Butts-Clayton-Fulton County GaArchives News.....A Generous Act August 7, 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Don Bankston http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00024.html#0005864 November 17, 2006, 2:32 am 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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/butts/newspapers/agenerou1986gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb