The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-15
TO GARRISON SANTIAGO
TWO INDIANA COLORED COMPANIES
WILL BE SENT THERE SOON.
Telegram from Adjutant General Cor
bin Last Night-News Received
with GIee at Camp.


companies now at Camp Mount. Last night
Governor Mount received a telegram from
Adjutant General Corbin, notifying him
that the two companies would be moved to
Santiago de Cuba for garrison duty. For
some time past there has been feeling
that the two companies would never leave
the fair grounds, and the news of their eX-
pectad departure will, no doubt be received
with much enthusiasm by the men and their
friends. 1t is believed at the Governors Of
nee that the companies will leave in a few
days. The new duties of the colored troops.
While not likely to take them into battle,
are nevertheless important, as they will be
assigned to garrison duty in and about
Santiago. Among the men who have been
sent out from this State, an ardent wish
has been to be sent to Cuba, which has
throughout the war been the bone of con-
tention between the Spaniards and Ameri-
cans. 1t is therefore pleasing that in the
hour of dependency the two companies
should be picked out as the first to be sent
to the island.
After midnight last night the news of
their expected departure was carried to the
colored soldiers. Both Captains Buckner
and Porter were visiting in town and so did
not learn of the new order. The visitors,
however, with the help of one of the guards.
found Lieutenant Edlin in his quarters.
When the visitors came up to one of the
shanties which constitute the guard house
in the new lonely camp, they found the men
reclining in different pastures on the floor,
some wrapped in blankets and some with
out. All seemed to be thoroughly Disguised.
As soon, however, as the visitors asked for
captain Buckner the mon seemed to smell
rat, ana before a messenger could be dis
patched for Lieutenant Edlin the visitors
were compelled to discharge the news.
When Lieutenant Edlin arrived and was in
formed of the turn events had taken he
stood at first dumfounded and with his hand
clasped in that of his informant he said:
it was he Simply said Wen ei It is f too bad
Captain Buckner and Captain Porter were
not here, so they would know of this. It's
great piece of news for us, and when !
tell the men in the morning they will not
be able to KEEP their feet all day for jump
ing and shouting. For the past few
around the camp here that we have had to
Keep provost guards in the city to round
them up This is good news for all of u.s.
and more so because we will beat all the
rest of the Indiana men in getting to Cuba. -
Although the lieutenant, true to his word,
did not wake any of the men to communi-
cate TO them the good news, one after an
other of the men slyly passed the word
along, waking up their special chums with
such remarks as this: .''Well, Bill, the stuff
What's off fellow?"
why" returned the other, 'jest as soon
as as your iTr Uncle Sam kin raise the price of
tydago. Spect we'll go In about two days"
This was generally enough to wake up all
the occupants in this vicinity, and while the
visitors turned their faces homeward they
could hear one after another of the men sing
out: oh me, oh my" only to be suppressed
nncb c Dnie no wl!n SOP MAXIM so
around here after you"
The men have everything in the way of
at once, except railroad tickets. and Uncle
Sam will send these along. The roster Of
the men who will go to Santiago is as fol-
lows:
Captain-John j. Buckner
First Iieutenant--John Eden.
Second INSTRUMENTATION H. Bess
Quartermaster Sergeant-Wiliiam II Clay.
SergeantS-William NJ Phillips, William
H. Anderson, Mack Larter, George w. Bell.
Corporals-Samuel T. Evans, Walter Fl.
Russell, Thomas Donaldson, William Smith,
Samuel 1T13 Wilson, George w; Boxley, jr. Geo.
Johnson, Charles jefferson.
observation-disclosures Tyree and Albert Allen.
Artificer-William G. w. Robinson.
Wagoner-Robert Rogers.
-Privates-
Auburn Alexander, Samuel f. Lively
S. H. Alexander, A. Jefferson Lyles,
William II. Avis, Charles Durham,
LOUIS III. Barnes, VIM. II. EagleSon,
'IdIHeS "A bass, george EDWARDS,
John w. Bear, Charles Ferguson,
Luther H. Berry, Levi Nickens
Elmore Black, Joseph Patterson,
Chas. w. Bradley, Bradley Pruitt,
Charles E.. Brown, Claude G. Pulliem,
Ollie Brown, Haywood ReVels,
William H. Bryant, Oscar Reynolds
George W. Caldwell, Thos. F. Hickman,
William e. Carroll, Jesse H. Ringgold,
George w Carter, Alvin e. Roberts,
Steven Clay, Wheeler Rogers
Benz F. Cloudy, Charles ssamuels,
Eli b. Coleman, jr., George Scott
VIM. A. Covington, Charles SkilenS
William Davis, Albert CT. Stevenson,
James Depp, jr., Philip Stevenson,
Charles Dericksons Thomas r. Stewart,
Henry Dickens, Paris Jabronin
Edward Girton, VIM. S. Thomas,
John Glover, Frank Thurman,
Joseph Goode, Willis o. Tyler
James Green, George W. Walker
David Griffin, Clifford c. Waters,
Clarence Hadiman. John Wesley ir
Richard Hafford, Stephen D. White
Matthew Halsen, Archie H. Wilson
Robert Hardiman Hiram Marshall
Frank w. Hardin, Benjamin Mays,
Abe Lincoln Harris, Ben Mitchell
John Hicks, Charles Murphy
Hanley w. HILL Edward Willis
Stanford Holmes, George Wilson,
Joseph Nurse, John Wilson,
Ben Johnson, Robt. r. l.. Wilkes,
Fred'k r. johnson. James S. Young
Walter W. Kelley.
Company b.
Captain-Jacob NJ Porter
First observation-disclosures II. Thomas.
Second Leutenant-James +. Powell.
First Sergeant-Sidney Moore.
Quartermaster Sergeant-Charles w. Wal
den.