Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-27
A Connections Regiment Coming
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The First Regiment of the Connecticut
National Guard, which is one OF the Oldest
commands in the country, having main
tanned its organization unbroken for more
than two hundred years, is going to York
town, and talks of extending its trip as far
as Charleston, and may probably come to
Savannah. The following extract from
Hartford letter in the Springfield Republican
gives some interesting details concerning
the projected trip:
''The National Committee expect that sll
the organizations taking part will remain
on the barren and inviting sand-plsin six
days. New EDgland regiments don't relish
any such hardship, and, without casting dis
respect on the general committee, the Gov
ernors of the New England States, or their
proxies, met at Boston on Thursday and
decided to advocate q two days stay at
Yorktown for the troops to represent their
respective States. The Connecticut Regi-
ment, to comply with its provision Of the
legislative enactment, has only to stay one
day, should it be seen fit, and would spend
the remainder of the time in visiting places
of real interest. Although no definite
arrangements have yet been determined. the
idea of a majority of the officers OF the First
Regiment and of the State officials is to
take the Pacific Mail steamship, the AGA
pulco, for a ten days trip, visiting Wash
ington, Baltimore and Norfolk, and spend
ing day at Hampton Roads at the time OF
the review of the North Atlantic squadron.
The desire is almost universal to extend the
trip to Charleston, which, with the
time and steamer at their disposal,
could be easily visited The First
would be the first Northern regi-
ment to 20 into the Southern States
since the war, and it would have telling
effect, besides serving as a sectional evil
dence OF the proclaimed good feeling. No
city In the South could be more adVanta
geouslY visited than Charleston, and the
military loving residents Of that place,
where every able-bodied man is a member
of military company, would accord them
fitting reception. Besides there are many
of the most memorable relics OF the war in
the bounds Of the city and its harbor. The
Acapulco draws eighteen feet of water, and
at flood tide might cross the Charleston bar
Ii not the troops could be transferred by
harbor steamer. This seems the most adj
visaale scheme of any, and is about the
only one which would give the troops an
opportunity of enjoying the trip to the
South. In the opinions Of those who know
something of the location at Yorktown, and
have watched the arrangements for the
celebration, that part of the junket will
be something that the soldiers viii curse
for years to come. The steamer has
not yet been chartered, but will be no
doubt by the let Of September, when the
refusal will expire. The expense will be
| 1000 for ten days, and the cost Of cater
| ing will be additional. The second company
| Governors Foot Guard Of New Haven have
voted TO 90 to Yorktown, and will probably
accompany the First Regiment. The death
Of President Garfield would be pretty sure
| to cause the abandonment of the Yorktown
celebration, and his prostration is having
| something to do with the hardness Of the
arrangements at Washington 10 he great
| anniversary"