The war and its heroes . en Secretary of War to theUnited States. Doubtless President Davis soon discovered his extraordinaryqualifications for that office, if he was ignorant of them before. The conse-quences were most beneficial to the country. General Cooper, whose politicalprinciples had long been well known, resigned his office three days after theinauguration of Lincoln (7th March, 1SG1). He immediately offered his ser-vices to President Davis, and, on the 10th of March, was appointed Adjutant-General of the Confederate States. lie found a Herculean task before army was to be crea
The war and its heroes . en Secretary of War to theUnited States. Doubtless President Davis soon discovered his extraordinaryqualifications for that office, if he was ignorant of them before. The conse-quences were most beneficial to the country. General Cooper, whose politicalprinciples had long been well known, resigned his office three days after theinauguration of Lincoln (7th March, 1SG1). He immediately offered his ser-vices to President Davis, and, on the 10th of March, was appointed Adjutant-General of the Confederate States. lie found a Herculean task before army was to be created, furnished with every thing, and taught to ably he has accomplished his task let the noble army now in the field andthe proud military attitude of the country testify. General Cooper is the compiler of a work on tactics, designed for the useof the militia of the United States. It is highly spoken of by those who areacquainted with the subject of which it treats. He is the highest in rank ofall our G3NERAL ROBERT EDWARD LEE, GENERAL ROBERT EDWARD LEE. The achievements of this distinguished officer form the most remarkablechapter, not only in the history of the present gigantic war, but, in somerespects, in the entire annals of war. To dotail them minutely would fill even larger than this, and we, therefore, leave this agreeable task to thefuture historian. In the halcyon days, which we opine are not far distant,the student of history will delight to dwell upon them, even as we delightto find rescued from oblivion any little circumstance of early youth in whichNapoleon or Washington was concerned. llobert Edward Lee is a member of the old historical family of WestmorelandLees. He is the youngest son, by a second marriage, of General Henry Lee,better known to history by his soubriquet of Light Horse Harry, the friendand confidant of Washington, and the author of one of the most pleasant his-tories ever written by a Virginian. He was born at Stratf
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