The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-31

JHE NERO OF the DAY.
Il ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sketch sf the Life and Services ~ Major
General John Pope.
This sterling oces, whose series Of military operation
and brilliant victories IN The West have been the them
Of praise and comment from press and pubic, com
paravely young man, being under forty ysars Of age
having bean Born. IN Kentucky, March 10, 1s2a Hi
parents early settled At Kaskaskia Illinois, from which
State he appointed 70 West Point In 1888 His father
hon. Pope, was for long period United States Ds,ric
Judge Of Illinois, sound and talented lawyer high toned
and hOnored member Of society, and eminsnty worthy
Of such son 10 the subject Of this sketch After
seholastie term 81 fsur ysass ~ The military s;suO.
young Pope grsdu.. f'
IN June, lsA2. In his class we find
--,nes Of Generals Roeecrans, Seth williams,
Doubleday, and many others Of the Union army
and Rains, g. W. Smith, Lowell, Van Dorm,
Lenessrees and others h The rebel ranks In July,
1879, the subject Of sketch was appointed
Second Lieutenant Of Typographical Engineers. In
August 1885, he joined General TAylors army In Mexico,
during 10 advance upon Monterey, and brcvetted
nrst lieutenant "for gallant and mcrorous conduct''
in thss battle. As FIRST lieutenant be marched with
hin through the aariOus regions Of Central
Mexico, and Was an scive parti5sr.... =. .se
fought end dearly bought battle Of Busna Vista. whore
he was again brevsted captain "or highly gallant and
merorous conduct" For his gallantry In ths engage
ment and other distinguished services during tho war
he was also presented with magnificent sword BY the
State Of Illinois
In lSl9 he conducted the exploring expedition which
FIRST laid open the fertile regions Of Minnesota and de-
monstrated the practicabity Of navigating the "Red
River the North" with steamers. for which services
he received vote Of thanks from the Territorial Legs
ture Of Minnesota. This labor accomplished, we next
md him serving in New Mexico Typographical sngi
nser, until 1853, when he was assigned to the command
Of Of the expeditions survey route for the pro-
posed Pacific Railroad 50 thoroughly and successfully
did he accomplish this work that the War Department.
in M annual report Of 1854, paid him the compliment OF
An extended honorable notice From 1854 until 1859
he was engaged In scientific explorations the Plains
and In the Rocky Mountains, among the more important
Of which were the experiments, by means Of Niesian
wells for supplying that sast country with pure water
His contributions the various branches Of science dur
ing these years have made his name widely known
throughout this country and Europe He returned from
the Plains in 1867 and shortly after married daughter
Of Hon. v. B. Horton, member Of Congress from Ohio
AZ the rst inception a or civil disturbances he took
strong grounds against secession, being Of the few
regular army officers who did So and was arrested and
ordered be tried by President Buchanan for ecture
denouncing the semi reasonable Of the admins
tratieu On the call for three years volunteers be was
made brigader general by President Lincoln and for
several months commanded In North Missouri and there
inaugurassd policy against The guerilla warfare en
hssng carried that part Of the country, which policy
would have speedily aaisted that section. and which,
though set aside BY General Fremont afterwards put
in force by General Haileck On the 18th Of December
Mast be surprised and captured nearly two thousand rebel
rscrus for Prces army. at Blakwascr, which caused
the rsyd and naaiA A,riaksn raiest Of M rebel army
from the ossxs. He personally Conducted Us so00s'sM
movements against The rebels q shawnee Nous p
complete and rapid we're these operations tha' III
Central Missouri was cleared Of Prices forces ana 70.
stored 10 qo,et within ten dsys II VIII Do Femsmossu
that tbis success the nrss our srns Aao e' ""a
since the disaster Bull run ana All win remember sne
thrill Of Joy that permea.cd AM pervsded the grsa loyal
heart Of the nation whsa was promulgated 10 inc puo
lie prints.
On the Esd OF February bst General rops reasneo
Commerce. Missouri. with a small guaTd--the nucleus
aroind which afterwards gathered tno Tmy t9a' 10
duc9o Nevc Madrid and leland No. t0-and In six days
thereafter marched upon New Madrid with wen az
pointed add Organized force TsS army had assembled,
without from the oho and Mississippi rivers,
poorly euppea nnd drilled and worse supphea Win
the necessariesfor tedious cams agn but wn hereuicsn
labor he placed tom upon rar footing and marched
them through Ia, Crsa. Minto, or "Nigyer WocV'
swamp The dIrecson Of the cid q his operations, 1t
= season Of the year w.er the enemy believed such q
feat utterly iuposs bic Bs I've suececded, anA osore
the enemy we're scarcely q IL he appeared before
New Madrid and although the place contained force o.
ten or twelve thousand men, and well nirenchsd,
besides being nnsiy defended BY river robel gunbOats
he tsok ssd al the hsnvy guns Geld artillery, baggAge
and supplies Of the enemy the 18th Of March On
the 4th Of Starch he appointed q major general Of
volunteers His achievements 70 capturing Island
No. TO- with eighty pieces Of heavy artillery and
ave thousand prisoners we'll known 10 all readers
the carrying out OF Coooe Bsseis suggestion OF the
military canal to open communication between The
Mississippi river above md below Island No 10, has al
ready made his name fanors In this war.
Finding. On his srrivsiu Fort Pillow, that the
delays ~ capture rord occur that had been sxpe
risnced at Island No TO- md knowing the critical condi
ton Of AFFAIRS at Corinh hs elegrsphed the facts 70
General Hareck, and wa inmsdi,scy ordcrsd UP the
Tennessee, arriving Ptssbug Landing With bis whole
force, well equipped aud supplied within yS days from
the time he received the order and assigned
n the command Of the icft wing u the army which
Immediately thrown forward Ia the adveacs towards
Corpth He made several fsfts sod attacks 10 draw
| tho rebels out OF their position, the oas AZ Farm
l ington being the most pronsnsnt, sstn tho Deal
l evacuation the rsbs stronghold 81 Co.
1 rinth. he was mon sen In pursuit u The
flying rebels and under is commanS thai cc,ons,
Elliott Of the Iowa cavalry Destroyed portloa Of The
Mobile and Ohio Railroad at Bonsviue - impsls their
Hghs. Tbs following Is selection from Geaera, rops's
| Official despatch, bearing date Jns I. 1907
he (Col. Filio,t destroy cd tie track n mary places
both south and north of tho .owi, blew up calvert
destroyed the switch aud track harmed mp the depot and
locomotives, aRd xa Of teeilysix loaded with
supplies Of svery kind; destrcyr ten thoasad Ps-d u
small arms, three peces ~ artery, aud Erat ~
Of clothing AID ammunition, ad Tarc,ed tncLsii
prsone, which no could not ken w'h ha crvalry Te
enemy lad heard OF his movcm,Dts, s31 lad "a 81 a
box md fla, ears, with nyn aaacry and Owe D.
sand infantry, rnnog UP ana da tic roi u prs, snt
him from reaching IT, The wis read vrr lined w'h
pokets fOI several days. Coion Tiictlr sonani sub
sisted upon meat alone, sueh ;sey osid end N tas
1 COUNTRY.
| Tho rebels u The Southwest berg scs,iorod INA
| demorallzcs, General Pope orsrsd q tsw hesd In
mich 70 operate BY special oil from the President "
ordered 70 Washington end the 2sh of Juas was
A.. ointsd 10 tho ID o. toe Array Of Virginia