The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-12
fFrom the National Intcuigencer, y,are H.

The public mt large, but especially his cOmpan
ions in arms will be grieved to hear of the death
in this city, yesterday morning, from paralysis, o
Major General Thomas Sidney Jesup. The de
ceased was but few days ago in the active per
sonal discharge of his duties as Quartermaster
General of the Army, and met him with firm
and elastic step the street, with an apparent
prospect of continued usefulness. This brave Off
Ger, whose name is to be found conspicuous in our
military annals, was not more admirable as a sol
der than he was estimable for his domestic and
social virtues. General Jesup was born in Vir
ginia in the year l7SS, and entered the army in
lSOS as second lieutenant of the seventh infantry
and his subsequent military history is succinctv
described as follows: So rapid was his promotion
that in 1912 he Brigade Major and Acting
Adjutant General to Brigadier General Hull In
1873 he was Major of the nineteenth infantry;
transferred in 1914 to the twenty-hfth infantry as
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel for distinguished and
meritorious service in the battle of Chippewa of
the 5th of July, 1914. In November of the same
year he was brevetted Colonel, for gallant conduct
and distinguished skill in the battle of Niagara of
the 25th of July, 1914, in which he was severely
wounded. On the reduction of the army in 1915
he was retained in the first infantry, and in
1917 was Lieutenant Colonel of the third infan-
try. In 1878 he was appointed Adjutant General.
with the rank of COlone and the same year Quar-.
termaster General, with the rank of Brigadier
General; and was brevetted Major General in May,
1873, for ten years mertorious service. He
assigned to the command of the army in the Greek
HdtlOn, AlaOana, In 1856, and succeeded Gen Call
In Florida on the Sth December, 1886; was wound
cd in action with the Seminole Indians, near Jup-
ter Inlet, on the oath January, 1898; and was sue
ceeded by Col. T. Taylor on the 18th May, 1888;
whereupon he returned to the duties of his de-
partment, which he managed with distinguished
ability. In his despatch from Chippewa Plains
July T. 1914, Gen. Brown, in detailing the incidents
of the battle of Chippewa thus refers to the sub
ject of this sketch:
"Maor Jesup, commanding the left flank batta
lion, finding himself pressed in front and in flank,
apd his men falling fast around him, ordered his
battalion to support and advance;' the order
was promptly Obeyed, amidst the most deadly and
destructive fire. He gained more secure position
and returned upon the enemy so calling discharge
as caused them to retire. BY this time their whole
@ Iihe was falling back, and gallant soldiers
pressing upon them as fast as possible"
In MS despatch concerning the severe battle of
Niagara, June 25, 1914, Gen. Brown thus refers to
some of his officers
"From the preceding details you have new evil
dence OF the distinguished galantry of Generals
Scott and Porter, of Col. KILLER, and Major Jesup,
of the first brigade"
To his fine military capacity in the field General
Jesup added great administrative ability. In the
management of the vast concerns of the Quarter
masters Department he evinced great foresight
but the labor devolved UPON him by the Mexican
war, in managing the details of the campaign in a
far distant country, only be properly apprecia
ted by those who shared in its difficulties and re-
sponsibilitieS. A grateful country must ever bear
in honorable remembrance the services of the vet
eran soldier and gentleman, whose name and fame
Will 90 down to pOsterty as a portion of our
brightest military records.