The Princeton union., 1884-03-20
THREE FAMOUS GENERALS.

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Placing Under ONE Fable sig Legs That
Never Ran From q Foe.
Washington Letter in the st. Louis Post Dis
patch.
At leading hotel the other evening
three Of the most distinguished cayal-
ry officers of the late war met and took
social drink. They were Generals
Alfred B. Pleasonton, William H. Ay-
erin and Thomas Il. Rosser. The lat
ter is an ex-Confederate and is worth
probably half a million dollars. The
other two were on the other side and
are both poor. They are now here ask
ing to be put on the retired list None
of them have seen service since the war.
Averil1 and Pleasonton resigned soon
after peace was declared and Rossers
term of service expired when he was
captured near Richmond shortly after
the surrender Of Lee and Johnston.
This meeting between the three was
rather an interesting one. 1t is not
often that three such dashing cavalry
commanders Of q war that closed nearly
twenty years ago come together now in
social intercourse. All held the rank
of major general and all fought many
important engagements, and all were
brave and skillful soldiers, and all, I be-
ieve, were seriously wounded. Rosser
carries about with him nine sears-on
sabre-cut over the right eye, one bayo-
! tnet-gash on the forehead, a shot in the
foot, one in the knee, one in the left
arm, one in the left hip and others of
less Importance. Averill was shot
through the thigh, which has made him
q confirmed sufferer from rheumatism,
and he got scalp-wound that every now
and then becomes headquarters for a
1 painful attack of neuralgia. All of them
i graduated at West Point.
Pleasonton is the oldest Of the three.
There is no mistaking the education
and training he has had. They are
shown in every look and motion.
Though not large nor tall, heis SO erect
and precise that he would be taken any
7 where for soldier and commander
The general tells me he has lost some OF
his faith in his blue glass theory, bu,
believes it will yet be adopted by the
scientific world He is seventy sever
years old and has always been a sort Q.
book worm, though he held some
sort of command in the Pennsy lyanis
militia at one time during the war
AVerill looks almost as oldsas P,easorf
on, having suffered q good deal from
his wounds. He is q heavy, chunky
looking man with soldierly mustache
and eyes about very unpretentiously
! His military record is very familiar tx
everybody. Averill and Rosser ar,
], now very fond Of each other, and it is |
feast to hear them tell stories Of the wa,
from their respective points of view.
Rosser has a really romantic history
He is romantic-looking man, to begf1
with it. Over six feet tall, and of gi
ant-like frame. he towers over all til,
ordinary run of men. He probably
weighs two hundred and seventy five
4 pounds, and there is not bit of waste
: flesh about him-aH solid bone ant
muscle. His money has been mode il
rallroading in the northwest
Fortune takes strange turns. anc
here is one of them. What a welcome
thing O weeks salary or AverilI o.
Pleasanton would have been to Rosse1
: IN 1865. To-day they are knocking al
the door of congress, asking to be giyer
the retired list pay of about $3, 600 {
year, while Rosser is a prospective
millionaire.