Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-09-07
General e, sR. Il. Candy.


dor of the President, to the commend of this
District, says tho {" Charleston Mercury"
was bornin kentucky, and appointed to West
Point from Indiana. IIe graduated in 1880,
and served with credit in the Mexican war.
IN 1860, hc was major of tho 7th Infantry,
and while on duty in New Mexico, lie con-
Quoted campaign against the Naryahocs.
with great success.
At the beginning Of the war General Can.
by found himself Colonel of tho 10Th Infan-
try, and in command of the Department. of
New Mexico. He commanded the Union
forces at the battle of Valyerde, in which the
Confederate forces, under Sibley and Green.
gained decided success. Finally, the Con.
fedcrate forces, under Siblcy, returned to Tex
as, Gen. Candy claiming in his official report
that tho latter (Sibley) had been compelled
to oabandon country he chad entered to conquer
and occupy, leaving behind him, in dead and
wounded, aud in sick and prisoners, half
of his original force"
Soon after this General Candy was ordered
to Washington, and was, for time, assistant
Secretary of War.
In April, 1864, after the battle of Pleasant
Grove, aud the consequent retreat, which
marked the failure Of tho Red River cxpcdi-
| ton, General Banks was ordered to bring his
campaign to an end without delay. Alcxan-
dri" was evacuated, aud on May 90, 1864,
General Candy having appeared as commau-
der of the Trans Mississippi Department, the
army was turned over to him by Gen Banks.
lh'r'ng the summer and Fall OF 1861,
ueneral Ca"py remained IN New Orleans hut
upon t"c overthrow OF Heheral Hood ut NASH
,t,l 10, H. i Al -. I a.
V,1'e, ne proceeded to attempt the reduction
m ,r Mon'le' theh hela ny General Maury'--
~ ms movement resulted IN the evacuation OF
on May an, the surrender to General Canby
=. ~ uuo'"' l".n iI'oN i"y,o' io'crs' was eicc'eu
AZ N'tr"hc'c, ana Ih's' I" tue pest or our
kho%ic'Se' ciosca Hehef@l Candy active Ca
rccr IN inc late war
VI General Candy VIC know nothing per
son',y' ont nc IS spoken OF IN high terms ny
.he New Orseans correspondents OF various
journals. %, ;, one OF thcm' referring to General
oheridnn, says:
With thcsc facts staring him in the face,
ana the knowledgc that his lmmedlat" prede-
cessor General Canby) was . h'gh-toncd gen
flcman ana gallant officer, who had won the
respect ana confidence OF thus people by at
,cmpting 10 honestly ana faithfully discharge
ms duties as an o'iiccr OF the government and
not tne rcpresentativn OF party, 1t is Surpris-
ing thht sheridan ana not attempt to remove
some OF the odlum That attached to his name
oy 'ollo"'nS the commcndablc ana pra'sewor-
Wy ers""'P'c OF "chera' Canoy'
Hehcr"l Nanhy is SAID to be n tne executive
oihcer, ana thorough military man. In hls
opinions he Is SAID to be moderate Rcpnhll-
can VINO takes no prominent pnrt IN pollt!cs
"nu cares out little to h"ve anythingt" 40 w'th
P"!,t'ca' m AFFAIRS Indeed the New York
lr,pnhH po'htcn'y s"ys no one has ever
ca''cu Cahoy hadicai'
ooCThERN HONOR nc Richmond H"'9
's1 the. f"''owna rclnarfs nnon nil""or: -.
- I"s u" lpu'sP"e'o,e cond't'oh OF the
o"".ouI'a1I "n'i, su'icnucr' 'nat 1nc conGuering
%p:"I' % snouo 'eSu'a'c ' """ d'sPose OF the poi
ar'S"a MS .onu't'o" " ,ne con!uefea' Zen. Lee
MI 'i. ~. ".'Ao' p'ooao'y uiu noe attempt to
s."., "No' ""y s'ap"'a.'o" loueh'ns the political
JtL"o ~ SS ,"1 oo,''" ana fer people. Gen.
"o'.;o" oa n''Nc suon an at5cmpt, but his
s's w. LII" Wv.e W. promptly an" Percmptor'ly
as rs ana "en; Lee with the implied undcrstan-
NIX. NIX '"". .'a' "'olo question OF %hat d'spo,
Whit nos;t;nn tbo, ,,,onn :. s."as:." n',tcs'
TO tho (ovcrnmont what pS :, saI: o,t.''
&c. were 70 bc occor1od tn tha;. o;,..' .,o","o,
to he dctcrn;nod hu tho ,o,,,oo o.""o@H aT w"S