The age-herald., 1899-01-08

peueu IO near nlIn n1dk0 IHe proposition to MT. McLaren. What this means, I can't tell. MT. Nichols is a large stock holder in the American Pipe and Foundry company. Whether he is representing himself or his company, Is a mystery. Ger tain it is that the Howard-Harrison com. pany has made enormous profits. Either they place hope in the new concern, or else there has been a split in the personnel of the American Pipe and Foundry company, and MT. Nichols wants to go into the new concern and open warfare on the American company"
 So interest in the pipe making industry in the future center of pipe making in America grows apace. "They have all got to come to Birmingham" declared man largely interested in the industry. "There is no doubt in the matter. The pipe works of the country must come to Birmingham" !" That seems a wise conclusion.
 MT. Kersh, in his Montgomery story under the head Alabama Historical Com mission, said Captain Frank P. OBrien, 'quotes Colonel Cornelius Cadle as writing Governor Johnston as follows At the bat tie of Shiloh, April and T. 1892, there were ShSdSCd lllS lOllOWlnB AldDdUd lIOOpSs Infantry-Fourth, Seventh, Sixteenth Sev- enteenth, Eighteenth. Nineteenth, Twen- tieth, Twenty-second, Twenty-ffth, Twen- ty-sixth and Thirty-frst
 'The colonel is mistaken as to the Fourth and Twentysxth. The former was the first regiment to leave the state, for war, after Alabama seeded from the union: they stopped at Dalton, Ga, where they were mustered into the confederate service. The Third Alabama, of which I was member, left Montgomery April 30, 1861, and passed the Fourth while in camp at Dalton; we went into quarters at the fair ground in Lynchburg. Va, May 2, and were mustered into the confederate service by General E. Kirby Smith, May f. 1861. The night of the 4th we received orders to hold ourselves in readiness to march at moments warning It was said by the knowing ones that we would be ordered to make an attack on Norfolk; the morning of the 9th we received orders to march on Norfolk, and as we marched out the Fourth marched into our camp in the fair grounds. The members of the Third were jubiant, and chaffed the Fourth merrily at the glorious prospect that our-regiment would engage the Yankees first although the Fourth had left the state before we did. Our boast did not hold goc1. as the Fourth was ordered to Manasses a few days later and covered themselves with glory in the engagement known as the first battle of Bull Run," a part of the Third brigade, commanded by General Barnard E. Bee General Bee was killed in that fight, as was also Colonel Jones' commanding the Fourth Alabama
 "Shiloh was fought, as stated by Colonel Cadle, on the 9th and 7th of April, 1862 The siege of Yorktown lasted from Apri 5 until May 1, 1862, the battle of Williamsburg was fought on May 5, 1862, Rains brigade, com- manded by General G. J. Rains, was ac- lively engaged all the time in and around Yorktown and Williamsburg, and during that part of the peninsular campaign his brigade was composed of the following reg iments: Thirteenth Alabama Colonel B. D. Fry; Twenty-sixth Alabama Colonel E. A. ONeal (afterwards governor of Ala bama); Sixth Georgia, Colonel A. H. Col quit; Twenty-third Georgia, Colonel Thos Hutcherson. Colonel ONeaps regiment, the Twenty sixth, as member of the same
 
 the colonel was wounded in the second days engagement. It was on the same day, and fight, our regiment, the Third, lost it's colonel, the gallant LomaX.
 Just before what was known as the sev- en days fight, the Alabama brigade, com manded by General R. E. Rhodes, was formed, composed of the following regi- ments: Third, F'ifth Sixth Twelfth, and Twenty-sixth, the latter still commanded by Colonel D. A. O'Neal and that regiment remained with Rhodes brigade until after the Boonsboro and Sharpsburg fights, which one, am not positive of. From this data it is plain to be seen that the 26th could not have been at Shiloh on the 9th and 7th of April and at Yorktown and Williamsburg at the same time When we write war history let us try to be correct.
 H. P. Hughes, for several years chief clerk at the Morris, leaves tonight to ac- cept a clerkship al the Louisville hotel, Louisville, and his departure from Birming ham will be greatly regretted by the cus- toners of that popular hotel, and he has a great number of friends in the city who will also regret his going away.
 E. B. Randolph, mayor of Greensboro, is visiting his brother Richard Randolph, in this city.
 Hon. w. H. Seymour, of Sumter, was in the city yesterday.
 Dr. B. J. Baldwin, of Montgomery, was in the city yesterday.