The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15
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Perhaps 1t Is not generally known that Alabama furnished about three thousand white volunteers to the Spanish American war Besides about 1000 colored troops.
 The purpose of this article is to keep alive in some measure the history of these = volunteers and to bring to the memory of those who spent six months in the service scenes of our camp life,
 The white troops from Alabama formed two regiments. The tst and End Ala bama regiments. The 1st regiment was composed of the following companies:
 Company A, woodlawn Light Infantry, woodlawn; Comapny B, Wheeler Rlnes, Florence; Company c, Etowah Rifles, Gadsden: Company D, Anniston Rifles, Anniston; Company E, Joe Johnston Rifles, Decatur; Company F, Huntsville Rifles, Huntsville; Company G, Jefferson Volunteers, Birmingham; Company II, Bessemer Rifles, Bessemer, Company l, Oxford Rifles, Oxford; Company K, Birm- ingham Rifles, Birmingham; Company l., Huey Guards. East Lake; Company M, Clark Rifles, Pratt City and Tailadega.
 Field and Staaff Oficers-E. l.. Hig- don, colonel; J. B. Mcdonald. Lieutenant Colonel; Tom O. Smith, Major; D. D. Mo- Cloed, Major; Osceola Kyle, Major; w. J. Kernachon, Surgeon; Lewis c. Morris, Assistant Surgeon; Handey Johnston, As sistant Surgeon; R. Nj. Fletcher, Assis- tant Surgeon; O. F.. Fitzsimmons. Chap lain; l.. C. Brown, Adjutant; R. M. Fletcher and M. F. Wood, Quarter. masters
 This regiment was mustered into the service May 24th 1888, at Mobile. Ala bama.
 The End regiment was composed of the following companies:
 Company A, Montgomery Greys, Mont gomery; Company B, Lomax Rifles, Mo- bile; Company c, Mobile Rifle Co, Mobile; Company D, True Blues, Montgomery; Company F. Warrior Guards, Tuscaloosa; Company G, Eufaula Rifles. Eufaulai Company H. Troy Rifles. Troy; Company I, Jackson County Vol. Jackson Countyi Company K, "Vaiden's Rough Walkers Uniontown and Jasper; Company l. Phoenix City Rifles, Phoenix City; Com. pany' M, Mobile Cadets. Mobile.
 Field and Staff Oficers-J. W. Cox Colonel; w. A. Thurston. Lieutenant Colonel; H. B. Foster, Major; R. B. du Mont, Major, w. w. Brandon, Major s. s. Pugh. Surgeon; A. c. Harte, Chap lain; J. R. Vidmer. Adjutant: w. E. Mickle, Quartermaster; w. R. Weedor and J. N. McCiafn, Assistant Surgeons
 This regiment was mustered in June 18th, after having spent more than 6 month in redezvous recruiting.
 Both these regiments experienced muct trouble in recruiting to their full strength The examinations which .the volunteers were subjected to was severe. and many brave young man who had volunteered with his company was sent back home because of some real or imaginary physi, cal disability.
 For this reason we were encamped for a month before we were real soldiers" ir the service of the government. During this period many amusing and interest. ing incidents occurred which may havt been lost sight of. which served to pass the monotony of the camp life.
 Both regiments at this time were ex. ceedingly anxious to muster in. and the details from each regiment tackled everything in sight to muster in his par. ticular regiment. One of the Mobile papers at that time speaking of this says
 Scene at Camp CIark-Johnston.
 Half dozen travel-stained. bewhis. kered Alabama farmers with carpet bags in hand alight from the electric car. I'm. l mediately they are espied by Colone