The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-09-26
THE MANCHESTER JOURNAL,
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Tie UnBa Convention wbica Het 81 ~.
racase lass week, made up a liss Of uoini
nations whlch eanuoi Boa prove aeecaia
BE r. she legal men of New Yofk. firS
Of ~ Candidates are heroes Of lae iais
war.
Central Iancis G. Bsrlos, who is op-
pose8 70 Sloean 4. candidate ior The Of.
Gee q Secretary II state, vas Il ihe oat.
break 81 ne war i young laayer o. New
York he entered iAe service as pri.
vasc toldicr. and lesl /, a MAJOR Gsncgal.
+ Seen alter bis enlistment &c was promoted
/ 10 Lieuleaaey. sad IL Cha, capacity va.
engaged 10 de ir.t battle Of Bull Ran,
While on the Psninsula be attained the
rank 81 Colonel, and was especially com.
| plimeniel BY Cen Mcclellan FOR BIS gal.
laat conduct. AZ the battle Of Anielam
he was severely wounded, but refused 10
leave the field, and soon after received an
.her wound. which was considered NOR
tai. i,hile lying in hospital after Che
banle. il, received his commission az
Briea3ier Genet,d ofeSlaat services at
Fair Oaks. Sayares Station, aud Ante
tam. Upon ii. recovery, be was g.Fe"
a command ia Tie Eleventh c. rpa' " oeii
the Eleventh was surprised and oule'
at Charlottesville, he was one Of ID,
few who made gallant stand against
the overwhelming forces " the enemy
AT Gettysburg he was wounded and Isft /
for deaf upon the Geld, and while lying I
there, helpless a ~ f9rsaken, received tYo /
other wounds The rebc.' PICKED him w,
but their surgeons pronounced i's injuries
mortal, and left linn behind without paro,-
ing BIN, lie recovered, and was made a
Breyet Major General for his conspicuous
yallaniry. a; Spotsylvania he led the ia
nous charge which resulted in the capture
of several thousand prisoners aud a num-
Der Of noted generals. Here bis wounds
broke out afresh, and he was compelled
to relnquish bis command He recover.
ed, however, in time 70 take part IN the
around Petersburg, aud receiy-
ed in reward for his valuable services the
full rank Of Major General. No officer
in the army has more brill liant record,
or greater popularity among the soldiers.
A thorough democrat in his principles and
habits, il was bis custom 10 90 about from
tent TO tentconyersing with his men, learn
ing their wants, devising means for heir
comfort, raising their spirits, and stimulate
ing their eulhuapgm. His wife labored
in The hospitals, until she siekened with
a fever Of which she died The Iabors
and sacrifices o, Gen. Barlow entile him
10 the highest civil honors of his State.
Gen. John IL Martindale, candidate for
the Attorney G eneralship, is a graduate
Of West Point, but previous 10 the late
war was engaged in civil pursuits. He
was one Of the first Brigadiers appointed,
and vas assigned a command near WASH
ington. Upon the Organization Of the ar
my Of the Potomac, he was placed in the
Division Of Ftz John Porter. Just be-
fore the retreat from the Chcahominy he
made an advance without orders, and was
censured by Mcclellan. He demanded
claimed that Richmond
might have been occupied but for the in
ertness of the commander and was sus-
tanned by The decision of the court He
was for time military Governor Of the
Department Of Washington, but when
Gen. Wadsworth fell, succeeded to bis
and afterwards took an impor-
tant part ia The operations south Of Rich
mond, until The fall of CA, when be re-
signed in consequence of i'll health.
Gen. Henry A. Barnum, nominee for
Prison Inspector, entered the service as
major of New York regiment. In one
Of the Peninsular battles he fell with a
terrible wound, and was left upon the field
as dead After the newspapers had pub
lished obituaries, and Bis friends had cele-
brated his funeral, be was heard from in
Libby prison. Ga his release he served
for a time upon the staff Of Gen. Wads-
worth, but subsequently, went with bis reg
iment 10 the West, where he took part in
Rockers famous midnight battle in Look
ont valley. and was called by that general
9 the ball dog Of the Corps" After the
battle Of Chattanooga, be was designated
by Gen. Thomas 70 carry the captured
flags 10 Washington, as four out Of the
ten had been taken by his owl regiment.
lie took part ii Sherman's southern cam
paigns, aud was breyeiied Brig. General
fer gallant eondaci. He has not jet re
covered from the i3juries he received ear
~ 10 the war, aud has gone through