The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-28
WATERLOO AND snanrsBURG.

The current number or INC -
Illustrated News may be called 49,,
number II contains several most sp'li'
ed and interesting pictures OF
ara characters I'm that great batue' anu
,s occon,nanied by most readable snoi'
,~oo.t.o ON Waterloo by Mr. Charies
Lane We take from 1t the ioiio"'Ns'
..o, III the battles OF modern time
~ 80 retained a deeper and prouueF
i ,y,ay FOR Engishmen than that oI
Waterloo. which lent snch .o All e. not
fkusettUi, With it's bloody field? what
rcader is unacquainted with the leaulil5
| Incidents OF the glorious hght: 70 pellI
| Win The political issues mat depenueu
| ,'ron Z, were tremendous; and they Were
| decided bv the God Of Battles IN favor
! Of the British, who had every rIgh' W
plume themselves on having I DeTn , ra-
| chief contributors 10 a victory whlch re-
| dounded to the good Of all Europe. but
| in more respects than this II was aiso an
cpoch-marking struggle. FOR II c was one
~ tho last examples almost. In European
warfare at least. Of a good stahd-up;
shoulder-fo-shoulder set-to on tne on
heroic model: and that Is one OF the iIialh
reasons why Il has always retaliie.u SUI i
a fascination for the marudi 9o"''i '''1
manhood Of Britain co,,,. ,tol,ka
once remarking that WaisIisOo We u,or-
OF o. e in I'll history. and that none but the
Eng,ish could have withstood the merry
assaults Of the Frenchh i4n
raj victory is typihed on the heid ny a
monumental lion: but perhaps d puI1uO5
on The mound would have better syIitDoit,
ized tho peculiar form or couTdsc Wnlc"
H., 1ieniaved through the long ana SAN
culinary hours Of that wet Juile ouiiuaS,
n Is comparatively easy 10 "s a. tbon |
the offensive. thought MoI,kc, 10 nrd |
tn, gather additional momentum any
S,o,,ling mower as YOU go. l3ut 10 sumo
IN In an open position. IKE 50 many !
,yickets on a cricket field. ana De lhCes-
sanity bowled at by batteries ana cilaIE
ing sauadrons all day long; without ieaRSJ
90 lem from your impatient nnes anu
lash out at your ASSISTANTS; VIZ omne
not enough, reasoned the EreaI ru l i,,,,i1
soldier to Ouell the courage ludinprHtt.
and dronched as II had already peeh pS
nights rainy bivouac) OF al but We
very stoutest and most steaulaS,, =, to,-so"
ing men. not to speak OF ma tla 90" IIycIiinr-
ton bad hut very few Of his ola feliln
sula veterans at Waterloo. t,ese nn,oriaI |
meanwhile dispersed 70 az me So ti,"f
o,,ortere ~ our world in the iona pehel |
,bot tho Satanic COrsican had now az
last heen definitely Gagged up, anu .meli
his ranks for the most part VIZ ~ ~
with the newest recruits, Oh. .oe,tc,, 70
,rbor, NAV even still survive 10 testly 10
tbe fact that they had not yet enereSu
IRON, their teens when they crossed tIc
sea 70 form the immortal squares whe sr,i
the Gallo fury nroke Inc
upon our Tocks.
,,r lane Is quite right TO speak OF
waterloo as a good stand-up' shouiuel-
=. ,to,,lder set-to. on the old heroic mod
-, " opd that is undoubtedly one OF the
,,r,rc,nal reasons why men OF all ma
tions love TO read accounts OF H. never
wearyine Of hunting up new ueidi'S'
When we think how the modern long-rahse
rife has made contests like Wa
terloo impossible in the future, we are al
most inclined to sympathize with the
old German officer, who lamented that
"this Young man Bonaparte has spoiled
the art of war. In the days Of Marshall
SAKE we used to march and countermarch
all the summer, and then go into winter
quarters. But here comes this hot-blood-
cd young enthusiast. who flies about from
RouIogne to UIm and from Ulm to the
middle Of Morava. and fights battles in
We shall never see any war
again"
II Waterloo was a conspicuous instance
IF the heroism required Of an army to
stand in line on the defensive In the open
ield and take unmerciful pounding with
ut end, our own battle of Sharpsburg may
,e cited as equal in that respect, if not
uperior, to Waterloo. Sharpsburg was, in ,
ur judgment, one of the most wonderful
,attles ever fought in the history Of the
world. With less than thirty-five thou
and men, General Lee stood all day in
icClellan's front. extending over line of
eyeral miles, without any shelter or
Of any sort, and he met and
Of hot ,o,fe |
ay TO dark the incessant attack along
is whole front of almost three to one.
nd not once during the day was McClel-
an able to push him back one inch.
hose who were engaged IN the battle
viii recollect it as long as they live as ,
ne incessant roar of musketry and can J
ION from light to dark. with opposing /,
ines engaged at close quarters In one OF I
he most sanguinary struggles that ever i
ook place. General Lee could have with ,
Irawn from the field when night came q,
~ and have moved his army back across q
ne fotomac, which was only two or :
hree miles in his rear; and. CONSIDERING n
ne fact that he was but little moro Than Il
ne TO McClellan's three. II might have l
ee" prudent Tor him TO do il. But he o
'i0Se 10 40 otherwise. He stood in line ~ q
atue all the next day after the battle q
eiylh8 Mcclellan to attack him again i
M Mcclellan was afraid to do II On c
ne hlSht OF the second day he Withdrew. u
10 army unmolested, to the south bank !
the river. '''N +
9harpsburg is battle which shed m
ylhg iustre upon the Confederate soldier
M II viii forever rank him as the most
'pero soldier that the world has ever :
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