The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-11
THE SOLDIER IN THE RANKS.
uE HAS A PLACE IN THE HEARTS
OF THE PEOPLE.

Nhe suum hhie Mt AtiahtM SnoWs-A
s,atement characterized as Ride
uious-The banquet 20 Gen. How
ard. and Reference Made TO His
Appotntmcnt at Atlanta by Gen.
Shcrman-Other Matters of General
Interest.
pine crest villa. Maitland. Fla. Nov.
-o-A very prominent military gentleman
In savannah writes me quite an interest
ing Latter about the late Brig. Gen. Ed
van willis. g. S. A.. OF your city, gall
lapt young West Pointer who was killed
In tie battle az Bethesda Church soon
.stsr MS promotion. ! had already made
oults q sketch OF this young hero for my
confederate Roster. but the letter con-
tain many facts new TO me. III. Willis.
Pierce Young and Cadets Blount, Barrow,
Alexander Berry and several others. left
veFt Point Military Academy only about
month before their class graduated, 20
enter the Confederate service. Other
southern cadets graduated. and then re-
Hgnsi for the same purpose. Now the
Use OF 1861 was a five years class. and
WINS and YOUNG and the other Geor-
IA cadets had been through more than
The usual four years course. I think that
even al this late day their names should
b. added 10 the list Of graduates OF that
wear with Gen. Joe Wheeler IN the reg
Mar army. and Gen Fi,z Lee IN the vol
uuteer service. a seems but just that
those young cadets should also be rseog-
nized.
some GFaPe-shot.
Florida has reoensly lost two officers in
the Philippines one, Surgeon John G. Da-
Wis OF die volunteers. who died OF dis
ease. leaves wife IN Orlando. near which
place Dc owned an orange grove winter
home che other, Second Lieutenant VIM.
ID. Pasco. OF Monticello. son OF ex-United
State Senator Samuel Pasco. who was IN
the E.ghtecuth United States Infantry,
was killed. On a sklrmlsh with the insurg
ents.
Gen George r. Harrison. a Savannah
man originally but now Of Opelika, A.a.,
will probably be again chosen president
OF the Senate OF that state As one OF
the heroes OK the battle OF Olustee. Fla,
or Ocean Pond. as the Union soldiers call
e. Col Harrison became one Of the
youngest brigadier generals IN the Con
fedsrate army. IN peace he has also
made fine record as congressman,
state senator and attorney % iaw. II he
nves he will some DAY be made Governor
Of that Etote.
The squat ble ln Atlanta over Adjutlnt
General Byrd's reported economy IN ''so7p
and Matches ns the custodian 4 pub
De buildings shows the folly Of longer de-
grading the military office OF Aijutant
General into semi-ciWl position. Irste1d
90 making Col. Obelr brgadier general
che Offices Of adjutaut genefa. aud inspee-
tor general shoId be COM ired. and he
care q public buildings given 10 an exc
cuiiyc clerk. o. ianitor.
Il Is 90 be- hoped that Gov. Can4ler VIII
appoint a thoroughly coupe ent nan Tor
adjuiaut general; not ar hers nsces-
slriy bat O man long Identified win
volunteer military or the state Tie
should be both adjutant genera md in
specior gene rll-.two offices that are often
eomhin,.l-and Give his whole time 20 the
Improvement Of the scattered com. anies
throughout the state The ofhce OF adih-
! NJ general has too long been used 20
port relatives or Pay roiacal debts.
ltueeds 20 be put upon a proper basis.
Personal and Historical.
lie statement that Rev. Harry W.
Jxts. L. s. ~. az present the chaplain
n q me training ship Monongahela ~
Il rrrees Monroe. has been given the de-
ga OF AfNA NNA "a AftftNtttF ~
o. ". c.. College. simply because he hap
--.d 10 be chaplain on the hattlesnip
81 !1Is. the only southern named vessel 81
t navy az the Santiago engagement IN
O. 10 Governs Spanish fleet was de
f-'yod. o. too ridiculous 20 be credited.
Captain jones IL my personal friend. and
.1row that as \ pulpit orator. a cultured
III CHRISTIAN gentleman. man % command
Ell Is squire aud popular manners, ne was
Fs.r rrAf no
.r and being q Baptist. u was natural
a Wake Flores, College. Baptist In
ru.on. 90 confer the honor. The de-
81 g.. OF do-tor OF divinity should be con-
81 as.aI only Tor personal merit.
III a banquet was given Maj. Gen. Oliver
81 Howard. T. s. A (reuredl. az the
Ba41rf-Astoril. on Thursday nighs. In
Aro- Of his SEVENTEEN birthday. Ara
az recalls the OcBon OF Gen. Sherman,
rtsr the death Of Gen. Mcpherson, IN
n ~ tattie Of Atlanta. ia putting Howard
" a. place instead OF Gen John A. Lo-
II pH Who got mad and went of on leave
n q absence. Sherman's excuse was that
n L0gan was q politician as well os sol
der while Howard was a lifelong SOL
ttr and u there was anything Sherman
Aat-i Il was politician. especially just
Before and during reconstruction times.
sc' the singular part OF the affair Is
ID INH TACT NNAt NufN HtAffHAAH hiA"s
;assed IN review at Washington he put
Logon in Howard's place. 90 paeify Lo-
grs friends and also aoate the bitter
t's watch the general has displayed
1 sAeu Howard was put over him.
The Banorcd Private soldier.
The recent enlistment OF Mr.. Benton
Aeli Thornton. son o. a prominent At
snia banker Of the Neal banking Com.
A iin' az private IN the United States
army, has created quite a stir in the high
eocial circles Of that city. ard. vet,
EXCELLENT as are the qualit - % this
young man. he will find that many youn
nen Of liner characters and higher social
4 banuing have gone into the ranks Of he
regular army and worked their way up
commission. Lieutenant Colonel and
siete bngadier General George y. Dan
y and Maj. Mason Carter ooh now "a
~ retired lisO "a this thing IL Georgia
tAls ago. Prof u. g. Mitchell of At
shta, has a son recently promo 81 from
W ranks 10 a commission aud IA
s44en Gcoggians have had the same goo1
1ek Mui. Gen. Adna r. Chanee Z, 3
4 a. ln supreme command 81 China, enter
~ Hlr regular army as a private.
Hlrns the Civu War men Of the bign
~ landing In the professions, as vel
mon 81 large wealth.. enlisted as pri
vote soldiers. Elias Howe the million
ct. sewing machine Inventor. who hal
ren awarded place ia the New Yori
ANUu.r OF Fame" enlisted a. q private