The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-07
The Gallant Dead.

We yesterday published a sketch Of the
brilliant career and heroic death Of euersl
Hatton, OF Tennessee, and POW copy from the
charleston Cenrier n fi.ifOg tribute to TIE
memory Of Gen ! Johnston Pestigrsw, who
also lost his life on The bloody field OF the
s'Ss ven Pines" on SATURDAY last
The laurel ard the cypress n1usi'h side by
side, sud the shouts Of V c,o ~ are ever blend .
ed and subdued with the voice OF Wal
II And In snts,ion. The victory which We
copfidei lily expect % receive IL fuier reports
from the vel Thought 1slds near Richmond.
viii BE- a. dearly purchased as victory can
b which looks 70 our ultimate delivtrar 3
from fate iacomparably worse than dsa'h
No brighter, noeler. or more ailant spirit has
sealed in mar'yrdom on tha fis,d devotion to
eur cause than General !. 1hns.on Petit
Srsw.
James Johnson Pc. igrew was a con Of
Hon. Ebeuexer Pst'iErsw, Of Tyrrell county,
North Carolina. lin OF our fellow cisi'
zen, James L PstgfG and was born in 1851
He entered the old and cheri.hee nursery Of
his native State after full scadsmical prepa-
ration. and graduated with distiug utsned
honors from the University OF North Caro-.
lima in 1915. President Poik, n native Of
Norl N Carolina, and an alumnus OF this Uni
versity. attended this Commencement with
mem bers Of his Cabinet and other dist.
guished citizsns- TIE orator of the Literary
Societies wss John Y. Mason, Secretary OF
the Navy. ana afterwards Minister 10 France
Amopg the scten life visitors and quests was
Professor MauYy, who was so favorably AID
deeply Impressed with the gifts and acquire.
m0nts Of tt Dung graduate that he engaged
him for tho Mathematical Chair of the Ob-
ssrvstory In Washing:o ION. Mr.. Psttigrew re.
NAMED In Washington until lS4S. when ne
removed to Charlest Z, and competed, under
the tuition OF his cistinguished relative and
fathsriy friend. ]. L. Paugru, the legal SUI
dies he had commenced.
He was admitted 10 the bar and proceeded
to Europe Tor study, observation. AID i'm
" OF, ~Vy II,
Germany and Spain, and made cil'gent use
OF the many advan tages there presented to
one OF his Qualifications.
On returning to charleston. he began prac.
tics, ana justif1 I'd fully this his hest expecta.
tious of his admtring friends
In 1856 he was elscLe 3 Representative in
the G. neral Assent bly,, and there clstin suished
himself above all new n EN- bers and above his
years. II speech On the judiciary reform Is
well Iems ed rs enc OF the best foris G!
our Legislative oratory, ard bis II .steriy re.
port against the opening CT the slave trade
vas admired and approved even by those who
did not accept Its opinions.
In 1859 he returned TO kurOI with envishle
credentials and ties tim onials to seek an hou.
orable com mission in the French or Sandman
service; but on his arrival was d;saprcir ted
BY the peace which followed soun after lie bat
tie Of Solferino. He then visited spalI-a
favoYtte land where history had strongly in.
terested him before no II Ct get foot On spanish
soil. His admiration CT n. LG.icn WIS In
creased by associaiion with The people; and
After falling in his prtj ,ct to sniist the Regi.
msnt Of Rim IS In the Confederate service, in
the autumn Of 1863 he Pre- pared, from notes
taken during his two visits, and had printed
Tor private circulation. q very attractive VOL
nme entitled "Spain and the SpaIiarcs, full
Of beautiful description and profound refiec.
tton.
On his return to Char leston, he was elected
Colonel OF the First Rifle Regiment Of South
Oaroltna militia, and WIS placed in en- i'm.
portant command at the time that Ms lor Rob.
srs Anderson began the war which IL now
a1alctinE America.
After th>> recovery o! Fort Stunt ter he desired
to 90 with Els regiment to Virginia, but was
nrsSSnted by the regulations v hitch retained
1hN power Of appointments Over reg ments -
Wash,- ton Light Infantry Volunteers, Of
the Ham, con Leg son, but was room iran sfer.
red bv ala. ion n Colonel to The command of
\ Moth Ca, Vlina regiment.
Prsvions T. tho withdrawal of cur aImv
from tina Poto uac, be was rendered the com.
mand OF a bri. AIDE, Which he mocsstly de.
cliped.
The chaneesof var, the necessities of add.
.,onal h-,rSdes. An the earnest appeals Of
3rtend. NO kuew u merits aud his oual!f.
IN tiona, INDUCED HIM 70 withdraw has deli.
mon, and accept the 4 pole tment thus honor
Ibly tendered-an APP Wtment which so few
have declined and SO many nave ught,
without uaIifl cations.
" his actions and ssrvic Ssan lhls his last
oBcs and position, we csnno at present speak
"a .ly.,
He shs fallen ~ all such Wish to fall, If ear
II death AHst come Let his con- peers who
survive see that his fall Is not In vain