The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-04-09

Dowell; J. q Barnard and w. L. Barry, Nc
Dowclus Chief of Engineers aud Artillery re-
spectively; J. j. BARTLETT, 27th \. y; J. n.
Palmer "a t. S Cav; stephen q. Champlin,
8d Mich; Henry J. Hunt % U. S. Art; CaPts.
r. q. Tyler. A q H.; Richard Arnold, % u.
81 Art; Thomas Francis MeaCher, G9th n. Y;
Jos r. Haulev lst Conn; james B. Fry. Nc
Dowells A. A. g. VIM. d. Mhpule, Hunters
A. A. G.: Romcvn B. Ayres and \. III. Davis,
OF the T.. S. Alt.; Ahsalom Baird, A. A. a.. OF
Tyler's Division; Daniel j. woodbury. u. ,.
Inpineers Lieuts. ~. ". AvcTell, Edmund
Kirby J. s. Brsbin, john Z. Hawks ms,
Adclhert hmes, Alex. S. Webb and Eu-
OTy Upton, were, sooner or later, made Brl-
Radicr- Generals all told. OF this number
26 have nassed over the river, leaving but II
alive Wheaton, Brisbn and Hawkins ou.v re-
main ia the active service; Fry, Wilcox, Whip
pie, Palmer Baird aud Averell are on the Retired
List OF the Army; Hawey is iu the Senate /;
Amos Webb Bartlett. Davies, Wand PTau and
Qunhy passed iatO civil life. The others are
al dead very few years more, aud the last
of the veterans viii have disappeared.
Several q, ,hesc officers, as the waT progressed,
became greatly distinguished, notably Hunt as
Chief Of Artillery for the Army ut the loto-
mae: Wad~worth who was killed at the viii
derness, Nav O. lS6l-a trne patriot il ever one
lived Ayprell and Upton as cavalry Generals
aud Willcoz, uawley. Stmnara, Amcs Hart
mnft AyTcs Wheaton, Palmer, Baird, Webb
aud Others as
FIGHTING TEFANTRY OFFICERS
IN many oL tho great battles. Kirby was killed
at Charlottesville and Taylor at the Second
Bull Run. Jameson and CorcoBn died during
the war Barnard became Chief Of Engineers
of the United States Army eventually. Fry
was the ccchratRd Provost Marshal General
atterward 0f starnard who performed such
brilliant service NJ Geltyshurg, h.s lolonol re-
pOrtCd THAI au Bull Run he stood square mp
90 tho work
Others who aftarward became well known
took part iu the Bull Run campaign. Liout.
John nj Wilson, of Carlisla's battery, is now
SupeTinluuaiut OF West Point; ol. Mark II.
Dunmel 9th Me-, who resigned early iu 1852,
has been Congressman from Niuucsuia. Capt.
John q. lNi1al and Lieut. Oliver ID. Greene,
Regular officers commanding batteries; Capt.
Henry D. Clarke Chief C0mM ssrlv of Nc
DoWel's army, and Capt Chanuc,y Mckeever,
ol ueiutzalmRu's staff, now Colonel aud A.
A. G.. were al brevetted Generals. Capt, An-
son c. McC0uk. 1st Ohio. subsequently ight-
ing Colonel and BTevct BriEadicr, is now sec
rotary OF The United States Senate Not long
since q party of four gentleman were con-
versing together ia Secretary McGauks office
Ht the Capitol. One oi them incidentally re-
marked THAI he was az Bull Run, SO Nas /"
remarked another inierCstedly. And j.
Chimed iu third. hle too EHys a fourth.
The party consisted oi Senators Joseph r..
Hawley and Wade Hampton, Secretary ArCook
and the writer, and the meeting WAS entirely
accidental Hampton was q South Carolina
Colonel, llaWley was Connecticut and Mc-
Cook an OHIO Captain, aud i private soldier
OF tie 2d Nis.
very large proportion OF the officers who
became prominent on the Southern side
TOOK PART IN THE BULL RUN CAMPAIGN,
in one capacity or another. Brig Gems. Thomas
Kirby Smith and 7. j. Holmes and COls. Wade
Hampton Of Iampton's Is. c. Legion; Jubal
A. Early, 2iJh Va; Ambrose 2. Hin, 18Th Va;
aud J. i. r. Stuart of the cavalry, all rose 20
the rank of Lieutenant-GeEeral aud high
command.
Brighten. D. T. Jones, Of Georgia; Coils
James l.. komper eth Va; Jos. B. kersh E,
2d S. c.; Robert T. Bodes 9th Ala: sam Joues,
Bcaureggrd'- Chief 0f ARTILLERY; Arnold Eizey.
lst Nd. lCunicd.; VIM. Smith G. Extra Billy"
the Governor and politirianl, 4gth Va. Harry
IT Hays, 7lh Ia; Ntj. Wm. III. G. Whiting,
Johnslons Chief Engineer: Capts. Fi,zhuch
Lee, A. A. A. e.. III. G, ButlOr OF iIampfou's
Legion; r. D. Hol.e ard Lieut.. Thos l. Rnsser,
became A1Or-Oeneras in the Confederate
service
[Gcn. Sam Jones. who was Bcauregari's Chief
OF ARTILLERY. graduated from the Military
Academy ln leil and az the outbreak Of the
whr WAS q Captain of the lst Art. ilC resigned
April ~, l-i, .u3 attained the rguiz 81 hsjur.
General in ihe rehci army. lie commanded
The troops al Charleston, =. c., and was tie ia.
dlyiduai no placed The Union prisoners under
hTc Of our Aect al thar place. After the war
he was APPOINTED 60 q clerashp iu the War
Department ly Secretary McCary, and died
9uly 81, lssl. while h0la.ug tiat position. Ee
was great slammed Ou one ocJGsion upan be-
ing recognized by q Capt. Roach. Of q New
York regiment, who hsd sUu working ia the
same roUm with the General. Au cfo7t wHs
made Ca llHVc him discharged at Lhc blme, bot
IL failed iiecanse McC nry bad been nouli mated
by President Hayes lor United States J udEe-
ship and hc wanted e1 rebels in tho senate TO
confirm him,-EBITOE NATIONAL TriBUNEl
Coils. JOAgson Hagood, s. C.; john C. Vaughn
80 Tenn; 81. Jenkins. 5th s. C.; w. ". i irk.
land. llth D. C.; T. 81 George Cooke 18Th Va. !;
W. s tea.heTsion, l7lh Miss; S. Garland ir.,
1lth Va, g. b. CoTse, 18th Va. J.. j. Gartiel,
5tl Ca n. q. Evans, :. C.. EPPa Hunt0n. sth
Va; NJ. y. Pcndletun, JOhusl0n's Chief OF Ar
tiilury; Nm. Banks ale, 18Th NJ iss.: John s.
Preston aud X. Il. Gist, Vol. Aids o. BeaUrcgard,
aud Ihomas Jord-H, his Assistant Ad}utsut-
General; Lieut-COis. George ii. sJeusrt lst Nd.
lGunleu.t +; IlOmEE T. hunf0fd, ID Va Cav. /;
John EcHols. 9Th Va; ". A. Gardner sih
Ga; hais ~. J.. Caboll Chief QuaItnrma-tcr
r. q. Deas. Vol. AID Ia Johnston; Iapts. j. 4.
Alexander, Aid-d"-CaInp; ~. "a. Stevens, of
the EnpiuoeIs Mm. H. Terry, Va. Cav: J. D.
lmbodeu, Of the Artillery; aHd I.iguis. Richard
II. Garnett Artillery, and s. w. Ferguson Cav
airy, al became BIiKadicT Geucui- Probably
there were some 0ihrrs 70 Bull Etu in a sub0r-
diuatc cHpg"ity VINO became general oHiccTs,
but the foregoing are the best izuoFn names
Many Oi tscse men were not only CUHspiCu.
Qua figures iu thciT military capacity but
tbIouRh their immense peronalifv, individual
and moral lotcc, really important factors IN 50
long maintaining the rc3el Causc IL 10 worth
WhllC tO consider the characters and Careers OF
some OF them, more especially the two chiefs
and those others who bpcaIne the main support
Of A. H. Lee in the Subsequent camraicus oi
that wUndCr'l. army which, from BUl. Run "a
APpomattUE, was ever
THE BULwAuE or THE cONrEDEHAcY.
The two great Confederate q Euu Eun. o,
e0ursC, were jo.cph d. Johnston and Gus,avc
y. BeauregaId. Johnston was the sol ioy oai.
oer, though 8daurcusId claims lo have lad the
active direction nf The battie: bat taare Las
long been q dispute be Wpcn tie two as q
which AclHa .y commanded. Considerable hrai
has been cnPendcrsd nt the Suulh by their
EcpefM ma- aiIg papers, aud BtluTcrald hA,
within month Published a book 0u tAiB aH,
cirnt cOutruscIry. Al this late day the truta
oi tIe maittg l5 of u8 consequence, as hstory
Tec0puizrs iiC iaci that Mcdowell planned ~,
battle, and thai u MAS lUuEht oui on the Con.
icderttc SIDE hy tha EuhOrdiuaia commanders
Al the time, b did signify something 10 Beau
regard 10 Aayr lls Government AID the South
ern people believe they owed tie victory splel,
90 bic genius. but Tor Johnston timcly ar
rival it is certain BeaurF FaFd would have nae
o. disastrous defeat united LhtV barely cs