The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-12
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Tho prcss announces the Emotion of Major |
General Alexander =. Stewartlthy rank of Lieut..
Gcncral, and his assignment Ethc c",nma,id "f |
Folks corps. Gcn. Stewart i H. the style Of man
to desire or 20 acquire II newsl maine ar nntn-
riety, and he has received less IN amy otI..r OIL
cor of his RINK. services and RI ,tiun His pre-
motion To his present exalted r. will create dc
sire to know moro of him thal. people i'll
possession III, and thcrcfurc{l-r the following |
brief sketch Of his person. cha or anl career:
Gen. Stewart is Of middle h. apparently he
twccn 10 and Is years of ~. III medium, size, "f
fair complexion, and sIarkn rev eyes. His en-
precision denotes carncstncss, 1cyolcncc and lofty
intelligence, imprcssine even lie casual observer
with the conviction that he lo.} upon no ordinary
man. lie Is in manner the I'm Il and most quiet
Of men. IIc never spcakS Il III word OF ,ilnws
Ia he spoken near him. Cy n, thoughtful stoi-
fsl;uss as,%s 6y r ha'
sents n human picture have ,eyr before in
flesh and blood. lie dccpy xLigir,s. and pre-"
foun'iy earnest lie is goserrel lrouicd by
no motive but duty, and lie has no,!,act beyond It's
fulhlment Iie bears his part in hi. war because
he has clear conviction that it i n Just anil ne
ccssary war. and that his duty ~ arasr"i and
christian calls him to the field. haze heard him
often speak upon this subject. and " 'rcss his "n
faltcring faith In tho Divine Pr"vrcncc that c"n-
trois tho war, and in certain success. lie he
lievcs that the array is but the mcrtinsrumcnt in
the hand OF Providence, for its achievement. aud
that arc sufficiently FASTENED nnl
purified rs people. by the ordeal 1-ough which
We arc passing, then, nnl then only will our de
livcrancc come lie believes that tie end is
near. have thus attensetc.l to porty him lac
really is the highest style Of Il chri in Gentle
man.
Gen. Stewart is citizen of Tennessee. and u
resident of Lebanon lie graduated West Point
but had retired from the army, AMI Vr"ics-
sor, of mathematics, l believe, in tn College at
Lebanon. Very early in the he wa!a,r"intcl
- Erigndicr General, AMI was. with Gcicrals Polk
and Sidney Johnston, in the first "per.tirn upon,
the Mississippi lie bore part in nj the
pagns of the army of Tennessee since tbu, time.
and has been in all its battles. Ab"at inc first "i
May. 1SG'. he was appointed :. Major Gcnral: since
N4lSR higs I'D, p -nii, MI With frequent aud excel
lent opportunities of learning, the qualities al tho
man.
In battle he moves about quietly calm sud nm
rutficd, anil nil the noise and confusion and
ingly unconscious Of The missile "f Death flyin;
about him. II, never lowers has crest. newer eek,
shelter. never avoids danger. An set i.ir, a. hr
has never been wounded. Nor. thtn once have
been near him when some "t h" r" imrni i'.! -,
acted WELL AMI were III great r"uie d lie WI
deeply rricvcd. hu uttered ~" rcfr a.'l"s. He SAID
to one brigade which had fallen Id, too an.
in disorder. '.Acn, y"u have iLc. how badly va,
had those yankees whipped IL yea E,d ..nly ln"w,
it," II was gentle rel'nke. c"nl ,s-i"na" ~ i,
was keen. Many a Gencrai would hive CURSE. then
terribly. AT another :inic he Wa ia tbs; midst I"
flying brigade making gentle al.lo..is the mel
Ia halt and make stanl.- bcspn'rins 81 this Il.
begged them I" return &" th" enirn"i,m.nis. AN
make u stand there. told him thought r"nI,
rally enough of thcn tn bold the :r,,usl. AMI Il,
told me tn try il. succeeded f,,r Will: but ih
disorder was ia" great. and The i,::i:'yr s,vcrwrlm
el us.
His division generally Tough. III. AMI ,wal
had hard .htin. ,io. No div i.Iun III the ARM
has fought Ia nuc ar lost y" hr.riv The .,,i
.liers regard him with ..r., respect; am.l with Tn
| warIncst affection. His loss. Ill, sion .",n
man'icr, rann"t leo supplied 10y amy -nr"..-S'r
General Stewart is generally yer, lariiuri. I:u
n wit few al! t.,iL
much and with impressive r"wer. Mis- s"ni"u""
strong, terse and solid ~ granite. lie tall,
upon trifing subject. He has n,uch lc,rnin@
and mind sinSularly clear. I,ii"k AMI l"gic.
His Judgment in all things. is admirable. Hi 80,
pacty il equal to- any ,"sit"n that of ':'nr
ral-in Chief. lie may yet reach ii,i> ,'">ii,"r
Whatever position he may have. feel Tn:
the interests of great safe in his hand