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Show AMlTiau U.Tl.lti.N ()li ANOTllElt of the blitorlo characters of Hie civil war paired away lu Ohio on tbeSttli Inst. In army annals the name of I'opo does not !!guru na brilliantly bril-liantly aarjberraan, Bhrrldsn, Hooker and several others. However, It Is universally acknowledged that General John Pope was a dashing soldier, but bla military career has hien so acrimoniously acri-moniously dlscusied that It Is dllllcult totttlmatolt accurately. Pope was born In Illinois In 162J, graduated nt West l'oint 1SIJ, sorved In ITorlda 1811, fought nt Monterey Mon-terey and Huena Vlata lSlo-IS, wat made btlgadler gemrat of volutitetri in 1B11, commanded tho army of the Mississippi In 1602, and later on the army of Virginia. At the close of the war be wat mustered out of tho volunteer volun-teer service, aud placed in commanl of the department of the Missouri Willi headquaitera at IVrlb Liuvruworlli. He publlshtd a work entitled "Kxplor-stlona "Kxplor-stlona from the lied ltlvtr to tho lllo Grande," now tmhodled lu the 1'aclilo railroad reports, vol. -J. Ho alio pub. lishidn history of the camialgn In Vlrglniadurlmt July and August, 1S02. |