The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-25
GENERALS LEE AND JACKSON.
A Great English Generals Opinion of Them-Gen
Garnet Wolseley's visit TO Confederate Head
quarters In 1862.

Major General DIR Jdrllet y. N6lNeleY, n. l.
b., G.. c. NJ. g., the victorious commander il
the Ashantee war Of 1891, is the newest Q
the popular military heroes of England II
well deserves the admiration Of his country
men, for his campaign in the rugged, fever
haunted country Of Ashantee, where wi Ii hi
handful of brave Engli7hmen h. fought ma
ture and the negroes every inch Of the way r.
Coomasle, and Oyercame both, was as brilliant
an achievement Of generalship as the mill
tary annals Of Engl nd can boast of since the
memorable campaign against Napoleon
which ended at Paris in 1914.
OF course 1t is not intended to compare the
Ashantee war, in magnitude and importance,
with the wars in the Crimea and India nor
even with that in Abys-inia, but it is the opin-
ion Of military critics that Wolseley displayed
as much ability in planning his campaign and
handling his troops as Raglan did at Sevasto-
pol or Havelock IN India, or Napier in Abys-
sinia.
OF Gen. Robert +. the reader il IN
formed by Lieut.. Low Sir Garnet Wolseley
had the most exalted idea. These are his
words:
cit is Wolseleys deliberate opinion that in
military genius Lee has had no superior since
the great Napoleon aStonished the world by
his marvellous career Of victory; and he places
Robert Lee even above the great German
BeucTdIS WuO nave 80 RECENTLY avenged the
defeats inflicted on their country by the
mighty Corsican." 1t was his great admira-
ton for Lee, as well as his desire to study
war under the novel aspects presented in the
South, that induced Col. Wolseley to under
take the rather perilous journey to that
country.
Leaving his quarters at Montreal quietly
he passed through New York and Baltimore
to the lower counties of Maryland, whore the
northern terminus of the underground pas
sage to the Confederacy was secretly laid. He
had obtained in Canada and Baltimore con
fidential letters to persons in Maryland who
were in possession of the necessary facilities
to put him on the right track He struggled
through the usual dangers which at that time
attended the snrreptitious crossing of the
military lines, lodging from house to house.
ana hiding IN out-of-the way places and mar
rowly escaping one evening
CAPTURE BY FEDERAL CAVALRY.
But finally he got across the Potomac in
safety, and wended his way partially on foot
to Richmond. He picked up at the river
countryman of his own bound on the same
adventure and during his subsequent stay in
the Confederacy they stuck together. This
companion of his subsequent travels was the
Hon. Frank Lawley, brother OF Lord Wen
lock- Mr. Lawley was going to the Coned-
eracy with a commission from the London
Times to act as its correspondent. When the
two Englishmen reached Richmond they were
received with open arms by the people there
They had many social attentions, and the |
Confederate Government, through its Secre-
tary of War, Mr.. Randolph, gave them carte |
blanche to go wherever they pleased.
After inspecting the forttications of Rich |
mond and Peter burg they starte by the |
Virginia Central Railroad to visit the head
rt, ,,.tf \ Al
Six miles from Winchester Daring their
journey Woseley had good opportunity to
observe the discipline OF the Southern army
and the character Of its material. He was
greatly pleased with the effect of the order
prohibiting the serving Of rations OF spirits
to the soldiers. He has never been a believer
in the theory that spirits administered IN
small quantities. enables the men to bear ia
hgue, and in the A,hantee war he acted on
The hint that he received in the Coniederacy,
and forbade the use of liqnor in the army.
THE GENERAI.-IN. CHIEF.
Col Wolseley and his companion were re-
ceived by Gen. Lee with that kindness and
stately courtesy for which he was SO noted
Wolseley speaks with the utmost enthusiasm
)f the Southern commander. He described
lim rs a person who, wherever seen, whether
n castle or howell, alone or in crowd,
would at once attract attention splendid
pecimen of an English gentlemen, with one
If the most rarely handsome faces ever seen.
The General was living in a tent like the rest
II the men, though there was comfortable
arm house near by. But he so scrupulously
espected the rights of private property that
ie would not consent to take possession of it.
lie led the two Englishmen to a seat hard
~, under large tree, and there conversed
With them on the topic most interesting to
hem, and the past present and future Of the
var. Wolseley says that notwithstanding his
ersonal losses mt Arlington and elsewhere
Inch were very severe, Gen. Lee never
WINGED any bitterness of feeling against the
forth, nor gave utterance to single violent
xpression. On the contrary, be alluded to
lany former friends and companions on the !
ther side, in the klndest terms. He talked
.eely about the battle Of Antictam, which
ad just previously been fought.
SroNEwATI JACKSON
The celebrated Stonewail jackson received
'oseley and the Times correspondent with
luch aiflhlity. He talked most affection
tely of England and Of his brief sojourn
lere. WoIseley WAS quite overcome by his
lterview vita Jackson. 9 For myself" he
exclaimed impalsvely :" | believe
lat, inspired by the presence OF such man,
should be perfectly insonsiole to fatigue and
'ckon on success as moral certainty.
'olseley also made some remarks on the
orale of the Southern soldiers. He met
lille visiting the front, patches Of Gonzales
mt soldiers marching to join the army
This led him to praise the spirit of the
en-, but to condemn the great want of judg-
ent evinced 10y the medical officers After
sojourn of several days in the peighhorhood
the Shenandoah valley, Wolseley aud Law
y retraced their steps to Richmond. and
ON thence the future conqueror Of the
Shantees made his way, by the tortuous and
vigorous passage across the Potomac aud
rough Maryland to Baltimore. and so back
Canada. The memoirs are still running in
70 numbers OF the United Service Mag lzine
Id 1t Is not Improbable that shall hear
ore from the same source of Wolseleys
ews upon the men and military measures OF
Q North and South durlug the great war
The George Spansler was coming down the
yer below Madison the other day, when
zap with an aN upon bis shoulder hailed her
nm tha ton of a blnf The Snop1lsr ,ro,4