The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-17

and sincere sentiment of fraternity. When
he comes again in July. the reception win
be a grand ovation. Col Iancey and other
Southern members of his staff. will join
Gen. Shaw in Atlanta, and it is quite
certain that there will be a big crowd
of Grand Army veterans present 10 swap
war yarns with the Confederate veterans.
Cen Shaw is the most popular command
er-in-chief the Grand Army has ever had,
except Gen. John A. Logan, who was the
Gen j. B. Gordon of the old Union sol
diers. and his recent. addresses in the South
were so full of sincere sentiments of fra
ternity and comradeship, that he has De
come equally popular with the old Con-
federates
1t seems impossible to correct an error
that once gets before the public. The
Louisville and Nashville Railroad issued
a handsome publication, The Man in
Gray" for the Confederate reunion in
Louisville and yet it repeats the error
about Gen. Juhal Early. long since dead,
that he would be a the reunion. 1t also
states that Gen. Beauregard's daughter,
deceased many years, would be there.
Probably the granddaughter, Miss Laren-
don, was the person that should have
been thus mentioned. Henry j Elliot of
MisSissiSsppi. is referred to as postmas-
tire general of the Confederate States in
February, 1865. l always supposed this
honor belonged to Hon. John II. Reagan,
OF Texas, the now sole survivor of Presi-
dent Davis cabinet MY impression is
that Hen Stephen r. mot Id Mallory. of
Florida secretary of the navy, and Mr.
Reagan, were the only cabinet officers
who held their positions throughout the
war. The state and war departments saw
many changes, while the treasury depart
ment had two. The Man in Gray" also
says Gen. Hoods son, who is lighting with
the Beers, would be at the reunion, if he
got home in tine. 1t is true that Col
Hood fought in the Cuban war, but not
with or against the Beers in Africa.
1t was Our Gallant Gordon" who, at
the Louisville reunion, when one dissent
ing voice was heard in the vote of
thanks to Gen. Dan Sickles, said it was
the bullets of his soldiers at Gettysburg
that shot away Gen. Sckles leg, and he
hoped never to hear a Southern soldier
oppose sending a fraternal greeting to a
brave Northern soldier. Nor does Gen
Gordon stand alone in this genuine spirit
of reconciliation. Duellists have said that
they felt greater respect for men whom
they had shot at on the so-called Field of
Honor" but gallant soldiers feel a nobler
sensation in regard to the brave men
they have wounded in battle Gen. Dan
Butt erfed of New York is always proud
to Introduce to his friends, Col. B. w.
Wrenn of the Plant System, as the gallant
young fellow his troops wounded on
Lookout Mountain in the famous battle
above the clouds Wrenn was in the sig
nal corps at that time, having gone into
the service from Virginia while very
young. Col. John S. Fairhead of Jack
sonVile, the department commander Of
the Grand Army of the Republic Of Flor
ida, is just home from Louisville, where
the Confedera' es gave him a most cordial
welcome Talking over old war scenes. he
told group of Boys in Gray about rush
ing out of his shelter and bringing in
wounded Confederate during a battle
Suddenly one of the group jumped up and
exclaimed MY God, l am the man" and
grabbing Col. Fairhead in. his arms he
Rugged him with all his might And Vet
such scenes often occur when the Blue
ana the Gray meet and talk over old war
scenes. Sidney Herbert