The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-23
JAcKSoNvILLE's AMBITION.
WANTS TO ENTERTAIN THE Con-
FEDERATE VETERANS IN 1909.


Charleston and Louisville Did.
Daggett and Reilly Born soldiers.
The FIRST Child Born ON the site
of Chicago-Controvcrs About the
same-soldiers who Have Reached
the Century MRrk-The sYounEese,,
soIdier-Other Matters OF Inter..t.
Pine Crest villa. Maitland. Fla. Sent
RI see that Jacksonville. Fla. is after
the United Confederate Veterans Reun-
ion for 1902 II will be well for that city
10 pause and consider what a hig thing
sho proposes TO undertake. Just now she
Is struggling with the capital removal
question. and that enterprise promises 10
pick up all her loose change. It will take
$4,000 to properly entertain the u c. v.
boys. and It Is no easy matter 10 raise
that sum. cities that entertain the @. A.
ton not only fed and housed hundreds OF
poor old soldiers but actually paid their
railroad fares Louisville. KY. entertained
the G. a. r., In the most generous man.
ner. and this year gave the United Con-
federate Veterans as warm a receptlon
and as generous hospitality. Jacksonville
Is not big city. and she may find her
self with too big a load TO carry IL her
invitation Is accepted.
II is a remarkable fact that only one
army commander was killed In actual
battle during the civil war and that was
Gen. Albert sidney Johnston. c. s. A.. at
the battle OF shiloh. Mai Gen. James b
Mcpherson. L. s. A.. was not killed in
actual battle. but by sharpshooters in the
advance. He had been over al the Hurt
House Enormously called the Howard
House, 10 see Gen. Sherman. and when
the battle OF Atlanta commenced he rode
away 90 join his forces. but was killed
before he reached them.
The Chicago Tribune OF Aug. 20 gives
its readers a few pictures OF Surviving
Generals of the Civil War" with brief
sketches OF their lives. Among others are
Lieut.. Gen. John NJ. Schoheld. L. S. A..
and Lieut.. Gen. James Longstreet.
c. s. A: Mai. Gen. oliver o Howard u. s.
a. and Lieut. Gen. John b. Gordon. c. s.
A.; Mai. Gen. James II. Wilson. L. S. v.
and Lieut.. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, c. $. A.,
IN his Confederate uniform; Mai. Gen.
Daniel T.. sickles Z. $. A.. and Mai. Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee. &. $. A SchOfield. How
ard Sickles and Wheeler are now ON the
retired list OF the United States army,
while Wilson Is on volunteer service In
China and Leo on duty In Cuba Gen
Iongstreet Is United States railroad
commissioner. succeeding Gen. Joseph F.
Johnston and Gen. Wade Hampton.
Gen. Gordon Is In the lecture field de-
ilvering his great lecture, The Last Days
OF the Confederacy.''
When Col. A. $. Daggett of the Four
teenth United States Infantry, and Capt
Henry j. REILLY. OF tho Fifth United
States Artillery. were ordered to China, u
gave me great pleasure TO predict for
them a brilliant record IN that service
How herolcaly Capt. REILLY met his death
on the romparts OF The enemy's works
all the readers OF the Morning News are
familiar. And now Aiaj. Gen. Chafiee
comes forward and earnestly recommends
that Col Daggetts gallant conduct and
valuable services be rewarded with the
rank OF hrigadler general OF volunteers
Daggett and REILLY were born soldiers. and
their records have shown thai they never
forgot that they were soldiers, and not
politicians. REILLY Dune up by merltorious
conduct from tho ranks OF the regular
army while Daggett entered the army a.
a captain In 1866. from tho volunteer ser
vice. where his highest rank was lieuten-
ant colonel and brevet brigadier general
His nrst volunteer service was as frst
lieutenant OF the Fifth Maine Infantry.
In Georgia. Alabama and South Carolina,
who will hall his deserved promotion with
great pleasure.
/ was surprised TO see in Chicago pa
per picture OF Lieut. Col. Wayne Ger
trude Morris OF Tennessee, In the uni
form OF member OF Gov Gamblers stan
Of Georgia. After what the Governor had
said about the q. A. r. Il seemed strange
that he should be represented at the Ma
tional Eneampment even by stunning"
Young lady member OF his STAFF, who was
heralded with Mrs. Lahman. the first
white child born in Chicago. as Two Ia
nous Women" The sketch accompanying
her picture says: Miss Lieut.. Col. Nor
ris will wear her official uniform OF blue.
with military rogalia and sword and rows
Of brass buttons. and will ride IN the
parade. She Is the only young woman In
America who holds a commission on
Governors staff. She Is a typical Southern
girl writer and a talented musician
and has been ranked next 10 Winnie Davis
IN the hearts OF the Southern people"
must offer solemn protest 20 this last as
sertion Next 20 Winnie Davis was Julia
Jackson. daughter OF "Stonewalf' Jack
son. and next 10 her Lieut. Gen. A. p.
mrs charming daughter. born during the
war, and next 10 her Caroline Gordon.
the talented daughter OF Gen John y.
Gordon. and born since the war. But none
Of these ever claimed 20 be next TO WIN
ME Davis IN the hearts OF the Southern
people," and Miss Morris certainly can
make no such claim.
BY the promotion OF Mai Gen. Miles 10
be q Lieutenant general our army and
navy rosters present peculiar appear
ance. Congress revives the rank OF ad-
miral and gives Il to Dewey. but leaves
the rank of vice admiral ''out IN the cold. :"
Then q revives the rank OF lieutenant
general in the army and leaves the rank
OF general In she background. Grant
Sherman and Sheridan were fun generals
by special act OF Congress, rank that
Washington declined. Grant Sherman.
Sheridan. schoheld and Miles have been
or are lieutenant generals. while Scott was
hrevet Lieutenant general Farrsgut and
Porter were fun admirals. the rank now
held by Dewey. Porter was made vice
admiral and on the death OF FarraEut was
promoted 10 be admiral and held that
rank until he died. When Dewey de-
stroyed the Spanish feet at Manila the
rank was revived and bestowed upon him
The official records show. therefore, that
the rank OF general and OF lieutenant gen
eral IN the army, and OF admiral and vice
admiral IN the navy. are not established
ranhs 10 be reached in the ordinary meth
DDS OF promotion. but depend upon special
acts Of Congress 20 confer them upon
neritorious officers.
IL looks as though che oldest and the