The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
a VETERAN AND PROUD OF 1T.
An Old Colored Waiter Who Wen
Through Two Campaigns

al O4O OOlOEeO w AFTER W no went
Through Two Campaigns
Monroe Scruggs, the butler at the Lanier
house at Guyton, colored man well on to
his Goth year, is type of the old Virginia
negro, and his dignifed bearing in the
dining-room, where he also officiates as one
Of the waters, attracts the attention and
wins the admiration Of the stranger. His
association with men of culture and educa-
ton has given him collOquial powers beyond
the average Of his race. Monroe is popular
with the guests, and is one of the fixtures of
Guyton, having, after the war, settled there
and reared family, and he is proud of the
fact that he has a son who has attained a
stature greater than his own.
The old man is proud, too, of what he
calls his confederate record.n and he
thinks that since the organization
of the Confederate Veterans Asso-
citation OF Efingham that his mill
tary services should be recognized by max
ing him a brevet member of the associa-
ton.
The old man was born in Virginia, but in
his youth was brought to Georgia, and
reared in the family Of DR.. Hampton Rich
ardson, prominent physician of Cedar
town, Polk county. He was DR.. Richard
sons hostler and body servant, and he re-
manned with him until the breaking out of
the war, when, with other slaves, he was
sent to plantation in Florida. He was
called back by his master, and in passing
through Macon was cOnscripted, and sent
TO the front to work on fortifcations. Here
he attracted the attention of Gen. John c.
Brown, the dashing Tennessee sorlier, who
took Monroe for bis body servant and hos
tier. Monroe was at the battle of Shiloh.
accompanied the general during the Bragg
invasion of Kentucky, and at the battle of
Perryville prepared the generals meals.
and conveyed them uuder fire TO the gen
eral, to whom he was devOtedly attached.
During the retreat from Kentucky
Monroe had many opportunities to desert
and enter the federal lines, but he followed
the fortunes of the western army with sig
nal loyalty when other contrabands of his
race awaited themselves of every opportu-
nitY to go north.
When Gen. Bate, the present United
States senator from Tennessee, was pro-
NOTED 20 major general and put in com
mand Of the division, Monroe was promoted
to Gen. Bates headquarters, serving him
with the same fidelity he had displayed in
his service under Gen. Brown.
On Hoods retreat, after the battles of
Nashville and Franklin, Monroe, who was
sent out with a wagon train on foraging
expedition, was captured By the federals
and was compelled to serve them, but at the
hTst opportunity he made his escape, and
tried to get back into the confederate lines,
but in the demoralized condition of the
country and the rapid retreat Of Gen.
Johnston's aarmy into North Carolina, he
drlfted back into Georgia, where he has
since remained. He is the beau ideal of the
ante-bellum negro, and wouldn't surrender
1.-THE OF his confederate record for the
reputation of Fred Douglass. Monroe says
ne would like to see, Gems. Bate and Brown,
and fight over the old battles in reminis-
cent way with the two Tennessee ans.