Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-08-02

the same Tebe6 Sgllpatislzl2lg Democrat
Je party that voted Hthe 1gaT a fHiEItre''
at Chicago.
GEN. JOIN c. LEE, REPUBLICAN,
CANDIDATE FOR Ii, G0YERNOB.
The Cineinn att Gazette has a letter
from Columbus giving the following
sketch of Gen. Lees military career
which will be found interesting and very
creditabIe to the General. We are per
sonaIly cognizant of most of the facts
and can therefore vouch for their gen
eraI correctness
In 81, when the war commenced, Gen.
Lee was living at Iif1in, in this State
his present hOme-engaged in one of the
largest and most lucrative practices of
any lawyer IN Ohio but when rebel
hands assaulted the hagat Fort Sumter,
he gave upthe comforts and allurements
of his paIatill home, and Joined the sol
id phalanx which was forming to pre-
serve our Union. Receiving the appoint
meut of Colonel of the 55th Ohio Infant
ry, he was ordered to Charleston, West
Virginia He had not been there very
Ions. before Gen. ROsecrans ordered a
general court martial to convene, with
Gen. Lee as President. When through
he reioined his regiment at ROmuey,
where it was then stationed, and being
the senior officer, was placed in COM
mand of the "District of the South PO-
tOmae'' by order of Gen. Schenck.
When the latter officer arrived and
took command, he was so well pleased
with the administration of Lee that ne
called his camp at AoOre6eld Camp
Lee" in honor of him. Word came
that the brave -Mi1rOy was surrounded
by fsStOnewallp Jackson. and a asuperiOr
force, and Schenolz, with the instincts of
a true soldier, at once started to the res
cue. Lee, with his gallant command,
was placed in the van, and on went the
"Army of the Mountains" at the rate
of thirty miles a day. On the Sth of
May, Schenck reached AIilrOy at Nc
Dowell, a small town on Bull Pasture
river, just as jackson was opening the
ball, and although, the men had been
on the march for so many days, and had
not slept or. tasted food for over forty
eight hours, AT his own urgent soieita-
ton Lee at once led his command into
the center of the battle. History has
already recorded the carnage Of that
day. On those mountain summit Wllds
bleach the bones OF hundreds of noble
Union dead, whose memories only grow
brighter as time rolls ON. The battle
ragged until late at night. Lee was
everywhere encouraging his. men, and
though at last O1lr forces were. compel
led 10 retreat, Schenck had accomplish
ed his MilrOy was saved. On
the retreat, Lee was ordered to cover the
rear, which he did with such success
that our army reached its re-enforce-
ments at Franklin Cunder Fremont, in
safety.
During the famous Shenandoah cam
paien, which eliminated with the bat
tie of Cross Keys, Lee was one of the
most conspicuous figures, and where
ever the roar of cannon and the rattling
of mus kerry was lOudest, he was sure
to be.found. During POpe's second Bull
Run campaign, at the battles of Free
mans Ford, White Sulphur Springs,
WarrentOn, BIistOw's Station, New
Baltimore, New Market, ThOrOugbfare
Gap, Gainesville, Chantilly and Bull
Run, he added new Iaurels to his fame,
and was recommended by every super
ior officer for promotion. Gen. Schenck,
in his official report, said of him: Il
never deemed il = hecessary to make any
Inquiries as to how Lee was getting
along, as knew all was going we'll
where he was-' Hooker and Grant
have made the Wilderness at Chancel-
lOrsviIle famous on account of the ter
rible battles fought there. In the spring
of '63, as sOcu as the roads became pas
sable, our army, which had lain for
months on the north side of the Kappa
hammock was ordered to dIVest itself of
every pound of supeTtluous baggage
and be prepared alta moments notice
for any sudden movement. Marching
and counter marching were the orders
of the day. The rebels ever on the ''quI
vive." " watched our actions with great
care, endeavOring to discern the actual
point of attack, bat they for once were
fOiled, and our whole army was placed
in a strong position On the south bank
of the RappahannOck, to the right and
rather in rear of the rebel position, with
out the loss of a man. Thus far all was
well. and every soldier in the move
ment felt that for once victory was
about to perch on the banners of the
'SArmy of the Potomac" The 1lth
Corps, under the Christian and noble
Howard, rested as the right of our army
on the Rapidan river, The rebels had
no other choice than retreat from their
chosen and well fortified position on the
nights of Fredericks burg, or else wager
battle with our superior forces. 1t was
in the afternoon. Lee had his COM
mand well in hand with strong pielkets
strongly posted in his front, when re-
liable officers reported to him, that they
could hear the moving of artillery and
chOppiug in the advance. Lee, ever
ready for any emergency, and knowing
that the brave Gambee or -cOOl-head6d
Captain Jim Stephens, of his own Fifty
fifth, never started a false report, at
once went TO the commander of the di-
NISlOu anu -bOlu ulLAA OF the 1LllOELlEtb4Dl
he had received. The division General
instead Of taking Lees advice and pre-
pairing for battle, made light of the in
formation, and let ib pass unheeded.
Lee at once returned and made every
preparation for the coming Storm
While accommodating his lines he hap
pened to gain an elevated and COM
manding position, when he discovered
a.rOad at some distance, running in q
southwark direction on which large
masses of rebel troops were moving.
He at once found a rebel citizen who
unwilliBgly impaired the information
that the troops seen could, if in retreat
take circuitous rOut to Richmond, or,
by turning north on a country cross
road, appear in front, on our extreme
right. He was now satisfied that jack
son was making another of his grand
"ShermaniG" flank movements, for the
purpose of unexpectedly crushing our
right wing, and by quick movement
gain possession of United States Ford,
under such circumstances our only
available crossing Of the RappahannOck
he was the more convinced that this
was the rebel move, as his piclSets
found strong and determined body Of
rebel infantry up the plank road, evil
IDENTIFY placed there for the purpose Of
preventing our forces from advancing
and seeing the movement. Lee again
repaired to his division general and
laid the case before him and entreated |
that our troops might at once be placed
in position to receive the tornado which
was so soon to burst forth. The divis- |
ioR General had never before had a !