The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-30

either Of the contending armies. To them the General had remained always hero and darling, the dashlng beau saloreur of the days when they had followed him in spme reckless charge. One of these old fellows looked tenderiy down into the fRce of his general and burst into tears Another had not seen Joe Wheeler for many years, for his own gnarled and Weatherbeaten features framed in ragged glay hair expressed surprise. The worn features of the warrior in his caslet were mt those the old soldier remembered Why Joe was growing old" he said whmsically T never thought he could" FORMER CAVALRY MEN GO
 FROM SOUIr TO FUNERAL. A feature of the funeral procession to- day was Camp A, Wheeler's Confederate cavalry, many of them being clad In their gray southern uniforms This camp is composed of men who served under Gen. Joseph Wheeler in the civil war, left At lanta Saturday night in special seepers provided foi the old cavalrymen by Maj. Joseph Wheeler, son of the departed war rior and arrived in Washington today to attend the funeral of their beloved leadef
 Among those here are: J. & Prather. commander of the camp; Col. T. Hardin Jones' of the Third Kentucky: Col. ]. P. Austn, Ninth Kentucky cavalry; Mai. Nathln Lyons, Eighth Confederate caval- ry; F c. Reynolds, First Georgia cavalry; s. Bl MeFadden and T. J. Smith. First GeoYie cavalry; T. s. Bowen, Fifty-frst Alafama cavalry; J. l.. Fain, E1fty-frst Alabama cavalry; C. S. Webster, First Geolgia cavalry; R. M. Medlin First Geogia cavalry; John S. Cobb, First GeoBia cavalry; J. E. Cloud, Eleventh Geoigia cavalry: J. F. Toole, Second Ten nesfe cavalry; W. T. Jones, Second Geor- gial cavalry; J. R. Ray, First Georgia caFlry; w. L. Bryan. Second Georgia caPiry; H. F. Lester Sixth Georgia. cav al1F; J. A. Loftus and P l.. Fuller. First Alfbama cavalry; W. C. Hughen. First GPrsla cavalry; " F. Shropshire, First Gprgla cavalry; Thomas Mcclendon, Bpfs cavalry; Dr. T. D. Longino. Second Giorgia cavalry; R. H. Caldwell. Fifth Gforsia cavalry; Earl A. Webster and t1 A. Hilburp, First Confederate battaL 5eiofe the funeral the troop of Flight Joe Wheeler's cavalry captured the Nhlte House. They had no trouble ef tftlng an entrance, no "glittering bayo- nts' barred the way as in the eos and tie President had a cordial greeting for item all
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