The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-15
TO BE MUSTERED OUT TO-DAY.
SOLDIERS OF THE SIXTH IMMUNEs
WILL BE CITIZENS.

| Last OF Equipment HCCAA
Held out VIII he Turned in to the
Company Omcers Early This Morn
ing-Paymasters VIII BE mt the
Camp and VIII Begin Paying on
the Men as Soon as the Last of the
Muster Out Details Are Complete.
Men Are Anxious to Get Out OF the
Service and They VIII Make the
work as speedy ms POssible-His
Last Order Was Issued Yesterday
by Col. TysOn-Hc Babe Farewell
to His Command.
The Sixth Immunes are to be mustered
out of the service to-day at their camp
on Dale avenue. Everything is in readiness
for their discharge, and it is thought
there viii be no hitch. Early this
morning the equipment yet held by the
soldiers will be turned in to the company
commanders. But short while win be re-
quired for the completion of this work, and
the men will then be ready for
the paymasters TO get in oper-
alton. Every facility will be placed in the
paymasters way by the men, for receiv-
ing their money and discharge papers will
be the last act of their career as soldiers.
His last general order, the eighty-second
ne has issued, was published yesterday
by Col Laurence D. Tyson, commanding
the Sixth. 1t is in the nature of a fare
| well to the troops and is as follows:
I'VE have at last come to the time of
parting. The setting of to-morrows sun
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and no longer soldiers of the United
States. Our organization and unity will
| be gone forever. For eight months we
| have cast our fortunes together, and the
| actions, the orders and the fate of one
| has been of deep significance to US all.
Tomorrow all will be changed, and each
one of us must go our several ways, never
again to be united as a regiment 1t is
in many ways sad as well as joyful
time. The comradeship and friendships
made while in the service of our country
as members of this regiment will live as
long as life endures.
Each and every one of us should go
forth with the calm and satisfied feeling
| that We have done our duty and served
| our Country well. WllnOuN TldItef1n& our
selves it can be truthfully said that we,
from the very day of our muster in, have
conducted ourselves like men and true sol
diers. We have done our duty without
| complaint. Although with the exception
| OF a few, all were new in the service,
and with everything 20 learn, no. task has
been too difficult for us to undertake and
no burden too difficult for us to bear Our
service at Camp Wilder, Knoxville, Tenn,
Chickamagua park, Georgia, and in Porto
| Rico is a monument to our intelligence
endurance and fidelity. We have received
| the highest concentrations of our COM
handing generals, having carried off the
laurels in every place where we have
served.
Although we have not been permitted
to engage in active conflict we have
shown our contempt of perils and dangers
in many ways, and especially by entering
an immune regiment, which it was re-
| ported at the time of organization was
| specially selected to be put In the most in
fected and sickly places in Cuba and Porto
| Rico. Many a man has the courage 10
die in the excitement of battle, but 1t takes
| an extraordinary degree of courage to de-
| liberately place oneself in a command
that is to go into the most infected places
in the tropics under such conditions as
we expected to encounter at the time of
| organization.
Let the regimental tie that has hereto
fore bound us always remain steadfast
and let our service in che Sixth United
States Volunteer Infantry always be a
! badge of honor to us. In the days that
are to come everything connected with the
organization will be dear to US, and as the
years go by we will be prouder of the
service that we have rendered 20 our
| country.
Il have always done my best to make
| the regiment worthy OF ourselves and of
the great states from which we were re-
cruited, and if in my anxiety to accom-
plish this great object, any i'll will has
| been engendered, have only 20 say that
| it was not through malice toward anv in
| divdual, as l have now and always have
had the kindest feelings for each and
every man and officer of this regiment.
IF there is any man amongst you who
believes that / have at any time been hard
on him or unjust to him. have only Ia
say that it has not been intentional and
| that in ali my actions 1 have had an eve
single to the good of the whole regiment
my ambition being to make Ii the best
regiment in the service, and one that in
all future time every one of us would he
proud to have served in. If you have
worked hard, I have also tried to do nv
share, and have never Intentionally or
knowingly shirked a duty.
I'm conclusion, l desire to bear testi.
mony to the faithful unceasing and sue.
cessful manner in which you Cboth officers
and mem have always done your share
in each and every task of the regiment
And, further, to thank you for your uni.
| form courtesy that each one of Won has
shown me, there never having been ever
one single act of discourtesy shown me-
by any one in the regiment during all OF
ufnt ah Is
| proudest remem brances of my service
II hope that 1 shall always retain the
good will and friendship of each and every
one of you, and shah always be mos,
happy when ! can serve you. 1 bid yo,
an affectionate farewell"
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