The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-22
THE SOLDIERS ARE HERE
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South Carolina Regiment. 1t left Jack
sonVIile about 20 O'Clock last night and
VIII reach tie siding on Esth avenue at
an early -Four this morning
The f'inth Illinois Regiment will also
come chis morning by the Florida Central
aIlu Peninsular, and will be transferred
" the Plant System tracks on its arrival
at the junction. Both of these regiments
Wlll De unloaded there and marched direct
20 the camp ground on Dale avenue. Mai.
n J. McGrath, chief engineer of the
| CORPS has been busy for the last two or
three days getting the camp grounds in
shape, ana laying out the different streets
APT I. -. Baker, quartermaster ar
rlNea yesterday and has been getting the
supply depots and the quartermasters
s5 'l'nieht IN shape Lieut.. C. b. Carlo
nell aide to Gen. Lee, is also here
The soldiers of the Fourth Illinois. who
arrived Yesterday, are delighted with Sa-
Nahnah. Several of them said they wish
ca they had been brought here at first.
~ uoes not take a soldier long to get ac-
qudihtea, and many of them were out
hdVlhg a good time in the afternoon and
at night
Having given up their armory to the
provost guard, the Galatians are practi-
caIly without a meeting place They have
secured room at the Guards arsenal,
however and the regularly quarterly
meeting of the company will be held
there in Company DIS room on Monday
night.
The city Council of Jacksonville at it's
last meeting, passed resolutions compli-
menting the officers of the corps. and
particularly the provost guard, to which
the city was greatly indebted The Jack
sonville Metropolis. in an editorial. refers
to the action of the City Council as a
most graceful act and speaks especially
/ OF the valuable service rendered by Mai.
| Harrison provost marshal. The resolu-
lions passed by the City Council as in
| troduced by Councilman Benedict, are as
| follows:
Whereas, during the past few months
Jacksonville has been favored by the en-
| campment of large number of volunteer
troops composing the Seventh Army Corps,
under command of the gallant and chival-
rous Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and the
| brave and courteous officers commanding
OF serving with the divisions, brigades
| regiments and companies of the Seventh
| Army Corps, and comprising a patriotic
| and intelligent body of citizen soldiers
! from many states of this great republic
| Whereas, The presence of so large a
number of soldiers in the immediate vicin-
| ity OF the city necessarily resulted in
crowding the streets by day and by night
| producing, to a certain extent a menace
to continuous good order and quiet, and
more particularly attracting to the city
number of hangers-on, camp-folloWers and
| undesirable characters, which, under or
| binary circumstances, would have endan-
| gered property, as well as inflicted other
violations of the law beyond the power of
The city police to control; and,
Whereas, The sojourn of about thirty
| thousand soldiers has been accompanied
by no harmful results, and without serl-
Gus accident or conflict, be it
ba off IF To-
sonville and the people thereof through
their Council and Mayor, do hereby eX-
press TO Gen. Lee, his staff, and all Off
| GERS and soldiers of the Seventh Corps
their Acknowledgement and appreciation
of the splendid management and excellent
military discipline, and gentlemanly, con-
| siderate and soldierly conduct which has
| characterized the officers and soldiers, re-
| spectiVely, during the whole period of their
encampnlent here, and we do assure them
| that both officers and men have endeared
| themselves to our people, who will pleas
| antly remember them as friends always,
| and that the Seventh Corps takes with
| Il the best wishes of this entire commGn-
| ity and the confident expectation that the
| Corps, when it enters Havana, to raise
the American flag over that long-eu1fer
ing island will, by their conduct and re-
lations to the people, give this and other
| nations further lesson in American pa
| triotism and increased confidence in the
| future of this republic. as eXemplifed by
| the Star Spangled Banner" representing
| liberty and
Second. That referring particularly to
| the complete control of all lawlessness by
| the provost guard, we desire to express the
indebtedness of our people to Maj. Rus
| sell B. Harrison, provost marshal, with
| whom we have come directly in contact,
| for the mastery manner in which he has
enforced obedience to civil and military
| law, thereby maintaining good order and
discipline during the entire period among
| the soldiers out of their camps and pre-
| served the good name Of jacksonville as
| a peace-loving, God-fearing community
| He has exhibited the qualities Of the true
soldier and an able commander keeping
| informed a to every detail connected with
his responsible duties. instilling a fine
esprit du corps" in the provost guard,
and manifesting high executive ability in
the direction he gave to the department
| assigned to him. Further, by his fair and
impartial maintenance of good order and
discipline he has won the confidence and
| esteem of all, citizens and soldiers alike.
Third. That in recognition of Maj. Har-
rison's services to the citizens of this city
the City Council would respectfully petit
ton the President of the United States to
appoint Maj. Harrison a lieutenant colonel,
giving him the equal rank with other off,
GERS on Gen. Lees staff. The major is
hereby requested to communicate this re-
quest to the President of the United States
and the Secretary of War.
Fourth. That engrossed and certified
| copies of these resolution be prepared by
the Recorder and signed by the Mayor.
and forwarded to the President of the
to Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, and to Mai
Russell b Harrison and that these reso-