The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-11
GETTING READY FOR CAMP.
In Less Than a Month Tent Lie viii
Be in Pull Blast

Col. Gordon Busy Getting the Fifth
Georgia Cavalry Ready-Not De
cided Yet Whether They Wll Go
Mounted or Not The Soldier Boys
20 Wear Blue Flannel shirts and
Jeans Pants some Elections Or
dered in Two Of the Country Com
panies-The Old-Time Enthusiasm
Still Prevails.
Georgia's volunteer troops. or at least
that portion of them who expect 10 enjoy
the pleasures of the cncampmcut, are
busy preparing for a season of camp life.
Those who are not active in military
circles would be surprised to learn what
q great amount of work is required on
the part of the companies 10 prepare for
this occasion. Each man has to be in
formed of what duties are to be required
of him. not i'm "a superficial way, but he
must know in detail what is to be eX-
pectCd of him Printed orders are issued
by the head commanders a week or two
before the encampmeut begins, and
each soldier must supply himself
with a copy and thoroughly familiarize
himself with them.
Not only that, but each soldier must
carry out the instructions and accustOm
himself to such authority and discipline
as he viii necessarily meet with during
his camp life. To this end each of the
companies are now drilling twice each
week regularly. and some of them oftener.
Those unacquainted with soldier life
would be surprised too, to find that the
enthusiasm over the camp life has never
died out. Men often Join companies Just
10 an
make use of the opportunity TO go through
that season Of discipline, which is also
one of recreation.
ORDERS FROM HEADQUARTERS.
General orders have been sent out to
the commanders all over the state APP
prisiug them of the manner and order in
which the euCampment Will be conducted.
From Savannahs troops the Fifth
regiment Georgia cavalry, Col. W. w.
Gordon commanding, will be in camp
from IL clock July 6, the day on which
the encampment begins, to II O'Clock IN,
July Is The First volunteer regiment,
Col George A. Mercer, commanding, and
the Chatham Artillery, viii go in from
July Ia to July 20 inclusive.
No company, troop or battery viii be
allowed to attend the camp of instruction
with less than twenty-five enlisted men
and two officers, nor with more
than forty-five, officers, enlisted
men and cooks. The maximum
limit Of forty-fve will in no case be
exceeded. Officers and men will be paid
per diem of q cents per day and 25
cents per day will be allowed for forage
for each horse for company officers and |
men of the cavalry and artillery arms.
Transportation for officers, men and
horses will be furnished by the quarter
masters department. transportation re-
quests viii be supplied upon application
Nv no an Ter "A stp1s
THE UNIFORMS.
The state regulation uniform will be
worn by all commands having the same, |
but for purposes Of drill, practical eXer- !
cises in the field, rife firing |
and for general work about the |
camp the troops will be permitted to
wear gray cloth trousers, blue flannel |
shirts, canvas leggins and campaign
hats, which constitute what is known as
a simple fatigue dress.
White summer helmets may be
worn by regiments or battalions fully
supplied with them. The or
der expressly states, however, that |
fun dress uniforms will not be taken to |
camp.
Enlistment or muster rolls, fully COM |
pleted, showing names of officers and men |
belonging 10 each command, including |
those absent as well as those present at |
the encampment, will be prepared and |
taken to camp.
Among other things all commands will |
be required to give particular attention
TO such schools of instruction as cannot |
be carried out at their respective stations
extended order exercises, outpost and !
picket duty and advanced guard duty, |
target practice, sighting and aiming
drills, schools for theoretical instruction
of officers and non-commissiOned officers |
Theoretical instruction in guard duty
IunF cd 70 fc,-frV ,sA1
officers and privates by their respective
company commanders before going to
camp
In addition to the above mentioned
orders which may be of general interest
the boys at the encampmcnt will undergo
regular and thoroughly practical course
OF military training during the ten days
that they are there, and they will be sub
1ect TO all the discipline that usually pre-
walls in a regularly constituted govern
mont military barracks.
COL. GoRDoN's COMMAND.
Col. W. w Gordon has been hard at
work since his return from New York
corresponding with the officers of the
various companies in the Fifth Georgia
cavalry regiment and attending to the
detail work which has to be done previous
10 going TO camp.
He will publish his order in a few days
giving the details Of what will be expected
OF Sach Omcef ana private. ms Will
hardly be done, however, until after it
has been decided whether or not the
troops will go into camp mounted A few
weeks ago some question was raised as to
whether some of the troops in the country
would be able to procure the necessary
horses under the circumstances, and it
seemed as if the desires of those who
wanted to go mounted were doomed to
disappointment.
Col. Gordon wrote to the adjutant, how
ever, few days ago and received a reply
that was not altogether encouraging 1t
stated that although some arrangement
could probably be made at the camp, the
only place at the camp that could be used
as a picket ground was exposed to the
sun, which in July is rather warm for
horses to stand in all day. Col. Gordon
has sent out a circular to all the
captains Of companies under his
command, asking whether they think it
advisable under the circumstances that
the troops should go mounted. So far
but few Of them have answered upon the
sentiment among the men whether or not
the troopers 60 mounted.
Col Gordon says he requires all his
men to wear blue flannel shirts gray
jeans trousers, canvas ileggins and ia