Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-03
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i'll .,c,..' nan siajT- t'cFn Pei. ~. ''hr-t "f
.trtrIitrg %. Gen Sm:r,s -tFh' j. "psak +,
Of This remarkable y@r.g officer, i; /, ffic":I
to ~; J t':e sppeE-a.ic: -: sX:rsaSati2.'. n'a
| ch-'sc'er 'sns 80 n'ri icntl f:"b.u ard ttSIEc
t;va--.t::, s.Gl 20 hgsvs,e... l.n.. 80 free from
| my ts.rt OF wlf: 80, f'.r.... =" amd!T, cr
ii.:lv-taat IL" sc:ua i:::l4: .usy stea to
b. .ta! pinus flattery which f.isndshlp So
Gid. ~ - lad. H.t H. noble :,.;ts t'r
| Es:! m.:A.: -. ii; q. u tn,s vf ;: ii;sga
:i,.' .."! t'ev..ti..T :, the tnleEt ns r.ns.S
thlt e.n: iirTsed rr.i,' S .rni, are parlIsily
IN record. II ia &c: the laneu. 20 OF u,insar-
/; lug par"sgii: &c je:.aea tnst hIa ln-e is i.r.-
p.~aniE. Al.nn"c'i I'll il, 20 bloom rf carly
m:aH"'d ard ) Ele,a :nrrh in psrsoanl sp-
peas.ar'. ," 1l5 a!:ss;iy di,c'cser :'os- rars
rrd"" .ncais wti:r ga.ie than co1psnsate
&" - - e:cS .: .ga sr5 .Sp'fie"cs -
T.r"i:: :.9u! his biz. 5u: ii; ynr cate.r. Es
! t;sp!-yei r.:' lao3fn gebi;:s fr ,ns rr1E,f.ion
Of ardis which already eu:!:isi !, m +" tho
mama 81 g,sst soldia--an' I'll III: {, cut!es
&Ee:ptt grazing ard scqui:i!.E 81 length, wien
! he "ss su5dsniy csDea away.
4 naiiYe "f ,to srea. Stat. # Aia5.m..
i ani graduating ~ Vest Po;:.s, !ncL rs he
| Hsr Comm @nc,d, 20 lost NJ trn. IL IF ing
| fls s=rYisu: To Ia South; End ysc;,vei lie
| s:poiutmont CT LIT Lieut.. IL no C.nl,d :.nis
Stats AsmS. Proceeding to II.-p"'s F.rry,
he was err:G entity usefoI ia tie d:iI: sad on
gan z,tion Of ARTILLERY, aud wn. ,i.rni in a
battery. which 10 fcug5t ttrong:. .,a ha.tie
Ct Ire 2lss July, 1891, (M.nAssas,) wiz eli
tie ob.tiaancy AID dsrirg which afterwards
made b;Ga 90 famous. rs speodily attracted
t.. s.t9nIinn Of ilis gsDers;G, @nd vss is-
i'u-.c.i by q neral Stuart With los organic :
,i,n o; az. 5,::.!ioE Of Hprss ArtIiio:y, which
| TO sfIsfws, ds commanded on Sr :nspy bard
flnss.. cel!;,:,
| jig ihc'eossllc ne justified tee :.iEuent
tr:rnd st HI, capacity an" tou'sr, - hrs
ss,sce .";,,, TasI care.r Hi.l Ieuan' 1ns 4
tn Tu@-. nsAuau:, sc;ondti s"d glorious
wiiti. tHs ?isuTu h:s' o,is1 u Ills ~. will be
c.isi u52r 10 record. At Manassas, VIII
l:imssurg, Uolj H.:oos, Ire Ra?Psbsvnoch,
G.cveto2, G-rrountawa, Shsrpshnrg. T"o
passage II tie Potomac frera Psnnsj La III,
Aide Union, nprc-viJs, alafkh.rr's, BAs-
bees, H;z:l :iys'', N''d iis:y, F. fredericksburg
u. thsse ind many mhef battles - i-.H-
nandHd liz batteries and fought thsIa--he1
a.o;utely with w5,s ui.schleHs ski! and
,iarins At Williamsburg. ct 3 c:i!i;si KY
nent 10 tho da-, il; transformed The gaT us-
lila % Floyd coul!y, Rrtec sod &c 1i. fa:-
tn:y. mo v,t,Iaps, lnG hiring tie c.:cps;ga
If the Peninsula bis Baksly wss as a E.uti
::si OF pat, is brave Commander, by his
sie!plsss vigilance snd tho ralidity OF h 9
moyemtus, inspiring tie enemy wiz. the
;i.a o. ubiquity. In the saven days battles
around Richmond he won fresh lau:els by
sse mastery handling CT his guns. With
uns S.pcisnu he engaged three bstts7i-s #
tie enemy, d fought hem with o fe1.iasci-
tv ind uni=iterirg r.,ve, which secured the
ardent sjTrirai:".i Of Genersls Jackson
and Stuart: an! 1T tao Whiie House, At
tackled and drove Ia :gnoIninious fight gun
noe. Of the eDemy-itus proving hinsclftee
fat to rob thoae fsnc:.d monsters Of their
tarrors At Sasrpanu.g ho commanded e.
most su the artillery u3, d upoc cur left, and
forgct il with that nd ci'nb!o skill AMI daring
which wsro habi:usi with HIN. The Z estast
Of tee younS hs'o's achievements, hoHeTer,
WAS ;::obshly TO b .Edins ot his guns st
Fredericksburg. With tho saSis Napoleon
gun which 10 bal vGed q: Old Hsibor, DC
tick his pest upvn the .ene:ny's LEI. end
treic hesvies: batteries ,iIeotly in mis- f,ont
nos: r.sr:e, d3rs Ere hasyy battery so:os.
tes river 9..ahing az cnilading fire. upon hin
as but hs lever ehtuBE, cF ceased -
pou- his Eort end sosll into ,hsm.-
rhc commanding General with eyts.kind-
ling with prize, ard the whole army with
undisguiasd applause, witnessed Ibis bril-
liant contest against o-ds 80 oysffowe,'
ling and Gen. Lee excl U.ed, 1T is glorious
to soe such courage in one 30 yoIog!" lie
fought tho Napoleon until bis las; Touoi y az
expended, 1bel he slowly retlreI, ountiGu.
ins, however, to command Inc er:irs force Of
sr,iiIe,y ol, the right throughout the day
II. is 70. ~" much tc say that to his akil
and dp7;ag II: d. Naturalization CT The enemy
1as IN no slight u,essure to bS attributed -
lis last battle UNA TIA 1eacarsra y1s Il ktl
leJsv.l:e, Ma.cl lit. Directed hy his Ger
CO.! e. 4. il: uoae If tbs cavalry charges
Lick rs c; s:ays :.5g:d &c 30, hs was IN lit
ps:fi1msue= CT his duties as eiiof OF artillery
r!hen he fsl'. lie YES going TO rep II :.
Con. Stuart lha disposition of Ills batteries
when t. .sgilsns cns-gei b. i.I.a s-I faf tbt
irc:rn-a. :ari-: G woy. 10 rose "a u
.;irrups, wsged BIZ 81, .:Gd :;;:;. =. :.o he
e chewing them az, "si struck ~ f-g
meat s.! ah";i ppor tie head, and .n"sts!l,
| ~,-n.!eA. ge fingered Until saihnisha, sns
t.. IFS p,:- I'D ncb!= spi'i; rs!asd a~ayt
; ntb-r wc.liS ,-*e:e 20 nraTa Er,i ieT:>.c'
arc fo1sr!.d.
ii UuE 20 -i,ts:, tlTtk FL, - elnJa;eG. ths p7l
, 7ate char5aIss .: tie yrucg is,as. WIS, lc
i. th1ss no knee Lin declare. ic &c imp.5:i
D Bile to image D!nTe seUu;na l1adas:J
hcart n:i ;.sa:ing. Ia nsye- seemed to th;n
4 e. ! = ortt-
, az, or 10 compsro himself wi:t eny ons {.
; their prtjcdics. st Fredericks bu-s. Gone7s
L3e iln,uurtaiizcd hia. ny bssto wing upon biz
t the rure Il The geIlaEt P,ihs1n;' s,u: /.
D set "a mnnansci:i3 of :!l.t bright rIea4h {
= f,d;ng lsu,ei, wEoa lis great c2mn"nde
!, aud j. is inmrndas had entwin.d ac0und h
r youthful h'.5v Distinguished: us nTc1I
? ceAlsi :se-..i .nj :.::ci Al. Il ct rs inRs
/ ,ists General. Il. D-y4; sXiiI'Ii.! ;!a sigh;
U es: traos OF ss:f i.Te: remaining. Hhsi hr e.
i We, Lai rssn. 81 % ,Geet, s;E2H1-;. npsss
Q ard una..umrg ctnd
I. us H. ,h,t such sPiti. Gtouid ia
: dawn b:s ". ak before tho hsrd l,fo Of h
o wo,ii h.. ausat atssT from the hiillarcs
o tbs good knights spotisss shield. Ycuc
r Dat lmno7;sl-s boy in yos;s, but hoir l
= und sing f.':!o-hs passed away. Ills Gfs:
sG7,i ices bad slrnady been raacgniz'd by tt
q 9fcsid:nE X i.h h;saiT promotion, DIica onl
t awaits c . c2ndSmsticn Of tie Sana.- bI
having vca al inst wae desirable upo
Il esIth. MS gsn:le tpitittoek III sissh. pros:
}. I'd ty tie hand Of Death 20 ",he: hcnars
:, q nrishter word.
d H. IL greatly 10 :he cTed:! & Coy. Letch'
# th., he was among the frat iecogniz, th
gallant sen Of Alabama, By 1pnint!Dg hi
Captain Of ths Stuart Hur Artillery"
Virginia ha:tyTy.
} i.g.rquAarah' r.r.sHr D.rls,oY,i
:, Amy ci Softhhorn Vireinii,
Il March ~, 1863.
GEEERbL OaDEEs,
No.
= The Major General uc:pr. ling srproach
Q with reluctance tie nain!u duty Of aDnoun
iJg t. the division Its irreparsbIe loss