n of two regiments of Cavalry shall be colored men," and in compliance with this section the War Department

antry shall be colored men;" and in compliance with this section the War Department maintains the organi

tive service in Cuba. There is no statute requiring colored artillery re

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rolina--All co

pressure," after which there was much trouble with the men, as they claimed to

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fficers; Col. Chas. Young

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ored officers, and did pol

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od record made by the regulars around Santiago. This view, however, we think unjust, and ill-founded. There was considerable shooting of pistols and drunkenness among some reg

ng editorial concerning some white tro

r uniforms, their States and themselves. They were drunk and disorderly, and their firing of pistols, destruction of property and theft of edibles was not as bad as th

entioned in the morning papers, but if a Negro company fired a pistol a telegram was sent ahead to have mobs in readiness to "do up the niggers" at the next station, and at one place in Georgia the militia was called out by a telegram sent ahead, and discharged a volley into the car containing white officers and their families, so eager were they to "do up the nigger." At Nas

be that of one of the colored volunteer regiments stationed in Virginia. It is to be regretted that the colored volunteers, especially those under Negro officers, did not have an opportunity to show their powers on the battlefield, and thus d

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of Santiago, and a Colored

D.C., Augu

s to publish the news, whether pleasing or otherwise. The selection of the 8th Illinois colored regiment for this important duty, to replace a disorderly white regiment, is a sufficient refutation of a recent editorial in th

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erred to by Major Douglass. The h

iment Outside the City of Santiago--Colored Troops from Ill

day ordered the Second Volunteer Regiment of Im

own. Some of the men have indulged in liquor until they have verged upon acts of license and disorder. The inhabitants in some quarters have alleged loss of property by force and intimidation, an

he Eighth Illinois Volunteer Regiment of colored troops , in whose sobriety and discipline he

XTH VIRGINIA

Maj. J.B. Johnson and Maj. W.H. Johnson. In April, 1898, the war cloud was hanging over the land. Governor J. Hoge Tyler, of Virginia, under instructions from the War Depart

o in or out of t

ALTH OF

Office, Richmond, V

l Orde

f their companies will volunteer for service in and with the volunteer forces of the United States (not in the regular army) with the distinct understanding that such volunteer forces, or any portion thereof, may be ordered and required to perform service either in or out of the United S

R JOHN R. LYNCH, PA

make, direct to this office, similar reports, to those above required, with regard to their respective field, staff a

s matter, this order is sent direct, w

and Commander-in-Chief. W

rg and Norfolk were the first to respond to the call and express a readiness to g

ccepted, and the follo

General's Office, Richmond, Va., Ap

nited States will at once proceed to recruit their respective companies to at least eighty-four enlist

Commander-in-Chief. (Signed

ignated by the President in his call, ordering them to take the necessary steps to recruit the companies of the respective battalions to eighty-three men per company, directing t

e at Camp Corbin, Va., ten miles below Richmond. The company had three offi

oreman. Company "E" (Petersburg Guard), Capt. J.E. Hill; First Lieutenant J.H. Hill, Second Lieutenant Fred. E. Manggrum. Company "F" (Petersburg), Capt. Pleasant Webb; First Lieutenant Jno. K. Rice, Second Lieutenant Richard Hill. Company "G," Capt. J.A. Stevens; First Lieutenant E. Thomas Walker, Second Lieutenant David Worrell. Company "H," Capt. Peter Shepperd, Jr.; First Li

C," was detailed as Adjutant, Ordin

"B," was detailed as Quartermast

ville the command was sent to Camp Poland, near the Fourteenth Michigan Regiment, who were soon mustered out. A few days after the arrival of the Sixth Virginia the Third North Carolina arrived, a full regiment with every officer a Negro. Wh

e camp to a point nearer the city, which was granted. Soon after the arrival of the Third North Carolina Regiment the First Georgia seemed disposed to attack the colored soldiers, so on a beautiful September evening

s of the Sixth Virginia: Maj. W.H. Johnson; Second Battalion, Capt. C.B. Nicholas, Capt. J.E. Hill, Capt. J.A.C. Stevens, Capt. E.W. Gould, Capt. Peter Shepperd, Jr., Lieutenants S.B

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ion; many of the most worthy young men of the State, who left their peaceful vocations for the rough service of war, for they were, students, bookkeepers, real estate men, merchants, clerks and artists who responded to their country's call--all looking to a much desired promotion. But after many conflicting stories as to what would be done and much parleying on the

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r in the regular army. This was the first positive evidence that white officers would be assigned to this regiment. This was about 9 o'clock in th

any "E." Captain J.W. Bentley, commanding Company "G." Captain S.T. Moore, commanding Company "H." First Lieutenant Jno. W. Healey to Company "H." First Lieutenant A.L. Moncure to Company "G." Second Lieutenant Geo. W. Richardson, Company "G." First Lieutenant Edwin T. Walker tra

uis V. Caziarc, Assistant Adjutant-General: Lieut. Col. Croxton and Maj. Johnson were all there and spoke to the men. Colonel Kuert said: "Gentlemen, as commanding officer of the Brigade, I appear before you to-day asking you to do your duty; to be good soldiers, to remember your oath of enlistment, and to be careful as to the step you take, for it might cost you your life

. He then ordered them to be taken back to

ollows: "Forty years ago no Negro could bear arms or wear the blue. You

imental Tailor, stepped to the front and gave the "rifle salute" and asked permission to say a word. It was granted. He said: "When we enlisted we understood that we would go with our colored officers anywhere in or out of this country, and when vacancies occurred we expected and looked for promotion as was the policy of the Governor of Virginia toward other Virginia Regi

om and pass privilege

JOHNSON, OF THE SIXTH VI

o Macon, Ga., arriving at Camp Haskell

mmune Regiment, in which were many Virginia boys, some of w

t and remained so for nineteen days. The first day the Third Engineers guarded the camp, but General Wilson, the Corps commander, removed them and put colored soldiers t

into line behind a hill on the north and the Fourth Tennessee had been drawn up i

en conveniently placed at hand to mow them down had they shown any resistance. The Southern pa

lger, Secretary of War, and President McKinley, who a

THIRD NORTH CA

es, "A Happy Riddance," has the following to say when the Third North Carolina left Macon. But the Journal's article was evidently written in a somewhat of a wish-it-was-so

s largely on rumors and imagination. It will be noted that President Me

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congratulated on the mustering out

were probably never gotten together before.

s were killed, either by their own comrades in

terized it while in the service. But for the promptness and pluck of several Atlanta policemen these Negro ex-soldiers would have done serious mischief at the dep

the recent war were worse than useless. The Negro regulars, on the

NORTH CAROLINA VOLU

lunteers should have begun sooner

CHARLES FRANC

ancis Meserve, of Sh

rs, as well as many of the rank and file, were graduates or former students of Shaw University, led me to make a visit to this regiment, unheralded and unannounced. I was just crossing the line into the camp when I was stopped by a guard, who wanted to know who I was and what I wanted.

ad avenue in the centre intersected by a number of side streets. On one side of the avenue are the tents and quarters of the men

Macon water works distributed in pipes throughout the camp. The clothing was of good quality and well cared for. The food was excellent, abundant in quantity and well prepared. The beef was fresh and sweet, for it had not been "embalmed." The men were not obliged to get their fresh meat by picking maggots out of dried apple

ct. The secret of it all was confidence in their leader. They believe in their colonel, and the colonel in turn believes in his men. Col. James H. Young possesses in a marked degree a quality of leadership as important

AW UNIVERSITY, RALEIGH, N.C. (Who investigated

Hayward, of Raleigh; Chief Surgeon Dellinger, of Greensboro; Assistant Surgeons Pope, of Charlotte, and Alston, of Asheville; Capt. Durham, of Winston; Capt. Hamlin, of Raleigh; Capt. Hargraves, of Maxton; Capt. Mebane, of Elizabeth City; Capt. Carpenter, of Rutherfordton; Capt. Alexander, of Statesville; Capt. Smith, of Durham; Capt. Mason, of Kinston; who served under Colonel Shaw at Fort Wagner; Capt. Leatherwood, Asheville; Capt. Stitt, of Cha

regiment, and is very popular, and aids in e

rticles, such as soldiers need, are on sale and the profits go to the soldiers. But the canteen of the Third North Carolina is a dry one. By that I mean that spiritous

of it in the highest terms. I also met Major John A. Logan, the Provost Marshal, and had a long interview with him. He said the Third North Carolina was a well-behaved

d many years in the regular army. He was with Colonel Forsyth in the battle with the Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. I had met him previously, when I was in the United States Indian service

red out of the service without any knowledge of actual warfare. I thought, however, as I stood on the dry goods box and gave them kindly advice, and looked down

FRANCIS

Unive

N.C., Jan

REGISTER OF THE TREASURY, AND SIGNS