The morning news., 1899-11-24
GEORGlA'S ROOM AT RICHMOND
Continued from Eighth Page.

/ fcderate Congress for being first, and also
| that at the end OF the year they. as an
/ entire regiment 20 a man had cheerfuly
! ana unanimously re-eulisted Tor the war,
/ resolving as they were the frst 20 take
! up arms IN The cause Of liberty and indie
! pendence they would be the last to lay
I them down." That paper is waiting 20 be
I framed until the roster and a likeness Of
/ their FIRST colonel, Col. Wright OF Au-
! gusta, can be put with il. Who viii send
/ them? As YOUR representative here md
custodian Of your room / have tried in
vain, SO far, to procure them. I am told
that when Col Wright was promoted, Col
Sneed Of the same city took his place
and in some daring action, which has
never been forgotten, saved the flag. and
kept with his gallant regiment TO the end.
Who VIII write that story and send Il
here. with that flag and the roster Of the
men who returned to their homes in 1865,
so that the whole history of that regiment
may be framed upon the walls that
represent Georgia. May I beg that
some one win. The room is rich
with interest now, but there is so much
more that should come TO il. Valuable
records Of the FOrty-ninth Georgia are
there but not a muster roll Of regiment or
company save that OF the Georgia Hus-
sars," dated Sept 20, 1861 When that gal
ant company Of gentlemen went TO Nlr-
elnia with that "knightly soldier" Capt.
j. +. Waring, l have heard that the Hus-
sars offered themselves armed and equip
ped, TO the Confederate government while
IN Alabama, before Virginia seeded; but
here is no record of IL here, though it
should be with chat muster roll WIN
some one send that account so tAat Geor-
gas cavalry as well as Infantry volun-
ieers, may stand where they Delong-frst
on the list?
Georgas roll Of honor" would be the
roster hot
the war. North Carolina has sent hers to
her roonl-and il IS five volumes: Missouri
has sent Hist of over 1000 When win
Georgia send the names of her sons? one
pI the greatest Of our generals told me
the Georgians had never failed him.
ana another that he preferred Georgians
IN fort Sumter with him, for they were
not only brave. but were always cheerful.
ana never grumbled, even in those last
ana devoted days and nights" Such men
should be recorded moi only at home. but
mere, where thousands (oVer 1000 persons
VISITED the museum last year. come to see
ana read. In the past year the first clear
ence papers issued by the Confederac,
were sent In those of the brig Hollie lack
son, capt G. VI. Harner. sailed from Sa
Vannah Feb. 20, 1861. WIN you remember
ms room of records. and add to il? II Is
me history of a noble struggle
ana memorial of your dead com
~Nf "iiN VI yourselves, when YOU gave
yourselves and all you bad for principle
ana honor. Some stiH with YOU will re-
member a speech of Cen Sherman In Sa-
Vannah; THE women Of Georgia wera
the crusuest set he had ever met. tbav
would Keep up the war for thirty wears !,
iie spoke more truly than he thought. for
lhough they have not kept up the war
me Confederacy's Memorial day origina-
ted IN columbus. Ga, and viii never mass
away. savannah assembled her "Dauph-
ters Of the Confederacy." not knowing
ihey were gathering in other states ar tbe |
same time; and here, in Richmond Va
our chosen capitol in the Memorial Hail |
of the Confederacy the records gatberel |
by Georgia's Daughters far out value
hose Of other states. Let me beg thai
you viii remember this, and how far from
complete the collection is, and send tbe
things have asked for in this paper. anj |
ali else that will help the record.
Coo speed you, gentlemen, and yo1r
sons. who, when called to arms in the |
past year made good their fathers worl |
given in 1865. May they ever stand up for |
the principles of honor ana Justice for |
which their fathers fought
Richmond 10S North Fifth Street. Novem-
Der 20, 1899.