The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-03
THEY ARRIVED YESTERDAY
THE GoLnSgoRo COMPANY Az
RlVES no MORROW,
ROSTER or THE COMPANIES HERE
A Great Ovation Given to the Companies When
They left Home and on the Road Ten
Thousand People on The Streets to
see the Charlotte Companies off.

W ltnn Just cAaCtlS one "ScA 'i''A
the time the call for volunteers was is
sued one thousand men, ready to go
anywhere. under the flag" were ON their
way here to the camp to which they iiad
been ordered. In this short time each
volunteer has settled up his business,
bade his friends goodbye and laid aside
the duties of civil life TO take up the
burdens of the soldier.
From the time the order calling the
men to arms was received by the com
handing officers last Monday until the
arnlories were deserted yesterday morn
ing all has been life and action. Hun
dreds of men have enlisted in the various
companies for service in the volunteer
army of the United States.
All over Western North Carolina yes
terday the scenes of 81 were re-enacted
in multiplied ratio proportionate TO the
growth of the State since her sons last
went to war.
With an ovation such as they have new
er accorded to hero or guest the cities
of Ashevile. Charlotte. Waynesvillc,
Statesville, Durham. Reidsyille, Shelby,
Winston and Concord, sped their sons to
the aid of the cause TO which their cheers
were given.
1t was Charlotte, perhaps, that gave
her soldier boys the heartiest goodbye
and the greatest ovation.
Thousands of people,. perhaps ten or
eleven thousand" said Dr.. Wilder were
at the station and on the streets to
cheer us and witness our departure.
From doorsteps and windows and house
tops flags waved and voices hoarse with
cheering welcomed the boys rs they pass
cd. There were women in briught spring
garments, men who had closed their
shops and stores and children who had
stayed away from school TO see the sol
diers off. Wives and sweethearts and
friends crowded on the train and it was
with difficulty that the cars were cleared
when the leaving time came"
At the other places the scene varied
little-the difference being one of degree
and not of kind. At all of them there
was the wife who pressed back the tears
and gave a brave farewell, the mother
who gazed sorrowfully on the face of hel
boy and hardly uttered word, the
friend who chung to the hand of frienC
until the signal bell was sounded and th'
sweetheart who looked through misty
eyes until the loved form was lost in tht
distance.
In camp last night there were clever
companies-alI of the First VOlunteel
regiment except one. That is Goldsboro
and it will be here tomorrow.
The roster~of troops here, so far rs
they could be obtained last night are:
FORSYTH RIFLES.
Thirteen officers and 10 privates, as
follows:
Captain, Il. T.. Bessent; first lieuten-
ant, II. w. Bryan; second lieutenant, J.
A. Goodwin; first sergeant, i. ID. Ter.
ry: second sergeant, I'll. g. Valentine;
third sergeant, W. H. Shepherd fourth
sergeant, G. III. Moy; fifth sergeant,
I. q. Holt.
Quartermaster Sergeant, w. I'll. Chick.
First corporal. e. NJ. Hicks; second
corporal, J. \. Chapman; third corporal,
III. l.. Langley; fourth corporal. L. l..
Stauber.
Privatcs, G. I'll. Allen, " L. Allbar-
ty. Richard Ashbnrn, b. III. Barhee,
J. w. Barker, q. r. Bidding, w. ii.
Booze. w. ID. Bawers, Ii. l.. haywood, j.
c. Oyler, J. n. Palmer, l.. A. Plaster
F.. Pendergrast. s. j. Reich, II. A. Shep'
herd, Clarence Shepherd, G. j. Shoaf, H.
j. Shore. W. T.. Smith, S. 70. Stewart
A. W. Stevens, J. A. Stith, n. D.
Smothers, w. NJ. Sugg, Jr.; III. G
Thompson, Il. /. league, j. Il. Tenney
Walter Van Nickel. Il. Il. Wall, A. j.
Wenstorm, G. A. Williams, A. NJ. Wood
J. r. Wrenn, J. g. Marlborough, Musi
elan, w. I'll. Chick, j. III. Corroll, II. Il
Chick, X. II. Gritty, j. III. Davis. Il. l.
Degraft, w. A. Dixon, r. I'll. Daub
Hayes Duggins, Chas. Eastep, G. I
Franklin, w. II. Fincannon, II. w. Fow
Ter, Monroe Fulbright, S. A. Fulton, j
w. Gordon, A. Il. Gray, w. IL. Greg
Org, w. III. Gizzard, j. I'll. Gross, ]. g
Harriss, w. b. Hickman, G. Z. Hege
w. G. Houchins, e. b. Huff, w. III
Hughes, w. III. Hicks, G. A. johnson
J. A. Jones T. A. Jennings, NJ. ]
Ledwell Albert Lineback, S. b. May
w. II. Miller, G. NJ. Morgan, Il. N. Nor
ton.