The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-24
SHAM Hattie TOMORROW.
second Artillery to Arrive Here Sat
nrday and SUNDAY.

The Second Artillery Regiment which
was ordered TO Savannah sometime ago tt
join the Seventh Army Corps, viii arrive
in the city on Saturday and Sunday par
of il coming by the Southern and Florida
Central and Peninsuiar aud part by the Al
lanuc Coast Line and the Plant System.
The regiment win probably leave Fort
Adams, r. l., to-day. The camp site select
ed for it, as has been stated is near Lee
Paigevle, 10 the north or the Cathedral
cemetery. A water pipe about 5000 feet
long has been laid there. and the ground
is IN shape for the soldiers TO take charge
at once upon their arrival.
There is no light artillery with the regi-
ment. but ten batteries of heavy artillery
and the regimental bard. The regiment is
In command OF Lieut.. Col. Haskin, and
contains now about 800 men.
The long postponed sham battle of the
Second Division which has been prevented
on several occasions by bad weather viii
take place tomorrow. The indications are
that good day viii be secured for it at
last, the ground having been pretty well
dried out since the recent rains
The sham battle win take place on the
Avondale tract just back OF the Cathedral
cemetery, and pretty near the entire divis-
ion viii take part. Two regiments viii
probably be placed behind the old breast
works back Of the cemetery, and the other
regiments viii make an assault upon II,
and endeavor 10 tnke the fertilization. The
Second Division is now in command OF
Brig. Gen. Il. b. Winston. The exercises
tomorrow morning viii undoubtedly be
watched by the officers with a great deal
of interest.
hi ,s.r14~ obi
tant general of the Seventh Army Corps
has returned to the city and win now take
the position of assistant adjutant general
on Gen Lees STAFF, assisting Col. j. H.
Dorst adiutant general of the corps.
Col. Geo. e. Pond, chief quartermsster
of the Seventh Army Corps, has been tenn
porarfy assigned to duty as purchasing,
Issuing and shipping quaTtermaster here
until the arrival of Col. John b. Beliinger,
L. s. v. in place of Capt. c. b. Baker
who was ordered to Cuba 10 report to Gen
Charles f. Humphrey, chief quartermaster
Of the island
The following named enlisted men, now
at San Antonio, Tex. have been trans
ferred 10 the First Texas Volunteer In
fantry and will be sent to the station of
that regiment here.
Privates Albert S. Cooper, Charles w.
Cochran and Thomas A. Han, Troop A,
First Texas Volunteer Cavalry.
The following named enlisted men, now
at Indianapolis, Ind, have been ordered
transferred as privates to the One Hun
dred and Sixty-irst Indiana Volunteer In
fantry. and will be sent to Savannah:
PriVates Frederick A. Berry, George H.
Clifford, Michael Hamm, Andy Ruth. Com
pany A; Charles j. Drscoll, Company d;
William c. Reninga, Benjamin f. War
rem. Walter G. Vote, Company f; AL
bert E. Kelly Company F; Harry o. Ev-
ans, Otto King, Shirman B. SwartwoOd,
Company G. Corpls. Porley A. Miller, Re-
verdy j. Miller, Musician Charles w.
Brownscombe Privates Wesley NJ. Ray
Karl Slageter, Harry Sthair, James X.
Whitaker, Company H. Corpl. Albert {.
Parke, Privates Robert f. Bailey, Ed
ward H. Hogue, Clarence A. Malone, Fred
b. Newsum, Floyd w. Robinson, Jesse A.
Rogers, George w. Turnage, Company X
Corps. James McCrisaken, Edward c
Vieke, Privates Louis N. Bouchie, John c.
Burke, John Hatcher Nelson Norton and
Charles Soden, Company L. One Hundred
and Fifty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infan-