Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-30
Mpior-GeneralS IuaII ana AIs cavalry.


day or two siacs, ,hs promotion of Brig G.n J. T. B.
sulr; to the pos: Of hjor General Of Cavalry in the
Confederate States Army. This high position has been
by public ssrVcas no less solid than spendid-And
We hszd nothing in saying that tho public viii bAi,
Cen S,uArss advancement than the just re-
coynitoa OF great nAry rI AID eesseless ACTIVITY
and devotion in the cause.
Toe promotion OF ;his oi,er, calculating by the o.
binary rules which govern ii such matters, may appear
rAp'd-6u' ~ live IN = iss age. TIE present period If
ia - Gu az PTsycu' experiences end hSSudes seem
q be seyollIo.ls inca pls ba!ore thern IN te"
dAys Or WyIk eysas which formerly hled long years.
Psrh ., no soldier Q, the Confederate army has seen
more, md ps,io med stdgogs duties than G1n.
Stuart The ll,lai Of the ike have oeen h.5 record,
nc lsss ,lln ct;is dOs lmeats,Or &c and hin, IN the
ys1r mat has "a; passed ccming necessarily before the
p15lc sys b, sous deed o; daring, mastery move
r1t asa1t tie tusiuy. sent hrs1 10 the Valley of Vr
giIs organize tbs Cavalry ant operate against Gen.
P-.rsrso1 il tie g,sy mouths OF The var, he accom-
p.sled thoroughly tls YORK cut out for bin-ana, Oh
th1 a-.ics-y OF & 1H J5bus,oa, performed the mos
ysussc sar,ioIsis ;aAi o,mPaigu. Gen Johns.ons &c
pots s5. az OF him a. "hs ndefatgibls Stuart" ~ho
E1,cbei Ile whole hus Of the Potomac, aud kept him
soy.ssi o. tho least movement o the enemy ircm the
1s Ridge to the North Mountain. We have freq neatly
head strange stories Of the iadeadgAbe sIsr;iols Of
the you. Cavalry C5lOlel-Whch be then Ss3; of BIS
b7g IN The saddle vbOs days and nights in Succession
VI lis cesseess raids the enemy, and Tia terror they
eXpesi5nosd she leas. Of bis appearance. We
soak Of that period particularly, because We regard
Jllsoas strategy there mastery-And to have been
shat Generals right hand mAn' that occasion gives
s8y cheer llLes il history.
We heard Afterwards o. Col Stuart As leading des-
psgas charge 81 A,aassAs-as being placed in Command
o. he advance guard toward Washington OF his OBJ
s;na,e aad continued col CT gu tAe OutpOsts At Nun
s5us BIZ, Lssnsylls and elsewhere. AbOu. this time
he ws7 made BngAdier General, sad while the army
.lacVe IN thc re1chss u Osntrsyile, his eoum>Gd
vs3 p.ck5s.3g the whole front OF our pos.ioa--.h he
C,HnAading General rsPOsing in hin ualimied conf
I,-os Whe2 she army fell back from the PoOurc, his
uzis covered tie rear aud hsld the enemy in cheek
i dld Afterwards % he Peninsula making another
hO- charge az Williamsburg. Since the aivarce OF the
saguy - A0i over ths CaieklhOminy Gen. su IT ha'
exhibited the sams uu.rng activity and energy as ;
C,r' .eaios. o. troopers have pioksted the eEtIr
E2o, from Cassss Civ The Rap.dAn have bad huu
ei z1irnshe5 wi;h EcCel.Aus forces AID sy means
u h, Scouts he has been enabled to give igs;sn; Apd
reliable ag D geLoo Of sny movements o. the part ct
Toe enemy along cur entire itcn This sysema'i, ut-
lafy rCu,i-e Of Cavalry tuy has necessarily attracted
pail a.,ealo0, such things do; bu: in the
Ai.hsl nd borough performances o. this commonplace
tly o. Tie re-, merit IN our opiaio1, Of a soldier
Toe Pghie hoFsyer Verc uore particularly struck With
Sc expedition il Of tie enemy, Just preceding the
r-esai battles.
It's szgcd lion ~tl be ap; 10 remain the most fRmous
thing o. the kind "a history -i- provo to be the
eva. asia more than 81 other incidents OF this Si,er
ctfec- all Gomez bis uzzo c the popclgr mind -i,h
-tevsr = tsri9g, splendid aud romlstc 10 partisan
warfare. II "c.resuyrl' tie Whole j-gHG Arng Of
Eyig7--O pas around L.s entire rear lsrre, ouS =
zee loss a-l iss-gs spy ont lhs aH4" tor Interior
sll- and sole r-5rolzHl, scc3mrl sling this cad,
q. loss aGou1.r, mL.1l8 hin; % defeat Tin o..
La asu g-eUni, crsg l~.y .oos string OF P'i5oacTs
and Successfully gsoss, si.h Cavalry and A-ii Try a
sSC s- and apparently 10 pIss-0'e sTean am the 10
Nous attempts Of elrlget sremy eat TO pieces the
di1og bard " ch ggr5.,.e5 .his ou.ragr-tAis, - re
pea VII slgavs re ran e. essr 10 the eyes CT the %
PIE IN, NOS. conspicuous and srl.ndl even, OF General
S.larts carer. Wsra ne campaigns sad baaIs-th-
fortunes and Al .t-rss-the strategic Movements
all seghdgr - is Of the present period psss into
comp-rIiy5 oS-iyou ouy closely Investigated by
military st-dsnt,-'S,uar,'- raid vi be remembered
aud talk aba1 AID casei With the adventurous acts
OF HArol and s4up;sr, n The OLD struggles, if indeed
i. does no. EurpAss any single achievement. Of those
gel; Qas'a1us.
70 " RAD EA9 MT a mere military adventure h0vsy
e., ely proving le courage Of ols Cavalry and then
isaI-E gp.lsd Ue Wy, clear and siraigh., for thC
gt,A: "a movement ~leh terminated 10 the glo5tu
4. - y q. 4 o.
Cot d>fo,r, ,ysgs'= sadgl, and White Oak Scamp
o,s-a rated ;.a: t4S spyrys E.rk could - turned
al g ilic.1 ala1 Ia Ios-rls--aoi on Friday, b.
Casa.sy llo-sd tl '-lnc,Ll J,csson on bic p,Eiiou
vsr A. e7 wl-5 n Jte BATH, Of Cold HlI5or,-rrc.
osg5i lfs zarJs ise Wai,e Ho1se Nheoe they Grove
C glano.-Aad .iscs inat tine, have resumed thei.
aEn-rg 5u,i-s % the picket and the scout We have
B5lc tbs OPERATORS Of Cavalry thus particularly
b.e.4=e some ulslulsd persons EbO have never pJlo
t,aiy ugss sl,ei The subj c. have, in our presence
SPOKEN 10 sDaagtmeut Of the value Of this Of ID,
sssycs. To uadsfy4ue the use Of Cavalry is absurd
T. e truly, that il has been oLed by great General
,as syes aud eAss Of sn army ;" and We believe tina
there lever vas active and daring bOty Of troop
srs than those commanded By Colonies Ftzlugh Lee
WI ii zaugh Lse, hArtil, Cobb, Baker, and Others
Or readers have told Oplion of the leader
Ihsse choice sprs" I; ia sell for the ssTvics Il =
Lhsy remain, are informed that they gill, und'
then old leader "a. Stulrt has moulded his commAuC
Into VigorOus th-eiVe, and daring army eorps ard
vii make il usrk-and bloody One-thrOughout tht
rest Of this bloody var klor General Stuart will b,
sPs TO prove COOasI" still us suspect bat, We trust
that the tulsg 70 strike him do1n hiss not yet bssI
moulded. The immortal Ashby ia gone, but iU1 N,
0emAn IN hb sAosSn bratoh Of the service TO psfps,u
&C lie gICry. Tee hirsiug enemy hears from then
f-,gaspdy, and always to bic terror and discontinue
they the SOul Of daring, Of les act v snt
s7sr l5hp. They OpsFSts in the Wssf, and Ia tb,
Ea.g-hs 6fst win The VIA and despsEais horseusn