The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-24
GAVE SERVICE FOR SERVICE.
SAVANNAH CADETS COMPLIMENT
TO CAPT. ANDERSON.


Company Presented Their Conn
mander With Handsome Cut Glass
md silver Wine Service In 1873.
Presentation speech Was I'm Verse.
Capt. Anderson Had "A War Record
as Lieutenant, Enlisted Man and
Captain-He Saw Service In Vir-
ginia and in the Army of the West.
Was on STAFF of Gen. Anderson
Old members of the Savannah Cadets
recall a pl. asaLt l. cidsnt of the c~n-ec-
ton with the company, tAe presen. ation
10 the late Capt. John W. Anderson, who
died few days ago, of a token of the
esteem in witch he was he d by the COM
mand. This token was in the shape of
a magnificent VINE service, cut 6 ass up
on a silver stand, each of the gla ses be-
ing ornamented with a handsome mono
gram design. The pres. n.aLon was
made in 1873 by Mr.. Louis h, DeMont-
moulin, whose presentation speech was In
verse, as follows:
Capt. Anderon. sir, as a brave soldier boy,
Permit me to h-nd you this innocent toy.
lis a tribe, indeed, but the best we cou.d
get,
So take it and keep 1t, you bully Cadet.
It's a pledge of the love of your sweet
little pets,
Those types of fine soldiers, the darling
So that each time you gaze on its crystal
so clear.
You must think Of the veterans you now
behold here.
It's token. you see, from its style and
it's shape,
That must stir up a love for the juice Of
the grape;
It's suggestive of whisky and other good
things,
That glor.ous.y diadem the worlds sharp
est stings.
And when from these glasses your water
you sip,
With the pleasure it gives wreathing
smiles round your lip,
Then think of your fatherly charge Ger
these boys,
And drink full measure to their future
joys.
And now of myself, sir. I'll add but a
line
You can plainly perceive that know not
the wine;
So my weakness of language l beg you'n
not mention,
But charge it to ignorance, and not to
intention.
When the Civil War broke out, Capt.
Andersen was al the Nor'h Carolina Mil
itary Academy at Char otte. hmm ediateiy
after the fight at Sumter, the corps OF
cadets were ordered to Raleigh to orga :
ize and drill the first four regiments
formed. lie was mace lieutenant in the
North Carolina Regulars, Fl hers Reg :
ment, d. II. Hills Brigade, and ordered
to Virginia Typhoid fever siezed upon
him, and he was brought back to heal h
after long ard desperate Illness through
the ministrati7 rs of NJ s. Stonewall jack
ST. and Mrs. d. H. Hill.
Capt. Anderson resi- med his commission
and returned to Savannah, enlisting as
private in the Republican Blues. ThA
was in 1861. Upon the dly his enlistment
was out, he was waited upon by Sergt
w. A. Shaw, who, rep. esl nting the Ca
diets. tender ed him the secon lieuten-
antcy, the Cfffeers of the Cadets then be
ing Capt w. S. CHS, m, First Leu co.
ant G. f. Cam, Sec nd Lieut. nant c !
houn Morell and Junior Second Lieuten
succeeding Lieut.. Joseph Turner, who was
afterwards killed as d Lieutenant of the
Georgia Hussars.
In April, 1868. the Cadets reorganized
and elected the following officers Capt
John W. Anderson. First Lieut.. H. Nj
Branch Second Lieut.. C. c. Hunter, Ju-
nior Second Lieut.. Philip r. Falligant
The company was then mustered into thu
state service, and for six months was
engaged in building Fort Boggs and other
forts around Savannah. The state troops
having been disbanded, the company
Joined the Fifty-fourth Georgia Regiment,
c. S. A, and served in MERGERS Brigade,
Walkers division, in the Army of the
West The company was engaged in the
fights from Rocky Face Ridge to Jones
ooro, when Capt. Anderson was given
leave of absence by Gen. Pat Cleburne
to return to Savannah TO be married,
which event took p ace Oct. 49, 1864.
sherman's march to the sea prevented
Capt Anderson rejoining his command, $,
ne was put in command of a battalion OF
four compan es of Infantry by Gen. Hardee
and ordered to take charge of Redoubt
No. 8, Monteith, S. c. Upon Sherman's
advance Capt. Anderson and his force re-
tired to Savannah, where he was ordered
to cross the pontoon br dge and report 10
Gen. Joe Wheeler at Screvens Ferry.
Gen. Anderson having lost his inspector
general, Capt. Andel son was ordered to
report to him, and in capacity of in
spector general he served under Gen. An
derson through the several battles In
North Carolina that brought hosti.ities
to a close He had the honor to conduc'
he flag of truce between Sherman and
Johnson at HiEsboro and Company
Shops, N c.. Gen. Fitzpatrick command
fue fhe ofitrloSt of the Federal army.