The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-26
CORPS COMMANDER CHANGED.
GEN. j. WARREN KEIFER ne
LIEVEs GEN. f. V. GREENE.

second Division-TwO More Regi-
mentS Arrive-SOme Delay I'm the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OhiciaIs
Say the Soldiers Are Damaging
Their Property-There Were More
Than 1000 Men Left at the jack
sOnViIIe observation-disclosures of
Stan officers Expected by TO-day's
Mail.
Mai. Gen ]. Warren Keifer arrived IN
the city yesterday after fifteen days
leave.
Gen. Keller went first to his home at
Springfield o., and was incidentally call
ed by Washington on his way back to
the CORPS. He win at once assume com
mand of the corps until the return of Gen.
Lee and will then return to the command
of the first division. Gen. F. v Greene
who has had command of the corps since
its arrival in Savannah, viii take charge
of the second division to-day
Gen Keifer is one of the most interest
ing officers in the corps. He has dis
tinguished bearing and the appearance Of
en- experienced army officer He went in
to the civil war as a major with an ONO
regiment. At the conclusion of the war
he was a major general. He led his forces
through many battles, both in the Army
of the West and the Army of the Potomac.
Upon the reorganization of the Federal
army. some years after the conclusion of
the war, Gen. Keifer was rendered a col
onelcy by Gen. Grant, but declined It.
He practced law at Springfield, o., and
has become one of the most famous pracd-
toners in that part of the country. He
was elected to Congress from his district
in 1876, and in March, 1881, became speaker
of the House of Representatives.
He is a gentleman of high literary
attainment, and there is nothing that his
officers enjoy more than sitting around
camp fire and hearing him talk.
Gen. Keller was commissioned early in
June as a major general, and on July 6
was assigned to the command of the First
Division of the Seventh Army Corps. He
has been in command of the division ever
since. and has three times been in com
mano of the corps in the absence of Gen
Lee.
Gen. Arnold. commander of the Second
Division, arrived In the city yesterday,
and his headquarters on The ThundeTbolt
shell road were soon established. Gen.
Arnold, however, has been relieved from
the command of the division, and Gen.
Greene win assume that command to-day.
Gen Arnold will leave the city about
Friday or Saturday for Huntsville, Ala,
where he goes 10 assume command of
cavalry grigade. Gen. Arnold is a colonel
In the regular army, has command being
the Second Cavalry Regiment. AS briga-
der general, he viii have command of the
Second and part of the Third Cavalry reg
both colored regiments.
Gen. e b. winston, commanding the
First Brigade of the Second Division, has
established his headquarters on the Thun-
derbolt shell road, about a quarter of a
mile beyond the Cathedral cemetery. Gen.
Willston is a colonelIn the regular army
his command being the Sixth Artillery
Regiment. AS a brigadier general in the
volunteers he was first assigned to the
command of Camp Alger. He afterwards
went to Chckamauga, where he had COM
mand of eleven batteries of artillery, in
Guiding the Chatham Artillery, which
went from this city. He was afterwards
ordered to Muntauk Point, L. l., where he
had charge of the debarkation of all the
troops arriving at that camp. There were
forty-two transports there during the time
and Gen. Winston looked after the unload
ing of all of them. He was then sent 10
Admission, Ala, TO take charge of a bri-
gade, and about a month ago was as
signed TO his present command. Gen. Will
liston was one of the most interesting wit
nesses before the army investigating COM
mission, especially on account of his eX-
penences at Montauk Point He also testi-
fed with regard 10 other camps where he
had been in command.
The First Brigade of the Second DivIs-
,si,.,lt
shell road pretty well established by this
morning. The Second Illinois Regiment
belonging to that brigade came in by the
Florida Central and Peninsular System
yesterday afternoon, and the First North
Carolina Regiment arrived last night by
the Plant System.
There was some complaint on the part
of the officers about the slow movement
of the troops by the railroads. 1t was in
tended that these regiments should be in
Savannah before noon, so that they couu
establish their camps before night, but il
was long after dark when the last train
arrived. The cars which brought the
troops and their equipment TO Savannah
the day before Were not back in Jackson
vile until nearly midnight Monday night
and the loading could not begin, they say.
until the early morning hours. One Of
the causes for this delay is said to be the
fact that the Florida Central and PENN
Suiar yards IN JacKSOnVllle, Where the
loading is all done, were blocked. The
chances are that it would take Philadel-
phia lawyer to ind out just what the
trouble really was. 1t is true, neverthe-
less, that there was considerable delay and
the officers are of the opinion that South
ern railroads are not properly equipped 10
handle an army corps on short notice.
The Fourth Virginia and FOrty-nnth
Iowa regiments will come some time to-
day, but just when they win get here II
is difficult to predict. The chances are
that they will not arrive before tonight
as 1t will take some time to get the cars
back 10 Jacksonville for them.
These two regiments belong to the Sec
ond Brigade of the Second Division, in
command of Brig. Gen. H. c. Hasbrouck
Gen. Hasbrouck is Wen known In Savan-
nah. He was a member of the Garter
court martial. and spent about five months
IN the city In the early part of the year
He is a lieutenant colonel in the regular
army, his command being the Fourth Ar
tillery Regiment. Gen. Hasbrouck's brig
ade officers and clerks viii accompany
him.
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