The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-29

reports of colonies and brigade command
ers. describe him as the ideal soldier. He
was intrepid TO the degree Of ferceness,
yet there never was loss OF that GOODNESS
and calmness which arouses confidence in
others. He had the personal equipment
OF the commander, as well as the mental
attributes for he was tall and graceful,
and with a manner that would have COM
PEELED obedience had ii not been a willing
subject of his personal magnetism. Miles
was popular with the soldiers and he is
revered today by members OF his old COM
mands as an officer who was just and fear
less. He had warm aGherent in the late
Gen. Hancock. Hancock had great conf
dence In the valor and enthusiasm Of
young Miles. and watched his career on
the plains with keen appreciation Han
cock had had experience I'm the war
with -aGxico, and was a graduate OF
tho Military academy. vet he was very
willing 10 see merit in this 25-year-old
general who three years before had been
engaged in mercantile work in Boston.
and who succeeded Hancock himself as
commander of the valiant Second army
corps. Gen. Miles was at one time on
Towards STAFF, and was present when
Gen. Towards arm was amputated. When
the colonel of the Eighty-first PennsyI-
vania regiment had been killed. Howard
directed young Miles 10 collect its scat
tered forces and hold the open field on
the right against any advance. Gen.
Francis a Walker says of this exploit:
"A young lieutenant on the staff that
day. fresh from civil life, showed there,
TO the admiration of all beholders, that
address and gallantry which were to Sc
cure a promotion of unexampled rapidity
and make the name OF Nelson A Miles
the pride of the volunteer soldiers of the
Union"
It was this gallantry and skill. there
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governor of New York to the young New
England lieutenant, when he was casting
about to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of the lieutenant colonel of the
Sixty-first New York. and when Col. Bar
low Of that regiment became a brigadier
general il was but natural that Miles
should succeed him.
Miles showed that he was. as colonel. as
eager for the fray as when he started from
Boston, a suhaltern in a Massachusetts
company. He distinguished himself at
Fredericksburg, where. badly wounded
and bleeding almost to exhaustion. he beg
ged the privilege Of making a second
charge.
At Charlottesville he saved Hancock
when Closums brigade had given way.
Here 1t was that ne WAS placed in COM
mand Of tho rife pits. and by his relent-
less fire added 10 his reputation as stay
inc fighter Gen. Howard, the cOrps com
Miles 20 be worth his weight in gold" II
was by no means "a weak and hesitating
enemy which confronted Miles on this Oc-
Casion. for the SOutherners were as dar-
ing ana desperate as he. Indeed in a re-
port which Miles made Of the events I'M
der his observation. he tells OF a Confed-
crate colonel who was killed just as he
has jumped his horse into the very pit
where Niles was IN command. The day
ended for Niles when he was borne of the
field, seriously wounded, hut not until he
had fought a hard battle for several hours.
At Gettysburg Miles increased his reputa-
ton, and later commanded a brigade.
His war record is verlete with PERFORM
ances which made him the most consDicu-
ous figure ON MANY battlefield. and they
dit all 90 win for him the commission Of
colonel ~ the Forueth United States in
ftotr~. from which regiment In March.
i>a9. no was transferred 20 the Fifth in
faDt~v. This last regiment rad the best
record for Indian fshur< from fSU 70 $50
during IRE period IN which there were so
ma0v Indian outbreaks Of the most afro
ctors character. J. WAS ir 1915 that. under
Miles tNe famous Fifth defeated the Che1--
euncS. kiowas and Couan-hes In 1875 the
Sioux we're sthuaate5. ana Sitting Bull
and bis desperate bands were driven across
tire Canadian border II was destined tAat
Miles should later Mn .his same sitting
Euu n che last campaign which should
Ea t1rTlcf on AGAINST tItS law Jess
remnant ~ ssvaecrv- The painted
Warriors % the plains vbo we're
s4hiurated we're Crazy Horse. Lame
Der. Spotted Eagle. Broad Trail. Hump.
chief Joseph. Geronimo and Natchez Two
of tHe greatest achievements IN Indian
warfare were affected by Miles IN can't
urnE Chirf Joseph. who led the %ez Per-
rrs. and when he captured the BaUnocks
Is was Miles Who finally ih~aSled the
Araches when the task had been given ID
by others. and hc treated 70 a similar sur
prise tho Uuricroas Chirfcahua ana
Warm Spring Indians Miles started IN
tn the hsylAy OF Indian terror SIN. fought
through IFS dying stages. and finally con-
tucted the last campaigns. s2iatucating 20
i.ycs ~ domestic pursuit or Imprisonment
the surviving warriors
Another phase az military saty - which
tfen Miles was called was fha conduct q
t1e campaign against she De5s Industrial
rrEci4tiontstS Tie vas summoned 10
Washington CITY ty FFeStden. Cleveland
"a 1ea fhc Chicago strike was az its height
l4-s suggestions were accepted S. a meth
u3 cf s'iupreSSlnE f1Is uEWtIcoTne out
break. ana - Vas placed % his credit that
rae uprising was shortUvsd and ins.g-
rltraot. fie succeeded tsen. Howard on
tsa iatfe-'s retirement. as commander Of
tae department ~ the East
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