Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-07-11
S(eliseelIaneums Artitles,
Northern Generals.

NOrCQeru Teuera1Ss
We find the following notice of some
of the leaders of the United States for
ces in a Northern paper:
General Mansfeld.-General Joseph
N. E. Mansfield, now in command of
the forces at Washington, is native of
Connecticut, from whence he entered
West Pointin 1917, to graduate in 1922,
second in his class. This gave him a
commission in the engineer corps, and
when cold Zack" went to Mexico, Cap
tain Mansfield was selected as the chief
engineer of the army of occupation. His
services at the defence of Fort Brown,
at Monterey, (where he was severely
wounded in storming the enemy's posi-
tion,) and at Buena Vista, won him
brevets and fame. In 1858 he was ap-
pointed Inspector General, with the
rank of colonel. He has been promoted
to generalship within short time
"Perley" describes him as "a soldier
like gentleman, with full white beard,
which gives him patriarchal air, and
says he is s'brave, but discreet, thor
ough tactician, and an accomplished
military engineer
Colonel Prentiss.- B. NJ. Prem
tiss, who has the command of the Uni
ted States forces at Cairo, and is, there
fore, likely to be called into action at an
early day, is a native of Illinois, or at
least he has lived there from boyhood.
He went to the Mexican war as the lieu
tenant of an Illinois company, and was
selected by the lamented J. J. Hardin
as his adiutant. By Hardin's side he
fought in every battle until that gallant
chieftain fell, and with his own hands
he helped to dress his corpse for the
last rites of humanity. During that en-
tire campaign he was the most intimate
companion of that lamented officer, and
the sash which he wears now at the
head of his regiment is the one that
Hardin wore on that last fatal field. lie
is an able officer, and is very popular
with his men. He was candidate for
Congress in the fifth Illinois district
last year, but the Democratic majority
was too much for him.
Captain Lyon.-Captain Nathaniel
Lyon, who captured the nucleus OF the
Missouri secession army, belongs to the
second regiment of infantry in the regu-
lar service. He was born in the State
of Connecticut. He entered the SER
vice as second lieutenant, July l, 1871.
He has been once brevetted, and he re-
ceived his captains commission Au-
gust 20, 1S47. The way in which he
has discharged his duties at St. Louis
shows that he is capable of higher
things.
General McDoweN.-This officer,
who has been modest enough to decline
a major generalship because he thought
himself only entitledto the lower grade,
is native born citizen of Ohio, has re-
sided in Kentucky, and is connection
of the celebrated James Mcdowell, Of
the Shenandoah region of Virginia. He
is about forty years of age, has served
in the Mexican war, has the advantages
Of travel in Europe, andis great friend
of Lieutenant General Scott. He is
not only a regular officer of the army,
but believes in the cause in which he is
engaged.
General Bmler.-Major General
Benjamin F. Butler, now assigned to
the military department of Virginia, and
undoubtedly destined to an important
part in the coming campaigns, has been
so conspicuous in his recent and brief
army service as to need no further in
PRODUCTION to the reading public. Suf-
fee it to say that he is native of New
Hampshire, forty-three years old, one
of the best criminal lawyers in the coun-
try, and man of extraordinary physi-
Cal and mental energy and endurance.
He will make his mark.
General Hu7Wey.-This officer is so
well-known to the country that we
should hardly think it worth while to
sketch the chief points of his career
William S. Harvey is a native Of Louis
ana. From that State he was appoin-
ted as second lieutenant of the first in
fantry in the year 1918. From that
time to the present-a period of forty
three years-he has been in constant
service, and has risen by regular grada-
tions to his present distinguished posi-
tion-being now the third in rank of
officers in the United States army. His
only superiors are General Scott and
General Wool.