The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-23
CAVALRY PREPARING FOR CAMP.
me Fifth Georgia Regiments Plans
for Camp Northen.

for Camp Northen.
Adjt. A. r. Lawton of the Fifth Georgia
cavalry has been busy OF late arranging
Ior the departure OF the regiment for camp
July 4.
a special train will leave Savannah next
Monday night at $50 o'clock by the Gem
trail railroad. By this train will leave Sa-
| vannah the field and staff. the Georgia
Hussars and the Liberty Guards and
Liberty Independent Troop, who will arrive
mere In the afternoon by the Savannah
Florida and Western railway.
Inc Et1ngham troop will take the train
az Guyton and the ScrIven troop at Ogee-
cnee and Halcyondale. The Brunswick
Light Horse Guards have not yet decided
upon their route and the Mcintosh Dragons
are In the same fix. They will probably go
by the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gla. The Wayne troop of Jesup will go by
the East Tennessee and the Georgia Mid
land.
The Burke troop will have a special
sleeper from Waynesboro, which will be
taken up by the special train for the regi-
ment at Millen. The Macon Hussars will
PROBABLY also take the special train at Ma
con early Tuesday morning.
Ihe companies, it is believed, will carry
an average OF thirty-6ve men each, which
VIII klVe the regiment total or over $50
men, including the field and staff.
The regiment will DO divided into three
squadrons during the week, commanded by
Lieut. Col E. P. Miller, Maj. P. w. Mel
drtm and Maj. Wylly. Each SQUAD
ron will have its adjutant aud serxea mt
major, selected from the lieutenants and
sergeants OF the squadrons. As already an
nounced the regiment will be on foot, only
the field and staff being mounted.
The field and afr will ha cOrxAoorad ~
follows:
Col. w. W. Gordon, comma ndinR,
Lieut.. Col. E. P. Miller.
Maj. P. w. Meldrim.
Maj. T. s. Wylly, Jr
Adjt. A. R Lawton, Jr.
Lieutenant and IPaymaster James Bird
of Ef1ngham.
Lieutenant and Quartermaster. James q.
Wright Of Bruins wick.
Lieutenant and Commissary Phew B.
Smith of Liberty.
Sergt. Maj. Albert D. Aiken. of Jesup.
Quartermaster Sergeant c. D. Russell of
Savannah
Commissary Sergeant William Hunter of
Savannah
The Office Of surgeon is now vacant. but
VIII be filled before the commencement of
the camp.
Blue shirts and leggins have been ordered
LOT Lhs whole regiment and several of the
companies are supplying themselves with
jeans trousers
Col. Gordon has ordered a guidon for
each company. The guidons will be of
silk, 2 feet3, by feet 5, embroidered with
the name Of the regiment and the letter Of
the troop.
=, The guidon plays an important part In
The new drill regulations for cavalry. The
guidons position is on the extreme right
of rest.
The whole regiment will be uniformed
allke In the state uniform for cavalry,
dark blue coats and light blue trousers,
with yellow stripe down the leg. This is
one regulation army uniform with the ex-
oepton of the yellow stripe The Fifth
cavalry will be the first full regiment in
camp this year to be uniformed entirely
alike throughout
The men will carry white helmets and
forage caps. and will probably also provide
themselves with light felt hats.
another feature of the coming encamp-
ment will be that the commlssary depart.
mert Will be run through the regimentaI
commissary, and each troop will not look
out for itself independently, as has been the
custom with most Of the commands The
troops, OF course, will be permitted to pur-
chase anything extra they desire.
One unfavorable feature Of the camp ia
that three OF the troops, E bingham, Scriven
ana Liberty Guards respectively A, d and
Il, have no carbines and will be at disad-
vantage on foot. However, the advisory
board has promised to complete the regi-
ment's equipments ofcarblnes from the very
hrst draft upon the governments sppro-
priatlon, due July !.
Next year Col. Gordon expects to have
the regiment fully equipped with carbines
and side arms, and with service uniforms
and felt hats, and to carry the command
into camp mounted, as cavalry should be.
Col. Gordon has applied to have Lieut..
James b. Irwin of the Fifth United States
cavalry, now acting as adjutant general of
Alabama, detailed as instructor to the
regiment in camp, there being no cavalry
officer among those now stationed at the
camp. 1t is expected that the request will
be granted
The officers and men of the Fifth Georgia
are looking forward to a successful week.
There is little grumbling on account of hav-
ing to go In dismounted. as it is realized
that the dismounted drill is greatly needed
by most OF the troops and the practice will
be very beneficial.
The Georgia Husssrs are now drilling for
camp. They will carry about thirty-fiye
men and will 60 up in good shape.