The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-29
GEORGIA HUSSARS' HISTORY.
ROSTER AND LEGEND FILED IN
THE COUNTY ARCHIVES.


Those Who Served at Fort Pulaski
and on sISidaway Island, Together
| With That of Company A of the
| Hussars, Which Became Company
f of the JeR Davis LegiOn-Fur-
nished More Commissioned Officers
to the COnfederacy Than Any 9th
err state Company.
The list in last Sundays Morning News
Of the ffty-three companies furnished by
| Chatham county to the Confederacy prov
ed of much interest to many Savannahians
who themselves. or whose fathers, served
in one or more of these companies. AS
matter Of fact, the number of companies
was larger than that stated.
Capt. A. Nee. Duncan, who is the his
torian of the Georgia Hussars, and who
| has devoted much time and thought to
| the keeping and preservation of their rec
ords and of Confederate history in gen.
erai, has discovered since filing his report
with the ordinary that two additional
| companies were furnished by Chatham be-
sides those named. These were Guerard's
| Battery, commanded by Capt. John NJ
Guerard and Barnwelrs Battery. Capt.
A. S. Barnwell. In addition to these there
were two other companies which might
properly be credited to Chatham.
There were many enlistments by citi-
zens of Savannah and Chatham county in
the First Georgia Regiment. When this
regiment was organized the enhstments
were so numerous that there were two
| excess companies which were converted
! into artillery batteries. One was com
manded by Capt. S. Prioleau Hamilton
and served In the Army of Northern Vir-
| ginia, and the other by Capt. Jacob Read,
a brother of Capt. John P w. Read, and
| served in the department of Georgia and
South Carolina.
As stated in the Morning News, the
roster of the Georgia Hussars is the first
| to be filed with the ordinary of Chatham
county under the law providing for the
filing of such papers for records. What
| Is more, it is probably the most complete
roster and history that will be filed for
| any company, not only in Savannah, but
in the whole state. Furthermore, the
Hussars enjoy a history and a distinction
| probably not equaled by any other COM
| pany which served in the Confederacy. It's
1
| era and although its first service against
! the general government was begun with
| only torty-ive active members, its men,
! bership of all classes receiving commits
/ sions in the Confederate service reached
a total of Jos, ranging all the way from
| Junior second lieutenants to full generals.
! The late Gen. Joseph f. Johnston was at
| one time member of the Hussars
| The records of the troop are quite ex-
| tensive, and are considered almost inval-
| liable by the members The records and
| historical notices of the troop have been
| carefully gathered together and preserved
! by Capt. A. McC. Duncan, who has been
| the secretary of the troop for nearly forty
| years. The committee appointed by Judge
| Ferrin to prepare the roster of the Hus-
! sars consisted of Capt. Duncan, Mr. Rob-
/ ert Saussy and Mr.. John A. Sullivan, all
| veterans of the troop. Although assistance
was rendered by the other members of the
! committee, the rosters and practically
! complete, though brief, history and ex-
/ cellent legend of the Hussars, now on file
! with the ordinary, were in the main the
! work of Capt. Duncan. Having the rec
| ords before him, and being thoroughly ia
| mliar with them and having been asso-
/ ciated with the troop for over forty years
/ ne was thoroughly qualified for this task
/ The Hussars owe a lasting debt of graft
! tude to Capt. Duncan for his work in their
| behalf.
| Three rosters of the Hussars are given
| by Capt. Duncan. The first is that of the
! company as it entered the state service
/ Jan. 49, 1861, and served a tour of duty at
( Fort Pulaski, acting as heavy artillery
4 This list is of interest 8 showing the
/ character of The men who {, imposed the
membership of the Hus@Ars a. that day
! The roster of those who served at Fort
/ Pulaski is as follows:
! Captan-John p. w Read.
| Second William H. Banks
| Cornet-J Fred Warning.
! First Sergeant--Fred A. Habersham
| Second Sergeant-James w McAlpin
| Fourth Sergeant-Robert NJ. Stiles.
! Fifth Sergeant-Benjamin Green.
Quartermas ter-A. Nee. Duncan
| Privates-Ed. c. Anderson Jr, Alfred
| Bryan, r. F. w. Burroughs, w. H. Co.
/ burn, Richard ]. Davant w. H. Decker
/ son. E. w. Drummond. Robert H. Elliott
/ ]. Mop Farr, Thomas C. Farr W c.
/ Foote, A. II. Gordon, w. w. Gordon, c.
/ Ridgely Goodwin, A. T. Habersham
1 James II. Johnston, George H. Johnston,
/ Donald McAlpin, Sevenus A. Mayer, r. NJ.
1 Mcclellan, John S. Montmollin. George
f. Palmes, sam Breck Parkman, G. Mox-
/ ley Sorrel Henry L. Stibbs, Benjamin e.
| Stiles, William Henry Stiles. Jr., Henry
/ Taylor, c. Henry Williams, NJ Edgar Will
/ lams Thomas T. Williams, David Wald-
| hauer, R. Alex Wayne, George H. Warning,
! William l.. Wakelee, Philip Youge, James
! A. Zittrouer.
| The foregoing roster was made by the
| committee from memory, the minutes and
orderly book for that date having been
I lost 1t contains the names of such as
! are known or thought to have been pres
| ent. There may have been one or two
| others The list, ii will be seen, contains
names well known in the history of Sa-
! vaunah. several of those mentioned being
| stin alive residents of the city and active
! in its affairs The list is chiefly of inter-
| est because of the number of commission
| ed officers of high rank which this small
| band afte wards furnished to the Confed-
eracy
Capt John p. W. Reed afterwards COM
manded the Pulaski Guards and became
! lieutenant colonel of artillery Lieut..
! William II. Banks organized and COM
! manded the Banks Rangers. Cornet !
! Fred Waring commanded Company A of
the Hussars when it went to Virginia. and
afterwards became colonel of the Jeff Da-