The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15
WELL REPRESENTED IN CHINA.
SIDNEY HERBERT SPEAKS WELL
OF COL. 4. :. DAGGETT.

His Proper TitIe-Both Texas and
Georgia We're Correct-Capt. Fall
ligunt'S Poem-Other Military Mat
tiers.
Pine Crest Villa Maitland. Fla, July Il.
lit is a matter for congratulauon that col.
Aaron s Daggett Of the Fourteenth
United States Infantry has been sent TO
China, as he is not only a brave and ex-
perienced soldier, but one that is firm and
discreet in his dealings with communities
In which he may be assigned to duty.
He is a native of Maine and entered the
regular army as captain of the Sixteenth
infantry in 1856. having risen in the volun-
teer service from a lieutenant in 1861 to be
lieutenant colonel and brevel brisadier
general in 1865 He was made brevet ma
jor and Lieutenant colonel for gallant con-
duet in Virginia and breyet colonel and
brigadier general for gallant and merton
ious services during the war. After the
surrender Gen. Daggett was on duty in
the South as captain in the Second H.
fanuy and won a fine reputation as a
clear-headed soldier by refusing to allow
himself or his soldiers to be used for po-
liu1al reconstruction purposes. lie was
Oh several OCCASIONS reported 10 tllt wal
department, but always proved that he
had acted within the line of duty. He IS
q prudent and safe commander and will
prove the right man in the right place in
China.
Remys battery of the Fifth Artillery,
also ordered to China is well known in
Savannah and Atlanta, and is a crack
/ corps in every respect. Capt. Henry J.
Reilly is a native of Ireland and entered
7 TIr 1y1- e.e,4 in, md hEr
good conduct and meritorous service, he
/ mas passed every grade as a non-commis-
stoned and a commissioned officer up to
| his present rank of captain He won
/ his first commission after only two years
/ in the ranks, and his record since has
/ been equally complimentary. And IL is
well TO note, in this connection, the good
results Of promotion from the ranks 80
/ a commission for really meritorious SOL
/ diers Under this rule our army has been
/ wonderfully improved and now presents
4 a remarkably high standard Of excellence.
/ Within the past few years the sons of
/ generals and colonies and prominent
/ statesmen have enlisted in the regular
| army and won their way, as Reilly did,
! to commission. Under the new law
! that gives senator's a cadet al West Point
/ there viii be fewer promotions from the
/ ranks after a few years
In my last letter l referred to the great
work done h. Lafayette Post c. a. r.,
Of New York, under Commander Allan
/ c. Blackwell, in distributing United States
4 flags over in Cuba. Porto Rico. the Sand
wich Islands, and the Philippines, l
might, also. have spoken of the noble
work here at, home. in the same direc-s
/ ton, being done by the Youths Compan-
i ion of Boston Mass AS the managers of
4 this splendid boys and girls weekly pa
/ per, blow no trumpets and keep their
names from the pubic, few people are
| aware of The immense work they have
done and are still doing for our public
! schools all over the land, and for the pu-
pills. Having been called upon officially 20
1 make addresses at the raising of several
/ flags given public schools in Orange coun-
/ ", and also 10 present patriotic pictures
4 to these schools, l have come TO be famil-
lar with the grand movement carried on
/ solely by the Youths Companion. And
now it has added a new feature to is
work, that of giving prize banners to one
hundred schools along the Seaboard Air
Line Railway, making the best improve
ment in school house grounds, etc In
/ this connection a magnificent mounted
| silk flags-the Stars and Stripes-is to be
| presented to the National Education AS
ISOLATION at Charleston this week. by the
! Youths Companion.
/ desire to protest against the seeming
refer to Col y. e. Maxwell. general man
ager OF the Florida Central and PENN
sular division of the Seaboard Railway
System, as Capt Maxwell While it is
true that he held that rank in the Con-
federate army he has been a bone-ide
| colonel half a dozen times since. When in
uniform and in good health Col. Max
well resembles Gen. John Is. Gordon in
his fine martial appearance. He has of
ten served on che Governors staff and is
to-day a colonel on the STAFF of Mai
/ Gen. Law. commander of the Florida Di-
vision of Confederate Veterans Col.
Maxwell has several times earned his title
and il should be freely bestowed upon him
in newspaper articles | remember well
how Gen. William McRae Of Atlanta was
one day referred to as McRae, while the
same paper spoke of col" s., a mere
youthful lawyer who was never even "A
corporal. one day in Macon the late
col" John b, German, whom everybody
knew, entered a store and was sauted
all around as colonel" when suddenly
an old fellow jumped up and grabbed his
hand and exclaimed. why, SerCt. Cor
man, how do you do? ] haven't seen
YOU since we left the army together" The
4 bystanders smiled a broad smile over the
new title.
Ii IS gratifying to note that two vexed
| questions recently sprung have finally
/ been settled. IeNas troops claimed TO
haye led Gen Lee ITO the rear in the
hour of danger but the claim was con-
1 tested by other troops from Georgia II
seems now that both claims are sood.
/ Texans led him to the rear on May 6,and
! Georgiaus on May Y, the latter event in
I which Gen J. b. Gordon figured has been
! immorallzed in a spirited lyric. 1.-THE
/ Man of the Twelfth Of May" by Capt
/ Robert Fallgant, soldier. jurist and ora
/ tor. The other veXed question. as to who
! got the first United Confederate Veterans
! Cross the gift of the Daughters Of the
| Confederacy, has been settled IN favor of
Judge Alexander NJ. Erwin of Athens. in
stead of Cen Samuel G.. French of Pensa-
cola, Fla. Mrs. Erwin first suggested the
cross idea and the Athens chapter order
ed the first installment of the crosses. Very
/ properly, when they came to hand num-
Der one was assigned to Mrs. Erwin's hus-
band, who was a true and tried Confeder-
ate soldier-a k.nsman of Gems. Howell
| and Thomas r. r. Cobb.
talented young Georgia editor errs in
stating that Gen. Joe Wheeler is "the last
of the great cavalry generals OF the war
| between the states" He evidently over
4 IoaLFa Fupf bat liant W. u.