The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-03
ALABAMA SOLDIERS OFF
 TO MANASSAS MANOUVERS
Special Train Bearing Military Men Will Leave Union Depot This Morning Regiment
 Will Be Absent Ten Days.

Headquarters Provisional Regiment.
 Organized State Militia, State of
 Alabama.
 Montgomery, Ala. Sept. 2, 1904. Circular Letter No 3:
 ''ro the officers and men of the Pro- visional Regiment:
 The commanding officer cannot too strongly urge upon the. officers and men of this command the fact that up- on our good conduct depends tho re- ord of this regiment. He therefore enjoins upon all connected with the regiment to be impressed with the fact that each officer and man should reflect only credit upon the State which we represent. We go among people who in a very large sense make us their guests. and we should make onstrate their hospitality not mis- placed. Remember that the property of others should not be molested, and do not by any conduct bring discredit upon the regiment.
 We go upon historic ground, re- membering the deeds of our forefa- thers, and gathering inspiration from their patriotic and noble lives let ev- cry officer and enlisted man so conduct himself at these maneuvers as to have it said that the Alabama regiment re- flected credit not only upon the State of Alabama. but upon the lives of those noble men, our forefathers who years ago fought upon the fields we are soon to visit.
 With every confidence that this regiment will succeed, and with the request that the commanding officers read this letter before their depar- ture to their companies. I am.
 Very respectfully,
 William W. Brandon. "CommaSd ding Provisional Regiment" official,
 Howard Gaillard. Adjutunt."
 J. P. Billups, Joseph Higgins and J. B. Hayward. representing the Passen- ger Department of the Western Rail- road reached Montgomery last night. They will travel from Montgomery to Atlanta today with the soldiers to look after their comfort and to see that the tarin is properly handled.
 All Companies Represented.
 Colonel Brandon said yesterday that every military company in the Ala bama National Guard will be repre- scented in the Provisional Regiment. The twelve companies forming the regiment have been recruited up to eighty men and these men have been drawn from companies which were not strong enough to form a single company.
 The Montgomery company command ed by Captain Baber will be composed of men from the two Montgomery in- fantry companies augmented by twelve men from Birmingham; the Phenix City company, Captain Coul- ter, will represent Phenix City. Girard. and Opelika the Eufalua company, Captain Dickey, will represent Eufau- la and Luverne; the DothAA company. Captain Williams will reprent, Doth- an. Enterprise and Geneva; the Fort Deposit company, Captain Coleman, will represent Fort Deposit, Brewton and Evergreen; the Mobile company, Captain Hagan, will represent the four infantry companies of Mobile: the | two Birmingham infantry companies have been consolidated under com mand of Captain L. c. Brown; the ar tillery and cavalry divisions and the | Woodlawn infantry company were consolidated and will be commanded by Captain F. G. Evans; Florence, De- catur and Huntsville were consolida- | ted and Captain J. k. Gullette will com mand; Gadsden and Talladega will be commanded by Captain L. B. Ran ey; Captain D. H. Smith will command the companies formed from Anniston and Oxford; and Captain W. A. Collier ] VIII nave lne COTupdHy aug | mented by sixteen men from Selma, | It is expected that the Alabama reg iment will leave Manassas on the re- turn home on September l2. The en- | tire corps Is to be reviewed on Sep tember 12. by Major General H. c. Cor bin of the regular army and this will probably be the last exercises of the maneuvers.
 | Captain Baber of the Montgomery company announced the appointment of Robert C. Benjamin as the first sergeant of his company. The other sergeants appointed are C. C. Young, quarter master; F. P. Sands and H. C. Crenshaw of Montgomery and Eugene | Thrasher of Wetumka and C. F. ! Wheelock of Birmingham.
 l The Provisional Regiment from Tex as will pass through Montgomery to- night en route to Manassas. This regiment will travel in two special | trains.