Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-12-24
INsToN NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY DEcEMBER "a 1863
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.. Lieut Gea. VIM. =. Hardee. saa.
The f.i.s ing bret Biography Of Gen. tHar-
dee appear..in the Montgomery ADVERTISER,
and will be- read with interest We endorse
every Sord Of II as a sitting tribute to one Of
the best soldiers .ei the South:
This distinguished soldier having suecesded
temporarily, to the command Of ths army Of
1en"essee, brief biographical sketch Of him
may not be unintersstiDg to our readers. sae
| Grn. Hardee is native of Arpling, in the
State "f Georgia He graduated 81 w est Peius
~ 1888; reared under Gen. Tay lorain Florida,
as Lieutenant commanding the ID, Dragoons,s
and ais, under Gen. Scott in Mexico, being pres
eht "a all the great battles, and so dlsting uished
| himself for skiitand gailantrY. that he was
t~'ce breveted. He was subsequently, oon-
m'ss'ohed To visit Europe for the purpose Of
perfec,iHy tactics, and we have the result in
| n's we'll known work on the subject. He was
| Hex, appointed commandant at West Point.
| and occupied that position when Fort Sumter
| surrendered 1861. On the happening of this
impor1snt event, be resigned from ihe United
| States service. returned tn Georgia and was
laced hext in command to G-nersl Twisgs--
Shortly Afterwards be WAS appointed by Presi.
dent Davis senior Colonel liz he regular ser
vice q: the Cn"f-deracy, and placed in oom-
mand at For. Morgan IN this State. He had
not occupied this position macy months when
he was appointed BrigadIer and sent to Arkan-
sas, where he organized the troops in that State.
In October, 1851, be srched with the army
he had organized t" Bowling Green, and earned
perpetual iaurels at Corinth, Shiloh and Farm
| ngt"n, where he WAS promoted tn the rank Of
Major General. In October, 1869, he fought
at Perry vile with such distnEni-hed valor that
hs made Lieutenant General.
/ From this brief record Of his service % q
military man, the public will be justified in
placing tn. uttnss, confidence in the judgement,
skill and military ability ot General Hsrdse.-
He is said to possess other qualities of the high
est order. An officer Who has served With him
i, is reported to have said of him, that he 10 40
noted for his suavi,y OF manners ss for his skill
and courage as colder. in all the relatioas
life his conduct IS characterized by generosi.
ty. aud by the ex"rcse of all those kindly sym.
pathies which make the soldier ard the gentle
man. sa-s ss,
! Hon. B. n. HILL of Ca. has published card,
calling upon ali the officers and soldiers who are
away from their respective regiments, TO to
their posts. He ssys if they had been there, those
defeated they would have been before Nashville
f this day; and that even now, if they will return
promptly, Grant'- army will DO destroyed cap
tureG, and when this is dene the war cannot LAST
much longer, for LiRcon,s power will be broken.
, 1t is said that ont Of lO3 600 names enrolled in
Brsggs army, only forty thousand Were present.
for duty Gen. Lees army Is said to be weakened
, almost mncE for :he same cause. ss SIT
What can be expected in sach state of affairs
rs this Certai,ly nothing less that defeat. Forty
thousand effective men pitched against hundred
Thousand Is it any wonder that we Lear bad
newsa Have we any right to listen for anything
else9 In the of reason let the fighting men
gather to their commands. Let public opinion
come to the aid of the suffering heroes in the 'front.'
who fighting at these terrible odds, and I'LL up
the ranks again.
IL is ridiculous for Congress to talk about chang
ing the "Onscript ages from 16 to SO, when more
than half the army have skulking
duty, abusing furloughs, thronsing our railroads
and enjoying the hosptaties Of friends at home
who have little Cea that they are skulking fron
the army and that they are so much needed there.
| AS Mr.. Hill says: .,s. .5. .. -..1f s
''Let the Press, the people, the ole men and the
ladies', ply the absentees and make them feel what
is true-that absence is per disruptable. Let
nothing bat absolute sitkness excuse. No man can
serve two masters 'snd no IMAM belonging to the
army discharge his duty in any other position.
THIS was General LoIgstreets emphatic express
sion."
i fBT The bitterness and hatred of the yankee
oh. rIc shnv