The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
GREET THEIR OLD COMMANDER
THIRD GEORGIA SURVIVORS CALL
ED ON GEN. soRREL.

Assured by Col. snend That He stiu
Retains the Highest Admirn ton
For the Members of His old Conn
mand-Gen. sOrreI Replied Feel
ingIy Recalling His Connection
With the Gallant Regiment and
the Heroic Service 1t Had Always
Hendered-survivors VIII Call ON
Mrs. Wayne To-day.
The Survivors Association OF the Third
Georgia Regiment held its annual reunion
In the company room of the Chatham Ar
tillery Armory last night. Owing 10 some
confusion as TO the place of meeting only
about half the members present i'm the
city were In attendance. On this account
Il was decided to postpone the transaction
OF business until to-day at noon, when a
meeting viii be held at the same place
The announcement of this meeting will DO
made at the convention this morning.
The members present decided 20 60 In a
body to the De Soto and pay their respects
to Gen. G. NJ Sorrel, the last commander
of the brigade This design was carried
into execution about $3.50 o'clock, when the
members met Cen. sorrell In the gentle
mems parlor. The meeting excited the
greatest warmth of feeling on both sides.
Sorrell In behalf OF the survivors and told
him that the feelings of highest admira-
ton for his skill and valor and for his
kind consideration of his men while in
charge of the brigade were still as warm
in tho hearts Of the survivors as when
they parted In 1866 Veteran W. II Lind
sey OF lrwinton, speaking for the privates
of the regiment, said that these had al
ways entertained the prOfoundest conf
dence In their brigade commander They
were always ready to go wherever he d.
rected them, feeling and believing that
he always knew and did what was right
Gen. Sorrell was visibly moved at such
testimony from the men he had formerly
commanded, and at first hardly seemed
able to speak. Collecting himself he
said: Such warmth of feeling as this
goes straight TO the heart of a man and
can only be met from the heart. / can
truly say that / know a great deal about
this old regiment and about Wrights Bri-
gade Its great achievements before / was
assigned TO 1t were well known to me. 1t
was easy for me to command 1t after what
had been done with Il by Wright and
Girardy."
Gen. Sorrell said that although a Geor-
gfan he felt almost as If going among
strangers when first assigned to the COM
mand of this Georgia brigade. He had been
for a long time with Gen. Longatreet as
chief of staff. almost from the beginning
of the war In fact accompanying Gen.
Longstreet in his promotion from brigade
to division commander, and from division
10 corps commander. 1t made him home
sick to think of going away from his old
corps. His reception by the brigade soon
changed this.
You gave your full strength and stead
fast support TO uphold the hands of your
young brigade commander" said he, "and
in this the Third Georgia was foremost.
In the whole history of Cteorpia no raoi-
ment has ever done more to give distinc-
ton to It's state. Its record was made on
fifty fields and 1t left Its dead all over
Virginia. Wherever II was the enemy felt
il and 1t felt its own losses. Its valor
was recognized by Congress with a vote
Of thanks. / take off my hat In all loving
honor and reverence to the old battle flag
Of the Third Georgia"
Veteran Dexter had unfurled and held
suspended the old flag while the ceremo-
MES were in progress, and 1t was TO this
that Gen. Sorrell referred in his closing
remark AS the veterans pressed Gen.
Sorrelis hand each one recalled some in
cident Of their experience in Virginia while
under his command.
The Third Georgia survivors will call
upon Mrs. S. w. Wayne at her homo on
Liberty street to-day. Mrs Wayne Is the
daughter of Gen A. X. Wright, under
whose command the brigade first became
famous This win not be her first meet
ing with the veterans of the Third Geor-
gia. Mrs. Wayne spent one winter of
the war with her father in Virginia.