Evening star., 1909-03-04

Gen. j. Madison Drake,
Commanding Elizabeth Veteran Zouaves, New
Jersey.
belts, white epaulets and shake. The regi-
menr is quartered In it's parlor cars de
New York avenues. The commissary de-
partment brought along plentiful lsupplies,
gray. swallowtail coat white cross belts.
white epaulets and shake. The regiment
is quartered in its parlor cars de luxe,
at the intersection Of Florida and New
York avenues
Second Battalion of Engineers.
The colors Of many regular regiments
carried In line in the military division
had their baptism In the fire and smoke
of sanguinary battle. Their histories eX
tend back in some instances to the days
when the men in buff and blue, armed
with flintlock and pitchfork, were pitted
against the trained relocated regulars
of Great Britain.
Brig. Gen. John A. Johnston, chief of
Gen. Bells inauguration staff. prepared
some of the interesting histories of the
passing regiments" in the pageant to-
day.
The first engineer troops of the army
of the United States were organized in
177s and served until mustered out in
1888 Engineer troops were again organ
lied in 1904. discontinued in 1902. again
revived tsed in 1872. serving till abolished
In 1s46 one company was organized.
Since that time the engineer troops have
continued to form part of the regular
brrny. The company then organized is
still in service-Company a, 1st Battalion,
Engineer Corps.
In 1861 three more companies, B. c
and D. were organized. The four COM
panies served through the civil war with
the Army Of the Potomac. taking part
In the Peninsula campaign, the battles
of Antietam. Fredericksburg, Chancellors-
Petersburg. and lesser engagements.
Their work embraced road and bridge
construction and repair as we'll as service
in the fighting lines.
In 1865 fifth company, Company L.
was organized at Detroit. Between 1865
and 1898 the five companies were sta
toned at WilIets Point and West Point.
n. Y; Jefferson Barracks, Mo-. and the
Pacific coast, engaged in military work.
road and bridge building and reconnais-
sance, surveys and explorations of the
west.
In 1898 all companies were recruited
to a strength of $50 men. Detachments
aggregating 100 men were distributed to
the various harbors of the United States
for placing the system of submarine
mines in the various channels. duty
successfully and satisfactorily performed.
Georgia Military Academy Cadets.
A representative body Of southern lads
is the Georgia Military Academy Cadets.
By their solderly bearing and excellent
marching and maneuvers they won much
applause in line today. There were 14O
of the cadets in line. and they were
headed by their own band They wore
full-dress cadet uniforms. West Point pat
tern. and were commanded by Col. ]. c.
Woodward. president, and Col. ]. Q.
Nash. commandant, both members of
the governors staff
The young GeorgianS are quartered at
the Regent Hotel. 18th street and Penn
sylvania avenue. The Georgia Military
Academy is regarded one of the best
equipped schools of the kind in the
in College Park, eight miles from Atlanta.
Coast Artillery Battalion.
The Coast Artillery Battalion belongs
principally to organizations that formerly
We're part of the old 4th Artillery. That
regiment fought through the Black Hawk,
the Seminole, the Mexican, the civil. the
Modoc and Spanish wars.
In all these wars 1T was conspicuous
for it's efficiency, and upon leaving the
division of the Pacific at the close Of the
Indian wars the division commander re-
ported to Washington that while in that
division this regiment added to its al
ready splendid reputation by soldierly
efficiency in the field in four campaigns,
by continuous exemplary conduct in gar
rison and especially by the conspicuous
attainments and affability of its officers"
The 1O4th Company dn this battalion).
formerly formed part of Battery of the
4th Artillery. 1t fought desperately on
the right OF the Union army at Antietam.
AT Gettysburg its record was magnificent.
Lieut. Alonzo II. Gushing of this bat
terry. killed in Picketts charge, has left
a name for gallantry that cannot be ex-
celled.
The 44th Company came from Battery
X. This battery fought at Chancellors-
vile, losing an officer. forty-four men
and fifty nine horses killed and wounded.
1t was in this battle. on the height at
Fairview. at the extreme left of the crest.
while under the most terrific fire. that
X Battery won the admiration OF all WHO
beheld il. Its record at Charlottesville
also. under Lieut.. f. W. Seeley, was ex-
cellent.
The 5th Infantry.
The 18th Infantry was organized in 179s,
but DISCHARGED in 1890: again organized in
1908 on account of threatened war with
England, and served through the war of
1872 After the war reorganization took
place In 1915, in which the old 9Th IN
fantry was consolidated with other regi-
mems and new 9TH Infantry created.
Its first colonel. James Miller, when asked
at Lundy's Lane II he could take certain
work from the enemy, made the modest
and solderly reply. row known to every
schoolboy. .I'H try. sir and proceeded
to take the work in gallant style.
The regiment bore a conspicuous part
in the battle on the Mississippi, where
the command. under Cen. Atkinson. COM
pletely routed the Indians and ended the
Black Hawk war in 1872.
In 1915 the regimen: moved into Texas
to protect that state against attack
from Mexico while forming its constitu-
tion preparatory to joining the Union. |
Here it was under the command of Gen.