News-Argus, May 12, 1898

                            Our Soldier Boys

The following constitute the volunteer company of the Goldsboro Rifles, 
who left their homes from this city and section for Raleigh last 
Wednesday, to undergo the military training and camp modes essential to 
usefulness on the battle field before leaving for Cuba, should their 
services be required. Roster of the Rifles:

  Captain – T.H. Bain                    1st Lt. – J.W. Gulick, Jr.
  2d Lt. - L.D. Giddens, Jr.             1st Sgt. – W.G. Lewis, Jr.
  2d Sgt. – R.K. Freeman                 3d Sgt. – Fred McDonald
  4th Sgt. – J.W. Baker                  5th Sgt. – P.C. Hutton
  6th Sgt. – J.W. Sadler                 1st Corp. – Harry Daughtery
  2d Corp. – T.W. Slocumb                3d Corp. – Ernest Loftin
  4th Corp. – Brodie Scott               5th Corp. – Chas. Hurst
  6th Corp. – Frank Grantham             7th Corp. – R.F. Gurganeous
  8th Corp. – Wm. H. Parker              9th Corp. – Will Suggs
  10th Corp. – J.A. Daniels              11th Corp. – W.A. Kennedy
  12th Corp. – Z.V. Snipes

                             Privates

J.A. Bardin                  Jno. E. Brown              Oscar Brown
J.T. Barnes                  Lonnie Braswell            Sam Brock
Charles Branch               I.E. Blaylock              H.P. Carteret
Oscar Davis                  Sam M. Daniels             W.H. Davis
Ed Emory                     T.R. Edwards               Matthew Elmore
Daniel Ethridge              J.C. Ellis                 Fred Edwards
Geo. Franklin                Rod Freeman                Jno. F. Foust
E.W. Fairfield               D.B. Grier                 J.T. Gardner
J.C. Grantham                Henry Ham                  A.C. Hays
Claud Hinnant                Reubin Ham                 B.F. Hooks
Murray Holland               R.P. Howell                W.T. Johnson
F.M. Johnson                 Christopher Johnson        W.P. Jones
W.A. Johnson                 H. Leekie                  James Lewis
A.C. Lee                     Jewel Lee                  C.C. Melton
Robt. Mitchell               W.P. Moore                 C.W. Millard
Ralph Murray                 Ely Prescott               A.W. Parks
J.M. Pierce                  W.L. Pugh                  Lewis Poole
Luby Pate                    J.E. Price                 Jno. Phillips
Eli Stallings                Chas. G. Scott             J.D. Snipes
C.F. Simmons                 E.M. Talton                Will R. Tew
Jno. Ward                    Jno. D. Williams           Charlie Wombles
O.P. Williams                F.H. Watson                Eli Wadsworth
Willie Wiggs                 J.T. Ward                  Frank Freeman







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