The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04
TROOPS TO PASS IN REVIEW.
SIXTEEN THOUSAND WILL GATHER
IN PARK EXTENSION TUESDAY.

Probably the Final Appearance of
Mai. Gen. Lee and the seventh
Army Corps in Its Entirety-GeOr-
Eia Hussars, in Their Full Dress
Uniforms, VIII Act ms Gen. Lees
EScOrt-Merchnnts Urged to Make
Partial HOIiday-CommandsT That
VIII Parnde-Thirteen Regiments
of Infantry and Nineteen Batteries
of Artillery VIII BE in Line.
Sixteen thousand troops will march in
review before Gen. Lee and staff in the
Park extension Tuesday afternoon at
O'clock. An order to this effect was is
sued yesterday, as follows:
Headquarters Seventh Army Corps,
Camp Onward Savannah, Ca, Dec. 8,
1S9S.-There viii be a review of all the
troops camped in the vicinity of the city
of Savannah by the major general com
manding. at Forsyth Park extension at
o'clock p. M, on the 9Th inst.
BY command Of Maj. Gen. Lee.
]. H. Dorst, Assistant Adjutant General.
The commands that will parade are as
follows:
First Division, Seventh COrps-First
Texas. Third Nebraska. Ninth Illinois,
Second South Carolina, Second Louisiana,
Fourth Illinois Regiments.
Second Division: Fourth Virginia, First
North Carolina. Forty-ninth Iowa. Sixth
Missouri, One Hundred and Sixty-lrst In
diana, Second Illinois.
Third Georgia Regiment.
First Maine Artillery.
Second United States Artillery
Light Batteries C and F Of Third Artil-
lery, of Fourth Artillery, D of Fifth
Artillery.
Under an order issued yesterday the light
batteries have been added to the Second
Artillery for administrative purposes and
will parade with it. In all, there win be
thirteen regiments of infantry and nine,
teen batteries of artillery in line.
This is doubtless the last time the Sew
enth Army Corps win ever parade to-
gether. Scattered, as the various COM
mands will probably soon be, ia the neigh
borhood of Havana, ID is doubtful if they
viii ever be brought together again for a
review of this character. This in Itself
adds special interest to the occasion In
addition to one more regiment of infantry
anu Tire dlthitty imam at the previous re- |
view, another feature that viii add to the
pieturesqueness of the scene will be the |
attendance of the Georgia Hussars as a |
s'Jecial escort for Gen. Lee Gen. Lee ex-
ended an invitation to the company to act |
in this capacity and it was promptly &C |
cepted. The Hussars greatly appreciate the |
compliment and it is probable that an UNI
usually large number win respond to the |
order of Cant. Beirne Gordon for them TO |
ar hot
Tuesday afternoon at O'clock.
When Capt. Gordon, i'm response to Gen. |
Lees invitation, called on him yesterday, |
and was told of the generals desire to |
have the Hussars act as has escort he in |
CURED as to which uniform the troopers |
were desired to appear in.
THAT of ante-bellum days." replied Gen. |
Lee.
The fun dress uniform of the Hussars |
will accordingly be displayed to great adj !
vantage in the review. IL is one of the |
most artistic as well as snowy uniforms |
worn by a cavalry company In the United |
States. In preparation for the event there |
will be an inspection of the Hussars at the |
armory tomorrow night. The men will |
assemble in their fun dress uniforms. All |
classes Of members are invited to turn
out with the troop.
The suggestion Is made, and IL Is one |
that will doubtless meet with a hearty |
second from the public, that merchants and |
business men generally close their offl ,es |
and stores from 2 o'clock until Tuesday
afternoon in order that employees may have |
an opportunity 10 witness the most bril- |
liant military display that has been seen |
in Savannah at least since the war AS
this is probably Gen. Lees final public APP
pearance here, and there is hardly the le-
motest possibility of the entire corps ever |
being gathered at savannah again, II would
he fitting recognition of the occasion to |
convert it into a holiday for matter Of |
three hours at least. IL is an opportunity |
that few win ever have again.
After the review there will probably be |
parade over a short route. Further !
orders are expected from Gen. Lee to-
day.