New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-16
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Amor the fadG 1t results ol tie recent cauleis
off de Amy 4 tie T,'rrn,c bite lo,s q IheoiC cssprf
T-erp commanding s - Rsss'f; L. s. sLlqshc0er', n
vision of tie d C3.It Tis ofeer Allied %
Nine RiyoT % tie Jh ait, While IN iAo very hont Of IL
battle eusasrd IT, Advancing s ,sirnth line Di' regiment
dsgioyed - .tLnes, at hi csrce, Id already taxa
ta3 lines o. RE prs clrgo and pIesng forward
toward. d uulertie !esdeslip Of Col 1iepp, hsH h'
g.su sooief siu-k w.t masLribtl IL te iofehead
Ills neanss TO enaay may be ef.,ed by Tho ;eci tha'
the bu -f,si through Ms head md prt ed ato lie oitd
some d. mo behind I'M v..h ,4eai force
60, Ilepp b. birth swissi tao son oia soldier
and lid been ansef ,oes Igm boyl,od IN the C'nosn
vsf lie served - Captain 'he Swiss Legion" 1.-THE IN
qish Army; nd "a the e1miasa which rninAssdi IN ms
Liberation ofy hs actively efgsged, both ia the com
end Of ..srp.hooiers sr.lT.,- While LEANED In
the o.f branches soldiers education, be wac particularly
ea in TIE s-n,e aid pracoe Of the shsrpshooel srn Of
n. .oryce III. well Known that this ia carefully
cultivated 10 Switzerland than in eng other country ard that
Il Corps of sNi geE.ss Of tho most efbcslt bodies
Of roou, in Europe Gen. Fosisrdi Isle CHE! Of hap
oo.ers e general si Of tie 5~Ss army ~his visihs
Army u tho Potomac in March last, sv 'o4 greet sah-
cation IN again messing Col Trerp hs former companion IN
srmslo who're high capiey aid former reputation DO bore
ample - ,.aiouy.
-o-rn.ny OF shafnshooier. fssed BY Col Teqp 10 New
yor 4, 1871 chRs smoDg . swim and German Aceaant'
sne many Of WHOM had active seIyce In Europe form
81 the nucleus Of tho present u D - s. IL esp'ha major
end coone hs hss sways been admired and 70
nee % y the officer and Of ia regiment who Dir :" Ell
os IN sion under IN, corneaI that peculiar aud cheer IA
e,ydesce wcn only aise from entire tTus' IN nv
ourss end ability OF tie commander ~ lis supeiios ts'
Col Trerp hs, been recognized from the beginning eOta'
ete .5irr and most valuable AMI accomplished Officer
Among rs .,tsu,.u may DO ,pebd bat raro gin. Ano"n
20 he n any eoyp dc which he possessed Ia an eminent
decree Before advancing hs ns le would possible 90
tain vrw fsom some eunence Of tie couLtry oF"r wirA
he IS about % operate tirg ia al ssnoe al IL ie.ine
thsii relative uai,ns distances isou eaci o'hef sho hi"
sv,n point &C. Oi ~ territory, he would d'" nom IN
orr an accurate mop efci along interval Of line. ia
po. BOOK wss curious collection OF rough b. Sdnhe'e
su snd psns OF fious ba,ps aeds and other oca4ie IN
,ruo.,d with ,hrswd and scientific obseultcHs rpon tie
ro.snen aud speiaons army. Many Of III brother
oacor, a remember how conssnty this BOOK a'cdio be
referred 90 u anqooslioa-d slthotiy.
IA c ds4th Of thi. br md sccomp ned officer TIE ser
,,e 10. .sti.eJ os- which hardy be- epecra - hn
officer o! snspshooter, ho wa, It j. believed. sino.t ~"
eqasled "a smy. HE ioss will be rot 'sVofry II.
IN the gallant sec.t which be hss bed in 40 msy important
engsg.onts sd which - reputation Tor oicercy IN
great part 10 ia eminent ality as q commando.