The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-31
SIDNEY HERBERT'S LETTER
Facts of Interest to War Veterans and others

Pine Crest Villa, Maitland. Fla, July
S0.-Col. John Taylor Woods brother,
Col. R. c. Wood, Jr., married into the
distinguished Trist family of New Or
leans, and one of his daughters became
the Baroness Gratow. Almost
daily have appeals from soldiers wild
ows to help them get pensions, but
in some cases 1 can render no assist
ance, much to my sorrow, for these are
generally the most needy and deserv-
ing ones. Only yesterday such an APP
peal came to me from a very old wom-
an. She does not know what company
or regiment her husband was in, nor
the state-Georgia or Florida-that he
enlisted from; and yet he was a Con-
federate soldier. 1t is a sad case, and
one that shows the need of a complete
Confederate Roster" in all the South
ern states. Mrs Elizabeth
DowdeI of Alabama publishes very
tender sketch of Uncle" Jacob Dow
dell, a faithful old negro, born near
Washington, D. c., in 1898. He and
other slaves were owned by Gen. jess
sup" she says, who sold them to Mr..
Louis Dowdell after the War of 1912,
and he brought them to Putnam coun-
ty, Georgia. Mrs Dowdell falls into
the common error of making Jessup
out of Jesup an error l have correct
ed dozen times in these letters. Even
county maps in Florida put it Jessup,
yet Gen. Thomas S. Jesup was his
name.
A Savannah reader sends me some
clippings from newspapers of a Con-
federate character for which / am
duly grateful. One clipping, from the
Baltimore News of June 20, is a just
ly founded protest against the frequent
omission of the name of Brig. Gen.
Thomas T. Munford from the roster of
Confederate generals. AS l stated in
a recent letter, he was a dashing cav
airy general in the Army of Northern
Virginia, and his name can be found
in the official records at Washington.
= The Department of Massa-
chusetts, G. A. r., sends me a very
handsome card of invitation to the
thirty-eighth national encampment, to
be held there Aug. 10 and several days
following. l regret that / am not able
to take the Journey, for there are many
reasons why 1 should enjoy the en-
campment in Boston, where / once ed
tied QS65) a soldiers paper, and was
Offered the nomination for state sena-
tor from my district, but declined, as
I never desired a political Office of
any kind. The Department of Florida
will be well represented. Gen. Henry
Narcotic. the commander, having ar
ranged for a through train from Jack
sonville to Boston, as the official route,
over the Seaboard Air Line Railway
Aug -, at 1850 p. m.
Georgians in the navy as well as
the army seem to have formed the
habit of marrying outside their ma
five state. The latest case Is that of
lent. Emory Winship, u. S. NJ, who
is to marry Miss Kate Dillon of San
Francisco where he Is now on duty
looking after the construction of bat
tleships. being detailed TO inspection
duty in the bureau Of steam engi-
neering. Lieut.. Winship is a Macon
boy and a fine officer having been
advanced for service other than that
in the Spanish American War. He is,
l think. a brother of Maj. Blanton
Winship Y. s. A., now Judge advocate
on Gen. Fred D. Grants staff at Chica-
20. and an officer of exceptional legal
ability. Publisher Walter
Neale. who says the Historical ro-
nance" Is just now sleeping es-
peclally In war ronances, ought TO
look outside of his own publishing
house and see the piles OF historical
romance" Of army and navy heroes
stacked up by Rev. Cyrus Townsend
Brady. "Sleeplngl" Just look az Gen.
Charles King. L. S. ", who IL good
second 10 Brady not 70 mention a
historical romances' OF