Butts-Clayton-Fulton County GaArchives News.....A Generous Act August 7, 1898
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Jackson Argus – Butts County August 7, 1898
Among the may interesting incidents that were brought out through the great 
Confederate reunion in Atlanta last week, the following is one of the most 
touching and valuable to its teaching and we hope that it may reach the years 
of the north:

“W. A. Pledger”, the well known lawyer of Atlanta, gave an illustration last 
week of the affection of former slaves for the men who once owned them

Pledger belonged to a Clayton county family whose name he bears.  Joseph 
Pledger, one of the sons of that family was a Confederate soldier, and was so 
badly wounded that he has been able to do very little since the war.  Fearing 
that he might not be able to go to the reunion, W. A. Pledger sent him the 
money to come on, purchased for him a Confederate uniform, obtained a nice 
boarding place and paid for his entertainment throughout the reunion.  Pledger 
met him at the train and saw him safely on board when he was ready to return.  
His kindness made one of the many pretty incidents of the reunion.





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