The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-12

which time he was discharged" A few
cadets held on until after the class grad
uated on May s, 1861. Cadet DIN f. Rice
of Georgia graduated into the Seventh
United States Infantry, and was detailed
to drill volunteers In the city OF Wash
ington. But on June he rendered his
resignation, which was not accepted, he
being dismissed to join the confeder-
ate forces.
Gen. Young and the cadets in his class
that were to have graduated on May 8
made a great sacrifice In reslgning thus
promptly and putting themselves at the
service OF their state or the confederate
government. II Is no small honor to
stand recorded as a successful graduate
Of West Point Military Academy, but their
devotion to the cause Of the south was
then considered greater honor. and
Willis and Barrow CALAMITY laid down
their young lives as a. holy zeal to that
devotion, while their comrades all served
with greater or less distinction to the
end of the war
The death Of Gems. Lawton and Young
leaves few confederate generals upon the
stage Of action in Georgia, and some Of
these are so old and feeble that their
tenure Of life Is very uncertain. We
still have with us Gems. John b. Gordon,
James Longstreet, Lafayette McLaws
Henry r. Jackson, Alfred Cumming,
Clement A. Evans, William Montgomery
Gardner, E. Porter Alexander, Joseph
| Wheeler diving in Alabama), Ed. L..
Thomas Tin government employ out west),
George T. cold Tige'D Anderson diving,
think, in Alabama), w. r. Boggs, Al
fred lverson diving in Florida), c. M.
sorrel, w. s. Walker, George p. Har-
risOn. Jr. diving In Aiabamal, Cullen A.
Battle, and perhaps c. d. Anderson.
Alasl how few in number are these
| sole survivors when the roll is called of
those-natives or residents Of Georgia
who once shared with them the honors
of a gallant military career And how
many are they who fell IN battle, or died
Of wounds or disease Ia the service, or
I rg.vgwa \
away. There were w ]. Har-
S. Bowen. George Doies. Henry D. Clay Clay,
ton. NJ. A. Stovali, Phil Cook, II. L.
Benning cold Rocky, A. II. Colquitr,
| Dudley NJ. DuBose, Howell Cobb, Rob-
ert H. Anderson, Bryan NJ. Thomas r.
w. Carswel, f. s. Barlow, ]. b. Martin,
William NJ. Browne, Jeremy F. Gilmer.
Crews, r. ]. Henderson, James r. Smms,
Ed. D. Tracy, Jr., David E. Twiggs, L..
]. Gartrell, William Phillips, William r.
Perry, W. II: I. Walker, William D..
Clanton. Henry c. Wayne George p.
Harrison. ST., William T. Wofford. John
K. Jackson, Ambrose r. Wright. Paul J..
Semmes, G. ]. Wright Ed s. Willis, f.
w. Capers, of South Carolina, r. II. Chill
ton, Of Virginia, Hugh w. Mercer Of
Virginia, II. X. Mckay, James Deshler
N. D. Query, Victor J. y. Girardey, A.
| G. Darlington, of South Carolina.
Outside Of Georgia and not including ma
tives Of this state, how few of all the
great leaders remain. From Jefferson Da-
Wis, the commander-in-chief down to Lieut.
General John 3. Gordon, all have passed
away, not a fun general having survived.
OF the next In rank only Longstreet, Cor
don, Wheeler, Stephen d. Lee, s. b. Buck
ner, Wade Hampton and Andrew p. Ste
wart are still alive. The list Of surviving
generals of the two lesser ranks is also
growing very short. There yet remains
Butler, Walthall, Bate, Clingman, Barrin-
ger, Capers, Walker Law, Clark, Wright
johnson, b. T. and Geo. d. Nichols, Waui,
Wright, Roddy, Ransom, Rosser, Lomax,
Chalmers, Duke, Shelley, Shoup, Shelby,
Kirkland, Lane, three Lees, French, Cock
rell, Jackson, Bowles Munford Ferguson,
Maury, Cosby, and a few more whose
names 1 cannot now recall
A pension list to include only the gen.
erals Of the late confederate army would
be a small affair indeed, and grow shor-
ter with each passing year. Since the war
many of the surviving generals, like Law
ton and Young, have filled important Of
fees as congressman, senator's, foreign
ministers, governors, etc, while others
have become eminent educators or distln-
guished railroad officials. Several have
gone into the ministry and done noble SER
vice for the cause Of Christ With few ex-
ceptlons, all have made honorable and
praiseworthy records in civil life.
Sidney Herbert