The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-27
BLOxnAH RIFLRS
Rssolutlsas % IsR n. walker. Zee
Llsusonans. Rsulfaed.

NAh4 ~ hloAnAm hiue1y A0t Ana4ut-
y National Guard Of Florida. iled ap.
pIieatlon for dltcharge from the service
Of said organisation, owing 10 his inabil-
ity t0discharge the duties Of said Office
% the credit az said organization, as the
same conGictod with bis business 70 this
extent, therefore Be it,
Resolved, That IN the resignation Of
Lieutenant Walker, the BlOxham Rifles
sustains an irreparable loss, a. be was
the best drilled soldier IN 1.-The Rifles.
and no doubt the best IN the State Of
Florida. Lieutenant Walker h native
b1rn Floridlan. He was born IN old
Wakulla county, on the Srd day Of May,
A. u. 1875. At the age Of 5 years he
moved 70 Leon county, where he has re-
NAMED ever since, with the exception
OF q few years Of (which time be SPENT
In our sister State, Georgia, In 1898,
when the Inflated Maine was blown up
IN the harbOr Of Havana. Cuba, and war
was declared between the United States
and Spain, and call was made bY the
president FOR volunteers 30 defend our
national emblem, the Starssand Stripes,
Lieutenant Walker was one OF the FIRST
10 respond % the call, going 10 the,near-
est post, which was Pensacola. where
he enlisted In Company b, Sd Battalion,
known as the Chipley Light Infantry Of
Pensacola. The company was called
immediately 70 Tampa, Fla, where they
were mustered into the service Of the
United States army In May, 1898, IN
Company |, LIST Florida Volunteer In
fantry, and In August Of the same year
they were transferred from Tampa 70
Fernandina, where they remained until
October, &C which time they we're re-
moved 20 Huntsville, Ala, where they
remained until November. Then they
returned 70 Tallahassee, where they
were mustered out at Camp Henderson
on the Sd day Of December, 1893. and on
the 10Th day Of December, 1898, Lieu
tenant Walker reinliBted Ia Company =,
lth Infantry, United States army, sta
toned at Fort Sheridan, H., where on
the 18th day OF January, 1899, the rogi-
ment started for Manila, p. l., going
by way Of New York, where they board
Cd the transport Grant, on the 18th day
Of January, being. che irst regiment 81
United States soldiers to ever cross the
mighty Atlantic ocean, going by Glbral-
ter, Port Said, Suez, Colombo, Ceylon,
and SIM apore, China, arriving az Ma
nilla, In March, 1899. after 81 days trav-
ell over the blue Atlantic, and through
the Mediterranean Sea and SueE Canal
Disseminating, they went on the south
line, under General LawtOn, where they
took part IN the battle between the Ca
loocans, Just q few days afterlandinR;
and from the time Of their arrival in
Manila, until July lst, 1899, he took
part IN every engagement and skirmish
which his regiment was In, and on July
9th, 1899. ne was promoted 70 corporal
and further promoted TO sergeant In 1900.
HonOrably discharged from the service
on the 10Th DAY Of December, 1901, az
MANILA. p !. Re Unlisted the following
day-the same being the 10th day OF
December, holland returned 20 the
United States with his regiment by way
Of Nagasake. Japan, landing IN San
Francisco, Cal from whence they were
sent 70 Fort Clark. Texas, and In Nay
moved 30 Fort Mcintosh, Texas, aud Ia
June, 1902, they were sent back 10 Ma
nllla, By way Of San Francisco, arriving
In Manila, July 18th. 1902. from whence
the regiment was sent south TO LuzOn.
and In June, 1904, we're moved back 20
Laguna de Bay Provinces, where they
were stationed at Las Ban0s until No
vamher 18th, when they started for the
United States By way Of Honolulu. ar
irving at San Francisco on the l4th day
Of December, 1904, and h0norhhly dis-
charged from the service OF the United
States army on the 18th day Of Deem
Der, 1904, ranking ~ sergeant. In June,
1901. when Bloxham RIfies, Company
g, lst Infantry National Guards OF
Florida, was organized. Lieutenant
Walker was appointed BY Governor N.
B BrOWard 80 2nd Lieutenant Of said
company, and has been an evors lhcient
member and Officer, taking great inter
est and pride IN the same by lending bic
able assistance and years OF experience
&c q soldier.
Be Il further resolved. That Il Il the
sense Of this committee that the name
OF Lieutenant JeR \ Walker be placed
upon the roll Of this Organisation as 90
honorary member Of the BlOzham
Rifles.
Be Il further resolved. That . copy
Of these resolutions b spread upon the
minutes Of the company. q copy BE-
printed IN The True DemOcrat, q week.
" Newspaper published at Tailahaasee,
Fla. j. a. Mcknight,
&. r. Sauls.
w. j. Tfyon,