The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
GALLANT BOYS OF GEORGIA.
NO NEW ORDERS FROM THE WAR
DEPARTMENT AT WASHINGTON.


Col. I.avton.= Regiment to De Mus
tered in at Atlanta Unless
Change in Present Orders Can BE
secured-Lieutenant Colonel Gar
rard 10 Arrive at Atlanta To-day
Negro Militia of the State to BE
Given a Chance 10 GO to the Front.
Atlanta. Ga, April 29.--There were few
DEVELOPMENTS in the war situation at the
capitol to-day
The absence of Col. Lawton and Capt
Brooks in Savannah divided the center of
interest.
Col. oscar Brown, with Majors Ken
drick and KEENAN, and Captains Wlcoxson
and Nash. who have been selected for COM
missions as captains in his regiment, we're
busy during the day at the Office of the
adiutant general arranging the details Of
enlistment
A message was received from Lieut. Col.
Garrard of Savannah, saying he would
be here tomorrow TO participate in 'he
work of recruiting. Until his arrival end
report there will be no further designation
ment, though the list is understood to be
already partially made up.
At the department il was stated that
Col Lawton was not expected to return
to Atlanta for several days, but that he
will proceed with the recruiting of his regi-
ment in Savannah.
There has been some talk of modifying
Col Lawton's regiment at Savannah and
having it mustered into the service there,
but It is stated that the department has no
authority to authorize this to be done, as the
orders from the war department designated
Atlanta as the place of rendezvous for the
entire forces from this state.
A large batch of blanks for recruiting
purposes was mailed to Col. Lawton to-
night.
Gov. Atkinson has received no further
information from the department at
Washington. He has notified the Secre-
tary of War of the appointment of Drs.
Holmes and Barron as surgeons TO act
with the army surgeon in conducting the
examination of the troops, but has not yet
been notified as to the probable date of
the coming of this officer The depart
ment will also send board of surgeons
here to examine applicants for enlistment
in the hospital corps, and for commissions
as surgeons and assistant surgeons, but
beyond the fact that examinations of this
kind will have to be held before the men
are mustered in no information has been
received.
Mai Frank Galloway, Gov. Atkinson
private secretary, who was sent to Chick
amauga to see Gen. Brooke with regard to
the enlistment of colored troops, returned
this morning. He reported to the Governor
that Gen Brooke wanted 5000 colored sol
diers from Georgia and Tennessee, and
this will give the colored citizens of Geor-
gia, who have been importuning Gov At
kinson with their patriotism, an opportu-
nifty to get into the army of invasion.
Gen Brooke will make all the necessary
arrangements in the next few days for
taking in the colored recruits.
There is some dissatisfaction among the
local military because different commands
cannot be accepted as at present organ
lied. To anyone who knows anything
about the present organization of the state
militia it is readily apparent that it would
be impossible TO take regiments, battalions
or companies into the new formation as
now organized and secure the best results
Not that the officers of the militia who
have been serving in time of peace, are not
competent 40 serve in war times, or that
there is, in fact, anything radically defec-
militia. The reason that commands can
not be accepted as organized, as a rule, Is
that there is no company, battalion or
regiment in the state that has the reQui-
site number of men In 1t. 1t will take two
or three of the Georgia regiments to make
one regiment such as is required under
the army regulations. AS an example
out of the First Regiment, Col Lawton
will probably get no more men than will
form battalion in his new regiment. OF
course, a company or regiment might be
accepted as organized and then recruited
up to the number required but under the
plans adopted by the state authorities, il
has been deemed wlsest to select officers
from various regiments and then cali up
on all regiments to contribute men to the
new regiments, rather than to take any
one command as organized and recruit 1t
with raw material By the plan being car
ried out, with men drawn from all the
commands in the state service the regi-
ments that Georgia will send to the fro,ht
will be composed almost entirely of well
trained soldiers, instead of half-trained
and half raw. The preference, both as 10
men and officers. is 10 be given to mem,
bers of the militia now in service, while
the skeleton commands left behind will be
used to build up another trained militia
force ready for home defense, or TO be
drafted into the army when the next call
for volunteers is made, If that emergency
should arise.
COLORED PEOPLE OF LIBERTY.