The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-02-15

Lieut.. Hunter: He (Grant) rurGnor
oa y thathe wa nts your troops to eat
GU tVrginls clesr ard clean, as far as
They gO, so that CROWS flying over 1t
for The balance OF the season will have
10 Gerry Their proVender With Jnem."
or Lee as general, President
Roosevelt, In bis Life Uf Tnum&s 81 j
Benton, says:
The world has never seen better
soldiers than those who followed Lee,
aLu Uneir leader will undoubtedly
rank as, without any exceptions, the
very greatest Of all The great CO. ,tsins
that Ghe Epgllsn speaking people have
brought fortn-and this, although the
last and chief of bis antagonists may
himself claim to stand as the full
equals Of Marlborough and Willing.
ton."
From no more capable source could
higher praise be given.
In the STORY of Soldiers Life"
Field Marshal Vlscount Wolseley,
com mander-in chief of tho British
army, speaking Of the Seven Dsys
battle says:
Gen. McClellan's splendidly equip
ped army had been driven from the
peninsula and Gen. Pope had been
made short work Of on the Rappahan-
mock. They we're unable to cope with
Gen Lees army though it vas far In.
ferior in strength. In fact, the Con-
federates had won all along the line
thanks to the ably conceived and we'll
calculated strategy Of the great Wiz
g1nisn leader and the brilliant tactics
of Stonewall Jackson and other cap
able soldiers and to the superior fight
ing qualities Of their splendid and pa.
triohtc rank and file.
'TnsG campaign was a masterpiece
both In conception and execution and
did high honor to the Soldierlike spirit
and patriotism of the i'll shod, over
worked, badly clothed regimental Of.
foars and men Of the Southern army.
According to my notion Of mill
tary history there Is as much instruc-
tion both In strategy and in tactics to
be CLEANED from Gen. Lees operations
Of 1852 % there 10 TO be found In Ma.
poleon's campaigns of 1895. Though
badly found in weapons, ammunition,
military equipment, &,. his army had
nevertheless achieved great things
His men were so badly shod (lndeed, q
considerable portion had no boots or
shoes that at the battle CT Antietan
Gen. Lee assured me he never had
more than 35, 900 men with him. The
remainder Of his army, shoeless and
footsore, were struggling along the
roads In the rear trying In vain to
roach him In time for the BATTLE"
OF this visit to Lee Gen. Wolseley
says:
"As I waited outside Of Gen. Lees
tent while bis aide de. camp entered
to tell him who I was and to deliver
him a letter from the Confederate
secretary OF war, I remarked 1t had the
name of colonel Of some New jersey
regiment printed upon 1t. Subsequent
ly I referred to the fact in ny conver.
sstion with him. He laughed and
said; You will find every tent, gun,
evea our blankets, accoutrements and
all the military equipment we possess
stamped With the Uaited States ini-
tials." Every incident in that viSis
is indelihly stamped on my memory.
All he said to me then and durin
subsequently conversations Is still
fresh In my recollection. 1t is natural
it should DO 80, for be was the ablest
general and to me seemed the great.
est man every converssd with, and
yet have had the privilege of meet
ing Won Moltke and Prince Bismark.
Gen. Lee was one of the few men
who ever seriously impressed and awed
me with their inherent greatness.
Forty years have come and gone since
out meeting and yet the maj eSty Of
his manly bearing, the genial winning
grace, the sweetness of bis smile and
the impressive dignity OF his old fash
ioned style OF dress come back to me
among the most cherished OF my REQ
ollectiOns. His greatness made me
humble and I never felt my own In
Significance more ksenly than I did In
his presence. He was then about so
years Of age, with hair and beard
nearly white. Tall, extremely hand
some and strongly built, very soldier
like in bearing, he looked a thorough
bred gentleman. Care had, however,
already wrinkled bis brow and there
came at moments look of sadness
inGo his clear, honest and speaking
dark brown eyes that indicated how
much his overwhelming national re-
sponsibilities hAd already told upon
him. He was indeed a beautiful
character and of him 1t might truth
fully be written in righteousness did
be judge and make war;"
Lieut. Col. g. F. R. Henderson,
professor Of military art and history
in bhe Staff college OF the British
army, in his life of Stonewall Jackson,
says:
If the names of the great captains;
soldiers and sailors be recalled, it will
be seen that 1t is to the breadth of
their strsteg!cll conceptions rather
than to their tactical skill that they
owa th"ir tame. We have the atraro-
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