The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-30
WILL SUCCEED
CEN. NJ 'GLASRAN
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General Lee Will Shortly
Name Commander for
'Pine Tree" Brigade
NOT KNOWN WHO IT is
Rumor Has it That a Brunswick Man
viii be Named to Command the
Brigade and Appointment is
Daily Expected.

It is understood that Brunswick
man will succeed General P. A. s. Nc
Glashan as commander of the south
Georgia or pine Tree" brigade of the
Georgia Division of United Confeder-
ate veterans. The appointment will
be made shortly by General Stephen
d. Lee, commander of the United Con-
federate veterans.
Several names have been mention
ed in connection with the place." said
a prominent member of one of the To-
cal camps Of Confederate veterans to-
day in speaking Of the matter "and it is
an honor which many of the veterans
aspire to. Savannah has had the hon
or for some time and l think that
given a chance. Then, too, the Bruins
wick man whose name is mentioned
in connection with the place is entitled
to it by reason of his rank"
General P. A. S. McGlashan, when
asked Aabout the appointment, said
thatlsn bss ,-aaniuaa as--.a--ss ->--.-.
commander Lee, and was there
xE3 not disposed to discuss the mat
Y ter He admitted, however, that the
] most likely nominee was a gentleman
living outside of Savannah, who is
: well known here. General McGlashan
sis anxious for the new officer to be
named in order that he may assign i'm
portant work to him.
The South Georgia Brigade is com
posed of the counties OF Bulloch, Eff
a tingham, Bryan. Chatham, Montgomery
Telfair, Liberty, Mcintosh, Wayne,
Appling, Glynp, tierce. Ware, Camden,
q Clinch, Els, brooks, Lowndes,
Thomas, c.!qule, Decatur, Miller, Ber-
fien and Gomez. 1t is comprised OF
131 camps, in which there are about
H500 veterans.
The division of Georgia is composed
Dfsfour brigades, denoted as the North
y Gecrgia, South Georgia, Middle Geor-
gia and Southeast Georgia brigades.
The commander of the North Georgia
brigade is J. A. West; of the Middle
Georgia brigade, Colonel T. NJ. Wylly;
and of abe Southeast Georgia brigade
\ g. NJ %heatley.
The statistics of the various
Camps show that the average of the
CoRederate veterans is today "a years.
sNaT5iile the ranks of the general asso-
ciation and the several camps are be-
ing gradually thinned, it is remark
blet that the number Of camps has in
cBsased instead of decreased. 1t is
Z believed that the next year or two will
N hines the beginning Of the gradual
decrsase in the number of camps,
! -9sssIsy OF them now having left but a
hapoful of members. ..
The above story appeared in yes
teIda s. Savannah Press, and the
swfck veterans will be glad to
/. 4 earn that one of their comrades will
i. .zsts appointed to such a high place
VI the ranks Of the Georgia veterans.
Just who the veteran referred to is
\ mot be definitely stated, but it is
sljeved to be either Captain U. Dart
III Judge Horace Dart. These are
y Iba ably the two ranking veterans of
y iii yIfn county.
fpt. u Dart is probably the rank
MI *eteran of Brunswick, he being
& 81 lieutenant when the war ended
i3d was later a captain. He was a
Eenal friend of the late General
zIzslge Horace Dart is commander OF
Is 5lgnn county camp and it is be-
h <jefl that one of the veterans will
1Fz 'u7saz tile brigade refer ed to.