The age-herald., 1898-08-09
THIRD ALABAMA
 IS MUSTERED IN
The States CoIored Troops Are
 Full Pledged Soldiers.
BIRMINGHAM CUTS A FIGURE
Gets Eleven Officers and Furnished Four Hundred of the Troops Regi- ment Not Yet Assign
 ed to Duty.

Special Dispatch to The Age-Herald.
 Mobile, Aug. S-The Third Alabama reg iment (coloredD was mustered into service Saturday afternoon at Camp Joseph r. Johnston.
 At o'clock the second and third battal- ions were lined up fronting the railroad with Maj Hill in charge of the Second and Captain Gage in charge of the third. First Lieutenant M. O. Hollis, musteiing officer, verified the mastering roll of each company of the two battalions and at o'clock the last company marched back to camp, which compie ed the muster or the regiment. Captain Ingates company was the last marched from the field. Lieu tenant Hollis then turned his attention to Colonel Bullard and his staff. A few min- utes after o'clock Col. Bullock entered his tent and was examined by Assistant Sur geon Mullins.
 Colonel Bullari, having passed a satis- factor medical examination, was sworn in as colonel of the regiment by Lieutenant Hollis at twenty minutes past o'clock D. m.
 Standing in a semi-circle at the left of Colonel Bullard were Major John H. Sheffey, First Lieutenant Nathaniel R. Chambliss adjutant; Rev. John R. Scott, chaplain; Dr. James E. Shaw, chief hos pital steward; Drs. John R. Wood and James c. Abrams, assistants; and Claude Wheat, chief musician, to whom Mastering Officer Hollis administered the oath at the same time.
 The following is the roster of officers of the Third regiment, Alabama volunteers.
 Robert Lee Bullard, colonel; Francis Cor don Caffey, lieutenant-coionel.
 Staff-Major Charles H. Long, chief sur geon; First Lieutenant Nathaniel R. Cham bliss, adjutant; First Lieutenant William Thomas West, quartermaster First Lieu tenant Thomas H. Mullins, assistant sur geon; First Lieutenant Dabney Luckie, as- sistant surgeon
 Field Oficers-Major Thomas E. Hill, commander First battalion; Lieutenant Colonel Francis G. Caffey commander Sec ond battalion Major John H. Shefey, com mander Third battalion.
 n-Commssioned Staff-Dr. William E. Shaw chief hospital steward; Dr. John R. Wood, assistant hospital steward; pr. Jas. c. Abrams, assistant hospital steward Woodie c. Hobbs, regimental sergeant ma- jor; Stephen A. Bennett, regimental quar- termaster sergeant; Claude Wheat, chief musician; Rev. John J. Scott, regimental chaplain.
 First Battalion-Major Thomas E. Hill, commander.
 Company A-Charles H. Scott, captain; James Bryan Goode, Jr., first lieutenant Walter l.. Fleming, second lieutenant.
 Company B-Robert Gage, captain; Thad- deus Partridge, first lieutenant; Louis She- rard, second lieutenant.
 Company C-Fred Morse Taylor, captain; William s. Wells, first lieutenant Robert w. Hagood, second lieutenant.
 Company D-Samuel E. Perkins, captain Hansford E. Cowart first lieutenant; Frank w. Glover, second lieutenant.
 Second Battalion Lieutenant-Colonel Francis G. Caffey commander.
 Company E-Harris C. Vaughan, captain William V. Brumby, first lieutenant Col den c. Brown, second lieutenant.
 Company Fired Ingate, captain; Will liam E. Gordon, Jr., first lieutenant; c. L. Fulton, second lieutenant . Company G-John J. Hunter, captain; James Taylor Scott, first lieutenant; Will liam P. Screws, second lieutenant
 Company H-John Trimble, captain; John M. London, first lieutenant; R. E. Meade, second lieutenant.
 Third Battaion-Major John H. Sheffey, commander.
 Company I-Henry Clay Armstrong Jr., captain; Britain Dixon Armstrong, first lieutenant; Henry Roger Casey, second lieutenant.
 Company K-Gaston Gunter, captain; George l.. McGough, first lieutenant; Jun jus Albert Dillard, second lieutenant.
 Company L-Allen J. Greene, captain; James Kelley Parsons, first ieutenant; Har- ry Adams, second lieutenant.
 Company M-Roswell L. Tilghman, cap- tain; William J. Boles; first lieutenant; Earnest Redd, second lieutenant.
 The regimental band with Claude Wheat as chief musician, was organized Thurs day.
 It was not known until Friday night that Major Sheffey would be placed in charge of the Third battalion. Colonel Bullard visited company L, Major Sheffey's company and asked the men who they wanted as captain The company unanimously answered Lieu