The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-17
MILITARY MEN AND AFFAIRS.
THE SAD FATE OF TWO PROM.
NENT SOLDIERS.

Some Mistakes That Have often
been COrrected-Gen. Gordon mt
the Louisville Reunion-A Refer
cnce to the Commander of the
Grand Army of the Republican,
Incident in the War Career of Col.
u. w. Wrenn-Other Matters of
General Interest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, June
16.-This city was named in honor of
Capt William S. Maitland of the United
States army, who was a gallant soldier
in the war against the Seminole Indians
in this section of Florida. Being wound
cd and in poor health, he was given a
leave of absence to go North, but owing
to a convivial nature, he imbibed too
much at times, and this occurred while
the vessel he was a passenger on entered
Charleston Is. c. harbor, where he fell
overheard and was drowned.
] am reminded of this sad fact by a
similar case recorded in Maj Hugh Nc
Calrs narrative of the siege of Savannah.
Lieut.. Col. Maitland of the Seventy first
British Regiment of Scots, and also a
member of Parliament, was a hard drink
err and at the close of the siege he in
dulged his appetite for strong drink until
he went into commissions and died in Sa-
vannah. Thus two very gallant officers
of the same name, but of different ma
tions and armies, fell victims to that de-
stroyer of so many bright intellects and
happy homes-"s<rong drink
midst of the graves of 1900 Union SOL
diers buried in the National Cemetery
on the famous Marye's flights, at Fred
ericksburg, Va, and also visited the
houses in which Gen. "Stonewalr Jack
son and Gen. Thomas r. r. Cobb died
from their wounds. Looking out over the
valley beneath Maryes Hights my eye
took in a scope of territory where some
200 900 brave soldiers, pitted against each
other, fell in battle or were wounded. And
where, in all the worlds history, can
be found another spot with such bloody
record? Take all our other wars and
combine their fatalities and how insignifi-
cant is the sum total when compared
with the above record Note, for exam
pie, the invasion of Georgia by the Span
ish forces under Gen. Don Manuel de
Montcano. He had only about 5000 troops
negroes, mulattoes, Indians, marines,
+
thorpe. who defeated him, had less than
900 troops-Indians, militia, Highlanders
rangers and his own regiment, and yet
I'm those days. a battle of that magnitude
was considered great affair and made
heroes of the chief actors.
My prediction in regard to the attend
ance OF Confederate generals at the Louis
willie reunion, seems TO have been sustain
ed Aside from those living near. like
Cen. Basil w. Duke, Gen. II. b. Lyon.
Gen. w. b. Bate, and the officers of the
organization only two or three were pres
ent. The Courier-Journal published daily
q big Illustrated edition, and in one issue
appeared what was headed as the Entire
List of Surviving Generals" Unfortu-
nately, IL Is not an ''entire list" and many
errors appear in the names Gen. c. NJ
Sorrel is Sorren; Gen. j. II. Forney, Is
Forny: Gen. George H. Steuart, is Stuart:
Gen. G.. u. Wright, of Griffin, Ga, long
since dead, is G.. T. W.; Gen T. f. Toon
is Yoon; Gen. Forney is located at Jeni-
fee, not Jenfer, Ala, and Gen. S. q.
French at Winter Park instead of PEN
sacola. Flo; Gen. Alfred Cumming of
Augusta, rs Cummings; Gen. George T
"Old Tige" Anderson, Is G. Y. A.: Gen
T. l.. Rosser. is +. T. r.; Gen. Alfred
Iverson. of Kissimmee, Fla, Gen. VIII
liam Phillips of Marietta, Ga, Cen Bryan
NJ Thomas, (West Pointer, of Dalton,
Ca, and several other living generals
are left out.
Col s. Herbert Lancey of this city.
special aide to commandments AL
bert d. Shaw, of the Grand Army OF the
Republic. has just received letter from
Gen. Shaw in regard TO the proposed Blue
and Gray Reunion in the old war trenches
around Atlanta, on July 90 IN which he
expresses himself as delighted at the pros
pect of again meeting the old Coufederates
in Atlanta. His previous official visit
there was made the occasion of a grand
reception by the Confederate camps. and
the Generals responses were full Of hearty