The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-28
STAFF OFFICERS SETTLED.
SEVERAL CHANGES MADE IN THE
NEW ASSIGNMENT.

Week or NOre-OGicers of Regi-
ments TO BE Mustered Out Ordered
to Reioin Them-The Afternoon
Dress Parade at the Camps.
Several important things happened with
the Seventh Army Corps yesterday.
In the first place there came the order
from Washington assigning the staff Off
GERS of the corps, the divisions and the
brigades. in which all of these officers
were interested. as they wanted 70 know
where they were going to stand, The staff
officers of the corps remain almost as they
were, with one or two exceptions, but
there were several changes among the
other STATS.
The most interesting change of all was
the transfer of Gen. f. 3. WIlliston to
the command of Gen. H. T. Douglass, and
the transfer of Gen. Douglass to Gen. Viii
listons brigade. Gen. WilHston has the
First Brigade Of the Second Division, and
under the new order he is to take the Sec
ond Brigade of the First Division, while
Gen Douglass takes his old command.
Capt. Hugh d. Wise has been trans
ferred from Gen. Douglass staff to that
OF Gen. Hasbrouck, as assistant adjutant
general while Capt. Robert G. Paxton,
takes his former place. Capt. +. St ].
Greble has been made an assistant adj
jutant general of the corps in place of
Maj. William s. Scott. who has become
Gen. Keifer's adjutant general. Maj No
bic H. Creager, formerly depot quarter
Of he hau Cti
termaster of the First Division. Maj.
Hugh H. Gordon, son of Gen. John b. Cor
don of Georgia. has been made chief engi-
neer officer Of the First Division This is
a new staff officer for the division, as it
did not formerly have an engineer officer.
A number of other important changes have
been made, but the staff officers ali know
now where they stand, and feel little
more easy over the situation The dis
patch to the Morning News from Wash
ington yesterday was the first notice the
officers had of the changes as the official
orders came in later by the morning mail.
Another important feature of the day
was the arrival of Maj. John l.. Bulls,
paymaster, who was sent here from Flor
ida al the request of Gen. +. V. Greene,
Mai Bulls came with his clerks and fun
Office force, and will establish an Once
in Savannah at once.
On account of the presence Of the corps,
Savannah will be made a permanent pay
masters station during its stay in SaVan-
nah For the present the only work Maj.
Bulls will have to attend 70 wall be the
settlement of accounts which men who
have been discharged or allowed to so on
furloughs, and the settlement of officers
U1 taaWdnV for the sol
diers win not come until after Nov. !.
shortly after that time Maj. Bulls will
begin paving off the different regiments,
and by Nov. 10 all of them will no doubt
have received their months pay. Ihey
are always paid in cash, so that they can
spend II as they please at once Withoui
having 20 wait to have checks cashed.
The presence of paymaster, however,
means that considerable money VIII be
turned loose. even before payday comes
along, as there are always accounts to be
settled in an army corps of 1900 men, no
matter whether it is the first or the last
of the month.
An important order relating to many
men and officers now with the corps has
Just come from Washington. Under this
order it is required that all officers and
men who belong to organizations which
are TO be mustered out snail be sent to
Join their proper organizations without de
Law. There is quite number OF such soil
diers ana officers here, and Col. J. II.
Dorst adjutant general Of the corps,
wants to find them at once SO they can
be sent to their own organizations prompt
W. Several of the officers at least have
no particular desire to be mustered out,
and they are not likely 10 hunt up the
officers to whom they have to report.
Among these officers are several who be-
longed to Gen. Arnolds staff and to the
Second Virginia Regiment, which has been
ordered mustered out.
The camps Of both divisions are now
pretty well established and many of the
men already feel al home. There are very
few men in the division hospitals. The
Second Division hospital was being put m
shape yesterday, and while 1t has about
thirty patients they are almost all
men who left the Jacksonville hospi-
tai too early in their eagerness to join
their commands. The only cases OF any
moment in the hospitals here are a few
men in the Second South Carolina who
have had measles break out since their
arrival. There is not a serious case in any
OF the hospitals.
There are nearly Ace hospital nurses at
tached TO the corps, noble women who vol
unteer to go along and look after the
wants and cares of the sick soldiers. As
the corps has been materially reduced, the
chances are that this number win be some
what cut down, but there win be a largo
force of them here when the hospital in
Jacksonville has been cleared out.
number of these nurses arrived in the city
YESTERDAY and are ready to take charge
AT the division hospitals at once. They
are quartered right in the hospital tents,
and their accommodations are made as
comfortable as il is possible 10 make them
in the field.
Savannahians are beginning to go out
every afternoon TO see the dress parades
which take place at $50 O'Clock. A num-
Der of ladies Witnessed yesterday the dress
parades of the First Texas, Second Louis
iana and Third Nebraska Regiments. com
posing the First Brigade of the First Di-
vision. This division has quite large pa
rade ground. Just west of the camp site
on Dale avenue, big enough 10 accommo-
date half dozen regiments on dress pa
rade at the same time.
The regimental dress parade is an inter
esting sight 1t is something that the av-
erage civilian knows little or nothing about
Until he has seen il, and even then he
wants TO ask why they do just what
TREY do. There is no glitter or gold braid
about these dress parades; the soldiers