The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-28
n FORM ANOTHER REGIMENT.
wv OFFICERS AND MEN WANT TO
u REMAIN IN THE SERVICE.

propos'tion to Make Up "A New
~iment From the First and
nj Georgians Who Desire to
,i,ue in Servfce-Senator Ba-
sustained by Col. Brown and
WiIcoxsOn, Put the Matter
,,.f,.re the War Department.
,,...,;oqton. Oct. Ex-senator Bacon is
,,rging the war department 10 per-
bother Georgia regiment to be re-
~ in the service. Col. Oscar Brown
.,,,t Wilcoxson of the Second Geor-
7,.giment are also here to sustain Sen
s,or Bacon in his efforts. The subject is
h. brought to the attention of the
,...ilent and Secretary Alger tomorrow.
1-,s rropostion is to form one regiment
GOD of members of the First and Sec
~, Georgia, who are anxious to be re-
lined in the service. These two regi-
.aonts are under orders to be mustered out
=, No,. and 4, respectively. Col. Brown
,.rs there are many officers and men in
s,tb rsgiments who are willing to remain
n tbe service, and he advocates the or
aorization of a new regiment made UP en-
',..l,. of those who desire to stay in.
When Senator Bacon was approached,
and his assistance requested, he made his
.,yor3ble reply, contingent on the dis
,tsrge or muster out Of every man who
ss.red to 60 From the statements he
hal from the officers of the regiments and
tr,p, the men he felt that it would be pos
shle to secure a full regiment from the
mon of the First and Second who desired
70 stav in the service. letting all those
who desired to go out do so.
In other words, that there should be
nothing like compulsion used to keep any
man in the service who did not desire to
remain This is the basis upon which the
regiment is to be made up if the war de-
nartnent officials and the President are
agreeable to it.
To-day the senator discussed the matter
with Gen. Corbin and Assistant Adjutant
General Ward, who has particular charge
of the volunteer organization, and it struck
both of them very favorably. They said
that in these days, when the cry was to
be mustered out it was refreshing to find
some men anxious to stay in the service,
and they had a number of good things
10 say u TIC 1GOl SAci tiOOPS al S4+ASS
quence
If the plan is Endorsed. 1t will be largely
because of the splendid record made by
these Georgia troops. There is on record
in the war department the report of a
regular army officer who had to do with
the troops of all states, and he says that
there was as much difference between the
Georgia troops and other volunteers as
there was between the regulars and the
ordinary volunteers.
Ii IS the estimates of these officers that
there would be perhaps one battalion In
round numbers taken from the First TO
supply the places of those of the Second
VIZ desire to be mustered out; and they
believe it would not be at all difficult to Sc
cure that number of men, There is some
doubt as to whether the transfers can be
made but those officials who were consult
ed to-day thought it could be easily ar
ranged A definite decision will probably
be reached tomorrow.
Another feature of Senator Bacon's visit
to he department to-day was his efforts
to get the Third Regiment assigned TO
Lees corps for service in Cuba. Efforts
to do this have been made before, but
without success. However, the senator is
greatly encouraged by his talk to-day and
telegraphed Col. Berner that he had strong
hopes Of succeeding in his endeavors.