The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25


posit, Dothan, EufauIa and Montgomery
will concentrate at Montgomery and pro-
coed via Western of Alabama railway to
Manassas. The company at Girard will
be picked up at Opelika by the train
carrying Montgomery troops. The COM
panies at Tuscaloosa and Birmingham
will concentrate at Birmingham and pro-
coed via Alabama Great Southern railroad
to Manassas. These troops will be joined
at Alfalfa by the companies from An
niston and Gadsden and at Chattanooga
by company from Florence. Company
commanders should apply at once to Col
one Sam r. Jones. chief quartermaster.
u. s. army, for transportation requests.
And all parts of companies recruiting
other companies will at once request
transportation of chief quartermaster, At
lanta. Ga, for transportation from home
station to point of concentration.
Be Held Responsible.
6. Company commanders will be held
responsible for conduct of men en- route;
strict military discipline will be observed.
No intoxicants will be INDUCED in; bois-
ferrous and indecent conduct will not be
tolerated; no ammunition will be taken.
either blank or ball cartridges, and COM
pany commanders will make a rigid in
|
On approaching their destination at
camps, commanding officers will see that
the men of their command are ready to
| disembark, see that he has his equipment
/ on and in place, and be ready to form
not over thirty yards from track as soon
| as he disenltarks. A detail from each
company Will report to the quartermas-
| ter of the train to assist In detraining
and unloading stores.
| CornpaDv commander will not allow the
men of their command to disembark from
! train at stations or loiter on the plat
| forms of same. They will not. either
| while in route or In camp, modest property
of others; a rigid performance of this or
| der is expected Upon tbs discipline of
each command depends the record of this
regiment. and every enlisted man and off,
Ger is requested to see that conduct be-
! coming gentlemen and soldiers Is main
| tanned
instructions for Drills.
7. Field officers and company com
manders are requested to perfect them
selves in rear and advance guard form
atoms outpost duty and battle formations
as these will perhaps be used more fire.
quently than any other. Company COM
manders will therefore drill their compa-
MES as much as practicable preparatory
to this tour of duty in these formations.
s. The schedule of departure has not yet
been announced by the quartermaster
general, U. S. A. but company command
ers will be ready to move on the End or
Bird of September
8. In view of the fact that the depart
ment has failed so far to equip the ma
tional guard with straps for canteen and
haversack. 1t is urged that company COM
manders provide In some way for these
| straps, as 1t will be OF small cost. Should
these stores arrive, they will be prompt
ly shipped.
10. Company commanders must see to
the equipment of each man, and all must
have a service (<hakD uniform and a
blue blouse or blue shirt in addition.
Other information will be given from
time to time
1nis circular will be treated as an or
/ der.
The state will in no wise be responsible
for any indebtedness incurred
| BY command of
WILLIAM w. BRANDON,
Commanding Ala. Inf. Ref1ment Provi-
sional.