The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-17
BLUE AND GRAY TO MEET
THIRD GEORGIA VETERA ms ON
THEIR WAY NORTH.

The Advance Guard of the Gallant Old
Regiment now in Savanuah-The Full
Delegation to Arrive This Morning.
q Hearty Welcome to the Veterans.
Some of the Heroes of the Regiment.
The Flag They VIII Garry to the
Hawkins Zouaves.
The advance guard of the Third Georgia
regiment veterans arrived in Savannah
Yesterday, en- route to New FORK TO attend
the annual reunion Of the Hawkins Zouaves
next week.
Col. Claiborne Snead Of Augusta, Capt.
R. G. Hyman Of Wrightsville, Hon. John
". Lindsey Of IrwintOn and Col. W. F.
Wynne Of Fort Valley arrived yesterday and
are at the Screven. 1t was expected that
the whole delegation, about twenty in all,
would arrive by the Central train yesterday
afternoon. The majority Of the party had
arranged, however, TO reach the city by
this mornings train, leaving Atlanta aud
Augusta for Savannah last night. The
party which arrived yesterday received
hearty welcome.
THE OLD REGIMENTS HEROES.
Col. Snead, the last colonel Of the Third
Georgia regiment, is prominent citizen Of
Augusta and well known throughout the
safe.
Hon. John W. Lindsay is the representa-
tive of Wilkinson county in the legislature.
Capt. r. @. Hymal is editor Of the
Wrightsville Farmers Herald, and was a
very gallant member OF the Third Georgia.
The folio wing concerning him is an extract
from a book published in 1864, and entitled
"Heroes and Martyrs Of Georgia" The
book was published when it was thought
that the southern confederacy was a fixed
fact and was the first of a series.
During one Of our fights with the enemy
near Spottsylvania Court House, Va, on
May IA, Gen. Wright's brigade was ordered
TO charge the enemy's works. In doing
so the Third Georgia passed through a
heavy fire Of minie-balls, losing seventy
men in killed and wounded. The color
bearer Of the regiment being wounded, he
planted the colors in the ground and retired
TO the rear. At this moment the skirmish
line was ordered to halt, which was under
stood by many as an order for the regiment
to halt, which it did, Percelying that a
crisis was at hand Lieut.. R. G.
Hyman spraug forward, seizing the
colors from amid a pile OF slain, and
waving the cross of our country in the face
of the foe, called upon the old Third to
rally TO it, which they did with a rebel yell,
and the yankee breastwOrks were taken.
Lieut.. Hyman was at least fifty yards in
dUNdnC6 Oh Inc regiment ali Ine lllue. ne
has been highly complimented by Lieut..
Gen. Hill and all his officers He is of Com
pany f. Wilkinson county, Georgia.:
A YOUNG COLONEL
Col. w. F. Wynne Of Fort Valley is the
youngest member Of the delegation. He was
not old enough to participate in the late
unpleasantness, but was made an honorary
member of the Third Georgia for the inter
est taken and services rendered by him to
that distinguished command. He is a COLI |
onel. nevertheless, having recently been no
titled OF his appointment by Gov. Northen
as a member of his staff, with the rank of
lieutenant colonel Of cavalry. He has been |
booming Fort Valley lately and has re-
Gently issued 32-page pamphlet descriptive |
of The Fruit Paradise of the United |
States
Capt. A. A. VIM of Guyton, secretary
of the Third Georgia Survivors Association, |
is almost Frustrated by an attack Of the
grip and will be unable to accompany the
veterans to New York.
Among those who will arrive this morn
ing are Maj. r. L. McWhorter, ex-
speaker of the House of Representatives;
j. S. Barnwel, the drummer boy" Of the
Third Georgia regiment; Commodore G..
n. Dexter Of Madison, and Robert Bagley
while calamity bearing the colors at
the battle of Gettysburg. Several ladies
will accompany the party, among the
number Mrs. Snead and Miss Snead, the
daughter of the regiment. Miss Ballard Of
Madison, and Miss Jones of Atlanta, daugh-
ter Of Maj. Jones, who was assistant secre-
tary Of state under Secretary Barnett.
A FLAG FOR THE zoUAvEs.
The party will carry north beautiful
banner, to be presented to the Zouaves.
The banner is the work of Miss Lizzie
Bnead. Col. Snead's daughter, with the ex-
ception of the stars, which were painted by
Hiss Julia Lester of Augusta, daughter of
a veteran Of the regiment. The flag
is the regulation United States flag,
and is presented as testimonial
of the fraternal feeling which the veterans
now hold for those they once fought
The party has no regular programme for
to-day. The arrivals by the morning train
will join tue Others at the Screven and the
whole party will leave by the City Of
Augusta at l o'clock this afternoon.
Several members of w. 3. Hancock post,
G. A R., called upon Col. Snead and party
last night.