The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-06
---rrpERATE NAvY's HISTORY.
Sought by the Navy de-
DRrtment.

Dnrtment.
,,,,o confederate Veterans Association
80 January meeting at Knights of
n.y. han last night. Judge William
- harden, first vice president presided
.t,a absence of President Ryals. Mr..
\ Tbeus was elected a member, and
-, ,nnlication of Mr.. J. r. Sheldon was
''- and referred to the proper COM
mittee
.,i,od one of these was general Or
s.rs No 1870, issued by Gen. ]. b. Cor
-, ommauder-in-chief of the United
r.,,faderate Veterans, announcing that
~ and had been selected as the
80 for the annual reunion of the United
GLa1..'fsderate Veterans a Nashville, Tenn,
.hat Mace having been previously deter
u,',ad upon at the last annual meeting at
Hn4-a-brnond. The order announces that the
-.ciation now numbers $40 camps, and
~ publications have been sent to head
o1orters for papers to organize at least $50
more. ~ ... A..
many savannah veterans is the following
froni the office of naval war records OF
The navy department at Washington, ad-
jressed to Presidents Ryals:
"Tbis office is now engaged in collecting,
compiling and publishing the records of
tba union and confederate naVieS during
The war. The archives of the confederate
navy were in great part scattered at the
close of the war, and its history can only
a he made up from such papers as may still
remain in the possession of individual Of
fcers. their families, confederate camps
OF historical associations.
4 at is in the highest degree desirable
F that these papers should, as far as posi-
HE be transmitted to this Office to be en-
bodied in the work now being published.
q in Justice to the actors themselves in
the great struggle, it is important that
each should be accorded his proper place
E IN its history l, therefore, ask of all in
dividuaIs, camps and associations, if they
8bave in their possession letters, reports
or official documents of any kind what
ever. relating to confederate naval opera
#uons. whether of press copies, letter
#books, journals, log-books or other memo
ianda they will kindly inform me or
Aransmit them to me at the above ad-
dress, and that they will assist me in get
hing information or documents from
6others. The expense of transmission viii
be- borne by the department, and all pa
ters. after having been copied, will be
Returned to the owner if he so desires. 1t
hoped that all will give their hearty
ro-operaton in securing the fullest and
most accurate record possible"
The official whose name is signed to the
ptter is Mr.. H. B. Iittlepage, formerly
bf the confederate navy.
A circular letter from the executive COM
httee having in charge the raising of
funds for the erection of a confederate
memorial institute in connection with
the subscription of Mr.. Charles B. Rouss
b New York, was read, but no action was
taken. A circular letter was also read
from a committee of ladies of Richmond,
Ma. who have undertaken to
false the funds necessary to
Nal window to the memory of President
Jefferson Davis in St. Pauls church of
Richmond, opposite the pew occupied by
be president and his family during their
fpur years stay in Richmond. similar
( sained glass window to that which the
&des propose to erect already commemo-
Ntes the association of Gen. Robert r.
Lee with St. Pauls church. No action was
Hken on the communication, but the
Nf8rmain stated that he had no doubt
n lat some of the members of the camp
Mould contribute for the purpose named.
Veteran Jacob Gardner brought to the
Intention of the association the need of
Hmetery lot to be owned by the associa-
Ubn for the interment of such confederate
Wterans whether members of the asso-
~ ton or not, who should be so unfortu-
nc as to die without leaving sufficient
nf ans to provide a suitable place of bu-
~. On motion of Veteran ]. p. White,
d committee of three was appointed, with
j dye Harden as chairman, to call upon
Mayor Myers and present the subject to
nm, with a request that the city donate
o1e or more lots in Laurel Grove cemetery
20 the association to be used for this pur-
pfse. The chair associates with him Vet
efB ms White and Gardner.
he veterans are manifesting consider
az e interest in the annual reunion to be
Re at Nashville in May, and it is likely
III a large delegation from Savannah
vi attend the reunion.