El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

PICKETT AND HIS MEN. By Lasalle Cor
bell Pickett (Mrs. General George Z.
Pickett.) Published by Foote and Davies
Company, Atlanta, Georgia For sale ny
them and by Mrs. Pickett The savoy
Washington, d. G. Price $500.
One of the names of which the South
land is justly proud. is that OF Pickett
Picke it's charge at Gettysburg 10 one
that is and will always be remembered
with DR. de and with awe that men can
be 80 brave. "Pickett's charge at
Gettysburg" is familiar phrase to
svery one in our land though many
do but dimly know that some brave
deed was done by Pickett there and
dimly feel the fame of it. Others have
read many times and read eagerly
again the story of the great
battle of that day ana
how Pickett led his men
and they eagerly followed him up the
heie hts through the smoke into hell
of bullets and artillery fre-how their
broken lines reformed as orderly, as
exactly and evenly as though on dress
parade, though great gaps we're made
in the lines of the living as the hun
dreds of men fell dead in that terrible
rush into the terrible fire. But we
will quote Mrs. Pickett's description
later. It's we'll for us of this day to
sometimes turn back to the history OF
those days, when men showed how
much brave spirit God has put In the
human consciousness. Year alter
wear the men of the north and the men
of the south-men of one fatherland-
waged grim, earnest, never-relenting
war against each other. Those were
days when men were slain by the
thousands, by the tens of thousands,
and were wounded by the hundred
Thousand. Europe with all her history,
Germany's wars, Napoleon's famous
battles, highlands long strifes, all
these, merciless and cruel as they
were, were not So merciless, so cruel,
so terrible in their blood shed, as was
our war of the rebellion. Those were
war times indeed, to which our war
with Spain is but as days work.
Among the. names of the warriors
who fought on the southern side,
Pickett represents all that the South
land loves most and that the north
Was forced to admire even at the bit
terest moments of the struggle. His
was the single hearted. earnest cour-
age of true soldier, and soldiers who
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eager to admit his honorable record.
He had great manly beauty. Long
street, and in fact all who knew Pick
EFT, describe him as being of most at
tractive presence. He had long curl
ing dark hair, eyes that were both
strong and gentle and very dark, the
bright healthy blood Redeemed his lips.
aud his carriage was both
graceful and soldierly. He
was scholarly, and know
lodge of the finer elements of life, of
music and art and books, made him q
delightful companion. Mrs. Pickett
thus says of him.
Though my warrior was lion in
battle he was gentle, amiable, good
humored, affectionate and hospitable In
his home. The same exhuberant and
hopeful spirit which cheered and en-
couraged his soldiers in the field was
felt in his home life. All
the world are witnesses
of his patriotism and unselfish-
ness, as he offered his life for the sue
cess of the cause in which he had
faith He was never disheartened by the
| most complicated difficulties. I'm.
SPOILED by fame, just and loyal, he de-
served the love he received-fOr he
Was worshiped by his family, idolize6
by his soldiers, honored by all partie:
and all nations-my brave warrior, as
simple as a child, as high minded a.
he of whom the word-magician haI
said:
| Livery god did seem to set his seal,
To give the world assurance of q man."
| Before we consider the general
warrior qualities, which of course form
the main body of the book, it is wei
to notice another phase of his life as 4
man of peace. As a United States
army officer he fought the Indians il
our northwest. but hardly had he wor
his battles tn an he set about to make
friends with them. he kept in MIND
Lincoln's admonition to him-he was
West Pointer and an appointee o
Lincoln's. Lincoln once wrote to ths