History of Savannah, Ga.; from its settlement to the close of the eighteenth century . hat time the isolation of the fort was complete. The garrison thus invested consisted of about four hundred men andofficers, comprising the German Volunteers, Captain Stegin; OglethorpeLight Infantry (Company B), Captain Sims ; Washington Volunteers,Captain McMahon ; Montgomery Guards, Captain Guilmartin, of theFirst Volunteer Regiment of Georgia ; and the Wise Guards, CaptainMcMullen., This latter command was from the vicinity of Oglethorpe, Ga. Theywere unused to heavy artillery service, but when it became
History of Savannah, Ga.; from its settlement to the close of the eighteenth century . hat time the isolation of the fort was complete. The garrison thus invested consisted of about four hundred men andofficers, comprising the German Volunteers, Captain Stegin; OglethorpeLight Infantry (Company B), Captain Sims ; Washington Volunteers,Captain McMahon ; Montgomery Guards, Captain Guilmartin, of theFirst Volunteer Regiment of Georgia ; and the Wise Guards, CaptainMcMullen., This latter command was from the vicinity of Oglethorpe, Ga. Theywere unused to heavy artillery service, but when it became apparentthat the fort would be attacked and needed reinforcements, they hadvolunteered to come to our aid. Captain McMullen was just such a manas might have been expected to perform such an action, and he was wellseconded by his Lieutenants Montfort, Blow and Sutton. The memoryof this service should be treasured by the First Regiment. All duringthe months of February and March the isolation of the fort continued,and during these months it was made plain that the enemy were hard at.
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