The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-26
LIEUT.. sArrERLsE IN TOWN.
He VIM Spend Thanksgiving With
the Cadets at Tybse.

He VIM Spend Thanksgiving With
the Cadets at Tybse.
Lieut. G. B. Sattsrles Of the United States
ing from Macon. and registered at the De
Soto. BE ia now engaged in an inspection
OF the state troops.
The special object OF Lieut.. 5atterlee's
visit to Savannah is to be present at the
skirznish firing practice Of the Cadets at
Tybee to-day. He spent yssterd aY
afternoon at Tybee with Capt. Brooks
( reviewing the ground and making prspara-
lions for to-day'S practice. Lieut.. Satterlee
Is very anxious to be with the Cadets in
their skirmish firing practice, as it Is the
only company in the state that goes through
this practice, and probably the only M
pany Of state troops in the United States
that does 30.
A MORNING News reporter had a short
talk with Lieut. Satterlee at the De Sote
last night He is a very pleasant gentleman
as well as most capable officer.
De began his inspection OF the state volun-
teer troops Sept. % and since that time he
! has inspected thirty-eight companies, of
| which five were colored and thirty-three
white. In resdonse to the inquiry as TO what
showing the companies made, be said that
| most Of them did very we'll considering their
opportunities, some better than Others
The Macon companies made q good show
ing.
Those companies which attended the state
encampment showed the effect of the train
ing they received there to wonderful ex-
tent.
Lieut.. Satterlee has completed the in
spection OF the companies in the northern
portion OF the state and is now engaged 10
inspecting the companies west and south of
Macon. he will shortly visit Eatonton,
Talborton. Dawson. Milledgeville, Stevens
Pottery and other companies in the neigh
borhood Of Macon. After completing his
inspection in that quarter he will take the
companies from Augusta to Savannah and
along the line Of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway. The Savannah COM
penies will be the last inspected.
Lieut.. Satterlee says he makes il q point
to give tbs companies several weeks notice
in advance of the inspection that they may
have full time to prepare. He Is anxious
tn at every company should make the best
possible showing. He has not inspected any
OF the colored companies except the Ave in
Augusta. There are eight colored COM
panies in Savannah, however, or more than
one-third of the number In the
state. Lieut.. Satterlee said the stand.
ard of the colorod companies is not
very high. His tour Of inspection is no
picnic, aud is in fact just about as hard
work, the lieutenant says, as he ever did.
He has been endeavoring to average one
company day, but has not been able to do
so on account Of the difficulty in making
railroad connections. He has been COM
PEELED to get up at all hours Of the morning
to catch trains. Having reached town be
spends two hours In the afternoon with the
officers of the company to be inspected, and
two hours again with the company at night.
There is q good deal more work than play
in this.
With regard to the new military tactics,
Lieut.. Satterlee said he is afraid they will
be disappointing to the state troops. The
fancy" business is done away with alto
gether and there will be no more prize
drills. On this account Lieut.. Satterlee
fears the service will prove less attractive
to the volunteers, being too much like bust
ness and with too little attractiveness.
Some Of the new movements, he thinks,
will not find favor with the volunteers.
There are many improvements though, In
the new tactics, he said.
Lieut.. Satteree expects to finish his in
spectlon by the middle of February. He
is now engaged in compiling military code
of the state which will be the first one pub
lished. The adjutant general has just COM
piled a register Of the officers of the volun-
teer troops, which is similar to that of th Q
regular United States army register. It will
give the lineal rank of the officers of the
several arms OF the service-artillerY, in
fantry and cavalry. and will show their
rank in several grades.
The last report of the adjutant general
showed the total strength of Georgia's vol
uuteer troops to be 4,0i2 men. These were
divided as follows: The white volunteers,
all arms, officers and men, 2,962; the colored
volunteers, all arms, 1850.
The present division of the state troops is (:
INFANTRY.
First Volunteer regiment, Savannah, COL
@. A. Mercer.
Second regiment, Macon and middle Sec
ton of state, Col. @. M. Wiley.
Third regiment, northern portion of th Q
state, Col. w. X. Jones.
Fourth regiment, southern portion of the
state. Col. Ed L. Wright.
First battalion, Augusta, Lieut. Col. l. c.
Levy.
Third battalion, Savannah, Lieut.. COL
William Garrard.
Fourth battalion, Atlanta, Lieut.. Col. W.
L. Calhoun.
Two unattached companies.
CAVALRY.
Fifth regiment, seaboard. Col. W. W.
Gordon.
First battalion, Atlanta, LAGRANGE, Har-
ris county, and Richmond Hussars; Augusta
unattached.
ARTILLERY.
The Chatham, Savannah and Atlanta
artillery.
| In all, 6S companies.
Volunteers, colored, 90 companies-20
infantry, l cavalry, artillery.