The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12
SIDNEY HERBERT'S LETTER.
WOMEN WHO PASSED AS MEN IN
THE ARMY.

WOMEN WHO PASSED AS MEN IN
THE ARMY.
System Arc Compelled to Admit
They Are Wrong-A Question
which n Georgia Lady Asks-The
Last Surviving Omcers of the Ala
bama-A story From n Boston Pub
LEGATION Commented Upon-When
Gen. Sherman Was in Atlanta at a
Meeting of Mexican War Veterns,
and the Modest Remarks He Made.
Other Matters of General Interest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, May
lin the May issue of Munsey's Mag
azine there is an illustrated article on
Women Who Have Passed as Men," by
Marion West Several cases are given of
women as men in war, one being the no.
torious Loretta Velasquez, the adventures,
better known in the South as Lieut.
harry Buford," the much married and
self-applauded soldier, spy, etc. .
Capt. Young's appeal, in his Decoration
Day" address against the use of the term
subject has been fully discussed from
every standpoint, and the term, so long
In use, seems destined to retain it's place.
The Lost Cause" Magazine of Louisville,
KY, edited by Mrs. Gen. Basil w. Duke,
who is a sister of Gen. John H Morgan
organ of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy Many old Confeder-
ate and Union soldiers were burned out
and lost everything in the Jacksonville
nre. One of the saddest of these cases
is that of Capt. VIM. A Shaw, a gallant
member of the Savannah Cadets during
the Civil War. For over twenty-five
years he has been the most popular
steamboat commander on the st. Johns
river, and his friends cover the whole
country. They will deeply regret that in
his old age he has lost the home in which
were many highly priced gifts from these
old friends. Mrs. Shaw saved nothing but
the clothes she wore away.
Wherever the terms "adjutant gener-
ais and 'court-martials" appear in nv
letters the reader will please understand
that l wrote them "adjutants general
and "courts-martial" 1 see Capt. w. A
wright, the Confederate hero, is called
Gen" Wright, simply because of his
OWL title OF controller general Attorney
General w. B. Lamar is also dubbed
Gen" Lamar, on account of his civil
title. ' Two Savannah gentlemen
one a Reb" and the other "Yank" are
in doubt as to which side 1 "fit" on dur
ing the late unpleasantness" The for
mer puts me in commend of a Florida reg
iment in the c. S. A, while the latter
thinks was on the staff of Gen. Grant
and Gen. Rosecrans. My services were
mostly in and around Washington after
being wounded for life at the First Bull
Run, With the exception of a month as
private soldier, was a staff officer, and
served with Gems. Tyler, Terry Schenck
Gov. and GEM Morgan, Halleck, Banks
Casey, Couch and Badly" Smith
ceased firing" however, when the war
closed, and have very little respect for
men or women, on either side. who keep
up the conflict by shooting off their
months" The war is over; let us have
peace.
Not only in times of strikes and riots,
but when great disasters come, like the
terrible fire in Jacksonville, the most Bit
ter opponents of our military system are
compelled to admit it's necessity and its
protecting power. Already the press and
praises of the ten companies of state
troops that have been sent there to guard
the unprotected property of the burnt out
district. There is no full security for life
and property in any country, at times,
except through the strong and over-pow-
ering arm OF the military. There is not
in any city of the Union, a police force
or sheriff's force equal to many emergen-
cieS that arise. But for the strong mill
tary force on guard at Jacksonville there
might have been serious loss of life and
property at the hands of lawless plumb
erers. Let us, therefore, honor our brave
home soldiers
A Georgia lady writes me TO know,
why the Jefferson Davis family left
their lovely Southern home and made the
North their dwelling place" 1t is too
hard a question for me to answer. / only
know that the change, like the engage
ment of marriage of Miss Winnie Davis
to a New Yorker, caused much feeling
in the South. especially in New Orleans
and Mississippi. a feeling that still fingers
and crops out in sudden manner some
time. Mrs. Davis seems to be welded
to hotel life in New York city, where
she spends most of her time. Wherever
she goes, however, she is respected and
honored by the Northern people and it
is to their great credit that Miss Winnie
Davis, in her sickness and death, lacked
for nothing that warm hearted, loving
Northern friends could do. without
money and without price, Still, have
always felt that Mississippi should have
remained the family home.
I notice that my old friend, Col. ]. N.
Saussy, quartermaster of the Florida Di-
vision U. C. ", Is referred to as I. N S.
This is one of the vexed typographical
errors of the age, and one that some
times finds its way into books, pamphlets