The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-15
BIG PARADE To- MORROW
A FAREWELL MARCH BY SECOND REGl.
MENT THROUGH THE CITY.
The BOYS have Received their Pay. Those Who
Desire will be Permitted 10 Leave
Saturday.

The city is now alive with soldiers
again, and the Second Regiment is once
more united Col. Burgwyn and the
six companies from the South arrived
yesterday morning. The first section ar
rived here at $3.50 and the second see
ton just before noon.
The two companies which are quar-
tered at Jones warehouse, Joined the
first companies which arrived, and await
ed at the depot the arrival of the Sec
ond section. Upon the arrival of the
second section, the companies formed
in line, and marched out to Camp
Shipp-Bagley, headed by the regmental
band. passing up Fayetteville street in
the line of their march. The boys were
in heavy marching order. The boys
were given hearty welcome, especially
by the people on Fayetteville street
Upon arrival at camp the tents were
soon pitched and everything comfortably
arranged. The camp is the same as
was formerly occupied by the First
Regiment and known then as Camp
Bryan Grimes. Companies ID and u
which joined the troops at the depot,
and marched out to camp with them.
returned to their quarters at Jones
warehouse in the city.
Col. Rurgwyn issued yesterday even
ing General Order No. ]. naming the
camp Shipp-Bagey. Col. Burgwyn mas
also arranged for a big parade on TO-
morrow The entire regiment will be
in line. and the line of march will be the
same route which was taken by the
regiment on July 18th last: down Hills
boro to Martin, up Fayetteville and Will
mington. down Blount by the Governors
Mansion and back to Hillsboro. 1t Will
be a great pleasure to the people OF this
city to see the Second on parade again,
thus giving an opportunity to bid them
a fond and glowing farewell. The brave
boys and their gallant Colonel deserve
it.
All the boys have now received their
pay for the month of August. All the
companies with the eceptlon of Com
panies d and G had received their pay
before their arrival and these received
their pay yesterday, it having been for
warded from Atlanta.
On Saturday, those who have the
money to 90 home will be allowed to go
and remain away for thirty days. Ihose
who have not the funds or do not desire
to go will be allowed to spend the thirty
days here in camp and will be provided
for.
The officers of the regiment are as
follows:
Colonel, w. H. S. Burgwyn.
Regimental Adjutant, Samuel Mac
Rae.
Majors. Wilder Cotton and Dixon.
Battalion Adjutants, Wooren and
Gray.
Quartermaster r. B. Davis.
Chaplain, Osborne.
The officers of the SIX companies
which came in this morning from st.
Simon are as follows:
Company K-Captain, Don. McRae,
Wilmington.
LIST Lieut., r. H. White.
I'd Lieut., r. B. Cowan.
1st Searg.. w. Fl. Whitney.
Company L-Captain, J. f. Gibson.
1st Lieut., McAfee.
I'd Lieut., Liman Deal.
1st Searg., Wade Hayes.
Company NJ murphy company
Captain, David Clark.
LIST Lieut., Harold Johnston.
I'd Lieut., Holmes Conrad.
LIST Searg Edward A. Mccoy.
Company B-Captain, j. r. Bell, of
Rutherfordton.
LIST Lieut., Rowland.
I'd Lieut., Justice.
1st Searg., III. T. Whitmire.
Company F-Captain, j. L. Cobb.
LIST. Lieut., Edgar Hall.
I'd Lieut., John A. Conway.
1st Searg., Walter Love.
Company H-Captain, Wagner.
1st Lieut., Smith.
I'd Lieut., Adams.
1st Searg., A. Moody.
The other companies of the regiment
are as follows:
Company C-Captain Edmond Jones,
of Lenoir.
Company Captain, G. w. JET
fries, of Tarboro.
Company D-Capt r. Percy Gray, of
Greensboro.
Company Capt r. L. Durham, of
Gastonia.