the great fractricidal war that tried the very souls of men. Men 

 come and men go, but the First Tennessee has ever responded to 

 the call of duty, and nowhere has it ever failed to do its duty to 

 the utmost. Three generations of Tennesseans have served with 

 it- colors, and all have reflected credit on the Volunteer State — a 

 name of which every Tennessean should be proud. 



The First Tennessee was reorganized in 1903, and W. C. 

 Tatom was elected Colonel, and W. J. Whitthorne, Lieutenant- 

 Colonel. They were re-elected in 1906. The present regimental 

 officers and staff are : W. C. Tatom, Colonel ; W. J. Whit- 

 thorne, Lieutenant-Colonel; J. H. Samuels, Captain and Adjutant; 

 T. E. Halbert, Major and Surgeon; Lucius E. Burch, Captain 

 and Surgeon; John \V. Moore, Captain and Surgeon; Thomas 

 ■Goodall, Captain and Quartermaster; W. W. Kinkead, Captain 

 and Commissary; W. B. Holmes, Captain and Chaplain. The 

 Majors are Otho Robinson and Robert E. Martin. Of these offi- 

 cers five served in the Philippines and two in Cuba. A number 

 of the line officers, Captains and Lieutenants, also saw service in 

 the Philippines, as did very many of the enlisted men, among 

 whom are a number who have served in the regular army. The 

 Regiment has had practical experience and instruction in camp 

 li f e, drill, guard duty, field exercises, manouevers, target practice, 

 tactics, strategy, etc., and if the State or the Nation should need its 

 services, in ten hours it can be mobilized, equipped for service 

 and ready for duty. 



Period of Service: Seminole War, Florida, 1836; Mexican 

 War, 1846; Civil War, 1861-5; war with Spain and with Fili- 

 pinos, 1898-9. 



List of Colonels: J. B. Bradford, W. B. Campbell, George 

 Maney, Hume R. Field, W. C. Smith, Giacey Childress, W. C. 

 Tatom. 



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