Not To Go To Atlanta

Col. Gardener and Lieut. Belser with the detachment of 12 men from the 31st Michigan who went to Atlanta to prepare winter quarters for the regiment have been ordered back to Knoxville. This was taken to mean that the regiment was to be ordered at once to Cuba. The department at Washington stated, however, that this did not mean that any move would be made at once, but only that just as good winter quarters could be established at Knoxville and that they would be warm enough for the short time remaining until the troops leave there for Savannah to embark for Cuba.