The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-08
JOINED THE SOUTH.
Many Regular Army Officers Joined
the Confederate Forces.
MANY OF THEM BECAME FAMOUS.

MANY THEM BECAME FAMOUS
Partial List, Which Embraces Only
Those Who Rose to High Rank
in the New Army that
Followed Lee.
The Washington Star says from IN.
ouiry recently made has been learned
that 242 regular army officers resigned
to enter the Confederate service dur,
ing the civil war. The movement
was gradual, beginning on December
81, 1860, and continuing TO August
23. 1851. Tue first officer to resign
was Captain and Brevet Major Henry
C. Wayne, assistant Quartermaster.
He sent in his resignation on the last
day of 1850. On the following day
Brevet Second Lieutenant Wade q.
Gibbes, I'd cavalry, resigned and also
Second Lieut.. James q. Hollinquist,
4th artillery. Up to January %, 1861,
seven other officers resigned. In Feb
ruary twenty-four more resigned.
When the bombardment Of Fort
Sumter fired the Southern heart
designations followed fast, causing
uneasiness in the North, creating
grave doubts concerning the loyalty
of regular army officers, Of whom so
much was now expected, and also gen
Grating intense and unjust prejudice
against the West Point Military
Academy. The humble rank Of many
at the outset who afterward held high
command is interesting to note.
The late Gen. James Longstreet,
who shattered the army of Rosecrans
at Chickamauga and would have done
great deal more had he not met a
great Virginian-Gen. George b.
Thomas-was peaceful paymaster
when the war began and never turned
his back on the Government till June
/, 1861.
Bobert Edward Lee resigned the
colonelcy of the lst cavalry on April
25, 1861. He had been superinten-
dent of West Point-the best mill
tary school in the world.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was a first lieu
tenant in the I'd cavalry and resigned
May 81.
Gen. ''Joe'' Wheeler was second
lieutenant in a regiment Of mounted
rihemen, and resigned April p.
Both armies d.illed and fought by
'Hardee's Tactics" The day before
the battle of Shiloh began Hardee "a
Confederate generaD sat on his horse
and watched O. brigade of Grants SOL
diers drilling by "Hardee's Tactics, %
and the next day cried out to a cap
tured regiment:
"Boys, saw you drilling by "Har-
dee's Tactics yesterday. To-day you
you are fighting by them"
William J. Hardee was lieutenant
colonel OF the lst cavalry and resigned
on January 81, 1861.
Albert Sidney Johnston, VINO fell at
the head of his victious lines on the
first day at Shiloh, was colonel OF the
I'd cavalry and brevet brigsdier gen
eral. He resigned on May 3. He had
commanded an expedition against the
MormonS.
Gen. Earl Van Dorm, who fought
so desperately at Iuka and Corinth
and who afterward at Holly Springs
burnt up the supplies and ammunition
Grant had gathered for the Vicks-
burg campaign-who defeated Grants
advance through Central Mississippi
was major Of the I'd cavalry ind re-
signed on the 31st Of January. After
his raid on Holly Springs ne IVES kill
ed by an injured husband.
Gen. John n. Winder, who Ton i'll
fame as chief commander Of Ander-
sonyille prison, was major and orevet
lieutenant colonel OF the 4th artillery.
| he resigned on the 9th OF April.
Capt. Lucius B. Northrop, Of the
1st dragons, resigned on January s.
Gen. Kirby Smith, whose name was
a household world west Of the aissis-
sippi, was major Of the I'd cavalry
and resigned on April s.
Every veteran Of the war knows
what a Sibley tent is. It was invent
ed by Major Henry H. Sibley, o: the
1st dragons, who resigned on May l3.
Gen. John B. Magruder was captain
and hreyet lieutenant colonel 0! the
lst artillery and resigned on April 20.
Gen. Richard S. EHell, who made
such trouble on Meade's right flank
at Gettysburg and was heard Of al
other places, was captain Of the lst
dragons and resigned May !.
''Stonewall" Jackson was first
lieutentenant in the Sth infantry ane
resigned April l.
Gen. John C. Pemberton, who sur
rendered Vicksburg and $1,000 meI
to Gen. Grant and who till then hac
been a special favorite Of Jefferson
Davis, was captain and brevet major
| in the 4th artillery and resigned OF
April 20. He was Northern mai
and was led to join the Colfederacy
by bis wife, a daughter OF tie South
Gen. Pierre G. T. Beaungard, OF
South Carolina, who supe1intendec
the bombardment OF Fort Sumter
who commanded at Shiloh after the
fall Of Albert Sidney Johnston ano
who fortified Corinth against Halleck,
was captain and brevet major OF the
corps OF engineers. He resigned
February 20.
Gen. Lewis A. Arnistead, one o1
the heroes Of Pickett's charge at Get
tysburg, was captain and brevet majol
. Of the 9Th infantry and resigned May
26. he was Virginian, as all o1
Pickett's men were. At Gettysburg
be led the forlorn hope across the