The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-09-12
From the Boston Journal. !
The HOnOred Dead.

GEN PHILIP KEARNEY. The telegraph
brings the intelligence of the death of Gen
kearney on the field of battle near Center
ville,Va, in an engagement on Monday night.
The deceased warrior, as his name imports,
was Of Irish descent, and was born in New
Jersey. He prepared himself for the prac-
,ice of law, but always being imbued with
strong military spirit, he joined the army in
1887 as lieutenant in the US. lst Dragons.
Two years subsequently he served as a vol
unteer in the French army in Algiers, saw
hard service, and gained the highest encomi-
ums from his commanding officers. During
the Mexican war he did glorious service as
captain of dragons, and was brevetted ma
jor for his daring galantry. He lost an arm
at San Antonio. After the war in Mexico
was over he went to California to command
an expedition against the Indians on the Col
ombia river, and did much by his tact, cour-
age and cool bravery to further prove HIM
self noble soldier. He then went to the
European continent, and acted as staff Off
Ger in the French army in its Italian cam
paign. When the rebellion broke out he re-
turned home and offered himself for service.
He was placed at the head of New jersey
brigade, and his deeds during the last year
have been the praise of all tongues. As a
gallant and intrepid soldier his name will live
forever in the gratitude of the people of this
country, in support of whose integrity he has
so nobly fallen.
We notice in communication from Wash
g ington to the St Louis Republican, brie
sketches Of the officers who are associated
with Gen Pope in the Virginian campaign
and among them the following graphic des
cription of Gen Kearney's peculiarites
"And with him (Pope) goes Philip Kear
ney, the thunderbolt, the one-armed demon
of battle, the incarnet bravery, who hacked
: in desperate fury the lintels of the Belh.n
q gate, (at San Antonio,) till shower of crap
blew his horse to fragments and shattered hi
left arm man who would any night leay
: banquet for battle, as better fun"
y Col FLETCHER WEBSTER. Fletcher Web
q ster was also killed in tattle near Bull Rur
on Saturday. The deceased was born i
e Portsmouth, N. H., in 1912, and was res
|. dent of Marshfeld, Mass. He commando
r the 18th regiment of Massachusetts, volur
teers, which regiment he was mainly instr,
It mental in raising and organizing. The reg
T ment, which has always been known as tt
e Webster regiment, was among the earliest
!. rally at the first call Of the President for
wears volunteers, and for some little tin
$. were stationed at Fort Warren, Boston ha
IN bor: but after the battle Of Bull Run it W;
,e sent to Washington, and organized in II
grand army of the Potomac, in the 9th arm
a. corps, then under Gen Banks.
e, Col Webster was the first and only sur,
u wing son of the late Hon Daniel Webste
le and was when he died the senior colonel
a the 1st brigade of the lst division Of the q
be nv corps of the army of Virginia, comman
,ir ed by Gen Banks. Col Webster was Seer
ed tary of Legation to Mr. Caleb Cushing on t
n Chinese Embassay of 1912, and held po
vn ton during the administrations of Presider
Pierce and Buchanan in the custom house
tie Boston. Col Webster leaves wife and Oh
dren.