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SOME MILITARY MATTERS
AND REFERENCES TO THE GRAND
AHMV or THE RFcPUBLIC.


-i.t Georgia inter~.ts-we est Point
cadet. and the Time They Rave
90 SerVe-Othcr Matters OF General
Interest.
PINE Crest villa. Maitland Fla. Dec. s.
Inquiry g. made as % Who Gen. Daniel
was. To whose honor the town of Dan
.e.sylle ln Madison county. Georgia. was
named History ana biography say very
l.ae ahou, Gen. Allen Daniel merely
m.uuoriug thc n-t that hc was a man
- intelligence aul represented nis coun-
tv .n the Legislature re was no doubt
militia general although he may have
served Ais state or country with a subor-
d.uate rank as volunteer ia some OF
the early wars This inquiry shows the
importance - the b.u before the present
Georgia Legislature TO have "A complete
record % tine military officers and or
. gIrlltt ous OF the state from us earliest
f. colonial days prepared ana preserved for
..eferense
Another movement. started think hy
/ Che Daughters 70 the American Revoiu-
F.. ton. o. e. have complete and reliable
record or history prepared OF all tie forts
T end one that has been 600 long overlook
"a In not few Instances all traces o.
some ~ the earliest forts have been
. obIifer8ted From the time Oelethorpe
/ bonded in Savannah % was forts and hshts
! that kept the colony from being destroy
+ ed. and egnhled % 90 lay the broad deep
and strong foundations o. the now power
ful and prosperous Empire state Of enc
south Some fifteen years ago made
partial investigation Of this subject
+ tut soon became discouraged on 1foouni
T = the then scattered and ncglc-te con-
dltlon or the old srlte documents and
records In the opera house rookcry
called the State Capitol.
notice that none Of the addresses made
I a. the presentation OF Judge III X Nc
] Gays portrait 20 the United states Court
/ IN Atlanta. referred to his military ca-
I reer during the civil War Before the
/ secession Of the state he was a Dom
I Graf 81 the n Y. johnson party. bur al
/ the close Of the war became q Nepupi-
can. and as such was appointed associate
/ justice OF tho supreme Court OF Georgia
/ After his resignation ne WIS made judge
/ 81 the United States Court now presided
over hy Judge Newman However. after
the conflict began iu 1851. Judge McCay
/ proved his devotion TO the Southern Con
federacy by active military service Ia tho
/ FIELD rs Lieutenant colonel q the hrst mi
/ litia battalion and later as brigadier gen
I eral o. state troops. During Sherman's
/ raid on Atlanta and march 20 the sea,
Gen. Mccay was doing good nghung.
The Georgia friends Of Gen. Albert u
/ Shaw Of WATERFOWL. y. Y. lust year the
/ Communicated OF the Graud Army
I OF the Republic viii be glad 60 know thar
/ he was recently elected 20 Congress from
/ his district by over 1000 majority. In
/ letter just re- eiyed by me from him are
many pleasant references Go his tour OF
/ the South last year aud how greatly be-
! enjoyed his second visit 10 Georgia. ln
/ mis- Blue and Gray Camp Fire speech "a
/ the Grand Opera House tn Atlanta. last
/ July. he said he expected 10 go 20 Con
/ Fress and whenever any measure came up
I calculated 10 promote the best interests OF
l Georgia his voice vote and influence
could he depended upon 10 support the
measure.
II looks like a piece 81 foolish snobbery
/ to refer 20 the editor Of Eurke's Peer
age the question Of social precedence be-
tween Mrs. Miles and Mrs. Dewey. ~
has been time-houored custom in this
/ country TO give the army precedence OF
the navy. and in all mixed parades or pro
I cessiou 60 assign the post 81 honor 90 the
military; In case Of funeral. however.
! tHe tuiNtAEh gives way ar RAt cemetery 90
| the order of which the deceased was
member. and which De- 10 perform the SER
/ vice at the grave. The wife % Lieut..
| Gen. Miles. L. S A.. clearly has the right
| OF precedence over the wife 81 Admiral
| Dewey. l.. S. n. even when the famous
Marine Band furnishes the music.
II appears now that Kinsloy Post. C.
A. r.. Of Boston Mass. did not make
HH
I as proposed In his speech OF prosenta-
ton OF private Post badge 10 Gen.
/ Wheeler while the veterans cheerea
I loudly. Gen. ". ". Backmar alluded 90
. the protests against honorary member
/ chip" by some "well-meaning people. +"
/ and explained that q was only a social
/ membership" that the Post was comforting
I on the little hero" and the Posts pri-
vate badge. and not the regular G. A r.
| badge that he was pinning on Gen.
! WheeIer's breast. Now. the claims OF
I Kinsley Post that this Is the first time
/ such "A thing has occurred Ia connection
| with a Confederate general il groundlcss.
| a. ] will clearly show.
During the Grand Army cncampmen. AZ
/ Chicago. Ia August. a preseutatl1u was
/ made 20 Col. A. G. Blackwell. the popular
| commander 81 the famous Lafayette Post
I OF New York city. and cnicf special aide
/ 20 the comm3nder-in-chief. at the Audi
] forum Hotel. Cen. y II. shaw. Gen Joe
Wheeler. Col Blackwell. Ad3t Wilbur r
Brown and myself were the speakers Al
the close OF Gen. Wheelers patriotic add
dress which was most heartily cheered
plnned upon his breast tho private badye
81 l.. s Grant Post G.. 4. r.. OF or
lando Fla. OF which am oomman Icr
and made the Little Hero" a social
member OF the post ranking fourth on
our list which stands Bishop Henry
Nhippie Gen. Fred p. Grant T. $
Grant Jr. Gen. Joseph Wheeler Gen. A.
d shaw. etc.
This social membership department %
the Grand Army IS one Of SIS most at
tractlve features. and includes ladies' as
I well rs gentlemen. l.. s. Grant Post Of
Orlando has Mrs Gen. L. S. Grant Mrs
4 Rishop II r. Whippc. Mrs Gen W. s.
Harvey. Mrs. Charles u. Han Mrs.
Kingsmiu Mars and Mrs. Col. J II.
chandler among its most distinguished
social members. All pubic meetings and
. social gatherings are open 70 these Menu
bers but 10 the regular g. 4. Y. business
meetings not even members Of the Wo-
mems Relief Corps or the sons OF Vet
Grams are admitted Nor can G. A. r.
men set In unless IN regular good stand
Ing In some other post Risid rules are
enforced.
.
am really glad that my Old friend,