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The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1864., [Electronic resource], Struck by lightning. (search)
he tide of battle. Our wonderful naval victories were won mostly by young men. There are not wanting in ancient or modern history many examples of aged Generals who have achieved remarkable military successes. In our own country Taylor and Scott, in the Mexican war, surpassed all others in energy and generalship. No youth of twenty-one ever fought with more vim than Rough and Ready, and Scott's achievements in Mexico, seconded by the remarkable soldier now at the head of the Army of NorScott's achievements in Mexico, seconded by the remarkable soldier now at the head of the Army of Northern Virginia, completely threw into the shade the military reputation which he had achieved in his youth. But it is clear, from the history of the past, that promotion to high military rank should not be based on the system of exclusive seniority. Wellington declared that such a system would soon utterly destroy the efficiency of the British army. Military knowledge and military energy form the essential combination for a leader of armies. The man of sixty or the man of twenty one who pos