The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-14
COMPANIES NEED MORE MEN.
CAPT. p. F. GLEASON HERE TO RE-
CRUIT FOR HIS BATTALION.

He Wants 100 Men to Put Each Conn
pany of the First Battalion, First
Regiment, on T. War Footing of
106 Men-Recruiting Office Opened
at the Catholic Library HalI-Ohi-
GERS From the other BattaIiOns
Sent to ThOmasviue and Macon.
Expected That Recruits VIII Also
Be Sought by Lieut.. Col. Garrard's
battalion.
Capt. p. F. Gleason, who has been des-
ignated as the recruiting officer for the
First battalion of the First Georgia Regi-
ment, now at Griffin. arrived in the city
yesterday morning, and has opened a re-
cruiting Office at the Catholic Library
Hall.
AS each of the companies is to be re-
cruited up to 106 men, twenty-five add.
tional men are needed by each company
or total of 100 men. Capt. Gleason
brought with him repre-
sentative from each of the
companies who will look after the
details of the work. sergt. c. P. H. Muir
ply represents the Greens, or Company
I, as it is known in the regiment; Private
Douglass, Company NJ, the Republican
Blues; Private Bailey, Company K, the
Savannah Cadets, and Sergt. Julian Com
pany F, the Macon Volunteers. All of
these men came to Savannah yesterday
with Capt. Gleason. with the exception Of
Sergt. Jplian, who stopped in Macon
TO see what he could do there. He will
afterwards report to Capt. Gleason in Sa-
vannnah.
Capt. Gleason had not received his or
ders from the department commander
with regard to recruiting when he arrived
here, but expects them to-day. He has
asked for authority to have a local physi-
clan designated to examine the new re-
cruits in order to save the time and trou-
bic incident TO securing the presence of
an army surgeon.
Capt. Gleason will remain here for sew
eral days and then expects to go on the
road. He has asked permission to do his
recruiting between Savannah and Mill
edgeville, and believes that within those
limits he will find no trouble in getting his
men within a short time.
Capt. Gleason says the men in camp
are all in good shape. There has been
extremely little sickness, and the men are
now in good spirits They have no idea
as yet as to what win be done with the
command, but it is expected good use for
1t win be found as soon as it is recruited.
Recruiting officers have been sent from
the First Regiment to other sections of
the state also Savannah iG the rppT1lit-
ing headquarters for the First Battalion,
Townsville for the Second. and Macon
for the third. Capt. Hopkins from the
Second Battalion, has gone to Thomasville
with a detachment to do similar work to
that being done here by Capt. Gleason.
Capt. P. R. G. Bell of Macon is the
recruiting officer for the Third Battalion,
and he has likewise gone to that city with
a detachment. Each of the battalions
will require about 100 men to complete its
quota of twenty-five to the company.
One or two recruits were enrolled by
Capt. Gleason's men yesterday and the
chances are that they will get a good
many right here in Savannah Reports
from the soldiers have moderated to such
an extent that the horrors of war are not
now thought of and there are many who
are still anxious to enlist.
Nothing is definitely known as yet with
regard to the recruiting for the Second
Battalion of Georgia volunteers now at
Tampa. 1t is probable that they will
also recruit their companies up to the lin
it of 106 men, and there has been talk for
some time of the coming of recruiting Of
ficers for that purpose. If Savannah and
the surrounding country furnishes 200
more men to fill up the two battalions
which went from here, il is not likely that
1t will furnish many recruits for a new
regiment from Georgia should one be
formed, as is now contemplated.
There are some military officers in Sa-
vannah who are looking forward hopeful
ly to the plan for forming a new regiment,
expecting to get in with companies or per-
haps a battalion Savannah and the coun-
try around might furnish another COM
pany or two but it is extremely doubtful
If anything could be secured now APP
preaching a battalion.