The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-28
GEORGIA TROOPS TO GO.
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The National Guard be given preference.
"The rendezvous for your state will be
at Atlanta. If for any cause it is found
necessary to change the point of concen-
ration your recommendation is requested.
"Rends may be organized from the
strength OF the regiments as in the regu-
lar army viz, see paragraph 245 NJ Army
Reguls, ions, 1895. Very respectfully,
Russo A. Alger, Secretary of War"
In addition to the following Instructions
semi hv The department through the mail
the Governor this afternoon also received
the following important kilograms relat-
ing to the organization of the state
troops.
washington, D. c., April q, 1SsS-To
the Governor of Georgia, Allan ia. Sir:
mastering regulations of the war depart
ment provide that medical officers before
bejng mustered into the service of the
United States will be required to pass sat
isf3ctorv examina ton as TO character and
professional ability before a board of army
or civilian surgeons, or both, designated
bv the surgeon general.
An army surgeon has been designated
10 conduct physical examination of volun-
teers at each state rendezvous. The Secre-
tarv of War requests that you appoint two
civilian physicians to constitute with the
9rmy surgeon board carrying out the
above provisions.
(Signed) H. c. Corbin, Adjt. Cen"
After to-night's conference at the execu.
tive mansion, Gov. Atkinson announced
the appointment of. DIR. ]. b. S. Holmes of
Atlanta and DR.. R. b. Barron of Macon
to act las surgeons for the examination
Of troops in accordance with the orders
from Washington to-day. They will serve
asong with the military surgeon sent here
by the war department TO muster in the
men.
The Governor will issue his proclamation
tomorrow. In it he will designate the
regimental officers. Until this proclama-
ton is issued, he refuses TO discuss these
appointments. From the best informa ton
to be obtained the following are slated
andawhen the proclamation comes to-mor-
row, it is believed the list will be found
correct almost to a man:
For Col. Lawton's Regiment-William
Garrard of Savannah Volunteer Guards
lieutenant colonel; o. T. Kennon, Second
Regiment and Maj. H. E. Wooten Fourth
Regiment, majors.
For Col. Browns Regiment-Capt. Jor-
dan F. Brooks of the First Regiment,
Savannah, lieutenant colonel; Maj w. J.
Kendrick, of the Fifth Regiment. at At
lanta, and Maj. J. A. Armand of the
Third Regiment. al Conyers, majors
Ii is believed that the Volunteer Guards
Battalion viii be accepted under Col
Garrard and be Incorporated in Col Law
tons regiment, the remainder of which
viii be made up from Southern Georgia.
While Col. Browns regiment will come
from Middle and North Georgia.
Capt Charles HILL who commanded the
Nictheroy during the Instruction in
Brazil, viii leave for Washington on Sat
urday to appear before the examining
board of the navy, having rendered his
services. He does not think any volun-
teer will be placed in command of shin
but he hopes to be appointed a line Off
Ger.
Col. Peter D. vroom, the new inspector
general of the department Of the Gulf,
has arrived.
Washington, D. c., April 27. 1S9S.-To
the Governor of Georgia, Atlanta: Sir
The following decision of the Secretary
of War of this date is communicated for
your information: All absolutely neces-
sarY expense for the subsistence, trans
portaton sheltering and generally the
maintenance of volunteers during the in
terval between their enrolment or enlist
ment and their muster or time of being
sworn into the service of the United
States, also all incidental expenses con-
nected Herewith, such as the hire of Office
clerks, messengers ETC., for mastering
officers, will be met by the government %
the United States from the proper appro-
priatiOn at the. disposal of the several
staff departments of the army. Certified
vouchers for all expenditures herein au-
thorized will be forwarded TO the war de
partment for audit and payment The
vouchers should be certified by officers of
the proper staff departments and approx
ed by the mastering officers
(Signed) n. c. Corbin,
"A,1il1tant General "
Capt. Oscar Brown, u. s. A., now doing
detail duty as acting adjutant general of
the state of Georgia and who will com
mand one of the Georgia Regiments under
commission of Gov. Atkinson, has been
named by the Secretary of War as the
muster officer to enroll the Georgia troops
in the federal army. AS will be seen by the
orders from Washington the troops will
rendezvous at Atlanta, where Capt. Brown
will take charge of them. When they are
ready for duty he will then take command
OF his regiment along with Col, Lawton.
BY tomorrow II is expected that the or
ganization of the regiments and batteries
OF artillery will begin TO take definite
shape.
Much preliminary work has already been
done by Coils. Lawton and Brown and the
Governor to-day. From the best Informal
ton now obtainable a portion of the First
- illlGLll u odNaL0dll Will D6 dNC0pttQ LII
service but not all of it. Whatever part
OF these troops are taken will be placed
under Col. Lawtons command, as will also
most of the others raised in the Southern
part of the state. 1t is the purpose 10 give
COZ Brown command of the North Geor-
gia Regiment
AS far as is practical company organiza-
TONS will not be interfered with, and liz
tnls way, while no regiment will be taken
as a whole, still the result will be much
more satisfactory that an indiscriminate
pacing of men and commands.
Maj. Frank Galloway of the Governors
staff Jeff tonight for Chickamauga to
confer with Gen. Brooke about the enlist
meut of colored troops.
Many colored men have rendered their
services to the Governor, but he will not
accept any OF these. He thinks, however,
toa' the regular army should give them an
oPportunity for service, and sent Maj. CAL
io"ay to see Gen. Brooke with view to
having recruiting officers sent to various
parts OF the state 20 receive into the, reg
uiar army the colored contingent who are
anxious to serve the country in the war
with Spain.
new company of ninety men called