The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-05-24
rIssGaDIER GENERAL DAN
TEL.
Wilmington Star.1

cot = man Of genius. not a great in a
.ellcct. but a man of solid parts OF /
sound Judgment, Of proper discretion il
He was the only man we ever knew 6
Who took at the very beginning OF the :
war. before the first gun was hred, d
correct view of its magnitude, It's I'M ,
portance, is far-reaching results, It's F
long continuance. An old .clasamatc
at Iovcioy's Military School at IA
eioh wien we met at Weldon IN the !
spring of 1861, he talked to US freeiy
of the war. He saw farther than the
leaders saw. But we will not under
take to discuss his intellectual parts
his high sense of honor, his consplcu-
Gus courage, his splendid manhood
MS devotion to the Southern cause, his
achievements il var, his noDle ci'"i
acter. :, 40. -,
Col Bennett served under him and
he has given US an interesting account
Of the personal traits and successes OF
our dead friend: Here is his estimate
of Daniel:
sWith respect to Brigadler General |
Iunius Daniel. should say. alter much |
thought, that he was a Just man, INNER inner?
ting great courage, fearless OF. danger
to himself, with strong, vigorous &C
tive mind in a body of most unusual
soundness, erich in saying common
sense honest in purpose, clear IN MS
intelligence, tenacious in his will ana
absolutely and unhesitatingly subt Ri
nate to his superiors in rank-yieldln9
unouestioned obedience without crlt1-
cism to every order or command gwen
, with far intelligence"
He was born in the old historic
town of Halifax on the ,27th of June,
1928. His grave is in the old Colonial
: churchYard of that ancient town: HIS
st father was a member Of Congress tor
) several terms. His mother was MISS
Stith, a sister Of the once we'll known
Albert, William and DIR. Stith, OF Raj
IS eigh. He went to West Point in
J-11846. As boy Junius Daniel was
to singularly brave and true to his friends
a. As a soldier lie was without the s,snst
t. of fear when duty pointed the way
I'd With proper opportunities he w90u g
Mt have in531ade a record equal to any mar
yO of his grade in the army. He waS,ap
Dointed to the Fourth North Carolln
I'd June, 1881. Col. Bennett says:
of IL have the most vivid rec'ollfefftloo
pc Of the. first time / saw Col. Daniel
~ Garysburg was the place, Sunday al
:: ternoon, dress parade the occasion
III The regiment had been formed for tn
IN parade; the acting adjqtaant ,ha
&c brought the command to present arm
mt and after saluting the officer in tchare
of the parade had taken his post, Go
Daniel in the full uniform Of, his, ranl
zar about five feet ten inches IN helgn
49, weighing perhaps 200 pounds, of mo
~ commanding Mariner. splendid pre-
get ence, perfectly self-possessed' abo
nix thirty-three years of age, with a vol'
old deep, well-trained, powerful in con
in pass, at once seized the attention
49,. the command and from that nome
." until he laid down the reins of autho
hei ity at the Reorganization OF the res
ment, April 26, 1862, he was t
guide of the regiment, their ideal
New an officer and as completely devot
at to its comfort, care and training as
ing the regiment had been part of his pt
urv sonal fortunes.
- In September 1862, he was col
~'o missioned Brigadier General. He d
re- tingulshed himself at Malvern Hill,
Gettysburg and on other bloody feel
DIR. Col. Bennett says:
:, in. "At IT,, time of his appointment
ton. he Brigadier General there was no
apel ficer of his rank in the army of Nor
Dtes- ern Virginia more distinguished tt
mis- he for the essential qualities of a t
,ong soldier and successful officer, bra
ugh vigiant and honest, attentive 10
En- wants of his men, gifted as an
by ganizer and disclplinarian, skilled
handling troops. Inc c.
,ee, duct of Gen. Daniel at Gettysburg
I first real opportunity ne had to dl:s5p
1' ia. his ability in, handling troops IN
and fire, won for him the highest place
the estimation of his fellow soldiers
every rank. On the me
ltion ing of May eth, 1864, as the I
ring. / NQFth Galoiiha leelinel} sNP'
,,a- ward to regain the ground just lost
We" Edward Johnson's Division, BriSa'
Ftan' General Daniel, its old comman'
olth- saluted it and babe it God speed
alton worthy record. That day he for
them bis last fight, at the post OF duty
. - Of courage Inspiring the tlmld by
'''-' example. Doing all that mortal |
900 could do, to stem the fierce curren
mis- battle, he yielded to the cruel sur
IN Of of the word, and trod the wine /
and alone.
-. "He fingered until the next
''' 4 few hours before his death the
same geons were called in to ascertain II
other wife could reach him before he {
The As this was impossible, he sent his
&c s. messages of love to her-loye from
tomb. His last inquiry
eih~I as to his brigade. How the men
IS are acquitted themselves and il they
many SUFFERED in tfse battle
i into . North Carolina sent 10000
= ,s dlers to the war. BY the consen
4. P. Hill, d. II. Hiu, Wade HI