The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
NOW TO LEAVE CAMP NORTHERN
FIRST REGIMENT ORDERED TO
CHICkAMAUGA PARK.

Start to he Made As soon as Neces-
snry Preparations and Arrange
ments Can BE Mnde-Exact Date OF
the Departure Uncertain-Object Of
the Move Not knOwn-Pic<ets Or
dered to Fire on Rock ThrOwers.
Griffin, Ga, June 14-At 1870 o'clock this
morning a telephone message, from the
adjutant generals office, ordered the First
Regiment, Georgia Volunteers, United
States Infantry, and the Two light bate
rles stationed at Camp Northen TO leave
as early as possible for Chickamauga.
Lieut.. Col Brooks, in the absence OF
Col Lawton who was in Atlanta, received
the message, and Immediately gave 1t out
as a fact that they would leave their pres
ent camping grounds.
Later in the day the following order was
received by telegraph, direct from Wash
ington:
Washington, D. c., June H-Col. A. R.
Lawton. commanding officer First Regi-
ment, Georgia Volunteers, U. S. V. In
fantry: By Objection of the Secretary OF
War you viii proceed at once with your
regiment to Chickamauga Park, Ca, and
report to the commanding general there
Upon the receipt of this the chief COM
mssary will proceed to provide the trans
portation, rations and coffee money. Tele-
graph day of departure to commanding
general of camp George H. Thomas,
| Chickamauga Park, Ca, also this office,
specifying the amount of tentage and am
munition taken with you. You will at
once communicate with the chief quarter
master at Atlanta Ga, for the necessary
transporrations and with the chief COM
missary at Atlanta for ten days field ra-
| tons, the necessary travel rations and
coffee money. The quartermaster general
and cdmmisslary general have instructed
the chief quartermaster Acknowledge re-
ceipts. II. C. Corbin, Adjt Gen"
No time was lost in preparing for their
! departure, for in less than thirty minutes
after the telephone message was received
the commlssary and quartersmasters' de-
partments were all astir, making prepara-
lions to provide the proper necessities for
| the journey.
Col. Brooks stated that the regiment
would probably leave this week, and If
|
rival of equipments, which had been ship
ped to this point, they would leave as soon
as transportation could be secured.
Capt Bradley of Battery A states he Is
in hopes of leaving in ten days. Both bat
teres will break camps at once. 1t is not
| known whether or not they will leave be-
| fore the arrival of the horses and guns,
which are being shipped from different
points.
The departure of these troops will leave
Camp Northen deserted, but it is hoped
the new regiment to be formed will be
placed upon the state camp grounds, as it
| offers many advantages over the other
| places in the state which are under con-
sideration.
No one knows the object of the govern
ment in carrying these troops to Chicka-
| manga.
This was the only thing discussed
| throughout the day. Everybody was won
dering what the first order would be and
when it would come. The majority are
anxious to be off, while others seem to
think 1t a change for the worse.
For some nights since some one has been
rocking the sentinels stationed in the rear
of the artillery companies and often the
guards have come near being badly hurt.
These rascals would secude themselves
in the woods and could not be seen. Mon
day night Capts. Bradley and Walker
| armed the sentinels with pistols and or
| dered them IL rocked TO SnOOJ 10 XIII. In
due time the one on duty just across the
| rifle range from Capt Walker tent heard
q rock whiz by, and thinking he saw his
assassins opened fire upon them and was
| Joined by the other guards in that Vicini-
| Nv Several shots were fired, but no dam
| age was done that could be learned
This morning Capt. Walker sent to the
| city and purchased a large supply of cart
ridges and tonight detailed a guard well
| armed with instructions to surround the
woods from whence the rocks came If
! they were again attacked.
The Chatham Artillery have another pc
culiar mascot Jims death was a sore
grievance and yesterday morning one of
the boys returned from Savannah bring
ing with him a monkey, which he gave to
the company as a mascot
1t has been announced that Gen. Gordon
would lecture here tonight Upon his ar
rival this afternoon he was driven to the
camp ground, where he witnessed the evo-
lutions at retreat, which are always inter
esting. After retreat, while the general
was standing in a group of field officers
upon the parade ground, the soldiers re-
turned and in a body offered three cheers
for Gen. John r. Gordon when the band
struck up Dixie"
| Gen. Gordon then marched to the center
OF the large ring surrounding him and de.
liVered a beautiful and appropriate speech
of five minutes His words We're patriotic
and sounded the depths of every man $
heart. He then received an ovation from
the commissioned officers. He will prob
ably be the guest of the camp tomorrow
!