. The life and military services of Lieut-General Winfield Scott, including his brilliant achievements in the war of 1812, in the Mexican war, and the pending war for the Union. ppalling, but at length,on the 8th of September, the infection disappeared. To Scotts humane and generous conduct, throughoutthis terrible battle with pestilence, both at Rock Islandand on the Lakes, we have the testimony of one who wasan eye-witness, and whose situation made him in all re-spects disinterested. We shall quote his own words—a language as reliable as that of official says that the generals c
. The life and military services of Lieut-General Winfield Scott, including his brilliant achievements in the war of 1812, in the Mexican war, and the pending war for the Union. ppalling, but at length,on the 8th of September, the infection disappeared. To Scotts humane and generous conduct, throughoutthis terrible battle with pestilence, both at Rock Islandand on the Lakes, we have the testimony of one who wasan eye-witness, and whose situation made him in all re-spects disinterested. We shall quote his own words—a language as reliable as that of official says that the generals course of conduct on thatoccasion should establish for him a reputation not inferiorto that which he has earned in the battle-field; and shouldexhibit him not only as a warrior, but as a man—not onlyas the hero of battles, but as the hero of humanity. It iswell known that the troops in that service suffered se-verely from the cholera, a disease frightful enough fromits rapid and fatal effects, but which came among us themore so, from the known inexperience of our medical , * 43 Niless Register, 51. Dr. Coleman, Lieuts. Gale and Torrance,with numbers of soldiers, HIS LAURELS ON THE MISSISSIPPI. 211 men, and from the general belief, at that time, in its con-tagiousness. Under such circumstances it was clearlythe generals duty to give the best general directions hecould for proper attendance on the sick, and for prevent-ing the spread of the disease. When he had done this,his duty was perforaied, and he might have left the restto his medical officers. But such was not his thought he had other duties to perform, that his per-sonal safety must be disregarded to visit the sick, to cheerthe well, to encourage the attendants, to set an exampleto all, and to prevent a panic—in a word, to save the livesof others at the risk of his own. All this he did faith-fully, and when he could have had no other motive thanthat of doing good. Here was no glory to be acquired;her
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