The weekly Butte record., 1861-10-12
NO. 10
General Magruder.

Readers Of Eastern war news have frequent
occasions 10 notice the name Of Brig. Cen j.
B. Magruder, C. S. A., whose dashing descent
upon Hampton, Va, created such pyrotecnic
display short time since An officer in the
Q. s. army, writing from Fortress Monroe to
the Boston Journal, furnishes some interes ting
biographical sketches Of this singular genius,
from which we clip the following
Mr.. Magruder is not much less than sixty
years of age, is a tolerably good looking man,
though somewhat the worse for wear, and in
some respects is an excellent officer. He has
some eccentricilies, which, had he aourished in
any other age or country, would have made
him as famous as Beau BFumme Mr.. Ma
grudar, must say, is the most accomplished
humbur in America. For his abilities in tais
respect be is known in the army-for these he
ought to be lamoas. He has the reputation Of
o rather hard man Of the world.
BY the first flag of truce which came here
from Yorktown, he sent bis regards to an
officer in the Fortress "Thank you sir,
responded the officer, the last time l saw j.
Bankhead, he lay recumbent on shutter,
while four stout fellows removed the same from
gambling house" When he entered the
army be had about $4,000. That lasted him
something less than five years. lie is espe-
cially gorgeous in mess furniture, and extrav-
agant in his cuisine, by which means he has
ruined very many young officers. He is also
somewhat fantastic in respect to personal
adornmonts. When he was in Mexico be came
out magnlfcenty in blue trowsers with red
stripes Of enormous width-the stripes being
in their turn striped with gold. The officers
had debating society in the camp, and this
is one of the questions over which they vexed
their minds and exercised their oratorial pow
ers: Whetler John B. Magruder's trousers
are blue wah red stripes, or rcd nth blue
stripes Tradition does not give the decision,
but understand that the members Of the soci-
ETY. were " TO view the premises" In one of
the battles he was directed to send q section of
his battery to designated point on the field.
So he dispatched a second Lieutenant. Hay-
ing given the young subaltern his orders, he
added
"You want a breyet, don't you ?"
a Of course, sir p
Well, then. let me give you little adyith.
When you get there don't you mind whether
there's any Mecthcanth or not-you fire like
the deuth Then they'll think you are devil
of fellow. Take my advith, and you'll get
your brevet."
The young officer desired no Mecthicanth,
but he followed his superiors advice, got his
brevet and is now in responsible position in
Washington Gen. Magruder was wounded
at Chapultepec the record says. So he was.
Struck by spent ball. A cut across the
back with a riding whip would have inflicted
greater injury. But the occasion furnished
an opportunity for a sensation, and was not to
be lost. Drawing forth his handkerchief, lie
treated the wound gently, and of course ele-
gantly-put on look Of heroism, and was
evidently about to call for brandy and water
he had taken the precaution to fill one of bis
timber boxes with wines, brandy, cold chicken
and the like, before going on the field when
corporal stepped forward and offered him
water from canteen. The captain slipped
little, and handed the appendage back with
"Thank you, corporal; l make you a
thargeant on the thpot for your conthidera-
tion -