Show GENERALS wash AGES A was in liis his year when lie as illation lo 10 0 ed command of the revolutionary armies arn and a in his adlien ho took yorito wn gen T taylor tylor was in ins his when the mexican war began year and in less than a year lie won the tattles of palo alto t resaca a do de la a palma monterey Mon teroy and buena vista lie he too was ivas badly supported the ace recession I 1 sion war vat has been conducted by elderly or middle aged men general lee T whom the holds to have displayed the no most ability in it is abut about 56 geri gen rosecrans Rosec ans ians is 46 and gen grant 46 stonewall jackson died at 37 gen banks is 48 geri gen hooker 45 general beauregard 46 G bragg 0 49 gen burnside 40 geri gen gillmore Gillmo Gill moie ic 39 geri gen Pr franklin anklin 31 gen magrudor Magrud fam 0 ruder pr 53 gen meade 48 gen schuyler hamilton 42 general Cli charles arles S hamilton 40 and general arter fer 40 general lander a man of nt promise plo mise died in his year gen was killed at 47 and gen stevens at 40 geri gen sickles was in his year when lie he was wounded at gettysburg L and gen reno was 37 when lie he died so bravely at south mountain fountain 1 general pemberton lost vicksburg at 45 gen T sherman is 46 and gen W T sherman 44 gen mcclellan was in liis his year when lie he assumed command at washington in 1861 gen gan lyon had not completed the first month of his hia year when lie he fell at wilsons Wil sons greek creek gen mcdowell was in ln liia q year when lie he failed at bull run in con consequence e of the coming up tip of gen joe johnson who was wag 51 gen keyes is as B gen kelly 57 gen king 40 ind and gen pope 4 41 1 gen A S johnston wa was 56 when lie was killed at shiloh gen halleck alleck II is 48 gen longstreet is 40 tho the lest best of the southern cavalry leaders was geri gen ashby who Wa was killed skilled at 38 geri gen stuart is 29 on oil our side gen stanley is 30 gen pleasanton PIca santon 40 and gen con averill about SO gen phelps is 51 geri gen polk 58 general S cooper 68 and general J cooper 54 gen blunt 38 the list might be extended but very few young men would be found in ill it or very few old men either cither the best of our leaders are men who have either cither passed beyond middle life or who alio may lc be said to bo be in the enjoyment of that stage of existence it is so too with the rebels if the war does docs not afford many man y facts in support of the position that old generals are arc very useful neit neither tier does docs it afford many to be quoted by those who hold that the history of heroism is the history of youth |