Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-08
LEE AND JACKSON.
GEN. woLsElErs TRIBUTE.

Lee One Of the 0siy Two Herc~r tis HAS Ever
known. and "Jaek.sA's Name Will Live
Forever
The following was published in our
teIegraphic columns Friday:
LONDON, February 5. - General
wolseley in private letter says II
have personally known only two heroes
in the course Of my life. One was
General Lee the other is General Cor
don.r
This is a recent relteration Of what
General Wolseley said as far back as
1883. for in the Southern Historical
Papers Of May, 1884, the following was
published:
The great English soldier, Sir Garnet
Joseph Wolseley, who is regarded by
competent judges as standing at the
very head Of his profession, wrote last
December to an accomplished lady Of
Mobile, Ala, now residing in New
York, letter worth preserving in our
records as the calm, unprejudiced esti-
mate Of distinguished foreign soldier.
We give it in full as follows:
WAR OFFICE, LONDON,
Sth December, 1888. q
NV Dear Miss s. : am very CRATE
ful for your kind letter and for the val
uable autographs it contains. | have
long been collecting the letters of emi-
nent people, but have had much diff
ficulty in obtaining those Of the great
men on your side of the Atlantic. |
have only known two heroes in my
life, and General X. Z. Lee is one of
them; SO you can well understand how
| value one Of his letters. | believe
that when time has calmed down the
angry passions of the "North," Gen
eral Lee will be accepted in
the United States as the greatest
general you have ever had, and second
as patriot only to Washington himself.
Stonewall jackson | only knew slight
ly his name will live forever also in
American history when that Of Mr.. U.
S. Grant has been long forgotten. Such,
at least. is my humble opinion of these
men when viewed by an outside student
Of military history who has no local
prejudice. am glad TO hear that my |
friend, Mrs. L., is well |
and happy. She was one of the bright
est and most loyable women have ever
known; please remember me to her
lffectionately should you soon write to
ler.
enclose you photograph with my
yreat pleasure. | shall indeed re proud
hat it finds place in your collection.
am also sending one direct to General
}eauregard, with my best thanks for
lis kindness in letting me have the au-
ograph-letters you have so kindly sent
ne.
That of General Beauregard is one
hat shall always prize. am indeed
cry grateful TO you for telling me to
eep it.
Again thanking you most sincerely
Or your Kindness to me in this matter.
elieye me to remain, very faithfully
ours, WOLSELEY.
Lord Wolseley was born in County
dublin, Ireland. in 1888. His full
ame is Garnet Joseph Wolseley. En-
,ring the British army in 1852, he
nrved in Burmah, in the Crimea, in
ndja during the Sepoy mutiny, and in
hina in 1850. For several years after
SG7 he was stationed in Canada,
nd was knightcd for his services in
the Red-River rebellion.
a 1874 he brought the Ashantec war
, successful conclusion, and was
ade major-general and knight-com-
ander Of the Bath. He succeeded
ord Chelmsford as commander-in-
nef of Zuzuland, and reduced King
etewayo TO submission. In 1882 ,
; was appointed to the command
the English forces in Egypt. {
I'd after short but brilliant I
mpaign put an end to the rebellion {
Arab Pacha. General Wolseley, {
en- colonel, made the acquaintance Of
eneral Robert +. Lee in his camp I
IriDg the period after the battle of t
fredericksburg in December, 1862, T
ID before that of Charlottesville in i
ay, 1863. General Wolseley visited =
e Confederate camp in company with v
'rd Harrington, the English states |
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