The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-30
CONFEDERATE GENERALS.
4 REMINDER THAT THEY ARE
RAPIDLY PASSING AWAY.

what The Roll call To-day would
show-The Gen. Bins' Sensational
Story.=NeEro soldiers In Philip
pines Not ne-enIi-tinR Because
They Cannot Get Promotion Above
Rank Of seraeant-Army surgeon
the subject of a Poem-some Al
ditsonRi Particular. About Uncle
sam. Camel Herd"-Other Matters
of Special Interest.
Pine Crest Villa. Maitland. Fla. Dec.
SITS very seldom that notice typo
graphical error In my letters. but I must
I correct one in last Sundays issue. a. q
I does great injustice 70 one OF the south's
nohlcFt ana best beloved women. Of whom
+ have written many pleasant things.
wrote Of Mrs President r. G. Weeds
"thoughtless remark" about tho term
national" but the printer made Il re
marks" NOW Mrs weed 81 too sensl-
/ bio and cultured 10 make thouEhtless re-
/ marks. but thouehtiess word might drop
I from her lips. J did not intend 10 attach
rho word national" 70 the T.. n C.. but
simply refer 20 the meeting Of the chap
/ ters from all parts OF the country as
national convention ] suppose. how
/ ever. that the word General might be
/ used. as g. done by the Episcopailans and
/ the Mcthodisss in connection with their
I conventions which are called general
I conventions The Grand Army OF the Re-
+ pubA1 has its national encampment be-
cause Northern soldiers now live In all
/ the Southern states.
The movement. though too long delayed.
| 20 have Valley Forge National Park
seems to have been started ~ an unfortu-
nate time. Atlanta IS clamoring for
I battlenelds national park around thai
city. while Fredericksburg. Va. Gains
I that a similar park should be located on
I the bloody and historic fields near that
| city, nattlenelds on which more soldiers
| were killed and wounded than on any
similar spot OF ground on the habitaole
I globe. Already our government Is bur
/ deued with national parks and cemeteries.
and every new one only creates demand
/ for another. The mania for preserving
historic homes and batticfeids r. com
mendable in the highest degree. but we
/ should bear la mind that they are TO some
/ extent expensive luxuries and may be-
/ come q burden in the future to our success
sers. Hho may he taxpayers
Tho critical illness OF Gen. WINFIELD F
I Perry. al bowling Green. KY. and Gen.
/ tnomas a. Taylor. AZ louisville. KY. Is
I a forcihle reminder that the Confederate
commanders are rapidly passing away. A
roll cell to-day would hnd many old sur
/ vivors unable 10 respond on account OF
/ lll health or army wounds. I might name
Hampton and French and Finley and
I Kirkland and TAYLOR and Perry and Gard
ner and Iverson and others. / gave "A
| sketch Of Gen. Perry last sunday week.
| and Of Gen. Taylor ; nave some very
pleasant memories. having met him when
| he came 20 Columbus. Ga, 20 disinter ana
/ remove 90 Kentucky the remains Of my
/ friend Col Theodore O HaTa, the author
% the immortal posm 1.-THE Bivouc Of the
Dead" GEN Taylor is a true Kentuckian
Mexican war veteran and n hero OF the
| civil War Like Gen. W. W. Allen. OF
/ MONTGOMERY. Ala, Gen Geo. =. cod
I Tlge'D Anderson. OF Atlanta, AMI Gen
Robert n. Anderson. OF Savannah. he
Was FOR years model chief Of police for
| his native city. lie was every inch sol
der :.
have waited patiently TO see some
| Georgia newspaper deny the sensational
story reprinted In Southern journals. OF
/ the death Of the broken-hearted hermit.
Brig Gen Herman Bins 81 Georgia, near
/ Morristown. y j II ever there was
Brig Cen Bins in the Confederate army
: never have fouud any trace OF him.
| official. or otherwise The story OF hi
/ being a we.l-to-do planter IN Middle Geor-
gin when the war broke out the death
Of hia wife and children. and his sad de-
parture from the deaolated house, IL one
/ that should be familiar to his neiEhbors
some OF whom must still Ia alive. As
| yet. however ] have seen no word OF
confirmation or refutation OF the thrilling
narrative. A Union soldier. William
Becker. g. said TO have visited Atlanta.
Ga. in 1875. and learned from the Con
feieate records that Bins enlisted as y
/ non-commlssioued officer. hut rose rapid.
I = @nt.l he reached she rank 90 hslsaAsee
general WIZ somebody tell the public
whether or not there Is any truth IN thu
Bins sensational story
Chaplain r. @. Stewart OF the colored
troops now IN the Philippines writes home
that tho colored soldiers In tho regular
army are not re-enlisting. and claims
| this is because they cannot secure pro-
motion above sergeant major. They claim
that they arc sufficiently familiar with
I army tactics. etc. 70 ne made scOmmiN-
stoned officers. According to Chaplain
Stewart these soldiers are doing very
I much better than they lid a; Tampa
[ Lakeland ana other places In the south
a. he says they are saving up their
money. one company alone depositing on
a single pay day $500 Of their pay. This
may be the real cause why they won't
I re-eulist rs they want 20 come home and
spend their money. A. commissioned off,
! GERS the negroes have not been n success
and no more will be commissioned.
enjoyed q very pleasant conversation
| a few DAYS ago with Manager William
cato OF the new United states hotel al
/ Jacksonville lie Is e fne type OF the tall.
athletic Scotch Highlanders. and before
I coming 20 America was an officer IN the
/ British army. Being OF Highland Scotch
/ ancestry myself. / was gratihed TO hear
4 him speak OF the valor endurance and
good conduct generally OF the scotch SOL
I diers ln the British army. Manager Cato
favors a large standing army In this
country hut wants Il composed OF the
very hes, material possible. and 10 be reg
ularly stationed in garrisons. somewhat
/ on the plan adopted by Great Britain.
Its idea Of elevatiug the character and
/ ennobluc the daily nfe Of the private sol
dler b. worthy OF commentator. only
I soldiers Of dissoluie and insub0rdinate
/ hanfe should hr pfft to do mental dufv