Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16

NN'NN' ''' that office by another septaguinarian, Halleek, who, like his predecessor. was an obstacle rather than a help to the Union cause Who does rev erence to their memories today? Me CIellan's reputation as an organizer and strategist placed him at the head of magnificent army. With it he advanced upon Richmond, and with it he was promptly driven back to his shipping on the James river. Reliev- ed then of his command. the moment Lee invaded Maryland he was rein stated. But failing, with all army outnumbering Lees two and a half to one, to win q victory at SharpeS- burg lie was retired and seldom heard of again. Pope then placed his
 headquarters ill the saddle and at the head of another grand army, rode forth to certain victory, he thought. But Jackson got in his rear at Manas- sas Junction and on the same ground where McDoWel found his Waterloo the boaster found his. But he was shrewd enough to lay the blame of defeat at Second Manassas on Fitz- John Porter and thus relegate that brave soldier to an undeserved ob
 scurity
 Then came to the front Burnside
 with the Whiskers His career as an army commander was nipped in the bud at Fredericksburg. Hooker Fighting Joe Hooker, his admirers called him-took Burnside's place and went to save the Union. And he might have done it, too had he, after crossing the Rappahannock riv- CT and making his way to Chancel- lorsville. had the nerve to "come out of the Wilderness into the open ground south of that place, where his numbers would have counted against Lees inferior forces. He did not do this, though, and Jackson made an- other flank movement, the result of which was that Hooker after a ter
 rible loss, opened a retreat. and went pack to the command of q division or corps Next came Meade. a sensible
 cool-heatied soldier. To give him credit for Lees repulse at Gettysburg
 would be to accord him undeserved 5e5Hg Glte to Lees mistake in joining battle and to t,well and Earleys fail ure to support Longstreets attack on the second day by a simultaneous at
 tack on the right wing of the Federal a@4s.3 He is however. entitled to the highest c6mmeuaation for his skilfu haadl.a4 ot the Federal army osten sihli placed under command of Grant, and dispatched to Richmond in 1864. l may he treason to say so, but the
 writer honestly believes that to Meade far more than to Grant is due the success of that long campaign. There is not time here. though, to as sign reasons for such belief.
 What fame, what appreciation, even, did RosecranZ gano Signally de- faated al Chickamauga, he was among the first of the Ftderals to seek safe ty in flight. It was only the heroic stand made by Thomas at Snodgrass Hill that saved the Federal army and gave time 10 Rosecranz to collect his scattered wits and reform his shat tered regiments at Chattanooga Here he remained himself and his army on half rartons until Grant, having sent Hooker to his aid, appeared in person and relieved him of command. For the stand he made at Snodgrass Hill Thomas deserves and receives the highest commendaton, out for defeat ing Hood at Nashville a year later he is entitled 10 little praise-the disas- ter t0 the Confederate army thereat had been it's rout at Missionary Ridge being attributable to the coWardice and demoralization Of the same bri gade and division Who hears of Sumner, Schofield, McPherson and other officers of like rank nowadays, nxcapr Uhen the old veterans of their respective commands chance to meet and fight the battle over? Banks, Stone wall" Jackson's commissary and quartermaster in the Shenandoah l valley in 1862, and the commander of the i'ederals at Mansfield, La, is sell dom mentioned, save as one of the amusing incidents of the war. Frank lin had a quietus put on his ambition to lead a conQuering army into Tex as iy Irish Dick Bowling and his for