The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-13
SAVANNAH AT THE HEAD.
ADJT GEN. KELLs REPORT ON THE
STATS TROOPS.

The Strength of the Militia Now 900.
A Decrease of over 500 Since Last
Year on Account of the Disband-
ment of Several Companies - Col.
Mercer the Ranking Colonel OF the
State and Capt. Flannery the Rank
ing Captain-Lieut. McGrath Holds
the Lisutsnency Honors.
The report Of Col. John Mcintosh Kell,
adjutant and inspector general for the state,
for 1892, has been received by the officers
here. The report contains nearly 100 pages
of printed matter and gives in detail every
thing relating TO the state troops for the
year just past
The total strength Of the volunteer forces
OF the state at the close of 1892 lie put at
$3.50 officers and men OF which
2,S70 are white and 1,033 are
colored. There is decrease Of $50 men as
compared with last year. caused by the ex-
clusion OF the names Of pay members from
the roll and the disbandment Of the Due
Bignon Volunteers. the Piedmont Rifles.
the Dublin Light Infantry aud the Consti-
tutional Guards.
The organization of the Georgia volun-
| tsers 10 az follows: Four regiments, three
battalions and two Independent companies
| of infantry, two batteries of artillery and
one regiment aud one battalion Of cavalry.
The organization of the oolored Georgia
volunteers is three battalions and four
independent companies OF infantry, one
company of artillery and one Of cavalry.
| Lieut.. G. B. Satterlee. U. S. A, acting
assistant adjutant and inspector general, is
highly complimented for his thorough in
spection of the state troops.
The report will be OF special value to
| commissioned officers, as 1t includes reg
| lister of all the commissioned officers OF each
regiment, battalion and company. A full
list Of ell the officers Of the state is also in
cluded, giving the llneal rank or order Of
| precedeuce according to date of commits
sion OF each in his respective rank.
| The Savannah officers head the list.
Col. Mercer 10 the ranking colonel of the
state. Lieut.. Col Peter Reilly ranks first
and Lieut.. Col. William Garrsrd ranks Sec
ond among the lieutenant colonies Of the
state. Maj. John Schwarz is the ranking
major.
| Capt. John Flannery ranks first among
the infantry captains Of the state, his COM
mission dating from 1872. Capt. w. D.
| Dixon ranks fourth, Capt. John Reilly
| eighth, Capt. Thomas Screven ninth Capt.
| W. s. Rockwell eleventh, Capt. W. W.
| Williamson sixteenth, Capt. j. f. Brooks
seventeenth and Capt. b. Kolshorn
twenty fifth among the forty.three infantry
| captains
Lieut.. James MoGrath is the ranking first
lieutenant of infantry, Lieut.. John M.
Bryan second, Lieut.. r. g. Gaillard fourth
Lieut. w. w. Owens fifth, Lieut.. M A.
O'Byrne sixth, Lieut.. John T. Roman sew
enth, Lieut.. J. E. Kollock tenth. Lieut. Ed.
ward Karow eleventh, Lieut.. L. P. HugeT
twelfth, Lieut.. r. s. Nell eighteenth and
Lieut.. j. j. Gaudry nineteenth.
There are eighty-three first lieutennnts in
the state. Capt. John F.. Wheaton is the
ranking officer of artillery and Col. W. W.
Gordon is the ranking officer of cavalry.
| The duartermaster generals report states
the expenses Of the troops at Camp Norther
last year at $40, 154 80. Lieut.. Satterlet
makes full report upon the target practice
at Camp Northen. Reports of the COM
nanding officers OF each week at the camp
| are also included.
The report Of Capt. Lewis Smith Of the
Third United States artillery upon the in
speotlon OF the troops in camp is given 10
full.
The report is very complimentary to thu
Savannah troops, especially to the FRS
regiment Full extracts from the repor
wsre published In the MORNING NEW
several months ago.