The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-19
ALL MADE SHARPSH0GTERS.
GEORGIA'S SEA GRIT TEAM HON.
ORED BY THE STATE.

] 4.
The Badges Have Been Forward ed
by Express-The Trophy 10 BE
Placed on Exhibition as Soon as
IL Arrives-Badges Have Also Been
Sent from New Jersey as Prizes for
Its Success in the Interstate shoot.
The members of the rife team which
/ represented Georgia or rather Savannah
at the Sea Girt matches in September
have all been made sharpshooters by
special orders from the Office of Adjt.
Gen. Kell, signed by Gov. Atkinson.
! This announcement was received at a
meeting of the team held last night in
| Company AS room at the Savannah Vol
! unteer Guards arsenal. This is a well
| deserved recognition of the services
which the Savannah boys have rendered
the state. Capt. W. w. Williamson, who
was captain of the team, presided at the
meeting.
The first matter brought up was the
question of what should be done with the
Soldier Of Marathon" the trophy of
the interstate match, which is now on
its way to Savannah as fast as a fast
freight can bring it. According to Sergt.
Eichberg that is not very fast travelling.
Il shipped a box of ammunition the
same way the day before l left Sea
Grit" he said, "and 1 received it this
morning"
However, the trophy may get here in
shorter order. The team after some dis
cussion decided to exhibit the trophy
where everyone can get good view of
it, For this reason it will be
placed in the window of Theus Bros.
store at Broughton and Bull streets. At
ter it has been exhibited there for a suffi-
cient length of time the Georgia Histori-
cal Society will be asked to take charge
of it. The society is now the custodian
Of several such articles. and it will be
in place there where those who desire
view of il can get il at any time.
Capt. Williamson read the members
/ of the team the report which he made
! 10 the ad1utant general on the team 5
work at Sea Grit He went into details,
I showing just what each man had done,
/ the manner in which its successes had
| been accomplished and the causes when
/ brought them about. He spoke of the
/ able team work as well as that of the in
/ Viduals who brought back the prizes Of
| fered in those matches. He minated.
/ too, chat some recognition from the STATE.
was due the men who so ably represented
The reply of Adiutant General KeH was
| in. line with that received a year agO,
when twelve Savannah men went on 70
/ represent Georgia on the Sea Girt range.
| 1t enclosed copy of the general order.
| making all the members of the team sharp
! shooters, and stating that the sharpshoot-
ers badges had been forwarded by ex-
| press The badges were not received
| however, in time for distribution last
| night. The general order issued with re-
! gard to the teams work is as follows:
State Of Georgia, Adjutant General Of
nee. atlanta, Oct. r. 1S95.-General Or
| ders No. l5.-The following result of the
/ work of the Rife Team from this state
/ IN the competition held at Sea Grit New
Jersey, in September is hereby announced
! to the Georgia Volunteers.
In this contest brought into competition
| with the best rifiemen of the country the
Team won the Interstate Match-was sec
ond, and within few points of winning
the Regimental Match, was fifth in the
/ Hilton Trophy Match, and in the individ-
ual contests its members won five of the
| seven matches in which they competed
/ THESE results show a degree of skill and
| eh1ciency obtained only by close intelli-
| gent work, and at a sacrifice of much time
and personal comfort: that it was a vol
| untary act on the part of the members of
the Team, and without aid from the
state, is all the more TO their credit The
governor desires to express to Captain
| William w Williamson, First battalion
! Infantry Georgia volunteers, Captain of
the Team, and 10 its individual members,
his qualification at their success, and be-
lieves 1t will prove stimulus to increased
interest in rifle firing throughout the
| State.
2. In view of the scores made by them
in the Rifle Competition, held at Sea Girt
New Jersey, in September last, the fol-
will be classified as Shareholders, and
special certificates ana sharpshooters'
badges will be issued to them:
Captain John c. Postell Inspector RI
file Practice, First cavalry, Georgia vol
unteers.
Captain George T. Cam. First battalion
| infantry Georgia volunteers.
Sergeant R. NJ. Screven, Company A.
First battalion infantry, Georgia volun-
teers
Sergeant A. S. Eichberg, Troop A. First
cavalry, Georgia volunteers.
Private W: G. Austin, Company A, First
battalion infantry, Georgia volunteers.
Private e. c. Mercer. Company A, First
| battalion infantry, Georgia volunteers
Private c. S. Richmond, Company A.
First battalion infantry, Georgia volun-
teers.
Private f. c. Wilson. Company B. FIRST
battalion ID infantry az T;y; Georgia volunteers.
| battalion infantry, Georgia volunteers
Private Fred Myers, Jr., Company r.
FIRST battalion infantry, Georgia volun-
Private w. B. Burpitt, Company D. First
battalion infantry, Georgia volunteers.
Private Thomas Hunter Troop A First
| cavalry Georgia volunteers.
By order of the Governor.
J.. Mcintosh Ken.
Adjutant General.
A letter from Inspector General of Rifa
| Practice Bird w. Spencer of New Jersey
| stating that the medals won at Sea Cyirt
in the Interstate shoot by the Georgia.
team had been forwarded by express. was
| also read TO the team. These medals have
not yet been received, however, and as
none of the men have ever seen them
| they do not know just exactly what they
are. They will probably come to-day or
| Tomorrow
The team has decided to keep I'D its
! practice regularly, and will designate a
| day for practice ON the AvondaIe rance
| each week. There was some talk. also Of
| getting up a match shoot between ~.
! team and members of the First IiIipoiS
! regiment when it visits this civ in Ne
| Vember. 1t is not known. howeI,eJ
! whether convenient time for such a ,r,3
| test can be secured during the brief visit
| of the Chicago militiamen The nstter
/ however, will be looked into
| The team decided, also, to have its ric
| ture taken with the trophy, and viii q =
range day, for that within the nexr
| week or ten days. "e@NI
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