Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-04

GENERAL r. II. MILRoY, o. g. A., LRApKR
OF TIE ATTACK AT GREENBRIER RIVER.
ted by Lee to capture western Virginia
aroused the warmest praise at Rich
mond Yet il ended in little better
than a fiasco The inevitable conclu-
sion Is that either Lee was ontgener-
aled by Rosecrans or he was eonstitu-
tionaIIy unable to make winning
fight in Union territory. Perhaps the
last Is the true explanation. as be lost
every time be yentured outside or
Virginia First hefniled'in western Vir
GINA. next In Maryland at the battle
of Antietam aud finally In 1seqnsyt.
vauia at. Gettysburg. AS great gen.
erai as even his enemies concede Lee
to have been. be was not gr6at enough
TO win a campaign In territory where
public sentiment was against him On
the other hand. tir,lnt, gained pratti
cally ali his Victories In the enemy's
country. II Is trnism in war that
men light better on their. own soil.
when defending their homes On the
defensive Lees generllship was mas
terly. When he invaded Union terri
tory he was undone. While his West
virginia campaign is the least known
of his entire military career. there is
none that more clearly brings ont this
point. Even his own partisans admit
its weakness Magnificently planned.
its breakdown was almost pitiful.
Fight on Hatteras Island.
In the meantime things were hap
pening In the vicinity Of Hat,eras In
let, After the capture of the forts
there on Aug oS Colonel Hawkins
was left with partiof the Ninth New
York and several gunhoais to hold
them Later be was REINFORCED by
Colonel brown With the Twentieth
indiana. Ele first dispatched an exne-
t!liion to disahIe the abandoned forts
nj Ocrcoke inlet. Il few miles down
the shore. and Inter sent Colonel
Brown and the Twentieth Indiana up
uaiteras island 10 Chicomcanlico for
The double purpose OF protecting the in
haLitants OF the island and OF observ.
ing the Cunfederates. who were gath.
efing In some force on Roanoke island
To the north Colonel Brown landed
up Sept. M with scant supplies. On
Oct. the Fanny. Unitpd States pro
heller. was 10 tfnd stores and intrench.
Ing tools. No sooner had the Fanny
anchored. however. than three Con
fedctslte vessels appeared surrounded
and captured her, II was estimated
that SHE Ind $l50.OOO worth or supplies
on board. all OF which fell into the
eneiny's hands. This OF Itself defeat.
ed the purpose OF Colonel Rrown's ex-
petition. but was not the worst Os the
fate in store for him. The Confeder-
ates on Roanoke island now attempted
TO surround and capture his entire
command and for this purpose landed
two large forces. one above and one
below him on the narrow island. The
only thing that saved him was that
the boats below we're delayed in land
ing. and as night was coming on Colo
mel Brown managed TO retreat past
them in the darkness. Now began a
weary march OF twenty eight miles to
Hatteras light TO add to the mlseries
OF the retreat. the inhabitants aban-
doned their homes and fed with the
troops. who had been their protectors.
among them being old men. women
and children. When the sun arose and
beat down on the hot sands both SOL
! diers and natives began falling out,
overcome by the heat and by hunger
and thirst. The supply OF food and