, 1863-06-16

Ar; enterprises of Ercitptth and moment
With this re.ard their currents turn away.
SOFT you know,
Ny Country calls. She whom Of iii know
leo: ror viii press tie nuntiai bed "o'
TIL shs, who loves NC. with wnr7ior wed.
GRANTS ARMY.
Sketch of Gen. Grant and Lii;
subordinate Generals.
Correspondence n 7. Times.1
n REAR OF V1oKsBuRa, |
Thursday, June 4, 1858. (
we hare with the army before, or, rather
beMnd Picksbnf1,, brilliant galaxy Of Afaio
aha nrleadser Gsnerslls. Of whom short dcs
+ cflptlon ut this time may not prove uuinter
essing. OF Major Generals We have Grant
Sherman, McClernand, Steele, Mcpherson
bla1r md Logan; and OF Brigadfcrs, Oster.
aans, Crocker, Denny, Ransom, A. ]. Smith.
mayer, N l.. Smith. Carr, Honey, Ewing,
others, whose names do not occur to m9 nj
the present moment.
First in rank, as well as uotoricty, wcheve
Major General Q. s. Grant -indiGrreutly
known Us Grant, Ulysses 8. Grant, United
siates Grant, Uncle Sam Grant, aud Uncon-
l -~-
move on the cnemy's works. at Fort Dom
chon ms become National property, and the
same man under whose lead our armies hars
split tue Coniederacy in two, and wruns from
'neaf efasR a., % Or the greater portion Of tho
Almost ut any time one can see small but
conlpactly-buil nun Of about forty-tyo wears
OF "ge, walking through the camps, He
moves with his shoulders thrust little for
ward OF the perpendicular, his left hand in the
rEt+f1 10 $n1o
IN Lis mouth, lis eyes thrown straight for
ward, which from the haze Of abstraction that
| Ft1Is t1eui, and countenauce drawn into fur
rows Of thought, would seem to indicate that
ne ls intensely preoccupied. The soldiers OBJ
serve him coming, and rising to their feet,
pass-they do moi salute him, they only watch
| hin curiously, with Il certain sort Of familiar
reverence Ills abstract air is not so great.
while he thus moves along, rs to prevent his
stelng everything without apparently looking
ever dehEe the crowd in which you stand, if
you are an acquaintance, his seye viii
ftr IN instant rest on yours with
Elance OF recognition. and with it grave nod
OF recognition. A plain blue suit, without
tSa tea1, l1 s%1rd or tralptnes Of any sort, kave
crently good "Kossuth" hat, with the ton
battered in close to his head; full bearyl of 4
cross between "light"- aud .saudy;"
e4uafe cut lace, whose lines dnd contour iuii-
cate extreme endurance and determination,
Email man, as one sees him passing along.
turning and chewing 1est1essly the end Of his
unlishted cigar.
His countenance, IN rest, has the rigid i'm
mobility OF cast iron; and, while this indi-
cates the unyielding tenacity of a bulldog
one finds only In bis gray eyes the smiles add
ot6er evidences Of the possession Of those |
softer traits seen upon the lips and over the |
eniife 11ces Of ordinary people. On horse |
nack ne loses all the awkwardness which dis
1n!nen1snes = Mm as he moves about On foot.
Erect and graceful, he scema q portion Of hfs
steed, without which the full effect would be
incomplete. He held In early days tie repu.
tlon OF being the best rider IN tic Academy,
ara ne seems to have lost none Of his excel
Along with the body-guara of Gen. Grant
Is us son Fred, q stout lad Of some twelve
sunmtrs: He endures all the marches. fol
lows his tatler under fire, with NIL the coolness
o. IN rs 9la soldier; aud is III short, "chp of
oroen o1-At'- -.slsty ..--1 -----4A.,r-
he has beer. 60 long before the public that al
can Judge for themselves. The South calls his
successes luck j we In the West believe that
sautious military Judgment, assisted by good |
'dsieers, and backed By invincible pcrse-
TeIaIce, endurance aud determination.
Almost the exact opposite in every feature
y y our taeitnrn. unssniling chiefs Major Gen.
Sherman Tall, loosely built, narrow chest.
sandy hair and beard, light-ggrey eyes, glanc.
ng inccssant1y in every direction, smiling
mouth and rapid utterancc, he forms char
lcter a. opposite Grants rs Zenith is to Nadir.
Grant goes about ike piece Of marble, en-
iowed With Just sufficient vitality tor pur-
poEes Of locoinotion, while Sherman, whether
md laughs sfsll over;7' Grants soul Is
crnhted over with rigidity- -sherman's bursts
out at every pore, every agitation OF his inner
Lis physical machine. Soul and body seem
attuned in such harmony, that a chord struck
u!'on the farmer communicates it, vibrations
TO one in the latter.
Socially he is pleasant man. affable to his {
mood that cham gcs with tie ral,ilIty Of the
1arometer In the tropics. With an utterance
apfd almost to incoherency, he at one instant :
5 relating some laughable incident. the next
Unfolding the details of some mastery plan,
md the next huslfng fierce inptecatIons upon
he head Of some offender.
Like Grant, he has courage and endurance
n abundance him, he will ride into 4 !
torn Of bullets, and sit there and watch and
rider as unconccrnedly as If the air were
illtd with roses instead Of Kissing messeu- {
'ers of death Of his ability, the5e i III the {
he ableSt men that this war has produced, be /
S entitled to no second rank. His ability is
Tot confined to amy specially; he is evuafy ut | I
lome whether drilling company OF division, | t
angling tie details Of battle, making m ad- +
ance or ordering retreat in shors, he
GEMS to be, and is, familiar not only with the
'ructical details Of war, but tue principles t
'hich underlie this most intricate and COM
art. r
nee md ability, comes Major General FRED. !
'TEELH, who, like Grant and Sherman, orig
mated in that much. .quarrcled about institu-
ion, West Point We're attempting phi
osophical examination Of these gentlemen,
s,e 1stsaa Of sups;5ghcia1 ;g ia porLraitn1s Of few
'teele much more easily. Like a Geneva
satch, be presents but little susface-his
merit, the fine machinery md exquisite
'a1ance, are all within. A small and well
nit man Of thirty eight, with n hand deli
,lexion. only preserved from enaminacy By
| flowing beard, eyes Of light blue, aud t 4
ul, compact forehead, dress rich, elegant,
sith touch Of velvet about the cuffs and
olars, always Tree from dust, and as clean as l
llsna Mater; West Point. These are the out I
roId pecullarities Of Gen. Steele Without t
yer being oyer,dressed, he Il, think, the
est dressed and best mounted man In the i
r1ny. His prevailing trait Is quietness-a a
entltmanly aort of representation he carries d
cnors Of the table to his friends, or directing
be movements Of q storniug party amidst the c
oar Of the ficrcest battle. {
Few soldiers among volunteers love, but all +
espcct him; us . strict, uuyielding li=cfplin. I
riln, he frequently cxcites their dislike, but
is unru61ed Guinness when surrounded by =
he surging tides Of battle, his prceminent i
kill III guiding their movements, and the i
ghtni,!y- like rapidity with which lie adapts :
imself to thu new combinations created ia q a
ontest, compel their admiration, and have
;on their highest respect Q
BE chats with you unconccrncdly up to the u
cry moment he enters battle, and The In. 2
Eaut it Is over, resumes Lis soeIabllity and Il
iscouTfes upon general subjects, as i inc
which he had passed were Of as 0
tile account as washing his haads for diuner d
Were one 10 pass our Generals in review, q
nd eudeayor from tleIr con1tenaDces to &C. d
.ct the man with the most gunpovder In his I,
ispcsition, lie would undoubtedly choose I;
en-. John 4. Logan. He is marked by O
Iuarc, massive frame Of medium height, a | II
swartby as that Of an Indian, Jet e.
lack Eair, and eyes Of the most piercing
lnchness. The general ferocity Of his up. /;
earnnce is not detsac:cd from by heavy
lack Moustache, whose cnds drop below his a1
~ On either side. and this effect Is height Il
ned by broad, short neck, like that Of Il
oil OF gladiator. Aud yet, when the Gene. c,
Us connlcnance is not lighted by the glow II
battle, Ills sWarthy face is sunny with good 81
1ture, and bis eyes ablaze with fun aud good
uinor. No commander in tue army Is more O.