The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
Sixteen Companies Disbanded as
Result Of Inspection.
OLD LANDMARKS GO.
Among the Companies Placed on the Re-
serve List Are the Par Famed
Charleston Light Dragons and
the German Artillery Of
Charleston.

Acting on the advice of the adjutant
general, Gov. Hayward will issue or
ders disbanding the following militia
companies:
Troop B, First cavalry, Edgefeld.
| Troop @, First cavalry, Pamela.
Troop D, First cavalry, Packsville.
Troop FL, First cavalry, Eutawville.
Troop l, First cavalry, Levys.
Troop K, First cavalry, Sampit.
Company D, First infantry, Green
wood.
Limestone Guards, Gaffney.
Morgan Riff 8, Clifton.
Company II, Second infantry, Fort
Motto.
Company e, Third infantry, Char
lesion.
Company L, Third infantry, st.
Stephens
Company II, Third infantry, Bish-
opvile.
Mullins Guards, Mullins.
Company a, First battalion, Char
lesion.
Company B, First battalion, Beau
fort.
The two companies last named are
composed of colored troops. AS there
we're no other companies of this kind
the State has no negro soldiery, for
the first time in many years
The Limestone Guards, Mullins
Guards and Morgan r h.s had never
been assigned to regiments and their
being disoanded will not affect the
brigade of infantry at all. The First
regiment loses but one company, that
at Greenwood; the Second regiment
loses the company at Fort Motte and
the Third regiment loses the Palmetto
Rifles Of Charleston and the ST. Ste
phens and Bishopville companies. It
will be possible TO have brigade of
three, small regiments, each regiment
containg IL companies.
The cavalry arm Of the service suf-
fers most heavily. The field and staff
OF the infantry brigade will not be af-
ifected, but it is probable that the
cavalry arm OF the service will be re
duced to battalion. Six troops of
cavalry have been ordered mustered
out and six are ordered to become re-
ing to infantry.
The famed German Artillery of
Charleston, commanded in the war by
the gallant Gen. John A. Wagner, has
also been placed on the list of reserves.
The Charleston Light Dragons, once
a famous command, will be permitted
to retain nominal organization.
In the order published Friday, the
adjutant general says:
The following organizations are
hereby placed on the reserve list, the
status and equipmento of each organiza-
tion to be defined In subsequent or
ders: Troop a, E1gefield; Troop e,
Charleston; Troop E, White Hall;
Troop 1, Georgetown; Troop l., Con-
way; Troop M, Jedburg; the Ga,man
ARTILLERY, Charleston.
Troops a and l., First cavalry, are
allowed the privilege of changing to
infantry organizations.
Troop e, First cavalry, shall have
the option OF taking advantage of Sec
tion OF the act Of 1903, the histori-
cal clause, or Of changing to an in
fantry organization, or being placed
on the reserve list as before mention
ed.
The companies disbanded by this
order will at once collect all property
belonging to the State or the United
, States, issued their commands, and
; report by inventory to this office,
which will advise disposition of same. !"
One or the militia officers who has
looked into the situation carefully
| says that 1T is better tn dsband some
/ OF the cavalry com panies, for in case
j OF trouble an inflntry company could
! be ordered there from nealby town
or city before the cavalry company
D could be assembled as the mem ber-
4 ship generally is scattered.