The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-29

THE ORDER ISSUED
TO MARCH SUNDAY
The Third Regiment Will Leave for Mo-
bile on That Morning.
EVERYTHING IN READINESS
Animated Drill at the ArmOFieS Last
Night.
RECRUITS SHOW UP IN FINE STYLE
All Camp Equipage Of Third and Second Reg
iments Being Shipped Today-Mudd Mar
tin Lieutenant Are interest
ed in the Flag Movement.

The Third regiment of Alabama yolun-
teers will leave for Mobile Sunday morning.
This also applies to all other volunteer
companies in the state
After a long period of waiting the orders
for the movement of the volunteers has
come. The following telegram received by
Colonel Higdon yesterday morning tells the
story in full:
Montgomery, April %.
Colonel e. L. Higdon, Birmingham
Ship at once by freight all tents and camp
equipage of Second and Third regiments
TO Colonel B. l.. Holt. Mobile. This is au-
thority to Captain Elliott to deliver all
property of Second to you. The companies
Of the Third regiment volunteering will
leave Birmingham on Sunday morning for
Mobile. The minimum number of non-com-
misisoned officers and pEivates is seventy
seven and the maximum eighty-one. A
captain and two leutenants are allowed to
each company. Communicate this to COM
pany officers in Jefferson county.
r. F. LIGON, JR.,
Adjutant-General
News Spread Rapidly
AS soon as this order was received and
communicated to company officers, every
news flew from mouth to mouth and in an
hour or two it was known that Birming
hams brave boys would be called into
service by the United States government
on Sunday morning, but it is not known
at just what hour.
Not much time was lost in talking, how
ever Everybody got to work getting their
equipments in shape and in collecting the
recruits and drilling them. The armories
presented a lively scene last night and
.,.,f,
raw, they went at 1t with a will, and put
UP a very creditable exhibition.
The order from Montgomery created one
big surprise. For instance it was thought
that the companies would be allowed to
have a hundred men if they could get them,
but it seems that only "a, including officers
and men will be allowed to go. As all
of the companies have over this number,
only the best of those enlisted will be
chosen, and the remainder can remain at
home or join other companies as they see
fit.
Colonel Higdon was busy all the after
noon packing up the camp equipments pre-
paratory to shipping them to Mobile this
morning. The fast freight train leaves
for that city at 6:25 a m. and arrives there
at 1880 p. m.
Military Gossip
Colonel Higdon says that the physical ex-
animation of the men will be stricter than
heard of several one-armed and one-eg-
ged men enlisting, but that they will not
be received, no matter how active they are.
Travelling Passenger Agent Billups, of the
Southern, says that 1t is the understanding
in railroads circles that the Alabama troops
will be ordered to Atlanta when they have
been equipped at Mobile
Thomas Morson the son of Captain J. B.
Morson, of Troop D. will go as bugler of
the Huey Guards, provided the cavalry
regiment is not organized.
No visitors are allowed at Camp Fitz-
hugh Lee" at East Lake. The strictest
discipline is preserved, and the drilling is
progressing nicely. Colonel Higdon took
all their tents away from them Yesterday
afternoon to ship to Mobile, but they
moved back into the armory and continued
their camp there.
The boys all regret that they are not to
be equipped in Birmingham so that they
can put up a good show as they leave
home They will all wear their toughest
citizens clothing to Mobile. and they say
that they will present very motley ap-
pearance.
William M. Martin of this city has been
elected second lieutenant of tho Woodlawn
Light Infantry. All military circles agree
that this is an honor worthily bestowed.
The Kansas City, Memphis ard BirnliDg-
ham railroad will today handle between
seven and ten cars of mules from St. Louis
to Tampa, besides two or three cars of
provisions The Louisville and Nashville
is handling a great deal of ammunition for
the government from points in the north to
New Orleans The nature of tine explos-
ives is not known, but the officials have
orders to ship it as fast possible.
Much interest is being taken in the move
ment to provide the Third regiment with
colors.
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