The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-14

into the Mexican war from Georgia and
was given a vote of thanks, with other
brave Georgians, for heroic conduct, by
the Legislature On March 3, 1855, he
was appointed captain in the First United
States Cavalry but resigned three years
later. He entered the Confederate SER
vice and was colonel of the Eleventh
Georgia, Infantry, until made brigadier
general. After the war he was chief of
police in Atlanta and Admission, Ala,
where he died; and like Gen. r. H. Ander-
son of Savannah, and Gen. W. w. Allen
Of Montgomery, Ala, he was model
chief.
In abiding to Col. B. w. Wrenn's fine
martial appearance as aide to Gen. John
B. Gordon at the First Annual Conven-
ton of United Confederate Veterans,
should have stated that Col. Wrenn. as
general passenger agent of the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway, is
sued one of the most compact and beau
tiful reunion souvenirs I have ever seen.
The illuminated covers were simply mag
nificent the front being fine picture OF
Gen. Gordon on a background OF the
"Stars and Stripes which the back
cover represented Gen. Lee at the battle
of the Wilderness, on May Il 1851, an
event that gallant and gifted Capt. ROD
ring war poem, THE Man of the Twelfth
of May" Behind Gen. Lee the Confed-
crate battlehag is being borne aloft, by
his brave soldiers, while far above the
smoke of battle appears beautiful nag
of the Confederacy. Both these covers
ought to be framed and hung is every
meeting room of the camps OF United
Confederate Veterans as souvenirs OF
their first grand reunion under the shad-
ow of famous Lookout Mountain, and tho
generous thoughtfulness of Col. B. w.
Wrenn, the boy Confederate from Vir-
ginia.
The action of Forrest Camp, U. c. w.
in favor Of admitting Sons of veterans
to membership in the order Will meet
with considerable opposition at Memphis.
There are many old soldiers VINO reel
that they can never have a successor
not even through a beloved son-h the
u. C. ". The Grand Army OF the ne-
public has persistently refused 20 alio~
membership to the Sons of veterans alo
the refusal is based upon goou slou tL',.
If I had a son, and he was the Eeiy
1.apnle of my eye" would vote against
nutting him along side of myself-a pat
| tle-scarred soldier of the Civil war " hd'
( did he suffer, in any way or what ue',-
gers did he pass through, that enllIIe
him to enter the ranks Of gri2zled Vetel-
| ans. soldiers who left their arms OF lesS
on the battlefield, or believed its SOD with
! their blood? The world never saw I"o
| such armies as the Union and Conteoera ~ re
| forces. and to-day the G. A. H. anu
! G. V. stand out from all other orsai I -
| tions as two orders that can never We
| nernetuated beyond the maj roll can VI
| their last surviving members. -
Now. suppose the Sons OF veterans a.
admitted TO membership. Mrs. s. i. CAP
bstt the custodian Of the Southern Cross
declares that the Cross cannot be worn oy
any descendant or representative % :
aead soldier. and that the Legislator IL, eS
will be asked to enforce this RUE VIZ
a law making It a penal onense ior al,'
| ,erson. except a genuine Confederate NSt-
| eran 10 wear the Cross This Is just w ".
| nlatforu on which / stand; no one hos
| even a dear son-should be ulo"eu "
wear the honors OF a battle-scarrea nelU
az the Union or Confederate forces Mrs
| Gobbett SAYS the appeals or deaceni,
| ants,, have been painful" 20 her, pu'
Iii the living must be served frst uh'ei
| tbe rules. ahe also notes the iact ina
| IA Germany, when veteran nles' w
| decorstions must b. returned 20 me min
tary authorlties. but IN this country th'
descendants are allowed 20 Keep mem
/ am aware that the ola soldiers ~ byll
armies are rapidly passing away blt W. =.
n no reason Why the q. g " ~ ~" y
a IL. should rex 90 a. pefpfinAi,1
man who never nffd Fpn, drew ~"
or suffered anY q ~ 49,
periia ~ the great cifil War
Tho ssas fionai sfiieis about no 80 -