History of Savannah, Ga.; from its settlement to the close of the eighteenth century . ^. ~ - ~*y?GKs Military Organizations. 401 the then adjutant-general of the State maintained that there could notbe a battalion of so few companies as two, commanded by a field obviate this difficulty as many officers as were necessary consented togo one grade lower. Thus organized, the officers of the corps, if it maybe so styled at that time, were as follows: Captain John Screven, cap-tain commanding company A ; first lieutenant, W. S. Basinger; secondlieutenant, Gilbert C. Rice; ensign, J. C. H
History of Savannah, Ga.; from its settlement to the close of the eighteenth century . ^. ~ - ~*y?GKs Military Organizations. 401 the then adjutant-general of the State maintained that there could notbe a battalion of so few companies as two, commanded by a field obviate this difficulty as many officers as were necessary consented togo one grade lower. Thus organized, the officers of the corps, if it maybe so styled at that time, were as follows: Captain John Screven, cap-tain commanding company A ; first lieutenant, W. S. Basinger; secondlieutenant, Gilbert C. Rice; ensign, J. C. Habersham. Company B ;captain, A. C. Davenport; first lieutenant, George W. Stiles ; secondlieutenant, Thomas F. Screven; ensign, M. H. Hopkins. The battalion was mustered into the service of the Confederate Statesin March, 1861, for two months, and during this period was assigned toduty as the garrison of a battery at Thunderbolt. At the end of thistime the corps returned to Savannah and was dismissed, but shortly afterit was again mustered for six months, and immediately sen
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