, 1879-04-13
GFN. s'DICK 5" TAYLOR.
noa+h Of the Son OF "Oid Rough
and Ready"
r., Rink. >" Destruction and Recon-
sruction." Fresh from the
Press.
,-+rsc}s from lt---His Views OF the
I,eaders on Both Sides in the
Var.
popeh-and-Ready Criticisms Of Lee, Jack
sou, Johnston, Stephens, Grant, Stan
ton, and Seward.

H0uEu-10~ "@e-I wy ~~~"A
sou, Johnston, Stephens, Grant, Stan
ton, and Seward.
c,n "Diel" Taylor, whose death is an-
,cnnced this morning, was the third in line OF
.mrrican military celebrities belonging to the
&.ne family. His grandfather, Richard Taylor,
-. colouel of the Ninth Virginia Regiment in
~ revolutionary War, and was distinguished
.ntht Indian wars. He was aftcrward one OF
.hefrsmers Of the Constitution Of Kentucky,
-hers be had settled in 17S5, and died at Louis
.a1eA Ey., in 1923, aged s.. The father of
.Dick'' Taylor was Zachary Taylor, the twelfth
pnesiIent Of the United States. Until his 9th
r,.r Zachary TarIor VAS engaged in the 1abors
ofhis fathers plantation. May 8, 1s0S, he was
r,ade Erst-Lleuteoant OF the Seventh United
s.tes Infantry, and continued uninterruptedly
n the army until he was elected President. His
rbiet claim to this great civil Office was his Sue
,ess in the Mexican War, in which he gained the
tit1e Of "O!d Rough aud Ready.''
Zachary Taylor left several children. A
daughter married jefferson Davis. "Dick''
xas the only son. He wus graduated at West
Point a1d served in the army for some time.
His public career began with the movement for
secession fu Louisiana, to which State be had
removed. He was opposed to secession on the
1erms proposed. 4 delegate to the Charleston
Convention in 1860, be refused to 60 into Gulf
States Convention IN 1901 ne was a member
Of the Upper Branch Of the Louisiana Legisla-
4nre. and afterwards OF the Constitutional Con-
ren.ion called to consider an ordinance Of seces
s;on Tn the latter body he stood out for the
I:n;nn as long as he could. AS soon rs the Con-
Can@;on adiourned. finding himself ont of har
mnnr With nreyaiIiur oplulion as to the certajnty
al var and The necessity for preparation, he re-
t;lea ~ - h;e est,te G1otcyminef ~ accant snch
o;h;1;+w ~ nni1- &c coma ~ b;rn ,,neonnh+ u
1cspouso;ti1 n;ia5 49, 1.ar, 10 10 ratiron.,t ne
af " ons1 nf 1he Nint
Volunteers, and served through the War, seeing
much service, and retiring with the rank Of
Lieutenant General. he was engaged in the
Rxer eTnetjtion At Sabine Cross Roads. and WA
ta't. ~ t.,,,1 Safaotad a. paasont Hi c.n- ~
" l"n usas1.eu ~ teaaaot t,al, oSnt. ~
1865.
Gen. Taylor has recently been engaged on
volume Of "reminiscences Of the War, which has
lust issued from the press OF the Messrs. Ap-
1pIetop, under the title OF .sDestruction and Re-
cnnstrnction.,, and reached this CITY only YES
terdaT, He wTote Of men and eTents with
great freedom and perfect sincerity, but bis
prcjudices were violent and his Judgment often
warped. Some extracts from his volume seem
to be specially opportune at this time, bnt they
must be read with many reservations. As q
rule, Gen. TAYLOR is unjust in speaking of 20
utical opponents, but he is q good military
rritic and sf,mn narts of his hoo1. nrf vairahle
contributions to 1he history Of the War.
Gen. Taytor took command OF his regiment
Inst hefore
.,,.n
lAh 1[!i tihsf - hAll1s ~ 11r.. W DuL. hes:
the battlefield, and Judge of the commanders
and the movements Of the forces critically. OF
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have II BEEN confdeutlv e1nected> The ia1c 1;oT
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~, Troro ia ri, ,cnTn71nn;co1ions rf1h P;rhmnrd
and nrersn1na ~ he ;nnrinn ~ 1nhnston 1rar ~
TaiIey. Wv
ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON,
Speaking later Of the civil interference that
Albert Sidney Johnston had to contend with,
IT'LL 1AilQF tATSs
Gen Jnbnson mt tte d5ff,rnf+{cs of tt. ,oa,+;o,
with creat coolness tact and iudoment. hn1 his
burden was by no mcans iinhfened nv the interYers
spce Of certain po1it;cians Al Richmond. The;r
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