New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-08-13
LETTER FROM E. G. SYNDER.

Washington. Aug. ~. -NctcranS
of the great war OF lS6l-bo who
have been honorcd with public Of
flee are growing fewer, just rs the
ranks Of their comrades IN the
private walks of life are sadly d.
minishing. The number OF vete-
rams of that war IN Congress IS
less than at any time since the year
following the cessation Of hostlll-
ties.
At the beginning Of the present
Congress, serving on the Union
and Confederate sides were the
following: Senate-lInlon, Bulk
lev. of Conncc lieut.; Burrows, OF
Michigan; Du Pont, Of Delaware;
Nelson, of Minnesota; Elkns and
Scott, of West Virginia; Warner.
of Missouri. and Warren OF
Wyoming. total of g Conicd-
eratc-Bacon. of Georgia, Bank
had, of Alabama Daniel Of Viz
GINA :. johnson, of Alabama; Me
Emery of Louisiana McLaurin, Of
Mississippi; Martin, Of Virginia;
Money, Of Mississippi and Tall
ferro, of Florida. a total OF y.
House of Representatives: Union
Alexander, of New York; Bar,
ebay, Bingham and Graham, OF
Pennsylvania Bradley Of New
York; Calderhead, Of Kansas;
Caption, Of Rhode Island; Gard
ner. of New Jersey; llolllngs-
worth. Kcifer and Sherwood, OF
Ohio; Howell, of New Jersey; HUI
of Iowa; Morgan, of Missouri, and
Wiley. total of -. Confede-
rate-Estoyinal, of Louisiana:
Gorden of Tennessee; Jones and
Lamb, of Virginia; Livingston oil
Georgia Richardson of Alabama;
Spight of Mississippi; Talbot OF
Maryland and Taylor of Alabama,
a total of 8.
This gives a total of forty vet
Grams of the war in the Senate and
House at the beginning OF the
present Congress. Their number
has been reduced by three through
the death of tlese~notable Com
federate veterans. Senators Dan
icl, Me Emery aud McLaurin. 1t
will be seen from these figures
that but Z per cent. OF the mem
bership of this Slxty-fpst Con
gress were veterans Of the Clvil
War. Nearly half the member
ship of Congress twenty years
ago were Union and Confederate
veterans. In the Congress at that
time-the Fity-first-there were
27Confederate Veterans IN the Sen
ate and Union veterans, while IN
the House there were 20 .Confed-
crate veterans and AZ Union vet.
Grams. Considerably over half
the members from the Southern
States were Confederate veterans.
Nearly half-or' "A per cfilt-of
the membership of .ahe Fiftyf'rss
Congress were Yeteraps OF The
war. Men who entered the army
in 1861 65. when in their teens,
are now old men, many of them
great grandfathers. The average
age Of the veterans of tire Srnutr
is sixty-nine years. The average
age of the veterans of the House is
sixty.seven years. Thus, the
average age of these veteran
statesmen when the war began IN
1861, was nineteen years. The
oldest Union veteran is General
Isaac r. Sherwood, representing
the ninth Ohio district, who is sew
cnty-five. The oldest Confederate
veteran is Private Leonidasn #.
Livingston, of the Fifth Georgia
district seventy-eight years. The
Youngest Union veteran is Repre-
Alexander. of New York
years old. The
youngest Confederate veteran is
Representative George W. Taylor
of Acknowledgements years old.
The highest. ranking yeIerap Of
the Union army is j. Warren keit
err, of Ohio, who was a Mayor
General of volunteers. Sherwood,
of Ohio and Bingham OF PenpF
sylvania, were Brigadier Generals,
The highest ranking Confedefate
veteran in Congress is George W.
Gordon. Of Tennessee, who was a
Rripad;er General. and who IS
nov CemHmnder.iH-Hhiets~"i- the
Confederate, Veterans Associa-
4ion.
The next Congress. .Yii see
ntiu further diminution Of thel