Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-21
THREE FAMOUS GENERALS
Placing Under One Table Six Legs That
Never Ran From Foe.
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At leading hotel the other evening
three Of the most distinguished caval-
ry officers of the late war met and took
a social drink. They were Generals
Alfred B. Pleasonton, William H. Az
Grill and Thomas i. Rosser. The lat
ter is On ex-Confederate and is worth
probably half 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.
Averill and Pleasonton resigned soon
after peace was declared and Rosser's
term of service expired when he was
captured near Richmond shortly after
the surrender of Lee and J Johnston.
This meeting between the three was
rather an interesting one. It is. not
often that three such dashing cavalry
commanders of 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 we're
brave and skillful soldiers, and all, I be-
ieve, were seriously wounded. .Rosser
carries about with him nine scars--one
sabre cut over the right eye, one bayo-
net-gash on the forehead, d shot in the
foot, one in the knee, one in the left
arm, one in the left hip and others of
less Importance. Ayerin was shot
through tho thigh, which has made him
a confirmed sufferer from rheumatism,
and he got a, scalp-wornd THAI every now
and then becomes headquarters for a
painful attack Of neuralgia. ALI of them
graduated at West Point. - =.
Pleasonton is the coolest 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, he is so erect
and precise that he would be taken any
where for a soldier and commander.
The general tells me he has lost some Of
his faith in his blue glass theory, but
believes it will yet be adopted by the
scientific world. He is seventy seven
years old and has always been sort Of
a book. worm, though he held some
sort Of o command in the Pennsylvania
militia at one time during the war
Averill looks almost as old as Pleasant
on, having suffered a good deal from
his wounds. He is heavy, chunky,
looking man with so1dierly mustache
and eyes about very unpretentiously
His military record is very familiar te
everybody. Averill and Rosser are
now very fond Of each other, and it is s
| feast to hear them tell stories of the wal
from their respective points Of view. "
Rosser has q really romantic history
He is romantic-looking man, to begin
| 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 seyenty-f
pounds, and there is not a,b Of waste
flesh about him AL solid bone ant
muscle. His money has been made il
| railroading in the northwest. y zsI. H.
Fortune takes strange turns, aut
here is one OF them What q Welcom,
thing weeks salary or Averill o
Pleasanton would have been to Rose
in 1865. To-day they are knocking a
| the door of congress, asking to be giye1
the retired list pay Of about 1000
| year, while Rosser is prospectiv
millionaire. hi