The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-10
FIGHTERS IN CONGRESS.
Congressmen Who Have Seen Service
In the Field.
THE SENATE.
From the New York Sun.

Joseph r. Hawley of Connecticut, chair
man Of the Senate committee on military
affairs. enlisted in the Union army as a
Lieutenant on April IS, 1861, the same day
that Abraham Lincoln issued his presi-
Dental proclamation calling for 1000 vol
unteers. He rose to be brigadier general,
and brevet major general, and was must
cred out of service on Jan. Is. 1856. after,
the close of the war.
Senator Mitchell of Wisconsin entered
the military service as second lieutenant in
the Twenty fourth Wisconsin Volunteers
at the age of 10. He took part IN the bat
ties of Murfreesboro and Chattanooga His
colleague from Wisconsin, John c. Spoon
er, enlisted as private in the Fortieth
Wisconsin Infantry became a captain in
the Fiftieth Regiment, and was major by
.brevet at the close of the war.
Senator Wolcott OF Colorado served in
the One Hundred and Fhtieth Ohio Vol
unteers.
Senator Morgan of Alabama enlisted in
the Confederate service In May, 1861, in the
Cahaba Rifles. He became colonel of the
Fifty-flrst Alabama Regiment and was
made general in 1861. His colleague from
Alabama Senator Pettus, served as a lieu
tenant in the Mexican war and was major
of the Twentieth Alabama Infantry In the
civil war. At its close he was a brlgadier
general of infantry.
Senator Foraker of Ohio enlisted as a
private soldier in the Eighty-ninth Ohio
Volunteers and served with that regiment
throughout the war, holding at the close
the rank of first lieutenant and brevet cap
tain
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania was colo
mel of the One Hundred and Thirty fourth
Pennsylvania Volunteers and afterwards
assistant commissary general.
Senator Bate of Tennessee was wounded
three times in the war He enlisted aS
a private soldier. and at the close was a
! major general, surrendering with the Army
of Tennessee in 1866. His colleague, Sena-
tor Turley, served as a private soldier
| in Tennessee regiment
Senator Jones of Arkansas was IA pri-
| waite soldier In the Confederate army. His
| colleag que, Senator Berry, was second lieu
| tenant in the Sixteenth Arkansas Iufan-
try. He lost leg at the battle of Cornth
| In 1862.
Senator Pasco of Florida was a soldier
! in the Confederate army during the war.
His colleague, Senator Mallory, serving in
both the Confederate army and navy.
Senator Harris of Kansas was a Con-
| federate soldier, serving three years at the
front in Virginia regiment.
Senator Lindsay of Kentucky served
| four years i'm the Confederate army, and
was one of the paroled prisoners at the
| close.
Senator Caffery of Louisiana served in
the Thirteenth Louisiana Regiment. His
colleague Senator McEnery, served in ere
of the Virginia regiments
Senator Burrows of Michigan was for
two years an officer in the Union army.
Senator Davis of Minnesota was first
! lieutenant in the Twenty-eighth Wscon-
sin Infantry His colleague, Senator Nell
son, was a private in the Fourth Wscon-
! sin Regiment, and was wounded and TAX
en- prisoner at Port Hudson.
Senator Bacon of Georgia served in the
Army of Northern Virginia till the end
of the war.
Senator Money of Mississippi served in
| a Mississippi regiment from 1861 to 1864.
Senator Walthall rose in the Confederate
service from lieutenant to major general.
Senator Allen of Nebraska was a private
in the Thirty-second Iowa Infantry.
Senator Sewell of New Jersey was COM
missioned as captain of the Fifth Regi-
| ment of New Jersey Volunteers at the
| breaking out of the war, and later he was
brevetted brigadier general and major gen
eral for distinguished services. He was
| wounded both at Charlottesville and at
| Gettysburg.
senator Mills of Texas was a colonel OF
the Tenth Texas Regiment.
| Senator Proctor of Vermont was a lieu-
| tenant in the Third Volunteers of that
| state and afterwaTd major of the Fifth
| and colonel of the Fifteenth
| Senator Daniel of Virginia was adm.
tant general on Gen. Early's STAFF. His
colleague, Senator Martin, was a cadet In
the Virginia state service.
Senator Faulkner of West Virginia sery-