The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-31
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.
with the War with Mexico
Washington Star.

P'uhhAug an attack by land and sea
appeared incredible and comical. Re-
Gently we hsd the capture Of Ponce by
q few of the smaller vessels of the
navy before the army reached there.
Then we had the Texas Rangere,
with Mccullough and Sam Walker;
now we have our Rough Riders. Then
the Light artillery (popularly known as
flying artillery of Ringgold, Bragg,
Duncan, Sherman played as important
parts as Capron's and other batteries
recently achieved.
In that war many who took high
rank on the Union and Confederate
sides in the civil war won their first
laureis. and some have sons and
grandsons in the service now. Among
these were Gems. Grant, Sherman,
Meade, Pope, Reynolds, Huger, Kear-
ney, Fremont, Wright, Emory and
Mansfield and others on the Union
side, and Gems. Longstreet, Z. Kirby
Smith and Ewell, of the G. S. A.,
with Jefferson Davis, the President
of the Confederacy.
Gen. Worth, who was wounded re-
Gently at Santiago, is the son Of Major
Gen. Worth, who served on the staff
of Gen. Scott in the war of '12, and
who made most brilliant record in
Mexico. That the son is chip of
the old block is shown by the record
he made in the civil war and his con-
duct at Santiago. Gen. Fitz Lee, who
comes from the "Light Horse Harry"
stock of the Revolution, won his first
laurels in the Indian campaign, and
others in the Confederate service as
general officer under his distinguished
uncle, Robert E. Lee. The father of
Gen. Fred Grant and grandfather of
Capt. Sartoris, Gen. U. s. Grant,
served in Mexico. Gen. VIM. M. Ora
ham is son Of Col. w. NJ. Graham,
who fell in Mexico leading the 18th
infantry at Molino del Rey. Lieut..
j. ?. G. Ord, killed at Santiago, is
the son Of Gen. f. 0. G. Ord, who
was an officer of the regulars in the
Mexican war, who died few years
ago in Havana. Lieut.. Fremont, of
the navy, whose effective work on the
Cuban coast has made bright name,
is the son of the modest Capt. Ere.
mont, Of the Mexican war, and he bids
fair to make the family name as bright
In naval annals as it is in military
history and civic record.
The Mexican war was not only a
school for young officers, who rose to
important commands in the civil war,
but was stepping stone to high
places in civil life in some instances
successful. Gen. Taylor, (old Rough
and Ready crowned with laurels won
in Mexico, was elevated to the Presi-
Dental chair, while another of the
generals, w. O. Butler, was the de-
feated candidate for Vice President.
Gen. Pierce filled the succeeding term,
defeating Gen. Scott, whe had been
his commander-in-chief in Mexico,
and for the next term Gen. John G.
Fremont was the unsuccessful can
didate.
The civil war, too, produced several
candidates for the Presidency in the
persons Of Gen. Mcclellan, who was
unsuccessful;, Gen. Grant, who filled
two terms; Gen. Hayes, father of Col.
Webb Hayes who filled one term; Gen.
Garfield, who was successful over
Gems. Hancock and Weaver; Gen,
Logan, defeated on the ticket with
Mr.. Blaine; Gen. Butler, and Gen.
Harrison and Major Mckinley, who
were successful.