New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-12
EMINENT GENERALS IN THE SADDLE

Major George F. Williams I'm THE Rider and Driver
Malor-General George B. Mcclellan was one Of the
handsomest men horseback IN the Federal service
lie sat In the saddle with grace and ease peculiarly
his own All his appointments IN the most correct
taste and his horses fullbloCded animals
wearing highly polished ridn g-bOOts coming up nearly
10 mis- nlps and wrinked from the nstep 10 the knee
he would 20 splashng over the roads uhtL Orse IueI
md bcots were covered with Virginia mud, PROBABLY
the stickiest substance IN existence. His serVah [
always had clean pair OF boots for the Geherai Oh ms
return TO quarters. after when te man ~Vuiu spg rh
soldiers al Yorktown used 70 say that " Little MACK
cond collect more mud IN an hours time thah any
= SIanuinc pace. and saw that his stan were well
mounted for nothing more dlspeased him than their
the field and used to ride from point 10 point In
the camest manner without a.lemPung INC 1a es
command over his CHARGER lls hioWieTs u dde
flesh is shown by the invention OF the hcCleiE s"oo'
the easiest for man and beast ever made. $1,000
General \ .,lam Tccumseh sherman was a nervous
and somewhat careless Eder. lie wore us surrup-
feathers very long, seenlng 10 De aOs. az ' I1enSi
standing I'm the THIS appearance vas lnJ Ii
fed by his habit OF rising IN LIS stlrrups on TeacA
turn in the road or some rat a. h s3maIS
sherman did not appear TO have tnat Ionue'S 1T 1T
them that Is SO common among good horseIien' ne h
vas constantly on the co. and his eye seemed 20 DC
eyer,u,bere except where his horse was ucanhg
Sherman's rein rather loose one ior he uuseu
apparently. 10 tie natural saSacity Oh M 80" ~, ~ =
,Lsn 10 Ind, own guidance. seen al the Ilein OF q
column of troops. giving orders Tor teir p9slO
DIsir aIon the road he wa constantly gazing about
him noting the lay of the land passed over as ~ y
internally planning how battle could DC iough'
there. r,--.,ao+ ,raz ma gnid
| oo,t ON forseletrk His bulky ngure ana enormous
heard gave him the appearance OF Colossus ana l
had to have powerful horses to carry hs weight trOSsn
| tIe f9tigIes o. a campaign. Men VINO fought under
I'm have told me that LOngstrcet had Always q era
,s r,anncr and he was unvarying In the Observance
~ nojtepcss He rad a swinging seat as most lsavy
men have | had a glimpse Of General Longstreet al
Geftvsburr Tie Thru Corps had met win a TeVetS,
~ no right Of Little Round Top, and my corps tht
g,,L ~ mn f7ui it, reverse position 20 take tie
Mace Of sickles' men. Through tie smoke OF me 6s
t,r we had climbed up and retaken the lAtie hol1
Ton "A brygher officer loaned me mas glass ana poneo
arF the con federate corps commander. Lon9suee'
ynkeS Grand os he sat calmly on his horse eVldenuy
living directions for another forward movement %ea
we were soon after compelled TO meet :. - ht ~
" him that he never seemed Hurried in the neat OF
.tIe and issued his orders In the most matter Oh ihe
VA lie was grand horseman ana ehureU III
| home In the saddle ,rt. vros probablv the
mounted officer that ever rode at me hedss
~ = Pe5eral army He true soldier OF tne od
go had an easy carriage firm seat ana sat ~ III
saddle as straight arrow someumss ule f n,1
s used ~ a. straight as INDIAN" Dut an inuiai
never sits on a horse straight however nc NAV "-'