The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-16

I Alahamu rot a rew OF her d.strgllslcI
i CoEfedt iase generals Gen. Ferr9 was a
son of Hiram and Nancy Gakel Perry
l ara was born. ls2 10 Jackson opunt ~.
Georgia. and educated 10 the same state
unfh ten years Of age Wrep his parcu--
removed 20 Chambers county Alanama.
He became h.gh school teacher Ia The
I iorties. and Later sfudlei law. nut. with
/ me exception % a few terms In the Les
ia.ai ure. and nLa war service. bile long
and useful lie was given 90 clucauou bee
I often heinE AZ NE head OF literary aud
military colleges IN Alabama ard Ken
! lucky. Brig Gen. EdWaud a Perry %.
Z ioT dS was also a Distinguished educa-
tor, ard although a Northern man. hc
entered the Confederate army and made
a me record - a solder. aGd after the
"sr was Governor os F.orida
Georgia. IN addition 20 Gen ". r. Per
~. also gave 10 Alabama Lieut. Gen.
Joseph Wheeler horn 90 Augusta. MAJ
zen. Henry u. Clayton. boFn ia Pu.8 kI
/ county Brig Gen cullen A. Battle was
20. q ih BALDWIN county. Hr Gen j ann IS
ho.tzclaw. born ga MlDonougn. Col
Marun l.. ssansell. born 90 Waslin i0n
/ county, commanded Moudy's brigade u
/ tho surrender 81 Lees army. Brlg Gen
James II. Clanton. born in Columbia
I county Brig Gen Cullen Butter wa
/ - 10 Hancock county. Lieut. Gen John
I y. Gordon Went into the army from Ala
/ uama WITH his famous "Rarso0n Roug 81 -
/ Brig. Gen. Edward h. Ira 81 was. 4 think
| from Macon. Ca. Brig Gen. Georle +.
/ Harrison Of Savannah has lone been
4 very distinguished Alahamiar. b S. Gon
/ James -. Martin. killed iu Virginia. was
born IN HaDersham county
Lieut. f. E. Farrow. u. S. A.. in his
book OF West Po NJ" says. "A candidate
. 70
u'n lh June. should he procure the re-
/ appointment. can have another TRIAL IN
! August Many succeed the second time
! who fan the FIRST" 7 SIN very much sur
/ prised thai a West Pointer ana army Ollie
] Ger should make such q reckless state
| moN, and that too. In "a book purp1rurg
/ TO give reliable Information o. young men
about 90 enter IVES. Point Military Acad-
envy The truth Of the matter Is. as the
"ihcial records viii show. that out Of
/ siNty-hVe cadets gwen "a second chance.
a. Lieut.. Farrow calls &c. only nvs sur-
| ceedcd IN graduating. while the Other
I sixty failed a second time Among chose
7 who succeeded are two familiar names
/ ~ Mary laEders. one Randolph Ridec'y
/ l>0.Jl. the other Francis O. Wyse Is9l-33
| Ii IS a singular fact that from 1915 70 1850
| there were six Talaferros OF Virginia.
| entered A. West Point but nor one grad
uated. The last ono. John Taunferro.
1850. very likely lcf' the Academy on ac-
I count OF the Clvl War
IL should be- borne IN mind however.
/ that failure 20 graduate az Wet = int
does not prove that young man VIII o.
a failure elsewhere. Sometimes be fails
there on account Of feeble health or In
ability 10 master some intricate study S.
which he feels no interest. or because
his jovial disposition could not meet the
demands Of a strict military % sciplnc 7
could mention some very eminent clergy
men who failed on that account. as wei
as some who were found deficient So
their studies over IN Georgia you have
had some distinguished men who Tor one
cause or another. failed 10 graduate at
I West Point. There was Gen. Charles
/ Williams Of Columbus GSg0 and Geu Mar
cellls a. Stovall OF Augusta $3.50 and
Col. Walton Ector uSl0 and Juuus
Wing0el1 UoO ard Col Mark A. n dl7
GsiS Prof Richard ". Ha5e-saatn rs s
- and Richard VI Williams CE22-'2D
were given second appointment but dil
not then. for some cause. succeed 81
graduating
A Liberty county veteran writes 20 me
I 20 know something about Egg eston'
/ History or the United States. used iu
I some Of the Gecrria public schools and
1 recently attacked by Gov. Gambler ] have
not seen the book. but che author as the
I inquirer says. IS supposed 20 b. 70 % prom.
| inent Virginia family. although Tor many
/ years "A res dent iu the West. He is not.
as charged. "a preiudiccd Yauk His
| brother. George Cary EEgleston, like Rev
I ur Edward ECglestcn. is an author OF
| some rcpute. having published "A Man ~
| Honor" and "a Rebels Becolectl. ns.
1 as wei az other books re was q rrle ana
/ galIant cavalry man under Gen. j T.. b
/ or the Coufedcrlcg Ills 'keeal. ccti1ns
is a lively ana graphic war narrative and
I Us dedicated 10 his brother. the historian
Z above referred 90. in brief but very
Z c0mpl imentary manner The chapter ou
The Men Who Made tho Army" has this
foot note. Which IS worthy Of place
I here.
| In order that TO reader may miecoU-
ceive the spirit Ia which This chapter s.
written. I wish to say. nt the outset ina
I .u commenting upon the material OF which
I the Southern army was made up. not lius
I hos been further from ms though. than tu
reflect. even by implication upon ta
I character OF the Union army. or % tha
/ men who composed q, for indeed houos
/ both as highly as anybody can I think
I [ have outiycd whatever war prejudice
may have brought with me out Of thc
I -truEg.e and in writing OF some Of th.
I better characteristics OF the early Viz
/ gilman volunteers ! certainly have not
4 meant 10 deny equal or Ike cNceleuce
o their foemen. / happen. however To-
know great deal about The one arms
/ and very little about the oihcr-a state a.
1 things consequent upon the peculiar
/ warmth with which We were AWAY
I greeted whenever we undertook 10 vIsI.
I The comps ~ our friends ou the other side
WIN the reader please bear in mind. then
that my estimate OF the character Of tn
I southern troops ls a positive and not
/ comparative one. and that nothing SAID
I in praise % one army % meant TO b. "a
/ reflection upon the other Between Bun
/ Run and AppomattoX had ample opnor-
I tunitN 10 learn respect Tor the csuraa
and manliness OF the men who over.
came as. and since the close Of the wo
! nave learned 20 know many ~ them f.
/ tried ana true friends ana rerfione-
o. MODEST mod sidney Herbert
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