The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-31
HERBERT'S LETTER.
MILITARY MATTERS FROM VARIOUS
POINTS OF VIEW.

of Georgia-The Occasion When |
Gen. "stonewalI' jackson Smiled.
The widow of Gen. Pickett Making
a Reputation as a story Writer.
Something that the Retirement OF
Cant. George $. HoyIe Calls to
Mind-Why the President Visits
Cnlifornia-A Greeting Gen. Hooker
Gave CorpI. Tanner-Other Matters
of Interest.
pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, March
0.-In my last letter referred to the in
correct spelling on maps, official docu-
Yneuts. etc., of the names of Gen. Thomas
Jesup. and Lieut.. William s. Basin
ger. U. S. A. Since then 1 note that the
last map MARCH issued by the Plant Sys-
tenn propogates this error in its Lake
Jessup." and Fort Bassinger." Also
Cen. ]. e. B. Stewart, as it appeared in
INV last letter, should be Stuart, but there
was a Gen. A. P. Stewart and a Gen.
George H. Steuart. And now
comes new controversy as to the au-
thorship of the well-known war song,
1.-THE Homespun Dress" Like "All Quiet
on the Potomac" this song promises 10
stir up a lively contest between the friends
of the reputed authors, all of whom are
now dead. 1t seems a strange thing, and
vet such contests are very hard to settle
satisfactorily. - How few people
notice the remarkable fact that Lieut..
Gen. John M. Schofeld, U. s.. A. IRE
tired, the most scholarly man and one
of the most accomplished soldiers to hold
that high grade in our army, has lived
9 very quiet and unassuming life since
he retired from active service. Intellec-
tually and in many other respects he diff
fers as much from Lieut.. Gen. Miles, as
does pigmy from a giant.
find it impossible to keep up with my
correspondence, which Is now far behind.
This has been the severest winter for
continued cold nights-I have ever known
in Florida, and this prolonged cold season
disables my right hand with rheumatic
pains that prevent the use of a pen and
much of the time, of pencil. Core
spondents must, therefore, be patient with
1.-The old man." Newspaper refer
ences to Memorial Day. on April 26 are
not correct The Confederate decoration
but the Grand Army of the Republic has
it's Memorial Day" on May 80. 1t is
we'll to keep this distinction in names al
WAYS in mind. = The Chicago -Four
Hundred magazine for February, has the
best picture 1 ever have seen of Col. Bev-
erly w. Wrenn, of Savannah. But no pic
ture can make him look as well as he did
In his coloners handsome uniform as
member of Gen. John B. Gordon's staff at
the great u. V. c. reunion at Chettanoo-
ga, where he was prominent and active
figure in the grand parade Two
very welcome letters of cheer and en-
couragement have came to me from Sa-
vannah within a few days past, one from
a lady of distinguished military ancestry
and the other from a gentleman of high
culture and ripe experience. Many SINH
lar letters have reached me, but l prize
these two above all others for their evil
dent genuine sincerity.
In noting the fact that Brig. Gen. S. V.
Benet and Capt. Henry Coppee were
among the most eminent graduates of the
University of Georgia, or the old Frank
lin College, it seems strange that l over
looked my old and highly esteemed friend
Brig. Gen. John M. Cuyler, Gather of the
late Major VIM. c. Cuyler, U. $. Al, who
was medical director on Maj Gen. VIM
field Scott Hancock's staff, after the war.
He was 1DQeeu, a veteran anu VI hhii 4
shall have more to say in the near fut-
ure. see that Captains
Palmer, Anderson and Forsyth,
T. s. A, are recommended
by Gen Chaffee to be made brevet
majors This is a compliment that car
ries nothing much" with it no increase
in pay or rank except when detailed to
service as brevet majors. OLD Gen.
Scott once wrote me, and with some
truth, that there was vulgar preju-
dice against brevet rank" At the close
OF the Civil War the country was flooded
with brevet brigadier generals from ths
Union. army, largely through "a pull at
Washington. Gen. U. s. Grant
has gone into history as the
silent man." and Gen. stone"
wall Jackson could properly fol-
low as the "smileless man." I never
heard of his smiling under any circum-
stances except just after the Sharpsburg
battle. He sent a note to old Gen. Iubal
Early to know why he Gackson), saw SO
many stragglers in Early's rear. "Olh
Jube' replied, because jackson rode IN
his rear. For once, to the surprise Oh
his staff, jackson smiled.
Mrs. La Sale Corbell Pickett, the wild
ow of Maj Gen. George e. Pickett, G.
s. A, the famous hero of Gettysburg,
Is making quite a reputation as short
story writer, her pickett and His Men
having stamped her as graceful and
ready writer. . The Congress or
the United States, In which so many
harsh things were recently said of west
Point Military Academy, must have felt
ashamed OF any suggestion to aoonsn
1t as they beheld the splendid marching
and fine soldierly appearance of the Ca
Diet companies in the inauguration pa
rade. Savannah and Georgia were rep
resented by some of the most accomplish
ed cadets $3.50 The report that Gen.
Miles visited the Cuban convention ana
met many delegates whose acquaintance
he made during the war, surprises some