The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-22

savannah and Chatham county, all but
three or four being from the city, and
service was seen by nearly all during
times that have rightly been called those
that tried mems sous.
The nine companies that were in read
mess We're the Georgia HussaTs, Chatham
Artillery, Oglethorpe Light Infantry, Sa-
yannah Volunteer Guards, Republican
Blues, irish Jasper Greens, Phoenix
R.tlemen, German Volunteers and De-
halb Rihemen. OF those only two saw
service in the Army of Northern Vir-
glnia. They were the Georgia Hussars
as cavalry and the Oglethorpes, as in
1an'ry. The Pulaski Guards We're a war
organization that left as infantry, but
was 1eorganized after reaching Virginia,
INA became known as Fraz er's Battery.
Ihese three commands illustrated Geor-
ga as brave Gen, Francis S. Barlow
SAID the Oglethorpes would.
NoIumes might be written of the stirring
scenes at the opening of the war, of the
rush TO arms, the eagerness to get TO the
'front.' the refusal of Gov Joe Brown to al
~" me commands to leave the state, the
disregard of his orders by some and their
Iehnquishing of arms and equipment of
tle state in order to be freed from their
uu'y 10 the commonwealth alone in the
.iusgle to which they flew in the aid of
the general cause.
IHSt were the Oglethorpes, under gall
lSHt capt. Barlow left amid the
Raudils Of the people on May q, 81, and
.He story of their heroism lives i'm the his
Wy OF the First Battle of Manassas and
can aUy other stricken fields, where none
49, ul more valiantly or died more glori-
t1'iS man these first sons on Savannah
Hdsten to the support of the Confed-
aaJes. Eight enlisted men was the tale
bio riose VINO passed unscathed through the
''Tgoy encounter at Bull Run.
n, e fulaski Guards were the next COM
TTt ty 20 leave, and they were no laggards.
c. 700, left without the consent of the
IDr eLnor departing from Savannah on
- A. 4helr career as artillerymen was
rss'Hul one, many stubborn stands being
an1o oe by their guns and fearful havoc
Wrons the ranks of the enemy being
1Ish, on numerous fields
car, ar on the three to leave for the Virginia
cpiisns were the Georgia Hussars. a
FIbin"Hd that had offered its services in
Jury along with the Oglethorpe Light
b"iy " the action of the two companies
ensa ken on the selfsame night. But the
er,"er OIL the Confederate provisional gov
SIN, was that no cavalry was needed.
org IluSsars had to wait. But ii was not
wan, ~, ore II was decided that they were
as 49, ana the command wcs accepted
left. At was on sept. IT, that they
sdf nioWn believed in state sove- eigniy
wan, ense was the theory upon which he
he - to have his Ge1rgians 6ght. ana
strerrLolI lure Of troops for other fields was
verne} oS'y CONDEMNED He was in So
Rsr,1I short while before the Hussats
lagt' =, 10 leave for the front. Al The pu-
A. M use he was waited upon by Lieut..
ir,o,, duncan end another officer Of the
sea- ~ a pea was entered for ais con-
erprr 'Helr service in Virginia The Cow
sur af was firm. NO. Won r1ust sfav in tre
tie q. re said. III you go YOU must leave
"Bn, equipment behind you"
our Sad vernon, we want the buckles for
You 5, rr, not one tongue Of a buckle shall
iiussars accordingly furnished their