The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-30
% yonh sesshoit, Co. C,Jth Missouri Volunteers.
= Schmidt, Go. 9, 9Th Missouri Volunteers.
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:, rERsoNxrI OF rur CONFEDERATE orrIovRs.

;, PERSONNEL OF THE CONFEDERATE OFFICERS.
usnefa LconNas Polk, tho Major Genega Of tho West
.n % MV'snn, should isogc to be man of hy winters,
nras stisght, bearing IN every word and look the
Impress OF tho general rather than the divine; grny
aeep set Keen and penetrating rather Of tho
anah ~ oraer OF architecture. month slnkcn, rs tightly
hair and side whiskcrs Ia u asilidire) pre-
M Ky, y T.st quick sioksn and ready, and whai.
aLole IN conversation. 10 give New Yorkcrs hetter
idea Of tho looks and bearing OF tho rebel leader I
woua sa take the elder stetso at the Astor House. add
wv wv ~ 20 ms stature sprinkle few gray hairs
49, W., s hs'a aud face, dress him In major generals
sun ana they viii have Ieandas Polk to perfection Ho
~ ~ uo means an anstere man, II to Judge by hS
our company yo determination sits upon every Inca
meht q ms countcnancc, ana rmness creefs out ia every
General Gideon J. Pillow stands about Ave feet nine and
halt inches IN hi~ shoes finely formed man. looks
mneh younger than his superior, thOn gh told IL rank
N ne army were based upon age he would rank tho
hlgher oifcer. high and broad forehead sets of a
PRastne face to very nc advantages small koen black
or rather hazel eye, full heard classical nose teeth white
ahu regular aud his whoo personal appearance betoken
ng him rather the ntlenan ihan tho soldier General
row strictly temperate IN his habits, drinks nothing
W.. wafer uses 10 narcotics, employs no physician, and
ps TAR 10 1--we to SO several campaigns uness
nn uninoSy moment he should fail nto the hands OF tho
unIeu states government whsn In all probability, his
suavity as gentleman, his good looks and temperate
haots oh5ined, would be Inadequate 70 prolong hs
existence.
General SfcCown has .he exterior look of boinr the
lighting man OF tho saa tall well made muscular man,
face snnburnt and bard from exposure; bluff and alb
rnpt IN his manners yet, withal, not unpleasng just
6'Nu ono WoNta trfcnd anu
an enemy. Thirty Ave years Of vigorous manhood,
wrapped in leather neryod with iron, propelled by light
nhg and robed In tho planest and toughest Of
c'0ih, form the tout ensemble When he spc1ks ono
can almost imagine he hears the snap and snar cf tho
bun terrier; yet his men love him. and he ia man
toward whom one feels drawn the moro hc secs aud
knows Of him.
or tho inferior officers must be allowed to say that
more gentcmapy attentive and kindly disposed Of
mon have not seea anywhere But Of the troops Q
ought hardly TO call 'icn such, so rough. III clad and
shhhofmed did they appar) may say there seems TO
be vast hcld for Improvement. ! noticed, however,
that the horses OF the np were much superior TO those
OF our own army and could not help ndpgipg in tho
mwt invidious comparisons between them and the poor,
OLD, broendown, spawned, heavy, rough coated,
knock kneed, purbnd, wind broken condemned things
that the War Department is furnishing cavalry and
artillery.
Of the forces at Columbus can say nothing for our
mission there wls not to pry into the Secrets of ther
camp; but discovered that there no lack o forts
and cannon, Of tents AMI stables and judge that IL tho
place Is ever taken II will be at the expense Of
lives thaa the public AT present imagine