The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-03
TO RE0RGlM|1E STATE MILITIA
SEVEN COMPANIES AND ONE
BAND ARE. MUSTERED OUT.
Remaining Companies Will be Formed
Into Two Observation-Disclosures Is
Disbandcd and Willie Jones Placed
ON Retired List with Rank of Ma.
jOr General.

Columbia. April General orders
Tor a reorganization Of the Ns iona
Guard of South Carolina were issued
yesterday by w. w. Moore, adjutan,
general. after companies and
one band had been mustered out OF
service on account of general inefh-
cheney. There are two regiments left,
comprising "a companies.
The following general order was
issued by Gov. Manning, commander.
in-chief:
Under the provisions Of section 20,
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
run.
Company L. First infantry, York
willie.
SVAaAbohy ~, oCGOIlu GntT Benz
n%ettsviiie.
Company r. Second infantry,
E~dgeneld.
Company II. Second infantry,
Orangeburg.
Company X. Second infantry, OAR
lington.
Band. Second infantry. Anderson.
Company F. Third infantry,
Georgetown.
THE 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:
The First. Second and Third regi-
ments OF infantry. having been re-
duced to eight companies each, the
companies Of the battalions compos-
Ing these regiments will exist until
further orders as separate companies
and the resimental organization is
hereby disbanded.
In order to conform the National
Guard OF South Carolina to the re-
quirements Of the war department.,
the field staff and non-commissioned
stan officers of these regiments are
hereby placed on the unassigned list
pending the settlement OF their prop
erty and financial
THE National Guard having been
reduced to less than three regiments
required TO constitute q brigade. the
brigade organization IS hereby dis
banded. "a"
Brig. Gen, Willie Jones, Y. G. s. c.,
having passed the statutory age FOR
retirement. Is hereby placed on the
retired list. with the rank Of major
general"
General reorganization orders were
issued yesterday from the office Of
Adjt. 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: Company A of
Greenville. Company B Of Anderson,
Company c of Pelzer. Company d Of
Laurens.
Second battalion: Company f Of
Union. Company F OF Spartanburg,
Company II of Rock Hill. Company G
of Fort Mill.
Third battalion: Company I Of
Camden. Company X Of Winnsboro,
Company L of Huntsville and Com
pany M of Cheraw.
The Second infantry will be made
up as follows:
First battalion: Company A Of
Charleston. Company Il Of Charleston.
Company C of Charleston. Company
ID OF Charleston.
Second battalion: Company f Of
Columbia. Company F OF Columbia.
Company G Of Columbia. Company II
OF Brookland.
Third battalion: Company M OF
o~rangeburg. Company X of Elloree.
Company l. of Sumter and Company
/ of Timmonsville.
An election for a colonel and lieu
tenant colonel of each regiment and
for a major of each battalion will be
held April II.
Having completed the inspections
of the National Guard OF this State,
made by the adjutant general and the