Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-13

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The great General ahould have .
double nature. IN order that no may
nAke peompt aud woll.roasoned do.
eistons hs should b calm and incap.
able o. exoitement n great and sudden
emeegoncica. But IN order TO animate
HI soldiers end keep them mp 10 . high
moral Pitch he shoutd b capable Of On.
thusiasn and high spirits. Il il need.
lsss 10 say that the two qualities ArS
mot often perfectly united, and whom
they are found 90 joined the result isa
military genius.
Gen. Grant was one Of the coolest
men IN the world: but his splendid con.
fdence and cheeriulness often psStcck
Of the nature OF enthusiasm and in
spired his soldiers, u well - in after
years bis civilian fellow citizens. with
ardent admiration aud sympathy.
It j. somewhat strange thing. re-
marks the Youths Companion, that
France, the nation Of hot blood, should
have produceda long line OF GenerAls
who showed the completest sang.froid
on tho field Of battle. Napoleon some.
times assumed = certain ardor. but
nothing could exicte him II he did not
choose to be excited. Murat, Napo.
Icons chief OF cavalry, whose splendid
enthusiasm won many desperate
charges, would DO - cool - his master
upon occasion.
At the taking of Moscow, willie the
troops sat in their saddles under . muir.
derous fire, Murat received . dispatch
10 which IN answer WAS requir ed.
Though his mettlesome horse was
trembling, Murst laid the reins upon
the horn OF tho saddle, took his note
book in one hand and 3 pencil in the
other, and began to write . response.
Suddenly ashell fell and exploded on
the ground close by. The horse leaped
into the air, and swung wildly around.
Mnrat simply transferred tine pencil TO
the hand that held the notebook.
claimed the horse with the other hand,
and went on writing his dispatch As II
nothing had happened.
A shout Of admiration went up along
the line. Murat saw that the enthusi,
asm aroused by his triiing act had Gre
ated . favorable moment for . charge
Hegaye the order, and his men swept
clear through the eLemy's liue.
It Is said that Gen. Reynier onc>
saved the French army, in Calabria,
1906, from a complete route simply BY
the name in which he smoked . cigar.
The English infantry hAi compelled
the French TO retreat. Reynier, fear
ing . panic, remained to the last and
brought up the rear. Though tn,
English fire was murderous, he hat
lighted = cigar, and his retreating mel
noticed that the puffs of smoke wen
uP, M his horse went slowly on, will
absolute regularity.
Puff! A wait! Puff! Another wait
Puff The enemy we're pouring on
firing vigorously as they advanced. bu
nothing could accelerate Reynier'
smoking. His soldiers rallied nnde
the inspiration OF the queer spectacle
and got of iu good order.
Perhaps the most cold-blooded CON
mander who ever lived was the Frenc'
General, Saint-Cyr. He was = gres
tactician, but totally neglected the me
rails OF his men. He was never seen o
horseback, and never showed himsel
before the lines. o. one occasion
when he vas simply q general Of divis
ion. the impetuous Marshal Oudinot
puzzled to know what TO do in An emel
gency. asked Saint-Cyr's advic,
frankly telling him that he was mon
plused."
"You monseigneur," said Saint.Cyr
ARE . Marshal Of the Empire, and
am a General OF Division. I shal
faithfully carry ont your orders, bu
it would not be becoming for me to I'd
wise you"
Later on Saint-Cyr succeeded to til
command Of the army, aud the
adopted . peculiar method of gel
eralship. He formed his plan
battle clearly. precisely and with ~
mirabie foresight. Then he sent h
orders to his subordinstes, and sh,
himself mp in his quarters, absolute|
forbiding entrance to a single sou
Then he took out his violin and wei
to studying . hard piece Of music
; TRANQUILITY as il he had been in the mid
!. OF profound peace.
:. The battle which won Saint-Cyr b
baton ~ . Marshal of the Empire W,
/, fought while he was fiddling in b
(. tent. He had apparently foreset
everything, and the carrying out Of b
: plans completely crushed the enem