The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-08
THE STATE MILITIA,
9rsenvii'e, Columbia and Anderson
Selected for Camps.
WORRIED BY TRANSPORTATION.
The Regiments, Companies and
their Commanding Officers.
Dates of the Encampmcut
Have Been Fixed.
Have Been Fixed.


Have Been Fixed.
The First regiment Of Militia Of
the State will go into camp at Co.
lumbia on the Goth OF July, the Sec
ond regiment will be camped at Green
vile one week later and the Third
regiment will go to Anderson the first
week in August. The time and place
OF encampnent of the cavalry regl-
ment has not yet been designated.
The Naval Reserves will not take part
in this encampment, the government
making other provisions for them.
This is the outcome Of the delibera-
tion of the war college board of the
State militia, if such designation is
apropoS for the commission which
met in Columbia Wednesday. At
this meeting there were present Gov.
Howard, Gen. Frost, Assistant
General Patrick, Gen. Willie JoncS,
Col. J. C. Boyd, of Greenville, Col.
D. o. Herbert, Of Orangeburg, Col.
Henry Schachte, of Charleston, and
Col. Sparkman, Of Georgetown, COM
manding the cavalry regiment.
Rock Hill Camden, Sumter, Char
lesion. Anderson, Greeuyille and Co.
lumbia submitted bids for the en-
campment of all or of part OF the
troops. Each of these places offered
in writing to furnish camp sites. drill
grounds, water, lights, fuel and free
transportation of baggage. Camden
made an attractive offer of the polo
grounds, and may yet be selected as
the place for the cavalry regiment to
90 into camp. 1t was decided to
limit the number of each company to
80 men.
CENTRAL CAMP NEXT YEAR.
A resolution was passed to the ef-
feet that: 1T is the sense OF this
committee that central drill ground
be located and that the regiments be
ordered in turn to encamp at that
central drill ground" :"
1t was also decided to have a seven
davs' encampment on five days pay.
In fact the matter Of finances worried
the committee no little. AS suggest
ed in The State the appropriation
would hardly hold out if the plans
then in view should have been carried
out. for the troops from the up coun-
try wanted to go to Charleston and
the troops from the coast wanted to go
to Anderson.
HIGH TIDE INTERFERED.
But after investigation it waS-found
that the hour in the afternoon most
suited to drill work and to inspection
would find the beach at the Isle Of
Palms covered with water, and that
most attractive camp site was ruled
out. and the First regiment was or
dered to Columbia instead, saHing
the encampment fund several hun
dred dollars. The matter of Trans
portation worried the committee no
little, and the resolution practically
fixing Columbia as the place OF en-
campment for all of the militia here
after is regarded as the only solution
Of the transportation problem.
FIRST REGIMENT.
The following companies compose
Col. Boyd's regiment, which will camp
! in Columbia on the Goth Of July:
First regiment. Col. J. e. Boyd,
Greenyille.
Greenville Light Infantry, Greenville,
Capt. E. NJ. Blythe.
Liberty Hill Rifles. Liberty Hill,
Capt. J. G. Richards, Jr.
Smyth Rifles, Pelzer, Capt. j. Adger
Smyth.
Greenwood Guards, Greenwood,
Capt. Ira B. Taylor.
Anderson Rifles, Anderson, Capt.
Jno. M. Patrick.
Morgan Rifles, Clinton, Capt. Jno.
F. Langston.
Haselwood Rifles, Chester, Capt.
NJ. J. Wallace.
Catawba Rifles, Rock Hill, Capt. H.
NJ. Dunlap.
Lee Light Infantry, Chester, Capt.
r. G. Mills.
Fort Mill Light Infantry, Fort
Mill, Capt T. B. Spratt.
Jasper Light Infantry, YorkEille,
Capt W. B. Moore.
Jonesville Guards, Jonesville, Capt.
r. W. Scott.
SECOND REGIMENT.
Col. HerOert'S regiment, which will
90 to Greenville the week following
will consist OF the following COM
panies:
Kershaw Guards, Camden, Capt.
S. C. Zemp.
Richland Volunteers, Columbia,
Capt. L. W. Haskell.
Governors Guards, Columbia, Capt.
Geo. E. Rembert.
Columbia Light Infantry, Colum:
bia, Capt. Chas. T. Lipscomb.
1illman Volunteers, Orangeburg,
Capt. J. Fl. Clatfy.
Edisto Rifles, Orangeburg, Capt. }.
\. Berry.
Bamberg Guards, Bamberg, Capt.
w. r. Wright.
Fort Motto Guards, Fort Motto,
Capt. A. T. Darby.
Timmonsyille Guards, Timmons-
vile, Capt w. H. Keith.
Darlington Guards, Darlington,
Capt. E. r. Cox.
Sumter Light Infantry, Sumter,
Capt. C. B. Ieadon.
Brookland Light Infantry, Brook
land, Capt. Shuler.
Bishopville Light Infantry, Capt.
G.. +. ParrOtt.
THIRD REGIMENT.
The Third regiment, Col. Schachte's
fine body of troops from Charleston,
received special invitation from An
derson and will 90 there August 3rd.