The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-08-25

iiis plan was To- organize for a gigantic
war, to call om the. hole military power
OF tho country az once, and the exercise
of irresistible force to crush the rebellion
in its incipcncy. These views were In
advance ol the times.
On the l3.h of June, 1861, Sherman
WAS appointed Colonel in the regular
army, his oppuntmcut datlug May II,
1861, ard was assigned TO the command
OF the l3th iu(Ontry. On the alst of
July occurred the unfortunate affair q
Manassas, in which Sherman was, ougOg-
cd aud took an impnrtdnt part.
When Gen. Anderson was assigned
10 the department. south OF tho Ohio,
G. n. sherman was attached there TO a.
second in cUmmaud, and wIs soon alter
wurds dispatched, with force of seven
thousand men, cor posed ot volunteers
aud kcntuckcy homc.guards, to occupy
Mulliough's llili, strategic point south
of the Rolling Fork Of Salt Rwcr.--
! There his homc-. Guards left him, the rein
I fOrccmcnts desigucd to sucgthen h's
command were 4 necessarily sent else
whcru, and hr found himself with scarce
( " five thousand toops, IN an uulriendly
I part of tho cluutty, confronting a rebel
army ufiwcuty.fyu thousand mcn under
General Duckncr. While affairs were
! in this posiiiun, General Anderson was
relieved, and Gen. Sherman succeeded
/ to the very uncnpiablo position Vt com.
mdndcr ul the department..
Ou the 3D. of November he telegraph.
ed to Gen. McCle Han, detailing the posi-.
T, ton aud uumDcr Ul his several lOrcCs,
showing them to bn everywhere, except
at Que single point, out Eumbcrcd, and
co Included his dispatch with the emphatic
rrmbrk: "Our forces are too sma to do
goud, and to- largc io.be sacrllic d "
| la reply, Gen. Mcclellan asks. "iuw
! Ion. could MsCouk keep Buckner out OF
/ Lruisvilr, holding the railroad, with
power To dcs:rry II inch by iuch?--giv'
ing no hint uf y, purpose to scud rcin'
, ,i,reemenls, but looking the probable
abanJonmc"t ol Kentucky. Previous to
this Gen. Shcr,nan had an interview
with S,cro;nry G0nerou, in prese"ce ol
Ati,t.GcG ThuunS, at Lexington, Ky.
aud fully explained to him the situation
of his command, aud also OF the arInie'
oppuscd 10 h,m, aud, on being osl o
what lorccs was nee cassary Tor success
lul forward NOV mcnt in his department.
unsw cred, "TNso hundred Thousand men,
BY the Is,.. OF November Adi'i Ger
Tho muss uihcipi report of thus cOnvcrsn
ton, IN all ia details, wUs published IL
most of the newspapers OF tho country
giving the cpeMy full know ledge d
many importunti facts relating TO Gen
ShcIman's department. He was toe
weak 10 defend our lines, aud the enemy
knew il. lie had no hope Of reinforce
mcuis aud wiIhDl, was evidently in dis
credit viii, the War Department, as be
ing too upprchsrsve OF tho power
rtr, nrt h upi reeuurccs of the enemy -
, lie, therefore, lclt he could not success
fully conduct the campaign, und nskc,
=" DO reINycu- lie was succeeded b,
Gen. Bucl, ,.who wus ut once reinforced
and rnailyd 10 hold he @eoinsWe posi-
: livnS uutil GrUut, the following spring
should uSvN nee ed"wn the Mississippi an,
up the Cumberland. "
General ShcrAan was now set dowi
Ms scr. ~? aud quietly retred to thC
command Of Benton barracks, near st
Louis. The evidence of his iGsanil,
was his nnswcrto the Secretary Of Wa
; that tv, make a successful adYanc,
against Ilte e1Wrny, then strongly postct
at all strategic points from Mississippi
To Cumberland Gap, would require AZ
army Two h4ndrtd thousand strong! =
The answer was the inspiration or judg
mcnt Of atm laary genius; but to The
mind OF Nh, Secretary Cameron it wa
the prophecy Of false wizard.
AT Shiloh he held the key of tho posi-
ton. Gen. Rousseau said; did.
"Ilc gaYN US our'i t lesson IN the fiel'
in The lace OF an enemy; aud of all th'
men aver saw he is the most untirinI
yigilant and patient. No man that eve
lived could sarpuss him. His enemic
say that he wus surprised at Shiloh.
tell you no. lie was not surprised no
whipped Il for he fights by the week.
Devoid vi alnbiiiun incapable OF envy
he is brave. gallant and just. At Shilo
: his old legion met him just as the BATH
Z, was ended, and at tho sight Of hin plat
. ing their hats upon their bnyonets, CAV
> him three cheers. IL was touchin
and fitting COM liment to the gallan
chieituip. nnl thankful for this occa'
! ION to do Justice 10 a bruve, honest an
knigny geGtIemon.'
Gen. Grant, in letter to the War Dc
purtment under date of July 20, 1856
saws: "To Gen. Sherman was grcnt
= indebted for his pr, mptness in forward
r ing to me dur,nglihc seigc OF Fort Don
!, elson rciniUrccncnis and supplies iror
Paducuh. Atthe but,le of Shiloh, o
the first day he held with raw troops tn
key point OF the landing. 1t is no di'
(, Engagement to any other officer 10 so
u that do not believe there was aDothe
{ division csmmdnd,r on the field who ha
{ The rkiIl and experience TO have done il
!, TO his indiy dual Efforts ] am indebte
I, for the success of that battle"
: A cavalry officer at The battle OF Shilo
relutcs muny personal incidents illustrn
. tive OF the character of the man. ii
: suys: "Hayng occasion to report person
aliy to General Sherman about noon q
the first duy oi Shiloh, found him dis
= mounted. his arm in a sling, his hors
: dead, himself covered with dust, his iuc
: Ibesmeartd with powder and blood; h
n was giving directions at the moment t
= Mnior Tay lor, his chief Of artillery, VIII
'. had inst brought battery into position
y Mounted orderIies we're coming aud 60
ing in haste; staff officers were maxim
anxious inquiries; everybody buthlmse
fseemed excited. The battle was rngn
!. terriflcally in every direction. Just the
: there seemed TO be universal commotio
. on our right, wtcre il was observed on
= men were giving back, 81 was lookin
y for that" said sherman shut ] am read
= = lor them" His quick. sharp eye flashed
y and his war.begrinmed face beanie
!. with sutisfaction'
d The enemy's packed columns nol
o made their appearance aud as quick
e the guns which Sherman had SO careiu
Q ly placed in position began TO speak
o The deadly effect on the enemy was al
is parent. While Sherman was still man
r. aging the srliilery, Major Sanger, a sta
Al