The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-05

News and Courier of May %, corrects
at length what he calls serious errors
in Gen. Gordon's "Reminiscences, and
closes his article with this statement:
AS Confederate soldier and member
of Lees army this writer is glad to
testify that there was no drawer or
more skilled commander of his rank
than Gen. John r. Gordon. But, none
the less, his "reminiscences, only lust
read by the undersigned, contain err
fors which call for correction in JUS
tice to the verify of history, and the
dead and living. who helped to make
history" This writer thinks Gordon
mixed the battle of May 5 with
that of May -, and claimed too much
credit for himself in the latter engage
ment. The American Boy of
Detroit, Mich, for June, Is a splendid
issue. Part four of Camps and Cam
paigns of Washington fills two pages
and has several very valuable historic
cal Illustrations. Riding the Bucking
Bronchos of the Sea" is a thrilling
sketch of life on a torpedo boat in
war time. Peace advocates must view
with alarm the increased amount of
military matter In all of our publiea-
lions for boys and girls, who seem
to demand it.
1t is a noble and patriotic work that
Springfield. o., has done for the Amerl-
can people. Following several finely
illustrated pages devoted to the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution. not
long ago, came in a recent issue a
similar valuable article on the Colonial
DANES and their work and in the
present June issue contains over three
pages devoted to the Daughters of the
Revolution. These are the three great
patriotic societies of noble women at
work to preserve the historic places Of
the Revolution, and keep green the
memories of the heroes and patriots
Of those dark and bloody days when
the feeble colonies so hravely struggled
for the liberty and independence that
have made us to-day the grandest and
most powerful nation on earth--Gods
people to give government OF the peo-
pie and by the people to all the strug-
eliug and oppressed colonies of other
lands
The newspapers and Kansas so-called
histories are off the track" in regard
tu Brig. Gen. Funston's being "in the
swim" of the Rio Grande river. He
never made any claim to this much dis
cussed performance. But he did swim
acloss the smaller stream called the
Tag Bag. The Kansas school commits
siopers have simply made "a mountain
of mole hill" and reflected upon a
gallant officer in no way responsible
for the mixing of the two rivers.
The Globe-Journal of Dubuque, Iowa,
says: "One of the very first things that
strikes a visitor to Galena. H.. is the
fact that Grant once made his home
there and that the citizens are proud
al il. Everything Is Grant--the Grant
Park. the Hotel Grant, the Grant mines,
etc.--all these things are pointed out to
the visitor as soon as he gets off the
train" And yet Grant lived in Galena
less than one year. He was born at
rc;nt Pleasant, o.. In April, 1922, but
his parents removed to Georgetown, o.,
while he was an infant, and from that
pace he entered West Point in 1899. He
resigned from the army in 1854 and be-
came a farmer and wood hauler near
ST. Louis, in which city he tried the
real estate business for about year,
then, 1860, moved to Galena, ILL.,, where
his father lived. In April, 1891. he
went into the war. so his residence in
Calena was a very brief and humble
che, as he had to borrow money for the
purchase of his uniform and horse,
when he finally got an appointment TO
active service in the field. his longest
residence was in Georgetown. where he
grew uD and was educated.
In a recent lettar I stated that IL a
gold medal was offered Frank M. Iron
monger Of Jacksonville,as suggested by
the Metropolis, there would be a half
dozen applicants to contest mis- claim.
Three have already ''come out of the
woods that I said was full OF them.
One of them, from Willeford, Fla, Is A.
5. Wheeler. OF the Greene Rifles Of
Greenboreugh, Ga. who says he was
IN several battles before he was over
thirteen years old. But his claim to
having been at Appomattox, where he
saw Gen. Grant refuse to accept the