Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-12-12
Assistant Adjutant General

The war j" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sketches of
Generals Columbus KY.
correspondent of the New York Herald who ac-
companied flag OF truce from Cairo down to Colum-
bus, paints the following pen portraits OF our Gene
rails there, whose calibre the North has just learned
GENERAL POLK.
General Leonidas Polk, the MajorGeueral of the
Western Division, should judge to be of fifty
winters tall and straight, bearing in every word and
look the impress OF the general rather than the divine
gray eyes, deep set keen and peDetratng nose rather
of Roman order of architecture, mouth sunken, lips
tightly compressed, hair and side wbiskers 10 IN 1ni
taire) precociousy frosted, quick spoken and ready
and, wltba atfabe IN conversation. 10 give New
Workers better idea of the looks aud bearing of the
rebel leader, would say, take the elder Stetson, at
the AstOr House. add two inches to his stature sprnk
ling few gray hairs his head and face dress
him 10 Major-GeDerals suit, and they will have
LeOnidas Polk 10 perfection. lie is by means an
austere man, if are to Judge by bis address during
the three four hours he remained in company;
yet determination sits upon every lneameLt OF his
c0untenaHce, and frmness creeps out in every look
and gesture.
GENERAL PILLOW.
General Gideon J. Pillow stands about five feet nine
and haf inches in his Shoes finely formed man, and
Looks much younger than bis SUPERIOR though am told
if rank in the army based upon age be would rank
as tie higher officer high and broad forehead s.,
off pleasing face to a very fine advantage small
teeth white and regular, and his whole personal appear
betokenng him rather the gentleman than the sol
der. General Pillow is strictly temperate in bis hab
It's drinks nothing but water narcotics employs
no physician and bids fair to live to see several more
campaigns, unless at unlucky moment be should fall
into the hands of the United States Government when
10 all probability, his suavity gentleman, his good
looks and temperate habits combined would be made
quate to prolong his existence
GENERAL MCowN.
Ao(l thoo lonI-o hatp fba
fighting of the sta-a tail, well-made muscular
man, face burnt and hard from exposure bluff
and abrupt his maEners yet withal not unpleasant
just such as one would choose TOR friend and
fear eDemy. 1hirty-fve years of vigorous man
hood wrapped n leather nerved with ron propelled by
lightning and robed in the paines and roughest Of
coumon CLOTH form the tout ensemble When he speaks
almost imagine he hears the snap and snarl oil
toward whom one feels drawn the more he sees and
| knows of him.
! GENERAL VIEW OF THE CAMP.
Of the Interior officers must be allowed to say that
hJrc sentemany, attentive and kindly disposed sci
ought hardly to call them such SO rough illcad anC
ununiformed did they appear may say there seems
be vast field for Improvement | noticed however
that the horses OF the camp much superior to thoS
of our own army and could not help indulging th,
most invdo1s comparisons between them and the poor
DID, broken down. spavlne1 heavy lougheoated, knock
kneed, purblind, wind broken, condensed things tina
the War Department is furnishing cavalry and ar
tillery.
ofthe forces at Columbus can say nothing, for ou