Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-24


Vista. During the political campaign of
1860 Captain Pope went on the stump and
in a speech at Cincinnati severely criticised
the policy of President Buchanan relative
to Notifications For this he was court
martialed, but proceedings We're stayed
through the efforts of influential friends.
He was one of the officers detailed by the
war department TO escort President-elect
Lincoln to Washington.
His Operations in Missouri.
On the 18th of May, 1861, he was made
brigadier general of volunteers and placed
in command of the district of northern
Missouri, being afterward transferred to
southwestern and central Missouri His
operations in that section against the guer-
rillas and in protecting the railroads Were
highly successful At BIackwater, on Dec.
Is, 1861. he captured 300 Confederate pris-
oners. 900 stand of arms, 1000 horses, two
tons of gunpowder and large quantity of
supplies. He forced General Sterling Price
to retreat below the Usage. General Hal
leck then intrusted Pope with the com
mand of the land forces assisting the 70
tilla of Admiral Foote in the expedition
against New Madrid and Island No. 10.
Summoned to Virginia.
He occupied the former place March II,
1862, and the latter surrendered the follow
ing month with $500 prisoners, 125 can
non and 1000 small arms. He was reward
ed by commission of major general OF
volunteers He commanded the army OF
the Mississippi in the advance from Pitts
burg Landing to Corinth. After the evac-
uation he pursued the Confederates to
Baldwin. In June he was summoned to
Washington and assigned to the command
of the army of Virginia, composed of FIRE.
mont's, McDowell's and Banks corps. He
received IA commission as brigadier general
in the regular army.
Fought Lee for Fifteen Days.
On the 9th of August n division of his
army under General Banks fought the en-
envy under Stonewall Jackson at Cedar
Mountain, and for the next fifteen days
Pope was continuously engaged with SUI
perior force under General Robert F.. Lee
on the Rappahannock, fighting the battles
at Bristow Station, Groveton. Manassas
Junction, Gainesville and Germantown.
He then withdrew behind Difficult creek,
and ultimately to the Notifications before
Washington and on the 18th of September
at his own request, was relieved of the
command of the army of Virginia and as
signed to the department of the northwest.
His Services After the War.
Here he took part in the suppression OF
the Sioux outbreak in Minnesota His
headquarters We're in Chicago He retained
this command until the Both of January,
1863 when he was given charge of the mill
tary division of the Missouri, which was
made department in the following June,
and included all the northwestern states
and territories. He was relieved in .Janu-
airy, 1866 He then commanded the Third
military district, comprising Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida; subsequently, in 1850,
the department of the lakes; the depart
ment of the Missouri with headquarters at
Fort Leavenworth in 1S10-S4, and the de
of = f-il Il,
retirement on the 10th of March, 1856
Testified Against Fitz John Porter.
He was of the principal witnesses
against General Fitz John Porter in his
trial by court-martial in 1862. He was
brevetted major general the 18th of
March, 1865, for gallant and meritorious
services in the capture of Island No. 10,
and given the full rank on Oct. %, 1882.
General Pope wrote a history of ''EXplora-
tons from the Red River to the Rio
Grande and The Campaign of Virginia,
of July and August, 1862 After his re
tirement he removed to st. Louis, residing
there till some time before his death.