Mesa free press., 1898-11-18
MESA FREE PRESS
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McOORD'S REGIMENT.


KY, in q late issue, gives most in
iterestin9 account of the First Te,ri-
ttoria! Regiment. Gov. McCord's reg
inlen,, containing a history af the
Organization Of the regiment and OF
each company The regiment is now
stationed at Albany, Georgia, The
following is an extract from the AZ
t,cle above referred to:
| "Thc nation owes the little terrific
res Of the southwest boundless debt
o. gratitude Being partially stripped
Of their youth by the Plesidfnt's first
call, it vas not an easy matter TOR the
territories te furnish TIE number and
char acter Of men demand d for the
territorial regiment. In forming the
organization it was found necessary to
sppease the demand for commissions
of four governors and placate horde
Of politicians who desired relatives
and friends promoted in military
careers.
Governor MeCord, man possessed
Of rare tact, unique STONED executive
ability. and great popularity, was he
.ne for tie task above all others. He
set a worthy example against nfpo-
| sisr' by placing his sep in the ranks
ss private, ,xrd before the Rough
Riders we're in the field had accom-
plished the work of recruiting the
distinetive Territorial Regiment.
The. people of tie southwest ex
pecttd much from their gift to the
VIZ, rn, ,.t. but tie abrupt ending Of
the war prevented their fond hopes
from being realized. While the 'Big
Four was being uniformed aqd equip
ped the battles of Ell CaLsry Las Qua
sinas and San iago we're fought. An
OF her Hoods page was written IN the
history Of war and the book closed.
Bpt the dawn of peace did not termi-
natr tn. use efultess Of this remarkable
regiment. for it is aow destined to
perform H rculean task in. the ter
r.tories wTested from the fallen foe.
"In the original plans the regiment
was int. nded for service in Manila.
where it was expected to perform
duty similar 10 hat executed in Cuba
by their fearless brothers, the Rough
| Riders. 1t was to teeomf in sense,
free lanco regiment. unattached to
| any brigade or division. BY reason OF
| the fact that the meu are superb horse
! men, excellent rifle and pistol shats
and sre imbued with that spirit OF
bravery anu reekltssness which char
acteyizes westsrners who 1.-Two OH
horseback. and defy the elements by
sleeping ia. the ol en air, they are emf
nently fitted for such distinctive duty.
"As an exidepce OF Their super 20"
physical Attributes, the men average 3
feet 10 inches. in height and many
have rever taken a dose of Wed;cine
liza their lives. There is plentiful
sp,inkling of ''six footers" in the con-
ma,d. Although suffering the usuaI
miseri-s Of camp life incident 10 qnip-
ling volunteer regiments. and being
lquartered il. places where typhoid
fever was later d. clared epidemic, the
regiment has lost but three members,
and the general health Of the mon is
lnow above he ay rage
lit Was thought that the low alti-
trde and damp attn ospbere Of the
lesstern camps would have disastrous
effect, hut tie reverse is the case.
From total OF ,22Q men, l,lOT are
reporting for daily duty. After de-
ducting those furloughed, 1t
l is shown that the sick list carries On
average Of men from each company
of TO6 Many of those marked sick
are laid up frsm bruises sustained
while playing foot ball. boxing,
wreatling and indulsing in eshsr sth-
lletic sports.