The news & observer., 1898-07-28
SIXTH TO DE-
ORDERED AWAY
Private Hag|er, of Green's
boro, Dies at Camp Russell.
THE SIX COMPANIES
RECEIVED ORDERS
FOUR COMPANIES WILL GO TO
SAINT SIMON'S ISLAND.
co. G GOES TO LANDS END S. C.
co. { WILL CAMP AT TY8EE
The Funeral Of Private HagIer Held Yesterday
Interment at Federal Cemetery. Surgeon
Stockard is III. The Camp Hospital
Goes to,Saint Simon's.

6oeS to Saint Sm0nS,
The long expected at last came to pass
and the members of the Second regiment
now at Camp Russell have received their
assignments to various Southern points
and only await transportation and the
order to move.
Life, the true life of the busy city, was
in evidence at the camp yesterday.
Early in the morning the men were
saddened by the news of the death of II
comrade and the regimental hospital
flags were placed at half mast. There
was sadness throughout the camp and
yet, Il moment, and for time all III
terest was centered in the report that
orders to move had been received and
the dead private was forgotten.
Later, but Il short while after the circu-
lation of the report, the camp was again
silent and the drummer boys, with muf-
fled drums began the line of march to the
Federal cemetery where the funeral Of
the young soldier was held.
And then, with the changing of the
wind, the sad story of the day was
brushed aside. the soldier boys again
laughed and chatted in their tents until
the announcement of the orders, when
excitement ran high and enthusiasm as
it had seldom before been seen ut camp.
Private Hagler. of Company ID, one of
Capain Gray's Greensboro men, who has
been sick for several days and whose
critical illness has been announced,
finally expired before the day had well
broke.
The cause of death is named as acute
diarrhoea, resulting from measles.
Hagler was one of the first men to
come to Raleigh with the Second regi
ment. He arrived before Camp Bryan
Grimes was vacated. and his first weel,
as :; soldier was spent at that camp.
When Camp Dan Russell was selected
for the Second regiment his company
was transferred to that place. Two
weeks ago his company was ordered
South, and is now on duty at Port Royal
S. G.
Hagler was young man of fine ply
sique. He was not well known among
the men now in camp. having narrowed
his associates to his own company. which
left here last week. Since the departure
o. his company he has been too i'll to
make friends and only such facts as a
slight acquaintance from another com
pany could give could be obtained. A
corporal who knew Private Hagler gave
the facts as to his disposition, and says
Hagler bore his sickness with great res
ignation.
At O'Clock the body Of the private
was brought to the city by an escort Of
twelve men. Chaplain Osborne rode to
the Federal cemetery and conducted the
services at the grave. Three volleys
were fired over the grave and the soldiers
returned to camp.
This is the third member OF the Sec
ond regiment to be inferred in the Fed
eral cemetery in this city. The remains
of the other three were taken home for
burial.
There was no dress parade in the af-
ternoon on account of the rain. but the
camp was active after Colonel Burgwyp
gave out the following telegram:
Atlanta, Ga, July 81, 1893.
Commanding Officer Second n. G. Voun-
teer Infantry, Camp Dan Russell, Raj
eigh n. c.
Designate by wire one field officer and
one company of your regiment for station
at Landsend. near Port Royal. and one
company for station at Tybee Island.
headquarters one field officer Other four
companies will be ordered to Saint Sim
ons Island. BY command of
BRIG. GEN. PENNINGTON.
HALL, Acting Adjutant General.
In response to this Colonel Burgwyn
sent telegram to General Pennington
making the following assignments.
TO Landsend, S. c., Company G.. of
Gastonia, Captain Durham. Major Dixon
and AdJutant Clark to accompany Com
pany q.
TO Tybee Island, Company r. or
Greenville. Captain Smith. Major VIII
der at Tybee will be in command.
To Saint Simons Island, Ga. Company
b, of Rutherfordton, Captain Bell: Com
pany II. of Asheyille. Captain Wagner;
Company l., Of Nantahala, Captain Glib
son: Company X, of Wilmington, Cap
tain MacRae.
The colonel. field and staff officers. sur
geons and hospital corps will go with tht
four companies to Saint Simons.
The orders to move have not been re-
ceived, but Colonel Burgwyn is of the
opinion that transportation and orders
TO move will come by Friday or Saturday
Surgeon Stockard was quite sick yes
'terday. He is complaining of chills and
fever.