The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-09
THEIR FIFTY-sECoND YEAR.
GERMAN VOLUNTEERS WELL PAST
THE HALF CENTURY POST.

No Annual Parade This Year-The
Company to Give Ball in It's
PIace-The Record of the Company
in Peace and War-Put in Four
Years Hard Service for the Com
federacy-NOw One of the Best
Volunteer Companies in the state.
Yesterday was the fifty-second anniver-
sary of the German Volunteers, the COM
pany having been organized Jan. S, 1876
There was no street parade, the anniver-
sary parades having been abandoned.
1t had been agreed that the parades
should be dispensed with after the fftieth
anniversary but the necessity of chang
ing the bylaws having been overlooked
the company found itself required to par
ade on it's fifty-first anniversary. The
bylaws were then changed. The reason
for doing away with the parade is on ac-
count of its proximity to the annual reg
mental parade Jan. 10.
The Volunteers have not abandoned their
anniversary balls however The date of
the 1898 ball has been fixed
for Thursday night, Jan. 10. The ami
Versary balls of the Volunteers are al
ways enjoyable affairs, and there is no
reason to presume that this one Thursday
night will be any exception to the rule.
The following committee is in charge:
Capt Henry Kolshorn, First Sergt. D.
Stem, Sergt. J. F. Fisher, Corpl. Fred f.
Harms, Corpl. Edward Schlueter Privates
L. D. Semkin, w. H. Gartleman, F.
schwartz, George Stelljes, c. Kracken,
NJ. C. Johnson.
Inc German Volunteers are an historic
command. The company was organized
Jan. 8, 1916, when the excitment over the
war with Mexico was at Its height. The
German citizens felt it their duty to show
'helr devotion to their adopted country.
a meeting was called and a strong COM
pany organized. Georgia having
already furnished her quota of
troops the company was not called
upon TO go to Mexico. Capt. j. II. Stegin
was elected captain and continued in COM
mdnd up to 1862.
June l, 1861, the company was sworn
mo the service of the confederacy for
S'Aly days, which time was spent around
HaFannah. After the expiration OF the
SA'y days the company was again re-en-
nSled Tor six months. 1t was on duty at
w Cen Gilmore and surrendered with
'ie other troops, April II, 1862. The COM
pauy was reorganiZed with other compa-
mes OF the First Regiment in October
vi ne same year. The officers were Capt.
ndries Werner, Leuts. c. A. H. Uni-
pdeh' l. Fleck and /. Wolber. July 8, 1868,
me- Volunteers, together with the
ashlngton Volunteers, 'Tattnall Guards
ana second company. of the
p55ltlhorpe Light Infantry, or the First
rSeslment, the Savannah VolunteerGuards
,dIallon, and the Twelfth Georgia. Bat
,al'on were hurried from Savannah TO
4 udrleston, where on the succeeding day
,"ey participated in the defense of Bat
,eiY wagner, where the union forces were
puised with great loss. Capt. Werner
as Killed in the attack. A week later
ue German Volunteers assisted in wiping
~, o1 Sol. Robert G. Shaw's negro regiment,
az flIty-fourth Massachusetts.
ne flrst Regiment remained on duty in
5%e vicinity for some time. In the spring
io9i II was transferred, with other COM
SrsHus' TO the Western army under Gen.
0'epA L. Johnston, and saw its full share