The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11
FIRST TENNESSEE REGIMENT.
DID GOOD WORK IN THE SPANISH
AMERICAN WAR.

Fought Like Veterans in the Philip
pines-CeIebratiOn of the Battle of
The AIamo-''EIizabeth Ross MOnu-
ment AssOciatiOn''-COmm issiOncd
Ranks.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla March
A-No volunteer regiment did better ser
flce in the Spanish-American war than
the First Tennessee, and it is gratifying
10 notice that their return from the Phil
pp.nes has been followed by grateful rec
pgnitions of their gallantry from public
and private sources.
Maj. B. Frank Cheatham, who remain
ed behind as senior major of another com
mand, is keeping up their fine reputation
and making still more illustrious in mill
larry annals the name of his heroic father,
Maj. Gen. b. Frank Cheatham of Con-
-'ederate fame.
J One of the handsomest military publ
fations of recent date is a profusely il
slstrated history of the First Tennessee
slegiment and it's home-greeting. One
glance at the photo engravings of the
companies shows that the flower of Ten
hessees young men filled their ranks and
Ought like veterans.
1t was to such soldiers and sailors that
Bishop Brenk, in his Porto Rico address
Dn Washingtons birthday paid tribute
when he said: Gentlemen of the army
and navy, 1 dare not speak in this pres
nce of the exalted services you have
rendered to the fatherland. With pride in
NY heart 1 salute you; all hail TO the fear
less hearts and mighty arms keeping
watch over the countys safety; all praise
10 your gallant deeds. In the bosoms of
seventy millions of your fellow country
men they will live in song and story in
their hearts and memories as long as that
flag shall be the emblem of liberty. When
the worlds gaze was upon you in evil 1
watched and followed your every STEP
when that gaze was TRANSPORTED into I'M
qualified admiration, my heart leapt with
joy; when the world proclaims that in
valOr, in bravery, in endurance in hero
ism you have no superioTs, 4 say you
have no equals" Great applause)
On March the people of Texas cele-
brated the battle of the Alamo and dec
grated the graves of the fallen heroes of
that bloody struggle in the early history
of that heroic young republic. The names
Of FSannin and his brave comrades VIII
never be forgotten so long as the world
appfauds 1.-The brave who sink to rest by
gia has her precious memories of those
early days and those struggling patriots
and heroes. Her noble and gifted Gen.
All abeau B. Lamar shed an undying lus-
Ter upon his name by his illustrious serv-
ices for the now Lone Star State" A
Georgia woman designed and made the
ir.t flag of the new republic, and Geor-
sia statesmen have In the past, as in the
present, honored their native state as
governors of or congressman from Texas.
She is, in one sense, almost a child of
Georgia.
The Elizabeth Ross Monument Asso-
iltion" of Minneapolis, Mimi, that pro-
roses ito erect monument 20 the maker,
designer and originator of our national
fag," is sending out better heads which
dlso state that this IS 10 be the first
ument ever erected to a woman of
United States" This statement is
4arddy correct, as there is a magnificent
monument in New Orleans erected to the
emory of the generous and noble-heart
Il Huckster Woman Margaret. There
are other monuments, also, In various
Parts of the country, not to speak of the
Nary Washington monument in Virginia.
Exception might be taken TO the cart
+ othe-horse statement that Mrs. Ross
a'the maker, designer and originator
sthe flag. First. probably. she origi-
@ged the idea, then designed the pattern,
anu lastly Indut ~ TITO d nag LOT USE. L
have always supposed that Betsy Ross
designed and made the original Stars and
Stripes adopted dhy Congress in III as the
national flag of the new republic
The statement going the rounds of the
press that here are 800 commissioned Off
GERS in the army who rose from the ranks
IS far too high, unless reference is made
to the volunteer forces Such q promo
ton in the volunteer army is very nat
ural. but il is quite different in the regu-
lar service. Where private soldiers or
non-commissioned officers of volunteers
20 into commission in the regular army,
they are not properly from the ranks.
only those who come from the ranks in
the regular army are so recorded. And
IL IS 10 the credit of West Pointers that
no officer Of good character and merit
as soldier is looked upon with disfavor
because he was once a private in the
~anks
All grades in the army. by brevets or
volunteer assignments. have been held
ana held with credit to the country, bv
pIleers who came uD from the ranks
bt. Brig. Geoge B. Dandy was born in
Georgia, as was Mai Mason Carter ana
,,olh came up from the ranks. BIT. Brig
zen. Richard H. Jackson, who died at
~ herson Barracks in Atlanta was from
Ieiahd, OF a good family and from a pri-
vale in the Fourth United States Artil.
11Iy he passed through all the grades.
-i ~ Con. Gilbert S. Carpenter, recently
cured from service in the present war
'dihe from the ranks, as ala
Feral other generals in the SPAN
-" american war by assignment to vol
l",'er DUTY. No meritorous young man
= numbered In his efforts to rise from The
I "a ks Of the regular army and reach tbe
"shest rank in the service
Sidney TJerhart