Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-19
from the National lrtclligenccr.l

Death OF MAJOR SCneral JeSup.
The public ut large, hut especially his com
pagions in arms, will DC grievcd to hear OF the
death. in lhis city, yesterday morning. from
paralysis, Of Maj. Gen. Thomas Sidney JcSup.
The deceased was hut Il few days ago in the
active personal discharge Of his duties as Quar-
terlnaSter General Of the Army, and we met
him with firm and elastic step on the street,
with III apparent prospect of continued useful
ness. This bra:c officer, whose name Is TO be
found conspicuous in our military annals, was
not more admirable Us q soldier than he was
estiniable for his domestic ard social virtues.
General Je;up was born in Virginia in the
wear 17SS, and entered the army in 1903 as a
second I.icu!enan. OF the seventh infantry, and
his subsequent military history is Succinctly
described as follows: So rapid was his promo
ton, that in 1872 he was Brigade Major and
Acting .Adiutant General to Brigadier General
Hull. In 1919 he was Major Of the nineteenth
infantry; transferred in 1911 to the twenty
fifth infantry as Brevet Lieutenant Colonel for
distinguished and mcritorious service i'll the
battle Of Chippewa, OF the 9th Of July, 1911.
In November Of the same year he WAS bTcvcttcd
Colonel, for gallant conduct and distinguished
skill in the battle Of Niagara, of the 18th Of
.July, ISL, in which he was severely wounded.
On the reduction OF the army in 1873 he was
retained in the first infantry, and in lSlT was
Lieutenant Colonel Of the third infantry. IN
1915 he was appointed Adiutant General, with
the rank of Colonel; and the same year Quar-
tcrmastcr General, with the rank Of Brigadicr
General; and was b7cvettcd Major General in
May. ls2S, for tell years meritorious service.
lie was assigned TO the command of the ar,ny
in the Creek nation. Alabama, in 1886, and
succeeded General Call in Florida on the Sth
December, 1896; was wounded in action with
the Seminole Indians, near Jupiter Inlet, On
the 9th January. lS3S; and was succeeded by
Colonel T.. Taylor on the 18th May, 1SaS;
whercupOn he returned 10 the duties OF his de-
partlncnt, which lie managed with distinguish
ed ability.
In his despatch from Chippewa Plains, July
!. 1914, Gen. Brown, in detailing the incidents
of the battle of Chippewa, thnS refers to the
subject OF this sketch
''.Maior JcSup, commanding the left Hank bat
talon, finding himself pressed in front and in
flank, and his men falling fast around him. Or
dcred his battalion to support arms and adj
vance the order was promptly cbcyed, amidst
the most deadly and destructive lire. tie
gained n more secure position, and returned
upon the enemy so calling a discharge as
caused them 10 retire. BY this time their
whole line was falling back, and mlr gallant
soldiers pressing upon them as fast as posi-
lie
In his despatch concerning the severe battle
of Niagara, June p, 1914, Gen. Brown thus
refers to some Of his officers
From the preceding details you have new
evidence of the distinguished g~allantry Of Gen
erals Scott and Porter; OF Col, Miller and Major
Jesup, of the first brigade"
To his fine military capacity in the field Gen.
Jesup added great administrative ability. In
the management of the vast concerns of the
Q~uar,crmastcr's Department he eYinced great
foresight, but the labor devolvcd upon aim by
the Mexican war, in managing the details Of
the campaign in a far.diStant country. can only
be properly appreciated by those who shared
in its difficulties and responsibilities. A CRATE.
ful country must ever bear in honorable re-
membrance the services of the veteran soldier
and gentleman, whose name and fame will go
down to p~cstcriiy AS u portion Of onr brightest
military Ipc,yIS