The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-28
THE GRAND ARMY SOUTH
THE DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA
AND ALABAMA ORGANIZED.

A. z. Sholes Appointed Provisional
COMMUNICATIVE Headquarters OF
| the Department Established in
Savannah--Commande Sholes' First
Order-A Department Encampment
to be Held at Atlanta Next Month
The Growth of the G. A. r. in the
South.
A. E. Sholes, senior vice-commander of
| the department of Tennes-ee and Georgia
of the Grand Army of the Republic, has
been appointed by Commander-in-Ch Chief
Warner commander of the provisional de-
partment of Georgia and Alabama, which
has just been organized from the depart
ment of Tennessee and Georgia
The new department comprises ten posts
at Savannah, Atlanta, Augusta, Macon,
Tallapoosa and jasper, Ga, and Birming-
ham, Cullman, Huntsville and Larkinsville,
Ala, with total membership Of between
$50 and 400.
The headquarters of the provisional de-
partment have been established in this city,
and yesterday Commander Sholes issued
his first general order as follows, appoint
ing his staff and ordering a department en-
campment at Atlanta on JAN rs:
COMMANDER SHoLES' FIRST ORDER.
Prov, DEPT GEORGIA AND ALABAMA,
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
SAVANNAH, GA, Dec. 81, 1888
General Order No. 1.
l. By authority of special order No. 6, head
quarters Grand Army of the Republic. hereby
assume command of the provisional department
of Georgia and Alabama comprising all the
posts of the Grand Army in the two states.
z In accordance with the provisions of chap
kz.E IL n g
regulations, the following appointments of
officers and time and place of holding depart
ment encampment are made, subject to the
approval of the commander in chief:
Alfred E. Buck, Post n, senior vice COM
mander.
Charles A. Beckert, Post "a. junior vice COM
mander.
David Porter, Post 4s, assistant adjutant gen.
eral.
James F. Farrell, Post 81 assistant quarter
master general.
Comrades ]. G. Murray, Post 70; F. g. shep-
ard, Post 40; S. +. Sweinhart, Post SO: j. A.
Clark, Post A, and S. A. Darnell, Post n, are
appointed members of the council of admins
tration.
For the purpose of affecting permanent de-
partment organization, department encamp-
ment will be held in Atlanta on Friday, Jan. 2S,
1889, converting at the headquarters of o. NJ.
Mitchell post at 10 o'clock, a. M. Delegates
elected at the annual meeting to the fifth
annual encampment of the department of
Tennessee and Georgia will serve as delegates
to this encampment.
g. The provisions of General Orders, No. 8,
headquarters department of Tennessee and
Georgia, relative to credentials of representa-
tives and alternates the duties of installing Of
f1cers, etc., will be followed strictly.
4. Adjutants of the various posts will make
their quarterly report promptly on Jan. l to
Comrade David Porter, assistant adjutant gen.
eral, Savannah. Ga, and quartermastersS will
forward reports and returns to Comrade James
F. Farrell assistant quartermaster general At
lanta, Ga.
5. The headquarters of the provisional de-
partment will continue at Savannah, Ca, until
date of the encampment, where all communica-
lions, save those to the A. Q. NJ, g., should be
addressed. A. E. SHoLgs
Commander Prov Dept. Ga. and Ala. G. A. R.
5000 UNION SOLDIERS IN GEORGIA.
There are between 1900 and 5000 old
Union soldiers in the territory of the new
department, and they will be mustered into
the q. A. r. as rapidly as possible The
difficulty of organizing in this state and in
Alabama and throughout the south is the
fact that those eligible for membership in
the order are SO widely scattered that
enough cannot be got together to
maintain a post. OF the six
posts in this state Commander Sholes or
gained five, and in view of his prominence
in the Grand Army of the Republic and the
active part he has taken in building up the
organization in the south. it is expected
that he will be elected department COM
mander at the Atlanta encampment with
out opposition. The representation in the
encampmeut will be the commander and
past commander of each post. and dele
gate for every twenty-five members.
Atlanta has the oldest and strongest post
and will have six delegates in the encamp-
ment. w. s. Hancock post of this city will
have five. Delegates win be elected at
Atlanta to the national encampment of
Milwaukee, Wis, on Aug. 81.