LETTER FROM GENERAL JAMES RUSH LINCOLN 



AN EX-CONFEDERATE OFFICER X 



I desire to call attention to a characteristic of Major 

 Lacey that circumstances made me appreciate, more than 

 it would others, and that was the manliness and nobility 

 of his actions in the treatment of those who were in the 

 ranks of his foes in the "War of the Rebellion. 



I first met him as an ex-Confederate soldier and from 

 that first meeting was impressed with the friendliness and 

 broad-mindedness of the man, who I knew must have 

 been a brave soldier. 



I was impressed with his modest manner, he never as- 

 suming to have performed great or meritorious deeds, 

 but telling of his experiences as if a humble comrade of 

 the members of the organization with which he served. 



To one who knew Major Lacey it would be unneces- 

 sary to look up his service in the official records, for the 

 man showed what manner of soldier he had been. 



I was proud of the friendly recognition I received at 

 his hands, but still prouder of the treatment he advised 

 others to extend to me, and though I never knew of this 

 by any word of his, I knew from others of these many 

 acts of sympathy, I could not fail to have an affection for 

 such a man, and in him realize that a big, warm heart 

 was one of the great factors that made him the success 

 he had been. 



1 The magnanimous spirit of Major Lacey was shown in some of his ad- 

 dresses to old soldiers. I believe it is appropriate therefore to include a 

 letter containing a beautiful tribute by an ex-Confederate officer, General 

 James Rush Lincoln. — L. H. Pa"mmel. 



