The New York herald., 1863-08-30
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Sketch or the Rebel General john c
Pemberton.

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Sketch or the Rebel General john O.
Pembcrton.
John Pemberson the fourth outsoant goseral O IN
list OF tho rebel army the State oe Psunsyi
vania about the year 1915. He was appointed . cads
from his native State the Military Academy e IVES
during the year 1885, and the soth OF june lssT
gaduated standing No 2r In his class Among hs clsss
maes No nnd the names and grades Of the followiu,
promlnsnt military officers e tho present r-Gsoera
Henry W. Benham. first (Union) Bsaxton Bragg, Afta
(reoeD; f. p scammon. ainth (Unou); Lewis O. Arnold
tsnh (Unon) Israel vogdes. eleventh (Unioa) Thomas
Williams. twelfth (Uniou, killed a. Baton Rouge); T. D.
Townsend sixteenth Asistant Adjutant General United
States War Department) A. Early eighteenth (rebe)
wn. r. French, twenty second (Unioa); John ssdgwck
twenty fourth (Uniou), Joseph Hooker, twensyninth
(Union) john B. g. Todd, thirty ninth (Union); WIN. n
T. Walker, rorty-sixth (rebel). andothers. st.s 4
KsraRs TINE UNITED STATES ARny
He entered the United States regular army tho isl
Of July 1897 without passing through tho probation
brevc, end at appointed second lieutenant Of
the Fourth artillery He was attached 70 the Subsistence
Department In January 1889. assistant commssary
Of subsistence On the 18Th Of March, ls42 he was
NOTED TO tho rank Of nrst lieutenant, and with that rank
went to Mexico. - F.t4s
- aRvrcm n >nzxsco sarvs.ie
Of tho Mexican war; sid and served q
such aom ts4e 70 islS He participated the severe,
sanguinary conflicts At Monterrey du1s ehs 2lst, 22A
and 2d days Of September 1896 and wis brevetsd
tain ON the last mentioned date for special gallant con
duct. the brevet being awarded By Casre during May,
ls47 He also took psrt in the capture Of Vera Cruz and
Pueba, and particularly distinguished In tho battle
Of Chorubusco August 90 iS47 He also noted for
the part he took In the battle OF 81 Mono del Roy Sept
q
date "for gallant and mertorous conduct" This brcvet
distinguished duog the assault and capture Of the city
OF Mexico. where he was wounded, Sept 10, ts41.
PROMOTION AND RHsIoNAuoN. ~ .,
On the 18th OF September, 1880, he promoted 10
the captaincy OF Company F. Of the Fourth artillery He
retained this rank and position FOR ten years. but,
having married Virginia lady OF property he hts
lot with the rebels At the time when President Lincoln
called FOR troops 70 put down tho rebellion He resigned
his connection with the United states Army the 10th
of April 1861 the day OF the attack upon Massachu.
sets troops in Baltimore two days after the secession
Of Virginia. 1.. +. X. ..,... ,..s -
HE JOINS fHx H1HRt ARNY-srDDsN PRoN0ToH.
The subject OF sketch became citizen Of the
rebel state OF Virginia and rebel confederacy
trely throwing his native citizenship In Pennsylvania
and on tho 2sth Of April. 1851 appointed Of the
coones Of the rebel regular army He was kept out Of
OF the rebel President, Je ravs. he promoted 20
the rank "f lieutenant general q the rebel army and or
dered TO the command OF tho DEPARTMENT OF Mississippi
and East Louisiana. atf N
ruR OPERATIONS IN MISSISSIPPI. V
At the time when the active movements Of Generals
Grant and Banks during the early part OF l863 began
threaten the safety the State OF Mississippi Il was
chief command Of tho whole Western Department. but
the change too late Before he could organize sun
Grers0ns cavalry had passed through the State
had landed below vicksburg had moved rapidly upon.
bad turned westward again. towards the 0Gibratar OK
rs 4, caAxpgos's mLts AND BLACK RIVER BRIDGE
From the time Grants army LEFT Jackson until II
reached vicksbur1 u had 10 contend with Psmberton's
forces, (which subbornly resisted the Union advance
every time they met. fierce battle was fought at
Champion's Hills May 16, 1863 and another The
day al the Back river BRIDGE when the rebels fell back
ia Nffrl crxsuRH AND psrxxcx
General Pcmberton was severely censured BY the rebel
river Of MssissppL and sccused cowardice
but after h. forces bud been safely removed within the
cessaIIy repSsed IS assantns party under Genera,
Grant. no addressed his soldiers fol.ows:--
s ss'ss
-. a see ,Se % so, Which VIII VIII e. vcs.ecss wns"
Is: es And s 9g :1a S s.Sss and SS
Trenches then. and only then, win se vi ksburs !. an
Il reported that the repuiso before alluded to
sos 9, esscussns part o bis woEs when our srcops
rushed in. only 70 be mcs with immense slaughter from
placod 70 take t0em witn rakInR
the siHoB AMI cAPIzrLATfos OF yIcxssrR Re-.
Steadily. doggedv and bavely did General Pmbertou
re.s. the siege Q, Grants army for over SIX
dcrmined-whsn it became necessary, from pure bn |
mansys sakc that he should surrender the works Tho
captulaton took place the Sd u Juy and tho 4h
troops marched into tho city u vicksbuTg General
rembcrton and cha other rebel officers allowed
leased on their parole mis- privilege was granted them
rewssd Tor the brave ana lengthy defence they had
mndo TO the Union attnck.
X pAaOLgD
when Pembertn's forces rrlessed parole They
wcrc by the rebel authorities the paroicd
Demopolis and Gen. Pc,nberton placed in command
OF the ssnecn Hardce having been appointed head OF
II s stated by the rebel Journals that Pebcrson ormer
troops had "bcea iaborng under mortal fear that they
we're When s.cssnssa again 70 be ssccsd heed Under the
her terrors In this regard as that officer would not
again be plaesd over them Doubtless this ac may have
contributed towards hastening biz death.
PxRs0cAL APrxARANE 0s GENERAL PENBBRrov.
This occr had the appearance Of tall and moderately
he presented no cAaracteristc points which would
him differ from any other gentleman HIS face had
friends Upsa bic cnn the appendage set of
whskers neatly fashioned and back 10 color The dresa
OF the Geoeral while at vcksburg couspssed cf /
pair OF dark plain blue pants his coat was the usual
gray double breasted, with OF bsass buttons.
General the Of the capulsou Of that city:
easy graceful but npertinen ia his manner. apd
in conversation flowing seeming ~ taks ssag part on
Death OF Lord. clyde
Died as Chatham. Eng and, on ths t4tn INST, Lord
Clyde tsr Coin csmpbeD, in the seventy ass. year Of
hts age.
lord Clyde, better known Sir coin Campbell. from
his services the Crmea and iater the master sir,
queed the great sepcy mas'ny in India was bora
october 20, l7o2 In the city o. Glasgow scotland, and
was consequently iE his seventy first year. On the
fathers side his parcutase humble; ba, from his
mother no claimed descent irvu, gentle blood" At an
early he taken IRON bis and put to
school England. when he Was but sixteen years Of
age one Of his maternal relatives procured for him
the Duke Of York commison eusgn IN the Ninth
regiment u foot Those the days o pgtas leather
and Hsssian boots and bong duly Installed 10
those % 10 Canterbury 10 Join his regiment