The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-10-02
sigel,s aeneralship.

Sigel's generalship is not flower of
sudden bloom. At the beginning Of
our struggle he was already veteran,
fully experienced in the arts of active
warfare. We are not surprised, there
fore, at the prominent position which
he assumed in the critical battles of
last Friday and Saturday. It was no
slight token of confidence in his lead
ership that at such time he should
have been entrusted with such respon-
sibilities. In the entire conduct Of the
actions of those two days General Sigel
appears to have been the master mind,
originating the plans and controlling
the movements to which whatever sue
cess we had is to be attribut
General Sigel's tactics on this Occa-
sion we're so admirable that they make
the battles in which he engaged intense
ly interesting, even apart from those
other conditions which gave them such
momentous significance. 1t will be re-
membered by our readers that he had
just come up from the Rappahannock,
where he had for four days held the ad-
vance under a heavy fire, and where,
too, he had displayed marked traits OF
generalship, such as have rarely been
shown in this war. For twodays he had
been upon the march; and then, after
rest of only four hours, he again took
the advance in the most momentous
struggle which our arms have waged
with rebellion.
No precaution was overlooked by him
which might guard against defeat or
insure success. The General was not
miles in the rear, ready to come up on
ly after the engagement was over, to
congratulate his troops on their success
and to pen brilliant dispatch; he was
on the field, acquainting himself with
every important position; and long be-
fore the light could reveal his opera
tions to willy foe, every battery was
stationed under his own eye, and by his
own direction. The enemy received
no warning save that given by the roar
of Sigel's artillery. The advance was
not made at random; scouts were sent
in every direction, and all day long
they went forth and returned to their
General, who found time for caution
even in the utmost fury of the contest.
His march was rapid, but at every step
his troops were under cover of their ar
tillery. When the enemy was engaged,
/, his battalions were brought up In per-
feet order, and precisely at the time and
place they were most needed. BY skill
full management one brigade relieved
another, and nothing was lost by delay.
At night, although the enemy had
fought under cover of the woods, We
had gained upon his position and held
the advantage.
Nor was Sigels management on Sat
urday any less creditable than on the
previous day, although the enemy had
been heavily reinforced. Unfortunate
ly, through mistaken or willful disre-
gard of General Sigel's instructions,
General Mcdowell advanced improperly
upon the enemy, and was compelled to
: suffer a terrible repulse. Sigel's orders
we're that our forces should maintain
their position and await the attack; but
Mcdowell, it is said did not heed these
instructions, and thus the repulse of a
whole Division, the slaughter Of Slo-
Gums brigade, the necessary re enforce
ment of Mcdowell from Porter's divis-
| ion, tended to weaken and dissrrange
our admirable position at the beginning,
Yet the result of the days battle was
d far more satisfactory than was at first
believed, and ouly slight advantage
over us was gained by the enemy.
Onr German adopted citizens may
we'll be proud of their representative;
- nor will tho fact that he is a foreigner
by birth either lessen or chill the ma
tive admiration of his qualities and ser.
vices. Even if Sigel were at the head
of our armies, the amour propre Of
Americans would not be much disturb
el, The military hero of France was
a Corsican. The man who meets most
e adequately the crisis of our country in
such an hour as this will have no need oi
= special baptism to be forever recognized
as our own.-[N Y. Post.
INFORMATIoN WANTED.--Informa,
d ton wanted of the whereabouts Of Geo.
g Hall, late of Wigginton, Oxfordshire,
: Englaod. By the death Of his sister
Jane Hall aud brother Richard Hall,