The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09

moved back to the, turnpike and. soon.
yafterwnrsls the entire brigade. as tie
writer Enthusiastically theS Fifth ReEi-
Itments-tnarche rapidly to tho Stone,
Bridge. and f,s tic head OF tho regi-
4 ,neTt was crossing THE bridge It was
halted turned and, map.hed' back to J s
hyouae of the night before, reach,ns tilo3
= g JAMES BERRY. JR.
Sketch Of Lieutenant Colonel q.
S. Pendlcton.
edited by john w. Daniel0 J.
Alexander Spotswood! Pendlcton; entered
Washington College, now Washington and
| Lee University at I, the age, OF .thlrtcc
t(iO; was instructor inv int seh opl. IN
mathematics, Attic ago Of fifteen s(lo',
and instructor, in Latin at the age Of SIN
tcenC 16). Flo graduated first IN his CLASS
| in 1857, at the age Of seventeen SlO.
He received the Robinson prize mccall
anf, f1elivered the ..Cincinnat1 Grafton, the
highest distinction in tho gift ofthis alma
mater never before or since bestowed
|iupon one 50 young. He taught for two
wears after leaving college In the classl-
| mi school OF his noble father, General,
Nv. NJ Pendleton. at lexington, va.
| ION the autumn Of 1889, he entered the
lignivcrsity Of Virginia for the purpose
| OF taking his a. NJ. degree. When nos
Utilities commenced ins5the spring OF lebl,
Young Pcndleton grew restless and was
linot willing to relnuins at the University
Iuntil the end of tile session, but rs Heu
1.-THE privilege of standing at once ms eN-
EXAMINATIONS for his degree, which he DID
successfully. The first, day Of NJ aY saw
|ihin IN the army. with the rank OF first,
lieutenant as ordnance officer and aid aid
lfde-calnp to General u j. jackson, VINO
I'had known him as q young man IN Lex Lex
liington. He arose apidly and by his ell
Efficiency and gallantry and became lieuten-
liant colonel and adjutant general to the
| greatest military genius OF his age!s HIS
record shows him to have been success
| sivelya the adiutant general oGgthree Lieut.:
| tenant generals tStonewall jackson, h
/ s. ISwell and Jubal Early)a Colonel Pen
dleton had four Horses killed under hin
lin battle, one at first Manassas, one at
Port Republic and two at Spots wanna II
4 IIe was wounded three times, tile last
time nprtany, September 90 1861 gear
i Fishers Hill, In attempting to rally the
4 skirmish limo and while acting as *c1icf5of
|staff to General Jubal Early and died
1.-THE following day within the eneiny's
lines, at Woodstock. Thrice did he re-
fuse the rank OF brigadier general, saying
FL can better serve my country on the
staff Of my general e MS. RI 4
& Il
fought for conspicuous gallantry. and he
thought in every battle in which Stenewail
Jackson wass engaged, except second Ma
.lsnassas, when he was at home on a sick
/ furlougil, but he fought in Us many MOI G
after tile death of his great commander.
1 Stonewall Jackson said on one occasion
when asked for the record aud capacity
OF certain officers In his commando GO
ask Sandy Pendleron for 1t, If lie does
not know, no one IN this army dies"
The Record of the Rebellion frequently
mentions his conspicuous seGvices..I must
! limit myself to- a few OF these notices.
General Jackson says in his report on
the battle Of Kernstown: First Lieu
tenant ~ S. Pendletcn. aid-de-calnp, Is
4 nm officer cmlnently qualified for his du-
ties and discharged them III a. highly
Unsatisfactory manner" and this Is said Of
I rs youth OF twenty-one. At tfles special
request Of Jackson he was advanced
1 from position to position until he was
nl;ttle lieutenant-colonelt and ad1htant-
/ general, the highest position on the staff.
A General j. E.%'B. Stuart says, In his re-
port on tile battle; faGhnneellorsville
4 laboreti under great disadVaftage in
having mono CT Jackson's staff with me
until after the action began, and then
only Major A.. $. Pcndcton, WHO, how
ever, behaved with great hcrois,n anu
efficiency, when he 1!d Join me. Stuart
I sent PendletDn to Jackson, during this
!, fight To- learn Jackson.s Intentions ann
plan Of attack. Jackson said: go tel
Stuart to Use his own Judgment, I have
the uttcrnlost confidence in it,
General r. s. Ewell says of him al
Gettysburg: Colonel Pcndleton's know
ledge of his duties. experience and ac.
tvity relieved me Of much hard work.
, and in Il report from tho Rapidan. Gen
cral Ewcil says: 1T would be difficult
D without personal knowledge to appreciate
!, LieLtcnant-Coonel A. 8. Pendleton's grea
! gallantry, his GOODNESS and clrarness o.
Judgment under every trial: his sollfier
: like and cheerful performances OF cvcrj
duty. On one occasion expressed aSwlsi
10 recommend him to a vacant brigade
but he declined. thinking Ills services
: more valuable on tho staff After youn;
: PcndIeton,s death, General lswcll wrot'
. his father. II know the men of IN.
y corps often said IT Is not EWell. bu
4 Sandy Pendlcton who commands tn
! Second Corps, but ! never felt pam
+ OF jealousy What ] wish to affirm i
7, my belief that no man 30 young arOs
:, 80 rapidly ard 50 higai In Tho ranks O
u the Confederate armies ns Colonel a. s.
G fcndldon. When tho great Jackson wa
n slain his body wax conveyed TO Ricl,nlon,
y under the escort of Colonel Pendlctoil
!, b. special publiyhed order Of Genera
Y n. r. Lee, Colonel Pendicton being TN
y only name mentioned IN the order. III
~ also had charge 81 the remains 10 Lax
- ngton, Va. Az We laid the remains o
=, the immortal "Sionswali,' In the thirty
!, ninth year pf his gge, IN tho bcaulifl
r. cemetery he lad chosen az a laBt rest
is Ing place for Ills body. istlo thought we
y that In legs than eighteen nopths, til
e. remains or his cbiyalroug ah1utant-gen
eral In tho twentYrtiiird year Of hia age
W would BIO brought hpfns ana laid not
I'd hundred yards dlstant ftari tilG spO
pr where his gr1at eomfnait1er Weepa.
n OFTEN tho praisr ~ men is The resul
Of tho pride Of kinahlp N Tn Iovc o
,r friendship; IL this ease II Is neither
nin not q kinanian Mn0 NhA too yniIn