The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-07

Down tO the sea.
The following is from the London Athe-
neum's review of Major Nichols book, the
"Story of the Grand March" 1t will be found
of interest:
After Savannah fell into his power all nom
sense about his being drawR from his base and
Tying to his ships died out among US. The HOrse
| Guards began to study his remarkable march;
and the Duke OF Cambridge went to preside
meeting OIL United Services to bear an expla-
n alton of it in detail. From that day forward
simply because we began to know him, Sherman
! became our hero of the war, and once or twice
newspapers ventured to say that the South would
| DE conquered by bis arms.
"At Gaylesville. SHERMAN may be said to have
stripped for the great march. he was going to
| klchmOnd-a distance hike that from Paris TO
Bucharest and all that way of a thousand miles
| he would have TO pass through an enemy IS coun-
try. For some part OF his long journey he could
reckon on no help, no stores, forage, save
| those waits and strays which his keen eye could
see and his strong arm seize. Aware that be
might have to fight for every mile of ground
for every beast OF burden, for every sack of corn,
| sharp and short command from headquarters
reduced the army TO It's best fighting and march
| ing power. Ali the sick were sent back Nom
cOmbatants were driven off from the camp. All
lmpedlments such as horses, tents, chairs tables
were left behind. Gustavus in Pomerania, Ma
pier in Scinde. were not more peremptory than
sherman in Georgia. But the great General
never asked soldier to put up with worse fare
and worse lodging than he reserved for himself.
| He slept In his blanket on the ground. He fed
ON hard tack, and when the Secretary of War,
bis guest, dned With him at Savannah, be apollo.
gized for the appearance of potted meats and
fakl In ,h.ao1
diers mess The troops had that undoubted
aith in his genius which Napoleon inspired in
| bis army, aud Nelson in bis fleet. When be or
dered things to be done which they could scarcely
understand, they merely said, We'll, be can't
make mistake and then they did it.
Nothing like this hinging of an army of &c, :
GOO men from their base into a vague field Of
| operation had ever been seen. movable col
umn is at best a perilous trial, even when formed
| on small scale and ssnt into the territories OF
such toes as France encounters in Algiers, and
England in Inds The rearest approach to
Shermans movement was the famous final march
after the a ma, when the allies broke up their
camp and passed from their base at Old Fort
and set of IN search OF new one at Balsklava.
Ii was a dangerous feat, contrary to rule, and
has been sternlv condemned. Yet this change
of base was an affair of a day; the French and
English ships were at hand; and the materials OF
war we're all on board. Sherman had no sup
plies 70 fall back on. Between him and the sea
lay 800 miles of Savannah swamp and sand. A
hundred water courses crossed bis path. He
would have roads 10 make, morasses to turn,
rivers TO bridge and cross. Where was be TO find
food tor that mighty hostl asked one of bis aides
de camp. With thirty day : rations in stock, lie
sss going in search of his enemy and his sup
plies. Ii was an original and daring adventure;
one 10 have puzzled a martinez like Raglan, and
enough to have driven Auhc councillors mad.
But the officers and men of The Northern army
put their trust in the who. in their belief,
could not make 9 mistake. Where he puts Us,
they would say to each other. we are going in 4,
and We are dead sure to whip the rebs-sure.'
Ii is the spirit in which battles are won and Re-
publics saved
His staff is smaller than that OF any brigade
commander in the service he denies himself
aud bis staff the luxury Of house. He has
fewer servants and fewer horses, than than the
regulations allow He has just refused the com
mission of Major General in the regular army,
on the ground that such exalted rank should be
kept in reserve by the Guthorities until the war
is over, when the Government will be able TO
compare and Judge mems services with greater
GOODNESS. As he comes plunging along, we see
the mans character in the way in which be rides
The road Is occupied by brigaa in motion; be
turns into the fields, dashing through brush and
briar. waiing through streams, houndering in
swamps, so long these will yield q way: and
when forced 20 take the road again, you see that
be pulls up bis horse and halts until the brigade
has passed. The smooth path, be says, is for the
man on foot. Men with rifles and kits, NOS the