. Essex county, , illustrated . y and in fact all over New Jersey. GENERAL THEODORE RUNYON. ALTHOUGH he had never marshalled large bodies oftroops or set a squadron in the field, the Generalsoon proved that no mistake had been made in his selection, andwhen the trying times came, the military tact and rare goodjudgment he displayed proved him the right man in the rightplace. His previous experience, gained while endeavoring toplace the state militia on an efiicienl basis, .served a purposesatisfying to himself and proved a rich legacy to his countrywhen dangers menaced, and the companies o
. Essex county, , illustrated . y and in fact all over New Jersey. GENERAL THEODORE RUNYON. ALTHOUGH he had never marshalled large bodies oftroops or set a squadron in the field, the Generalsoon proved that no mistake had been made in his selection, andwhen the trying times came, the military tact and rare goodjudgment he displayed proved him the right man in the rightplace. His previous experience, gained while endeavoring toplace the state militia on an efiicienl basis, .served a purposesatisfying to himself and proved a rich legacy to his countrywhen dangers menaced, and the companies of militia which hadenjoyed the benefit of his militaiy ardor and soldierly skillformed many a nucleii around which gathered the crowds ofmen who came forward to offer their services in the cause oftheir country and in defense of their homes and firesides. Although General Runyon had not yet reached the forties inlifes score, yet he was a man of large experience and was thepossessor of a mind well disciplined and was a man of marked. PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. The shrill whistle of the ear-piercing fife and the rattle of thesoul-stirring drum was heard everywhere. That first call fortroops by President Lincoln on April 15, 1861, the people withniie mind resolved to heed. With a full realization of theterrible danger with which they were menaced, the peopleresponded with alacrity. The wave of enthusiasm which aroseas the wave of the ocean arises and onward rolled with a powerwhich no obstacle could check or overcome. New Jersey wasasked for four regiments and from Essex County neariy atliousand of this quota came. So enthusiastic were the people,It required but a few days to fill the quota, and when they weremustered into service, the brigade organization was completedby the appointment of Theodore Runyon, of Newark, as Briga-dier-General ; Alexander V. Bonnell, as Brigade Inspector, andCaptain James B. Mulligan, as Aid-de-Camp. firmness of character. Few men in the state u
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