Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-18
LII. Col. A. :. Pcndlp;Du

Fell. morally wounded CT TIL, "1d Sar,
sr"h"r, 1861 1T Fistor'r Hi, Z Col. :! s.
PESDIEToN, AtiaMs, Ia1ersl o. tas f,r,es
"n'sr l.. Gen. Early. On III. .ye1ir. Of tina
3d. re disd calm ani rseignsd. Il; Wood ,7ox
kindly attended by sympai .,is;n, r:;sr;.-.
IL WAX "i'i.cSirugaing to Say I'll, l...s os lied
e.. cad cheek :he crSsGd rush .; ., g..
tEat h9 received IL: fa,nl s.rnt. .C,-l -, ~.
g'cy "Vfn!H: WAS closing in ". tLs; ,,L Inv
lie. IN co:.':1on with othe-s, bad sucocea,l IN
getting s"H'e troops and artillery in position.
by which the adVaEce OF 7bo enemy wss
s.Hppad, BID while ENCOURAGING AID n,:na-
ting :be Nan by bis rr"se"2 &c ~! e.er,r,a +,
fell, az hn:?rpos she patriot soldier, in the mdst
of hattie.
Nj otter. cson in eur til.ea has friend
ship hetn called Upon to lament such :. Ioss
nor our country to naourG for such SON
AZ the opening Of tie war, Col. Pendle,on
wcs q student q: the University Of Virgins.
where bis fine powers Ct mind had given him
very high position. Like go many Of his
icw>students, when the tocsin of Hsr WAS
sounded throuILou. hi- State, he left his stu.
die; 20 join the army Il. Ilarrnr'. Perry
Assigned 70 duty or the stGfE cf CO. Jackson.
Re FOLLOWED tf:e fortunes of thai crest CAPTAIN
,hToushcus biz oaresr: rising rapidly in his
con'!ccEea nr in place. 4.:ti: 10 i.ied the most
rnprons!blo portion on hin ftaff. After tts
death ct Gen Jaokgp!i. Col. Pendleton became
the hiltncs Gspcrni ois!o u Corps. A. nv.
under Lieut.. Gen EGell and during thepr
campaign IF the Fsl!ey District. under Lieut.,
Gen. Early The hiSl cs;ima:;o:. IL which
he was held ny his srlperiors, aud the rare
condolences Tepcae's in him, arc t5o les, .-;-
den''es nf tho skill api sbij;rj with ,sh;ob bs
d!schsrgsd tho difficult Quite. imposed iron
him: Though but in the first b,osm of N sr-
dncc. bis gcnias Md ealiantrq iinvs achieved
for bin y reputation OF waic', his friends ma.
ba proud. and aLiail rril! a.ss him D .I;s,in.
euishad rla6e IN The rel Of his oount.s's i.
llJsricI= sa's. With tia Ssonewall Brigade
in t!:c frat battle &c iIanassa. "a tho great
Fa:'eY c''n,rsigr. {. nj Ksrnstown TO PORT
Recu3Gc: with Jackson in ths seven dayL'
battles nalce7 Richmond. 1t Cedrr Ran, at
SSGfrshurr. =" fredericksburg, Of Chaucele
'nrEs'!!s, H. Winchester. ut Gettv-hur2, at tia
Wilderness. AT Srotsylvsnia, ut Richmond, in
ali tbs cnl'iiots OF tho present Valley and
MaTyl.n'' carapaigp; he wss an ncto- il, rasny
of tho grandcst scanss OF our great drama ~.
History will tsll how well hs performed bis
per-.
HIS intellectual powers we're Of high order,
lis mimi WI. strong and vieorous IN ..esp
quick 10 cGm1rehension. versatile md yery
active IN ita workings. His Judgment VISA
cool. clear snd ready. Li!s energy vss 10.
tirirg. IL the oiicc. quick and clear headed:
~ the field. cool, brave, Intelligent; tho readi.
ness With which he appreciated his duty uuder
he circumstances Of tho moment, was onIy
a,.oslled BY the oelsrity end skill With which
"a phrfosmed it. as atsif u.Eccr, lie had no
,uoar:or.
Ncr wer" The qualities Of hlI hesrt :nfA'i1r re
.hose Of his intellect. Generous 70 his { lends,
msguanimoua 70 Liz foes kind t, I'll. his soul W Z
~ ): in too large 3 monIl to hs tsnted eth y o
fei'iugs OF em''l"r men. No o:e pos. sssed
Tsrm*r aif ,"iono. no opa W.. mn-s ready 70
sVupathizs with and H0ola tbs s5rrowa CT O, bon
hia whole chrrnctsr WA controlled gE ! litelted
hya h!sh.ioa.d serss Of honor AMI duty. "a
iliE@i ~ calc', PG:s. Ch'istiGn fsh he rod
vi. c!l.srEulness The path of.tn,y When orcs
conVI.-'r'l Of whGt was the right no rrpinipq,
Al Hci lllr" IN hesitgncY delayed lis eoInpliancs
III n ":."n nleut 5r!isN.S That tho
G'antr''on Of his 1t cary tss:-s and aspirations
coal .at t"!sy his entrance unoo IT,. suc7ed
cal Jag n which he ind devoted himself, he laid
hem side without :uurmur Whor, snr,s
mouths sIo, Re wa offered be rcsi.icu OF Big
adler General, believing that his Ga.: roir:,h
elsewher, 'tr nDne:i'atingly declined il =.
ii's Sal WAS not UNDECIDED 5fauy soldiof Of
this ErcIy fsI. mcrs then usual sorrow whsn 10
saw The '.siug FIRM &c thr nohl, iasd9r bcrra
away. Sisny hea:: sank with sa;n .,s . learn
int Tho cheerful Voice G: The sanHG;ne hopetdl
officer would .Le heard no mora. iIarY war,
worn :eteran dropped ter 10 think that Tho face.
which he'd become familiar amid the storm OF &
hundred bsttle felds, WAS gone forever. But how
shall spesE Of that sadness which orpr.ssos tbs
rircie Of friends Of Whici. he was ths centre,
or sliudo to the ati!l mors sacred sorrow of Loss
neaTof nnd dearer7 MAJ the God Of Heaven.
who enabled hio, 10 'r;umph over his las, enemy !.
Comfort hem.
10 the world hs hes left: the model # q patriot,
u his ccuutrynon hs has left lis services hud
lies blood legscy TO coDsecra!e their Cause. to
his compaIiots-iu-ar;ps shining example 10
point 'hs cute road 10 success sad homer, 10 bis
friends 4 Thousand cherished memories to keep
fresh the recollection Of bis virtues TO his family
HI honorable fame, sDd The consultations of that
sublime faith which sustained him nmid the
storms that besst his path and gathered round biz
q. att bed.
Friends mourn for him. tho army Inp;cnts its
lost, Virginia, eyon in this hour OF her agony,
will tnrn to drop tear over son 50 full Of g!o.
rious promise and 80 worthy of her fame.