Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-04-04
General Richardson.

~i'HS'N' W ZIG piAii' VI NV OtAl
regiment, a relative, we believe, of Gen
Richardson, writing from Alexandria, un
der date Of the 18th inst, says :-"Gen
Richardson is to succeed Gen. Sumner il
command Of division. lie has gone t,
Manassas to-day to take command. II,
has something to do now and appears lik'
a real general"
Col. |. b. Richardson, Of the Secon'
Michigan Infantry, who commanded
brigade in the battle of Bull Run and th,
shirmishes which preceded it, and wht
has distinguished himself by the plain
short, and business-like report of his op
erations quite as much as his bravery il
the field, is native of Vermont and i,
said 10 be a descendant Of the old Revo
lu!ionary hero, Ger. Putnam. He is &
man of massive frame, with the true iron.
like expression Of the men of the Green
Mountains, Of usually quiet manners and
unpretentious address. He was educated
at Wes! Point, and served nearly twenty
years in the army of the United States,
which he left a short time since with the
rank Of major. His experience as a
fighter has been very great. During the
Mexican war he distinguished himself in
nearly every important battle,and perhaps
received more brevets than any other Of
icer Of his rank. He was known in the
army by the suboriquet of Fighting Dick
and it was said of him by an officer
himself greatly distinguished for his
brayery-under whom lie served, that
"RichardsOn never appeared well out of
battle, bat that in one be was magnifi-
cent"
In every day life Col Richardson is
the slowest and most deliberate of NOR
tails, He has none of the martinez in his
discipline. Perhaps he should be styled
careless in this regard. Neither does he
display the particularly as to dress which
usually characterizes regular officers
But he can live as his men do, and if
there is any fight in them he will be sure
to bring it out. lie probably never knew
fear in his life, and goes under fire with
as much Ronchaiaace as ordinary people
20 10 breakfast None of the cumman-
ders sent to Washington by the states
were greeted with a heartier welcome
by the COMMUNICATIVE than he was
80 I'm glad" said the old General, upon
meeting him, ito have my lighting Dick
with me again, and have plenty of work
for him to do; ) and in few days after
ward he placed him at the head Of the
brigade with which he covered the re-
treat of ;he army at Bull Run-a fact
which is now proved by the official ac-
count, but which the New York papers,
most unaccountab!y have kept from the
public, probably because he was not ap-
pointed from New York city. Yetevery
description which has been given OF the /
engagement reveals that he was in the
right place al the right time, and what
ever he had to do was we'll done. This, !
100, without any special design to give
him prominence, but because the battle
without Richardson would be funeral /
without corpse. He will, undoubtedly }
1e one Of the principal figures of the
war, and may leave to posterity such a
name as that of his ancestor, "Old Put
Colonel Richardson is about six feet in
height, broad -chested, compact, powerful
n form. He is bronzed by the constant
exposure of many years of military life,
las a loud sonorous voice, which it would .
AXE many cannon to drown, aud pierre
ne fiery eye which few men can meet in
niger. His intonetion and pronunciation I
ire that of New EngIander. No one /
who hears him speak can doubt where he
ZONES from. He is no holiday soldier,
md has no doubt that war is earnest bus
ness, in which man must shoot and be |
hot, and not a mere opportunity to wear
inc clothes and dispors in the bravery of
vening parades.
From VERA CRUz.-A BARRAcK
lr o,yDy ttp ANp 1900 MFN KuTEn