The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
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sAVANNAH's RECORD N THE WAR
BETWEEN THE STATES

/ AEANNAH'S RECORD ~ TIE WAR
BETWEEN THE STATES
The Recent War with spain Not the
Only One in Which She Did Her
whole Duty-To The Consederney
She Furnished Thirteen Companies
of Cavalry, six of Artillery and
Thirty-fOur of Infantry, Many Of
which Saw Bloody Servicc-The
Information Furnished by the
Committee in Charge of the Hus-
sars Muster Roll.
That Savannah furnished ffty-three
companies Of soldiers 70 tie Confederacy
will be a surprise TO manyof the younger
generation When il is considered that
the white population OF the county did
not exceed 1900. the ree1r1 is remarkable.
Doubtless there was some assistance from
adjoining counties. but had Savannah fur
nished only half the ram1er of compa-
MES with which she is credited the record
would still be a remarkable one. 1t should
be borne in mind. however. that COM
pany IN those days seldom consisted of
more than eighty nien and those formed
toward the close d the war often NUM-
bered less. Then some of the companies
would be properly CLASSIFIED as militia
companies, being organized entirely for
home service, while few Of those or
ganized at the beginning of the war were
dissolved and thar members absorbed into
other companies Making all allowances
10 s.- 1,
one, and one ID which every savannahian
can point withlpride.
Capt A. MIC. Duncan, Mr.. Robert
saussy and Mr. John A Sullivan, as
committee from the Georgia Hussars, ap-
pointed by the troop at the request of
Judge HAMPTON l.. Ferrn of the Court of
Ordinary lave completed their work of
preparing aInuster roll of the troop during
the civil var and the record has been
filed with the ordinary to be placed among
the archiYts of the county as provided in
the act Of the legislature, approved Dec.
9, 1897
Under his act the Ordinary of each
county was instructed to appoint commit
tees from each company or command
which served in the war between the
states from his county said committee
men to- be designated by survivors Of the
commahds or organizations representing
them for the purpose of preparing muster
rolls, showing the record of the company
and epch member of it so far as possible,
together with a legend" showing the
history of the company and the part
borne BY it in the war
Several committees representing various
commands were appointed by Judge Fer
rill under this act, but the Hussars com
mitree is the first to report This report,
which has been filed with Judge Ferrill
for record, gives the roster of the Georgia
Hus sars as the company entered the serV-
ice OF the state at Fort Pulaski Jan. 29
1861, dismounted and acting as heavy ar
tillery Another roster of the troop as it
served its first tour of duty in the service
OF the Confederate government on Skida-
way Island during the month of June, 1851,
and also the roster of Company A Of the
HuGsars which left Savannah for Nir-
ginia in September, 1861, is given. This is
intendedi tor be SuppIspleated later, with
the roster of Company B of the Hussars.
Besides much Information, which is full
Of interest to the people Of Savannah gem
eaaly, as well as to the members of the
Hussars and their families, the commit
zee, of which Capt. A. NicC. Duncan was
the head, secured much other valuable
Information concerning the commands fur
nished by Chatham county to the Confed-
crate service which is Of especial interest
TO all Confederate veterans and to the peo-
pie of Savannah generally. This nforma-
Z ton is contained in the letter accompany
ing the muster roll of the Hussars.
The following is a list of ffty-three
commands, furnished by Chatham county
to the Confederate service:
Cavalry Hussars, Company A,
Capt. j. +. Warng, Company +, Of JEFF
Davis Legion, Col. w. F. Martin; Georgia
Hussars Company B, Capt w. II. Wilt
berger, Company A, Fifth Georgia Caval-
ry, Col. Robert II. Anderson; Blue Caps,
Capt |. Munford Marsh Fifth Georgia
Cavalry; Mounted Rifles, Capt. C. A. l..
Lamar; Chatham Light Dragons Capt.
Brick F. Aiken, Fifth Georgia Cavalry;
Lamar Rangers, Capt. William Brailsford,
Fifth Georgia Cavalry; Randolph Rangers, 4
Company a, Capt. Edward c.
Anderson Jr., Seventh Regiment
Cavalry, Col Edward c. Ander-
son. Sr.; Randolph Rangers, Company B,
Capt John Davis, Seventh Regiment Cav
airy; Banks Rangers, Company A, Capt.
w. H. Banks, Seventh Regiment Caval-
ry; Banks Rangers, Company b, Capt.
Randall Jones, Seventh Regiment Caval-
ry; Cavalry Company, Capt. Kolock Har-
rison Seventh Regiment Cavalry; Caval-
ry Company, Capt NJ. Edgar Williams,
Seventh Regiment Cavalry.
Artillery-Chatham ArtllIery, capt. JOS
eph Claghorn; Savannah Artillery Capt.
John b. GalHe; Mountain Howitzer Bat
terry. Capt c. II. Way; Oslethorpe Siege
Artillery, Company A, Capt w r. Sy-
mons; Oglethorpe Siege Artillery, COmpa-
ny B, Capt John Lamar; Oglethorpe Siege
Artillery, Company c, Capt. --.
nfantry-Savannah Volunteer Guards,
Company A. Capt Geo. w.
stiles; Eighteenth Georgia Bat
talon, Maj John Screven; Savan-
nah Volunteer Guards, Company b, Capt.
w. 5. Basinger; Savannah Volunteer
Guards, Company G. Capt. Gilbert c. Rice.
Republican Blues. Company A, Capt. John
w. Anderson, Company A, First Volun-
teer Regiment of Georgia, Col. c.
II. Olmstead; Republican Blues,
Company b, Capt w. H. Davis;
Irish Jasper Greens, Company A, Capt.
NJ. ]. Ford. First Georgia Reg
iment; Irish Jasper Greens, Company
Is. Capt, w OConnor; German Voluu-