, 1881-04-30
SHILOH.
.subIect That Recalls the Death
Of Gen. Nelson.
r., peoullarities Of That officer and
'A' His Tragic End.
c.,. Wright sustalus sllorman's State
'' mont Regarding a Surprises
Ar4;st,s 1aughable Mistake, and
o' How II Was Porpetuated'

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-n1oh1a Miatake. and I
An uo,p II Was porpetuated.
Nv" ~ - '
,.,,,. ~ N. fh,eaoo tribune.
70 :" t.""" ,,, ~ o-.ru ,1,oaatIayH oftioroes
cntcAdo, rpn,,, Ap1ii wl,,ia wo apuia,,u tic
aaa .,,rs n''H IN war ur statcsn'anship WIN bear
leaders ;" ~ ri ~iciory alul SUCCESS, 1t beiooycs
tho palm laa"t ~. n,n,, tllpyo secondary heroes
Us to Ee'leGs ap't "r ri",to,i to uaku suctt VIC
nv AMI s,lcccss possible.
to,s a's S,rnyi,,enco which notes the fall OF
Ing ,,,,. ntsn note tho great lcserts OF
sparrow la, .,.cI n'.I unt1ccoratcd heroes who,
III ,".,orol ..u npplause is concerned, aro ",un-
,snn~,' epasm.' ,lnnonorod. and unsuug." Il. =.
i1o",', mo w.. ',rsscrt discussion respecting tile
famous blslo ol on''on ~ 'n"s Gamasa,
.s,yed By many TINT uno snnorainate 'cnofa1
ssav nrolnincnt part In that batslo which
Ss.sr,es '1ss special recognition. A sketch ely.
lnga ru'l1lliis aeset'pt'u,'," '.''..,,," "o '0
General may be acceptaolc: ,...
III, career 1nny bo sald to nave bcen
meisoric est and his end trusie'-the victim Of
"miFel NUS ',..ooS av -, +ha r,ehol1,on T,eut.
At tie outbreak o. u'o !seoe.i .'.aa*,
william Nelson, Inspired oy yanArrepleaslolo
,rjur and III, ambition which was Of tl,o most
heEo,e = T., t,,o navy nml bcngca for n COIN
mission III tlo haEJ ,.,1 >, MI. ,.,s. s,,.nit
and fl the "ieit'eu hc'u .S wv, aa,u n,,,
ygrautcd and the naval o1ice. oeoas1'9 1,o, one
o. ,..s n4' ,,'d was placed on duty in kentucky,
RuesS. Wv a.a,n w."
htsnatl'e 1.am. 'aso,o ,,ro,r,pont hv rcosor of
lie soon became pIoln'uens & w isason s', ~ "
hisuncxamp!cd bold'less anu dasli, anu phe,
nnn,orcl cuntcmpt for obstacles, nnd hatred
h.'nou hsesmotanav md no,troonry wherever
o. lhel'1sy W., ,vos .,ccentrto tn +, fault-yot to
tound. lle ""7 I"a.tS..a ssIS 49,. .,a.,, ,don ~
ssinr deferred by difficulties which would
' .sas,I on nrttnnry uan,
ypa', w. s"ooma ~" almost Immediately the tl1e,nc
Ae pee'u.o s,, "tth ~, ,,a stortitnr n,et,ods of
pt the army ny hls s;aItt'nH a.uos 1ne.nuu' ~
discipline. An Inefficient, nnworthy, OF
nrp,entlous officer, no matter whnt his rnnk.
sauiI mi i've under his whitening eye. 4
~u!a 49, Iii, aso ,n,,uia weight ami hanti-
uan Of iully oU pounus , "uiE" ,,I. o M a,ert "n.1
>oIac III proportion 10 Ills uutk' Hio u4e,' WI"
u,tye to degree quito out OF proportion TO
III size, Con. Nelson was II man sucts rs Is
sss ssas" ss"rs sssa on a oIss suitable for sae
rider, his great, lustrous p!ack eyes gAGterlnE
like q black snakes, nnd Wltn Vo,cn % VI
thunder, he WIS n terrible object to oontctn-
mIssoned officer. who ttArea TO D braye e.ns his
censura Or was caught neslect!Ig AIg Einties
nca,ap, on the march, or on tho held OF pat~
lie! .o,.
nous IS tho great Nnpoleon, inpetuous and
braye as Marshal Ney, no yet ~ nus Gamer
moods was as tender ~ any !yon,an.
Terrible Of inspect Wllell ylsltlng tlspleas-
unds! bis critical eye, hls penetrating volGo @
VIZ w1ealculatcd to strike terror to any soul;
st frequently in tho ,still. small hours.