The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-01-15
The Fato of the Leaders OF the
| Southern Armies.

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Iwenty years ago the north kept in
nind the ieauing generals on the rebel
sue, ana alseussea their merits With a.
era of itssown armies. MANY 81 tLan,
had been prominent in the regular army
before the war. Some were connected
with northern families. "What has be-
come of these men r. I asked an old
West Pointer and brilliant general Off.
Ger The othersdsy. He thought a min.
ute. "Why the .msjority OF them are
dead" was the reply. Then he went on
TO take up some cfthose historic names
With manvaf their lrsoNaers he had sers-
ed IN Mexico and in Indian wars without
.Yessthe greater part of these
men are dead, q u1nch larger proportion
than of our northern generals. After
the war most of them broke down. The
fact was, the rebels suffered more than
we did They had a harder time in the
field, lived poorly and were more dis.
posed to disease than our men. Lee.
Anderson, Bragg, Maeruder. Breckin-
ridge, Hood. Pickett, Forrest. Price.
Pembertou, Dick Taylor, Pillow. Floyd.
Hardee and Ewell were among them.
VIII ihhi WENT
"fhe majority had been Ia the regular
army. They went with the south for
state pride, and in part because they
we're frozen out | shall not forget An
derson He was captain in the dra-
goons out in Utah When bis resigna
ton was accepted and he went away
from the rear OF US, the tears were in
DIS eyes. i am gong BACK to South
.ha no. = .nas e s.;a az IT s ",,, unul
fiobt the o,d Aao., Rnt in a month ,ha
tide was too STRONG for him They
made him military governor of Charles.
ton, and corps commander in Lees
army. He died of broken heart riobt
after the war. Lee never waited to re-
sign, but, like Johnston, he was made TO
feel that the northern officers distrnsted
him. 1t was so with Johnston. In 1861
be was quarter-ms sster general, but old
Simon Cameron transacted all his bust.
ness with subordinate officers. At last
Johnston went to him. Mr.. Secretary. )
he said, you nav no attention to me.,-
NO. was the reply, syou are a vireinian.
and sympathize with the rebels i do
not answered Johnston, sbut / shall re
sign, rather than he ignored. 1t is not
because ! have any desire to ioin the
SOUTH Yet in three months he had
drifted into a generals commission in
Dixie. Johnston is an old man now.
not less than 75
1aAee AND his GUNS
brage aied several years ago st his
nome 10 hortn Carolina' 1 Knew MIN
10 the mexican war. he was captain OF
artillery then, and one OF the bravest
men In the army. hut he was marti-
net. ana MS msn naed him. AT Mon
terey some OF shem ma o. iighted six
- ~, mn g..
tho tent hnt he WAC moi burt And dva,
thew had . sort Of nr;da IN him In
rino the whole war his old hatterv csr-
ried sBraoo's Artillery, ON its onidona
Some of the volunteers were mad ahoot
Il hut II was in vain Maorndor diod
Ten wears aoo Forrest tbe mprdoror
N negro nrisoners at Fort Pillow I;ved
pnlv little while after the surrender
Soft was with Eyell Lees hraveat l;an
tenant who rode strained 10 his .addla
in everv camns;on aftar tba 6rst RnIl
Rnn wbore he loa, a lao uo noe ~
veted for bravery At Chernbusco Tbere
wac Hardae Ha was. a ,;an,enar, oolo
mol NJ draooona at 90 bn, ba went son,b
with the rest After the war ha started
ha frst orange nIanta,;on in Flor;a. ond
lied there three or four veara aoo pr;cs
4 dead. So ia Dick Tavlor Tavlor
aas ,Jefferson Dayis's brotber.in.lav
md vss made lieutenant osneral nm tho,
WITH sourHEkN WIVES
"Pemberton lived out the remnant of
lis days at Pnlladelphia. He never re-
covered from bis surrender to Grant at
80 .o -; ~ ~ "o'sue'h nen
,;e v;so nos .or,horn ona o..r;od h;u
,ver Anotber csse wac Roswell RIM
ey. OF Oiio He was West P,int
,raduste and died we'll in Mexico His
wife was a South Carolina woman That
, as the secre. of b;s cbo;co n,r;nn
he war he com m ,nded For, Snmter and
defended Il bravelv am told that ho
md 'Oninev A Gilmore vere hovs To-
,e,heI- in tho samo ne;ohhorbood II
)aio IF that vas an tbev mns, have
bouohs of If whom Gilmore sat dawn
N Morris ;aIand to ehell P;nIsu I'm, ~
,nmter FLOYD Rncbsnan,s soorotory
n mar neva, oamo ~ tha snr,sos &C.,
,is midn,obt dasar,;on of FOR. Donel
ON p;iiow h;s comroda - ,h., ,r;m
ived on his plantation in Tennessee. q
ew years alter nostlllties ceased. he
'ao oeen . MAJOR eenersi 10 the mexican
var, ana nin c[eo'taoie service tnere.
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