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CURT. J. B. NEVIN
Forced by ill Hrallli to Quit
the Army.
DR. BROWN'S ADVICE.
Who Will Succeed the Roman?
Gov. Atkinson to Appoint.
The following from this morn
ing’s Constitution, will make in
teresting reading matter, e pe
ciallv for the friends of Capt. J.
B. Nevin, of this city, The
Constitution says :
Captain James B. Nevin,
commander of Company H. Sec
ond Georgia regiment of volun
teers, has resigned his commis
sion. The resignation was sent
to Adjutant General A. C. Cor
bin, at Washington, vesterday
morning. It will be acted upon
at once, as the Second Georgia
has been ordered aboard the
transpOlts to go to Cuba, and it
is imperative that Capt. Nevin’s
successor be named before the
regiment leaves.
Serious ill health is the cause
of Capt. Nevin's resignation He
came very near deatlhat Tampa
on acccunt of an abscess behind
the right ear. This, in addition
to other sickness, forced him to
get a furlough aid come here
for treatment.
For more than a month he
has been in Atlanta under treat
ment. He has been constantly
hoping to recover sufficiently to
allow him to rejoin his com
mand, but instead of improving
in health he has remained in
about the ssme condition.
Yesterday Dr. Brown notified
him that he was seriously ill
and advised him to resign from
the army immediately. With
deep regret Capt. Nevin acted
upon this advice by seeding his
resignation to the adjutant gen
eral of the army.
A retiring board would have
acted upon the case of Captain
Nevin had he not resigned. He
knew this and was very anxious
to avoid the necessity of passing
before the board. He knew that
he would be entitled to a pen
sion if retired by the board, but
he did not consider that iiis ser
vices in the army had been suf
ficient to deserve a pension, so
he resigned outright.
Major Almand, of the Secon
batallion of Col. Brown’s regi
ment, in which Capt. Nevin’s
company is assigned, wrote Mr.
Nevin this week that he wouh
be ordered before a retiring
board. He hud received a letter
from Capt. Nevin asking him
about resigning, and in reply In
said that if the captain was to<
ill to serve he could with pro
priety resign.
Major Almand said that even
man in the regiment would bt
proud and glad to welcoim
Capt. Nevin back again, and In
hoped the officer’s health wouh
be entirely recovered. He stater
that a retiring board had bewi
organized to pass upon all offi
cers who were away on sicl
leave, and said that this boar
had made special inquiries re
garding Capt. Nevin. He said
tlrnt the regiment had been or
dered to leave and that all tin
officers must go w’ith the regi
ment.
Capt. Nevin at once wrote .
note to Dr. Brown and begge<
him to give him a truthful am
candid statement regarding hi.
physical condition. In reply Dr
Brown wrote the following let
ter :
“Atlanta, Ga., July 5,1808.-
Captain James B. Nevin, Uuit**o
States Army, City. Dear Cap
tain : In regard to my c nversi
tiou with you about your condi
tion, 1 most say that the prog
j nosis in yourcaseis unfavorable.
I would advise you to imme
diately resign your commission
as captain in the Georgia volun
teers aid thus dismiss this
amount of worry from your
mind. 1 know how much it will
grieve yo i to realize this fact
but you asked me for a
truthful statement of your condi
tions and my odvice as to what
you should do, and I will give
you both in thia. Very sincerely
you rs.
“George Brown M. D.”
Capt. Nevin at once wrote the
following letter ol resignation to
e i Corbin :
•so Adjutant General H. C.
Corbin, Washington, D. C.—
Dear Sir : Having been absent
on sick leave over thirty days,
days, and believing my health
in dangerous condition, I will
hereby tender my resignation as
captain of Company 11, Second
Georgia regiment, infantry vol
unteers, James B Nevin.”
Gov. Atkinson will have the
appointment of Capt. Nevin’s
Successor, according to a state
ment made by Acting Adjutant
General Erwin, of Georgia. The
governor applied to Capt. Erwin |
to learn if he would have the au
thority to appoint men to fill
vacancies after the regiments
were mustered into service, and
Capt. Erwin reported in reply
t hat the appointments would re
main in the hands of the govern
or.
When asked yesterday who
he would mime to command
Capt. Kevin’s regiment, Gov. I
Alkinson stated that he had not
been informed of the resignation
and had not considered the mat
ter. He said he would certainly
appoint some one from the Sec
ond regiment and would confer
with Col. Oscar J. Brown in
regard to the best man.
First Lieutenant Walter Per
kins is now in command of com
pany 11. He took command when
Capt. Nevin left and has been
acting in the captain’s place
since that time. Capt. Nevin said !
yesterday that Lieut. Perkins is!
a good soldier and a capable offi
cer. It may be that he will be
promoted to a captaincy.
Lieut. ' Jack is the second
lieutenant of the company. Com
pany II is made up of north
Georgians and was recruited
mainly from Rome, Capt. Nev
in’s home. Capt. Nevin is ex
ceedin.ly sorry that he unable
io go with his men to Santiago,
u:d he was so anxious to go that
lie determined to go at all haz
irds, but was prevented by Dr.
Brown, who assured him that it
vould mean death.
WASHINGTON, D. C. AND
'iETU RN.
On account of annual meeting
National Educational Asssocia
ion, Washington D. C.,Julv 7-
12, 1898, the So. R’o will sell
tickets July 4,5, 6 and 7, good
lutil 16th for one fare for the
round trip plus $2.00 member
ship fee, making the round trip
I! 19.50.
By depositing ticket with joint
agent on or before July 12tfi,
ind upon payment of 50c the
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This is the greatest apportuni
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Fast trains leave Rome at 9 a.
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