The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-10
DIVIDED INTO BATTALIONS.
Two New Majors TO Be Elected for the
First Cavalry Regiment.

AuOt NuluilJ ANSimSnls
The Divisions Made by Col. W. W
Gordon on a Geographical Basis-The
Troops Win Thus Have Better oppor-
tunities for Meeting and Improving
Their Military Ability-The Elections
for Two Majors Will Be Held Probably
on Jan. 1e-The Commissioned Officers
of Each Troop the Only Qualified
Electors.
Col. W. w. Gordon of the First regiment
Calvary Georgia Volunteers has just is
sued an order in accordance with the act
of Dec. 20, 1898. dividing his regiment into
three battalions, which includes an order
for the election of two majors. The date
of the election has not been given, but
it will probably be Jan. 10. Lees birth
day, when all the commissioned officers
of each of the troops will be at their re-
spective armories. The order is as fol-
lows:
Headquarters First Regiment Cavalry
Georgia Volunteers. Orders No. 9-In ac-
cordance with section of an act of the
legislature approved Dec. 20, 1893, this reg
iment is hereby divided into three battal-
ions, as follows:
First Battalion
Troop A, Georgia Hussars.
Troop B, Liberty Independent Troop.
Troop E, Liberty Guards.
Maj p W. Meldrim will command this
battalion, and appoint an adjutant and
sergeant major for it.
Second Battalion
Troop c. bingham Hussars.
Troop D, Screven Troop.
Troop II, Burke Troop.
| Third Battalion
Troop F. Brunswick Light Horse Guards.
Troop G. Mcintosh Dragons.
Troop l, Wayne Troop.
In January an election will be held for
majors, who will be assigned to the COM
mand of the Second and Third battalions.
Until majors are elected they will be
commanded by their senior captains. In
the election for majors the commissioned
officers of all the troops will be entitled
to vote. Each major, when elected, will
appoint his own adjutant and sergeant
major. By order of Col. Gordon.
A. S. Way,
Captain and Adjutant
a
! general way that the regiments would
be divided into battalions. 1t was not an
absolute law, however, but rather per-
missive one, and for the sake of making
the regiment as a unit as prominent as
possible, the divisions were only made on
! the occasion of an encampment, or when
ever the entire regiment assembled, for the
purpose of giving the different troops the
opportunity of increasing their acquain-
! lance one with another. These divisions
were only temporary ones, and were made
| each time in different manner, so that
each of the troops would have the oppor-
tunity of becoming acquainted with the
| other.
The law of Dec 20, 1893 makes it neces-
sary, however, that the regiment be di-
| vided into battalions, and the regiment
/ having existed long enough together to
! have it as a unit we'll established in the
| minds of the officers and men, Col. Cor
don, as will be seen from the order has
| made the division as nearly as possible
| geographical one, so that when it is i'm
! portant to bring the entire regiment to-
/ gether each of the battalions can come to-
! gether with greater ease. The troops are
thus situated so that they can more read
| lily meet at a common center, and the
! battalions can come together more fire.
| quently than heretofore and more fire.
| quently than the regiment has been able
| to do 1t is expected that each battalion
| will establish joint rifle range, and that
| the men will be much improved in mill
| tary sense by more frequent meetings.
The election for the other two majors
| will probably be held on Lees birthday,
day when it is naturally expected that
the men will meet at their armories
/ Maj. Meldrim as will be seen is in com
mand of the first battalion and the majors
| for the second and third battalions are to
be elected. Heretofore the regiment has
had only two majors, and when Mai. T.
/ S. Wylly resigned it was left with only
one. The majors will be voted for by all
the commissioned officers of the troops
| composing the regiment and their bal
lots will be cast at their respective head
quarters. The staff officers do not vote in
/ this election but every commissioned
| officer in the regiment has the right to
vote for all the majors.
In the encampments the troops were
! shifted around and formed into battalions
in different ways as has been stated for
/ the purpose of giving the men and officers
/ an opportunity for increasing their ac-
! quaintance among one another. There
! were formerly ten troops but now there
| are only nine and three troops are placed
/ in each battalion. The geographical di-
/ vision will be an advantage in BRINGING
4 the battalions together as can be seen
! from the divisions given in the order. II
will be seen that the two Liberty troons
| can easily come together with the Chat
/ ham troop, the Hussars, and it is also an
/ easy matter for the Darien and Jesun
/ troops to meet at Brunswick with the
! Brunswick Light Horse Guards II is
! likely that these divisions will prove
| very satisfactory, and that they will he
| of great advantage to the regiment.