Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-10-18
GEMS. BEAuaEGAED AND Jouwsrcu.s

GEMS. BEhUHEGhED AND JCIINSTCE.s .
The following sketch OF our generals NOV
commanding the amy Of the Io:omnc ap
re"rs in the oi'"iohc N"i,o""ie, of Pmis
the home organ OF p'jwr'. E"ro!ron, and is
attributed to tie pen of pljMce NAPOLEON
GEN. GEArHIG Anr.-l lave i ii YOU c
the generals commanding the Nnrthcrp
army. The details Which send you wo'!J
be incomr!rtc, were motto speak also o
t:ose who command tic Ssutleru n nv
GcMs. Ecau.cgari aEl .!"!nStnn.
Gen. Eeaurcga,l is or French origin
that is to say, lis family cmiGr.tvl from
French 10 CauaGa ;loul :. hundred and
fifty years since. Ills fther left the En-
giish colony to become a ci,izrn OF The
United States, ard settled in New Orleans
IIe there changed lis religion, a iuli ing
Professionalism ard embracing C"ihv!;ci.y
which is tie religion of the General sd lis
family. y rur;I Of Wr>: Point, Bcaury--
gard w:,s . lieutenant colo: ! il the rconia,
army when tic war broke ou,. IIe had
been ar~a;a:cI su;e ;e.:n,culent # Tic West
Tort Academy.
The Government cf Ii. ;;:ate Louisiana
recalled Lin, n.nlc him leave the federal
army, ;:rl Irr.;icnt Jrii,:<ru Davis irm:e
iia'"!y conferred upon i:m tie :m,i q
general, aul tie cun,;uaad uf ;i.e ,.oo;s q,
Charleston, South Carolina. ", know
that lhc commaud gave him the o,,ror;a-
n:tv Of firing tic cannon s!o, wt.:rh rrr.
the flag II the tl,,1y-tuur sta:s. lie !n,a-
tar>icd and took Fort S':mtrr-a succrs,
which achieved him an ;:um,"ns. 80. u'uy-
ity. When Tie secession amy :,rned K
march an Washington, Eeun!c@ar,l wa,
invested with the grade Of genera. Of diyis
ion--mhjor general.
Beauicgarl is :ti;y years cf amc. IL is
small, brown, din, c&tr,!"cv vigorous, IA
though lis features wc:r:. d,cd cxn,csS i"u
and his hair las wkit,ncl rr,r..iurcly
Fac, plysiognomv, tonnnur, accent
everything alou: lin is French. IL
bra"cry is great and uudvi.i:.b!e and rvc:v.
thing denotes III hin,if not It %.:p"rior GIG
raj Intelligence, at le:'>; rcInai h:.L!c mill,
tary ap:hu'". II" is quick, 4 !ir'a ABRUPT,
and: although wc!l.rdUca'e;! an. distinguish
Cd IN MS manners, lie must sometimes Of
1"nd, less by what lie says th"n by lis l:sa'i-
her OF say'nS it, Perhaps he docs not
rtpFe<s with %nt.ivicr' c;.:c ihe mHr;.,>!a,-
ton OF "n"'d,nt personality, WI, Eno""'
lis worth: and 10 whi;:l; Il. j. ,:.,t..' ......sy
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was colou;l in the rc,-uIar .rn,y =: ~.
period OF seccS,;o, Ue s,,..I y.,,. ,r;,
lian,!y iu,be N,x;.,n c,t,o.;rr ,v, -,
iovs in ibe 1-o;,.a ,,., ;. ',r.sI
f5r capacity and proLi,v. Al cx,ren,. re-
serve, a mod.slv no less orc,t c,,s. cav,
Of sadness 10 o,pcar to ,,1y,,,.z.. -, ill.,, r,a
briunt qualities which eve,v one rero~-
nizes inhim; bu, place him in the GSll Of
battle and the, ;ho ,,,o ,..r;,
IN Inn as II by cnc'lantment.
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