History of Savannah, Ga.; from its settlement to the close of the eighteenth century . a single company. This state of affairs gave rise to the idea of form-ing an independent battalion. Steps were immediately taken to carryit into effect. While preparations to form a battalion were going on South Carolinaseceded from the Union, and on January 3, 1861, as related in the chap-ter devoted to the war period, fifty men of the Guards under CaptainScreven, the Oglethorpe Light Infantry and the Chatham Artillery weretaken by Colonel Lawton under orders from Governor Brown, and ef-fected the seizure o
History of Savannah, Ga.; from its settlement to the close of the eighteenth century . a single company. This state of affairs gave rise to the idea of form-ing an independent battalion. Steps were immediately taken to carryit into effect. While preparations to form a battalion were going on South Carolinaseceded from the Union, and on January 3, 1861, as related in the chap-ter devoted to the war period, fifty men of the Guards under CaptainScreven, the Oglethorpe Light Infantry and the Chatham Artillery weretaken by Colonel Lawton under orders from Governor Brown, and ef-fected the seizure of Fort Pulaski. From this time for several monthsthe volunteer companies took turns at Fort Pulaski. The Guards werethere several times. While these events were in progress, recruits rapidly poured in andthe Guards hastened to effect the permanent battalion organization. Theplan was to form two companies, A and B, by assigning members tothem; and complete the organization by formal elections for officers, andto elect Captain Screven major of the battalion. But at this juncture ji ^. ^
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