The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-01
GO To MANASSAS
EARLY SATURDAY
MARCHING ORDERS ISSUED.
COL. GRAYsON WANTS SAVANNAH
MEN TO ARRIVE EARLY.

Giving Details of Trip and Pre-.
scribing Conduct of SOIdiers-Ex.
pected That Trains VIII Arrive a
Manassas Early sunday Morning
and Camps Will he Pitched So az
TO Give Soldiers Rest Before Man
euvers.
Savannah military companies viii
leave for the Manassas maneuverE
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
This point was decided in an order
issued last night by Lieut.. Col. Gray.
son, and read at a meeting of the staff
and company officers held at the ar
mory of the First Regiment.
At the meeting Monday night, it was
decided to start on the trip at 2 o clock
Saturday afternoon, but the experience
of a company from Atlanta convinced
Col. Grayson that it would not do to
take any chances of arriving late and
getting shut out of wagons for haul
ing tents and equipment to camp.
Arrive EARLY Sunday Morning.
1t was figured that by starting at
the time named the trains would reach
Manassas early Sunday morning, Civ
ing ample time to pitch the tents and
get good nights rest before the ma
neuvers of Monday. Dinner will be
served at Columbia and supper at
Hamlet. Breakfast will be served at
Manassas.
The men will have travelling rations,
and some of the officers will eat with
the men. Others will dine at the points
named. The officers will have a Pull
man car on each train. The men will
travel in the day coaches.
Col. Grayson exhibited the checks
brought back for the purpose of pay
ing the troops who took part in the
state camp at Augusta last year. Their
total value aggregated $795.
1t was announced that the men
could lay over at Richmond for few
hours on their return, If they desired.
The Savannah troops will leave over
the Seaboard and will return over the
Coast Line. On their trip to Manas-
sas they will be accompanied by Mr..
Charles F. Stewart, division passenger
agent of the Seaboard.
How Troops Will Travel.
The following was the order issued
last night by Col. Grayson:
Companies A, B, c, ID, E, F and G..
and such of the field, staff and nom
commissioned staff as rendezvous at
Savannah, win leave this place for
Thoroughfare, Va; via the Seaboard
I ina SATURDAY. Sent
8. The train will leave in two sections
the First Battalion and the detachment
of regiment headquarters will leave
on the first at 10 a. M, city time. The
Second Battalion will leave on the sec
ond section at 1915 a. m.
"Battalions, equipped in heavy
marching order, will arrive at the en-
training point ten minutes prior to
leaving time of their train.
"Stoves and tentage and personal
baggage of officers will be ready for
wagons by IL noon, Sept. 2, and will
be loaded in cars at the Seaboard Air
Line team track. under the personal
supervision of the several quartermas-
ter sergeants, and slowed in the man.
ner prescribed in Paragraph 2, Circular
g. brigade headquarters, c. s.: Accounts
for wagon transportation Will be made
out in strict accordance with Para
graph 3 of said order. This transpor-
tation is under the special direction OF
battalion quartermasters, who will
contract for same.
Will Inspect Tonight.
Battalion commanders will inspect
their companies, in heavy marching
order, Thursday night, the list inst,
and will assure themselves that the
companies have the necessary stores
and tentage and that officers and men
are properly equipped.
ION the cars men will be held tc
strict discipline. Each coach will be
placed under the command of the
senior nom connnissioned officer trav-
cling therein, who will post sentinels
at the doors with bayonets unfixed
Only officers, or authorized enlisted
men, will be allowed to pass from cal
to car. The men will not ride on cal
platforms or leave the cars at stops
without special permission. The bat
talon commanders may allow the mer
to leave the cars for exercise In the
immediate vicinity Of the train in theil
! discretion. No intoxicants will be per
mitted to be carried in the coaches.
Company officers will visit theii
companies occasionally to assure
themselves of the comfort Of the men
particularly at meal times.
One Days Travel Rations.
Travel rations for one day will b
carried i'm bulk in the passenger
coaches, and issued in proportions ac'
cording to the table furnished, for each
meal Care will be exercised that the
ration Is not wasted.
1.-THE coaches will be pollced after
each meal, and particularly before de-
training, all trash and refuse paper be-
ing thrown out of the car windows
The greatest care will be exercised t.
see that the car furniture is no
scratched or damaged In any way
Battalion quartermasters will inspect
their trains before detraining.
During the entire journey a guard
will be maintained over the property
i'm the baggage cars, and the severa
quartermaster sergeants must be OF
duty therein when the trains arrive al
the point for detraining.
"Various camp details for unloading
pitching tents and digging sinks viii
be made before detraining.
"All details not covered in this order
will be carried out In accordance with
Circular 3, brigade headquarters c. s.
TO which careful attention is directed
William L. Grayson, 1t. Col, Second
Prov Infy, G. S. T., Comdg. Post al
Savannah"