The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-04
SERGEANT BOYD F0RGETS."
A Little Romance That Is Founded
on Fact,

Editor Morning News: The little ro-
nance, founded upon fact under this IT,
tie, printed in Sunday News, leads me
TO recall some real events which were
buried almost out of remembrance! When
in 1862 the fragment of the First Regi-
ment' returned from the Northern i'm
pflsonment, the men were called upon TO
elect company officers. UP to that date
! mad been second sergeant of Company
u. BY vote nearly unanimous the
men sent me back 10 the ranks thus
quenching any latent ambition / may have
experienced, l accepted the situation for
TWO reasons. First, as an enlisted man
mad no choice; second, it dawned upon
me that probably they knew my capa-
plitles better than did 1, and in this way
became by appointment, commissary Of
Inc regiment, in fact, but without rank,
OF pay, being a detailed private. The
position was not easy. and was by no
means "bomb-proof'' one, as 1 was
HucA at the front. and exposed to dan
sers IN front aud in rear, sometimes near
me picket line, but the chief trial was
wAeh was required to feed eight hum
uied men, having food enough only for
nan the number. Each company showed
sIeat courage and spirit in these attacks
Npoh the commissary, and upon the COM
"lssarlat. l think Capt. Flannery's
iueh We're the most persistent, but other
1oHpdhles were not far behind. l used
oi'eh to think of the miracle of the ioaves
ana Hshes and wished my faith was
s5ealer or my supply of material larger.
NY motto was, .--. ....-, 80.
What will feed two hungry mouths
WIZ surely do for three. .-- ~
''-u mis- really came trusa. Js...H.n
l"ere is In every army abundant OPP
IoIunity for missionary effort, and a
n,au may do much of good work. but my
soserVatlon has shown me that these are
ot me opportunities sought and found,
out mat most influences are for evil few
i" come out of the conflict without haV-
,e received wounds which are very slow
w neal. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, who is
y, e mead Of the army, in a recent maga-
% article, wrote of the advantages
-H might come to young men OF good
I"Sraeter who should enlist as privates.
oo not recall all. indeed. / read only
n. art but l believe they would learn
t''la OF obedience and the chief advan-
N.Y. gained would be ability to recognize
t superors. the mark of superiority
s. some difference in uniforms. He
"ea disposed TO do something to ele-
me standard among the privetes by
d,4 oIt OF d kindergarten" process. ]
70 ''l understand the method, and doubt
"a any one else did. Most observers
s,5nize need for higher moral
,,'l"fd' but some difficulty is expert
sr,... IN mapping out a satisfactory pro-
ot.. press has almost unanimously de-
bsr1u mat the ladies of the w. c. 4. U.
i.b, zone harm In advocating the aboi-
ds,'"' OF the army canteen;" the evil
c... .e shows that after this devil is cast
tsa, me state OF the soldiers is worse
b, before. So the situation seems TO
and ''t IN order to preserve discipline
fr. eOod order an officer OF the army
sn..'. net as "barkeeper." and deal out
va, lh reasonable quantity, TO the pri-
An soldiers. II would be difficult for
a.. enemy to frame a more telling charge
pst the whole system.
Huy while rummaglng amid the