Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29
MIDNIGHT MARCH
OF 1ST BRIGADE
is A SURPRISE
MEN HIKE OVER MUDDY ROADS IN
DARKNESS WHEN CALL IS SENT
run REGIMENTS TO REPORT.
FIRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT At CON-
y CENTRATi0N POINT n So MIN
uTES AFTER ORDER.


turn out al night and report to a brigade
or more away. fully equipped and ready {,
20 into action
| This question was answered last nigh
by the lth United States Infantry. the 36tl
United States Infantry and the First an,
Second Regiments Of Virginia Infantry
these four regiments composing the Frs'
Provisional Brigade commanded hy Co
+. f.. Hatch. In pitch darkness and in
heavy downpour of rain one Of these rcgi
ments got its men awake. turned them on
and moved 10 the concentration point \
mile away with its wagon tram IN fifty
two minutes. and the others were not IN
behind.
No one knew the call was coming *
cept the brigade commander and Major
Preston. Lieutenant Scott aud Iicntenan'
Thornell and members of the staff. a.
| III o'clock last night they bcgan I" ~cnt
ont the calls and immediately hugles be
-an To sound IN the fonr regimcntal camps
Sleepy men tumblcd ont of their cots anf
into their clothes ordcries ~curricl her
and there with the officers mounts. mul,
punchcrS sworc and cracked their whip
n the combat and baggage trains swun
into line. and in short while the rc.i
mcntS were one the move. They arrivef
nj the concentration point in the followin.
order:
First Virginia Infantry. Col Perry. IT.
and Elizabeth streets, nj midnight 10 th
dot.
Fourth United States Infantry. Col +
| II. Hatch. 9Th and Elizabeth streets. l2:1
Il. m.
Second Virginia Infantry. Col. Iced,
9th and Elizabeth streets. l2;ll .. IN.
| Thiry- Sixth United States Infantr,
Col. Carmerter, 9TH and Elizabeth street.
l :16 a. m.
| While the Thirty Sixth Infantry was IN
last to arrive. it, complete equipment NOR.
than offset this. Absolutely nothing VIZ
lacking. II was really prepared to take III
field and 10 STAY there sometime. loo. il
necessary, with field ranges. raiions AM
all other things necessary for campaign
The two regiments. whose camps are !,
the Victoria Coonia Addition. ON the
Point Isabel road. had ~ hike over road.
ot slippery mud. the torrcrtial rain whicl
came shortly before midnight finding IN,
First already on the march. In spite of
this. however. Col. Perry moved hi com
mand forward rapidly and when the clock
were striking the midnight hour The hcal
of his column rested nj 9Th aud Elznbetl
streets. The First came IN ~ The Ruen.
Vista cemetery and the rice mill TIL
second was brought In by Col. I.ec'y Owe
the Point Isabel road. there bcine no rem
outlet to the Seconds camp.
March discipline was declared good Nh
Jor Preston, Col. Hatch's adlutant. tallpc
special pains 10 impress upon the regimen
tai commanders the wish of Col. Hatch
that this midnight movement bc made will
AZ little noise a possible Few Of tbe iii
Izens whose houses were passed knew that
thousands of armed men were movinp
through their neiehborhond
| In view of the midracht marrh. CoI
Hatch today recorded IL ~ substitute for
the brigade movement that was 10 have
been made this forenoon. and the men NJ
the brigade went indusiriouslv to work on
their rifles and Sidearms preparatory "a,
AN anticipated review tomorrow.
Scouting parties from the First and
Third squadrons. First Illinois cavalry.
spent the entire right In futile search
for the secret position Of the Second
squadron. which left camp early ycstcrda,
withinsirmfions to take up-a hidden posi-
ton somewhere within "A radius of eight
miles OF Brownsville. The hidden squad
ron was finally located early today bv b
scout Of the first squadron who had beer
"wounded and captured by an outpost vi
the Second squadron and had escaped af
ter being left on the field for "dead.r
IL developed that the Second squadron
under Captain Leroy Nelson. hail pro-
tected itself 80 well with ontposts that
the scouts could not approach within five
miles of the camp.
IL was announced by General Foreman
that be estimated that fully forty five pcr
cent OF the squadron had been placed on
outpost duty. The camp was established
on the San Benito road
Leaving Camp Parker at 80 O'Clock
this morning the First squadron, under
Major Fisher, was met BY the returning es-
lcaped scout and informed or the where
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