The age-herald., 1900-07-08
SOLDIER REST
 THY WARFARE OYER
Sleep the Sleep That Knows
 No Waking.
THE SPIRIT OF COMRAOESHIP
Builds a Beautiful Monument to Hugh Collins of the Birmingham Rifles Detachment Goes from Bir-
 mingham to Mississippi

The other day a number of Birmingham soldiers moved by the noble spirit of true l comradeship, and true to themselves and l to patriotism in being true to one who had answered the last roll-call, journeyed far l to pay their tribute of veneration to comrade fallen in the line of duty, and | asleep in the land he served.
 l It was the true spirit that moved them 1 the spirit that is ever ready to defend the republic and cherish it's traditions; the | spirit that makes for and maintains na- | tional greatness.
 The detachment of the Birmingham Ri- l fes who went to Alderman, Miss, to erect | monument over the grade of their dead comrade, Sergeant Hugh M. Collins, who l was killed at Mobile in May, 1898, three l days after the First Alabama went in camp l at Camp Clark, consisted of the following members of the company: Lieutenants l.. C. Brown and W. M. Hagood, Sergeants E. Bartee Byers, William B. Lamb and | Clarence Ballard, Corporals A. B. Ensley and John Latham, Musician Will Beavers, Privates Warren Gary August Koenig and John Boddie The detachment were ac- companied by MT. John G. Murray, chap lain of the Third Alabama National Guard and MT. Archer of the Archer & Clapp Monument Company.
 Since the boys returned they have scarce l ly talked of anything but the royal recep- ton they were rendered by those big hearted Mississippi folks They were met at the station by large crowd. Convey ances having already been secured to take the boys to the burial place of Sergeant Collins, which is three miles from the lit tie town of Alderman, at an old camp meeting ground, near the Collins home stead, they proceeded there at once. An immense crowd was already there. It seemed that the whole county had turned out, and on all sides were expressions of appreciation for the honor conferred on the noble young man, who was reared there and whose memory was dear to every one The detachment were commanded to "stack arms" The boys then took off their coats, and under the direction of MT. Archer raised the monument, which is i'm deed beautiful one. When all was ready MT. Murray took his place by the monu- ment, with the detachment lined up on his right facing the grave, with the boys
 
 vast throng bowed and barred. MT. Murray paid a most beautiful trib-
 ute to the noble young man who died in the
 service of his country.
 It was indeed touching scene. MT Murray's talk was interrupted by the fainting of Corporal Latham, who had gotten over heated working in the hot sun
 assisting to erect the monument, MT. Murray pointed to the fallen boy and said: That is characteristic of the Birmingham
 Rifles; they stand till they fall" Corporal Latham was soon all right again, and the ceremonies continued, after a touching prayer by MT. Murray, the salute (three volleys) was fired over the grave. The de-
 tachment was then taken charge of by the ladies and led to a cool, shady spot, where feast was spread, fit for the gods" The inscriptions on the monument are as follows:
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