New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-03
DEATH OF GEN. LANDER.

TIE brave AID ehivalrie Gen. Lander Is no more.
Lar, evening the melancholy tdings reached us thai,
he died during toe afternoon AZ Paw Paw, in West
eru Virginia. Thu intelligence will fall mournfully
upon the country in its hour Of general rejoicing.
IN, nation could lily spare 40 good q man and 70
daring soldier at this jnncture.
Frederick W. Lander war born in Massachusetts,,
and was by profession an engineer. In 1852 be
surveyed the great wageE-road TO California, and
ocu after his return brought prominently before
The public ar the second Of the Hon. John b. Potter
rben be wa. challenged by that .inS OF 'irginian
ch,yslry. Roger A. Pryor. BY his judlciou" man
sQement Of that case he enabled Mr.. Potter TO VIM
dcste the representatives, Of the North against
the braggafis Of tie South When Pryor
declined 10 tight Potter with Bowie-knives
Lander politely offered TO espeuse the cause of hr
pr;ncipal and give the Virginisn the choice of any
wsaiou he pleased, but Pryor discreety declined
T..t Altar ru, stop to the insolence Of the chiv
afy In the United Setes Home Of Representatives.
or so,oe time. ana taught them to mend their plan
tat .on msluers.
when tle southern rebellion broke out, General,
,b.. Col. Lauder. threw himsslf no The struggle
10 D. ,alf II the Union and was detailed to Western
V.r,ir,q. under Gen. Mcclellan. There lie paric-
.e.cd with Col. Kelly in the attack upon Pbillippi
on tie 81 Of jane ana distinguished himself through
ont that brilliant campaign which eliminated IN The
vic'ories f Rich Mountain, Laurel HILL and Car
rc. Ford For h's part in that campaign the Pres
idel. made him Brighter in July last.
Gen. Lander received his death-wound a. Ed
gar3.s Ferry, where 10 many Of his comrades from
Massachnse,t, also met thar fate. The day after
,he bgtchery Of Co. Baker Lander was ordered 10
toe sceue II action and while conducting recoDnois
sance, received q painful wound in lis leg. From
the debtsiing ~, cte Of that wound aggravated,
donbt Nv Lis hcrculean efforts 70 free his depart
ment Of tie Rebels.
II ail be remembered that this faithful officer,
COZ scio1s thaf he needed repose, after HE late
bnliant victory, asked 10 be relieved from dutyi
but the exigcucos Of the service were such
that he did not press bis request. True 10 his
trust, he remained AT bis poet 10 the last, and Died
like soldier, with his harness on his back. Il
il probable that he was not hlin-eh aware Of biz
extreme DANGER ior We learn that il was not ill >
O'Clock yesterday afternoon that his wife was snn-
moned 10 his side. Ere special ir'un could be pre-
pared for ber The news Of ns aecease was received
Gen. Lander was franz, bold, open-heaftcd man,
OF noble AMI generous nature, and comma ndIng
presenoe. He looked tho colder, every inch Of him,
aud sconed % aak he men to 70 where ho himself
would not cheeruliy icod the way. gley knew
this, snd loved hun a brother. Gen. Shields suc-
ceeds 10 his command. Tie best tribute 10 his
memory is contained in the reeen, ringing bulletin
al tho War Department:
WAX BULLETik.
lCfciall
WaE DgrtErsENT, NAsBiSoros Feb. H. l2C2.
r., mic Gsn y. ". LasDRA
The pre,deut directs 70 that be hiss observed with
s,,,e tie ac,iyy and enterprise manifested By yourself
N. officers AID sodiers Of your conm1nd. You have
bo,y, how much may be done IN The wosl weather ond
o, road, b. spirited officer ut the head Of small force o.
49, ,o guiing to BAsls lie in camp when the encinio,
country sre lia reach Your brilliant success f. o
. pe.ses Of VIA may re eTieo'ei When the Army Of
o,c shall b. led 20 tbr field by their gallant General
Edwin ~ STATION Secretary Of wsr
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