The National tribune., 1893-08-24
PERSONAL.

Col. Hubert digger, who fought so CALAMITY at
Charlottesville, as mentioned in our issue of Aug
10 in article that battle by Leut.-COl
Augustus G. Hamlin, has not received one-half of
the recognition he should. Gen. o. o. Howard in
making n request to President Harrison to have
the Coloners son appointed to a cadetship at West
Point, says this of his service: "Graduating in
1853 from the Military School of Baden. Germany.
he entered our army by permission of the Grand
Duke of Baden to serve during the war. His first
duty was to organize and command battery of
mountain artillery with Gen. Fremont in his cam
paign against Jackson in West Virginia and the
Shenandoah Valley, participating in all the en-
gagements from Franklin to Cross Keys and Port
Republic. At Cross Keys he commanded four bat
teries. After this he recognized Battery of the
Isl Ohio Art. and fought through the Rappahan-
mock campaign from Cedar Mountain TO second
Bull Run under Gems. Sigel and Schurz, his only
commission being complimentary one from Gov.
Pierrepoint, of Virginia. Having at this time
solved 10 make his permanent home in the United
States, he was offered and accepted commission
from the Governor of Ohio in November, 1852, but
was not formally mustered in until just before the
Charlottesville campaign. In 1868 he served with
me ut Charlottesville, and Gettysburg, and Mis-
sionary Ridge, and under Gems. Thomas and Pal
mer in every engagement and battle from Buzzard
Roost to the city of Atlanta. Sickness prevented
him from either being sent with Gen. Sherman to
the sea or with Gen. Thomas to Franklin. In 1865
he was duty with Gen. Judah at Dalton, Ga.
and employed in the negotiations for the surrender
of the guerrilla forces in that region. After the
he became Adutant- General of Illinois, and since
1880 has been resident of Virginia. You will, per-
haps remember him yoursef-a tall. fine-looking,
energetic man. In campaign and battle he dis
played extraordinary energy; the first to bring
his battery into action and, in case OF retreat. the
last to leave the field. Always cheerful.
hearty, so able and persistent. that he commanded
the admiration of all officers and soldiers who
more directly or indirectly associated with him.
do not think that had in the field an officer
more thoroughly loyal to our cause, more efficient
within the limits given him, than Capt. Dilger. 1t
will be honoring ourselves and the service give
his son. who bears n strong likeness to his father in
his early characteristics, an appointment to our
Military Academy"
John B. Wright. who Stage Manager at the
old Ford's Theater at the time of President Lin
coins assassination died recently in Boston. He
WAS the stage at the time of the tragedy, and
hearing the uproar he started to leave the scenes
for the stage. Just he reached the stage Booth
had jumped and before Mr.. Wright could get out
of the way he was struck and knocked down by
the assassin as he fed from the of the
tragedy.
Several weeks ago printed in this column the
criticism of Longstreet on Lee at Gettysburg which
brought down on the formers head the denuneia-
lions of the entire Southern press. Gen. Siekles
thought that Longstreets criticism of Lee prob
ably correct. He said, however. that Lee could not
have succeeded at Gettysburg if he had been able
to make the attack at 9 o'clock in the morning of
the second day of the battle. the South has
chosen to believe ne could have done, and for which
Longstreet has been held responsible AT that hour
Meade was amply ready to meet Lee. THE fact
is" says Gen. Sckles. THAT there was not time
during the whole battle that Meade was not ready
for his antagonist as the result has shown. 1t was
gradual concentration of forces both sides. but
Meade's army had acquired sufficient strength at
a. the second day to meet the full force of
any concentrated attack the combined Confederate
forces could probably have made We had the men |
In the field, and it matters not whether Longsreet