The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-01-28
COMPANY C.
Short Sketch OF Events in Life of
Company G. . Miss, Vol.
Infantry.

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Greenville, Miss, Jan. 8, 800.
The Company was enrolled by
Captain Ireys, at Greenville on
April 25, 1898, and con sisted of 70
members.
On May 2Sth, in obedience to
orders from the Adjutant General,
the Company reported at Camp
Pat Henry, jackson, Miss, at 4:30
p. M, was assigned to Quarters in
the large Circus Tent, which af-
forwards became the Quarters for
four or five hundred men.
On the Goth, the Company went
up for the physical examination
and came out with 66 hale and
hearty men, Pohl, Anderson, Cald-
well and McCune having failed to
pass.
On June 1st, we were reinforced
by twenty odd recruits, from
Greenville, under the command of
Captain w. X. Gildart, accompani-
ed by Messrs. Tom Hood and
George Wheatley. From this
squad we obtained II men, who
we're declared physically all right.
This gave us SO men, three more
than were necessary. These three
were loaned to other Companies
and were afterwards returned to
us.
On June 2nd, with o compile
ment of so men and officers, the
Company took the Oath, was must
cred into the U. S. Service, and
became Company &C." of the
End Regiment, Miss. Vol. Infantry.
The Company was mustered in
with the following Officers and
non Commissioned Officers;
Captain, Henry 7. Trey, H.; |
1st Lieut., Henry ". Starting; 2nd
Lieut.. Richard D. Redon,
sergeants, Mat Q, bcurry, VIII !
liam D. Robertshaw, James M. |
Roberts oes ttssrnaw, Abram G. Yerger,
Dabney H. Hood, Walton Shields.
Corporals, William Urquhart,
Maurice A Bergman, Robert S.
Gildart, William T, Montgomery,
Elias W. Floyd, George b. Hunt.
Musicians, John ?. Archer,
Lawrence H. Bass,
Wagner, Howell G. Benning,
Artifcer, John r. Colmery,
The Company was drilled in
squad and Company formations,
with and without arms, and at
tanned remarkable degree of pro-
fclency in the three weeks at Camp
Pat Henry.
On June 18th, orders were re-
ceived from the War Department,
that the Regiment report, as soon
as transportation could be turn-
ished, to Major General Lee at
jacksonville, Florida.
Up to this time the Regiment
had received no cloth or equip
ments, although we had been in
Camp three weeks. The only arms
and uniforms in our possession were
those which were brought from the
National Guard, which were few
and inferior,
On June Goth, the Regiment left
Camp Pat Henry, in three sections,
the battalions leaving in order OF
rank, and arrived at Jacksonville,
Fla, on the 21st, reported to
General Lee, and was assigned to
camp at Panama Park Z miles
west of jacksonville. The Regl-
ment was soon assigned to the first
Brigade, third Division OF the
Seventh Army Corps.
Here we passed an nneventtul
three months, although our time
was fully occupied by drill, guard
duty and school.
On July 9th, with the Seventh
Army Corps, the Regiment was re-
viewed by Major General Lee.
On July I4th, Sergeants Dabney
H. Hood and Walton Shields were
honorably discharged from the
Services, to accept Commissions IN
the fifth q. S. Vol. Infantry.
On above date, upon the recon-
mendation of their Captain, Cor
porals William Urquhart and
George B. Hunt, were promotedto to
Sergeants, vice Hood and Shields
discharged.
On July 10th, upon the recon-
mendation of their Captain, Pri-