The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-31
A ROUSlNG FAREWELL
THOUSANDS OF RALEIGH NE
GRoES BID THEM ADIEU.
THE CHARLOTTE COMPANY IN LINE
Captain Taylor Goes Down with i05 Men, One
Hundred go From Raleigh, The Re-
mainder from Wilmington
and Newbern,

The battalion of c0lored North Caro-
lima troops, heretofore announced as "A
portion of the States quota of troops
under the first call for volunteers, went
to Fort Macon yesterday.
Under the second call this battalion
will be formed into a regiment, the
other companies to be ordered into camp
when the official order for additional
volunteers comes to the Governor from
the War Department at Washington.
1t is understood that when this order
is made full regiment of colored troops
will be modified at Fort Macon under
the command of james Ill. Young, who
will be promoted from major of the bat
TALON to colonel of the regiment.
On the Seaboard Air Line train that
pulled into Raleigh yesterday at 11:30
o'clock was two cars loaded with the
members of the Charlotte Light In
fantry, Captain c. S. l.. Taylor. com
handing. Captain Taylor carried 20
Fort Macon 105 men in accordance with
the order formerly made by the muster
ing officers here that all companies go
ing into camp should go in with that
number.
I'm taking this 1o5 men to Fort Ma
con am simply obeying instructions, .
said Captain Taylor, although | don't
think there is man in my company
that will not stand the medical examina-
tions:" and this declaration was justified
by the appearance of the men. They
are Il healthy and vigorous looking lot
of men. and seemed anxious to get to
the front.
The Charlotte company was met here
by the two Raleigh attachments of two
other companies one commanded by
James e. Hamlin, and the other by An
drew j.. Haywood, Of Raleigh. They
took down fifty men each.
One of these companies will be met III
Goldsboro by Il detachment of fifty men
from Wilmington the other by a New
bern detachment of fifty men.
The Wilmington volunteers will join
Hamlin's company, and they bring into
the company their own first lieutenant
Walker r. H. Haywood, of Raleigh
goes as second lieutenant.
The Newbern squad will join Andrew
Haywood's company, bringing in theh
captain, j. L. York. as first lieutenant
I'll. s. Christmas, Of Raleigh is tile
second lieutenant Of this company
At Fort Macon tile companies will be
organized as follows:
Charlotte Company G.. s. Il. A. Tay
lor, captain; VIM. q. Slit, first lieuten-
ant; james G. Graham, second lien
tenant.
Raleigh and Wilmington Company
james H. Hamlin, Of Raleigh captain,
Captain Walker, Of Wilmington. first
lieutenant; F.. H. Haywood, of Raleigh
second lieutenant.
Raleigh and Newbern CompanyA. ]
Haywood of Raleigh, captain: j. IL
York, of Newbern first lieutenant; H. =
Christmas, of Raleigh, second lieutenant
The battalion will be differed as fol
flows:
James III. Young. Of Raleigh, major.
T. r.. Mast, NJ. d., of Wilmington rs.
sistant surgeon.
e. e. Smith. of Goldsboro adiutant.
w. +. McNair, of Laurinburg, hospital
steward
When the train bearing these cOlored
soldiers pulled ont of the Union depot
yesterday, it had to plough its way
through perfect sea Of colored people
men, women and children, old and
young, gay and gray. 1t seemed than
all Of Wake county had einptied its
colored population into the space III
and about the station
These colored people are naturally
emotional, and there was no pent-ur
emotion in this vast throng Old colored
mothers cried aloud and without reserve
younger women, whose brothers or hus.
bands were departing. screamed at the
top Of their voices. Young boys and
girls joined in the unbrided emotion.
Before the Charlotte train arrived
hundreds had gathered i'm Nash square
to see and bid the troops adieu. A
choir of splendid voices. made up from
fba nhr ipc nf fian al vi
churches of the city, was present and
sang touching and patriotic songs N
G. Bruce, Of the Faculty of Shaw Uni
yersity, had in Il spirited speech, said
parting words" to the departing troops
James III. Young had, with all his feryoi
of feeling and oratory, responded; prayer
had been offered by Rev. J. e. King
Leonora T. Jackson had read patriotic
poem, and the choir had sung: God
be with you till we meet again."
Prof. Bruce had delivered q very pa
triotic speech.
1--WE bid you he said, "who have vol
unteered to save the nation and bless
mankind. fraternal goodbye AnC
as the Spartan mother sent forth hel
sons and the black color bearer pledged
his colonel at Port Hudson, so does youl
State and your race pledge You anC
send you forth expecting you to return
with the flag of your nation triumphant
or report to God in heaven the reason
why"
II insist" continued the speaker, ''tha
you 90 hence, not to prove anything
about the races capacity, nor to hell
make anybody recognize its manhood
nor TO make a shining page in the race
history, but the reason negroes have en-
listed, are enlisting and want to enlis
and are willing TO 20 aud fight whereve
the country sends them is because the!
are Americans, and the nations mission
is a Christian mission"
He spoke of the condition of the Gu
bans. and of the just appeal they wer
making to Christianity and civilization
everywhere.
60 forth, he said to the troops, mo