that in
his letter of April 25th he said his COM
pany declined to volunteer to leave the
United States. The adjutant general
failed to understand this and so tele-
graphed Smith to some here. smith, as
a state guardsman, was coming IN
obedience to this order, but nrsl .ele-
pranhed that his men had not volun-
teered to leave the United States. The
adjutant general says he hopes Smiths
company may get in the Second regl-
ment. as forty-one men of it's men are