In the death of this able General our country has lost one of its most able and energetic officers. The daring charge he made at Blooming Gap, which was a few days ago described in this paper, was alone sufficient to cover his name with a halo of glory. Lander was brave even to rashness, and in his campaign the reader is forcible reminded of the short but glorious careers of Lyon and Baker. A contemporary speaking of Gen. Lander adds, that his widow was formerly and honorably known in dramatic circles as Miss Davenport; and the celebrated sculptor, Miss Louisa Lander, is his sister. He was about 40 years of age at the time of his decease, and up to the time of his wound, all his physical as well as mental faculties, were in the highest contention. In person he was tall, stalwart, graceful and proud, and mounted on his charger and in his fine military costume, he looked like a knight of the olden time. In his death the country lost one of its best men and soldiers, and the tears of his command and the nation follow him to the grave.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, March 11, 1862, p. 2
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