The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-07
REORGAN|zE MILITIA
Two REGIMENTS COMPOSE OUR
NATIONAL GUARD

MhlltNAL UUAAD
MANNING issues ORDERS
Chief Of State Militia
Issues AL Orders Necessary to
Place Soldier Boys on Required
Footins-Elections for Officers to
he Held Soon.
General orders for a reorganization
Of the National Guard OF South Caro-
Ina were issued Wednesday by W. W.
Moore, adjutant general, after seven
companies and one band had been
mustered out Of service on account OF
general ineficiency. There are two
regiments LETT, comprising "a COM
panies.
The following general order was
issued by Gov. Manning, commander
ia-ehief:
Under the provisions OF section
%. military code Of South Carolina,
the following organizations Of the Ma
tional Guard Of South Carolina are
hereby ordered to be disbanded:
Company F, First infantry, Wood
ra6.
Company L, First infantry, York
Vile.
Company E. Second infantry. Ben
nettsville.
Company T. Second infantry,
Edseheld.
Company H, Second infantry,
Orangeburg.
Company K. Second infantry. Dar-
Hngton.
'Band, Second infantry, Anderson.
Company F, Third infantry,
Georgetown.
taThe adjutant general is directed
to issue the necessary orders to mus
ter out the above organizations"
The following order was issued by
the adjutant general:
seaThe First, Second and Third resi-
ments Of infantry, having been re-
Guced to eight companies each, the
!. companies Of the battalions compos-
ing these regiments will exist until
further orders as separate comoan1es
and the reginental organization IS
hereby 6isbanded.
"In order to conform the National
Guard OF South Carolina to the re-
auirements Of the war department
the field staff and non-commissioned
staff officers Of these regiments are
hereby placed on the unassigned, list
pending the settlement Of their prop
erty and financial accounts.
: ''The National Guard having been
reduced to less than three fegiments
REQUIRED to constitute a brigade, the
brigade organization Is hereby dis
handed.
BRIG. Gen. Willie Jones. n G. S.
C., having passed the statutory age
for retirement. Is hereby placed on
she retired list, with the rank o!
major general"
General reorganization orders were
issued Wednesday from the Office OF
&dft. Gen. Moore. Under the new
order there are two regiments in the
National Guard.
The First infantry will be made up
as follows:
First battalion-Comnanv A Of
Greenville. Comnanv B Of Anderson
comnany c, Of Pelzer. Company D Of
Laurens
Second Pattalion-Comnanv = Of
Uuion. Cnmnanv F Of Snartanbnrg
Co-nnenv u OF Rock Hill, Company G
Of Fort Mill.
Third acknowledgements o.
z Camden. Comranv x Of Winnshoro
Counsnv 7. Of Hartsville and Com.
panv NJ Of Cheraw.
The Second infantry will be made
Rp as follows:
First Rat+alion-romnanv A o.
Charleston. Comnanv 3 Of Charleston
Comnanv G. OF Charleston, Compan!
. Of Charleston.
Second Rnttalion-Conpanv p O
Colnmbis. comnanv ? Of Columbia
Comranv g OF Columbia. Company F
Of Rrnokland.
Third RattaFon-Comn>nv ~ o
Craaseburz. Connanv K Of El,oree
Comr.nv L Of Sumter and Compan.
I OF T'm1nonsvil1e.
An election for a colonel end Een
tenant colonel Of each regiment Hnt
for major Of each battalion will b
held Arril II.
"Eav,ne conp'eted the ins,ec+'on
Of the National Guard Of this St"te
made bv the adiutant general and IN
ass'start sdiutant general on beha'
er ira State. have been verv rnnc
gratifed" said Gen. Moore Wednes
dav. ''to fnd q general imorovemen
AMONGST the greater portion OF tn
organized militia &c to care o. nror
ertv and general prenarat'on c
proner+v for insnectinns. as we'll as
marked Improvement n the condit'o
Of the small arms There was ais
noticeable 4 considerable imn-ove
pent in the efficiency as to drills {
The greater nnrnber OF the organi7.
tinns In the State. There has a'c
been a coneide-,b1e increaee in th
persaro.1 Of enlisted strength oT oac
oreari7at'on as whole. Several {
the ORGANIZATIONS have the rn'ninnn1
war department. that is. s5 men.
''The plan Of reorganization h;
been recommended by me- for the pa
two years. From my personal ohse
vation. I have been thoroughly COZ
vinced that it was the only pla
whereby the standard Of efficiency d
sired by the war department and Il
State authorities could be reache
Experience has taught me that tho
organizations which were realiv kee
Ing up with the standard OF effc'en
were very much handicaDped by
ganizations that were lukewarm
efficiency.
"Under the present plan Of a tw
regiment formation. there will be
still greater incentive to the co..
panies remaining to keep up their
aciency to the standard required.
o,,sa With tba 1orca Our0 her OF aDD