The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-22

attend all reunions, both state and nation
al and always carries with it its noted
battleflaS, which it carried fIom Malvern
Hill to APP omattox and which is be-
heved to have been taken further within
the ranks of the enemy at Gettysburg
than any other Confederate standard, and
certainly further than any which re-
turned 1t was this old bullet torn flag
which President Davis pressed to his lips
at the reunion of the Georgia Veterans in
Macon in 1885, just after leaving Savan-
nah. So precious did the veterans con-
slider their flag that they even declined
the request of Mrs. jefferson Davis TO be
allowed to clip off a fragment as a suve-
mr..
Col. Claiborne Snead, of Augusta. the
last commander of the regiment preserved
the flag at AppomattoX and Brought it
home with him. 1t was unfurfed for the
first time after the war at a reunion of
the regiment at Union Point in 1874 since
which time it has been unfurled at every
reunion held within the state and also
every reunion of The United Confederate
Veterans. Col. Snead came down from
Augusta and brought the flag with him.
1t viii be seen in the parade tomorrow.
About thirty Of the Third Georgia veter-
ans arrived last night and as many more
are expected in this morning.
A meeting of the regiment will be held
in the rooms of the Chatham Artillery
/ over the general committee headquarters
at o'clock tonight. All survivors of
the Wright-Sorrell Brigade, including the
Twenty-second, Forty-eighth, and Sixty
first Georgia regiments and the Second
Georgia Battalion, are invited to be pres
ent. 1t was under Gen. A. r. Wright Of
Augusta, who entered the war as colonel
Of 70 fr1 rfa hot 4
first attained distinction, and Gen. c. NJ.
Sorrell of Savannah was the last COM
mander of the brigade and the only one
surviving. One of the pleasure the vete-
rams anticipated in coming to Savannah
was that of meeting with their old brig
ade commander.
Mr.. S. E. Theus. who was a member of
the Second Georgia Battalion, has charge
of the arrangements for the Third Geor-
gia. Col. Snead and Commodore Dex-
ter of the Third, called on Mr. Theus at
his residence last night for the purpose
OF ascertaining the arrangements made
for the regiment and incidentally recall
ing a few "reminiscences of the past. In
the charge of Wrghts Brigade at Get
tysburg on the second day, when thew
drove the enemy from Cemetery Hill and
captured a number of guns belonging to
the Rhode Island Artillery, Mr.. Theus
shot down the commander of the Rhode
years, Mr. Theus labored under the i'm
preston that he had killed the battery
commander and often told the story of
the fight. A few years since he accident
ally discovered that Col. Brown was sin
alive. He wrote him and an interestino
correspondence followed which resultej
In the two former enemies becoming fast
friends. This correspondence was publish
ed in the Morning News aud was extern
sivey copied in the Northern papers.
AT Gettysburg Wrights Brigade led the
charge on Cemetery Hill on the second
day, driving the enemy and capturing
their guns. 1t has been claimed bv on
GERS of the brigade that had the brigade
been properly supported at that critical
moment there would have been a dir
ferent result at Gettysburg.
THE brigade penetrated further within
the enemy's lines than did Picketts charge
on the following day" said Col Snead lost
night. Gen. Lee gave the brigade fun
credit In his report Of the days work
stating that 1t drove the enemy from the
hill and down on the other side, capturing
their guns. There were thirteen guns cap
tured."
The brigade had already met and routed
Sickles' brigade, driving Sickles men back
through the artillery battery. Gen. Hunt,
of the Northern army, who was In com
mend at this part OF the field. also gave
wrights brigade full credit for its work
here, and one of the Northern writer's, Ia
speaking Of the affair, said that Sickles
command was "disipated" by the Geor-
gians. l
An interesting coincidence came out In
The conversation Commodore Dexter
who is typical Old rebeli' is a North