The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-10
A MILITARY MEDLEY.
SNAP SHOTS BY A DISABLED ARMY
VETERAN.


ing Facts Worth knowing.
Tampa. Fla, July 9.-The report of the
wounding of Lieut.. W. Il. Barnum of the
Tenth United States Cavalry, at Santiago,
recalls the fact that he was born on the
day of the famous battle of Malvern Hill,
Va. was fought, and so his father, the
late Gen. Henry A. Barnum. United States
Volunteers of New York, named him NAL
vern Hill Barnum. The late Gen. A. R.
Wright, Confederate States army, of the
Augusta Chronicle, also had a son born
on the same day, and he was named Nal
vern Hal Wright l think he died a few
years ago in Augusta.
II is a matter of surprise that so many
people are careless or ignorant about mil
itary names. Recently Lieut.. j. e. b.
Stewart has come to join Gen Lees staff
at Jacksonville, and he is referred to as
Lieut.. Stewart. There were three generals
in the confederate army of the same
name, by pronunciation, but not in spell
ing One was Gen. Andrew p. Stewart,
the other Gen. J. e. B. Stuart, and the
third was Gen. George II. Steuart. Only
a few days ago writer spoke of Gen.
Robert A. Toombs. Now, it is true that
this was him name in his early manhood,
but in his maturer years the A was never
used or heard of. So we might speak of
Alexander Stephens, because in his early
manhood he added the II to his name, in
honor of his faithful school teacher, Prof.
Hamilton
A newspaper correspondent at Miami
writes that it is impossible, socially, to
separate the private soldiers from the
commissioned officers, so far
as the Royal Palm Hotel is concern
ed. The same has been true here in re-
gard to the volunteer regiments. / have
seen private soldiers, aforementioned
officers, heutenants, captains, majors,
solonels, and generals, all eating at the
same table at the famous Tampa Bay Ho-
tel. However many of the private sol
diers, were, personally, the superior IN
wealth and culture to the highest officers
at the table. Take ROoseVelts Rough
Riders, for example, and in the ranks ere
college graduates of high character and
great wealth.
The question is now no longer asked in
military circles here, "What becomes of
great mems sons?' We, who are on the
inside, see them every day coming into
the army on their fathers fame merits,
or influence. l paid my respects recently
to distinguished general whose troops
shot two holes in me during the civil
war, and when he presented his staff to
me l recognized the fact at once that he
was weighted down with great men $
sons" 1t was for moment paralizer,
but | recalled a friend of mine who when
Governor appointed so many of his kins-
men on his staff that he refused to give
out a list for publication. He had his
brothers son. his sisters son, his wifes
brother, his sons wifes brother and so
on. And now it Is not a question of com
potency, but the amount of family infiu-
ence brought TO bear.
The Sampson-Schley matter reminds me
that similar case occurred in this state
during the civil war, in connection with
! the noted battle of Olustee, or Ocean Pond,
as the union officers called 1t. The Confed-
crate Congress passed vote of thanks
| TO the late Gen. Joseph Fnegan, of San
| ford. the ranking officer. and yet he was
not on the field during the fight The late
! Gen. Alfred II. Colquitt, of Atlanta, Ga,
| commanded the forces. and the real hero
| was Col. George +. Harrison, Jr. then
| of Savannah, now of Opelika, Ala, COM
handing the Thirty-SeCond Georgia In
| fantry, and who later on, was made brig
! adler general. Congress, however in its
| resolution of thanks only mentioned by
name Gen, Finegan. II is a companion
picture to the Sampson-Schley naval cpl
sode.
People who look for an early succession
| of victories in the Cuban campaign should
remember that In all previous wars we
! have had early set backs in the way of
defeats. Smooth sailing" on land or sea,
is not a good training school for soldiers
| or sailors. 1t has been said and truly, too
remarks Samuel Smiles, that 1t is the
defeat that tries the general more than
! victory. Washington, the Father of His
| Country" lost more battles than he gaiu-
! p1s h11fh 10 in no Pc.
| mans, In most victorious campaigns, al
| most invariably began with defeats. The
| great Duke of Wellngton's military gen
ius was perfected by encounter with diff
ticulties of apparently the most over
| whelming character, but which only serV-
ed to nerve his resolution, and bring out
his great qualities as a man and a gen.
| eral. So the skiifGl mariner obtains his
best experience amidst storms and tenn
pests which train him to self-relance
courage, and the highest possible disci-
Dline.
"Trines light as air." sometimes con-
troll great events an time of war. The
Youths Companion, In its last June issue
commended Lord Howe of the British
army, as "a wise commander" because
he was careful of little things. When he
accompanied Gen. Abercrombie to attack
Fort Ticonderoga, he ordered among
other things. that the barrels of the mus
kets be blackened, that the soldiers nigh,
not be seen at a distance by the glitter
ing of their guns. Now, if Gen. Long
street had been as cautious with his Con
federaie soldiers the battle of Blackburn
Ford. Virginia, on July is, 1861, would not
have occurred. Gen. Tyler of the Union
army, with his staff rode down from Cen
trevile TO the Ford i'm the morning and
took a commanding position in front of a
farm house near which Sherman's bat
terry was stationed later in the day Field
| glasses were used for some time in max
ing observations of the entire country ms
far as possible and yet no signs of the
enemy were discovered. The party turn.
ed their horses heads to go back to camp
and l happened 10 be the last man r
the procession" Just as I turned my
horses head sudden flash passed before
my eyes Raising my field glass instant.
ly l discovered Longstreets corps march.
ing up The hill some three miles away
The flash OF the sun from a single col.
diere gun barrel thus made known theil
presence Gen Tyler at once ordered u
| detaehmentS OF Infantry artillery nd