The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-28
TENNESSEE BOYS HERE
They Spend Some Time in Houston, Home.
ward Bound.
A Big TINE FOR THEM AT NASHVILLE
A Brief History of the Regiment.
The Boys All Anxious to Get Home.
Want No More War.

The First Tennessee regiment OF United
States volunteers, mustered out OF the SER
vice at San Francisco November ~,
passed through Houston yesterday, en-
route home. spending few hours in this
city The regiment was transported ON
three trains. the first train arriving at the
Grand Central depot over the Southern
Pacific ut noon. This train carried the
field officers and most Of the line officers,
also the committee sent from Nashville
to San Francisco to meet the returning
soldiers. A complete list of tho commit
tee is as follows Mr.. and Mrs II. b.
Buckner. who have two sons in the regi-
ment: Mrs. Elmer l.. Bruce, Mrs. j. ii.
Andrews Mrs. Avian G. Gillem, Mrs. Alice
NJ Branch, Miss Mary Hill Cockrill. one
of the most beautiful and attractive OK
Middle Tennessees famous beautilul wo-
men; Mrs Nathaniel Goocb, b. j. Nc
Carthy, a prominent manufacturers +. Nj.
Grimm. MRS. Ii. +. Beaumont. Mrs James
K. Polk. wife of Adjutanr Polk; Mrs. Mar
shall i. Polk. his mother; James Murphy,
j. s. Chandler. Mrs II. Il. Martin, Miss
Mary II. Warnack. Miss Elizabeth Kirby.
Charles II. johnson. Mrs. d. r. Doris OF
the Nashville American. George I. HALEY
uf the Nashville Banner, all OF nashville.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Fierson OF Columbia,
Mrs. 4. X. McMlllen of Hopkinsville, Rob
ert l.. Morris of Paris. Mrs, John G. Nc
CURE or McMinnviie Miss Bullock OF
Franklin. w. A. McCraw of Fort Henry.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Brandon of Dover.
George Hughes Manchester. Miss Louise
Hlggin, Lieutenant Cave johnson, Mrs.
Clay Stacker. who has two sons IN the
regiments Mrs c. w. Bailey, Miss kath-
leen o'Brien, sister of Captain O'Brien:
James |. Cheatnam of Ciarksville and
Fipis Ewing, lr., of Hampton STATION.
Owing to the fact that the time OF the
trains arrival was not known. the crowd
at the depot was small but when 1t was
learned that trainload of the gallant
Tennesseeans were in town, quite NUMBER
OF people congregated at the depot to see
the soldiers. The train remained at the
depot about thirty minutes and proceeded
on it's way to New Orleans. few of the
soldiers remaining to catch the second
section Of the train. Lieutenant Robert
+. Martin was one of those who re-
manned for the second section, but he did
not do so willingly. Mrs. Martin, his
wife. was with him. having gone TO San
Francisco to meet him. The lieutenant
left the train here to get some refresh
ments, and while talking to friend whom
he met. his train left him-likewise his
wife. He caught the second section, hop
I ing to overtake his wife at New Orleans.
| The second section was expected about 2
p. m, but 1t did not arrive until o'clock,
the engine leaving the rails just within the
CITY limits of Houston and causing delay
of an hour The second and third Sections
came In together, remaining at the depot
! thirty minutes, during which time the
soldiers walked about the city and
stretched their limbs
The soldiers were kept busy answering
questions while they were here. Each
civilian at the depot wanted to know
something about the Philippines, and
many had friends among the soldiers now
In that far away land about whom they
wished to inquire.
The Tennessee boys looked little the
worse for their years fighting aga nss
Aguipaldo and his followers, but they
unanimous in the feeling that they want
no more war--especially in the Phi ip-
pines. They were a happy lot of men
happy in the anticipation OF again me ting
loved ones after years skirmishing on
the other side of the earth, where they
were exposed to death by bullets and dis
ease Each face glowed with the happy
anticipation of meeting wife, mother, sis
ter or sweetheart at the end OF the long
ride across the continent. They were told
that Tennessee. the State that they all
love and honor, was preparing I o give
them a royal welcome--a welcome OF
which even Dewey himself might be proud,
but this did not thrill their hearts like
the knowledge that loved ones We're wait
ing for them at the other end OF the line.
While n Post reporter was talking 10 "a
private OF the regiment gentleman, who
was recently in Nashville. stepped up and
said to the young fellow: my boy, you
/ should be glad to get back to the old
town. They are going to kill the fatted
calf when you boys get there"
"That is all very nice replied the
young man, "but have an old mother out
! in the mountains of Tennessee guess I
can't stay to be in the parade, for she will
/ be looking for me on Thanksgiving Day
and win have turkey cooked, The si7h:
OF mother and the smell OF that turkey
will discount the fatted calf"
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT.
Following is a brief history of the regi-
! ment:
| Tho First Tennessee regiment was or
gained in Nashville. Tenn: mustered into
the United States service May %. 1895.
| left Nashville for San Francisco, June 10,
| arriving in San Francisco. June II; lert
| Manila on Transports Zealanda and CITY
| OF Pueblo, october 81 ana November D..
arriving at Manila November rs and De-
| cember g. left Manila for Iloio, p. L..
| February .. 1899. returning to Manila Oc-
| tober 1; left for home October on trans
port Indiana. arriving at Nagasaki. Japan,
| October is, Yokohama, Japan. October 70
and San Francisco harbor November II;
! disembarked and marched to the Presldio
November IL. Mustered out OF service No
| vember %. 1892
/ The regiment left the United States with
| 92S enlisted men and 46 officers. and re-
| turned with 6la men and A officers.
| Colonel Smith died of apopexy on the ir-
ing line. February 5, 1899. Lieutenant
| Colonel Childers was promoted to the
colonelcy. aud Major Bayless was made
| lieutenant colonel. Corporal Bulling ton,
company f.. was killed in action, September
| 10; two men were killed by accident; eight
died of disease; 16 officers and los men
| were discharged. to re-enlist in the Thirty
| seventh United States volunteers; off,
GERS and 81 men remained In Manila; "a
men were discharged for disability and
other reasons,
| ~
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