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COL.  WILLIAM  CRAWFORD  SMITH, 

COMMANDING  THE  FIRST  TENNESSEE  UNTIL  HIS  DEATH  AT  MANILA.  FEBRUARY  5,  1899. 


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FIRST  TENNESSEE  REGIMENT 


UNITED   STATES  VOLUNTEERS 


COMPILED    BY 


■■  THE  TENNESSEE  REGIMENT  HAS  DONE  SOME  GOOD  FIGHTING.  AND  SHOULD 
YOU  PLACE  THEM  ON  SHORE.  WILL  TAKE  THE  CITY  OF  ILOILO  WITHOUT  ASSIST- 
ANCEiFROM  ARTILLERY  OR  GUNBOATS.  '~  Gen.  Otis  to  Gen.  Miller. 


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MARSHALL    i    BRUCE    COMPANY 


THE  FIRST  TENNESSEE  REGIMENT 


UNITED  STATES  VOLUNTEERS 


BEGIXXIXO   OF  THE  j: 

SPAXISH-AMERICAX  TN'AJR   f ! 


CHE  Anglo-Saxon  stands,  and  for  centuries  has 
stood,  foremost  for  liberty,  for  the  equality 
of  men  before  the  law.  and  for  the  fullest 
freedom  of  thought  and  intellectual  advance- 
ment. As  a  result,  the  march  of  the  race  has  never 
been  in  retreat,  but  ever  onward.  It  has  made  blun- 
ders, but  it  can  learn  a  lesson,  seldom  committing 
the  blunder  over  and  over  until  it  becomes  a  crime. 
These  conditions  are  reversed  in  Spain.  That 
country  is  by  nature  endowed  with  many  advan- 
tages, and  yet  her  people  are  wofully  down-trodden, 
and  generally  ignorant.  She  has  made  the  serious 
mistake  for  long  generations  of  trying  to  hold  dis- 
tant colonies  by  force  of  arms  instead  of  endeavoring 
to  bring  about  their  contentment  and  prosperity. 
Her  dealing  with  Cuba  is  an  instance  of  her  fatuous 
and  monumental  stupidity.  If  we  entirely  ignore  her 
attitude  relative  to  the  moral  and  intellectual  devel- 
opment of  the  Cubans,  a  study  of  the  statistics  of 
the  exactments  to  which  they  have  been  subjected. 
shows  the  iniquity  and  avarice  of  the  mother  coun- 
try and  amply  justifies  the  Cubans  for  their  Inng  com- 
tinued  struggle  to  free  themselves  from  her  grasp 
— £.  struggle  seriously  begim  in  the  first  of  their 
great  revolutions  in  18()8,  and  ending  successfully, 
through  the  Samaritan  efforts  of  the  United  State.?, 
thirty  years  later  in  the  second  revolt. 

In  the  mind  of  the  American  people,  the  event 
which  caused  hostilities  between  this  country  and 
Spain  was  the  destruction,  on  February  15,  1898,  of 
the  United  States  battleship  Maiiir  in  Havana  har- 
bor: but  the  war  had  been  coming  for  some  time  be- 
fore that  incident.  The  cruelties  of  the  Spanish 
authorities  toward  the  Cubans,  hardly  precedented 
except  in  the  history  of  Spain  toward  the  helpless 
peoples  who  have  fallen  imder  her  power:  the  impo 
tency  exhibited  by  the  dons  in  their  efforts  to  subdue 
them;  and  the  continued  menace  to  our  interests 
which  this  long  drawn  out  contest  brought  about — 
these  things  inspired  various  resolutions  in  Congres.3 
looking  to  armed  intervention.  Even  if  the  Mniiii  had 
not  been  destroyed  the  war  would  undoulitedly  have 
materialized.  The  leport  of  the  naval  court  ap- 
pointed for  the  purpose  of  inquiring  into  the  cause  of 


the  catastrophe,  finding  that  the  ship  had  been  de- 
stroyed by  the  explosion  of  a  mine — seeming  to 
throw  the  responsibility  for  the  crime  on  the  Spanish 
government — merely  hastened   the  conflict. 

The  war  spirit  after  the  report  became  general. 
"Remember  the  Maine'."  was  the  slogan.  Paity  lines 
were  erased,  and  the  people  as  one  man  were  for 
war.  On  April  3,  1898.  Consul  General  Fitzhugh  Lee 
was  ordered  home  from  Havana,  and  to  bring  with 
him  all  American  citizens  in  the  Cuban  capital.  Pres- 
ident McKinley  sent  his  long  expected  message  to 
Congress,  asking  authority  to  take  measures  to  se- 
cure the  termination  of  hostilities  in  Cuba,  to  secure 
in  the  island  the  establishment  of  a  stable  govern- 
ment, and  to  use  the  military  and  naval  forces  of  the 
United  States  as  might  be  necessary  to  carry  out  his 
policy.  Congress  acted  promptly,  voting  a  large  sum 
to  carry  out  the  proposed  measures.  In  anticipation 
of  the  war,  the  regular  army  was  ordered  to  mobilize 
at  Tampa,  Mobile.  New  Orleans,  and  Chickamauga. 
Gen.  Woodford,  the  American  minister  to  Spain,  was 
given  his  passports  by  the  Spanish  government.  And 
on  April  22  the  American  fleet  under  Admiral  Samp- 
son sailed  from  Key  West  to  effect  a  blockade  of 
Havana  and  the  northern  coast  of  Cuba.  Then 
came  the  President's  ultimatum  to  Spain,  demanding 
a  reply  on  or  before  noon  of  Saturday,  April  23,  and 
a  few  days  afterward  his  proclamation  calling  for 
120,000  troops.  On  a  joint  resolution  passing  through 
both  Houses  of  Congress,  on  April  25,  it  was  signed 
by  President  McKinley,  and  war  was  formally  de- 
clared, although  four  days  previously  the  first 
shotted  gun  was  fired,  throwing  a  shell  from  t'le  Uni- 
ted States  gunboat  Niis-hville  across  the  bow  of  the 
Spanish  steamer  Biiriin  yriitiini,  the  first  prize  taken 
by  our  blockading  fleet. 


RESPONSE  OF  THE  VOLUNTEERS  S 


ff  ■  HEN  President  .lames  K.  Polk,  at  the  out- 
■  M  I  break  of  the  war  with  Mexico,  called  for 
^^^J  volunteers,  more  than  300.000  men  re- 
■^  '^  spondeci  at  once.  The  response  to  Presi- 
dent McKinleys  proclamation  was  as  prompt  and  en- 
thusiastic. The  people  were  not  a  little  moved  by 
sentiment — the    desire    to   avenge    the   execution    of 


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COL    GRACEY  CHILDERS. 

APPOINTED  COLONEL  OF  THE  FIRST  TENNESSEE.  TO  SUCCEED  COL.  W    C    SMITH. 


THK  FIRST  TENNESSEE  REGIMENT,   UNITED  STATES  VUH'NTEERS. 


Crittenden  anrl  the  slaughter  of  the  crew  ot  the  ill- 
fated  Virginius.  anri  to  put  an  end  to  the  starving 
of  noncombating  Cuban  women  and  children:  but 
over  and  above  all  surged  the  resolution  to  punish 
Spain  for  the  insult  offered  to  the  stars  and  stripes 
on  Febi-uary  15.  1898.  Then  there  was  obliterated 
the  imaginary  line  between  North  and  South;  sons 
of  the  Lost  Cause  and  of  the  Union  were  actuated 
by  the  same  high  patriotism,  and  it  could  then  be 
truthfully  sung: 

"  There  is  a  cry  tliut  rises  and  swells  ou  every  breeze— 
Xo  Ifijjgards  on  the  shore  and  no  laggards  on  the  seas  ; 
From  homes  of  Lee  and  Lincoln  the  patriot  souls  are  seen— 
Thank  God:  the  hind's  united,  the  old  flag  waves  serene'  " 

And  Tennessee?  As  had  been  her  course  since  her 
admission  into  the  Union  in  1796,  she  showed  by  her 
enthusiasm  her  indorsement  of  the  sentiment — "Our 
country,  may  she  a-ways  be  right:  but — our  country, 
right  or  wrong!'  All  the  States  promised  their  quota 
of  troops,  btit  even  as  early  as  April  20,  this  tele- 
gram was  sent  to  the  papers  from  Washington,  prov- 
ing once  more  Tennessee's  right  to  be  called  the 
Volunteer  State: 

WA-iiuxGTo.v,  April  20. — All  day  to-day  letters  and 
telegrams  have  been  pouring  in  upon  Secretary  of 
War  Alger  from  prominent  citizens  of  Tennessee, 
offering  their  services  in  the  event  of  war.  Similar 
telegrams  have  been  received  by  the  Tennessee  del- 
egation, which  were  duly  forwarded  to  the  war  de- 
partment. So  far  more  offers  have  been  received 
from  Tennessee  than  from  any  other  State  in  the 
Union. 

Under  the  first  call  for  volunteers  Tennessee's 
quota  was  to  be  three  regiments  of  infantry.  The 
officers  of  the  First  were: 

Colonel — Wm.  Crawford  Smith. 

Lieutenant  Colonel — Gracey  Childers. 

Ma.1ors — Albert  B.  Bayless.  B.  Frank  Cheatham, 
and  John  G.  Maguire. 

Major  and  Surgeon — Richard  A.  Barr. 

Captain  and  Assistant  Surgeon — R.  M.  Kirby- 
Smith  and  Percy  Jones 

First  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant — James  K.   Polk. 

First  Lieutenant  and  Quartermaster — Andrew  J. 
Duncan. 

Captain   and  Chaplain — Lewis  J.   Lelaud. 

The  field  officers  of  the  Second  were: 

Colonel — Kellar  Anderson. 

Lieutenant  Colonel — Thomas  E.  Patterson. 

Majors — Frank  H.  Deffrey.  Mark  A.  Walker,  and 
George  W.  Seay. 

Those  of  the  Third  were: 

Colonel — James  P.  Fyffe. 

Lieutenant  Colonel — Daniel  M.  Coffman. 

Majors — William  Brown.  James  W.  Meeks.  and 
Edwin  C.  Ramage. 

Under  the  second  call  a  fourth  regiment  was  or 
ganized,  with  the  following  field  officers: 

Colonel — George  LeRoy  Brown. 

Lieutenant  Colonel — Harvey  H.  Hannah. 

Majors — William  C.  Tatom,  William  O.  Vertree-,. 
and  J.  Crum  Epier. 

Two   of   the    reg:menis — the    Second    and    Third — 


were  discharged  Ijefore  they  saw  active  service  in 
the  field,  and  the  Fourth  was  quartered  awhile  in 
Cuba,  then  discharged.  While  they  were  not  per- 
mitted to  take  part  in  any  of  the  battles  between 
this  country  and  Spain,  or  between  our  forces  and 
the  Filipinos,  the  soldiers  were  ready  to  fight  like 
Tennesseans.  and  would  have  refiected  glory  on 
American  arms. 

The  First  Tennessee  Regiment  was  the  earliest 
organized,  the  companies  constituting  it  being  Com- 
pany A,  Nashville:  Company  B,  Columbia;  Company 
C,  Nashville:  Company  D.  Lawrenceburg;  Company 
E.  Nashville:  Company  F.  Nashville:  Company  G, 
Waverly:  Company  H.  Clarksville:  Company  I.  Big 
Sandy:  Company  K.  Springfield;  and  Companies  L 
and  M  to  be  recruited  from  Nashville.  On  April  23 
the  National  State  Guard  was  ordered  out.  the  order 
from  Adjutant  Charles  Sykes  being  addressed  to  the 
various  commanders  throughout  the  State,  and  to 
those  of  the  First  Regiment.  It  was  made  in  antici- 
pation of  the  President's  call.  The  troops  were  to 
rendezvous  at  Nashville  preparatory  to  being  mus- 
tered into  the  service  by  Lieut.  Samuel  Seay.  of  the 
Fourteenth  United  States  Infantry.  There  was  bus- 
tle and  excitement  and  enthusiasm  then  for  weeks 
in  the  capital  city.  The  regular  troops  were  passing 
daily  on  the  trains;  the  volunteers  along  the  various 
thoroughfares  recalled  to  mind  the  stirring  days  of 
1861.  and  patriotism  could  almost  be  felt  in  the  air! 

At  length  the  companies  were  fl'.led.  and  the  Ten- 
nessee troops  repaired  to  camps  outside  the  city 
limits  to  be  drilled  and  to  await  orders  to  march  to 
the  front.  The  waiting  to  these  heroic  boys  proved  a 
sore  trial,  for  they  enlisted  to  fight  and  not  to  rest 
idl>  in  camp.  Even  the  Governor  of  the  State,  Hon. 
Robert  L.  Taylor,  became  inspired  by  the  war  spirit, 
and  the  volunteers  expressed  a  desire  that  he  snould 
command  them. 

The  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution, 
through  Mrs.  E.  C.  Lewis,  on  May  17,  1898,  presented 
the  First  Tennessee  with  a  flag,  and  soon  after  the 
regiment  repaired  to  Cherokee  Park  to  await  further 
orders. 


i  ORDERED  TO  SAN  FRANCISCO    « 

CHE  order  to  move  came  in  due  time.  Familiar 
scenes  were  to  be  forsaken,  and  the  old  blue 
skies  of  Tennessee  were  to  be  looked  upon  no 
more  for  months.  In  all  this,  despite  their 
ardor,  the  Tennesseans  found  a  trial,  for  it  is  no 
insignificant  matter  to  clasp  the  hands  of  friends  in 
farewell,  perhaps  for  the  last  time,  and  to  reflect 
thai  in  distant  climes  there  would  be  lacking  the 
ti  lu'h  of  mother's,  wife's,  or  sister's  tender  palm  and 
th.  love-light  from  loving  eyes.  On  June  10  they 
folded  their  tents,  and  after  an  uneventful  journey 
reached  San  Francisco,  going  into  quarters  at  Camp 


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Merritt.     Their  reception  at  San  Francisco  was  grat- 
ifying in  the  extreme. 

Camp  Merritt  proved  an  unhealthful  place,  how- 
ever. There  was  an  increase  of  mild  cases  of  bron- 
chitis and  other  maladies  which  were  hard  to  fight 
on  account  of  the  foggy  nights. 

As  many  of  the  Tennessee  troops  had  surmised 
and  predicted,  it  was  found  necessary  to  secure  bet- 
ter quarters.  Camp  Merriam.  in  a  beautiful  valley 
of  the  Presidio,  was  selected.  The  climatic  change 
was  at  once  seen  to  be  beneficial.  In  a  short  while 
the  sick  list  fell  off  nearly  fifty  per  cent. 

The  citizens  continued  their  good  offices,  and  ev- 
erything glided  smoothly  with  the  exception  of  a  few 
acts  by  unruly  soldiers,  who.  however,  redeemed  any 
mttake  they  made,  by  their  valor  in  tne  Philippines. 

Orders  were  received  more  than  once  for  the  First 
Tennessee  to  proceed  to  Manila,  but  were  as  often 
reconsidered.  Homesickness  began  to  take  posses- 
sion of  many  of  the  soldiers.  As  one  of  the  officers 
said,  "they  wanted  Manila  or  home."  It  seemed  that 
they  were  not  to  take  any  real  part  in  the  war — were 
not  to  taste  any  of  the  excitement  of  conflict,  or  to 
gain  any  of  the  glory  of  victory,  not  reflecting  that 
those  also  serve  who  only  stand  and  wait.  They 
were  Tennesseans — and  the  record  of  tne  Tennessee 
soldier  is  that  when  there  is  any  fighting  to  do.  he 
wants  to  take  part  in  it. 

Time  had  developed  the  fact  that  there  were  mem- 
bers of  the  regiment  who  were  immature,  physically 
disabled,  and  undesirable  for  other  reasons,  and  in 
October  an  order  came  from  Washington  to  have 
them  discharged.  After  an  inspection  made  by  Maj. 
Fields.  174  men  were  given  discharges. 

Ii!  the  meantime,  as  stated,  a  number  of  the  sol- 
diers had  died  in  camp — none  the  less  heroes  be- 
cause they  did  not  fall  in  line  of  battle. 

'•  Kot  alone  is  duty  iloue. 
Not  jilotie  is  glory  won 

Where  the  storm  or  b.-ittle  rages. 
Names  of  those  who.  waiting-  died — 
Fame  will  write  them  in  just  pride 
Oo  the  tablets  of  the  ages." 


the  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Gracey  Childevs.  The 
wives  of  Chief  Surgeon  Richard  Barr  and  Chaplain 
L.  J.  Leland  were,  by  special  permission  ol  the  Sec- 
retary of  War,  allowed  to  accompany  their  husbands. 
Thousands  of  the  citizens  of  San  Francisco  vvere  on 
the  dock  to  bid  them  good-bye  and  in  this  token  of 
the  esteem  of  the  populace  they  forgot  the  harsh 
things  said  aboui  them  by  the  papers.  They  arrived 
at  Manila,  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  November  28, 
ISHS. 


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/  ■  I  came  unfriendly  toward  the  soldiers  so- 
^^^1  journing  there,  on  account  of  the  scare 
■^  "^  they  gave  a  coast  negro — nursing  their 
wrath  to  keep  it  warm  until  the  moment  when  the 
country's  defenders  began  leaving  for  Manila — the 
latter  were  not  without  a  host  of  friends  and  well- 
wishers.  A  portion  of  the  First  Regiment  left  on  the 
Zriihiiiilii;  on  the  evening  of  October  30,  for  Manila, 
The  companies  which  embarked  were  A,  B,  C,  E,  K, 
L,  and  M,  comprising  590  men  and  ofllcers.  The 
remaining  four  companies — mostly  new  recruits — 
followed  one  week  later  on  the  ''////  nf  finhln.  under 


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CHE  number  of  islands  in  the  archipelago  is 
variously  estimated  at  from  600  to  2,000.  If 
the  Carolines  and  the  Ladrone  Islands  are  not 
counted  with  the  Philippines  proper,  however, 
there  are  probably  about  1,200,  The  more  important 
are  Luzon,  having  41,000  square  miles:  Mindaneo, 
37,000:  Samar,  5,300:  Panay,  4,600:  Palawan,  4.150: 
Mindoro,  4.050:  Leyte.  3.090:  Negros.  2,300;  Cebu, 
1.650,  and  Mashbate.  1.315. 

The  Filipinos  first  appeared  in  history  in  1509, 
but  the  islands  were  not  discovered  till  1521.  The 
conquest  of  the  islands  was  accomplished  by  a  few 
Spaniards  in  the  sixteenth  century,  and  was  held 
by  them  until  turned  over  to  the  United  States  in 
1S99. 

The  natives  were  driven  into  an  insurrection  in 
1S96  on  account  of  the  rapacity  of  the  monks,  and 
the  revolt  was  directed  as  much  against  them  as  the 
Spanish  government.  Rents  were  raised  so  that  the 
small  farmers  could  not  pay:  they  rebelled,  and  for 
the  first  time  rich  and  poor,  educated  and  ignorant, 
united  in  the  common  struggle  against  Spain.  Their 
leader  was  Don  Emilio  Aguinaldo  y  Famy,  who  has 
been  giving  tne  Americans  so  much  trouble. 

The  war  between  the  Filipinos  and  Spaniards  had 
been  interrupted  by  the  agreement  of  the  Spanish 
government  with  Aguinaldo  and  other  insurgent 
leaders  to  pay  them  $800,000.  and  introduce  all  the 
reforms  for  which  the  Filipinos  had  been  asking.  C  £ 
this  money,  ,$400,000  was  paid  into  a  bank  in  Hong 
Kcng.  The  insurgents  considered  it  a  trust  fund  to 
be  held  as  a  guaranty  of  Spanish  good  faith.  Agui- 
naldo began  a  new  insurrection  soon,  as  the  Spanish 
government  failed  to  fulfill  its  promises.  Nine  thou- 
sand Spanish  prisoners  were  held  by  his  forces,  and 
an  army  of  30,000  declared  to  be  under  arms.  He 
claimed,  even  after  the  Americans  had  taken  Manila, 
that  he  was  the  de  facto  ruler  of  the  country,  and 
interfered  considerably  in  the  administration  of  af- 
fairs there.  Complications  arose,  and  it  was  soon 
seen  by  those  in  a  position  to  see  that  trouble  was 
brtwing  between  the  Americans  and  the  insurgents. 
The  expected  outbreak  occurred  on  the  night  ot  Sat- 
urday. February  4,   1899,  at  Manila.     Three-  venture- 


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seme  Filipinos  ran  past  tlie  pickets  of  the  F.rst  Ne 
braska  Volunteers,  at  Santa  IVIesa.  They  were  ;h-.il- 
lenged.  and  retired  without  replying.  Once  more 
they  tried  the  experiment,  and  were  challenged  and 
thrust  back  beyond  the  picket  line.  For  the  third 
time  they  approached  the  picket  line  maintained  by 
the  Americans.  Corporal  Greely  challenged  them, 
and  then  opened  fire,  killing  one  and  wounding 
another,  'this  was  the  signal  for  the  first  battle  be 
tween  the  Americans  and  Filipinos — a  conflict  which 
the  Tennesseans  foreshadowed  some  time  before  in 
letters  to  friends  at  home. 


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.WITH  FILIPINOS... 


BEFORE    referring    further   to   the    first    engage- 
ment  between   the   Americans   and    Filipinos, 
a  glance  at  the  movements  of  the  First  Ten- 
nessee   after    its    arrival    in    the    Philippines 
will  be  given. 

There  have  been  expressions  to  the  effect  that  the 
Tennesseans  have  done  nothing  in  this  war  worthy 
of  record — an  erroneous  idea,  certainly,  having  its 
inspiration  in  the  execrable  trait  of  humanity  which 
gave  rise  to  the  scriptural  maxim  that  a  prophet  is 
not  without  honor  save  in  his  own  country.  If  we 
had  no  other  proof  of  their  gallantry,  it  would  be 
sufSciently  proved  by  the  letter  written  by  Gen. 
Otis  in  their  praise.  This  letter  was  written  Febru- 
ary 11,  1S99,  to  Gen.  Miller,  off  Iloilo,  and  from  it  is 
taken  this  significant  extract: 

The  Tennessee  Regiment  has  done  some  good  fight- 
ing, and,  should  you  place  them  on  shore,  will  tak; 
the  city  of  Iloilo  without  assistance  from  artillery 
or  gunboats.  They  go  down  with  enthusiasm  gained 
here  (at  Manila)  on  the  battle  line,  where  they 
fought  desperately. 

No  greater  tribute  could  be  tendered.  No  greater 
confidence  could  have  been  shown  the  picked  marks- 
men at  King's  Mountain,  the  soldiers  under  Jackson 
at  Horseshoe  Bend,  or  the  troops  who  stormed  and 
carried  the  City  of  Mexico  a  halt  c.  ntury  ago. 

And  while  on  this  subject  of  dauntless  intrepidity, 
we  should  not  overlook  two  or  three  instances  of 
individual  courage  happening  during  the  war,  which 
were  topics  for  the  whole  people  at  the  time  of  their 
occurrence.  One  was  outlined  in  a  cablegram  from 
Manila.  'Near  Jaro,"  it  read.  "Sergeant  Clement  C. 
Jones,  of  the  Third  Battalion,  Tennessee  Regiment, 
made  a  dash  from  the  outposts  across  eight  hun- 
dreds yards  of  open  rice  fields,  forded  a  river,  seized 
a  rebel  standard,  and  returned  unscathed  with  his 
trophy,  through  a  hail  of  Mauser  bullets  from  the  Fil- 
ipino intrenchmenls."  Collier's  Weekly,  giving  an 
illustration  of  the  thrilling  act,  declares  that  it  was 
the  most  desperate  deed  of  daring  the  war  has  pro- 


duced. Anothei-  v.as  duiing  a  skirmish  in  Stpttmber. 
rear  Naga,  Island  of  Cebu,  where  Lewis  Dorris  dis- 
played laudalde  hei'oism.  The  incident  is  bcSt  given 
in  the  language  of  Logan  Williams,  a  Tennessee  sol- 
dier: 

•  We  all  marched  up  into  the  town,"  he  wrote  in 
a  private  letter,  tne  place  mentioned  being  Maurl- 
baurl.  'Finding  it  deserted,  we  put  out  our  seniiiieis 
ana  spent  the  night  in  a  convent.  At  iU  o'clock  next 
morning  four  shots  were  heard,  and  our  native  sol- 
diers reported  the  insurgents  advancing  on  the  town. 
In  a  few  moments  we  had  on  our  equipment,  and  were 
advancing  in  the  direction  of  the  shots,  our  lighting 
foice  being  Zl  Americans  and  about  100  natives.  7 
oi.  the  latter  being  armed  with  American-made  guns, 
the  rest  with  spears. 

"When  we  had  gone  but  a  short  distance  from 
quarters,  the  captain  ordered  me  to  take  one  man 
and  guard  quarters.  I  had  spent  haraly  two  hours 
keeping  men,  weeping  women  and  chiidien  out  of 
quarters  when  here  came  our  boys  hacK,  and  to  my 
surprise  and  horror  the  detachment  was  headed  by 
four  men  carrying  a  stretcher  with  an  American 
sckiier  cold  in  ueath.  Then  came  another  stretcner 
bearing  a  wounded  man  shot  through  the  stomach. 
Then  came  a  second  corpse,  my  fiiend  Adams,  with 
a  horrible  gaze  out  of  his  half-opened  eyes,  showing 
h-;  had  died  hard.  Then  a  native  latally  woanded 
and  five  men  slightly  wounded.  Then  another  of  our 
boys  slightly  wounded,  another  with  his  canteen  shot 
to  pieces,  and  still  another  with  iiis  bayonet  bent 
witn  a  bullet.  Last  of  all  came  my  old  friend,  Lewis 
Dorris,  bent  down  imder  seven  guns  and  three  p.iirs 
of  bloody  sidearms.     He  explained  it  all  to  me. 

"They  advanced  along  a  road  running  paral.el  with 
the  bay,  built  on  an  embankment  some  eight  feet 
high,  with  water  on  both  sides  at  high  tide.  About 
a  mile  down  the  road  the  water  ceases  on  the  land- 
ward side  of  the  road  and  a  bluff  tmrty  feet  high 
rises,  on  the  top  of  which  the  insurgents  had  their 
fort,  built  of  rock,  almost  over  the  road. 

•■ThL=  boys  advanced,  tiring  into  this,  but  re.eived 
no  return  Are,  and  had  gotten  right  under  it,  intend- 
ing to  climb  up  and  take  it,  when  a  perfect  shower 
of  stones,  bullets,  and  other  missiles  came  from  two 
cai;uon  planted  at  each  end  and  from  the  Remingtons 
and  Mausers,  killing  one  man  and  wounding  half  a 
dci.en  more. 

"Capt.  Walker,  cool  and  deliberate,  ordered  the 
men  to  give  it  to  them,  but  finding  his  fire  ineffect- 
ive and  tliat  longer  delay  meant  the  de.ith  of  per- 
haps his  whole  force,  ordered  retreat.  However,  one 
man  was  killed  and  several  wounded  befor.^  shelter 
was  gained. 

"In  the  midst  of  the  most  trying  time  and  most 
galling  fire,  Lewis  Dorris,  one  of  our  N.ishville  boys, 
jumped  down  the  bank,  after  retreat  had  been  or- 
dered, and,  taking  hold  of  one  of  his  fallen  comrades, 
stood  calling  for  assistance.  And,  by  the  way  of  pa- 
renthesis, will  say,  he  will  come  home  a  corporal, 
promoted  for  bravery  on  the  field." 

Before  a  month  had  passed  after  the  arrival  of 
Col.  Smith  and  his  Tennessee  regiment  at  Manila, 
that  officer  began  attracting  the  attention  of  his 
superiors.  He  was  accordingly  advanced  by  Gen. 
Otis  to  an  independent  command.  He  was  assigned 
to  the  comiuiind  of  Cavite,  and  of  all  the  troops  sta- 
tor.ed  there. 

Writing  to  Maj.  E.  C  Lewis,  of  Nashville,  under 
date  of  January  12,  1899,  he  said: 

"I    have  one   of   the    battalion.-;    (Cheatham  si    from 


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MAJ.  B.  FRANK  CHEATHAM. 

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my  own  regiment,  the  battalion  of  the  x'lrst  Califor- 
nia Heavy  Artillery,  the  Wyoming  battalion  of  infan- 
try. Troop  A.  of  the  Nevada  cavalry,  and  Battery  A. 
of  the  Wyoming  Light  Artillery,  including  my  head- 
quarters' staff  and  iiand-  in  all  about  1.300  men.  and. 
still  being  in  command  of  the  First  and  Third  B.ittal- 
ions  of  my  own  regiment  at  Manila,  tnis  makes  about 
1,950  men  I  have  to  look  after.  Lieut.  Col.  Childers  is 
in  immediate  command  of  the  First  and  Third  Bat- 
talions, which  are  reported,  of  course,  from  my 
headquarters  as  detached  and  stationed  at  Manila.  " 

Col.  Smith  was  ordered  to  Cavite  to  relieve  Col. 
D.  D.  Van  Valzau.  of  the  Eighteenth  Unitea  States 
Infantry,  who  was  designated  for  service  in  another 
section  of  the  Philippine  Islands.  Cavite.  to  be  spe- 
cific, is  eight  miles  from  Manila  across  the  bay,  or 
twenty  miles  around  by  land. 

The  soldiers  were  not  idle  from  their  arrival.  It 
was  claimed  that  the  members  of  the  First  had  been 
kept  largely  in  the  rear,  to  restore  order  in  the  terri- 
tory taken  by  our  troops,  out  this  is  a  mistake.  Lieut. 
James  K.  Polk  is  authority  for  the  correction,  and  he 
also  says  that  they  had  not  done  any  police  duty  up 
to  June  23,  1899.  "The  regiment."  he  stated  In  a  com- 
munication to  the  Nashville  American,  "has  done 
outpost  duty  continuously,  each  company  being  on 
such  duty  from  once  in  two  days  to  once  in  four 
days.  These  outposts  are  located  along  the  Jaro 
river  on  one  side,  and  between  Iloilo  river  and  the 
bay  on  the  other.  Along  the  lines  we  have  built 
small  blockhouses  to  protect  the  men  from  the 
weather  and  bullets,  and  for  the  first  two  months 
after  we  reached  Manila,  scarcely  a  day  passed  in 
which  there  were  not  small  outpost  skirmishes." 

Circumstances  and  opportunities  bring  out  the 
best  qualities  of  soldier  and  civilian.  Dewey  had 
long  been  in  the  navy;  it  required  the  war  with 
Spain  to  show  that  he  was  a  bulldog  fighter.  Lee 
had  been  for  years  in  the  army:  it  needed  the  exi- 
gencies of  a  great  conflict  to  prove  that  he  was  the 
leading  general  of  his  time.  If  circumstances  had 
not  Intervened,  neither  of  these  heroes  would  have 
won  his  reputation.  So  with  the  First  Tennes- 
see. Placed  at  the  front,  in  the  storm  of  shot  and 
shell,  it  would  have  been  heralded  from  the  begin- 
ning of  hostilities  and  made  as  famous  as  any  regi- 
ment in  the  battles  around  Santiago. 

As  shown,  they  were  kept  at  Nashville  and  San 
Francisco  for  something  near  half  a  year.  Arriving 
at  Manila,  weeks  passed  before  they  were  given  an 
opportunity  to  show  their  fighting  qualities.  Of 
course  no  criticism  should  be  made  relative  to  the 
forced  inactivity  of  the  regiment — the  only  Southern 
regiment  in  the  Philippines,  by  the  way.  Gen.  Otis 
was  supposed  to  know  his  duty.  It  was  plain  enough, 
however,  that  "the  boys  '  were  not  underestimated, 
even  by  the  general  himself.  His  actions  toward 
Col.  Smith,  as  well  as  his  letter  to  Gen.  Miller,  men- 
tioned elsewhere,  abundantly  prove  this. 

But  a  time  was  approaching  when  the  soldiers 
could  show  their  spirit  and  receive  the  eulogy  of  the 
public. 

This  was  first  demonstrated  at  Manila,  in  the  at- 
tack made  by  the  Filipinos. 


mENTION  has  been  made  of  the  opening 
clash  between  the  Americans  and  insur- 
gents on  February  4.  1899. 
The  continuous  battles  around  Manila 
were  furious  and  bloody,  the  loss  to  the  enemy  being 
several  thousand. 

All  the  reports  of  any  length  testified  to  the  des- 
perate bravery  exhibited  by  the  First  Tennessee. 
The  regiment  simply  covered  itself  with  glory.  The 
Second  Battalion.  Col.  Smith  and  staff,  had  been  or- 
dered liack  from  Cavite  only  a  few  days  before, 
dcubtless  in  anticipation  of  some  kind  of  trouble. 
Perhaps  a  better  idea  of  the  conflict  and  the  part  the 
Tennessee  troops  took  can  be  given  by  quoting  from 
the  letters  of  eye-witnesses.  In  a  communication 
to  the  Banner,  Lieut.  Winston  Pilcher  says: 

"Sunday  night.  Lieut.  Col.  Childers  and  Maj.  Ma- 
guire  came  in  on  a  run  from  the  city,  and  said  there 
waf  firing  on  the  outposts  out  on  the  waterworks 
road,  where  the  Nebraskans  were.  About  that  time 
ail  aide  dashed  up.  and  in  about  two  minutes  Chief 
Bugler  Embry  was  sounding  'To  arms!'  The  men 
gave  a  wild  yell  of  delight,  and  rushed  into  their 
ti-nts  after  arms.  The  regiment  formed  in  the  San 
Lucia  road  and  waited  for  orders,  and  I,  with  thirty 
men,  was  left  to  guard  the  rag  boxes  and  tents. 
Presently  the  regiment  moved  off,  and  I  made  an 
oration  to  the  stars!  All  night  long  I  stood  out  on 
the  river  front  and  listened.  The  sound  of  firing 
cyme  in  fiom  every  point  except  the  bay.  And  it 
came  from  there,  too,  for  the  Monadnock  and  the 
Charleston  were  shelling  the  woods.  I  am  not  out 
or  a  still  hunt  for  a  hero's  death,  but  I  wanted  to  be 
with  the  regiment, 

"About  6  o'clock  Sunday  morning  the  regiment 
came  plodding  back,  and  every  individual  man  was 
saying  something  that  was  not  nice!  They  had  been 
marched  to  the  other  side  of  the  walled  city,  and  had 
stayed  there  all  night.  At  8  o'clock  I  was  relieved,  and 
as  I  was  going  toward  my  tent  (the  firing  had  never 
ceased)  I  met  an  aide.  To  my  query.  'What  news?' 
h»i  said:  'I'm  going  to  send  your  Second  Battalion  to 
help  out  the  Nebraskans.'  I  broke  into  a  run,  and 
bj  the  time  the  order  to  get  ready  came  the  battalion 
was  ready  to  march,  and  the  First  and  luird  tearing 
their  hair. 

"Manila  is  a  much  larger  city  than  I  thought.  We 
marched  five  miles,  and  were  still  in  town.  As  we 
passed  the  various  barracks,  those  left  behind  yelled, 
'Give  'em  h — 1  for  us,  boys!'  We  were  nearly  out  of 
the  city,  and  were  standing  in  columns  of  fours, 
when  we  heard  our  first  Mausers.  About  a  peck  of 
them  ripped  through  a  bamboo  hedge  and — well,  no 
living  being  can  know  what  they  sounded  like  unless 
he  could  hear  them  coming.     It  is  demoralizing. 

"What  we  halted  for  was  not  long  in  coming.  An 
artillery  oflicer  dashed  back  and  ordered  up  the  litter 
bearers,  saying  the  colonel  was  killed.  I  did  not 
know  Colonel  Smith  was  with  us,  and  when  I  ran  to 
th(>  front  of  the  column  and  saw  the  gallant  old  gen- 
tl(  man  lying  in  the  road,  I  was  horribly  shocked. 
Adjutant  Polk,  Maj.  Cheatham,  and  Surgeon  Kirby- 
Smith  were  bending  over  him.  He  had  fallen  just 
as  he  turned  into  the  road  under  fire,  and  we  all 
tl'ought  he  was  shot  until  late  in  the  day.  The  word 
was   passed   down   the  line,   and   the  men  began   to 


MAJ    JOHN   A    MAGUIRE. 
MAJ    W.  J.  WHITTHORNE 


MAJ    A   C.  GILLEM 


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swear  and  dernand  an  advance,  for  they  wanted  re- 
venge. The  knightly  old  gentleman  was  carried  to 
the  rear,  and  the  word  forward  was  given. 

"The  colonel  was  in  the  act  of  giving  Maj.  Cheat- 
ham his  instructions  when  he  fell.  and.  outside  of  a 
general  idea  of  the  work  to  be  done  he  knew  noth- 
ing. We  were  to  support  the  Utah  Battery,  which 
was  hammering  away  2,000  yards  ahead.  We  had 
to  cross  the  San  Juan  river  on  a  high-backed  bridge, 
the  most  exposed  place  on  the  tiring  line,  and  the 
only  way  was  in  a  column  of  forty-five.  The  gallant 
little  Cheatham  never  hesitated,  but  ordered  us  for- 
ward. The  Mausers,  thank  goodness,  all  fired  high, 
were  whirring,  and  the  men  were  looking  at  each 
other  as  they  marched  along,  when,  just  at  the  right 
ircment  somebody  yelled,  'Charge.'  It  was  like  new 
whisky.  Every  man  threw  up  his  head,  gave  a  .veil. 
and  then  began  a  footrace  in  perfect  order.  We 
went  over  the  bridge,  dashed  int®  position  behind 
the  battery,  and  in  less  time  than  it  takes  to  tell  it 
Companies  B  and  M  were  sending  niggers  to  glory. 
We  drove  them  back  slowly,  for  they  were  brave  lit- 
tle devils,  and  if  they  knew  how  to  shoot  we  wouldn't 
be  here  to  tell  about  it.  We  edged  along,  running 
them  out  of  trench  after  trench,  until  we  took  the 
hill — which,  by  the  way,  is  called  San  Juan. 

"The  Nebraskans,  who  had  been  fighting  thirty 
hours,  were  on  our  left,  and  had  the  bulk  of  tho 
fighting.  They  lost  several  men  in  this  advance.  We 
rested  awhile  at  the  insurgent  headquarters,  then 
formed  a  long  line  and  attacked  the  San  Phillipe  con- 
vent, which  is  practically  impregnable;  but  we  had 
little  trouble,  as  the  yellow  boys  had  been  hit  too 
hard  on  the  hill.  The  campaign  the  rest  of  the  day 
took  on  the  form  of  a  rabbit  drive.  They  would  lie 
in  ambush  and  shoot  a  few  rounds,  and  would  be 
dropped  by  our  marksmen  when  they  tried  to  get 
away.  I  hear  we  drove  several  hundred  across  the 
river,  and  saw  more  dead  ones  than  I  care  to  think 
of.     We  spent  the  night  in  the  convent. 

"The  Tenness3e  troops  did  not  seem  to  have  even 
a  little  shyness  nor  excitement.  They  laughed,  and 
most  remarkable  of  all.  preserved  perfect  fire  disci- 
pline. My  company,  I  know,  never  fired  a  shot  with- 
out orders,  and  the  officers  of  tne  others  say  the 
same.  The  only  trouble  was  keeping  some  of  the 
men  behind  the  line,  they  were  so  anxious  to  see 
and  do  something.  John  Bass,  the  celebrated  war  cor- 
respondent, who  is  doing  the  campaign  foj-  H  r 
Weekly,  was  with  us  all  day.  He  said  nothing  for 
quite  awhile,  but  finally  told  me  he  never  saw  such 
coolness  and  discipline.  He  told  me  confidentially 
that  he  was  betting  on  our  going  to  pieces  when  we 
crossed  the  bridge,  but  he  now  knew  the  men  would 
go  anywhere.  He  was  surprised  at  the  shooting,  for 
we  killed  some  on  the  run  at  2.000  yards. 

"Some  one  asked  Maj.  Cheatham  who  had  shown 
the  best  nerve.  He  replied  that  there  was  no  be.st. 
that  he  had  watched  every  one.  and  if  he  was  asked 
to  recommend  a  man  for  the  bravest  he  would  have 
to  send  the  battalion,  as  they  all  looked  alike  to  him." 

Another  account  was  given  by  Lieut.  Robert  Mi- 
lam, in  a  letter  to  his  father,  who  resides  in  Nash- 
ville: 

"We  went  with  the  determin-dt;on,"  he  wrote. 
"to  carry  hon<H-  to  Dixie  or  die  in  the  attempt.  We 
came  up  on  the  Fourth  Cavalry  at  th;-  end  of  a  lane. 
end  right  here  I  want  to  say  that  I  never  saw  men 
who  feared  death  less  than  the  boys  under  their 
first  fire.  The  bullets  were  flying  over  our  heads 
and  cutting  down  leaves  all  around  us.  In  going  \ip 
this  lane  the  boys  were  joking  with  each  other  about 
it.  I  didn't  see  a  single  man  who  faltered.  Well. 
we  halted  in  the  rear  of  the  Fourth  Cavalry,  and  de- 
cided  that  the   best   plan   would   be   for   us   to   flank 


them   while  the   Fourth   held   their  fire   in   front,  and 
we  set  about  it  accordingly. 

"We  cut  through  the  trees  to  our  left  and  darted 
across,  one  at  a  time,  an  open  space  that  the  sharp- 
shooters were  working  on.  and  gained  blockhouse  13. 
From  here  we  formed  the  skirmish  line  and  advanced 
across  the  rice  fields  towards  the  woods  where  the 
Filipinos  were.  This  advance  was  made  in  rushes  of 
about  fifty  yards,  and  then  halted,  lying  down.  Here 
was  where  the  Mausers  played  'Home.  Sweet  Home' 
to  us.  We  then  swung  our  line  into  the  right  a  little, 
and  the  Fourth  opened  at  the  same  time,  and  also  a 
part  of  the  Third  Artillery.  The  Filipinos  had  by 
this  time  seen  our  men  and  retreated,  and  then  broke 
into  a  run,  and  finally  scattered  like  a  disorganized 
niob, 

"It  was  all  we  could  do  to  restrain  the  men.  Wo 
followed  them  for  about  three  miles,  and  had  to  give 
it  up  as  night  came  on  and  we  were  in  danger  of 
getting  cut  off  from  the  trenches,  and  ammunition 
was  low.  We  relieved  the  Fourth  at  the  trenches 
that  night,  and  nothing  occurred,  outside  of  a  little 
ragged  firing,  of  any  consequence  the  rest  of  the 
night.  I  forgot  to  tell  you  that  we  did  not  go  out 
as  a  regiment,  but  the  battalions  were  sent  sepa- 
rately to  different  places.  The  Second  Battalion  did 
the  heaviest  fighting,  as  the  natives  made  a  good 
stand  for  a  while. 

"They  were  sent  to  reinforce  the  Utah  Battery  and 
Idaho  Volunteers,  and  were  ordered  to  take  a  bridge 
held   by  the  natives. 

"The  charge  was  made:  they  gave  the  rebel  yell, 
and  poured  in  such  a  galling  fire  that  the  niggers 
couldn't  stand  it.  and  turned  tail.  They  took  the 
biidge  and  fought  their  way  to  the  waterworks,  two 
miles  further  on.  and  took  them  also.  Capt.  Whit- 
thorne  was  slightly  wounded  in  the  arm.  This  is  all 
the  facts  1  could  find  out. 

"Col.  Smith  died  of  apoplexy.  The  Third  Battalion 
did  not  get  into  anything  as  they  were  used  as  a 
reserve.  The  most  remarkable  thing  of  all  is  that 
we  were  all  under  fire  from  one  to  five  hours,  and 
under  from  eight  to  fifteen  hours'  scattering  fire  and 
not  a  man  lost.  We  killed,  wounded,  and  captured 
more  than  2.000  Filipinos.  So  far  as  can  be  known, 
ou;-  losses  are  145  killed  and  wounded  badly — these 
will  die — and  over  200  slightly  wounded.  The  Four- 
teenth United  States  Infantry  lost  more  than  any 
other  regiment." 

As  stated  in  Lieutenant  Milam's  letter,  the  battal- 
ions comprising  the  Tennessee  companies  were  sent 
to  different  places.  To  be  more  precise,  on  February 
•5,  Col.  Smith,  with  Cheatham's  battalion,  was  sent  to 
the  Santa  Mesa  district,  where  they  were  on  the 
fighting  line  until  the  following  evening.  On  the 
same  day  Col.  Childers.  with  Bayless'  battalion,  was 
ordered  to  the  Paco  district,  and  he  commanded  on 
the  left  of  the  line  at  the  taking  of  blockhouse  No. 
1^.  and  in  the  pursuit  of  the  insurgents  afterwards, 
while  Maguire's  battalion  was  sent  to  the  Tondo  dis- 
trict, and  served  on  that  part  of  the  line.  The  whole 
rcgment  was  returned  to  camp  after  the  battle  of 
Fcliruary  G.  and  ordei-ed  to  prepare  for  going  on 
board  ship. 

'the  members  of  the  First  won  glory  enough  in 
ll'(>  affairs  around  Manila,  but  the  death  of  Col. 
Smith  cast  a  gloom  over  them.  He  was  a  capable 
ofiicor.  was  loved  by  his  men,  and  would  have  greatly 
distinguished  himself  had  he  not  fallen  so  early  in 
the  engagement,  a  victim  of  apoplexy. 

it   may   as   well    be  stated    here   as   further   along 


CAPT    NICK  K   GIVENS 
CAPT.  GASTON  O'BRIEN 


CAPT    H    B    MYERS. 


LIEUT    T    H    BATES. 


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that  Lieiit.  Col.  Gracey  Childers  succeeded  to  the 
command  left  vacant  by  the  death  of  Col.  Smith. 
Promotions  followed,  so  that  the  roster  of  commis- 
sioned officers  was  radically  changed,  as  will  be  seen 
by  a  reference  to  the  pages  following  this  sketch. 


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ON  the  night  of  February  10.  the  First  Tennessee 
arrived  off  Iliolo.  in  the  Isle  of  Panay.  where 
conditions  were  much  like  those  at  Manila, 
and  where  Gen.  Miller  had  been  waiting  for 
weeks  in  the  harbor;  and  on  the  morning  of  Febru 
ary  11,  although  the  last  regiment  ordered  ashore. 
It  was  the  first  to  make  a  landing. 

The  insurgents  protested  against  the  landing  of 
the  Americans,  consequently  the  place  was  bom- 
barded. A  6-pounder  thundered  from  the  Frtnl.  and 
the  city  was  immediately  set  on  fire  by  the  natives. 
Then  followed  other  shells  from  the  Petrel  and  the 
Chartcston.  A  party  of  sailors  and  a  portion  of  the 
First  effected  a  landing,  beating  the  Eighteenth 
Regulars  ashore.  They  landed  from  small  boats, 
jumping  into  the  surf,  and  wading.  Rushing  into 
the  cit:^,  fighting  as  they  went,  they  succeeded  in 
saving  a  part  of  It  from  the  flames.  "After  the  fire 
died  down,"  wrote  a  Tennessee  boy,  "the  scene  along 
the  beach  was  awful.  Bodies  of  dogs,  cats,  horses. 
anO  a  few  men  and  women  were  lying  here  and 
there — some  burned,  others  killed  by  shells  and  bul- 
lets. Spanish  families  standing  here  and  there,  weep- 
ing- over  the  ruins  of  their  homes,  but  greeting  us 
A\'ith  smiles,  their  streaming  eyes  begging  us  to  take 
vengeance.  We  took  It.  We  are  holding  down  a 
Uring  line  four  miles  long  (two  regiments  and  a  bat- 
tery of  artillery).  We  may  have  another  fight,  but 
I  doubt  it.  though  we  are  occasionally  worried  by 
sharpshooters.  Two  regulars  were  killed  over  the 
river  by  sharpshooters  over  a  mile  away." 

The  following  is  an  extract  from  Lieut.  Col.  A.  B. 
Bayless'  account  of  the  way  the  First  occupied  its 
time  from  the  taking  of  lloilo  to  about  June  1: 

"Siuce  the  taking  of  lloilo  our  regiment,  or  detach 
ments  of  the  regiment,  have  taken  part  in  all  battles 
or  skirmishes  that  have  taken  place  here,  and  if  you 
are  not  too  weary,  I  will  give  you  a  short  account  of 
what  has  happened  since  February  11. 

"On  the  morning  of  February  25,  four  of  our  com- 
panies marched  to  iMandurraio,  which  is  locateu  be- 
tween Molo  and  Jaro,  not  in  a  direct  line  between 
these  two  cities,  but  some  distance  further  into  the 
interior.  While  the  command  was  resting,  Lieut. 
Milam  was  sent  out  in  cnarge  of  a  scouting  party, 
and  in  about  an  hour  one  of  the  scouts  returned  and 
reported  that  the  enemy  nad  been  located  about  one 
and  a  half  miles  out.  Two  companies  were  sent 
Tip  the  road  and  two  made  a  direct  attack  on  the  in- 
.surgents,  who  were  founa  to  be  occupying  three 
lines  of  trenches.     Without  going   into  details,   the 


insurgents  were  driven  out  of  their  strongholds  with 
many  casualties  in  their  own  ranks,  while  our  troops 
suffered  none  whatever.  While  in  this  case,  as  in 
every  battle  our  regiment  has  been  in,  each  and 
every  ofticer  and  man  did  his  part  well,  however  the 
circumstances  in  this  particular  battle  were  more 
fa\oral)le  for  Capt.  Hagar  (Company  E)  and  his  com- 
pany, and  Lieut.  Milam  and  his  scouts  from  Company 
C,  to  do  most  of  the  work. 

"Shortly  afterwards  we  returned  to  Mandurraio, 
remaining  there  until  after  noon,  when  we  re.urneu 
to  our  barracks  via  Jaro. 

"On  March  16.  the  battle  of  Jaro  river  was  fought, 
principally  by  Maj.  Kellers  battalion.  However,  two 
other  companies  of  the  Lighteenth.  as  well  as  B.  C, 
L.  and  M.  of  our  regiment,  participated.  Our  battal- 
ion was  first  intended  as  a  reserve  to  the  Eighteenth, 
but,  as  luck  would  have  it,  the  insurgents  were  some- 
what loath  to  retire.  Therefore,  Gen.  Miller  ordered 
our  battalion  into  the  firing  line.  and.  as  usual,  they 
behaved  only  as  you  would  have  them.  Only  two  of 
cur  men  were  scratched,  and  these  did  not  even  go 
on  sick  report  the  next  morniug.  Some  had  their 
gun  stocks  shattered.  One  man  in  Company  C  had 
his  hair  parted  'Sam  Jones'  style  by  a  Mauser  bullet, 
it  passing  through  his  hat  e.\actly  in  the  center. 

"On  April  1  we  had  tjuite  an  excursion  to  Oton, 
which  is  up  the  beach  about  eight  or  nine  miles  from 
lloilo.  Three  companies,  under  Cheatham,  were 
placed  aboard  tugs  and  sent  to  a  point  one  and  a 
half  miles  above  Oton,  while  I.  with  three  companies, 
accompanied  by  Capt.  Bridgman  and  a  platoon  of 
artillery,  went  overland.  I  have  no  hesitancy  m 
stating  that  the  plans  mapped  out  by  Col.  Childera 
were  most  admirably  executed.  Cheatham  and  my- 
self connecting  at  the  exact  time  appointed,  and 
swooping  down  upon  the  town  of  ,faro,  to  the  utter 
dis.may  of  the  inhabitants.  However,  the  insurgent 
army  had  vacateu  the  day  before.  The  trip,  although 
unsuccessful  in  its  main  reasons,  was  successful,  as 
we  captured  telegrams,  letters,  documents,  maps, 
etc..  which  afterwards  proved  beneficial  to  tiie  com- 
manding general  of  this  district.  We  returned  to 
our  barracks,  tired  and  dusty,  in  time  for  dinner. 

"On  April  17,  I  went  to  ftianila  on  board  the  Petrel, 
which  was  convoying  thirteen  gunboats  bought  from 
Spain,  was  most  royally  treated  by  all  the  otflcers, 
and  enjoyed  the  trip  immensely.  It  has  always  been 
my  desire  to  be  aboard  a  man-of-war  in  time  of 
action,  and  my  desire  came  very  near  being  gratified, 
and.  in  a  manner,  it  was,  for  the  reason  that  one  of 
these  Spanish  gunboats — which  by  the  way,  were 
nrmed  by  the  insurgents — tried  to  give  us  the  shake, 
and  started  off  at  full  speed  in  the  opposite  direction. 
No  sooner  had  the  quartermaster  reported  this  lact 
to  the  officer  of  the  deck  when  call  to  quarters  was 
sounded,  and  in  a  very  short  time  the  6-pounder 
brought  the  runaway  alongside  our  boat. 

"In  lloilo.  at  the  present  time,  we  are  only  holding 
our  lines,  making  no  advances  whatever,  as  such  are 
our  orders.  The  work  is  not  as  hard  as  the  active 
campaigning  would  be,  especially  in  this  country  at 
this  season  of  the  year,  but  at  the  same  time  it  is 
very  tiresome  and  irksc  me  to  do  nothing,  as  we  are 
anxious  to  get  out  and  have  a  good  rabbit  hunt." 

As  the  fighting  around  lloilo  about  the  middle  of 
March,  referred  to  in  Lieut.  Col.  Bayless'  letter,  was 
severe,  the  account  of  the  New  York  Herald  will  be 
appreciated     The  dispatch  to  that  jniu'iial  stated: 

"A  battalion  of  the  Eighteenth  Infantry,  a  i)latoon 
of  the  Sixth  Artillery,  and  the  machine  gun  battery 
made  a  reciuuiaisance  in  the  direction  of  Mandur- 
raio and  Santii  Harluir.i.  Thur.sday.  While  they  were 
returning  the  insurgents  attacked  the  outposts  on 
the  right.     Although  fatigued  from  marching  in  the 


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broiling  sun  for  two  hours,  ttie  entire  command  pro- 
ceeded to  tiie  assistance  of  tlieir  comrades,  the 
artillery  pouring  shell  and  shrapnel  upon  the  insur- 
gents, who  were  strongly  intrenched  in  large  num- 
bers. 

"Companies  C,  H.  and  K.  of  the  Eighteenth,  de- 
ployed to  the  right,  driving  the  insurgents  back, 
and  then  wheeling  to  the  left,  made  a  junction  with 
Companies  B  and  I,  A  heavy  engagement  ensued. 
Companies  B,  C,  M,  and  I,  of  the  Tennessee  Volun- 
teers, Maj,  Cheatham  commanding,  arrived  later  and 
formed  un  the  left,  and  two  more  companies  of  the 
Eighteenth  marched  from  Iloilo  to  act  as  support  to 
the  other  troops.  Col.  Van  Valzah  and  Maj.  Keller 
commanded  the  battalions  of  the  Eighteenth  Regi- 
ment. 

"Gen.  Miller  was  on  the  scene  early,  and  directed 
tho  operations  from  immediately  behind  the  fighting 
lino.     He  had  several  narrow  escapes. 

"The  line  advanced  by  rushes  3,000  yards  under  a 
hot  fire,  pouring  in  deliberate  volleys  upon  the  ene- 
my's position,  the  artillery  making  good   practice, 

"By  the  time  the  forces  were  within  300  yards  of 
the  enemy's  final  position,  darkness  fell,  preventing 
the  charge,  for  which  the  Tennessee  men  and  the 
companies  of  the  Eighteenth  on  the  right  had  al- 
ready prepared  by  fixing  bayonets.  The  retirement 
upon  Jaro  was  accomplished  in  good  order. 

"The  engagement  was  brought  on  by  the  persistent 
attacks  upon  the  outpost  at  Jaro  bridge.  Nothing 
could  be  gained  by  forcing  the  enemy  further  back, 
as  it  was  impossible,  with  the  limited  number  of 
troops,  to  hold  the  position. 

"The  American  troops  were  exhausted  by  the  fight- 
ing and  having  to  wade  knee  deep  through  the  rica 
fields  and  sugar  cane.  There  were  several  cases  of 
prostration  by  the  heat. 

"The  severity  of  the  engagement  may  be  judged 
from  the  fact  that  the  Eighteenth  Regiment  alone 
fired  62,800  rounds.  It  is  estimated  that  the  insur- 
gents, with  their  more  than  2,000  rifles,  fired  more 
than  double  our  total  ammunition, 

"It  is  impossible  to  tell  accurately  the  insurgents' 
losses,  as  the  American  troops  converged  at  a  given 
point  without  traversing  the  grouna  shot  over,  out 
on  (he  day  after  the  battle  I  could  see  from  Jaro 
belfry  the  enemy  carting  away  the  dead.  The  mini- 
mum estimate  of  their  losses  is  200  killed  and  300 
wounded. 

"The  evolutions  were  prettily  executed  and  the 
highest  credit  is  due  the  battalion  and  company  com- 
manders. The  men  are  chafing  at  being  robbed  of 
tho  fruits  of  their  victory.  A  charge  would  probably 
have  resulted  in  the  capture  of  the  enemy's  arms 
and  ammunition,  but  from  the  configuration  of  the 
ground  and  the  position  of  our  troops,  it  was  impos- 
sible to  allow  an  advance  in  the  darkness.  The 
behavior  of  the  troops  was  admirable." 


M,  Twenty-third  Regular  Infantry,  all  under  the 
command  of  Capt.  W.  H.  Allaire.  A  month  later  Jim 
Duckworth,  the  American  correspondent,  gave  the 
information  that  four  companies  of  the  regiment — 
A,  C,  H,  and  K — were  in  Cebu,  300  miles  south  of 
Iloilo,  having  left  the  latter  city  on  June  13.  Still 
later,  September  17,  Lieut,  Pilcher  informed  the 
Banner  readers  that  Companies  A,  B,  and  C  were  at 
Pasig.  while  Company  G  was  at  Taguig.  They  were 
certainly  moving  sufficiently  among  new  scenes  to 
keep  their  minds  off  of  home,  but  the  rumors  which 
began  to  be  heard  aroused  the  feeling  of  homesick- 
ness once  more.  What  should  we  expect,  then,  un- 
der the  circumstances,  but  to  find  Lieut,  Pilcher's 
communication  ending  with  somewhat  of  sentiment? 
"Yes,  the  old  regiment  is  going  home,"  he  says.  "But 
you  give  them  a  good  time,  and  ring  the  bells  loud 
enough  for  those  to  hear  who  are  lefc  behind.  The 
regiment  has  contributed  its  share  of  those  who  are 
'absent,  but  accounted  for.'  Every  stopping  place 
has  its  little  squad  of  Tennesseans  who  have  heard 
the  soldiers'  last  tattoo.  Presidio  cemetery,  Pecos 
cemetery,  and  the  Protestant  cemetery,  at  Iloilo,  all 
hold  members  of  the  light-hearted  crowd  of  boys 
who  left  the  State  with  yells  and  cheers  over  a  year 
ago.  Don't  forget  them.  The  number  will  be  in- 
creased before  this  little  disturbance  is  over,  for 
200  of  the  boys  have  stayed  behind  because  they  are 
needed,  and  all  of  them  are  not  going  back." 


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CHE  soldiers  of  the  First  saw  considerable  serv- 
ice in  detached  companies  after  the  taking  of 
Iloilo,  but  the  excitement — with  the  exception 
of  that  experienced  in  the  battle  described  by 
the  New  York  Herald  correspondent — was  not  great. 
Under  date  of  June   2S,   the   correspondent   of  the 
Nashville    Banner    wrote    that    Company    H    was    at 
Pardo,   Cebu.     The  detachment   was   with   Company 


I   THE  HOME-COMIXG  7 

I  AXl)  SO]ME  EULOGIES   | 


flFTER  about  sixteen  months'  absence,  the 
First  Tennessee  was  to  return.  The  brief 
chronicles  herein  give  only  a  hint  of  what 
they  accomplished  in  those  months,  and 
what  they  underwent.  Could  the  imagination  do 
justice  to  those  soldiers  who  left  home  with  its  com- 
forts and  loved  ones  to  offer  their  lives  on  the  altar 
of  their  country — were  we  enabled  to  feel  all  they 
have  felt  and  comprehend  the  contests  they  have 
had  with  Death,  and  stared  him  down — we  would  be 
willing  to  make  their  home-coming  the  occasion  for 
an  even  grander  demonstration. 

The  definite  announcement  of  the  return  of  the 
First  Regiment  was  made  in  a  dispatch  from  Manila, 
under  date  of  October  7.  The  advices  read  as  fol- 
lows: 

"The  Tennessee  Regiment,  the  last  of  the  volun- 
teers, will  sail  for  the  United  States  to-morrow,  on 
board  the  transport  Indiimn.  after  a  week  passed  in 
the  harbor.  Most  of  the  year  these  troops  have  been 
stationed  in  the  southern  islands.  Their  colonel 
says  they  are  in  excellent  health,  and  nave  been 
much  benefited  by  service.  Six  hundred  and  sev- 
enty-three will  sail.  Three  officers  and  ninety-one 
men    remain    to   enter    into    business    here.      Sixteen 


I    CAPT    SHEFFIELD  CLARK 
3.  CAPT.  NICK  GIVENS  4    CAPT    VAN  LEER 

6    CAPT   GASTON  O'BRIEN 


2  CAPT  S  O  MURPHY 

5  CAPT  W  J  GILBREATH. 
7.  CAPT.  H.  R  RICHMOND 


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officers  and  165  men  hare  been  discharged  for  re- 
enlistment.  Two  men  were  killed  in  action,  and  one 
killed  accidentally.  Chaplain  Leland  and  seven  men 
died  of  disease. 

But  here  is  another  incident  of  patriotism  which 
add.«  additional  glory  to  their  career:  The  Indiana 
was  sent  south  early  in  September  to  collect  the  legi- 
ment.  detachments  of  which  were  in  lloilo  and  Cebu. 
A  portion  were  picked  up  at  the  former  city.  Pro- 
ceeding to  Cebu.  it  was  learned  that  the  insurgents 
had  gathered  in  force  among  the  mountains  near  that 
city:  whereupon  the  regiment  volunteered  and  were 
accepted  to  assist  in  driving  the  enemy  from  their 
stronghold.  Here  was  the  supreme  act  of  valor.  Be 
yond  seas  were  their  homes,  dotting  vale  and  dell. 
and  along  city  thoroughfares:  they  could  see  eyes 
anxiously  scanning  the  papers  hoping  to  learn  that 
they  were  coming  back:  they  knew  that  parents" 
prayers  were  continually  ascending  to  heaven  for 
their  safety.  On  the  other  hand,  they  saw  an  enemy 
of  the  country  threatening  the  flag — and  then  they 
faced  death  once  more  for  "'Old  Glory."  "The  Presi- 
dent said  that  whenever  he  thought  of  those  brave 
boys,  he  felt  a  lump  in  his  throat  and  could  hardly 
speak.""  reported  a  local  paper  detailing  the  visit  of 
the  Tennessee  aelegation  to  solicit  his  presence  at 
Nashville  on  the  regiment"s  return.  How  could  he 
liave  been  affected  otherwise?  And  it  was  eminently 
proper  that  the  Manila  American  should  refer  to 
them  in  these  eulogistic  words: 

""When  the  First  Tennessee  Infantry  sailed  from 
lloilo  for  Cebu  the  soldiers  of  this  famous  regiment 
thought  that  their  fighting  in  the  Philippines  had 
been  done.  But  when  they  arrived  in  Cebu  and 
learned  that  an  engagement  was  about  to  take  place, 
the  Tennesseans  eagerly  volunteered  to  go  against 
the  enemy.  Several  of  the  companies  had  turned  in 
their  shelter  tents  and  other  equipage,  but  all  they 
wanted  was  their  rifles  and  plenty  of  ammunition. 
Krag-Jorgensen  rifles  were  issued  to  the  men  of  the 
First  Tennessee  Infantry,  but  no  soldier  knew  better 
how  to  use  their  old  Springfields. 

"The  country  was  very  rough:  in  fact,  it  was  all 
ravines  and  ridges,  except  for  one  narrow  and  very 
beautiful  little  valley.  On  the  mountain  spurs  which 
run  down  towards  the  sea.  the  insurrectos  had 
erected  a  chain  of  forts,  stretching  around  a  semi- 
circle and  commanding  every  avenue  of  approach. 

•'On  an  elevated  knob,  about  2  500  yards  from  the 
rebel  works,  a  3  2-10  gun  belonging  to  Light  Battery 
G  of  the  Sixth  Artillery  had  been  planted.  The  hill- 
side was  so  steep  the  cannon  was  gotten  into  posi- 
tion only  with  the  greatest  difficulty.  At  first,  cari- 
baos  were  made  use  of  to  drag  up  the  gun.  but  when 
they  came  to  the  steep  places  the  clumsy  beasts  were 
useless,  and  the  gun  was  pulled  up  the  sharp  ascent 
by  a  company  of  soldiers.  All  this  had  been  done  be- 
fore the  Tennessee  regiment  arrived,  and  when  the 
necessary  disposition  had  been  made  all  was  in  read- 
iness for  in  attack. 

"The  attacking  forces  moved  on  the  insurgent  front 
in  three  columns. 

"The  first  column  went  to  the  left,  and  was  led  by 
Maj.  Maguire.  It  consisted  of  the  First  Battalion  of 
the  First  Tennessee  Infantry  and  detachments  from 
the  Sixth  Infantry. 

"In  the  second  column,  which  occupied  the  centre, 
was  the  Second  Battalion  of  the  Tennessee  Regiment 
and   Company  K  of  the  Nineteenth   Infantry.     This 


column  was  under  the  command  of  Maj.  Whicthorne. 
an  ofiicer  who  formerly  served  with  great  distinction 
in  the  Confederate  Army. 

The  third  column  was  made  up  of  the  Third  Bat- 
talion of  the  First  Tennessee  Infantry  and  more 
troops  from  the  Twenty-third  Infantry.  This  column 
icclined  toward  the  right  to  create  a  diversion,  and 
was  under  the  command  of  Maj.  Gillem.  Col.  Chil- 
ders.  the  commanding  officer  of  the  First  Tennessee 
Regiment,  was  with  the  second  column,  and  Brig.- 
Gen.  Snyder  posted  himself  with  artillery,  where  he 
could  overlook  the  whole  field  and  direct  the  fighting 
to  the  best  advantage. 

"In  moving  forward  the  Americans  went  up  the 
ridges,  which  ran  somewhat  parallel  to  one  another 
from  the  seashore  back  to  the  mountains.  After 
some  well-directed  shells  from  the  lone  cannon  on  the 
hilltop  had  been  planted  in  the  insurrecto  trenches, 
the  three  columns  advanced  under  a  fierce  fire  from 
ihe  insurgent  earthworks  on '  the  mountain  sides 
above.  This  was  on  the  afternoon  oi  September  22. 
The  troops  under  Maj.  Maguire  encountered  the 
fiercest  resistance,  and.  inasmuch  as  the  lay  of  the 
country  deprived  this  portion  of  the  attacking  force 
or"  the  assistance  of  the  other  two  columns,  the 
men  under  the  gallant  Maj.  Maguire  had  a  very  hard 
time  of  it.  But  they  kept  cool  and  stuck  to  their 
work  until  nightfall.  Although  they  were  fighting 
side  by  side,  the  Tennesseans  seemed  to  be  more 
lucky  than  their  companions  of  the  Sixth  infantry. 
None  of  the  Tennessee  boys  were  hit.  but  out  of  the 
Sixth  Infantry  there  were  one  killed  and  six 
■ivounded.  The  side  hills  were  so  very  steep  that  the 
wounded  men  were  carried  back  with  the  utmost 
difficulty.  The  soldiers  who  were  bearing  away  their 
dead  comrade  slipped  and  fell,  and  the  body  rolled 
down  hill  200  yards  before  it  stopped. 

"The  Americans,  who  slept  on  their  arms  that  night 
'rnchored"  themselves  before  they  went  to  sleep. 
Most  of  the  men  drove  their  bayonets  into  the 
ground  and  then  tied  themselves  to  the  shank,  to 
keep  from  sliding  down  hill. 

""Early  the  next  morning  the  advance  was  resumed, 
and  at  this  time  the  Americans  were  under  fire  from 
three  different  points.  Sheltering  themselves  as  best 
they  could,  they  crawled  forward  up  the  rugged  de- 
clivities and  poured  a  deadly  stream  of  lead  into  the 
insurrecto  lines.  Just  as  the  worst  of  the  struggle 
seemed  about  to  begin,  when  no  one  doubted  but 
what  a  desperate  assault  would  have  to  oe  made  in 
order  to  take  the  insurrecto  works,  the  Insurgents 
vamoosed. 

"".\mong  the  trophies  which  the  First  Tennessee 
cpptured  at  the  battle  of  Cebu  was  an  insurgent  bat- 
tle flag,  and  the  regiment  also  took  the  insurrecto 
arsenal.  This  was  located  back  of  the  forts,  and 
here  the  rebels  had  been  manufacturing  brass  and 
zinc  shells  for  their  smooth-bore  cannon.  These 
shells  were  peculiar-looking  things,  being  plugged 
with  wood  and  filled  with  old  scrap  iron. 

"The  insurgents  suft'ered  severely  from  the  shells 
thrown  by  the  cannon  on  the  knob,  and  bullets  from 
Springfield  and  Krag-Jorgensen  rifles  laid  many  an 
insurrecto  low. 

"'Numerous  newly-made  graves  were  found  in  the 
rear  of  the  fort,  and  in  a  bloody  sack  which  the  in- 
surgents did  not  have  time  to  take  away  with  them 
were  found  the  remains  of  a  Filipino  who  came  in 
ctiitact  with  a  2-10  inch  shell. 

"The  capture  of  the  insurrecto  fortifications  at  Cebu 
was  one  of  the  most  brilliant  things  that  have  been 
dene  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  and  all  the  troops  who 
participated  in  the  event  are  entitled  to  the  greite  =  t 
credit.  Of  the  detachment  of  the  Sixth  Artillery  and 
of  the  men  of  the  Sixth.  Nineteenth,  and  Twenty- 
third  Infantry,  the  Tennesseans  speak  in  terms  of 
the  highest  praise,  and  the  best  of  good  feeling  pre- 


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vailed  between  the  regulars  and  the  volunteers  while 
they  were  down  there. 

"When  the  insurrectos  had  been  put  to  flight,  and 
two  companies  of  the  Nineteenth  Infantry  held  the 
mountain  passes  to  prevent  the  return  c£  the  rebels. 
the  First  Tennessee  Regiment  reembarkea  on  the 
JiididiiK  and  came  from  Cebu  to  Manila,  arriving 
iu  the  harbor  on  Sunday  afternoon.  The  liiiliiimi 
will  probably  remain  in  port  here  for  four  days  be- 
fore proceeding  to  the  United  States,  and  it  is  possi- 
ble that  the  paymaster  will  pay  the  gallant  Ten- 
nesseans  a  visit  in  the  meantime.  The  pay-rolls  are 
all  made  out,  and  the  boys  have  room  in  their  pock- 
ets for  $15,60,  or  any  other  amount  that  may  be 
coming  to  them, 

"As  the  last  of  the  volunteers  to  be  mustered  out, 
and  as  the  only  representatives  of  the  South  in  the 
Philippines,  as  well  as  for  their  meritorious  services 
and  excellent  fighting  qualities,  the  Fa'st  Tennessee 
Regiment  is  assured  of  an  overwhelming  welcome 
on  its  return  to  America.  When  the  transport  lit- 
(iidiiii  gets  homo,  the  whole  American  nation  will 
hurrah  for  the  First  Tennessee  Infantry." 


ARRIVAL  AT  SAN  FRANCISCO 


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CHE  fact  that  Tennessee  is  proud  of  the  record 
made    by    her    soldiers    is    evidenced    by    the 
enthusiastic  way  her  citizens  have  gone  about 
preparing    a    demonstrative     welcome.       Not 
only    will    they    give    the    cordial    handclasp,    but    a 


business   position   of  some  sort  is  to  be  secured   for 
each  member  of  the  regiment. 

Committees  have  been  organized  for  weeks,  and 
all  have  gone  about  their  duties  and  specialties  as  if 
in  their  lexicon,  too,  there  was  no  such  word  as  fail. 

A  Nashville  delegation  to  meet  the  soldeirs  at  San 
Francisco  left  on  November  1.  The  delegation  was 
made  up  of  the  following  persons:  B.  J.  McCarthy, 
Miss  Mary  H  Cockrill.  Mrs,  H,  F,  Beaumont.  Mrs. 
Duncan  Dorris.  .1.  S.  Chandler.  G.  T.  Halley.  Mrs. 
K.  B,  Buckner.  Miss  Kirby,  Mrs  J.  K.  Polk,  Mrs,  Nat 
Gcoch,  Mr.  and  Mrs,  William  Brandon,  of  Dover,  Hon. 
J,  W,  Gaines,  J.  W.  Frierson,  Mrs.  A.  C.  Gillem,  Mrs. 
James  Andrews.  Miss  Bullock,  C.  H.  Johnson.  Mrs. 
Elmer  Bruce.  Mrs.  T.  W.  McMillin,  Mrs.  R.  E,  Martin, 
W.  A.  McGraw,  Miss  Queen.  Mrs.  Clay  Stacker.  Mrs. 
C.  W.  Beaumont.  Miss  Katherine  O'Brien,  Miss  Lou- 
ise Heggie,  Finis  Ewing,  Jr.,  J.  A.  Cheatham,  and 
Cave  Johnson,  of  Clarksville,  Mrs.  J,  G,  Maguire, 
of  McMinnville, 

The  Iniliinid.  bearing  the  First  Tennessee,  reached 
San  Francisco,  November  11.  at  10  o'clock,  having  on 
board  620  enlisted  men  and  forty-four  officers.  Since 
the  regiment  left  the  United  States  165  men  and  16 
officers  were  discharged,  and  91  men  and  three  other 
ofllcers  took  their  discharge  when  the  First  was 
ordered  home. 

The  programme  for  the  entertainment  of  the  re- 
turning soldiers  at  the  Tabernacle,  is  given  on 
another   page. 


in;  THE  SUBURBS  OF  MANILA,  SELLING  BUFFALO  MILK. 


PROGRAMME 


FOR    THE    ENTKKTAINMENT    OF    THE    KETUKNING    SOLDIERS,    AT 
THE    TABEKNACLE. 

1.  Music,  "Columbia." 

2.  Prayer,  .  .  .        Bishop  T.  F.  GaiL.r. 

3.  Music,  "  Suwanee  River." 

4.  Address  on  behalf  of  State,  Governor  McMillin. 

5.  Address  on  behalf  of  city,    .    Hon.  J.  i\I.  Head. 

6.  Address  on  behalf  of  all  soldiers  in  this  and 

former  wars,         .  .        Hon.  Tully  Brown. 

7.  Music,  "America." 

8.  ,  Address,        .  .  .        President  McKinley. 

9.  Music.  "Stars  and  Stripes  Forever,  "   .    Sousu. 

10.  Response  on  behalf  of  the  First  Tennessee 

Re,i:;iment,         .  .  .         Col()nc-l  Childers. 

11.  Addresses  by  distin'^-uished'g'uests,  inters])ersed 

with  music  of  patriotic  airs. 

12.  Music,   "  Star  Spanyied  Banner." 

13.  Benediction,  .  .  .  Dr.  J.  1.   Vance. 

14.  Music. 


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KBGl\Ji:\IAI.  ROSTER 


Members  op  the  First  Tennessee  Discharged  at  San  Francisco, 

November  23,  1899 


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COLONEL,     .     GRACEY  CHILDERS 

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LlETTKNANT   COLONEI., 

Albert  Bavless 

'     Chaplain,    .                           Frank  M.  Wells 

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Major, 

John  A.  Maguire 

1st  Lieut,  and  Adjt.,   B.  Nelson  Coffman 

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Major,    . 

Wm.  J.  Whitthorne 

2d  Lieut,  and  Quar.    .        James  W.  Moore 

ti 

ill 

Major, 

Alvin  C.  Gillem 

Sergeant  Major,     .         .     M.  G.  Campbell 

1 

11 

Major  and  Strgeox, 

.    KiciiARr)  A    Barr 

Quartermaster  Sergeant,  W.  N.  Macjuire 

Noncommissioned    Officers    and    Privates. 


CHAPLAIN  LELAND. 


COMPANY  A. 


George  Reed,  Captain. 

W.  A.  Alexander,  First  Lieutenant. 

J.  E.  Kiintz,  Second   Ijieutenant. 

Charles  McLester,  former  Second  Lieutenant,  was 
made  First  Lieutenant  in  Cheatham's  battalion. 
Thirty-seventh  Infantry.  .J.  W.  Burks,  .Jr..  formerly 
Duty  Serjeant  of  this  company,  was  made  Second 
\Lieutenant  of  Company  H.  William  Caruthers. 
former  Corporal,  was  made  First  Lieutenant  of  Com- 
pany L. 

(■.-7) 


Anderson,   C. 
Burks,  J.  W.,  Jr. 
Bashaw.   Lex. 
Bean.  W.   O. 
Bowers.   R.  H. 
Bowers.   L. 
Bruce,  Sam. 
Campbell.  V.  G. 
Campbell.   W.    D. 
Cockrill.  D.   S. 
Coldiron.   D.   F. 
Cook.  J.  C. 
Cunningham.    E.   ( 
Dean,  J.  F. 
Duff.  Charles. 
Du  Ross,  N.  G. 
Farr.  J.  C. 
Feller,  Alfred. 
Garner,  H. 
Goodloe.    H. 
Green.  Eddie. 
Green.  Thos. 
Hassell,  M.  H. 
Herron.  W.   W. 
Higgins.   E. 
Jones,   Homer. 
Key.  G.   D. 
Keeton.    L. 
King,  E    M. 
Lazenby.  J.  W. 


Lamberson.  A.  B. 
Ligon.  W. 
Litchens.  J. 
Majors.  R.  K. 
McDonald.  R. 
Norton.  W. 
Osborn.   C.   P. 
Parker.  J.  R. 
Penny.   L.   K. 
Pettrie,  T.  B. 
Petty.  T.  J. 
Pierce.  M.  J. 
Polk.  Jas.  K..  Jr. 
Polk.   L. 
Ramey.  F. 
Rawley.   M.  J. 
Shofner,  Earl  P 
Shriver.  J. 
Skelly,  J.   P. 
Steele.  D. 
Tanksley.  J.   W. 
Taylor,  W. 
Toon,  H.  J. 
Turner,  J. 
Whittle,  S. 
Wilson.   Thos. 
Wenger.    F. 
Woods,  J.  W. 
Whitney.   F 
Zulligu.   J.    E. 


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Waters.   Wm.  Wilson.  J.  G. 

Whittaker.   Percy   B. 

COMPANY   C. 

Alfred  J.  Law,  Captain. 

Robert  E.  Martin.  First  Ijieutenant. 

.lames  T.  Quarles,  Second  Lieu'.enant. 

Henry  R.  Richmond,  former  Captain,  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  Thirty-seventh  Infantry.  C.  C.  Winnia. 
former  First  Sergeant,  was  made  First  Lieutenant  in 
Ihe  Eleventh  Cavalry. 


GETTING  THEIR  COIN. 


COMPANY    B. 


Robert  Milam,  Captain. 

Austin  Cabler,  First  Lieutenant. 

W.  J.  Whitthorne,  former  Captain,  is  now  Major 
of  the  regiment.  Edward  S.  Fowler,  former  First 
Lieutenant,  is  now  practicing  law  in  San  Francisco. 
Robert  O.  Ragsdale.  former  Second  Lieutenant,  was 
promoted  to  First  Lieutenant,  and  ihen  transferred 
to  the  Thirty-seventh  Infantry,  Alvin  Baskette, 
former  First  Sergeant  of  Company  F,  was  made  Sec- 
ond Lieutenant  in  Company  B  in  Ragsaale's  place. 
He  was  afterward  transferred  to  the  Thirty-seventh 
Infantry. 

Noncommissioned    Officers    and     Privates. 


Aiken.  J.  E. 
Baker,  Joe. 
Barker,  A.  A. 
Baugh,  M.  G. 
Blackman,  E.  C. 
Boone.  Jesse  J. 
Bowen.  A. 
Bullock,   C.   E. 
Bunch,    Chas. 
Cooper,   J.   O. 
Criswell,  J.  W. 
Darragh.  T.   D. 
Ferris,  B.  E. 
Fowler.   O.    L. 
Gaylord,  u.  C. 
Glenn.   O.   E. 
Gum.  John   H. 
Higley.  Guy. 
Hood,   J.   L. 
Holt.  J.   O. 
Jarrett.   Thos. 
Lane.  R.  M. 


Long.  J,  F. 
Lowthrop,   W.  M. 
Lunn.  J.  R. 
McConnell,    Ben. 
Martin,  W.  T. 
Morgan.  W.   H. 
Murfree.  J.   B, 
Murphy.  L.  W. 
Parham.  W.  P, 
Pond.   L    K. 
Powell.   W,   E. 
Roh'eder.  C    H. 
Roberts.   F.   B. 
Russ.  G.  H. 
Searcy.  O,  W. 
Seaton,  Walter. 
Smith,   T,    M. 
Thomijson.  O.  L. 
\  aughan.    R.    1 . 
Vaughan,  W.  T. 
Wade.  D.  F. 
Waggoner.   Morton. 


Noncommissioned 

Allen.  H.  A. 
Arendell.   A.   J. 
Arundell.   A.   J. 
Baine,  Thomas  F. 
Baker.  V. 
Diddle.  Earl. 
Blankinship,  A.  B. 
Brazelton.   Clyde. 
Brown.   Jas, 
Chisho'.m,  S.  S. 
Chlsholm.  A.  J. 
Crump.  C.  L. 
Daudiborn,   Alexis. 
Doherty.  G.  W. 
Uutchner.  C. 
Edwards,  T. 
Eldridge,   J.   R. 
Ellis,  P. 
Frizzell.  u.  C. 
Galligher,   F. 
Gallimore.  J.  I. 
Gallimore,  Wm.  E. 
Gass.  John. 
Gore,   Luke  T. 
Graves,   E.  G. 
Hallersley.   M.   J. 
Hayes,  R.  L. 
Hilton,   John    F. 
Home,  E,  R. 
Huber,  Elwood. 
Johnson,   B.   D. 
Joiner.    W.    P. 
Jones.  Jas.  L. 
Keeling,   James. 
Kinkead.  W.  W. 
Lacey,  Oscar. 
Lester.   Evan. 
Linnville.     J.  W. 
Luck.  Jas.   M. 


Officers    and     Privates. 

Lomasney,   D.    F. 
Long,   John. 
Lowe.  Jas.  T. 
Martin.  W. 
Meadows.  Thos.  J. 
Miller.    J.    W. 
Mitchell.  G.  J. 
Morrison.  F. 
Moody.  H. 
Moore.   Don   D. 
Morgan.  J.   M. 
Myers,  W,  E. 
O'Leary.  D. 
Prize.  W.  L. 
Quarles,  Jas,   T, 
Rash.   G.   B. 
Ream.  B. 
Reed,  F. 
Rosser.  M. 
Rowley.  J.   H. 
Rundle.  J.  W. 
Settle,   B, 
Sheppard.   H.  N. 
Simpson.   D.   P. 
Speakman.   M. 
Stafford,  Zeb. 
Sweeney,  Henry  B. 
Taylor.   W.   P. 
Taylor.    R.    L. 
Thomas,   F. 
Tinsley,  Leslie. 
Turner.  R.  E. 
Van  Hooser.  G.  H. 
Wheeler.   LeRoy. 
Whitstone,  M.  B. 
Whittaker.  J.  A. 
Whittaker.   G.   F. 
William.s.  H.  A. 
Young,  Scipio. 


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SUSPENSION  BRIDGE  AT  MANILA 

CROSSED  OFTEN    BY    TENNESSEANS   GOING   TO   BILIBID    PRISON 


COMPANY  D. 

William  J.  Oalbreath.  Captain. 

Edward  C.  McNeal,  First  Lieutenant. 

Edson  E.  McNealy,  Second  Lieutenant. 

Joe  B.  Cocke,  former  Second  Lieutenant,  was 
transferred  to  the  Thirty-seventh  Infantry.  Mark  G. 
Fakes,  former  Duty  Sergeant,  was  made  Quarter- 
master Sergeant  and  Second  Lieutenant. 

Noncommissioned    Officers    and    Privates. 


Alexander,   C. 
Alexander,    Edward. 
Aired.   James   W. 
Anderson.  Lem  O. 
Bidwell.  G.  L. 
Blair,  Chas.  W. 
Blair,  Paine  D. 
Boyd,   Geo.   W. 
Braden,  H.  H. 
Brown,  Neal. 
Bryant,  Clay  V. 
Bryant,  Wm.  C. 
Burapass.    Thos.    L. 
Bumpass.  Willie  A. 
Bush.  J.  I. 
Carter.  Wm.  H. 
Clark.   John   D. 
Clark.   Walter  C. 
Cornet.    George. 
Cureton.  Marion  L. 


Davis.  G.  W. 
Downing,   J.   T. 
Drake,  G,  W. 
Duffin.  Chas.  A. 
Elliott.  W.   B. 
Gallaher.  John  A. 
Garland.    W.    H. 
Guthrie.   Frank. 
Guthrie.   Will. 
Hall.  Joe. 
Harvill,    M.    M. 
Harwell.   H.    W. 
Hickey.  Edward. 
Holt,    Fred    A. 
Hooks,   Albert   L. 
Horn,  Lee. 
Humbert.  Jas.  H. 
Jackson.  Benj. 
Keene.  James  T. 
Kimber,   Robt.    E. 


Langford.   Hick. 
Ledbetter,  N.  F, 
Marshall,  F,  E, 
Marsh,  Geo,   D, 
McClanahan,  A,  C. 
Milum,  Edward  S. 
Neeley.  Wm. 
Petty.   Alvy   B. 
Plaskett.   C.  G. 
Porter.  Allen  L. 
Sherrell,  Wm.   B. 
Smith,  Thos.  B. 
Staley.   James   D. 
Starr.   Chas.   L. 


Sutton,  Dennis. 
Troxel,    George. 
Troxel.   Rutus. 
Washburn.  C.  A. 
Weaver,  Will, 
Westdahl,   Ford, 
White,  Looney  A, 
Wiles,   Calvin, 
Wilson,  Chas.  W, 
Winford,  Hugh, 
Wright,    Atticus    H, 
Wright,  Mark  J. 
Ziegenbein,  John, 


'COME  SEVEN,  COME  LEVENI" 


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BAYONET  EXERCISE,  SAN  FRANCISCO,  GAL 


COMPANY  E. 

James  Hager,  Captain. 
S.  M.  Williams.  First  Lieutenant. 
Nick  Malone.  Second  Lieutenant. 
G.  L.  Chapman,  former  First  Lieutenant,  was  trans- 
ferred  to  the  Thirty-seventh  Infantry 

Noncommissioned    Officers    and    Privates. 


Austin,   P. 
Bader,   H.   H. 
Barfield,  C.  A. 
Barry,  J.   L. 
Battle,  Frank. 
Bigley,   D.  W. 
Billis,  O.  J. 
Bonner,   W.   G. 
Bowden,    Rufe. 
Burton,  R.   H. 
Buchanan,  J.  M. 
•Caskey,  J.  L. 
Cassetty,  M. 
■Cheat,  H.  R. 
Clemens.  -H.   B. 
•Curry,  J.   H..  Jr. 
Curry.    R.    O. 
Dillard,  W.  G. 
Douthett.  B.   C. 
Davis,   G.   W. 
Davis,   Albert. 
Durdan,   John. 
Gant,  Wm.  P.,  Jr. 
Godwin.   J. 
Greer,    Frank. 
Griffin,   E.  V. 
Griffin,  W.  E. 
Grigsby,    L.    K. 
Gussman.  C.  H. 
Hardiman.    Frank 
Haskins.    Ben. 
Hester,   Bert. 
Ilirshberg,  N. 
Hopkins,  Tho.s. 
Hughes.   Earl. 
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Irving.  J.  T. 
Johnson.  T.  J. 
Jones.  G. 
Jordan.    G. 
King,   W.  W. 
Kirkpatrick.   J.   D. 
Lampley.   C.  F. 
Lawrence.  L.  P. 
Lee.   W.    T. 
Love.   J.    R. 
Malone.  Geo.  S. 
McCroskey,  E.  J. 
McFarland,  C.  A. 
McGinnis,   J. 
Moore,   R.   L. 
Moore.   J.    B. 
Morrison.  W.  L. 
Morton,   Bob. 
O'Connor,  R.    L. 
Pool.   F.   B. 
Rains,  I.  A. 
Robinson,  D.  A. 
Rose,    G.    P. 
Ross,   E.   A. 
Scott,   C.   E. 
Searle.   B.  E. 
Shelton.  L  J. 
Shelton.   J.   R. 
Wade,  Joe  L. 
Weimer,   A.   H. 
West.  J.  B. 
Williams,   E.  W. 
Williamson.  E.  B. 
Woolard,  C.  F. 


COMPANY  F. 

James  Knox  Polk.  Captain. 

H.  H.  Eastman,  First  Lieutenant. 

Thomas  E.  Hall)ert,  Second  Lieutenant. 

A.  C.  Gillem,  former  Captain,  made  Major  of  the 
regiment.  R.  M.  Milam,  former  First  Lieutenant, 
made  Captain  Company  B. 

Noncommissioned    Officers    and    Privates. 


AUmond.  S.  E. 
Anderson.  R.  N. 
Arnett.  C.   F. 
Ballentine.  O.  V. 
Barry.  R.  P. 
Black.   N.    P. 
Branch.  W.  F. 
Brown,    Leon. 
Brown,  J.   E. 
Carter,  J.  W. 
Denton,  Wm. 
Duff.  J.   H. 
Fertig.    T.    F. 
Fessler,   Z. 
Freeman.  C.  E. 
Gaines.  J.   M. 
Green.    Dock. 
Griffin,  N.  K. 
Grimes.  E.  L. 
Guthrie.  I.  K. 
Hamel.    T.    N. 
Handley.  E.   M. 
Hille.    O.    G. 
Hillman.  L.  W. 
Hills,  F.  H. 
Hollowell.   J.   M. 
Humphreys.   Ross. 
Hutson.    W.    D. 
Isbell.    C.    F. 
.(rnkins,   .1.   E. 


Knopp.  C.  W. 
Malone.   J.    W. 
Mangrum.   W.   N. 
Mayes.   G.   W. 
McCarthy.   B.  E. 
McDaniel.   E. 
Milam,    J.    H. 
Nunnally.   E.  M. 
Partin.  M.  A. 
Phillips,    S.    N. 
Prater,    G.    H. 
Regen,  J.  H. 
Richardson.  D.  L. 
Schlotter.  C.  H. 
Short,  P.  H. 
Slider,    C.   E. 
Smalhvood,  W.  S. 
Snow,   J.   H. 
Stone.  D.  S. 
Summitt,  J.  (} 
Sweeney,  E.  .^. 
Tanner.   A.   W. 
Taylor,  E.   C. 
Thompson,  J.  A. 
Turner,  W.  G. 
Vick.   J.   S. 
Walsh.  E.  J. 
Waters,  W.  T. 
Winslow.   U.   P. 
Warren    R.  B. 


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I.  LIEUT.  C.  M   MCLESTER. 
2    LIEUT.  T    E    HALBERT. 


3.  LIEUT   CAVE  JOHNSON 

4.  LIEUT.  C   A.  RICHARDSON 


5  LIEUT  JAMES  W   MOORE. 

6  LIEUT.  H.H.  EASTMAN. 


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COMPANY  H. 

Gaston  O'Brien.  Captain. 

Bowman  Ewing.  First  Lieutenant. 

J.  Willis  Burl-e.  Second  Lieutenant. 

Cave  Johnson,  former  First  Lieutenant,  and  Pat- 
rick L.  Stacker,  former  Second  Lieutenant,  dis- 
charged. 

Noncommissioned    Officers    and     Privates. 


AN  INNOCENT  PASTIME. 


COMPANY  G. 


Hugh  Sparkman.  Captain. 

Thomas  F.  Bates.  First  Lieutenant. 

Frank  Blakemore.  Second  Lieutenant. 

H.  B.  Myers,  former  Captain,  was  transferred  to 
the  Thirty-seventh  Infantry.  J.  \V.  Moore,  former 
Duty  Sergeant,  was  made  Second  Lieutenant  of  Com- 
pany I. 

Noncommissioned    Officers    and    Privates. 


Aughinbaugh,  J. 
Bigley,  C.  S. 
Blacknall.   A. 
Blanton.   L.   W. 
Brannan.  W.  C. 
Brown,   Joe. 
Creasey.   Felix. 
Creasey.  J.   P. 
Creasey,  Munroe. 
Daniels,  M.  P. 
Davis,  B.  F. 
Davis,  John. 
Deal,  D.  W. 
Durham.  J.  W. 
Dyer,  J.  E. 
Ferrell.  J.  A. 

Gartner,   Henry. 

Green,  A.  J. 

Gross.  Geo. 

Hancock,   J.   B. 

Harrison.   Docli. 

Harrison.  H.  E. 

Hudson.  T.   R. 

Hurtner.    Emial. 

Jackson.  J.  H. 

Jessup.    Leonard. 

Jones,  J.  A. 

Knight,  U.  S. 

Mahathey,   \Vm. 

Martin.  J.  W. 

McClain,  .4.  R. 


McClendon.   M.   B. 
McDermott.    j. 
Mercer.  Will. 
Mitchell.  Will. 
Moore,  Chas. 
Myers,   Claude. 
Neal,  Jas. 
Odum,  J.  P. 
Peters.    A.    V. 
Phillips,  M.  G. 
Powell.  J.  H. 
Puterbaugh,  C.  F. 
Quillen,   D.   F. 
Ray,  J.  H. 
Rector,  H.  W. 
Redden.  J.  T. 
Redman.  S.  O. 
Reynolds.  R.  F. 
Robinson,    H. 
Rozzell,  Ed. 
Slatton,  W.  A. 
Sloan.  J.  W. 
Speck.  D.  A. 
Sublett.  O.  R. 
Troop,  Will. 
Wells.  A.  P. 
Wharton,  J.  J. 
Whittaker.  M.   H. 
Williams.  J.   G. 
Willingham,  J.  W. 


Atkinson.  John  G. 
Bradley,  Wm. 
Eramer,  James. 
Drown.  C.  L. 
Buckingham,  T.  E. 
Burton,  Patrick. 
Clenin,  Ernest. 
Clifton.   Samuel. 
Coffman,  B.  N. 
Cooke.  H.  T. 
Daniel.  H.  L. 
Driscoll.    Richard. 
Eldridge.    Wm. 
Ewing,  Bowman. 
Forbes,  Wm.  A. 
Foster,  E.  J. 
Gray,  E.  E. 
Harrison.   A.    B. 
Heggie,  Leon  A. 
Hoskins.  Wm. 
Hunter,   John. 
Hyman.   Edward. 
Jacks.  A.  F. 
Jackson.  Percy. 
Johnson.  Boyd. 
Ligon,  G.  W. 
Lowry,  F.  M. 
Mason.  C.  J. 
McAllister.  Kay. 
Mellon,  N. 


Miles.  Robert. 
Moody.  J.  S. 
Moran.  Wm.  T. 
Morefleld.  Wm. 
Morrow.  W.  H. 
Morrow,  Nick. 
Owens.  L.  D. 
Perkins,  B.  R. 
Prater,   Edward. 
Pulley.  John. 
Ralls,   C.   C. 
Randle,  Underwood. 
Roberts.  J.   P. 
Rosenfield.   C. 
Sargent.  W.  O. 
Sands.  John  M. 
Sheppard.    J.    A. 
.Shoopman.   J.   W. 
Smith.   V.   H. 
Sullivan,   D.  H. 
Taylor,  D.  L. 
Tidwell,  C.   C. 
Triplett,  R.  K. 
Tuck.  P.  W. 
Weaks.  E.  E. 
White,  C.  B. 
AVilliams.  W.  H. 
Woodhead.   L.   F. 
Wright,  Chas. 


^ii^' 


OVER  THE  WASHTUB. 


I.    LIEUT    PATRICK  STACKER. 
2     LIEUT    N    N  'PICKARD 


3  LIEUT    NICK   MALONE. 

4  LIEUT.  BOWMAN  EWING. 


5     LIEUT    MORGAN   WILLIAMS. 
6.  LIEUT.  WINSTON  PILCHER 


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SERGT.  CLEMENT  C.  JONES, 

WHO   CAPTURED    A    FILIPINO    FLAG. 


COMPANY    I, 


Leon  Caraway,  Captain. 
Ernest  Bowles.  First  Lieutenant. 
J.  W.  Moore.  Second  Lieutenant. 
Nick   K.   Givens.   former  Captain,    was   transferred 
to  the  Thirty-seventli  Infantry, 

Noncommissioned    Officers    and     Privates, 


Alexander,   J.   W. 
Beaton.   Will    L. 
Bottsford,  Louis  1. 
Boyett.   Wni.   R 
Bi-anum,,  E. 
Brewer.  \V.  T. 
Butcher.  Thos.  W. 
Carman.  R.  S. 
Chambers.  J.  L. 
Chittwood.  Richard. 
Chittwood.   Ed, 
Clarey,  Wm, 
Crosswhite,   M. 
Curd.  Richard. 
Davis.   J.    M 
Douglas,   I.   G. 
Dowdy.  Jesse  A. 


Eddings,  June. 
Fair,    Henry. 
Gallion.   D.   H. 
Glass.  Dan. 
Glover,   R.   E, 
Hall,  Robert, 
Hatfield.  A.  J. 
Hess.   John. 
Howard,  Jesse, 
Hughes,   T.  C. 
Jeffries,  John. 
Jeffries,  LeRoy, 
Jeffries,   Pleas. 
Jeffries,  Silas. 
Johnson,  Joe. 
Looper.  C.  W, 
Maden,    Silias. 


Maupin.  W.  C. 
McCartt.   J.    B. 
McGee.  G.  W. 
McDonald.  B. 
Nelson,  Ed. 
Oliver.  John   P. 
Peters.  R.  K. 
Pettitt.  Ross. 
Phillips,  B.  O. 
Phillips.  Thomas. 
Phillips.  Thos.  L. 
Reed.  A.  J. 


Reed.  Balem. 
Reisden.   Isaac. 
Robbins.  W.  R. 
Sanders.  M. 
Sellars.  Bruce. 
Sexton,  J,  M, 
Sexton,   Marion, 
Sloan,  Ben  F. 
Stansbury,  Will, 
Waters,  James, 
West,  J,  M, 
Zillner,  C,  F. 


COMPANY  K, 

Samuel  O.  Murphey,  Captain. 
Nixon  N.  Pickard.  First  Lieutenant, 
Charles  A.  Richardson.  Second  Lieutenant. 
John  C.  Patton.  former  First  Lieutenant,  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  Thirt.v-seventh  Infantry. 

Noncommissioned    Officers    and    Privates, 


Beasley,  A.  N. 
Bolinger.  Ed  N. 
Briley,   Chas. 
Brown.  Robt. 
Burke.  Gordon  L. 
Byrd.   Thos.   R. 
Cotton.  L.  M. 
Crosby.   H.   A. 
Crawford.   Robt. 
Cudworth.   Edward. 
Darrow.   Frank   B. 
Ferguson.  E.  A. 
Fizer.  Joe. 
Fly,   Wm, 
Frazier,  Guy. 
Freeman,  Allen  M. 
Geer,  T:m. 
Gray,  R.  H. 
Harris,  W,   H. 
Hendricks.    T.    W. 
Honeycutt.  R.  B. 
Hu.ggins.   L.   11. 
Johnson.  T.  B. 
Jones,  J,  G. 
Kelly,  Hopkins, 
Luton,  John. 
Luton.   Rolit. 
McCabe.   John. 
Merrifield,  C.  P, 
Morrison,  C.  W. 
Morris.  Ed, 


Murray.   I.   W. 
Myatt.  John. 
Officer.  John. 
Patterson,   J.   B, 
Peters,   J.   B. 
Peters.  R.  H. 
Phillips.  John  W. 
Pinkerton.  R.  Lee. 
Plunimer.  F.  S. 
Plumnier,  Thos.   M. 
Richardson,  Robert  1. 
Ross,   Matthew, 
Rosson,   John    B. 
Sheldon,   D.   B. 
Smith.  F.  A. 
Smith.  \V.  E. 
Smith.   Sam  G. 
Talley.  J.  N. 
Thomas.  J.   L. 
Tingley,  J,   E, 
Walker.  Frank. 
Ward.  Rufus. 
Warren.  Alexander. 
Warren.  M.  B. 
Webb,  Waco, 
White,  G,  J, 
Whitney,  C.  V. 
Wilhoite.   Tom. 
Winders.  M.  H. 
Wright.   F.   G. 


I.  CAPT  TOM  ELLIS. 
2.  ARTHUR  S   EWING 


3.   LIEUT    A.  W.  CABLER. 
4    CAPT.  LOGAN   WILLIAMS 


5    GUAR.  M.  G   CAMPBELL. 
6.  LONNIE  POLK. 


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COMPANY  L. 

Carles  C.  Van  Leer,  Captain. 

AVilliam  Caruthers,  First  Lieutenant. 

W,  F.  Cooper,  Second  Lieutenant. 

Sam  Van  Leer,  former  Captain,  was  transferred  to 
the  Tiiirty-seventli  Infantry.  Winston  Pilcher. 
former  Second  Lieutenant,  was  made  First  Lieuten- 
ant Company  H,  afterwards  transferred  to  ttie  Tliir- 
ty-seventla  Infantry.  Nat  Goocli,  former  private,  was 
made  Seetnid  Lieutenant  Company  11. 

Noncommissioned    Officers    and    Privates. 


Anderson,   Chas    B. 
Baker,  J.  E. 
Bayless,  W.  F. 
Berry.   Chas. 
Bowman.  F.   M. 
Bratten.   W.  G. 
Burl^e,   M. 
Childress.  S.  C. 


Cook.  M. 
Coop.  \V.  W. 
Crockett.  D.  T. 
Cockett,  H.  Y. 
Crocker.  E. 
Du-lton.  W. 
Davis.  Wm. 
Doak,  S.  T.  C. 


Fowler,  G. 
Fidlon.   Ira. 
Fi'.jua.   R.   W. 
Galloway.   H. 
Oiimsley.   W.    h. 
Hannah,  S.  M. 
Hard,  Wm. 
Hare,  C.  A. 
Hillman.  C.  E. 
House.  B.  J. 
Hynes.  D.  F. 
Jenkins,  E. 
Jones,  H.  C. 
Kinney.  W.  F. 
Knox.  Frank  T. 
Large.  D.  F. 
Lawson.  John. 
Leathers,  G.  W. 
Lennerly.  W.  T. 
Leslie.  A.  T. 
Lovell,  E.  J. 


Maynor,   W.    E. 
Melton,  W.  C. 
Nichol.   Geo.   E, 
Oliver,  E.  R, 
Paulsen,  Hans. 
Phillips.    E.    B. 
Ridley.   Eugene. 
Robinson.   R.   D. 
Sivori.  Tony. 
Sloan.  W.   B. 
Smiley.  W,   S. 
Spratford,   J. 
Sudduth.  A.  G. 
Sudduth.  W.   S. 
Tierney.  Jas. 
Turner,  P.  T. 
Whitson.  R.  R. 
Wood.  S.  J. 
Wood.  T.  F. 
Workman.  C.   E. 


BAYONET  EXERCISE,  SAN  FRANCISCO,  GAL. 


COMPANY  M. 

Sheffield   Clark.  Captain. 

Martin   Dismukes.   First   Lieutenant. 

Nat  Gooch.  Second  Lieutenant. 

Noncommissioned    Officers    and     Privates. 


Archii)a!cl.   W,  A. 
Baggett.  A, 
Bass,  G.  R. 
Beauford,  F.   P. 
Benson.  G,   R. 
Bivens,  J,  M, 
Blair.  S.  F. 
Bratton.  S.   C. 
Chrisman.  .1.  M. 
Cleveland.   G.   W. 
Cook,   Fred. 
Cordell,  G.  N, 


Cowan.  John. 
Critz,  T.  L. 
Ewangcr.  W.   F. 
Ferrell.  J.  P. 
Fox,  J.   E. 
Freera:in.  J.  F. 
Freeman.   B. 
French,    Bristol, 
Hagler,    Leslie. 
Harris,   K.  A. 
He:ly,  T.  J. 
llextrum.   Chr.s,   H. 


Hickey.   H.  B. 
Hoppes.  G.   A. 
Hosay.  J,  H. 
Hughes,  G.  W. 
Jacobson,  J.  S. 
Jones,  J.  A. 
Jones.  R.  N. 
Knapke,  W.  F. 
Lcdbetter.   Frank, 
Lytle,  W.  R. 
Mackel.  J.  J. 
MoPeters.  W.  N. 
Miller.   F.  R. 
Neal.    Natt. 
Nelson,  C.  A. 
Newsom,  J.  B. 
Pope,  Geo, 
Porter,   B,   K. 
Prince,  William, 


Ridner,   Rufus, 
Riuerd,   T.    L, 
Riley,  \V,  A. 
Rodgers,  A,  F, 
Rutledge,   L,  R, 
Saunders,  E,  O, 
Sawyers,  J,  J, 
Settle,   J,   W, 
Scott,  W,   L, 
Stoutt.  B.  B. 
Strunk    H,   L, 
Sullivan,   'i'.  m. 
Talley,  G,  T. 
Weathers,  Ed. 
Wells    J. 
Whitehead.  T.  S. 
Womac    G    A. 
Young.  A.   H. 


I    GEN    MILLER  REVIEWING  TROOPS. 


2.  DRESS  PARADE. 


3.  BATTALION  DRILL. 


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COL.  W.  C.  SMITH  AND  STAFF. 

Discharged  at  Manila 

IN  THIS  LIST  THE  GKEATER  P.\RT  KE-ENLISTED,    AND  A  NUMBER   I.EKT  THE   PHILIPPINES   FOR  A  TRIP 
AROUND  THE  WORLD.       A  FEW  CAME  ON  TO  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


COMPANY  A. 


H. 


Averill.  F.  L 
Ball.  V.   L. 
Beatty.  J.  E. 
Beresford,   C 
Buckner,  C. 
Cabrut,  J.  N. 
Crutchfield,   E. 
Duckworth.   J.   T 
Fitzpatrick,  J.  E 
Fitzpatrick.    K. 
Grizzard,  B.  D. 
Howery.   I. 
Hodge,  J.   H. 


Kimball,  A.  L. 
Martindale.   M.  J. 
Mix.  Harry. 
Newkirk,   A.  J. 
Peck.   E.   H. 
Penny,   M.    B. 
Pierce.  Maurice  J. 
Roberts.  E. 
Smith.  C.   M. 
Stewart.   F. 
Todd.  C.  S. 
Wharton,   .1,    H. 


COM.PANY  B. 


Batts,   T.   N. 
Berry,  C.  R  .  .Jr. 
Bruger,   H.   E. 
Burns,   Chas. 
Cook,  R.  R. 


Cowdeu.  .T.  W. 
Crane,  L. 
Dodson,  Edward. 
Grimes.    .1.    L. 
Glenn.  W.  H. 


Hurt.  B.   E. 
Jackson.   Wm. 
Liebhart.  N.  H. 
McKisack.  R.  L. 
Morgan.  J,   H. 
Notgrass.  C.  B. 
Ormes.  L.  B. 
Overton.   W.   .1. 
Payne.   Claude. 
Pirie.  .J.  G. 
Ray.   Lovick 
Reed.  W,  L. 


Russell.  P.  F. 
Simpson.  L.   O. 
Skillern.   R,   C. 
Slaight,  J.  T. 
Smythe.  J.   M. 
Solinsky.  H. 
Spurlin.  Gano. 
Spencer,  .1.   B. 
Strong,  L.  P. 
Watts,  W.  O. 
Watts,  H.  C. 
Wright.  F.  D. 


COMPANY  C. 


Allison.    W.    F. 
Birdwell.   ,Ias.   K. 
Daniels,  .1.  H. 
Ellis,   Luke. 
Gi^rfinkle.    L. 
Hail,  B.  M.     ■ 
Hicks.  .Jeff. 


.lerniaii,   Jas. 
Jones.  Grant. 
Martin,   D.   R. 
Nims.  Alonzo. 
Steakley.  D.   L, 
Tothacer,  Jas.    M. 
Williams,   B. 


I.  CAPT.  JAS.  K  POLK. 
2.  CAPT  A  J.  LAW. 


3  CAPT.  SAM  VAN  LEER 

4.  CAPT.  R.  M.  MILAM. 

5.  CAPT.  HU  B.  MYERS. 


6.  CAPT.  L.  A.  CARAWAY. 

7.  CAPT.  GEORGE  REED 


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COMPANY  F. 


LIEUT.    W     F    COOPER. 


COMPANY  D. 


Armstrong,   W.    F. 
Barker,  John. 
Bloom,  Calvin   H, 
Brothers,    C.    L. 
Brooks.  Cas.  C. 
Cotfman.  .lohn. 
Costner.   Wm.    R. 
i^rownover.  J.   M. 
Drake,  Mark  P. 
Inman,  S.  E. 
Kelly,  W.  J. 
McNeal.    Chester   G. 
Moore,  Milton  M. 


Oleson,  Ole  .J. 
Owen.  Basil. 
Penpiugton.  C.   W. 
Plaskett,  J.  W, 
Potts.  Sara   T. 
Richard,   Clarence. 
Saddler,  P.  E. 
Stanford.  Walter. 
Strong,  L.  R. 
Voiles.  .James. 
M'allace.    Milton    E. 
Wildes.  Calvin. 


COMPANY  E. 


Battle.   George. 
Browder.   W.   C. 
Crandall.   T.  A. 
Delora,  Tlios. 
Doyle,  John. 
Fryar.  R.  H. 
Fuller.   Felix. 
Gilnian.   A.   V. 
Johnson.  James. 
Johnson,  O.  W. 


Lee.  Harry. 
Lee.  I.  E. 
.McCord,   A,    L. 
Pool.   L.  C. 
Rookcr,   C.  A. 
Ryan,  Chas. 
Smith,    B,    A. 
Thomjison,   \V. 
Vifkcrs,  F, 
Watson.   Clyde. 


Alexander.   James. 
Beaumont,  H.  F. 
Bruce.   Wm.   R. 
Campbell.   A.    M. 
Carson,  O.  H. 
Chapman,   F.   E. 
Collingsworth.   B.   F. 
Fleming.  F.  H. 
Gibbs,  Q.  D. 
Gillem.  S.  J. 
Gillespie.  J.  W. 
Gillock.  R.  F. 


Glase.  D.  L. 
Huggins,  L.  R. 
Kelly,  C.  J. 
Kimzie.  A.  J. 
Mann.  W.  C. 
Mickle,  J,   M. 
Rea.  R.  M. 
Roberts,  F.  O. 
Rutter.  Wm. 
Samuels.   J.   H. 
Samuels.  O.  W. 
Sawyer.   L.   E. 


COMPANY  G. 


Alexander.  J.  S. 
Barrett.  A.  M. 
Bell.    Manson. 
Brothers,   B,  R. 
Connor.   E.   B. 
Finney.  J.  I. 
Floyd.  Geo. 
Glasgow.  J.  T. 
Haggerty.  P.  P, 
Henderson,  John. 
HoMer.  C.  A. 
Jones.  T. 
Johnson,  Will. 


Kuowles.   J.   E. 
Little,  Thos.   L. 
Moore,  J.  W. 
Osborne.  W.  T. 
Stephens.  Henry. 
Tucker,    W.   H. 
Wallace,  C.  C. 
Waller.  J.  W. 
White.  Horace. 
Williams,   J.   W. 
Wood.  J.  H. 
Wright,  R.   E. 


WAITING  MARCHING  ORDERS. 


REGIiMENTAL  ROSTER.  THE  FIRST  TENNESSEE  REGIMENT,  U.  S.  V. 


ir. 


REVIEW   AT  THE  PRESIDIO     TENNESSEE  REGIMENT  PASSING  GENERAL  MILLER. 


COMPANY   H. 


Curtis.  J. 
Davidson.  W.  E. 
Dorris.  L.  C. 
Drane,    Lewis. 
Eaker,  Chas. 
Ellis,   Thos.   H. 
Evans,  A.  O. 
Hudson,  M.  J. 
Kendrick.  J.   C, 
Lambrecht,  H. 
Mabry.  Thos. 


Jr. 


McCleary,    Edward. 
Miller,  W. 
Moore,   C.   L. 
Poore.  J.   Z. 
Rollow,  E.  W. 
Smith,  R.  B. 
Stacker.  Clay,  Jr. 
Stewart,  S. 
Tate.  John  H. 
Williamson.    Logan. 
Woodhead.   H.  P. 


COMPANY  I. 


Alexander,  W.  T. 
Alton,  Wm.  H. 
Carrlger,  G.  C. 
Coulter,   Richard. 
Duff,  J.  T. 
Dye,  Chas.  B. 
Emory,  Alex. 
Geer,  Geo. 
Oeorge,  Lee. 
Leach,  D.  P. 
Litton,  Harvey. 
Llewellyn,  Jas. 
Long,  John  W. 


Martin,  W.  B. 
McGinnis,  W.  P. 
McFadden,  W.  A. 
Moore,  Walter. 
Moses,  Jas.  H. 
Mumpower,  Sam. 
Newport,  M. 
Orange,  N.  P. 
Phillips,   Josiah. 
Redman,  J.   A. 
Scott.    Pagan. 
Taylor,  J.  W. 
Taylor,   Sherman. 


COMPANY  K. 


Butler.  A.  J. 
Crossland,  Edward. 
Davis,  Edward. 
Davidson.  W.  M. 
Duffer,  J.  P. 
Pathera,   J.   E. 
Fox,  John  P. 


Garrett,   Andrew. 
Hardacre,  C.  G. 
Hart,  J.  H. 
Hedge,  R.  M. 
Jones,  S.  B. 
Menos,   W.   S. 
Hyatt,  T.  Lee. 


Powers,  Chas. 
Proctor,  Wm.  J. 
Reed.   Roljert. 
Rodgers.   R.    L. 
Roth,    Emile. 
Smalling,   John. 


Tandy,  Jesup  S. 
Taylor,   Benjamin. 
Thornburg,    John    P. 
Tubbs.  J.  C. 
WatUins.  S.  D. 


COMPANY   L. 


Askew,   R. 
Bass,  R.  J. 
Bowling.  W.  K. 
Clark,  J.  C. 
Costen,    J.   R. 
Cummins.  J.  D. 
David,  C.  R. 
Pletcher,  J.   L. 
Gooch,  Nat. 
Grandall,  Jas. 
Graves,  G.  L. 
Green,  J.  G. 
Johnson,   L.   E. 
Jones,  J.  R. 
Jones,  W.  G. 


Lavelle.  James. 
Lucas,  J.  E. 
Manion,  W. 
McEwen,  John  A.,  Jr. 
Morris.  Robt. 
Morton.  W.  E. 
Nichols.  J. 
Nichols,   L. 
Smith,  C.  P. 
Smith.  T.  W. 
Snyder,  J.  R. 
Walker,  R.  H. 
Walker.  W.  J. 
White,  Wm. 


Allen,  G.  L. 
Baggett,  John. 
Butler,  R,  W. 
Davis.  B.  E. 
Decker,   T.    P. 
Deva'll,  H.  L. 
Dodson,  A.  J. 
Griffith,  R, 
Higgs,  B.  C. 
Litchfield,  L.  O 


COMPANY  M. 

Preston,  W.  R. 
Smith,  Andrew, 
Smith,  T.  H. 
Stokes,  Ed. 
Strunk,  I.  M. 
Sullivan,  T.  E. 
ThUioI.  Joe. 
Talley,    Olin. 
Taylor.  J.  T. 
Tiulor.  J.  R. 


I    OFF   FOR  MANILA. 


2.  THE  TRANSPORT  INDIANA  RETURNING  TO  AMERICA. 


REGIMENTAL  ROSTER,  THE  FIRST  TENNESSEE  REGIMENT,  U.  S.  V 


47 


Others  Discharged. 

In  addition  to  those  named  above  as  having  been 
discharged  in  the  Philippines,  the  following,  whose 
names  cannot  be  found  in  the  regimental  roster,  are 
given: 

Noncommissioned  Staff — W.  R.  Davis.  Boyd  John- 
son. Arthur  E.  Emory.  Frank  A.  Smith.  George  J. 
Smith. 

Band— L.  C.  Gaylord,  Frank  A.  Wrigut. 

Company  A — Jas.  T,  Breunning,  Chas.  P.  Thruston. 
C.  Walter  Guerin. 

Company  B — P.  C.  Seymour.  Lee  K.  Pona,  E.  Alex- 
ander. 

Company  E — Ed  Gregory,  L.  P.  Woodley.  J.  P.  Da- 
vidson,  O.   J.   Kirkland. 

Company  I — W,  T.  James. 

Company  L — J.  E.  Brown.  Joseph  Fletcher.  C.  B. 
Ewing.  Charles  Richardson. 

Company  H — J.  M.  Rander. 

Company  G — C.  B.  Montgomery.  James  D.  Muse, 
Emile  Hertner.  Roy  Johnson,  V.  Blakemore,  E,  Pow- 
ell, 

Company  F — A,  F.  Grimes,  J.  F.  Knapp.  Chas. 
Leonard. 

Company  C — C.  C.  Winna. 

Company  M— T.  L.  Richards,  J.  Ford,  E.  O.  Sam- 
uels, D.  H.  Sibbett.  John  Plaskett. 

Company  K — Harry  Johnson.  R.  H.  McDonald,  G. 
R.  DufHn.  John  K.  Zil^enheim,  Wm.  A.  Garland,  Hop- 
kins K.  Ellick. 

Those  who  determined  to  make  a  trip  around  the 
world   were: 

R.  S.  Coulter.  R.  C.  Crutchfield. 

C.  H.  Stacker.  M.  Martindale, 

E.    W.    Rollow.  M,  J,  Pierce. 

Boyd  Johnson.  C.  L.  Baker. 

J.  N.  Rundle,  J.  H.  Tate, 

Y.  C.  Kendrick.  J.   N.  Wharton. 

Logan  Williamson  and  H.  L.  Frierson  went  to 
Europe  via  the  Suez  Canal 

Percy  L.  Jones.  Captain  and  Assistant  Surgeon, 
and  R.  M.  Kirby-Smith,  Captain  and  Assistant  Sur- 
geon, remained  in  the  Philippines  to  practice  med- 
icine. 

Discharged  in  1898. 

Following  is  the  list  of  soldiers  discharged  at  San 
Francisco,  in  October,  18ft». 

Band — Privates  Hope.  Duke,  Lewis,  Floyd,  and  W, 
Hugh  Harris. 

Company  A — Privates  Luther  L.  Banks,  Thomas 
Goodall,  John  H.  Grey,  Thomas  Nixon,  Nathan  P. 
Harris.  Patrick  H.  Russell.  Earl  P.  Shoffner,  Harry 
L.  Scott,  Fred  L,  Stewart,  Karl  Stokes,  Harry  Winn, 
A.  L.  Windle,  R.  W.  and  T  nomas  Woods. 

Company  B — Sergt.  Robert  D.  Compton,  Privates 
Israel  W.  Bennett,  Joseph  A.  Boehms,  John  Schap- 
man.  Lenniel  Cooke,  Charles  Goad,  Nat  C.  Hickey, 
William  Irwin,  James  H.  Jenkins.  James  S.  Jenkins, 
Err,est  Kidwell,  Robt.   M.   Lindsley.   Walter  W.   Mar- 


shall. Charles  Metcalfe.  William  Newton.  Harvey  A. 
Piikington.  T.  Albert  Reilley.  Henry  L.  Smith,  Rufus 
Stokes,  Martin  Taylor,  Daniel  Ware. 

Company  C — Privates  William  H.  Birdwell,  James 
Ccok,  Frank  Fitzgerald,  William  R.  Harris.  Luther 
Kirkpatrick.  Henry  Longworth,  Joseph  Smith,  Wil- 
liam W.  Robinson. 

Company  D — Privates  Reuben  J.  Brown.  Ambrose 
Burger,  William  E.  Curry,  John  B.  Free,  Felix  R. 
GLbon,  Henry  Jones,  Nelson  Llewellyn,  William 
Moffatt,  Russell  M.  Sharp,  Edgar  B.  Washburn,  Mor- 
gan R.  Woosnam. 

Company  E — Privates  Adam  Diehl,  Jr.,  P.  H.  Far- 
rell.  J.  W.  Moore,  Wm.  R.  Jenkins,  R.  M.  Samuels, 
Jr.,  Fred  J.  Sitzler,  James  Steincamp. 

Company  F — Privates  Marion  C.  Beatty.  Charles 
Bcnville.  Hal.  Ledford.  Alexander  R.  McCorkle, 
Charites  T.  Neil,  James  S.  Parker,  Felix  Smith, 
Raphael  S.  Wright. 

Company  G — Corporals  J.  F.  Manning  and  Ala 
Sims,  Privates  Lee  Able,  Marion  J.  Barnett,  H.  Clay 
Craig.  John  F.  Gibson,  John  Q.  Lewis.  Thos.  B.  Ma- 
son, Walter  McBride,  Carl  B.  Montgomery.  Lawrence 
B.  Sauford,  Alexander  Sheppard,  Thomas  J.  Smart, 
Smith  Stewart,  Austin  Talley.  Robert  C.  Wor.haim, 
J.  Ewing  Wright. 

Company  H — Corporal  Howard  Bland,  and  Pri- 
vates Jams  H.  Adkits,  George  H.  Benson,  Jackson 
Beymer,  Walter  Chester,  James  Claypool,  William 
P,  Ewell,  Richard  V,  Gossett,  Joseph  Gunter,  Charles 
Hamatty,  Walton  Hurst,  John  W.  Jackson,  Albert  G, 
Jenkins,  Horace  G.  Saunderson,  Alexander  Sheppard, 
Gus  Summer,  John  D.  Williams,  George  W.  Waller. 

Company  I — Privates  Perry  Byrd,  James  L.  Col- 
lins, Charles  F.  Hoard,  Albert  W,  Larue,  George  W. 
Larue,  Jesse  D.  Lewis.  James  L.  Lovelace,  John  Mus- 
covalley,  Millard  F.  Newport.  John  S.  Robertson, 
Porter  Sellars,  Gilbert  Sexton,  William  Z.  Sharp, 
Engine  Travis,  Paul  G.  White.  Gaines  Whitecotton. 

Company  K — Privates  Albert  E.  Cudworth,  Wil- 
liam W.  Cox,  John  Dean,  Edward  H.  England,  Henry 
Ferguson,  Lawson  C.  Guun,  Mann  G.  Gunn,  Thomas 
W.  Gunn.  William  R.  Halsey.  Frank  W.  Leyley,  Law- 
rence B.  Nichols,  and  Walter  Walling. 

Company  L — Sergt.  Gideon  Fields,  Corporals  John 
R.  Aylor,  William  M.  Petty,  and  Thomas  P.  Poe, 
Privates  William  L.  Bailey,  Edward  J.  Dougherty, 
John  H.  Douglass,  James  M.  Douglass,  George  Dun- 
can, William  F.  Gaughey,  Horace  McBee,  William  H. 
McCoy,  Robt,  L.  McKinney.  Edward  L.  Moss,  George 
Phillips,  Charles  Post,  Eugene  Whitson. 

Company  M— Sergt.  John  B.  Bright.  Corporal  Chas. 
A.  Clegg,  Privates  L.  Gratton  Bright.  Hugh  E.  Bligh, 
William  F.  Casey,  John  B,  Cothran,  Little  B.  Cotton, 
T  Fred  Cook.  Milton  B.  Davidson,  Ready  Donoho, 
George  E.  Edwards,  George  K.  Fletcher,  Martin  L. 
Holt.  James  W.  McClanahan,  John  McKinney,  Jas. 
C.  McNatt,  Richard  Miles,  Christopher  Nielson,  Finis 
Scutherland,  Robert  L.  Todd,  Daniel  E,  Vaugh,  John 
S.  Weidor.  and  l^illicont  Wiiite. 


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PriViLte  — L'uniimny  G.  Naslnille.  May  n.  1S38. 

Luther  Gates, 

Priviiti-  — Coiiipiiny  G.  Nu^hvill.•,  .Imie  10.  1S9». 

John  Hamilton, 

I'rivate  — Company  D,  San  Friuicibro.  .luiie  30.  1898. 

William  W.  KiN(i, 

Private  — Company  E,  San  Ki-ani-isi-o,  July  2.  1898. 

Charles  D.  Gamble, 

Private  — ronipauy  A,  Sau  KranciM-o.  .lul.\  1-.  1898. 

Charles  A.   Kanadv, 

Private —t'onii>any  L,  San  Francisco.  J ul.\  12,  1898. 

Zeb  Stafford, 

Private  — Company  C,  San  Francisco.  July  15.  1898. 

James  E.   Stafford, 

Private  —  Company  C,  San  Francisco.  July  21.  1898. 

Joseph  L.  Baker, 

Private  —  Company  B,  San  Francisco.  July  23,  1898. 

Shelton  Irving. 

Private  — Company  E.  San  Francisco,  .luly  29.  1898. 

Percy  B.  Wiiittaker, 

Private  —  Company  B,  San  Francisco.  August  12,  1898. 

James  MiTriiELL. 

Private— Company  C.  San  Francisco.  August  16.  1898. 

\\'ili.tam   a.    Uimpass, 

Private  — ('onipan.'.  D.  San  Francisco,  Octoljer  4.  1898. 

Claude  Pavne, 

Private  — Company  B. 


Benjamin'  McConnell, 

Private— C"mpariy   B.  Haley,  Tenn.,  on  furlough.  October 
13,  1898. 


Xeal  Mathews. 

Private  —  Company  M.  San  Francisco.  - 


-,  1898. 


A.  B.  McClain, 

Private  —  Company  G.  Manila,  January  11,  1899. 

John  A.  Meyers. 

Private  — Conjpany  H.  Manila.  January  20.  1899. 

William  C    Smith. 

Colonel  — Manila  (died  on  the  battlefield),  February  .5.  1899. 

James  A.  Garvey, 

Private  —  Company  A.  Manila,  Februarys,  1899. 

Lewis  J.   Leland, 

Chaplain  — III. ilo.  Isle  of  Panay.  February  IS.  1899. 

James  V.  Morris, 

Private- Company  M.  Iloilo.  February  18.  1899. 

Fred  J.  Sitzler. 

Private  — Company  E.  Ridge  Post.  Tenn..  M.irch  12.  IH99. 

Joseph  ]j.  Walker, 

Corporal  — Company  B.  Manila.  March  IT.  1899. 

William  H.  Wallace, 

Private— Company  L,  Manila,  March  20.  1899. 

Orville  Mercer, 

Private  — Company  — ,  Iloilo,  August  30.  1899. 

William   Creelman, 

Private  — Comnany  li.  Iloilo.  September  2.  1899. 

Frank   F.  McNeal, 

Private  — Corapany  I),  San  Francisco,  November  11,  1898. 


billed 


Walter  M.  Parrish.  LirriEN  B.  Price, 

Private  — Company  C.  by  accident.  Iloilo,  March  19,  1899.  Corporal -Company   A,  by  accident,  Cebu,  September   12 

1899. 

James  C.   Bullinoton, 

Corporal- Company  F,  in  actioo,  Iloilo,  September  IS.  1899. 


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I 


OUR  BOYS. 


(THE   FIRST   TENNESSEE    REGIMENT. 


In  among-st  the  city's  bustle,  out  among-st  the  rural  ways, 
These,  "our  boys,"  passed  on  unnoticed,  in  the  uneventful  days. 
Peace  held  sway  and,  all  untroubled,  half  forgot  that  war's  alarm 
Mig-ht  yet  roar  about  her  pathway  with  the  voices  of  the  storm. 

But  there  came  a  day  when  insult  was  accorded  to  the  flag-; 
As  the  tocsin  rang  out  shrilly,  who  would  recreant  prove  or  lag? 
True  there  hovered  in  the  distance  prospects  of  a  direful  fate — 
But  our  hero-sons  responded,  fearless,  stalwart,  and  elate  ! 

Let  us  render  them  the  homage  that  the  regiment  earned  well 
Through  the  nights  of  anxious  waiting,  through  the  days  of  shot  and 

shell. 
Liberty  is  not  in  danger  whatsoever  threat  annoys. 
Long  as  she  can  have  such  cli.inipidiis  as  she  has  to-day,  "our  boys!" 


(51) 


I.  WAITING  THE  TRAIN  FOR  SAN  FRANCISCO 


^T  CHERJKEE  PARK  NEAR  NASHVILLE.  JUNE  lO.  1898. 


COMMITTEES 


GENERAL      COMMITTEE      ON      ARRANGEMENTS 
AND   RECEPTION. 

M.  T.  Bryan.  Chairman;  K.  A.  H.aiey.  Sec -eta  y: 
John  Allison,  Tnlly  Biown,  S.  .A..  Champion,  G.  H. 
Baskette,  .John  D.  Anderson,  E.  C.  I.ewis,  Patton 
Cheatham,  Will  Cummins.  M.  F.  Cockrill,  .Joe 
Warner,  Dr.  John  A,  Currey,  Lytton  Taylor.  L,  R. 
Eastman,  Andrew  Milam,  Dr.  Nat  Gooch.  Dr.  R.  E. 
Fort,  Capt,  George  Hagar.  Capt.  W.  R.  Garrett.  Capt. 
West  Morton.  M.  B.  Pilcher.  Wm.  Stewart,  Oliver 
Timothy,  .James  L.  Demoville.  George  S.  Kinney, 
Theo.  Cooley.  Rev.  Ira  Landrith.  Rev.  .J.  I.  Vance. 
C.  S.  Caldwell.  W.  L.  Dudley.  A.  D.  Wharton,  W,  K, 
Fhillips,  John  Hitchcock,  Jacob  Geiger,  John  Caruth- 
ers,  John  H.  Polk.  James  Crutchfield.  Thomas  Good- 
all,  B.  J.  McCarthy.  H.  W.  Buttorff.  Jos.  R.  West,  Rev. 
Isadora  Lewinthal,  Rev.  Dr.  Ellis,  Capt,  Hutcheson. 
John  C.  Brown,  Capt.  Kramer.  Jordan  Stokes.  R.  L, 
Morris.  C.  A.  Sharenberger,  James  S.  Glenn.  Firman 
Smith.  W.  G.  Sadler,  John  P.  JJickman.  Prof.  John 
L.  Wright.  Dr.  Black.  John  C,  Ferriss,  Prof.  W.  C. 
Kilvington,  W.  A.  Cheatham,  A.  V.  S.  Lindsley,  Jas. 
Trimble.  Gen.  G.  P.  Thruston.  J.  W.  Bonner,  John  W. 
Childress,  J.  M.  Anderson,  Dr.  J.  W.  Maddin.  Jr., 
Gen.  H.  C.  Lamb,  Capt.  A.  J.  Harris,  Dr.  R.  A.  Halley, 
John  H.  DeWitt,  C.  C.  Trabue,  Gen,  W.  H.  Jackson. 
Dr.  Charles  Johnson,  T.  P.  Calhoun,  Dr.  R.  Stone- 
slreet.  Chief  Henry  Curran,  Percy  Kinnaird.  L.  B. 
Fite,  A.  V.  Goodpasture.  Dr.  W.  J.  Morrison.  Capt. 
H.  J.  Cheny,  E.  R.  Richardson.  John  W^.  Hunter.  Jos. 
S.  Carols,  A.  W.  Wills,  Dr.  D.  F.  Banks,  Tim  John- 
sor..  Will  B.  Myers,  O.  C.  Cunningham,  Dr.  D.  H. 
Price.  John  M.  Sperry.  Gen.  Charles  Sykes,  C.  L.  Rid- 
ley, T.  M.  Gaines,  Henry  Tanksley.  B.  J.  Hodge,  W. 
T.  Osborne.  Maj.  Jo  Vaulx.  Baxter  Smith.  Nathan 
Cohn,  M.  S.  Lebeck,  Samuel  Berger,  B.  B,  Allen,  L. 
H.  Geny,  T.  O.  Morris.  C.  H,  Sanders,  J.  M.  S, 
Pettitt.  W.  W.  Smith.  J.  G.  Summitt,  O.  G,  Hille,  G. 
W.  W.  Sweeney,  H.  M.  Doak.  \V.  W.  Knox,  Dr.  W.  L. 
Dismukes,  Jos.  Lindauer,  R.  A.  Henry.  J.  Matt.  Wil- 
liams, Dr.  R.  L.  C.  White,  Wm.  J.  Kwing.  J.  Taylor 
Stratton,  Sam  Newsom,  Di-.  A.  B.  Bradfonl.  Dr.  F.  H. 
Compton,  Dr,  John  B,  Talbot.  James  Grundy,  H.  M. 
Meeks,  Wm.  Gerst.  George  A.  Weber,  J,  W.  Biker. 
Tip    Gamble.    Adam    Diehl.   George    W.    Fall.    (Jilford 

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Dudley,  Reau  Folk.  Henry  Morrow,  J.  L.  McWhorter, 
J.  H.  McPhail.  Jesse  W.  Thomas.  Dr.  Marvin  McFer- 
riii.  W.  N.  Bilbo.  George  McWhirter,  B.  H.  Beazley, 
C.  K.  C.  Wheeling,  B.  F.  Moore.  James  Ryan.  George 
H.  Moore  Sr..  Edwin  A.  Price,  Dr.  Thomas  R.  New- 
mc.n,  W.  W.  Page.  Dr.  W.  T.  Harwell,  Wyman  Reed, 
H.  B.  Buckner.  Robert  Curry.  Charles  Eastman.  Jr., 
Di.  W.  H.  Halbert.  Pat  Griffin.  W.  T.  Hardison.  W.  J. 
Vi.rley.  AV.  D.  Mille;-.  J.  B.  OBryan.  Gov.  Benton  Mc- 
Millin. 

Mesdames  H.  B.  Buckner.  Jas.  K.  Polk,  E.  E. 
Hoss,  A.  C.  Gillem,  Nat  Gooch,  John  J.  Vertrees,  H. 
C.  Beaumont,  M.  S.  Cockrill.  G.  P.  Rose.  W.  H.  Bum- 
pass.  M,  B.  Pilcher.  W.  G.  Sadler.  J.  W.  Allen,  Elmer 
Bruce.  D,  R.  Dorris.  R.  G.  Throne.  John  H.  Baskette, 
J  M.  Head,  John  C.  Gaut,  John  M.  Gaut,  John  W, 
Childress,  J.  S.  Pilcher,  L.  R,  Campbell,  H,  Solin 
sky,  M,  S.  I^ebeck,  John  W.  McAlister.  A.  M.  Shook 
W.  J.  Morrison.  Mary  P.  McGuire.  G.  W.  Gilford 
E  C.  .Andrews.  Wm.  Hume,  J.  K.  Rains.  Alice  Ridley 
W.  J.  McMurray.  Andrew  Milam.  Wesley  Mouon: 
Will  Minchin,  A.  J.  Laws.  S.  W.  Edwards,  J.  B.  Han- 
cock, A.  H.  Robinson.  W.  K.  Black,  S.  A.  Champion 
Percy  Warner.  John  R.  Frizzell.  Spencer  McHenry 
W.  L.  Granbery,  Hamilton  Parkes.  J.  H.  Acklin,  John 
H.  Reeves.  Claude  Street.  Ed  Stahlman.  W.  H,  Mitch- 
ell. Edward  McNeely,  Andrew  Price,  Frank  Harde- 
man, A.  D.  Marks.  Ittie  Kinney  Reno,  Berry  Bayless, 
M.  T.  Polk.  Corinne  G.  Eastman,  Wm.  Simmons, 
Jesse  R.  Norton,  Fred  Cummins.  Irene  Sloan,  Abbie 
Reed,  Ed  Cooper,  Alice  Branch,  Dan  Kinney,  W.  D. 
Haggard.  Jr. 

Misses  Mary  Demoville,  Ella  Brown,  Medora  Cheat- 
ham, Ada  Morrow.  Idella  Sawrie,  Eunice  Polk,  Wilola 
McCord.  Mary  Moore,  -May  Burton,  Mary  Hoss,  Lou- 
ise Kali,  Cora  Hays.  May  Sadler,  Addie  Williamson, 
L.  Graff  Wies,  Louise  Bransford.  Alice  Rains.  Louise 
MtJlonry,  Willie  Fall,  Mary  Dibrell.  Willie  Fite,  Es- 
telle  Shook.  Zara  Ruhm,  Odiline  McCarthy,  Louise 
Hill.  May  Grantland,  Cornelia  Pearcy,  Virginia  L. 
Briggs,  Nannie  Dudley  Pilcher.  Elsie  Briggs,  Mollie 
C'aiborne,  Lucy  Eastman,  .Addie  Douglas,  Sammie 
Ki  ith.  Ada  Rice.  Elizalieth  Price,  Lizzie  Atchison, 
Mary  Mitchell,  Mary  E,  Williams.  Susie  Luck.  Ma- 
mie L.  Pierce.  Felicia  Porter,  Cora  Hager.  Sadie 
Kinney,  Elizabeth  Clark. 


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EXECUTIVE    COMMITTEE. 

John  D.  Anderson,  Chairman;  R.  A.  Halley.  Sec- 
retary; E.  C.  Lewis.  G.  H.  Baskette,  Dr.  W.  L.  Dud- 
ley. H.  M.  Brennecke,  Firman  Smith,  W.  T.  Hardison. 
Maj.  W.  H.  Morton,  E.  R.  Richardson.  Jo  Frank. 
Tully  Brown.  Mrs.  G.  P.  Rose,  Mrs.  M.  T.  Polk.  Mrs. 
H.  B.  Buckner,  Mrs.  E.  C.  Andrews. 

FINANCE  COMMITTEE. 

Maj.  E.  C.  Lewis.  Chairman;    Maj.  J.  W.  Thomas. 

E.  C  Andrews,  G.  N.  Tillman,  R.  M.  Dudley.  L.  K. 
Hart,  Dr.  J.  Y.  Crawford,  N.  D.  Malone,  W.  D.  With- 
erspoon.  Lee  Brock,  Jacoh  Geiger,  G.  M.  Neely.  Rob- 
ert Carmack.  Edgar  Jones,  James  B.  Carr.  Joseph 
Frank,  John  Ruhm,  Sr.,  P.   A.   Smith,   W.  C.  Dibrell, 

F.  P.  MeWhirter,  Ike  Johnson,  John  J.  McCann.  Wil- 
liam Litterer.  Dr.  J.  B.  Murrey.  Andrew  Price.  Edwin 
M.  Barnes,  Robert  L.  Campbell,  Jo.  M.  Warren.  J. 
W.  Johnson,  A.  W.  Wills.  Dr.  Nat  Gooch,  B.  J.  Mc- 
Carthy. John  P.  Hickman,  W.  B.  Bayless.  Dr.  W.  B. 
Lee,  A.  B.  Anderson,  T.  O.  Morris.  Mrs.  G.  P.  Rose. 

COMMITTEE    TO    RECEIVE    THE    REGIMENT    AT 
SAN    FRANCISCO. 

J  W.  Gaines,  Chairman;  H.  B.  Buckner,  B.  J.  Mc- 
Carthy, Mrs.  Robert  E.  Martin.  P.  M.  Gritnn.  Miss 
Eunice  Murphy,  Miss  Elizabeth  Kirby.  Mrs.  Elmer 
L.  Bruce,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Andrews,  Mrs.  Alvin  C.  Gillem, 
Mrs.  Alice  M.  Branch,  Miss  Mary  E.  Warmack,  Mrs. 
Nathaniel  Gooch.  Miss  Mary  Hill  Cockrill,  Mrs.  R.  B. 
Buckner,  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Dorris,  George  T.  Halley,  Mrs. 
H.  F.  Beaumont,  Mrs.  M.  T.  Polk,  Mrs.  James  K.  Polk, 
Charles  H.  Johnson,  Nashville;  James  A.  Cheatham, 
Miss  Kathleen  O'Brien,  Miss  Queen.  Mrs.  C.  W. 
Bailey,  Mrs.  Clay  Stacker,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Beaumont, 
Miss  Louise  Higgle,  Cave  Johnson,  Clarksville;  Mrs. 
Bullock,  Franklin:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  W.  Frierson,  Co 
lumbia;  J.  S.  Chandler,  Hermitage;  Finis  Ewing, 
Jr..  Hampton  Station;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  M.  Brandon, 
Dover;  W.  A.  McGraw,  Fort  Henry:  Robert  L.  Mor- 
ris, Paris;  Mrs.  T.  M.  McMillin,  Hopkinsville;  Mrs. 
John  G.   Magnire,  McMinnville. 

EMPLOYMENT  COMMITTEE. 

E.  C.  Andrews.  Chairman:  Capt.  A.  J.  Harris.  Chas 
H.  Sanders,  N.  D.  Malone,  B.  J.  McCarthy.  W.  M 
Cassetty,  J.  B.  Carr,  Theodore  Cooley.  R.  A.  Halley 
C.  S.  Caldwell,  Jo  B.  Morgan,  W.  C.  Collier.  Will  Cum 
mins,  Joseph  Lindauer,  A.  V.  Gooilpasturo,  John  B 
Ransom,  Paul  Eldridge,  Byrd  Douglas,  E.  D.  \Vr<'nne 


Robert  Lusk.  W.  Dudley  Gale.  R.  P.  Webb,  Hugh  K. 
Alderson,  Alex  Hunter,  W.  P.  Rutland,  G.  W.  Bran- 
don. L.  B.  Fite,  G.  M.  Neely.  T.  B.  Dallas,  Mrs.  E.  C. 
Andrews,  Mrs.  G.  P.  Rose,  Mrs.  Thomas  Pettus,  Mrs. 
E  E.  Hoss,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Gaut,  Mrs.  M.  B.  Pilcher,  Mrs. 
L.  L.  Terry,  Mrs.  J.  K.  Rains. 

INVITATION    COMMITTEE. 

Hon.  J.  M.  Head.  Chairman:  H.  M.  Brennecke,  G. 
N.  Tillman.  E  A.  Price.  L.  R.  Eastman,  J.  W. 
Gaines.  John  N.  Sperry,  John  Caruthers,  A.  D.  Marks, 
A.  W.  Wills. 

PROGRAMME   COMMITTEE. 

Dr.  W  L.  Dudley,  Chairman;  G.  H.  Baskette,  Dr. 
R.  L.  C.  White,  S.  A.  Champion.  J.  W.  Thomas,  E.  C. 
Lewis,  John  D.  Anderson.  J.  M.  Head,  Firman  Smith, 
John  C.  Brown,  W.  R.  Garrett.  Theo.  Cooley,  H.  M. 
Brennecke,  Mrs.  M.  T.  Polk,  Mrs.  Elmer  Bruce,  Mrs. 

E.  C.  Andrews,  J.  W.  Gaines,  G.  P.  Thruston,  Gov. 
Benton  McMillin,  W.  T.  Hardison,  John  Allison,  W. 
J.  Varley,  Tully  Brown,  M.  S.  Cockrill,  Geo.  F.  Hager, 
W.  H.  Morton,  Capt.  W.  A.  T.  Kramer,  W.  H.  Morton, 
W.  D.  Miller,  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Dorris,  Mrs.  Berry  Bay- 
less. 

TRANSPORTATION  COMMITTEE. 

John  W.  Thomas,  Chairman;  John  D.  Anderson, 
A.  W.  Wills,  H.  M,  Brennecke.  John  P.  Hickman.  M. 
S.  Cockrill.  H.  W.  Buttorff.  E.  R.  Richardson,  Geo. 
S.  Kinney.  John  Caruthers.  Percy  Kinnaird,  Jesse  W. 
Thomas.  Charles  Sykes,  Charles  H.  Sanders.  Russell 
O.  Bean. 

MILITARY  COMMITTEE. 

Capt.  W.  R.  Garrett,  Chairman;  Capt.  Geo.  F.  Ha- 
ger. Capt.  W.  H.  Morton.  Capt.  M.  B.  Pilcher,  Col. 
Baxter  Smith.  Capt.  Joe  B.  OBryan,  Capt.  W.  B.  Wal- 
ton, Col.  Thos.  L.  Claiborne,  W.  H.  Bowman,  Gen. 
H.  C.  Lamb.  Capt.  W.  A.  T.  Kramer,  uol.  Hutchinson, 
Capt.   B.   G.   Wood. 

DECORATION    COMMITTEE. 

H.  M.  Brennecke,  Chairman;  O.  J.  Timothy,  Jas. 
L.  Demoville.  Jo  Frank,  R.  T.  Quarles.  Joe  Buford, 
C.  W.  Rives,  Joe  M.  Warren,  John  P.  Hickman,  Chas. 
Tritchler,  Mrs.  John  J.  Vertrees,  Mrs.  M.  B.  Pilcher, 
Mrs.  S.  A.  Champion,  Mrs.  Ittie  Kinney  Reno,  Mrs. 

F.  L.  Blum,  Miss  Ella  Brown,  Miss  Medora  McAlis- 
tcr.  Miss  Idella  Sawrie,  Miss  Mary  Dibrell,  Miss  Liz- 
zie Atchison,  Miss  Addie  Douglass. 


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MUSIC    COMMITTEE. 

Firman  Smith.  Chairman:  Judge  J.  W.  Bonner,  W. 
C.  Kilvington.  George  McWhirter,  John  H.  DeWitt, 
Alfred  Levine.  J.  W.  Johnson.  Frank  Henniger,  Leon 
F.  Miller,  Mrs.  W.  D.  Haggard.  Jr.,  Mrs.  L.  R.  Camp 
bell.  Mrs.  M.  S.  Lebeck,  Miss  Mary  Demoville,  Miss 
Pri'die  Polk,  Miss  Elizabeth  Price,  Miss  Ada  Morrow, 
Miss  Nannie  Dudley  Pilcher,  Miss  Susie  Porterfieid. 

ENTERTAINMENT    COMMITTEE. 

S.  A.  Champion,  Chairman;  Judge  J.  M.  Anderson. 
Dr.  Rufus  Fort,  Capt.  A.  J.  Harris,  T.  O.  Morris.  Na- 
than Cohn,  John  Hitchcock,  Dr.  George  H.  Price, 
Wm.  Gerst,  E.  A.  Price,  Thos.  J.  Tyne,  Andrew  Mi- 
lam John  A.  Demoville,  B.  F.  Moore,  Tip  Gamble, 
J.  W.  Baker. 


PRINTING  COMMi  i  TEE. 

G.  H.  Baskette,  Chairman;  Rev.  Ira  Landrith. 
Reau  Folk,  A,  V.  S.  Lindsley,  John  W.  Hunter.  R.  A. 
Henry,  H.  M.  Meeks,  Thomas  Goodall. 

BADGE   COMMITTEE. 

Theo.  Cooley,  Chairman;  A.  D.  Wharton,  Dr.  W. 
A.  Cheatham,  Capt.  H.  J.  Cheny,  Samuel  Burger,  J. 
Matt  Williams.  Charles  Eastman,  Jr.,  A.  G,  Brandon. 

SOUVENIR    PROGRAMME    COMMITTEE. 

G.  H.  Baskette,  Chairman;  E.  C.  Lewis,  Jo  Frank, 
compiler  and  editor.  Will  T.  Hale. 

CLARKSVILLE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 


CARRIAGE  COMMITTEE. 


Julian   F.   Gracey.   Chairman;    Judge   C.  H.   Bailey, 
Maj.  Clay  Stacker,  Capt.  A.  F.  Smith,  T.  D.  Lockett, 
John  C.  Brown.  Chairman:   James  A.  Ryan,  James       H.  T.  Drane.  George  Perkins.  Mrs.  A.  F.  Smith,  Mrs. 
Grundy.  M.  S.  Lebeck.  Robert  Currey,  O.  G.  Hille.  George  Wartiekl.  Mrs.  Clay  Stacker. 


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