The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-10

Confederate at the Louisville reunion was
found to oppose vote Of thanks to Gen.
Dan Sickles for his tribute to The South
at the meeting recently held at Freder-
icksburg, Va. of the Society of the Army
of the Potomac. / was present there and
at Lee and Picket Camps reception OF
the Society at Richmond and heard all
the speeches, as well as making one my
self and / am positive that more cor
dial, patriotic. sincere gathering OF the
Blue and the Gray was never before seen
! in tn S country. The survivors of the two
grafidest armies that ever met in con-
flct, made up that gathering, and they
clasped hands on soil made sacred by the
blood of nearly half a million brave men
on both sides. And the united sentiment
of all was. "One Flag, one Country and
one God" Gen. Sickles' tribute to the
Vaor of the Southern soldiers was grand,
but his picture CT Southern recuporation
and future leadership in iron, coal and
cotton. was one of the strongest features
in his admirable address. The one dissent
ing vote at Louisville matches the one
inharmonious voice of a Union soldier at
Germantown, Pa, in protest against the
erection of a monument over the graves
of Confederate soldiers buried there. The
monument will be erected. and the man
who dares to bow II up with dynamite
will find himself blown up by cyclone
of public contempt and condemnation.
AS early as August, 1861, a negro regi-
ment was rendered to the war department
of the Confederate states, and IN reply
the Rev. DR.. A. 7. Bledsoe. an eminent
Methodist divine although A distinguish
Cd graduate of West Point Military Acad-
envy and ell ore time assistant secretary
of war. sent the following letter. which
will be read with great interest even at
this late day by Morning News patrons
in Georgia.
Confederate States of America
War Dept, Richmond, Aug. g 1861.
W. S. Turner, Helena, Ark: Sir-In re-
ply to your letter of. the 18th of July,
am directed by the Secretary of War to
say that this department is not prepared
10 accept the negro regiment rendered
by you and yet it is not doubted that
almost every slave would cheerfully aid
| his master in the work OF hurting back
the fanatical invader. Moreover. II the
necessity were apparent there is high au-
| thority for the employment OF such forces.
Washington himself recommended the en-
ls;ment Of two negro regiments in Geor-
gia. and the Congress sanctioned the
measure. But now there is a supersbund-
! ance OF our own color rendering their SER
vices to the government in Its day OF
peril and ruthless invasion, a superabund-
ance of men when we are bound to adj
NIT the inadequate supply of arms at
| present at the disposal OF the govern
ment. Respectfully. A. T. Bledsoe.
Chief OF Bureau OF War.
It is hardly necessary to say word TO
| old Confederates who have attended any
Of the reunions in commenda-
! ton OF Mai Gen. George Moor
man, the Jealous and eficient adju-
tant general for Commander-in-C Chief
Gordon. witnessed the presentation TO
him at the Charleston reunion last year
of an elegant banner from each state or
division OF the United Confederate Neter-
ans as tribute TO his patriotic and in
valuable services OF which It may be said
| that they have virtually created and kept
in state OF prosperity and growth that
| grand organization.
Cen Norman did not reach a high rank
In The Confederate army, because, Ike
| other valuable and needed staff officers,
his promotion would put him into a less
| important station. In 1854, at Benton,
| Miss, Brig Gen. W. II. jackson OF Belle
Meade Farm, IN Tennessee. paid this hne
tribute 10 young Norman: AT his own
request. and on account OF injury 40 his
! eyesight from constant - writing, Capt.