The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-28

son. supposed to have been killed by his
own soldiers who mistook the party for
Union advance guards. Chief Surgeon
Hunter Mcclure of Gen. Jackson's staff,
who was perfectly familiar with the af-
fair in all it's details, stated most posi-
lively that none of the wounds-three in
number-was fatal. One was in the right
hand and two in the left arm, and all
were made by smooth, round bullets from
smooth-bore rifles Gen. Jackson" said
Surgeon Mcclure, did not die 'from these
wounds His death was the result of
pneumonia, and occurred eight days after
the wounds were received" Several of
Gen. Jacksons party were killed or
wounded through this sad mistake, but 1t
was in no sense a careless error. Several
times during the Civil War, in both the
Confederate and Union forces, such fatal
mistakes were made. The last one was
at the capture of President Davis, near
Erwinsville, Ga, when the Michigan cav
airy fired into a detachment of the Wis
consin cavalry, which did not halt when
challenged, and were supposed to be Con-
federates.
The almost wholesale promotion of army
officers of late years who were on the
eve OF retirement, calls to mind the hard
SlIuBSlG IN WiMtu idh a PAT " SSNNhS
the deserved promotion of eminent vete-
ran army officers, years ago, who went
on the retired list as colonies, while civil
ian generals of the Confederate war were
retired on their full rank. Two of these
cases were especially near to my heart,
those of Maj. Gen. Henry J. Hunt and
Brig. Gen. John NJ. Cuyler medical de-
partment), whose age defeated their de-
served promotion. Senator Joseph j.
Brown of Georgia, although friend to
both these gallant officers, persistently OPP
posed their promotion in view OF an I'M
mediate retirement. Now, however, our
senators promote officers who retire with
in a week, and seem to think it is all
right In Gen. Cuylers case he had
served since 1884, and went through the
Seminole Indian war in Florida, where he
minstered to the one badly wounded sur
vivor Of the terrible Dade massacre. For
his long and faithful efficient service he
should have ben made surgeon general,
and would have been. no doubt, II the
present practice had then prevailed.
If II be true. as reported, that the Dewey
arch IN New York Is to be rebuilt IN a
permanent manner on the Battery. and
be made strictly Naval Arch, IT'S purpose
being 10 honor naval heroes Of other wars,
1 sincerely trust that Commodore JOSIAH
Tattnan VIII be included in the iint Or the
h0nored ones. with Gen Robert f. Lee
Ia the Temple Of Fame, Ia that city there
should be 40 objection 10 Commodore
Tamnsli IN the Naval Arch. The late fit
- and gallant Georgla historian ana sol
der. col. Charles cOlcock Jones, voiced
ne true sentiment Of Georgia, in the fol-
lowing tribute ~ her veteran heroi IN
fhe perfon ~ Commodore Josiah Tattnall,
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