The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26
MAY GO TO SEVENTH CORPS.
THE THIRD GEORGIA WILL PROB
ARLY BE TRANSFORMED.


ing That the Regiment viii BE De-
tained Here, ana May BE Trans
ferrcd TO His Corps-New Camp
Ground for the Third Georgia on
the waters ROad-Wntef Pipes TO
he Put In To-day The Men In
GOOD Spirits and Spent a Pleasant
Thanksgiving Day.
TIE Third Georgia Regiment may he
0ua, he'd to the Sc, cnth Amy Corps, In
which event ~ vii! not &C to Cuba for
che res 1T.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, commanding The
seventh Army Corps, received a telegram
from the war department yesterday tell
ing him that the Third Georgia Regiment
would be detained here for the present,
asking him to provide a suitable camp
ing ground for it, and stating that it
might be attached to the Seventh Army
Corps.
The statement on this line while not
positive, indicated the probable intention
of the war department, to put the Third
Georgia in Gen. Lees corps instead of
leaving it in the Second Army Corps TO
which it is now attached.
In the event this change is made as pro-
posed the Third Georgia will probably go
TO Havana instead of Nuevitas as ap-
pears to have been intended. 1t is, of
course. now definitely settled that the regi-
ment will not go to Cuba on the trans
mort Chester which arrived here yester-
dav for the purpose of taking the Fiji
tenth Infantry, United States Regulars,
TO Nuevitas, and if they are to be sent to
that point shortly, they will have to wait
at least until the Chester returns
on account of the apparent change in
the plans for the Third Georgia it has been
found necessary 10 change their camping
Ground. and this will be done at once.
Gen. Lee has decided to put the regiment
ont on the Waters road something over
half a mile beyond the junction of that
road with Dale avenue. 1t will be located
therefore considerable distance from the
regiments composing the First Division
OF the corps.
The camp site having been decided upon,
the work of extending water pipes 10 IL
f1om the mains put out in that part of the
country by the city will be done Today,
and the Third Georgia viii begin moving
its camp from the works of the Georgia
Car and Manufacturing Company on the
Ogeechee road to-day or tomorrow. The
camp can be moved and set up within
twelve or fourteen hours, with sufficient
supply of army wagons for the transpor-
talon, and from present appearances the
movement will begin either Sunday or
Monday.
Should the Third Georgia Regiment
eventually be attached to the Seventh
Army Corps the question is where will 1T
be placed. There are now two divisions
of TWO brigades each in the corps. 1t
would throw the corps somewhat out of
proportion to have IN odd regiment thrown
in, but some provision win doubtless be
made for it. Gen. Lee is of the opinion
that other regiments will be sent here to
be attached to the corps in which event
another brigade could be formed. The Sec
ond United States Artillery, as is well
known, is now on it's way to Savannah
but Gen. Lee says the artillery regiment
will not be bFigaded with infantry as il
will have to be assigned TO duty on the
fortifcatons.
The Third Georgia was, strange to say
the thirteenth regiment of infantry tc
come to Savannah, the Seventh Army
Corps having brought twelve, and one Of
the officers remarked upon that fact the
other day. He is not supersuuous, but
he has a curiosity to know just what /:
going 10 be done with the Georgians.
Lieut.. Orr of Newman quartermaster o.
the Third Georgia, has been in the city
every day since the arrival of his regi
ment looking after its wants. Lieut.. Orr
says the regiment passed a most salts
factory Thanksgiving day, and the boyi
had all they wanted to eat. He says tn
men are very well situated in their CAM
at present, though there is some ques
ton as TO whether 1t would be safe TO
them to remain there any length of time
He was of the opinion that chang
would be made in the camp, and TN
chances are that the men will be notifie'
to get ready to move at once.
The Third Georgia boys are not com
planning about their camp, but they al
feel as if they would like 10 be within NOR
convenient access to the city as long a
they are stationed here. Their camp OF
the Waters road will undoubtedly be
more satisfactory one, from every poin
Of view.