The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-29
FOUR COMPANIES
OF BIRMINGHAM
Are Practically Filled to Their
Maximum.
REGIMENT NEEDS 200 MEN
Capt. SheIIey's Immune Company Filled and
Mustered n-Waker and Allen Both
Doing WeIl-Capt. John Trim
ble's Negro Company.

The Birmingham battalion of the First
Alabama volunteer regiments practically
filled up to its maximum quota of 106 men
to each company.
A long telegram received by the recruit
ing officer here yesterday from Colonel
Higdon gave the exact number of men in
each company in the regiment, as they
stood yesterday morning. The following is
the standing:
First battalion:
Company A. Woodlawn, 101.
Company G, Birmingham, &c.
Company X, Birmingham. 100.
Company L, East Lake, 1913.
Second battalion:
Company D, Admission. 50.
Company 1, oxford, IS.
Company H, Bessemer, 90.
Company NJ, Pratt City, SO.
Third battalion:
Company b, Florence 76.
Company C, Gadsden, 90.
Company e, Decatur, 81.
Company F, Huntsville, 76
These figures do not include the squads Of
men sent down to Miami yesterday nor the
day before, consequently they do not show
up the Birmingham companies as full as
they really are.
1t will be noticed from the above table
that the Second and Third battalions are
not nearly so far advanced in their recruit
ing as is the First, and nearly 200 men are
still needed to complete the regiment. After
the Birminghahm companies are filed the
recruiting offers here will continue their
work for the other companies and they
hope that the whole regiment will be prac-
tlcally filed by the end of the week.
Yesterday the following men were sent
down to Miami: J. A. DuBose in COM
mand; w T. Nail, ]. It. Ruddiclk, w. L.
Dupy, W. 7. Henderson, Thos. crayton,
Jack Fowler, Mike Butler and S. w. Pat
terson.
The following men went down to join
the Bessemer Rifles:
William G. Nunnay, C. C. Wilson, j. c..
Curren. lack Albright.
Captain kennedy Will go to Childersburg
today to do recruiting.
Lieutenant Harde1nan of the Pratt Mines
company is recruiting in Ironaton.
The ;mmuncs
Yesterday afternoon at Columbus, Miss.
the second company of the Fifth United
States Volunteers infantry was mustered
in, and to Captain James Z. Shelley and
Lieutenant Norman jones' of this city. be-
longs the honor, not only of having their
company mustered in, but of having their
full quota of eighty-four men in camp
They didn't have to borrow a man. Not
only did they have their company full.
but they had men to throw away.
The Magic City Guards. whose officers are
Captain Allen and Lieutenant Dozier, have
already been mustered in, though they had
to borrow a number of men to do it. They
have 60 men Of their own in camp and
hope soon to have their full quota.
Captain Walker and Lieutenant orion
have over fifty men in camp, and they
say they have plenty of men in sight to
fill their company by the end of the week.
They are straininS every nerve to be the
third company of the regiment to be mus
tered in.
A letter received here yesterday from
Colonel Sargent says that F. H. Freeman
will be appointed regimental bug1er, pro-
vided he can pass the physical examina-
ton.
Captain John Trimble began active work
yesterday raising a company of negro
soldiers for the Third Alabama volunteers.
John London and Everett Meade will be
his lieutenants, ii Is said Captain Trim
BILE says he has already succeeded In rais-
ing nearly fifty men and that the outlook
Is very encouraging.
A train load of volunteer soldiers bound
for Tampa will pass through the city this
morning over the Louisville and Nashville.