The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
BRAVES FROM MANY A BATTLE.
SOLDIERS OF THE SIXTIES TAKE
ATLANTA BY STORM.

pite Advancing Years-Thc SpOn-
sor's brigade Sweeping Every
thing Before It-Many Distinguish
ed Leaders of the Lost Cause on
Hand.
Atlanta, Ga. July i9-The veterans are
here by thousands tonight and the boys,
as they gayly can each other, are mixing
tosether with a gIee and good fellowship
that b. truly remarkable when it is con-
sidered that these men fought under Lee
aud Jackson almost a third Of a century
ago.
They are as bright and buoyant as a col
iege football team, and the loss of an arm
or leg in no way affects The agility with
which the boys" NIX and mingle with
their Old comrades.
They are all happy, and seem to have
no more care Of death to-day than they
did of Yankee bullets in 81.
Many touching scenes have been wit
messed to-day around division headquarters
and in the hotels, when old comrades met
for the first time since they laid down
their arms at Appomattox One old Vet
broke down and cried like a baby when
his. old colonel failed TO recognize him, say
ing that he never expected to see the day
when his colonel would not know him.
Atlanta has decorated before, but never
in her history has she been so completely
canopicd with flags and bunting as she is
tonight The war spirit was already
abroad, and this coming together of the
survivors OF the Confederate army has
al.
never been known before since the civil
war.
At this reunion every soldier is a hero,
no matter who he is or where he comes
from
One of the most interesting features Of
the great reunion is the sponsors brigade,
fifteen strong, and it is no exaggeration
to say that they have captured Atlanta
without a struggle. Nothing else in At
lanta can begin to divide honors with
grizzly old warriors but the sponsors, but
they are beautiful women and may name
their own terms Of surrender to every
Atlanta beaux they meet.
The visitors are all being well cared for,
and have no trouble in finding comfort
able homes.
Among the distinguished veterans, who
arrived this morning, are Gen. Stephen
d. Lee commander-in-chief of the Army
Of Tennessee; Gen. Charles G. Hooker,
the orator of the day, accompanied by
Mrs Hooker; Adjt. Gen. George Moor
man; Gen. w. l.. Cabell. commander-n-
chief of the trans Mississippi department;
Gen. j. 5. DickersOn, commander of the
department of Florida; Gen. Robert H.
Smythe, commander-in-chief of the Sons
of Veterans, and the venerable Gen. NJ. J.
Fulger of Alabama, the oldest Confederate
general.
Gen. John c. Underwood of Kentucky.
who, raised the money at Chicago TO erect
the Confederate monument there is also
at the Kimball where he arrived last
night.
1t is generally thought that Gen. Gordon
VIII request his friends not to allow the
use of his name for reelection as com
mander-in-chief of the United Confederate
Veterans. In the event that Gen Gordon
shall decline to serve longer as command
err il is said that Gen. Stephen D. Lee
viii be elected to the position
When Gen. Lee was asked about the
use of his name in connection with the
place to-day, he replied: That is a mat
ter about which 1 can say nothing An
honor like that is not to be sought 1t
must seek the man. I am in no sense a
candidate for the position. | presume
that Gen. Gordon viii be reelected Last
year he proposed to resign, but the vet
Grams forced him to continue in office.
AT the same time, | rendered my resigna-
ton as commander of the army of Ten
nessee. l presume the scene at Nashville
will be re-enacted here and that Gen.
Gordon win be commander in-chief as
long as he lives. I am sorry that he is
not strong, but I think the veterans viii
keep him in that position as long as he
can stand on his feet"
The reunion programme for to- N, r,,,,r,
VIII be as printed in the Morning News
this morning
In the evening there will be reunions
OF brigades, regiments etc, bivouacs of
comrades on the grounds, reception by cit
lzens i'm the city, an unofficial elegant re
ception to sponsors. visiting ladies and
to veterans by the order of r. E. Lee. at
the home of Mrs. w. L. Peel, the presi-
dent.
There will be a grand free minstrel
show at the auditorium at $50 D. M. by
Polk Miller, "Snollygoster" Ham and
others.
A conservative estimate of the number
of people who came into Atlanta today is
1900. The weather is delightful and from
the reports received by railroad men. il
is believed that the crowd which win ar
rive tomorrow viii bring the total At
tendance up to the $4,000 mark
Gen. Cabell is accompanied bv Miss
Kate Cabell Currie, Miss Idyl Jett. Misses
Irene Hurt and Bessie Walthen and Col.
o. Steele, all of Dallas. Miss Jet is spon-
sor of the United Confederate Veterans of
Texas.
Adjt Gen. Norman of New Orleans has
a host of friends who favor him for the
next commander-in-chief The gallant
Louisianian is very popular with all classes
and it is known that he has a strong fol-
lowing.
Despite these booms there is deep SEN
tinent in favor of the central figure OF
Confederacy-Gen. John b. Gordon. 1t is
believed that the general owing TO his
failing health will decline a denomination
to the position of commander-in-chief ana
repetition of the famous scene at the
Nashville convention is anticipated. end
ing in the forcing of the place upon Gen.
Gordon.
Commander-in-ChiefS mythe of the Sons
of Confederate Veterans expects a large
attendance of the Sons and says there will
be 1000 of them in the parade Friday.
Nearly all of the sponsors have arrived.
Among them are: Miss Mary Sayre Sem