The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

with Yankee mortar battery, furnishing quite a spectacular entertainment to the two armies.
 Early next morning the fleet and Fort Pickens resumed the attack, and the Confederates replied. But the second days fight was very much duplicate of the first. the ceaseless thunder of artil- lery being heard at Montgomery, Union Springs and other points hundred miles away. There was no material damage to either side. By order of General Bragg Nov. 22nd and 2Srd. 1884," was inscribed on the banner of the First Alabama Reg iment.
 On Jan. 1st, 1862, General Bragg had occasion to be absent, leaving General Anderson in command, The latter opened up a fight which lasted all day. Rumor had 1t that General Bragg was much dis pleased at this attack All the Confed- crate forts and batteries were manned by the First Alabama. except Fort McRae and a battery at the. navy yard.
 Regiment Reorganized.
 The period of our enlistment twclve months) was now drawing to a close and the question of reorganization was d lively thefhe with the regiment. When we volunteered, we though we could whip the Yankees in three months. It was now evident that we were entering upon long and bloody war. Accordingly. the Confed- eracy was cnlisting soldiers only for three years or the war. But as the First had already served one year. General Bragg thought it just that we be re- ceived for two years, and we were mus tered in for that period-the only regiment perhaps in the Confederate service so en- listed. Three companies-Eufaula Pio- ncers, Eufaula Rifles and Red Eagles
 s-A av.1 bat, slln n were taken by Captain Fruits company from Barbour County. Captain Knowles s company from Montgomery and Autauga company from Mntgmery and Autauga County Of the seven companies reor- eanizing, about half of the men and of Acers re-enlisted, the rest being dis charged and enlisting in other com mands.
 Upon reorganization. I. G. w Steedman was unanimously elected colonel; s. L.. Knox Major; s. D. Steedman was ap' pointed Adjutant; pr. Hamilton. Surgeon: pr. Manning, Assistant Surgeon; D. Car michael, Ouartermaster; Baptain B. Sul- lens. Commlssary. The companies were commanded. respectively, by J. D. Mead ows. Captain Company A CTallapoosa Ri- Aesl: D. w. Ramsey, Captain Company p tWilcox True Bluesl; - Stubbs, Cap tain Company Guards of the Sunny south R. H. Isbell. Captain Company D cralladega Rlfes); John H. Woods, Cap tain Company E (Rough and Ready Pio- n,ers): Richard Williams. Captain Com ranv F Clayton Guards); VI. B. Looke. Coptain Company Perote Guards); - knowles, Captain Company H; w. H. Prlitt. Captain Company l; John F. Whitfield, Captain Company K John Gill shorter Artillery). No election was held E Iisn+enant-CoIonel be cause as yet rsgimentaI sentiment had not centered o many single individual for the position, and hesides, as the regiment was soon to he largely recruited, it seemed just that +ha recruits should have voice in the selection of at least one field officer At island No. 10, owing to so much sickness and other causes the election was not c,7sidorsI. and ac sordingly an election for Lieutenant-Colonei was not held un- Ill we reached Port Hudson in October, 1882.