Coeur d'Alene evening press., 1910-05-11
MONUMENT 10
THE RO0SEVELTS
GRANDFATHER or LATE PTEsr,
DENT MAS SOLDIER IN REvo-
LUTI0NARY WAR.


al Stewart's daughter Martha. called
Patsie. frst married United states
Senator John Elliott, and after bis
death she married james 8. BuIloch.
Matte. daughter Of this alliance, mar
ried Theodore Roosevelt. sr.. whose
son. Theodore Roosevelt. was presi-
dent pf the United States.
This y paragraph from the H.
port 81 house committee recon-
mending the erection of monument.
At cost Of 1880. 10 the memory
Of Generals Daniel Stewart and James
sereyen They we're members Of
what the report calls "a little band
Of cultured and pioua men who, with
their families. settled II Georsia
about no years ago They called
themselves The Midway Society
screven, who had record as brave
and da1ing patriot, was killed III one
of the battles Of the revolution.
Roosevelt's grandfather was is
years old when he shouIdered rife
bigger than himself and went forth
to shoot the daylight into the British
invader. He vas wounded BY a saber
at Pccatalogo, South Carolina, eaptur-
cd, and confined IA prison ship at
Charleston. On 4 stormy night hei
and eight others slipped through the
port holes and swan through mighty
waves TO shore. Stewart entered the
service again and fought to the end
OF the war. much Of the time with
Sumter and Marion.
Soon after the close OF the war
he was at the head OF regiment
chasing Indians along the coast OF
Georgia. The trouble was that the
Indians we're robbing the settlers Or
cattle and horses. pillaging houses
and numbering families. He was
presidential eIector and voted for
Madison.
When Stewart returned home after
the revolutionary war ne found that
his tranquil plantation, near RiceS
boro, had been occupied By General
Provost. commanding the British
troops IN the south. On the wall Of
the sitting room he found branded
on the boards: This house was the
home OF nest OF rebels" This
historic home was destroyed by fed
eral troops during the civil war and
now only the chimneys remain.
In the second war with Great Bri-
tain in 1912. General Stewart again /
took the field and the officer Of bri-
gadier Of cavalry was created ana
given to him.
Both Stewart and Screven were
buried in the cemetery beside Midway |
church and there the memorial is to
be erected II the bin becomes law.
Remove Desertion stain.
remarkable statement by Repre-
sentative Thomas tDem.. Ky.), in the
house, a few days ago. led to the Inn
mediate adoption Of resolution to
wipe ont charge of desertlon stand
ing against Joseph Dobson in the
war department records.
In 1875. said Thomas, sDobson
had served over II months in the
regular army with good record. He
obtained a leave Of absence, as he
states in his afidavit, to 60 and see a
girl OF his acquaintance. He wentI
to see the girl. and. like many young
men-and for that matter. old men,
too--he got drunk. He started back
but got thirsty and went out into the
foothills to look for some water,
and he got lost and made his way
finally back to his post As the re-
port OF the adiutant general SAYS, he
was absent a part Of one day beyond
his leave OF absence. He was arrest
ed as the proof shows-and the re-
eital Of this case. Mr.. Speaker, Is
more like 4 romanee or the aeconntI
of some Russian atFocity. He was
arrested. carried 10 d blacksmith
shop and irons put around his an
kles. heavy chain was attached to
hem. and he was kept in that condl-
lon for three months. until the irons
round his ankles had worn the flesh
early to the bone before DObson got
Pc irons removed from his ankles
was then tried By a couFt-martiaIl
nd was sentenced to imprisonment
Pr four years. and given q dishonor-
la discharge. After that the irons
Ere put back upon his ankles ana
was sent back 10 prison. and re-
ained. as ] remember. something
yer year, and appealed the case
the var department. The adjutant
neral in his report states that the
nishment vas unaccountably Sc
re. that this nan vas absent from
e post only = part Of the day: and
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