The New York herald., 1862-03-03
ofhs legs which at the tms was no. considered Of

bis legs which at the time was not considered of dan
gerous character.
But the most important feat performed by General
Lander was his late o~ang Of tho railroad telegraph
TO Hancock, Virgnir, which he accomplished with
thousand men in wo columns marching thirty miles
In space OF time never, perhaps excaedsd The follow
ing is General LAnders despatch General Mcclellan
giving account Of this achsvement;--
PAW PAW, Va, Feb. M-sP.M.
Tho railroad opened 10 Hancock this morning. also
tho telegraph.
We had important forced reconnaissance last night
which was completed today. We broke up the rebel
commissioned officers, among them coionsls
lieute1ant colonies, captains, &c.
We engaged them with four hundred cavalry. Our
infantry was not near enough to support the cavalry and
We have in all seventy Ave prisoners, and killed thir
teen OF the enemy and lost two and six horses at he
hrst re led the charge In person, and was COM
plete surprise.
Col Carroll, commanding tho Fifth or Eighth Ohio,
made very daring and successful reconnaissance imme
diately afterwards to Unger's Store.
Major rockingham is entitled to great credit for build
ing under dirocton In four hours, in the dead Of
night complete bridge the Great Cacapon at
unfreguented mountain road.
Two columns Of thousand mon each marched thirty
two niles. and column forty three miles, since four
P. NJ. yesterday besides bridging the river.
The papers taken and my own reconnaissance to the
south the country clear and that jackson and Lo
ring are at Winchester.
We mado move and occupied the Blooming Gap and
Point Min, on the belief, by information obtained from
dsserters, that General Casson's brigade there.
General Cumming has just arrived at New Crock from
Moorfeld, forty miles south Of Romnsy He captared
two hundred aud twenty five teef cattle, and he broke
the guerrilla haunt there Two Of his badly
wounded, but several of the rebels were killed.
The enemy has thus been driven out OF this depart
ment. F. W. LANDER,
Brigadier General Commanding.
heservces of the deceased this occasion,
highly prized by tho government to elicit the follow
ing exceedingly atering and honorable letter from the
Secretary of War;
WAR BULLErIN--THANKs TO GENERAL LANDER.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1862
To Brigadier General T. W. LANDER:-
The President directs me TO say that he has observed
with pleasure the activity and enterprise manifested by
yourself and Tho ocers and soldiers Of your command
You have shown how much may be done In the worst
head Of small forco Of brave men, UNIV iing to vast
life In camp when the OF their country with
In reach. Your brilliant success Is happy presage
what may be expected when the Army of the Potoma
| shall be led to the field by their gallant general
| EDWIN NJ STANTON, Secretary OF War.
| Bavng given The above brief sketch Of Genera
LANDER it will readily be admitted that the country ha
| sustained great loss in his death.
bright career OF honor and glory about to daw,
upon him, and had he lived he would undoubtedly hav
built reputation shst his children might we'll be prou
grim record. AS wn be by dispatches the gal
liant General quite unexpectedly died at his post Paw
| Paw, Western Virginia. The wound at Dslps Bluff
seems of serious character and having bee
neglected doubtless hastened his death together wit
the fearful abors he suffered in his famous Napoeoni
march, mentioned atteringiy by Secretary Stanton
General James Shields succeeds commaad left va
! cant by the death Of General Lander