The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-21

an Episcopalian. If true, this offsets
our loss of Chaplain Jones.
The Confederate veterans of DeLand
Fla, have organized a camp and
named it for Gen. VIM. w. Loring,
called, a veteran of the Mexican and
Civil War" But this is only half of it,
Loring came to Florida a boy soldier
from North Carolina. and served in the
Seminole War. After the Civil War he
served in the Egyptian army as Lor-
ing Pasha. My dear old friend was a
life long soldier. and one of the few
accomplished colonies who left the u.
S. A, in 1861 for the C. S. A. He was
a hero of four wars, and his armless
sleeve proved his valor in the hour of
danger.
The announcement of the approach
ing marriage of DIR. Reynolds" Mar
vim Kirby Smith, assistant surgeon,
with rank of first lieutenant in the
United States army to Miss Maude
Tompkins, daughter of the late Judge
Henry B. Tompkins, leads me to call
attention to the singular fact that his
name does not appear in any of the
army registers. But the name of "Rey-
mold NJ Smith Kirby is there-which.
properly translated. would read Kirby
Smith. Somebody has made a blunder
in registering his name, that has not
been corrected. He is a son of the late
Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, c. S. A.. of
the University of the South, at Sewa-
nee, Tenn, and is named for his I'M
Gle, Maj. Reynold NJ. Kirby, of the old
U. S. A. DR.. Smith served in the Phil
ippines as assistant surgeon, with the
rank of captain, in the famous First
Tennessee Volunteer infantry, in 1898
and 1899, and came into the regular
army in June, 1902. He was educated
at the University of the South and is
a graduate of it's medical department
Surgeon Smith is now on duty at Fort
Barrancas, near Pensacola, Fla, but
any one looking for his name will find
1t under the head of Smith Kirby and
not Kirby-Smith in the army registers
l was amused recently by a full-page
newspaper 'ad," profusely illustrated
with pictures of war" generals, So
called in the "ad." but not half of them
We're even generals in the service As
sample, take Gen. J. Floyd King of
Louisiana, formerly of Georgia, who is
represented as having served as a gen.
eral all through the Cicil War. King
had been given a fine military educa-
ton, partly at the Georgia Military In
stitute. and yet he went in as a private
and won his way up to a colonelcy at
the close of the war. Then he moved
to Louisiana and there became a brig
adler general of militia and this gave
him his present title of general 1
simply mention this case to show how
hard it is to get bona fide titles ana
military records in proper shape Ii
is a sad fact that few families can
give correct record of a sons. a hus-
bands or a fathers service in the reg
ular army, not TO mention volun-
teers. And for this reason every state
should have a historian of acknowl-
edged ability, studious habits, and pa
uent industry to make up a reliable
record Of all its soldiers, regulars and
volunteers.
''rhe Lost Cause" OF Louisville. XIV.
contains group picture OF Mai. Gen.
~ l.. Smith, Brig. Gen. James NJ. Nc
lntOsh, Brig. Gen. r. A. Perry and
Brig. Gen. Joseph FineRan, all "of
Florida" Well. Martin Luther Smith
was born IN New York, and entered
West Point from th8t state. lie re-
signed 10 April, 1861. 20 enter the G.
3 A. and died 90 July. 1866, I.
James Mcqueen Mcintosh wsa born Ia
Florida, but az I know. Of 0e0rgia
parents, Tor hif father waf Col. James
Simmons Mcintosh. ". s. A., who was
hero in me Mexican War and NOR
tally wounded a. Mellno del Key. .
The son graduated az West Point in
gsmss Afinfofh 81 resigned in
Mey. 1901 ana went lnfQ fhe A. 81 A..
sng tsA ~ ths bsitis " Pee hndss.