The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05
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time. There was continuous hgh,ing
from The time Stuart crossed The POTOMAC
until his return to Virginia.
In manPuvering cavalry there mas
never been his equal in this country.
He could always handle his command IN
such manner as 10 win victory with
ANYTHING like equal numbers Of men OPP
posed TO him. He was man VINO pos
sessed heart that was warm ana gener'
Gus, and one that could be easily touched.
In proof Of his ! will mcn'ion an Incl
dent ahich occurred on the Rappahan.
mock while the army was at rest l had
a youne man in my signal corps who ap-
piled iu me for o furlough Bu, de-
clined approving it. on the ground oi DIS
paving lust returned TO camp from
! leave Of absence of ten days, ana there
were others who had not been 10 Their
homes for a year, and who were anxious
TO do so Finding he could not get 10y
approval, he sent his application through
an irregular channel, setting forth The TACT
tia, lis Object in going home was
to get married Stuart, without
knowing he bad just returned to
duty from nome Qor the applicant was
! careful in cOncealng this faci) returned
The application TO me with this indorse'
mem. "Wby not let the applicant go
home? such good intentions should
not be thwarted.' He did 90, and
the Bullials were contaminated. have
known bin TO lie on the ground, and ex-
posed 10 all kinds Of weather, giving as a
reason nat he did not wish 10 fare more
comfortably than his men Time that
great DESTROYER of all mankind, has
greatly decima,ed the squadfons he put
in The field. still those that survive revere
his m,m0ry and will ever honor his
name, for the ties that bind old soldiers
cannot for light and trivial causes be
eradicated. Men who have espoused a
common cause and who have experienced
hard. ships together, who have toIcned
elbows, and fought under the same ban
ner, always have mutual regard and es-
TEEN one for the other. We have an
illustration of this in those brave men
who followed Napoleon in his victories
at Jena, Marengo, and husterliiz, and in
his reverses at Leipsic and Waterloo,
in hi, marches over treacherous ana rug
gcd road, in the midst of ice and snow
storms in his disastrous campaigns IN
Russia. In 1910, long years after Napo-
Icons army had been disbanded, and the
rattle of musketry and the roar OF artll-
lery had been silenced, by the consent
of the English Government a small
French squadron went out from the
French waters to convey the remains OF
this renowned warrior from that lonely
isle TO which he had been banished by a
IL Inl
their arrival at Havre they were received
with the greatest veneration, also al
Paris. where they were inferred in the
Church Of the Inyalids on the 18th OF
December, 1S40.
The most interesting feature in the
proceedings on their arrival in France
was the gathering of surviving veterans
who gave expression 20 their deep grief
by weeping like children, over his dust.
Il was mis- love and admiration OF his
sOlGiery ila, made him one of the greatest
mOnarchs that ever reigned In Europe
An old soldier may some times Ike
Caesar have a Bruius But thank God
this does not often occur.
| have already said Stuart chose arms
as "A profession, in which he made his
mark. But feel satisfied he would have
been grad success in any avOcatiou.
| am plea ed TO see here to-day witness.
ing and participating in these ceremonies
a magnificent military organic alton,
named in honor of our ideal cayalTyDian,
and commanded, too, by an old soldier
who followed him. His great worth and
brillan, record has not been forgotten IN
Richmond or his native county. For
there nesllcs an enterprlsing anu pros
perOus town not very remote from Inc
North Carolina border that bears his
name, which has become so illustrious.
And rs time rolls on his fame viii spread
in song and story.
believe the day will come, and trust
il is Ia The near future, when a grand
monument will be erected 10y that lovely
civ he lost his life defending. In TIE
hurry Of business pursuits and other
causes meritOriOus acts of pub ic men
are sometimes overlooked for time. III
was ouly on the 14th of this month, In
the historic village of Brooklyn, Conn,
there was dedicated an equestrian statue
10 General Israel Putnam for great mill
tary deeds performed more than cen
fury ago, which consumed long years IN
memOralizing the Connecticut Leglsla-
ture for funds sufficient TO pay for 1t.
The statue stands near the den where he
shot The wolf, and from which ne
dragged him feet foremost in the
presence of his alarmed neigh
bors. was not on this Ill
starred field when it was being Grim
soned by blood caused by all the deadly
implements known in modern warfare
in the hands of courageous men. But 1t
is known TO the world the formidable
and fearless force of cavalry and artillery
with which Stuart had TO contend. 1t
has been estimated at more than twelve
thousand, commanded by skilled and
intrepid leader that had for his object the
capture and sack OF Richmond, and was
rapidly approaching that city when
Stuart intercepted him at this point and
Lad LIS first tilt with him Oh the Tele-
graph Road. About o o'clock brigade
Of mounted cavalry was thrown suddenly
on the extreme left OF the Confederate
line, to which Stuart FASTENED, for ne
knew it was weak point to which the
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