Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-14
IN LOVE AND IN WAR.
TWO GENERALS WHO WERE
MUTUALLY LOYAL,
"A Secret in the Lives of Generals Halleclx
and Culium For the First Time
Told-LOve, Honor and
Loyalty Blend.

way which was to again emphasize
the axiom that truth is stranger than
fiction, We're even in their young man.
hood making history. 1t was not to be
cold, prosaic, date-upon-date record
of events, but strikingly interesting
romance, with incidents of love, disap-
pointment, marriage, death and heart
burnings running through it, ending at
last in a beautiful sequel to three hon
orable and useful characters
The persons who figured conspicu-
ously in this romance were General
Halleck, General Cullum and Miss
Hamilton. OF Halleck's boyhood it is
known that it began with struggle,
followed by a manful contest for and
the achievement of great career
General Cullum's early life was not I'M
like that Of his brother officer, and the
military achievements of his later wears
were scarcely less brilliant than those
of the honored Halleck. Miss Hamil-
ton was descendant of Alexander
Hamilton the greatest Federalist, and
added to the beauty and harmony of
pure domestic life the testimonial of
Intellectual and generous charity bv
donating large sum of money toward
the founding of the Cancer Hospital in
this city.
While Halleck and Cullum were busy
with their studies and warm in their
friendships for each other at West
Point says the New York Press, they
discovered one day that they were both
devotedly in love with the same young
woman. She was the Miss Hamilton
just referred to. Even the strongest
friendship of man has rarely been able
to withstand the strain of love for "a
beautiful woman. There are instances
in plenty of martyrdom for love in
fiction; but, in plain fact. with authen-
tic record to sustain it, such occur
FENCES are as rare as original master
pieces of art in dime museums.
Halleck and Cullum, if they did not
actually quarrel-and there is no record
obtainable that they ever proposed to
settle their love affair by resort to the
code-gradually became estranged.
Both We're, equally loyal and devoted
to Miss Hamilton, and upon her de-
volved whether by mutual consent or
otherwise is not material, the duty of
making choice between her gallant
admirers, or dismissing them both.
She chose Halleck, and the two young
men, having previously graduated with
honors, drifted apart.
Halleck's life. from the time of hic
promotion to captaincy and his asso-
citation as secretary of the then new
state of California under Mason and
Riley, is generally familiar. OF his
4 domestic life little is known beyond
that it must have been happy. Had it
been otherwise the story would have
cropped up long ago. There never yet
was closet tight enough to conceal a
domestic skeleton in the homes of
prominent people. AS the years null
tiplied neither General Halleck's home
life nor the activity of the life which
he had as lawyer, soldier and author
H 30 occupied his mind that he forgot his
former oomrade at West Point, =.
Indeed, he seems to have kept him
well in mind, and his confidence ap-
pears to have increased in the integrity
4 and manliness of his fellow cadet as
4 time went on and hair grew sparse and
i tell-tale wrinkles came to mark the
4 flight of years. At all events, there
Il came time when these two comrades
were to be brought again together and
to renew the old friendship which even
estrangement caused by a youthful
rivalry in love could not break.
With the progress of the rebellion
u very early in it, in fact-General Hal
leck was promoted, step by step, both
because of meritoriOus services and
q the intercession of Winfield Scott, then
standing on the brink of the grave, but
still the commander-in-chief of the
union forces, until he reached the
q grade of major general. 1t was now
B that he recalled the comrade of his
&young manhood, and General Cullum
was made his chief Of staff. No man
was ever more worthy of the confidence
thus reposed than was Cullum. He
stood by his old friend manfully and
unseltishly.
The friendship of former years was
renewed, and whatever recollection re-
manned of the cause of their estrange-
ment in the long ago was never en-
SouIoscu W appear auoNo INC SIlll
water far beneath the surface. Through
and to the end of the war they went
together. Halleck, returning to the
pleasant paths OF peace and the enjoy
ments OF home life, brought Cullom
with him, and their friendship, in the
presence Of Mrs. Halleck and under
her guiding influence was decreased.
At last the summons came for Cen
eral Halleck to penetrate the hitherto
unified veil of the undiscovered
country. He died, in the fullness OF
years and honors, his every want
lovingly administered to by the de-
voted wife whom he left a widow tc
mourn the loss and rejoice in the
career Of one of the historic figures Of
the great civil war.
In due time. and after years oil
friendship. during long period Of
which she had been the wife of Genera
Halleck, the widow again received