The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-18
COL. H. T. THOMPSON
GETS A CAPTAINCY
= LIEUT.. THOs. Nj. MOORMAN, JK., LANDS
a COMMISSION.
Capt. Thompson In tho City Yesterday
Would Jikc to Raise Company
or South CarolinIans.

Inc DesC drilled company IN the
old State militia was the Darlington
Guards, when this company was
commanded by Henry r. Thompson.
When the governor CT South Caro-
lima called for troops last year, ho
made Capt. Thompson a major COM
manding an independent battalion.
Later whom tho battalion was in
creased to Il regiment, Major
Thompson was made lieutenant col
onel. In this capacity he served
with the.Second regiment in its wan
derings to Jacksonville, Savannah,
Habana and back to Savannah.
Under the recent call for ten moro
regiments for service in tho Philip
pines, South Carolina was allowed
five commissioned officers, the high
est being a captain. At the instance
of many friends in South Carolina,
President Mckinley has appointed
Col Thompson to captaincy in the
United States volunteer army.
Under orders from the assistant
adjntant general Of tho army, Capt.
Thompson was in tho city yesterday
on his way to Fort Mcpherson, near
Atlanta, where he is to report for
duty. He has been assigned to duty
with the Twenty Ninth regiment,
to be mobolized at that place. The
officer commanding that regiment is
Col. Hardin, a captain in the regular
army. who as colonel Of tho Second
New York was distinguished for gal
lantry in the Santiago campaign.
Capt. Thompson Is delighted with
his appointment. He has boon u
drillmaster all of his life, at the Cita-
del, with tho RichIand Volunteers Of
this city and with the Darlington
Guards. As a company commander
he has no superior.
lilo said yesterday that he would
report for duty at once. He would
endeavor to make his tho best COM
pany in the regiment. Ho has re-
ceived no report to Fort Mcpherson,
and he can merely conjecture as to
what privileges will be granted him.
Ele would like to have all South
Carolina recruits assigned to his com
pany, and would bo proud and hap
py if ho could bo permitted to como
homo and recruit Il company of
South Carolinians. He has had a
number Of individuals to volunteer
to go with him, but he is not in a
position as yet to tell them how
it may be arranged. Capt. Thomp-
son leaves for Atlanta this morning.
Mr. II. S. Norman, supreme
court librarian, received q telegram
yesterday announcing that his son,
Lieut.. Thos. S. Moorman, Jr., had
been appointed to lieutenancy.
Lieut.. Moorman served with the
Second regiment as second in COM
mand of Go. l., and made a good
record for sobriety, efficiency and
faithful service. He is good
military man, having received his
training at Clemson, where he gradu-
ated.
The governor has had number
Of proffers Of service from young
mon who want commissions, but yes
terday was the first time he has had
letter from ono desiring to go in as
q aprivate.
The following may give an idea
of tho Intelligence of those who mako
up tho volunteers for the regular
army:
Hon McSweeny
Will you hand this to the Recruiting
officer that is getting up the volun-
teers to goo to the Philippines if you
want mo you can send mo my pass
and L will come. am 5 feet and 8
1-2 inches high and weigh 140 lbs
and strong and can stand enything
mightinuesr hoping for q favorable
reply
your friend," otc
PS by doeing 500 you obblige me
if you will hand this to recruiting
officer if you pleas sir