The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-02
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THE BATTALION RETURNS HOME
AMID HURR AHs.

The Week at ChickameuEa an Event
full One Tor the Young Soldiers-They
Made the Most Of It and Came Home
Loaded With Com pnmen,s - Z he
Stay-at-Homes' Welcome to Their
Comrades-Jol. Gsrrard's Address
Incidenss Of the camp.
The Guards returned from Chickamauga
yesterday at noon. They were a dusty and
sunburned but thoroughly happy lot Of sol =
dieTs.
As with the First regiment, the train ar
rived several hours late. Lieut.. john VI.
Bryan and detachment Of the Guards at
home we're a. the -mory bright AMI early
in the moraing IL full uniform aid. with a
brass baud, prepared to receive the battal-
ion with all the hoaors due tbs cam J-worn
veterans.
The tables we're spread in the drill room
awaiting their return, bat telegram from
Col. Garrard announced That the train was
delayed several hours a. Grltiil, ald would
not reach Savannah uutI y o'clock. SO
the detachment broke ranks aud the men
went about their business.
AT THE DEPOT.
At noon the train rolled into the depot.
1t was dusty and So were the boys There
was nothing elss the matter with them,
though, and they poured out Of the train
shouting al their return, and they were re-
ceived with cheers by their com
rades awaiting tlem. The
looked like veterans Every man
had several pounds Of dust on his clothing.
The boys were in their blue shirts and Jeans
pantaloons. with leggins AID they carried
themselves as # thew hal never worn any
thing else. Taey 1ad q good nights sleep
and were all br gh aud hear Y aad ready
for work after their week OF soldering.
After they had slakea hands with their
Comrades the companies were formed and
the battalion stare! for tls armJry. The
msn marchei with quick, elastic step, as If
eager TO get home ami assume the tiles OF
citizens again, and tn a-mory was reached
in few minutes. There the battalion was
marceed into the drill, room aud formed
around the tables, where a substantial.
lunch awaited It.
PRAISE FROM COL GARRARD
After the lunch Col. Garrard dismissed
the battalion with a few words expressing
his appreciation of thu conduct Of the men
in camp. He said ha wished 70 t1auk the
men personally for the manner in which
they had acquitted themselves. They had
had established for thensslveI
reputation which had gone all over two
states. They had throughout performed
their duties IN a manner d ghY profitable,
and IN manner Whicn commands Of more
experience IN camp might well be proud Of.
The praise which they hal received from
the commander OF TIE camp, from the
United States Ofic r., Capt. Fields and
Lieut.. Satterlea, aad toe oiIicers Of the best
commands Of the Sec md regiment might
have seemed fate iug Il It had not been
deserved. These iicers personally ex-
pressed to Col Garlard their apprec alton
OF the manner In which the battalion had
acquitted itself IN CAM and he had no
hesitation in sayi z tina. 1t was the best dis
clplined and best appearing command at
Chickamauga.
PRAISE WELL DESERVED.
Col. Garrerd said he could say for himself
that these remarks were deserved He had
observed the conduct Of the men and he
could say that order was as strictly pre-
served and guard duty a. strictly performed
at midnight as at mid iay Guard was
mounted at midnight with the same pre-
clslon as in the day, when the eyes of the
United States officers we're upon the men.
Col. Garrard impressed upon the men the
necessity OF preserving the morale of the
command, which had been 50 fully estab-
hshed. He said that everything pointed
toward the continued success Of what bad,
In his opinion, been for eighty-nine years
tue best military command in Georgia
Thanking the corps again t7r the manner
In which IL had acquitted itself, he dismissed
the battalion.
CHEERS FOR THE OFFICERS.
SOMEBODY proposed three cheers for Col.
Garrard, aud they were given with a will
Then there were three cheers for Capt
Tom Screven and three for Cap- John
Reilly, and three again for Capt. William
son. 1t was noticeable that the men of the
whole battalion aud not merely Of each
company cheered for each captain as his
name was mentioned
The week in camp has brought the
Guards nearer together, and has uade
them proud, not only Of their companies.
but Of the whole battal ION.
Three cheers were given for Lieut.. Davis
Freeman, acting adjutant for the week, and
from the heartlness with which they were
given Lieut.. freeman had evidently per-
formed his duties well.
The men slowly dispersed from the
armory, stopping TO fight their battles over
again with their comrades who were unable
20 go into camp.
THE TRIP HOME.
The Guards train left the canp AZ
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. At 10 o'clock
at night the locomotive broke down seven
miles west OF Griffin, and it was several
hours before they were enabled 30 proceed.
The men did not mind it, however, for they
were putting in sleep TO make up for what
they had lost in week of guard duty and
incidental skirmishing around Chicka-
manga. The train stopped at Wadley for
ran III ar ut fkef L
morning, and the Guards vow to man
that they never had a breakfast quite SO
good. 1t was worth while 70 be DELAYED.
they say, just to get that breakfast.
THE CAMP TOO FAR AWAY.
The Guards are enthusiastic over the
camp. They are not tired, they say, and
most of them would have been glad to STAY
awhile longer. They like Chickamauga.
They say 1t is a splendid place for the en-
campmeDt, but 1t takes too long going and
coming. For practical reasons they would
prefer camp more centrally located. Col.
Garrard says that as camp Chickamauga
is all that is TO be desired, but it is too far
away from Savannah. He spoke
as If he would favor the
selection OF a more centrally located site for
the permanent encampment. All of the
battalion speak highly OF the United States
oficers-Capt. Field and Lieut.. Satterlee.
They found them both pleasant gentlemen
as well as perfect soldiers. The only com
plant they make against them is that they
gave so much more OF their time TO the
instruction OF the regiment than to the
Guards. The officers excused themselves
for this on the ground that the regiment
needed the instruction and the Guards
didn't.
A COMPLIMENT APPRECIATED.
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