New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-24
CIVIL VAR GENERALS,
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| old, and Will T Martin, of Natchez. Miss who
| is seventy live years old. and who served under
| Johnston and Hood
fact that gives rise to speculation Is that
| while there were more Union than Confederate
officers Of these grades, fewer of them survive
| to-day. In the Union army up to January 1.
1855. 100 men who received higher rank were
commissioned as major generals They were
opposed by 81 lieutenant generals and f02 major
generals Put in the form OF percentages, less
than per cent of the general officers above the
| grade Of brgadier general of the army in blue
remain. while of those whose uniform was gray
| the survivors number nearly 10 per cent OF the
whole. Was the Southerner more tenacious OF
life? 1t is interesting to note that while the
average age of the survivors OF both sides IS
between seventy-seven and seventy-eight years.
| there is difference OF nearly eight months in
favor OF the Southerners. Possibly the Southern
| ers attained the gold lace and epauiets OF
major general at an earlier age than the officers
| of the forces norti, of Mason and Dixon's
| line
Three Of the surviving generals were born in
Europe. They General Osterhaus. who first
saw the light at Coblentz. Germany. and after
| the Revolution of 49, TO this country.
General StaheI, who born in Hungary, and
| after taking part in the unsuccessful Hungarian
war for independence under Kossuth in 1918 and
winning a decoration for his gallantry was
obliged to fee his country and General Poll
| gnac. who born of ancient French family.
several Of whose members played prominent
| part at court after the time Of Louis XIV. and
| one Of whom largely responsible for the
extravagances which marked the eve of the
| French Revolution. He bears the title of prince
1t is interesting to observe what these men
did after they had gained their rank in the
| service Of the flags they followed. Several Of
he in he nil
expected, took advantage Of the opportunity to
enter the regular army. OF the surviving gem
erals who did this Grierson, who was retired
in 1880 as brigader general; Howard. VINO
was retired major general in 1891: Merritt
who also served through the Spanish American
War retiring in 1900, and Miles who retired as
lieutenant general in 1893 having been at the
head Of the army in the Spanish American War
General Osterhaus and Stahel entered the con-
sular service The latter also was successful
mining engineer and mine General
Sickles who was a lawyer by profession and
had held various public offices before the Civil
War; afterward Minister to Holland and
Spain. member of Congress and Sheriff Of New
York County. General Dodge supervised the
construction Of the Union Pacific Railroad.
General Wilson left the army in 1870 and be-
came engaged in railroad and engineering opera
tons, He served major general Of voIun-
lteTS through -+AIIISi4C'Lii IL
commanded the cooperating force Of British and
American troops in the capture Of the eight
temples of Picking in the Boxer rebellion
The Confederate generals entered various
fields, some becoming educators, others ensi-
reers. lawyers and planters General i;uClsacr
was afterward Governor of Kentucky and
ddate for Vice President on the gold Democratic
ticket in 1896. General French went back to
his cotton plantation. Stewart chancellor
Of the University of Mississippi from 1874 10
1886. General q. w. c. Lee, who was 2.dc-da-
camp to President Davis. VAS the president OF
Washington and Lee University from 1871 to
1897. and is the president emeritus. Cen
eraI stephen d. Lee became q planter. while
General Butler practised law, served for
term as United States Senator and held 4 COM
mission as major general in the Spanish-Ameri-
can War. General Hoke went into the railroad
business, becoming in course Of time president
of the Georgia. Carolina x Northern Railroad
Company. General Law pract;sei law. while
General ROsser, who had also been a lawyer,
took up engineering and became chief engineer
of both the Northern and Canadian Pacific rail-
roads General French. who fought in both the
Mexican and Civil wars. became a planter in
Mississippi.
General Martin, who was lawyer before the
war. returned to his profession at its close, and
has performed many public services for Missis-
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