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

prestige Grants grand combinations In 1904,
/ however made even Beaurepard again a neces-
s,y 10 Davis and his campaign against Butler
was the most brilliant ~ his career. StrWnge
90 relate Beauregard was second in command
60 J. Il. Johnston al the wind up in 1862 as he
was at Bull Run, the FIRST battle Of the war.
nearly four years before When not influenced
by kis ITcudices and vanity, he is a beautiful
und even powerful writer gs witness some Of
his Century papers few years ago. lie is still
living 3 resident Of New Orleans, and is about
/ - years of age
Johnston has been generally considered, next
10 Lee the abcst southern commander. Ills
defensive strategy WAS always good, and in re-
treat he handled a large army magnlhcoaiiy.
Has one defect seemed 10 he a lack Of the t-ht-
ing element and while it mav not be histori-
Caiiy correct TO say-Es some hayo salG-ilat
1 Johnston never fought general battle while in
command, itmust be admitted that his strategy
WASH b generally Of the fighting kind. lie re-
tancl ihe command iG Virginia until Mrl.cl-
/ lans Peninsular advance reached the Ghlcka-
/ huminy. In the ndecisiye battle oil Ialr Oaks,
May 81, 1862, which was broU zht Oh by Joha-
stou la a well-c0nceived attack on tae weaker
portion OF McClelan's Army asiraddle Of IN
/ impassable river
HE WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED,
and was soon succeeded by Robert r. lee.
1
Johnston than for BaaRrczard aud for the
same personal reasons sent him 10 that grave
yard Of Southern Generals" the West. The
disasters around Nickshurg and in the Atlanta
/ campaign were great blows 10 his military
reputation and obscurcd Johnston for time;
! hut in February, 1865, after Thomas destroyed
/ Hoods army, and in the closing hours Of the
C0Hicderacy, Johnston like BcaurUgard, was
called from retirement. lie surrendered TO
/ sherman on the Goth OF April, 1862 Ills
4 " Narrative" is an attractive book, aud in
| all official papers he was q model military
/ writer and never Seems 20 have been attacked
viii The iigheud. Johnston was a graduate
/ ri West Point and n BriEadiar-Genoui ia
! the OLD Army when tie war broke out. lie
! resigned aud =" went with his State" lie died
at Washington March 2i At The advanced age
| 0i 81. Since the war he has represented the
! Richmond District ia Congress and was long
member OF the National Board OF Railway
/ Commissioners.
Next in order of rank. IL not merit. came
Jackson, Ewcll, liill, aud Stuart. ali West
/ Point graduates. Ih0s. j, Tor Stonewall y
Jackson, after Lee, stands highest Of all in the
! South. StaUCwall jackson was uHquestiUn-
] ably endowed with marked military talent,
/ bat 10 is probable that his principal successes
were iu a great measure duo to his good fortune
] in having the morest numskulls for adgersa-
res. HIS rapid style of campaigning; somber,
! sILENT CHARACTER AND FASATICAL ZEAL,
/ coupled with his luck, made him fascinating
I military figure aud his exploits have naturally
4 been exaggerated Had he lived 10 meet such
q man as Sheridan Jacssou's glory light have
suffered a similar eclipse to that which bcfel
! Early. His Hank movement at Chancolors-
T Vile was successful by mere scratch. u was
/ only by surprise-an unexpected onset-Jack-
SON could hope TO win. After the fearful
| stampede Of Towards Corps. Pleas0ntSn was
~ IL IL I'll
/ some scattering cavalry. Instead Of "A thin
line Of men-guns stackcd-cookinC their sup
pers with ordinary foresight Jackson should
have been met with 10000 alert veterans for
/ 10 is well known that jJ6 600 Of Hooker men
never fred a gun az Chaucellorsyile Jackson
/ repulsed up the plank road, with the Federal
army between himsolf ard Lee, HOokcrs cam
paign WIS won. JacllsDn's movement was
I extra hazardous for q repulse would have COM
/ pleiely isolated him. II is rather impressive.
1 in be sure, TO say Jackson charged ike
| tornado" down the Charlottesville road IN
4 the Fedeul rear. bat those who are familiar
with thgt Wilderness Jungle and the difficulty
4 Of moving men through it, especially in line
| of battle. laugh at such SIM as mere literary
rhapsody. There was ample time 10 meet his
w.iirwiud advance Gen. Hooker was
warned by S!cllies OF Jackson's secret move
! mcEt several hours before be attacked, aud in
/ turn notified his subordinate corps commander
70 the threatened point but no heed WAS paid
/ 10 the danger. Tie same trick WAS sEbso-
/ grcuIy tIcd on Seigwick,
IN GRANTS WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN,
and later ~ Ewell at Spottsylyania and both
4 failed, Both Lee ana Jackson prcdicatcd
/ ur-aU deal on chance, seemingly confident they
/ were dealing with Incapable opponents.
James Lnugs;rert was one OF Lco's fighting
Lirugauaut-ieucrals. aud WAS nicknamed the
! "Hi8 War liorsa.' lie WAS not by any means
deficient IN military capacity, though his ind q
/ p'1drUt campaigns on tho BlsCkwater, carly
30 1860. and later at Knoxville in 1863, %,
/ were failures. From Ball Run onward --cxc-nt
when suffering rom woU.ds--be bore a con
snicuOus part in the war until he surrendered
1 with Lre 40 Appomaftuy. Longstrcct was
/ severely wounded in the Wilderness by the fire
/ oi hs own men, within hrce miles OF the spot
/ Whore Jackson inll from q similar mishap the
1 year before. His deeds everywhere found
great favor in the eyes Of the Southern people,
bot Notwithstanding there has recently been
an attempt on the part Of the rreconciiahl,s 10
make him the scapcsoat 81 the Gettysburg dis
astcr, with the secondary purpose Of maintain
/ ing Gen. Icg's inialiLiiIy. lie still lives. AZ
the axe VI 70, on Gc0TF.a farm. lio is said 10
be engaged on history Of his campaigns
Ambrose r. liil Euacceied Jackson. Hil r.
not generally considered 10 have been very
4 able officer nor WAS be especially noted for
pgHacitv. but be was a safe General; Lee re.
lied on him implicitly, and procured his pro-
motion % Jacks0u's Corps over ID. ii. Hill aua
some others who ranked him, because be
wanted NireiniaH for that place. Hill par
ti,IHsted IN most 81 tie bloody actions 20 save
Richmond. lie was killed oH tho "a Of april
1850, IN the last onion assault oa Petersburg
when the rcbci Lines were broken.
Richard :. Eweil soon bUCamc one Of The
large figures Of the rebellion. lie took part
in an the Virginia battles, and lost his leg
hugIlt - 1862 in a bloody attack made by
his aivisirn on the IEOu Brigade m Gainesville.
E~ell VAS JacksOl's close Lieutenant ia the
successful rchd campaigns o, 1862. When in
1 l-b3 Jefferson Davis suggested that n j. Lce
go West temporarily 10 rcadiust affairs Lees
argument against leaving Virginia was that
"Grn. Ewcli's health WAS not such rs 10 war
rant him IN taking conmnHd'
LWrl.s military career ended at Sailors
Greek, April q, 1860 where be and several other
Generals aud some 1DJJ mon were captured
by Gen. Sheridan. EC died in Tennessee ia
Is74.
}. Y. u. STUART, THE CAVALRY LEADER,
was eHtorprisiug, bold and rapid in execution,
and naturally met with great success ia his ear
, ilcr operations. Mach 0i l. IS success must have
been deserved and well earned, the uatural re-
Fult al energy ard sap1c.tv, bnt some VI il, like
, JarksOn'4 was apparently garnrred through
th" conspicuous lurfI acItv oi his opponents.
We observe ihai as tie Federal cavalry gaiGod
Ia experience Stuar's glory began 10 wane.
. lie gained no lautris Of PlcHs8nt0n az Brand y
station and Gettysburc. AIer Sheridan's adj
vent there WAS complete change aud IN the