The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
SIX REGIMENTS IN CAMP.
VOLUNTEER TROOPS WILL REMAIN
UNTIL ABOUT MAY 1.

Two BattaIions of the second Infan-
try Here Associates for the Mus
ter Out of Four Volunteer Com
mands Have Been AssigDed-POs-
sibIe the Last Regiment May Leave
on May 2-Others Expected to Take
the Places of Those Now Here and
Troops May lie at Savannah
Throughout Next Observation-Disclosures
Men and the Soldiers would Like
II Better If the Troops Could Be
Paid on Before They Are Muster
ed Out.
Six regiments of volunteer troops are
now encamped near Savannah awaiting
the days when they are TO be mustered
out Of the service They are the Second
Louisiana, Fourth Virginia. One Hundred
and Sixtieth Indiana. One Hundred and
Sixty-first Indiana, First North Carolina,
and Two Hundred and Second New York.
In addition there are two battalions of
the Second Infantry waiting TO take
transport for Cuba.
The movements of troops interest many
people Not only the friends of officers
and enlisted men of regiments that may
be concerned feel interest. 1t extends to
many who have business relations direct
ly or indirectly with the regiments. The
merchants Of the city are interested and
the railroads make 1t point to keep well
advised of the movements.
1t is possible all the volunteers now here
Will be mustered out before the last of
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charge of four regiments, as follows: Two
Hundred and Second New York, April 10;
Second Louisiana, April IS; Second North
Carolina. April %; and One Hundred and
Sixteth Indiana, April Is. Dates are yet
to be assigned for the discharge of the
Fourth Virginia and the One Hundred
and Sixty-frst Indiana.
The dates that have been assigned fall
on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Whether
this was by accident or design, is not
known, but if the latter and the plan
is continued, the last regiment of the six
will be discharged May ?. In the mean
time, officers of the commands and some
of the men will be busted with the mus
tering officers in getting everything in
readiness for their discharge.
While the regiments are here they Will
not be as flush with money they would
be were they to be paid for the month of
March. 1t is said none of the commands
will receive any more money from the
paymasters until the day they are mus
tered out. Then there will be neat sums
coming to them but in the meantime they
have to get along as best they can. Of
hcers and men of the Fourth Virginia and
one or two of the other regiments are
talking of being paid off before they are
mustered out, but the general belief is
that all pay will be held up until they
are mustered out
The lack OF money among the soldiers
is very evident. The volume of business
following from the presence of such
number of troops has not been so large
as when they have been here before and
have received their pay regularly The
merchants and business men generally
would like to see pay day come before
the regiments are mustered out, and the
officers and men feel the same way
about it,
The chances are that the departure Of
the last of the regiments now here will
not leave Savannah without volunteers.
The belief is general among officers that
more commands are to follow. Fourteen
regiments are yet to come from Cuba, and
it is thought Savannah will get lt- share
of them. The regiments are first to be
brought to camps of detention. Sapelo Is
one of the points at which regiments are
to be detained, and it is more than prob
able that all commands that stop there
will be brought to Savannah after the
five days have expired, either for muster
out here or further transportation to in,
land points 1t is not improbable, too,
that regiments detained at other points
may be brought on to Savannah.
Two regiments are now at Sapelo
They are the Fourth Tennessee and the
Third Immunes. 1t is possible the Ten
nesse command will be mustered out here
1t is understood the officers and men of
the command would like TO be discharged
at Savannah. Either the Tennessee or
the Third Kentucky Regiment, now at Ma
tanzas, and one of the first still to come
from Cuba, will go to Augusta to be mus
tered out, such being the orders of Gen.
| Young, chief mastering officer for this sec
ton. The Third Immunes go to Macon.
Col. Thomas j. Smith of the Third Ken
| lucky is here on sick leave. He says he
| is delighted with Savannah and intends
asking the depot quartermaster 10 allow
! his command TO be mustered out here. If
| the request is granted the Fourth Tennes-
! see viii probably be sent to Augusta Col
! Smith has been away from his regiment
| for couple of weeks. He was given sick
leave. and has spent his time since leav>
! ing Matanzas in Florida. Lieut. Col Hem
nv Jouett is in command of the regiment
in the absence of the colonel.