The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-27
WILL HELP sArrERLEE.
The Savannah Military Anxious for
Him 10 ne Retained.


The resolutions adopted in the First
Georgia regiment asking the retention OF
Lieut. Satterlee in his presence Office.
have been forwarded TO Gov. Atkinson by
Col Mercer They are as follows:
Headquarters First Regiment Infantry.
Georgia Volunteers. II having come TO the
knowledge Of the board OF officers Of the
First regiment Of infantry. Georgia Volun-
teers. that there is a possibility that Lieut.
Charles b. Satterlee. Of the Third L. 5.
artillery, now on detail with the Georgia
Volunteers. may be detached from this
duty and ordered 10 return 10 his regi-
ment, Resolved, BY the above named
board Of officers:
First, That we recognize in Lieut. Sat
terlee an officer particularly well quail
Ned for this work. During his admins
tration in Georgia he has succeeded in
building up the character and efficiency
OF the Georgia troops, and raising them 10
a standard OF excellence. with which their
condition at the time Of his first arrival in
Georgia cannet be compared. His tech
meal knowledge, his character. his sol
diery qualities. his thorough sympathy
with the volunteers, and above all. his
tact and untiring zeal industry and earn
estness, eminently qualify him for post
of this kind. His work is not yet finished;
progress is being made under his guiding
hand from day to day. The relations eX-
troops are OF the most cordial and sym
pathetic nature. His four years residence
in Georgia has only served 10 make him
better qualified. even than he was before
TO continue this work. No man, however
skillful or able he may be, can so we'll
perform this duty. coming to it as new
work, as can Lieut.. Satterlee, now so
thoroughly familiar with it. and so COM
pletely imbued with the spirit of it,
Second, This board respectfully makes
known 70 his excellency. the governor of
the state, its desire that Lieut. Satterlee
may be retained in his present position as
long as possible. and earnestly requests
that he viii make prompt application to
the war department for an extension Of
Lieut.. Satterlee's detail for a further
term of four years, and viii request our
senators AID representatives in congress
to use their eXertions in this behalf.
III. That a copy of these resolutions
be at once forwarded to Col. Mercer. who
is now in Atlanta, with the request that
he will personally present them to the
governor, and urge upon him immediate
action.
The resolutions are signed By Peter
Reilly. Lieut. Colonel LIST Regt. Infantry.
Ga Vols. Edward Karow, Major LIST
Regt. Infantry. Ca. Vols: Alex. r. Law
ton Jr.. Major 1st Rest. Infantry. ca
Vols; John Flannery. Captain Co. b.
LIST Regt. Infantry, Ga. Vols; W. d.
Dixon. Captain CO. A. list Regt. Infantry.
Ga. Vols. ". S Rockwell. Captain Co. D.
1st Rest Infantry Ca. Vols. J. F.
Brooks, Captain Co [ 1st Regt. Infantry.
Ga. Vols. Henry Kolshorn. Captain Co.
c.. list Regt Infantry Ca. Vols. Francis
H Marshall Captain Co. F. 1st Regt. In
fantry, Ca. Vols. Robert G. Gaiilard.
Captain and Adjt. LIST Regt. Infantry. Ca.
Vols; n. A. O'Byrne. Captain and Quar-
te.master LIST Regt. Infantry, Ga. Vols.
John T. Rowan. Captain and Commissary
1st Regt. Infantry. Ca Vols. William \.
Nichols, Captain and Inspector of Rife
Practice LIST Regt. Infantry, Ca. Vols;
James McGrath. 1st Lieut. CO. B. lst
Regt. Infantry, Ga. Vols; J. J. Gaudry,
1st Lieut.. Co. A, 1st Regt Infantry. Ga.
Vols; L. H. AIcLaws, 1st Lieut.. Co D. jst
| Regt. Infantry, Ga. Vols; r. S. Nell 1st
Lieut.. CO. L LIST Regt. Infantry, Ga Vols;
Fred. Schwarz, LIST Lieut.. Co. c. 1st Regt.
Infantry. Ga. Vols. W l.. Bourne, 1st
Lieut.. Co F. 1st Rest. Infantry. Ca. Vols;
". T. Dion. LIST Lieut. and Adjt.
1st Battalion 1st Regt. Infantry,
/ Ga. Vols. ". 0. D. Rockwell, LIST Lieut..
and Adjt I'd Battalion LIST Regt In
! fantry, Ca Vols; P. F. Gleason. ID Lieut..
| Co. 2. LIST Regt. Infantry, Ga. Vols.
Robert p. Lowell I'd Lieut. Co. E. 1st
Regt. Infantry, Ga Vols: Martin g.
! Helmken, "a Lieut. Co c. 1st Regt. In
fantry. Ga. Vols, Joseph farrell. Surgeon
! 1st Regt. Infantry, Ga. Vols.