Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-22
!. YOUNG MANS AMBITION.
A descendant OF the Iyersons and
the Forsyths.
rso,, the AeEasstG 3D. C Constitution

y,uoy, the AtE1ssstG 6sa. \ Constitution.
1ybnn a man eniists in the United
s.o+os army the fact excites no interest,
gauersl rule, because it is too COM
MON place. On Sept. l6, however, an in
'4orestYng case of this kind occurred in
.I,anta, A young man, with the binest
:, h,ue blood circulating in hts veins,
-,th fomily connections whose historyis
VT of the history OF the'countTy, enlist
"a private in Battery 81. of the Sec-s
pond United states ARTILLERY.
T'ha youug mans name Is Lunsfords
daniel. formerly of Columbus.
Young Daniels maternal grandfather
rs Alfred IverBon, who served the State
" Georgia first as Judge of the Superior
Court- then as member of the Lower
I1onse in Congress. and then as United
Stotes Senator. In the Senate he was
Robert Toombs' colleague.
DO was an ardent secessiopist, and
,onanly urged the disnnion of the States
iidng before it occurred. The Northern
newspapers Were tond OF caring MN
.,srcb conspiratoF," so violently did they
note him. When Georgia seeded, he
rosipnpd from the Senate about the time
Mr. Toombs resigned. He was not in
nubIic life during the war, but Wnen
ttSerman came marching through Geor-
cis he shouldered a shotgun and joined
inc home guard. MIR. IversOn attributed
his failure to be in politics during the
war to the enmi5y OF Mr.. Toomps. lie
died suddenly, at Macon, some years
ago His remains were inferred IN the
remetery at Columbus. Young DanlePs
Grandmother was the daughter OF John
Torsvth. Mr.. Forsyth served with dis
tincriou as a member OF Congress many
Years between 1918 and 1927, aud as
i1ritpd States Senator from Georgia IN
1SIS and 1919. From 1919 TO 1892 he was
endowed on mission to SPAIN. ne was
elected Governor of the State IN 1871, ana
was chosen Senator for second terms'
commencing in 1929. He was; Secretary
of state in the Cabinet of President An
drew Jackson from 1884 to 1897, and also
in that of President Van Buren, from 1857
to 1871. He died in 1S4l.
Two Of Young Daniels uncies served
with distinction in the Confederate army
during the war between the States. one
of them. Gen. Alfred Iver5on, OF w heel-
er's cavalry, was an officer In the DnlIeo
States army previous to the war. De was
the capturer Of Gen. Stoneman, Whlcn
event took place near Macon. zen. IVer-
son now resides in FLORIDA.
The other uncle is Col. John +. lver-
son. of Columbus. He was Lieutenant
Colonel of the Fifth Georgia Regiment OF
infantry.
When man with such intensely South
ern antecedents as young Daniel becomes
a private in the United States army, 1t
surely means that the war Is over.
Having been informed that young Dan
iel possessed an unblemished reputation,
and that his standing In society was the
yery highest, reporter determined to IN
teryiew him. in order to learn his FeasOns
for enlisting. He objected to the noto-
riety the publication of the interview
would give him, but was persuaded to re-
ply to the reporters questions, neverthe-
leas.
because l wanted a commission In
the army"
why didn't you apply to some inf1u-
entail friend of your family to procure
commission for youW
81 thought of that, but upon investiga-
ton | found that it would be several
years before a vacancy would occur.
Only few officers are appointed from the
ranks of civilians. Learning that non-
commissioned officers, If worthy, might
be commissioned, L determined to enlist,
Inissioned officer and attain my object in
that way
Don't you take big risk ?"
perhaps | do, for | stake five of the
best years of my life against success. But
haven't enlisted to fail, if there is pos
sibilityO success"
''Do you thIpk you can stand the life of
aprivate sOldierW
"Why not2 know thatit isn'tlike the
life of society man or dude, but 1t is
healthy. l find that am treated like
man, not like a dog, as some people
imagine private soldier is treated. /
know there are hardships, and l know
that am not master of my own time. My
position, however, | regard as betterthan
that of the average clerk. Most clerks
are nothing but slaves to their employ
ers. two-thirds of the time afraid of their
own shadows. Their one day of liberty
Is Sunday, which they usuallyspendwith
but little profit to themselves or anybody
else. infinitely prefer to be private in
the army rather than clerk IN dry
goods store"
but don't you have mental work to
do"
mo, sir; have to cut wood and do
similar work. But doesn't CLERK in a
dry goods store have to sweep the floor ~
''But you are cut off from society,""
From a part of it, yes. ] shall not
dance at ball soon, and shall not sit
up late at night whispering soft nothings
to pretty girl. But l shall not be cut
off from all society. have some friends
who will not forget me, and whom shall
not forget"
slow about books, will you have to
forego themY
"By no means. There is good library
at Camp Hancock, and am at liberty to
use it. OF course, in active service,
books will be out of the question"
"Well, your mind seems thoroughly
made up"
eyes, it is. l have counted all the
costs, and enlisted with both eyes wide
open. 1 have always been a lover OF
soldering, as any of my acquaintance
will tell you. 1 am in the army to take
things as they come without complaint;
but / am in to VIM
Among the young men from Atlanta
who have recently enlisted are a civil en-
gineer and newspaper reporter, They
appear toiike army life.