Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-03
PRIVATEs.
THE MACON VOLUNTEERS.
The Company that Organized the
First Encampment In Georgia.


First Encampment In Georgia.
The Macon Volunteers were first or
gained April %, 1925, aud consisted of 40
members. In September, 1881, the COM
pany was reorg anized, and in 1882 held
the first military encampment in Georgia.
Believing that the most efficient military
knowledge and discipline was to be OBJ
taiued by regular encampments, the Ma
cou Volunteers proposed the subject to
the several Independent corps of the
vicinity. On May s, 1882, the Georgia
Guards, Capt. Guthheft, OF MilledgeVine,
and the Sionroe Musketeers, Capt. Ca
banlsS, of Forsyth. attended the invita-
/ don and were escorted into camp in the
vicinity OF Macon. Camp duty was per-
formed for four days.
In the early part OF the year 1886 the
massacre of Maj. Dade and his command
and the barbarOus destruction OF life by
the Indians in Florida reused the feelings
OF the citizens of neighbOring States.
Among the first to tender their services
10 the Governor of GeOrgla were the Ma
con Volunteers. They We're accepted
and took part Ia several fights.
Ga May !, 1910, the corps mastering 20
men attended an encampment at Savau-
nan. The other companies present We're
the Clinch Rl1emen, Capt. Starns,
and Artlery Guards, Capt. Gould. of
Augusta; the Metropolitan Greys, Cant.
keenan,, of MilledgeYille; the Liberty
Troop, cavalry, Capt. Anderson, of Liber-
" county; the Republican Blues, Capt.
Anderson, Savannah Volunteer Guards,
Capt. Bowen, Pnenix Riiiemen, Capt
SeKan, Chatham Artillery. Capt.
stephens, and Georgia Hussars, Capt.
Benin, Of Savannah. The encampmeEt
lasted for six days. 1t was the most impns-
ing and brilliant military display ever
witnessed in the State to that date. The
whole budy of trOups was under command
OF Col. Joseph w. zach son.
On May 30. 1913, the Macon Volunteers
visited savannah again. 1t was on this
visit that the corps was presented, in the
presence OF 1000 ladies' and gentlemen,
with a most superb banner, of exquisite
handiwOrk, made by the two accomplished
daughters OF Capt. Bowen. In May, 1851
the Macon Volunteers made their third
visit IN savannah.
The Volunteers TOOK an active part In the
war and after IL closed were reorganized
have since been one Of tue foremost
companies IN the state. The company
has made many excursions, Prominent
among them was their trip to Charleston.
:. c., and joining in the parade OF 15,-
600 militia in honor OF the centenary eel
ebration of the battle Of Fort MOultrie, to
savannah at like celebration to the
memory OF the heroic Jasper; to the State
FAIR at Atlanta, aud the sesqui.centen-
NAL anniversary OF the founding of GeOr-
ga at Savannah.
The following is list OF the company
now in Savannah:
OFFICERS,
Captw W Csrnes.
First Lieut. G. G. Conner.
Second Lieut. j Wells, Jr.
First sergt o r Kenan.
Second Sergt Alex cubers
Fifth sergJ Amos Subers.
q VI Sergt a W Butts.
Corpl e A Davis.
Corp l. r liillyer.
COIpl A Block.
PRIvATEs.
Beuner. G IT Btrker, GIN
BOatdman, . Y Burdlce. W II
Butts, q Butts. A L
Blu KEY. I Cal away, J I. Jr
flasher, A : Flatau, Isaac
Hodges. J O.scc&tres Horton. J NJ
Hun, NJ I Isaacs, EA
lsuacs. T. Isaac, tie0
Jones, l. NJ Jones, 3 l.
Johns N. j & king.C
samuel. Lee w Little, & D
Mckay. IA NJ Matthews, c A, Jr
RO-s, Floyd Ross, j 2
sing eton Jos Tay'or, w A
/ Turpiu, W & White, Ben
Wells. r1'o white. VI G
Woodsnn, W II Woodruff. ID r
Wheeler, y Il Nrigey, Wv