The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-06
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CONFEDERATE COMMANDERS.
A Marked Feature of the Re-UniOn
at Atlanta.

Maitland Fla, Aug. 5.-The old gag of
fal generals and no private soldiers in
the Confederate army win have to be drop
ped, as the recent great reunion in Allan
Ia showed an overwhelming number of
private soldiers, compared to the commits
STONED officers present, and especially the
old Confederate generals, who were con-
spicuous by their absence, those attending
being hardly more than the fingers on your
hands in number.
The past year has been peculiarly mark
ed by the death of many distinguished
Confederate commanders, the last to go,
Gen John s. Williams of Kentucky, being
but few weeks in his grave. He had
been Mexican war hero and was called
'Cerro Gorda' Williams, for his gallaniry
ii that battle. A few years ago he retired
IRON the United States Senate. Singulariy
enough. the Confederate general who had
just preceded him to the grave was Gen.
Henry r. Jackson OF Savannah. also
mexican war hero, a poet, lawyer and dip
lomat
In the opening month of the present
year two eX-GOvernors and Confederate
generals passed into the eternity beyond
1hey were Cen Johnson Hagood of
Soulh Carolina, and Gen. S. L. Ross of
texas, Georgia had lost her intrepid Gen.
lafayette McLaws of the old regular
army and Gen. Edward L. Thomas, who
MAD won his states vote of thanks for
saldutrN IN the Mexican war. Then Gen.
Geofse w. Rains departed this life in
NV York although his home had been
~ augusta. Poor old Gen Thomas l..
SSnAgman Of North Carolina ex-United
ota+es senator, had only recently died
81 an insane asylum. Gen. Drayton had
also died IN South Carolina.
Ns" me veterans met in Atlanta there
were rev, indeed, of the Georgia generals
Ca ~. 10 street. them. Lieut. Gen. John B.
G Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet,
'H Z. A. Evans, Gen. w. S Walker.
Gen G. Max.ey SorreI Cen AIfrad Cnm,
6 ana Gen William Montgomery
9,tNiTI about cover the LIST of surviving
S11,' aus No Georgia. Gen. George p. Har-
0" 4a NJ opeHka, Ala; Gen. Alfred Iver-
~ lA Nlssimmee, Fla Gen. George
ANDERSON is in Admission. Ala: Gen.
o'riA H. Hoggs 1 have lost track Of re-
- ana OF the dead heroes-what an
Cooi. Ast-Gilmer, Lawton, Co!quitt.
SN boIes, Wilson, Bowen Tracey
99gsN'nes, Cobb, Stovau. Cobb Clavton
SON Young, Wofford, Phillips, HART
VI henderson. Sims, Mckay, McRae.
trsr Nh.ton, Benning, Barlow. Gar
~ I"'l3dy, Carswell, Anderson. Du-
g. -s"s aud others not remembered.
no. .'i as can make out from the daily
Iis1. pc only generals present were
St,G1 'L-H s. Gordon, of Georgia; Lieut..
EN-. ~, Lee of Mississippi; Gen. C. A.
gio "1 zen. w. S. Walker, of Geor-
C47 H. r Hohe Of North Carolina;
~ i. Anderson of Alabama. Cen
,-,,t i.neh of Florida; Cen /
Dieao VI tennessee Gen. Geo. p. Her.
Of F,1g. OF Alabama; Gen VIM Millen
sr3 '.''+d' Gen v. b. Bate of Tennessee
OF l1 L. Cabell of Texas.
Ar, or The distinguished living gem
ed far ' ~. present, they can be account
Ham. -1e venerable Lieut.. Cen Wade
In ~. was travelling with his daughter
vi, 'ir Vest" Lieut.. Cen Josanb
boft, lnited States Volunteers was
ba la "I"s his country's battles in Gu
Lee - % OF Santiago; Gen. Fitzhugh
in t'''eH states Volunteers. was down
Colp4 nv Vi4'e' Fla, making his Seventh
bes. 8,4l. d'lhlest, the happiest and the
in tba ..+, ana disciplined of any CORPS
T RI, Gen M. G. Butler and Gen
VIZ. a.. User are also in the volunteer SER
for. lle country and were si,sa,,t 49,
arr i. -I'y. Lieut. Gen A. p Stew
The NJ opposed 10 be a commissioner f.,r
ana 1,eI,. Fark at Chickamauga. Ga
o e"0 day al least. ieuii'oi'
Gen unaccounted for are Item
Cock, ID, buckner Gen. Francis AZ
Law zen c. A. Battle. Gen. b M
Shell John T. Morgan. Gen. G M
HaUtaor,Ie u, f. w. Pettus. Gen A. r
y sorrs1 Gen, Robert Lowry. Gen. G
G. Lee A. zen. j. A. Walker, Gen. g. w
Finley ~" W. Fl. =. Lee. Gen. ]. i
W. IL jackson, Gen. J. H.