The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-30
THIRD REGIMENT
ORDERED TO MOVE
Will Leave for Mobile Tomorrow Morning
Between $3.50 and Q O'Clock.
ON SPECIAL MILITARY TRAIN
Col. Hisdon Returned From Trip to Mont
somery to See the Governor.
EACH MAN MUST CARRY SMALL BIBLE
General CIark's Friends Confident He Will Be
Appointed Brigadier General = The
Boys Are Anxious to Get Away
- The Fond FareweIIs.

Colonel e. L. Higdon, in command OF the
Third infantry Of the Alabama volunteers,
returned from flying trip to Montgomery
early this morning where he had been
called yesterday for the purpose of con-
sulting with the governor. When seen by
an Age-Herald reporter, Colonel Higdon
said that things were moving beautifully
in Montgomery and that the Third regi-
ment would leave the depot on a special
train between $3.50 and Q o'clock Sunday
morning, unless there was some delay
which cannot be foreseen. All of the COM
panies which are not stationed in Birming-
ham or vicinity will have to come to Biz
mingharn on the regular trains sometime
before the hour named. In this connection
the following order has been issued:
Headquarters Third Infantry.
Birmingham, Ala, April 80, 1898.
Commanding officers of Third infantry
will see that all uniforms. guns and other
equippage are taken to Mobile with your
companies. Companies without full quota
of men will not be received.
e. L. HIGDON,
Colonel Commanding.
Great preparations are being made to
give the boys a big send-off tomorrow
morning The Third has, as yet, no band,
but one has been engaged to be on hand
and their departure will not be without
| martial music. Now that it is settled that
| the volunteers are really to go, even those
| who were so bitterly opposed to the war
have become reconciled to great extent,
| and there will not be a single person in the
| many thousands who will assemble who
| will not wish the boys God-speed and the
best of fortune.
Colonel Higdon will, of course, be in COM
| mand when the troops arrive in Mobile.
From the latest advices received, 1t Will be
| impossible for the volunteer companies OF
| the First and Second regiments to move
| tomorrow. 1t is not thought that those
| regiments have as yet more than four COM
panies each, and they are not ready to move
| at once.
| The First and Second regiments are very
good in their way, but the Third lis the
| crack regiment of the state 1t Is thought
/ that when it Is mustered into service by
| the government 1t will be known as the
| "First Alabama" an honor of which every
| man will be proud, but the old Third reg
| iment'' will be the name that Is nearest
| their hearts and the name by which they
| will prefer to be called.
Some of the Details
Sir-I have the honor to transmit for
your guidance the following information
| lust received from the adjutant general s
| offce
1t is presumed that transportation will
be furnished the men rejected by the re-
cruiting officer, but we have no definite in
| formation on that subject. sty
The men should supply themselves with
blankets. No bedding will be furnished by
| ed into service.
| No arrangements have been made Cor
shipping back civilian clothing worn by
the men to the place of rendezvous. This
matter, suppose, will have to be attended
| to by the men themselves.
| Under the instructions we have from the
war department, the commanding officers
| of each company will consist of one cap
tain and two lieutenants. No junior Sec
| ond lieutenants are provided for.
Each enlisted man will be required to
| have:
One small bible.sts,a ~
Two wooden blankets( single.)
! Two knit undershirts (woolen.)
| Two pair drawers. Qxnit.)
Four pairs socks eight woolen.) -
| Two towels. au
| One housewife, with needles, thread and