The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-03

A train of seventeen cars bearing five companies of the Alabama Pro- yisional Regiment which Is to be corp@ manded at the Manassas maneuvers by Colonel W. W. Brandon will leave the Montgomery union railway station at Ill 80 o'clock this morning. The sixth company, the one stationed at Phenix City, will board the special train at Opelika.
 The six other companies forming the remainder of the regiment will leave Birmingham on special train for Manassas at $50 o'clock this morn ing. This train will be in charge of l Lieutenant Colonel Frank P. McCon- nell of Talladega who is to be Major | in the Provisional regiment. Colonel Brandon will travel to Vir- ginia with the soldiers who will rendezvous at Montgomery this morn | ing
 The companies that will leave from Montgomery today are Montgomery, Captain E. F. Baber; Mobile, Captain J. D. Hagan; Dothan. Captain A. L.. | Williams; Eufaula, Captain, G. O.. l Dickey; Fort Deposit, Captain H. N Coleman.
 | Assignments on Train. For the information of the soldiers Colonel Brandon yesterday issued the | following order concerning the special | train and the travel to Manassas: Headquarters Provisional Regiment. Alabama Organized Militia. Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 2, 1904. Order No 8.
 q. The following assignment in | train, enroute to Manassas Is hereby see that their companies are loaded accordingly:
 "a. Palace horse car next to en- zine.
 "b. Baggage car. next to horse car.
 "c. Two coaches for Company "L" l (Phenix City) next to baggage car. or first two passenger coaches. Captain E. l.. Colter, commanding, which will be loaded at Opelika.
 I'd. Two coaches for Company e." next to Company 'L." or third and fourth coaches, Captain H. N. Coleman. commanding, Fort Deposit "e. Two coaches Mobile Company "E," next to Company e." or fifth and sixth coaches, Captain John D. Hagan. commanding.
 | If. One coach for detail. next to Company F. or seventh coach, from l each company to unload train. | "g. Sleeper for following officers.
 
 tain Friedman, Captain Partridge, Cap tain Charles Dexter, Major Stowe, Cap | tain Taylor, Sergeant Reynolds and Ser geant Rubirs. Also company officers of companies T." "C' and "E".
 'h. Baggage car next to General | Brandon's sleeper.
 'i. Two coaches for Company "H," next to baggage car or first and sec and coaches from sleeper, Captain A. L. Williams, Dothan.
 ''j. Two coaches for Company e." next to Company H." or third and fourth coaches from center sleeper.
 K. Two coaches for Company "D,' next to Company e." or two last coaches In train. Montgomery. Captain E. F. Baber. Jr.. commanding.
 T. Sleeper for the following off, cers. Colonel E. H. Graves, Lieutenant Colonel Bricken, Captain Kendrick, Captain Soper, Captain Clifford and Captain Gunter Also company off, cers from Company H. "G" and ID" Company commanders will see to 1t, that their men are loaded according ly.
 "2. At Atlanta, Ga, this train will be divided into two sections. The first section will consist of cars from engine to, and including sleeper occu-
 
 ond division will include the rest of the train from baggage car to the sleeper occupied by Colonel Graves, and officers Lieutenant Colonel Graves will be in command of the second sec- tion. The Battalion Commissary, Cap tain Clifford. will have charge of the travel rations of this section, and Cap tain Partridge will issue to him suf- cient supplies for the travel from At lanta to Manassas.
 "S. Captain Freidman, quarter mas- ter. will so load the baggage as to in- clude travel ratiOns in each car, for | each separate section.
 A. Company commanders, on ar rival at Atlanta will have one quar- ter master sergeant, and four privates from each company, report to Captain Howard Gaillard. adjutant. as a de- tail to detrain at Manassas. These men will occupy the coach next to the sleeper occupied by the commanding officer, see subdivision "F," of this or | der.
 The Quarter Master Sergeant in command of these company details will be held responsible, when issued tn them. for the camp equipment for their respective companies, and will upon arrival at Manassas see that same is properly distributed at their | NYH4Phhy SlIeelS, TOT use upon the ar rIVal of their company. Captain Sam Friedman. Quarter Master is charged with seeing that this portion of this order Is properly executed.
 By order of
 William W. Brandon. Adjutant General State of Alabama
 Commanding the Provisional Reg | iment
 "Offcial.
 Howard Gaillard. Adjutant."
 Good Conduct Urged.
 That the men representine Alabama may be fully acquainted with the re- sponsibility resting upon them dur ing their stay of ten days in Virginia. Colonel Brandon yesterday issued the following circular letter: I