The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-02-02
Pen and Ink sketch OF Some of
10 -rics,e Our Generals, ..a..l !.

flR tfe" uayss ago, at; zen. haum'Sf head
quarters, there was gathered together in con
4 sultation noble set of men, not unka W,
3 70 fame. That one armed man is the saint
i, ~ Hssardi the Havelock of our army. : III
4 IS slender quite exceeding in his aspec,
With nothing whatever of personal bravad
4or vanity. q There vas NORA .glances tina
d would, betray the lurking ambition tha
would say,I am the man who rode through
storm of ahot and hail at Antietam, fo
which, received my second STAR His fac,
Eis almost femeniue, his features small. H,
is full Of souTags, quiet and ynsssssble, ye,
when occasion demands he would spriag in
4 to the saddle, at The summon Of danger, an,
}ride without one moments hey,tation int,
Abe very thickest OF the 6ght. He Is !, ahi
ming example of the Christian fsngfAonii. Lon,
may he remain In eon1fnnand Of itis Depart
ment. g4n si.5ll4r1 no -
= The wen dressed, ib superb looking man m n |,
david s. Stanley, tie Baa!yyard Of our army
He has a ntst captivating personnel, 4 fair
and ruddy cornpiexion,7 flowing beard, dark
liquid eyes, glowing with the fire of patriot.
| ISM, He Is very hand some and IS possessed
| of military bearing. He is frank and easy
in manners. He is not only a brave soldier.
who splendidly defies the bullets of the ene.
my, but an accomplished Christian gentle-
man, With a heart full Of, the most, generous
impulses. Understand that he isa convert
TO the Roman Catholic Faith, and is SO, de-
voted to. his Church as to- have a chaplain
always with him. Whatever may be his re.
iigious preferences. he is not offensiyelg big.
oted, for he is extremely friendly to 'Protes-
tant chaplarns. ~tfQ ShitQfG .fSio@ sol La
% The man leaning against the waHis JEFF
O. Davis, the hsro of Pea Ridge. . He has a
keeb eye, a cadavtrous fsce, sunken checks,
and looks care-wosh. Were we toupeet him
in the dark we would teks him te,bes vita-
fiized ghost. He commands the 14th corps,
and bas infused his own energy into he
splendid ba.ta,ions of that historic legion.
Z The SCARED and war worn veteran pacing
ontside is the w arlike 0sterhaus. He halls
from Germany country that has fsiyenids
some of our most reliable and brilliant Gen.
erals. rftas srfs 1i ,5f@er'r st,i.-,Hra. es, I
The plain, scholarly looking man is Stone
man, just exchanged He is dashing cav
airy officer, and stands high with Sh herman.
Poor fellow, ne shows the traces of suffering!
The diminutive fellow Wonder, enveloped
in huge pair Of boots, Is Fuller, commands
or Of the Ohio Brigade ed ist aiuaoqg g
| Thatugly, red laced. red haired, red-whis-
tkered, had almost said red whiskied man,
is Belknap He looks so leapish. he. dress.
es badly, but fights ike d atiger-tbat is bet.
ter a's nat lFEda7g HiWo 81 81 .CT n
The fine, manly, sandy haired man is
Schotield comma ndihs The Department. of
the Ohio. He has a West Polntish carriage.
He is nearly six feet high, possessing a
piercing eve, looking right through a-fellow,
His popularity is of sn enduring chara acter.
That exact, neatly dressed man is Gen.
Cox. 2 s@iEi7 ,fefS ftc5s Hid-a W he
There, too, is the noble Sherman. He tow.
ers above them all. Gen. Sherman is very
striking in hisphysipsn ,my :, which is of the
Corssais character He is straightas an ar,
row, complexion fair, eyes dark, and very
neat IN his apparel. | ponversed with. him
in relation to Gen, Meagher, the eloquent
orator and chivalrous soldier, for whom Gen.
Sherman entertains very exalted opinion.
That brave man and dear friend Of mine is
to have d acommandin this Department. IL !
There were other Generals present. such
as Barry Wood. Riley. Leggett iM'Cooks
Ransom, and some others of lesser note. !,