The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-07-01


great nation possesses few sons like tue
John Sedgwirk Like him fell too, Il,
the very head Of their corps, She white
haired Mansfield. after career of useful
ness illustrated BY bis skill and cool cour-
age at Fort Brown, Monterey and BueEa
Vista. John + REYNOLDS and Reno, both
in The fall vigor OF manhooi and intellect
men who have proved theiI ability anG
chlvairy IN many a field IN Mexico aud III
this civil war. gallant gentlemen of whom
their country had much TO hope bad II
pleased God TO >p~re their lives. Lyon
fell in the prime of life leading his hGtir
armN against superior numbeis, his trlet
career atfording brlllian, example of pat
riotsm and ability. The impeuosty OF
Kearny and such brave generals as Rich
ardson, Williams, lerrill, Stevens, Wed.
Saunders and Ha, es, lost their lives while
in the midst Of IA career Of Usefulness
Young Bayard so like the most mou.ned
Of his name, like knight above fear and
above reproach," WAS cut off too early
for his country. No regiments can spare
such gallant devoted aud able command
ers as Kossel, Davis. Cove, Simmons.
Bailey, Putnam and kngshurv, all of
" HON fell in the tbickest of the contest
some of them veterans; Others young IN
service ali good men and well beloved
Cur batteries have partially paid ;heir ter
rihe debt to fate III the loss "f such corn
mauders AS GrebIe the frs, 10 fail in this
war; Benson, uaggard. Smead. DIR Iari
l1azlett and those other gallant bows,
Kirby. " ood,utf, Dimick and Cushing
lille the engineers lamen; the promising
and gallant Wagner and Cross Beneath
remoter battle fields rest the corpses of
the heroic Mckae l}ascom. Stone. Sweet
and many other company otfirers Besides
those there are boss Of veteran sergeantS
corporaIs nd privates who had fonght
under Scott in Mexico, or contested with
the savages of the Far West and Florida.
and mingled with them, voung soldiers
who. courageous steady and true mer
death uhtlinchingly. without the hope of
personal glory. These men, in their
more humble sphere, served their country
with As much faith and honor as the most
jllusrrious general. and all of them with
perfect singleness of heart. Although
history. their actions, LOYALTY and courage
will Their memories will long be pre-
sent in their regiments. for there were
MANY Of them who merlted "a proud q
distinction as that accorded 10 "the frs,
c,-nadier Of France or to that Russian
soldier who gave his life for ms conn AIDES.
Rnl there is another class Of men who
have gone from Us since this war com
menced whose fate II WAS not TO die in
battle, but who are none the less entitled
10 he mentioned here There vas Sum
n-r-a brave honest, chlvalrous veteran
If more than haf century'S -prvice-
VIII" had confronted death unhInrhIuuI y
: on scores of battle fields. had shown hi>
gray head, serene and cheerful. where
? death most revealed who more than once
told me that he believed and hoped thai
his long career would end amid The din OF
! hatlie-he died at home, from the effect,
Of the hard>hips of his campaign. THAI
most excellent soldier the elegan. G f.
Smith who many Of us remember. to have
seen so often on this yer; plain with his
superb bearing. escaped the bullet TO fail
victim to the disease which has ,epriv-
ed the army of SO many Of its best sol
d,srs. Holm Bnfoyd zoo, ard ;,,ran,d
? Mitchell eminent in science. Palmer an
MANY NJ III. officers ard ,,.o los, ,te;,
| ives hv sickness con,r,c,ad !, tho Colt
BIN cannon close this Icno iis, of o!ori-
ons narfvrs wi,hou, ,.v,r,r ~. s...rsl d.l.,
OF official du'v and persona friendship
There is one dead soldier who possessed
macmillan claims pnon nv Iowa ana ,,r,,i-
: tude while alive He ,yaa an a~Ia,, ,,t.
RIOT an un-etfish man = .rra sol,ior t%.
, h.au;,aal Of . sta, nH;,.ar. bo 49,, -,
abide canp-CoInne Calhprn Thara !.
! \ lesson be drawn from the Jc-,b ana sar
2 wires of Thea UlnrIous man yh;rh W.
, .bould read for ,ha nra,.r, nod f,,,r.
I hen-f. of the nation War IN base mod
, ern DAYS is a science. and il ebor;a nnY
ba ,la.r IN tho mo, ,.r..;,l;,.ai ,l..., g.,
I organization and command If armies and
: he high continuation of .,ratal,r ,,arr..,
: Familiarity with the theo,eri,.al sc,an,.a ~,
: war is requisite. 70 count upon sncces,
g where the plans anal execution Of cam
e uaioas are entrusted TO men who have p,
kuowI4du4 of war is As idle as IN ex,,e,
3. ,ha lep,l wi.d,m of q Story or q X,
e from ,k,ifnl pbvsician But what j. IN,