Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-11

in the history of the country. He won
his spurs amid the thunders of the civil
war In that great conflict trusts and
responsibilities Of the highest Importance
were placed upon him. and he never
failed. They We're discharged not only
with signal bravery. but what is equally
important. With intelligence and vigor.
On a score Of battle fields his courage
and military capacity were put to the
supreme test. and they were always
equal to the emergency. When but
twenty-five years old. he was in full
command of an army corps. thing
probably without precedent in our
military history.
His record is outlined briefly. along
With that of every other officer in the
regular establishment. in the official
register. and it is. from first to last.
record of distinguished services such as
no other man now on the active list
can show.
He entered the volunteer army almost
With the first shock of the war on
september 9. 1861. captain of the
Twenty second Massachusetts infantry.
and was henerahly mustered out on
May 81. 1867 He re-enlisted the same
day and continued in the field as lieu
tenant colonel of the Sixty-trst New
York infantry. rising to the rank of
brigadier general on May - 1854 and
winning the brtNet Of major general on
August %. 1864 ON October Il 1860. he
Was made a full briSadier general and
awful conflict died away. being honor
ably mustered out ON September 1.1s6e.
In the same month he entered the regu-
lar establishment as colonel of the
Fortie1h infantry. and was sent against
the Indians in this western country. who
Mere finally Subdusd through his meth
DDS He WAS made major general on
April >. 1890.
OF the services that won him his pro-
motions. the Army register also gives
brief mention. For instance. under the
act of congress of 1862. the medal of
honor WAS conf rre1 upon him FOR dis
tinguishad gallantl.y in the battle of
& hancelorville Va. May 1853. while
holding With his command a line of
ahattis and rifle pits against a strong
force of thu enemy until severely
wounded: While colonel OF the siNtE-tiEst
New York Volunteers commanding the
line Of skirmishtrS in front of the first
division second army corps"
His brevetS We,e Won as follows:
Brisadier general. for gallant and mer
torious service in th@ battle of chancel-
louisville. Virginia"
Major general: For gallant and
mertorious services in the battle of
Spottsylvania. Virginia..
Major general of volunteers: For
highly meritorious and distinguished
conduct throughout the campaign and
for gallant and valuable
services in the battle nj Reams Station
Virginia.
He heads the whole list of officers re-
ceiving commissions for specific dis
tinsuished services. That commission
was the brigadier eeneralship conferred
upon him on May l., 1864. and the spe-
cific service is thus designated: For
distinguished services during the recent
battles of the Old Wilderness and Spotts-
ylvania court house. Virginia.
There are but eight other surviving
officers SO distinguished. and of these
six are now on the retired list.
The effort of Il West Point clique and
the democratic press to make General
soldier
will hardly be successful so long as the
battles of ChancellorsNille. SpottsylVanla
and Reams station are remembered.