The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-08

7.-President Roosevelt may have for
gotten that Gen. George Brinton Nc
Clellan was the commander of the
Army of the Potomac at the battle of
Antietam or Sharpsburg but he will
never forget, no matter how long he
lives, that Col. George Brinton McClel-
Ian commanded the Democratic party
in the recent battle of ballots in New
York city and won a glorious victory.
Teddy" himself, some years ago, COM
manded a Republican host in a similar
battle and was defeated for Mayor of
smaller New York, while the son of
his forgotten" victorious general now
becomes Mayor of Crater New York"
And the Republican Governor of New
Jersey, who also forgot to mention
Gen. Mcclellan at Antietam, will yet
reap a reward for his insult to the
memory of one of his distinguished pre-
decessors.
Can you tell me- writes a Florida
reader of the Morning News, what
states have published a history or ros-
ter of their soldiers engaged in the
officer and soldier? / will be glad to
hear from you through the Morning
News" 1 know of only one Southern
state that has published "a history or
roster" of its soldiers, yet there may
be others. Several have published ros-
tiers of their officers, but North Caro-
lima has published five volumes of COM
pany and regimental histories, and
every soldier has a place in these rec
ords. And although very large, hand
some volumes, worth $3.50 each, as
books sell, the state librarian disposes
of them for the insignificant sum of 81
a volume Other Southern states are
moving in this matter, as the War De-
partment at Washington has offered
to print a complete roster of all SOL
diers in the Confederate States army
whenever reliable official company and
regimental rolls are presented for that
purpose.
1t will be remembered that some
weeks ago an irate correspondent call
ed on the Daughters of the American
Revolution and the United Daughters
of the Confederacy to arise in their
might and sweep newspaper histo-
rians from the face of the earth" He
held me up to ridicule because 1 had
stated that Gen. Robert S. Garnett.
TAIN" when. in fact, he was killed at
Calricks Ford, Va. I have just found
the letter in which / made the state
ment, and discovered that it was made
on no less authority than a record
made by Gen r. Porter Alexander,
G. S. A. chief of Longstreet's Artil-
lery who was a cadet under Mai. Gar
nett at West Point. Now. as / can
not know everything of my personal
knowledge, it becomes necessary to
depend upon other people sometimes
for information. And / am sorry to
confess that distinguished people and
high class cyclopedias, as we'll as So
called histories. often mislead me, as
in this instance. Gen. Alexander IS
my intimate and highly esteemed
friend, and although a man of fine in
telectual culture he evidently made
the record in haste.
The New England Magazine of Bos-
ton, Mass, for October, is a rare issue.
Besides a special beautifully illustrated
historical article on the Boston AN
clients" and the London "Honourables,
the two famous artillery corps of the
world. it also has an illustrated bio
graphical sketch of Artist Whistler's
distinguished parents and their fam
lily l have a book, containing the lives
of the Presidents of the United States,
and ii records Gen. Chester A. Arthur
as born in Fairfield. Franklin county,
Virginia. But this magazine contains
sketch and picture of THE Arthur
Monument" at Fairfield, Vermont, To-
Gated on the spot where stood the cot
tage where he was born. son of Rev
William Arthur, preacher. teacher and
author Probably the printer mistook
VT for Va, and put Virginia" as
the town and county are correct. Some
important publications give Savannah
as the birthplace of Gen. John c. Ere
mont, while others say he was born
in Charleston. Gen. Andrew Jackson's
birthplace is sometimes located in
North Carolina and at other times in
South Carolina. Unfortunately u man
is unable to tell from personal knowl-
edge where he was really born.
The hopelessness of the Peace Society
movement lies In the tendency of the
sons of ministers of the Gospel going
into the regular army, and the fact,
that hundreds of the most eminent
clergymen, North and South, have
themselves been soldiers in war time
from colonial days to the present pc
Rod. Then we have all over our coun-
try schools conducted by or under