The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
BARRY RAISES ROW
Scores Georgia Troops in His
Official Report.
SAMPi WAS A DISGRACE"
Criticism Riies Anderson, obea.,
erayson and others Who Declare
Georsians are Done Grave
Injustice.

"The Georgia regiment was not
! UP to the standard of the others. AL
though 1t did no more marching or
work than other egiments Of the brig
ade, it failed to turn out to the re.
view. The sanitation of it's camp was
disgraceful and showed marked mat
tention On the part of all concerned,
especially It's officers. 1t is a provls-
ional regiment-all the officers and
men were never together before and
never expected TO be again 1t has
neither permanency, tradition nor his
tory connected with it, and such or
ganizations should never be sent To
the maneuvers."
This statement from the official re.
port to the war department Of Cen
eral Thomas G. II. Barry, of Atlanta,
commanding the Department of the
Gulf, who commanded the brigade at
Thoroughfare, Va, in which the Sec
ond Provisional Georgia was assign
ed, has TIRED up the Atlanta officers
and men who were with the regiment
and Col. Clifford Anderson Col. w. G.
.
back at the general in no uncertain
terms.
The officers are not at all pleased
: W. W.. tie report of General Barry,
,,Il was made to the war depart
G and Colonel Anderson has made
N rm reply to the statements of the
| y Eal, in which he intimates pretty
Ugly that General Barry got mad
use the Second Georgia did not
Scipate in the review. Inspector
eral w. G. Obear, Of the Georgia
| Ib troops, also takes issue with
! eral Barry. saying that the Geor-
| soldiers are all right, General Bar
| | @ the contrary, notwithstanding.
| heutonant Colonel w. l.. Grayson
III } commanded the Savannah troops
II the camp, goes 50 far as to say
the conduct OF General Barry
not above criticism, and that the
eral was continually cursing in
p with the slightest apparent
vocation.
ate dispatches from Savannah in
hted that it was thought in mill
circles that Colonel Grayson, by
criticism CT General Barry has laid
Aself liable to court martial, as
Geral Barry was Colonel Grayson's
serior officer at Manassas. Dcve,-
oHenAalong this line will be watch
edith interest
General Barry'o Report.
The report of General Barry was
printed in The Army and Navy Jour
: s1sel. ael &n6e ip-,part read as follows:
THE work Of the volunteer troops
of this brigade in these maneuvers
have exceeded all expectations. They
entered into the work and prosecuted
it with a willingness and spirit very
inspiring. They made forced marches
night and day. wading streams in
marching in attack without hesitation
and enduring all hardships and pri-
Yations without complaint. 1t is TO
be regretted that a few days could
not be devoted to preliminary instruc-
tion and that the mancuvers were
rushed to completion from beginning
to end without any time for rest
making them very strenuous and eX-
acting, even for the thoroughly train.
ed troops. | cannot speak in too
high terms Of the work Of all the
troops in the brigade in the maner.
vers proper and the cordial relations
that existed between the regulars and
national guard, The third battalion,
Ninth United States infantry COM
manded by Major Frank b. Jones.
were models of soldicrly efficiency in
all respects and did much to comply
fully with all orders and Instructions
The Georgia regiments were we'll dis
clplined, and made every endeavor to
comply fully with all orders and In
structions. The Georgia regiment was
not up to the standard of the others.
Then follows the above quotation.