The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-16
GEN. WHEELER A PATRIOT.
SOME INTERESTING INCIDENTS IN
HIS CAREER.

flhe crest '''' anu '', '''''
10 the oio eA-1
ttle of Provisional Army mas a iaiil"
iar oId-tiut sound. but is something new
49,. .a.,.- .r tr,.- Tho Confederate
forces were a.Nl"en INTO '"' ''T"''' az "'
OF the Confederate states ana the pfoNls-
tor,l 4r,,,- .r rho Confederate states. while
49,. r---4ls et,,,g
'hS ol4"N i"i'
army ana the Ohl''a STATES N"i'''''''' '
on Nov. is. 1861. the secretary of war ai
Ricbmopd Va. issued au order that
..B.t 90, A1.y,,.3., I, Stewart ,ro-
Nsiohai army WA report i"i "''S w.
Gen A. :. Johnston, G.. $. army. Bow
linz Green Nv B" thus making tho dis
.;,, ,.r t,,,..er t,r two
. ,. nom
biaHch's OF SERVICE ''"' ''i"' mas '''"
adopted the same formation.
There is not am old soll,,r who served
,,,,7,,. e..lf,,t ANA l,,,,...t..l Mi Gan y
a''h '''"'' '' 'i'' ''' ''' an
but viii rejoice to know that MAJ. D.
Frank Cheataam OF tho First Tennessee
voiuptears i'm Manila 6as baen aproipted
-
ized mere 10y ten. oIs Tor the new pro-
visional army. il is of official record that
The Tennessee volunteers have now the
,,,..,,eo Of ,3, r.,,l,7 l.,. ,t,.;. ,-,i, an,
.75nrarca in ,be Moody bsttlae mao,
C..re Tsg.t,,, ana Rf.Erti,,,, ,i,ha a.
,nented cant C,eorpc II Tiliov If Inc
SIGNAL corps ea;d or tben1. .arbc T.nnos-
eec bovs are terrifc FIGHTERS vhen abont
10 CO INTO an spoaoe,,,,,ot ,hev act as if
.bev wore yyila 1nirnals irvine 10 nolnce
down unor tbeir nrev Nsvrr do thcv
hesitate. ana not man mas been lost-a
re,nar1slt. ,ae,rd Tho ofica,s are a
fine Iot of oont1ap,on 7 have como 10
know tbem very ven Going about ON re
connoissapces ana expeittions into The
country with them
DISTINGUISHED ex-r.onfederate Of
Charleston s c. who mad read NV arti-
Gle in the Sunday Morning News of IuIv
. on Memorial dav and Decoration Dav
has sent me a copv of the beautifnllv GOT
.e,l ~, namnh1et 'NIenorials" of Mrs
MARY A. Snowden the founder. and first
and only president OF The Ladies' Me-
mortal Association of the CITY until her
death There is a remarkable similarity
in the features. dress. name and patriotic
worl, of Mrs Mary A SnoVden and Mrs
Mary Williams Of CoIi1nbus Ga
founder of Decoration dav. president of
the Ladies' Memorial Association. etc
Both were from noted families. married
DISTINGUISHED p9trtots and IN their widow
hood gave their time talents and means
10 the noble work that has so securelv
enbalued their memories in The hearts
of a grateful people Col. James G.
Holmes who so ab1,- adtta5 ana r,,blisb
ed these sacred and natriotio Memo
rials'' of one of Charleston's noblest and
hest beloved women deserves great credit
FOR the most excellent manner In which
he has nerforn,ed his labor Of love
The "I7onrtb If Tul, cso,tantr" sent
on, h,, ~ ,asso,,s,ar, t,af{, do,,a,+,,o,,t
ona buno in Inc nan Of ever,, Trnitad
confe5erata Veterans caron in Tho coun-
try II &c boontif,,u, il1ue+rate1 IL, ,oll,s
conv ~ con Robert n r.ea,s ..t,arevyoil
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