Ogden Daily Standard | 1898-08-08 | Page 1 | An Entire Colored Regiment

colored regiment Reel meni springfield ill aug 8 the men of the eighth illinois la infantry fantry colored were paid today and later left tor for new york they expect to arrive in new york tuesday night and will take the steamer yale direct tu santiago the men were wera in fine spirits all eee minely glad to pet get the chanca chance to go to santiago the eighth Is famous as the one regiment of the united states army which to s composed entirely of colored men in eluding all the officers the field a and n d staff officers are colonel john R marshall lieutenant colonel 11 II johnson major robert R jackson major frank denison adjutant captain harvey A thompson quartermaster captain S SN nelson eleon chaplain jordan J chatis 9 borgeon A A wesley