The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-02
LEAVE FOR MANASSAS
ALABAMA SOLDIERS WILL DE
 PART SATURDAY.
Six Companies Will Spend n Few Hours in MOntgomery-FullS Stan is Announced by C0mmnn-
 der Brandon.

Preparations are arpidly making for the departure of the Alabama Pro- visional Regiment for the regular ar my maneuvers at Manassas, Va. Stan officers of the regiment are assemb- ling in Montgomery and the regimen tai equipment of the Second Infantry for the use of that portion of the reg iment which comes from South Ala bama is being loaded on the cars.
 General W. W. Brandon. who will command the regiment and his staff officers. are attending to the multi tude of details. Captain Thad Part ridge Commissary and Major Howard Gaiilard. Adjutant. both of Mobile reached Montgomery yesterday and will remain here until the departure of the regiment Saturday morning. Captain E. P Couter who will com mand the Phenix City company and the Surgeon Major of the regiment spent yesterday in Montgomery.
 General Brandon announced yester- day that Captain Dudley Williamson of Montgomery. had been appointed Instructor of the Guard on his staff,
 The staff of the Provisional Regi- ment announced in full yesterday is as follows: Adjutant, Major Howard Gaillard. of Mobile; Quartermaster Captain Samuel Friedman of Tusca- loosa; Surgeon, Major J. E. Dedman of Birmingham Assistant Surgeons. Mai or I. N. Stowe of Opelika and Captain B. M. Kendrick of Luverne; Chaplain Major w c. Hearn of Talladega; Ord nance Officer Captain E. J. McCrossir of Birmingham: Instructor of the Guard, Captain Dudley Williamson oi Montgomery; Inspector of Rifle Prac- tice, Captain Hunt Taylor of Montgom- cry; Sergeant Major. Al Reynolds of Montgomery; Quartermaster Sergeant P. NJ. Johnson of Birmingham; Com missary Sergeant, H. s. Rubira of Mo- bile: Assistant Guard Instructor H, N Edmonson of Anniston; Trumpeters Private Jackson and Bell of Mont gomery; Courier. Ed Snow of Tusca- loosa.
 These officers and non-commisisoned officers were named in regimental order issued yesterday by General Brandon.
 The field officers of the regiment are Colonel E. H. Graves. Acting Lieuten- ant Colonel. Lieutenant Colonel c. R. Bricken, Acting Major. Lieutenant F. P. McConnell; Acting Major and Major J. L. Daniel. The majors will appoint their own battalion staffs. Colonel Bricken has appointed Captain S. H Roberts. of Montgomery. adjutant for his battalion.
 The companies and the company commanders are as follows:
 Company "A" Captain E. c. Evans, Birmingham.
 Company B." Captain J. E. Galletto Florence.
 Company e." Captain H. N. Cole man. Fort Deposit.
 Company "D." Captain E. F. Baber, Jr.. Montgomery.
 Company E." Captain J. D. Hagan' Mobile.
 Company "F." Captain W. A. Collier Company Company e." Captain G. O. Dlckey Luverne
 Company "H." Captain A. L. Will Hams, Dothan.
 Company "I," Captain D. II. Smith Anniston.
 Company K" Captain Lucian c Brown. Birmingham. Company H." Captain E. P. Coulter Girard.
 Company M" Captain L. B. Rainey Gadsden.
 The companies which will concen' trate at Montgomery are those from Mobile, Montgomery. Fort Deposit Dothan and Eufaula. These companies will leave Montgomery on a specia l train over the Western Railway a l1:30 o'clock Saturday morning Al l companies will reach Montgomery sat