Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-29
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the society of the Army Of the Cumber-
laud in Chicago an address of welcome
was delivered by Major A. f. Stephen
son Of Chicago Colonel Stone submit
ted the names OF members who died dur
ing the year. and General Fullerton
made motion that member of the
society from each state be appointed to
consider the question OF erecting an
equestrian monument in Washington in
honor Of General Sheridan. General II.
A. Alger Of Michigan delivered the fol-
lowing eulogy on the late General Sher-
idan:
General Alger began his address with
q brief sketch of General Sheridan's life,
touching upon the circumstances of his
birth, his graduation at West Point, his
service as lieutenant of infantry against
the Indians in Oregon and Washington
territories, his recall from the Pacific
coast i'll the fall of 1851 and assignment
to duty as chief quartermaster Mt st.
Louis, and noted that this great milf ny
genius was not given independent COM
mand till MAY 90, 1862, when Governor
Blair, of Michigan. appointed him colo
mel of the Second Michigan cavalry.
General Alger continued:
He was resolute man, and his COM
mand soon learned the fact that unless
in camp two parties were in constant
dan ger the enemy and themselves. He
wis always genial and easily approached
except in battle, when his whole nature
seemed to change, antl woe to the man
who crossed him while the fight was on.
Speaking OF the fact not year since,
when told that lie was always ugly in
battle. he replied: i guess that was so;
it was the way always felt
Summing mp the sketch Of Sheridan's
methods in preparation and in battle,
Alger slil: ''Snch was the combina-
ton a knowledge of the topography of
the country, the position and strength
OF the enemy, quick perception aud de-
cision, heavy and rapid blows, which
gave him the success that crowned him
among the foremost generals of modern
history. Sheridan never lost battle.
He seldom male an attack that was not
successful, and, like a mighty rock
standing IN the sea, whose waves strike
it only to he divided and shattered, so
the enemy's host was ever hurled upon
his command but to be broken. Those
who saw a handful of men defeat ten
times their number at Bonneville; those
who stood in the cedar brakes Mt Stone
river and witnessed the repulse of the
prondest army ever sent by the rebels
to the west; those who were with him in
the seven miles Of fire at Mission Ridge;
those who were with him in that hill of
fire in the Wilderness, or served under
him i'll the great cavalry fights OF the
oil k.ks
those who passed with him through the
terrible battle of Winchester; those who
helped to demolisli Early's victorious
army ut Cedar Creek. and those who
followed him at Five Forks, all Joined
in acclaim as each victory in turn in
creased his bewildering fame, browning
him with the plnudits OF the world
Zone Of the strong characteristics of
General Sheridan was his intense deyo-
lion to tile cause OF the north. Soldier
ing with him was not mere occupation
TO crafty personal ambition, but he be-
lieved intensely that the rebellion was a
crime, aud that it ought to be punished.
1t was this intense earnestness that made
bis success. His appearance upon the
held at any time during the battle al
ways created the widest enthusiasm.
DE handled q regiment as though il was
an army, and an army was managed by
him as though 1t were n regiment.
After quoting Grants and Sherman's
opinions OF Sheridan, the speaker said:
''Sheridan's part in the war was SO
prominent that it attracted attention at
once, and became theme for poets, art
lists, and historians to dwell upon. 9th
er men had served their country well,
and died hoping that future generations
would do them Justice. Sheridan was
happy in living in the glory of his own
fame, and his fondest friends can hope
for no more than that the future may
concur with his own time in doing him
honor"
The speaker then touched upon the
pension question, and said that there
we're about eight hundred thousand vet
Grams in the country who were dying at
the rate of ten Thousand per year, and
added: ''Ihe comrades of che gallant
Sheridan ought to he the nations wards,
and not the nations paupers. A CRATE
fnl country should rise up to give them
their just reward and place them beyond
the possibility of suffering during the
few remaining years allotted to them. ="
The speaker closed with an eloquent
apostrophe to the dead general.
CONFIRMING ABOUT THE PLAGUE.
Nashville dispatch: A conference Of
delegates from the boards Of health Of
many of the southern states and Illinois
was held here to-day for the purpose Of
discussing the yellow fever situation.
An exhaustive interchange Of ideas was
had and resolutions adopted declaring it
the sense OF the conference that ten days
retention Of yellow fever refugees should
be enforced against those destined to
points south of the northern boundary
of Tennessee, but in view of the lateness
OF the season it is recommended that
healthful refugees whose baggage has
been disinfected should be permitted to
go north of the line without detention.
That the appearance of case of fever
in town should not be sufficient TO war
rant quarantine against that town un-
til other cases have made their appear
ance, and in no case should city be
quarantined against without injuries
having been first made of the anthori-
ties of the place rumored to have been