The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-02

but who entered the L. S. A., from
Georgia in 1908, as a second lieu
tenant of artillerists and rose to be
a brigadier general in 1914. But when
the regular army was reorganized
and reduced in size, Gen. Smith was
made colonel of the rifle regiment
with brevet rank of brigadier general.
He was an hOnored and efficient COM
mander.
The Rome (Ga.) Tribune issued a
very handsome souvenir edition in hon
or of the United Confederate Veterans
reunion. but. as is the case with such
issues. there are number of errors
that should not be overlooked. AL
bert Sydney Johnson" for example.
should be Albert Sidney Johnston. IN
der Lieut.. Gen. Thomas ]. Jackson's
picture appears only Stonewall Jack
son, which was not his name, not even
when properly-"St onewalP' Jackson
printed. James w. Longstreet" is
not correct. as he had no middle name.
A fine picture is given of Maj. Gen.
Clement A. Evans, commanding Geor-
gia Division, U. C. W" which is all
wrong. He was a Confederate war
brigadier general, has been Major gem
eral of Georgia Division. but is now
lieutenant general, commanding the
Army of Tennessee Department, U. c.
", having been succeeded in command
of the Georgia Division by Maj. Gen.
P. A. S. McGlashan. U. c. v, who
in turn, was succeeded in command of
the First Brigade by Brig. Gen. ]. l..
Sweat, U. c. ". of Waycross. The
names of Forrest. Hardee and Fitz-
hugh Lee are given as Forest, Harde
and Fitzzhugh Lee. l smiled when |
read of 1.-The venerable Harry Cassh.
Archdeacon of Savannah" as I have
marched ca in rtY1n with this UoI1D O
and frisky veteran" who is ''venera-
Bile" only in his ecclesiastical title. Rev.
/ Col. Cassil must not be put on the
venerable" list of Confederates for
years to come.
The Seventh United States Cavalry
officer spoken of in Capt. Gordon's re-
port of the Manassas battles. in the
Morning News of Wednesday, is Capt.
Selah r. H. Tompkins. not "Selah
Tomkins. There are five officers
named Tompkins. but only one Tom
kins, who is Maj. James S., retired. 1
did some lively scouting with Brig.
Gen. Chas. H. Tompkins. u. S. A
Qetired) in 1861, around Fairfax Court
House, Virginia. Later ON he was sent
TO see widow lady about damages to
her property, and her lovely daughter
so damaged his tender heart that she
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poor sufferer. 1t was a genuine Blue
and Gray union and resulted most hap
PLY for both parties. = Old Con-
federates will be glad to know that
Capt. George E. Pickett, paymaster U.
S. A, has been promoted to the rank
of major. Thus is honored the worthy
son of the famous Confederate hero of
Gettysburg. Another deserved promo
ton, with retirement, is that of Col.
IAIas I
department, to be brigadier general. He
was on Gen. Ruger's staff of the De-
partment of the South, in Atlanta,
years ago, and the prime mover with
me in the erection of the Mcpherson
Memorial on the spot where the gem
eral was killed. - Some time ago
l referred to plain Rev. Cyrus Town
send Brady, the prolific writer of his
torical war stories. naval and militia
ry. But 1 see he is also publishing
short sermons as Rev. DR.. Townsend.
He is a versatile genius of the siren
uous Roosevelt type.
Gen. Corbin has already found that
he has stirred up hornets nest. The
marriage of second lieutenants was
none of his business, as he is, in real
ity, sort of fifth Wheel" just now,
like Brig. Cen, Brevet Brig. Gen
Col. Osher ThonaSSon' was at ManaS-
sas, where he was a genial and suitable
companion for Corbin. Although Gen.
Corbin is borne on the Army List and
Directory" as, "Adjutant General" that
Office is really "in the air." having been
supplahted by the new Military Sec
rotary" Maj. Gen. Fred c. Aims
worth Corbin is not a regular major
general in the army. and his name
does not appear in that list. He was,
and still is. but without an ofice-a
staff officer, and such an officer, under