Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-15
FRrDAy, JUNE IS, 1860.
The Late cen. JesuB.

The telegraph has already advised the reader Of
the death on the 10th inst Of Major General
THOMAS S. JEsUP, ofthe United States Army which
event occurred at Washington after very brief
illness, from an attack Of paralysis. Gen. ;JEsUP
was at the head Of the Quartermaster's Department,
his rank in the line being that Of Brigadier General
though he was Major General by brevet he was
born about the year l7Ss in Virginia but his fami
" removing 70 Ohio, he received his first commits
sion from that State, entering the army as second
lieutenant Of the Seventh Infantry, on the Sd Of
Nay, 1905, more than ffty-two years ago. His sub
sequent military history is succincty described as
follows: Sorapid was his promotion that in 1872
he was Brigade Major and Acting Adjutant General
TO Brigadier General Hull in 1913 he was Major
Of the nineteenth infantry transferred in 1914 to
the twenty-ffty infantary Brevet Lieutenant Col
one for distinguished and meritOrous service IN the
battle Of Chippawa, on the 5th Of July, 1914 In
November Of the same year he was brevetted Coz
onel for gallant conduct and distinguished skill in
the battle Of Niagara, Of the 18th Of July, 1914 IN
which he was severity wounded. On the reduction
Of the army in 1915 he retained in the first m
Fantry. and in 1917 was Lieutenant Colonel Of the
tlird infantary In 1918 he was appointed Adjutant
General with the rank Of Colonel; and the same
swear uarternaster General with the rank Of Brig
adler General sad was brevetted Major General
in May, 1873 for ten years, mertorious service He
was assigned to the command Of the army in the
Creek nation, Alabama, in 1885, and succeeded Cen
eraI CALL in Florida on the sth December, 1886 was
wounded in action with the Seminole Indians, near
Jupiter Inlet, on the oath January, 1888 and was
succeeded by Col z TAYLOR on the 18th Nay, 1888 ;
hereupon he returned to the duties OF his depart
ment. which he managed with distinguished ability.
It is due to the memory Of this mertorious officer
70 state his bureau so to speak in the army, was of
sucha peculiar nature that although his name does
not appear in eur military history frequent by as
others vet his master mind never idle either IN
peaee or war He was the Quariermaster-General
Of the United States army, and, to military man,
the magnitude of the position is obvious. Of the
efficiency in any army. most depends upon the good
order Of the Qusrtermaster's department, and the
activity and efficiency Of its members. Its duties
are multiform and various it has to do with every
thing in the army, and every person It's duty Is to
provide quarters food forage, camp equpage, arms,
ecuiuments transportation for troops, and the full
discharge Of this duty, even with our little army,
scattered as it is over wide Of territory, re-
ouireg quite a. much skill as the largest army ex-
tant: and yet these duties were for long term Of
years discharged with credit by Gen. JEsUP whose
long experience in the service of his country made
him familiar with all its details.
To his fine military capacity in the field General
YEsUP 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 far
distant country can only be properly appreciated
by those who shared in its difficulties. The history
of the war with Mexico which gives the details
Of the victories won by American arms in that
country that does not even allude to the name Of
Gen. JEsuP. Yet it was on the good management Of
the detachment Of which he was the honorcd chief
that the success of the army depended. Through his
bureau were all the contracts made for tranSporta-
ton of troops and provisions, horses and forage
fortheir support arms, equipments and ammunition;
and hundreds Of living witnesses to-day who parti-
cpated in the glorious deeds in Mexico will cheer
fully attest to the completeness in every detail in
this particular point. During all his military ca
reer Gen. JEsuP discharged his duties whether in
the field or in his bureau, with courage and hdeli-
ty well worthy Of imitation, and he has closed his
earthly career ripe in years and with clear es-
cutcheou.