The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-20
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From the CsncinBsd Commercial
General sherman.
The letters that passed between Generals
Grant and sherman, at the time the former
was called East, aHd that have recently
beea published, were extracted from proof
sheets OF Colonel BoWman's compendi0us
and documentary story Of Sherman's
camnsians. the tale Of which is, "sher-
rnaa and his Campaigns Military
Biorrs.hv. By Colonel s. n. Bowman,
and Lieutenant Colonel B. Irwin.
New York. Charles B. Richardson. Gin
cinnati. Z. F. Nent a Co." L is q work Of
one volume. and conta rs steel portraits Of
Generals sherman, Howard, Siocum, Logan,
Blafr. Schofeld. Davis Bnd Fitzpatrick, ana
engraved maps furnished by the Chief En-
rineer of Sherman's army, General Poe, Of
Inc marches from Chattanooga 70 At anita.
thence 10 Savannah, and theEee 10 Colds
bo o. and OF the battle OF Resaca and the
siege of Atlanta. OF this work the New
YoTk Pot saws: Colonel Bowman is q per
sonal friend Of General Sherman, and served
with him 81 cavalry officer during part of
the Western campaigns. he has had access
10 all sen. sherman's letier-5o0ks, and his
volume is, therefore, one Of great novelty
aud historical importance. It is admirably
written
The most remarkable character Of the
war IS unquestionabiy General Sherman,
aud this work relating 70 him wil be vel
q med. eagerly as o new novel by popu-
lar author. Trere is something Of the PIE
turesque as Wel as Of The incisive in the
words as in the deeds Of General Sherman,
and bic letters written during the war, aud
his reports, always crowded with matter Of
pith and moment, will rank very high
among be papers that military men have
contributed to history. They have not only
body bat ,pirit, and are marked by an un-
affected clean-cut originality. His official
reports are not mere skeletons, but have the
flesh and blood fullness and tints. His pen
b. keen a. bis word, and has a wire edge
that bites into thing. He goes through 8
subject o. be pierced the heart Of the South
era ConieGeracy. He has not literary skill,
but sonsthing mare than that-it amounts
almost 10 genus. HIS pen wildly paiuts a
hkenefs Of his thoughts on paper, and tie
picture not only glows with vita 'ity, but Is
distinguished by chnraeter-individual
Large circulation has been given the
story, originally published il a Chicago pa
per, that sherman protested, in writing,
against the plan that General Grant adopt
Ell 90 take Nicks5urg, ana which proved
sucha splendid success. This story follow
ell, with poetic propriety, another, that the
Nicksbuig campaign was originated and
executed chiefly BY General Sherman.
Neither version contained the truth. Col.
Bowman says
60 10 hiss been alleged, 10 some Of the ueWE-
papers Of the dsy, that while the army was
eucampsd az loung's point, General sher-
man handed 10 General Grant q written
protest against the pros osed movement On
Grand Cuff, AID tie statoment has been
coupled with such a show Of circumstances
us o. obtain ready credeuce I'M many qdar-
tiers Ia { Ct, Cereal Sherman never pro-
Tested, either 10 writing or verbally, against
any movement ever proposed or adopted by
ue ersl Giant; and, throughout the entire
campaign, these tEo commanders acted to-
g,thrr 10 perfect harmony aud cordiaiity
The Comm nder- chief FIRE ~ and con
-tantly awaiting himself Of Sherman's ad-
vice, The subordinate promptly and faith
fully carrying Gus the orders Of his superior
But the movement on Grand Gulf was not
Shermsn' plan. 10 was the conception Of
renersl Grants own mind, and was adop ed
ny him, against the opinion, though with
the Iull consent aud support Of the Execu-
live. sherman considered the North front
Of Nicsshurg The true 20 mt Of attack, and
the ne Of the Yallabusha the best base Of
op rstious. on the s h Of April, he frankly
expire sed his opinion 10 General Grant
Alter presenting his plan, General sher-
man asid.
60 ] make those suggestions wi h the re-
quest that General Grant simply ad them, /
and SIMPLY give them, as ] know he will, |
share OF his thoughts. / would refer he |
should not answer them, but merely give /
them a. much or as little weight as they de-
serve"
Aud be added, in conclusion:
" Whatever plan Of action he may adopt, |
viii receive from me the same Jealous co
operation and energetic support, as though !
conceived by mytef"
Oolone Bowmsn's statement Of tho orr
riual suggestion Of the immortal campaign
u which occurred Shermam's march 90
tie sea, lceiebra'ed in poetry and prose,
WIth music and OratorY--sounded through /
an the trumpets OF fame and marked BY a
Thousand h0useless chimneys in a broad
1elt 81 desolotion) is equally interesting.
The Colonel tavs;
SHERMAN had previously proposed 10
General Grant, in the early stages OF the
pursuit, 90 break up the raj way from Chat
lunoogu 90 Atlanta, snd strike out for Mil
ledgeyille, Millcn and SavHnn IA. 'Uutil
We cuu repopulate Georgia, he wrote, 1T is
Useless 20 occupy ID; but the utter destruc-
uou ui Be- roads, houses and people will
cripple their military resources. BY at
teml ting % hold the roads we will lose
Thousand men monthly. and gain no result.
D can make the march, and make Georgia
bowl And, uFain, "Hcod may turn into
Tennessee and Kentucky. but ] believe he
viii be forced ID follow me. Instead OF
being on the De ienaive I viii be on the Of
iensiyo. Instead OF guessing at what be
ueaus, be- would have % guess 81 my plans.
Tho difference in war is iull twenty-five per
cent can make Savannah, Charleston, or
she mouth of the Chats hoochee. prefer
% march through Georgia, smashing things
to Che sea. he now proposed 10 the Lieu
tetauf General 90 modify these pluus, SO
iar as to give him she choice OF either Of the
tbree alternatives just nsmed.
must have alterna ives" be faid.
''elsc beng confined o. ouc r.uie the enemy
might eo oppose. that DE- ay end want would
trouble me. hut having alternatives / can
take so ecccufric a course that no General
con guess at my obieciective. Therefore,
when you bear ana al, have lookouts at
Morris Island, s. G.: Ossabaw Sound. Geor-
rus pes sacola and Mobile Bays. I viii
turn ZAP somcwheu', aud, believe me, can
take Macon, Millsipeville, Augusta, and
savannah, Georgia, and VIII wind up with
closing che neck back of Charleston, that
they VIII staryc ou.. This movement Is not
purely military ar strategic but il viii
illustrate the vulnerahility Of the South"
General Grant promptly authorized the
proposed movement, indicating. however,
hispfcicrencc for savannah ~ the objective,
uud hAing Dalton 81 the norihern limit for
the destruction Of the railway. Prepare
ti"us were ius'antly undertaken and pressed
iurWard Ger the contamination of these
plans"
We have only additional space 10 give an
eNtfact nom Gen. Sherman GA the delicate
subject of the suppression OF newspaper.
ting in The Geld near Atlanta, Aug. 5th.
leu4, Hcu. sherman fays
General Ahlroy asks 30 suppress the sale
aHd circulation. n his distract, of certain
misclieFous and troublesome neWspapers.
hnd tacsullis 90 me cerla n slips as proofs
90 me mischievous character ol such papers.
would willingly suppress them were Il
rooI0le 90 do so, but in human nature there
s fa much ot the mule lctt, that prohibi-
81. new paper oniy increases its cir
euiation The press is power Ia the land
For querier Of century palt 10 has been
sowing DC wkiriwind, and nov we reap the
storm.