The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-29
ARTILLERYMEN IN CAMP.
SECOND REGULARS WELL EsTAB-
LIsHED EAST OF THE CITY.

huntsville at Oncc-The Heavy
uaSis of Infantrymen-Seldo
That a Regiment Gets Together as
,rbjs Is-Maj. DiIIenback and His
work Around Santa gO-Had Com
mand of Four Light Batteries of
Which Capt. CaprOn's Was One.
The second United States Artillery Regi-
ment is well established in its camp al
1ePageviLe just east of the city and be-
tween the Tybee railroad and the river
The artillery regiment is about twice the
size of the ordinary infantry regiment
having now in camp about 1900 men, and
still TWO of its batteries, light batteries A
and f are not here.
The ten heavy batteries which are camp
ed near Savannah have been stationed
principally along the New England coast
at Portland, Me-, Boston harbor, FIT.
Adams, New London, Conn, and Fort
Schuyler, New York. Only one battery, I,
was farther south and that was stationed
at Fl. Caswen, N. c.
Battery 1 is the only one of the ten
ouartered in the circular tents such as
are usually used by artillery. The reason
for this is that the different batteries of
the regiment have all been quartered in
barracks at their different stations, and
have not heretofore been furnished with
tents. At the present time they could only
be supplied with the "A" tents with walls
such as are used by the infantry, each of
which quarters about four men, while in
the round tents sixteen are quartered. The
round tents set up in the midst of this
large camp of ordinary infantry tents give
the camp a rather unique and interesting
appearance.
Col. William l., Haskin's headquarters
are located to the east of the camp, and
tents Of the other officers field and staff,
are near at hand. The regiment lost no
time in getting its camp in good shape, and
the long lines of tents are as regularly set
up as if days had been given to the work.
This is perhaps the first time since the
civil war that any artillery regiment in
the service has been so much together as
the Second is now. 1t stin lacks the two
light batteries, A in command of Capt.
Grimes and + in command Of Capt. Park
hurst to make II complete, and these are
now located at Huntsville Ala.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee received a telegram
yesterday stating that one of the light
batteries of the regiment had been ordered
from Huntsville to Savannah and it Wil
probably come within the next few days.
Which one of the two batteries it will be,
was not stated.
For the present the regiment of ten
heavy batteries is practically in the posi-
lion of infantry The regiment is armed
throughout with the United States rifle
80 cahber, such as has been recently is
sued to the troops of the Seventh Corps.
Il will have the regular drills and parades
prescribed by the orders now eXtant in.
the corps, with dress parades in the after
noon, though it is difficult now to see just
where the necessary ground for regiment
al parade can be secured around the camp.
regiment of 800 men will take up more
space on parade than IS available in that
section. The details of the drills and pa
rades for the artillerymen will perhaps be
provided later.
There is no mistaking the fact that the
camp is of regulars and not volunteers,
though many of the soldiers of the regi-
ment are new recruits. A representative
OF the Morning News who visited the camp
yesterday was stopped short by senti-
mel
What is ft?'' the sentinel asked.
Il would like TO see Col. Haskin," was
the reply.
We'll, its after retreat and you cannot
go in now. Is your business Important
The visitor replied that it was and said
that no objection had been made to enter
Ing the camps of other regiments near the
city.
We'll, they're volunteers, Amt they?'
said the sentinel. These are regulars,
and that's the difference"
After a conference between the sem
hnel and the officer of the day the Morn
ing News representative was allowed 10
pass within the lines, not however, until
II had been demonstrated in a convincing
manner that there was considerable differ
ence between regulars and volunteers.
With the exception of the fact that there
Is a shortage of tent floors the camp look
ed as if it had been established for two
weeks instead of two days. Several of the
officers were busily engaged in getting the
tent floors in shape, and considerable nm-
per was hauled to the camp during the day
for that purpose
The camp is now in pretty good shape
Col Haskin said. Il consider the site an
excellent one. 1t is not often that a bet
Ter camp ground than this is found.
The regiment here is very much in the
position of infantry, but this organization
Is only temporary, for the batteries will
again be separated upon their arrival in
CuDd Ior the purpose OF manning the Ioru-
hcauons and defenses along the coast
The Second Artillery Regiment was or
eanzed by act of Congress March 2, 1921.
1t has seen service along the Southern
coast, on the Pacific coast, and for the
last eight or nine years has been distrib-
uled along the New England coast. Its
commanding officer, Col. Alexander c. NJ.
remington, is now a brigadier general of
volunteers, and Lieut.. Col. William L.
Haskin, recently major of the First Artil-
iery, is in command.
The ten heavy batteries of the regiment
are al present divided into two battalions
OF hve batteries each, in command OF Majs.
earle A. Woodruff, who is a brevet lieu
tenant colonel from 1866, and John W.
Diuenback, formerly captain in the First
Artillery.
Maj. Dillenback has had a most inter-
eSlng record in the recent war with
SPAN 1t was he who led in the fight
around Santiago a battalion of light ar