Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-28
The First Regiment of North Car
0Iina Volunteers.
MASTERING OUT POINT
Assistant Attorney General Boyd Ex-
plaing why II May DO Incxpedi.
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Association baptist University
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Failure Other Matters.

Raleigh, n. c., March 2l.-The gem
tlemcn composing the aldermanc COM
mttec. Messrs. II. w. Miller, Brown
Pegram and j. S. Riddle, who were
appointed for the purpose of securing,
if possible, the muster out of the First
North Carolina Regiment in Raleigh.
used their best efforts to have the regi-
mcnt brought to this city, but j.; was
asccrtalned that such q course would
have worked an injustice to the men,
beers of the regiment.
The following letter to Mr. II. w.
Miller, from Mr. James L. Boyd, Assist
ant Attorney General, fully explains
itself:
II have been TO the War Department
this morning and have had Il confer
encc with both the Secretary and the
adjutant general relative to bringing
the regiment to Raleigh to be mustered
out. The disposition there is to accom-
modato our people ana TO do anything
that would be gratifying to the soldiers
In this regiment. The adJutaut general
says that it would be exceedingly dan
Gerous to bring soldiers directly from
the climate in Havana. when their sys-
TENS are relaxed by climatic conditions
there. and carry them as far north as
Raleigh and mt them in camp. He
says the surgeons in the army are UNI
animous in the opinion that such sud
den changes cause the tropical feVerS
10 develop readily and thus cndanger
the lives ana health Of the men.
aside from this The adjutant gene
raj SAYS, there Is question of mile
age which would affect each soldier as
much as $50 or SO. which is n matter
Of Importance To them. He promises,
however. to take this matter up again
and animated 10 me that IL the men
OF the regiment, tho private soldiers OF
the regiment, were willing to take the
chances and subject themselves to the
pecuniary loss incident TO coming to
Raleigh. the department would he very
much disposed to let the muster out
take place at Raleigh. The adjutant
general was inclined to think that the
men-the private SoldicrS-in the regi-
ment would raise n clamor about their
loss of mileage and would put the re-
sppnsib!lty upon whoever caused them
to be sent to Raleigh instead of being
mustered out at Savannah. | told him
that did not want To do the men any
Injustice and would not be instrument
tai in having any order made that
would affect their health or their
finances; that supposed il would be
agreeable To them to he mustered out
at The Canital Of the state not only
agreeable. but gratifying-I know that
II would be exceedingly gratifying to
the people of Raleigh To tender them an
ovation there such as they deserve;
that the First was IL number one rogi-
men,; that its officers were popular in
the state: and that it was the only
regiment that was out of the State to
see service.
Now. this is the situation. If YOU
nave any way by which you can gel
the assent of the soldiers in the regi-
ment-that is, if You have any way to
get the soldiers in the companies to
sign an application TO the War Depart
ment to let them come To Raleigh to
be mustered out can have the order
made. because then it will be made nj
their instance and whatever complaints
may follow they Will be responsible for.
| shall be very glad to do ANYTHING |
can To serve the regiment or the peo-
pie Of North Carolina.
Very truly yours
JAMES +. BOYD"
STATE EAR ASSOCIATION.
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