Wayne County, NC - Goldsboro Rifles, 1898 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________