The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-29
SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS
GOVERNOR ELLEKBE'S WAR PRO
CLAMATION HAS BEEN ISSUED Al
s.. T.... LAST.
Tho State Militis Given the First Chanco.
The Plan Agreed Upon at tho Council
OF Wharf.-The reiail instruction
l... Arrive.
rThe State, 2Sth.1

on the march or even in tho field as
is the case in many States. This is
due to the plan for securing the or
ganizations asked for by the general
government, which will require sew,
eral days time in order to get the
men in the field. The council Of war
held yesterday morning participated
in by the generals and colonels of
State militia resulted in only State
militia coming in under the first call
t. arms unless citizen volunteers in
their respective localities manage to
get into some Of the selected COM
mands when those commands recruit
up to their required strength.
The story of how tho following
proclamation, issued by the Governor
about rs p. IN. yesterday, came to
be agreeded upon is given elsewhere
in this ISSUE
Columbia, S. O., April 2H 1898.
In obedience to the proclamation
Of tho President of the United States
for volunteers in the service of the
United States; and the Secretary Of
war having fixed the quota of South
Carolina at one regiment and ono
battalion of infantry and one battery
of heavy artillery, and directed that
the present State militia shall be
used os far as possible, now, there
fore, |, w. II. Ellerbe, Governor and
commander-in.c chief of the State
militia, do call upon tho following
commands to furnish their respective
quotas as hereinafter designated:
Gen. Edward Anderson, command
ing Fourth brigade, one battery of
heavy artillery. -
Gen Richbourg, ,commandingsecond
brigade, nine companies Of infantry,
three from each of his regiments,
to wit: First regiment, Col. r.. Nj.
Claffy, three companies; Second regi-
mont Col. Willie Jones, three COM
panies; Fourth regiment Col. D. j.
Auld, three companies.
Gen. Jos. l.. Stopplebeln, COM
manding First brigade Of cavalry,
ono company of infantry.
Col. j. G.. Wardlaw, commanding
Third regiment, three companies.
Col. j. g. Boyd, commanding
Fifth regiment of infantry, three
companies.
A company Of infantry shall con
sist Of not less than 81 non. com mis-
stoned officers and privates and their
commissioned officers.
Company commanders will report
direct to their respective regimental
commanders, except the company
from the First brigade Of cavalry
who will report direct to General
Stopplebein.
w. II. ELLERBE.
The following communication ro
ceived by the Governor yesterday
afternoon from tho war department,
gives tho detailed instructions ro-
ferred to in the telegraphic call from
Secretary 'er published Tuesday
morning.
. War Department,
Washington, April 25, 1893.
TO the Governor Of South Carolina:-
Sir: Under tho act of Congress "to
provide for temporarily increasing
the military establishment of the
United States in timo Of war, and for
other purposes" approved April %,
1903, and call for 125, 900 volunteers
by direction Of the President, have
tho honor to request you to provide
from your State tho quota Of volun-
tCefS aS IOllOWS:
One regiment and one battalion
infantry and one heavy battery to
serve in tho arms Of tho service do
signated, for tho period Of two (2)
years, unless sooner discharged.
Attached will be found state.
ment showing the organization foi
artillery, cavalry and infautry.
Please cause the Adjutant General
OF tho army to be informed of the
tmo your quota will be at it's rendez
vous, rs it will bo met as soon as
practicable thereafter by an officer
to muster it into the service and pa,