The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-06-03
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Abstract 81 General She~mam.s
RenOFf.

Abstract 81 General Sherman.
Report.
NEW YORK, May 3l.-An abstract OF G Ell
Shernan's report, covering the most i'm
portan, points is published. 1t contain:
the following dispatch to Gen. Grant:
0EAIGR's MILITARY Division OF Ms
sIss1PPI, in the tield) RALEIGH. n, c.. Apr
2Si 1865. General: Since you left me yes.
terday, have seen the New York Times
news authorized by the signature of the
Secretary OF War, which is grouped in such
way IA to give very erroneous impress.
slons. IT. embraces q copy of the basis o.
agreement between myself and General
Johnston, of April Is, with communica.
ttoue, which it will be time enough to dis.
cQss two.or three years hence, after the
government has experimental little more
IN the machinery by which power reaches
the scattered people of the vast area OF
country known as the South. But in the
mean time, do think my rank, if no,
my past services. entitle ME at least to the
respect OF keeping secre. what was known
to none but the Cabinet, until further en-
quiry could have been made, instead OF
giving publicity to documents never saw
and drawing differences wide OF the truth,
or had furnished me a copy of President
Lircoln's dispatch TO you CT the 9Th of
March. until after the agreement. Nor
uiu 0ll. SSitAlOu, OK any human Deius ever
c1avey to me its substance or anything
Ike it, but on the contrary had seen Gen.
WeltzeF $ Invitation to the Virginia Legis.
lature, made in Mr.. Lincolls very pres
ence and had failed to discover any other
official notice Of plan OF reconstruction or
any idea calculated to allay the fears o.
the South-that after the destruction of the
be left without any government at all: We
should not drive a people into anarchy aud
it Is simply impossible for our military
power TO reach all the resources of their
unhappy country. if.
confess did not wish to break Geuerai
Johnstons army into bands of armed men
moving about without purpose, and capa.
bic only of infinite mischief, but you saw
on your arrival that had my army 80
disposed that his escape was only possible
IN disorganized shape, and as you did
not choose 10 direct military operations in
this quarter, infer you were satisfied
with the military situation. At all events
learned what was proper enough, the
'disapproval of the President. I acted In
such manner as to compel the surrender
OF Gen. Johnston's whole army, on the
same terma you prescribed to Cen. Lees
army when you had It surrounded aud in
your absolute power;
Mr.. Stanton in stating that my orders to
Gen. SLOVENIAN were likely 10 result in the
SSNeFc "a S01. LAWS 10 MeAlCO OF Europe
Is IN deep error. StOleman. was not at
Salisbury then, but had gone back to
S!atesvilie. DAVIS was beyond him, and
by turning towards me, he was approach
ing Davis, aud had he Joined me as or
dered. would have had a mounted force
greatly needed for that and other purposes:
but even now don't know that Mr. Stan.
ton wants Davis caught. aud as my official
papers, deemed sacred, are hastily pub
Hshed to the world, it will be imprudent
for nle to state what has aeen done in that
respect, as the Editor Of the Times has
It raay be logically and fairly drawn
from this singular document the conclu-
aiou tha. am insubordinate. can only |
deny the intention. I have never in nv
life questioned or Gisobeyed au order, |
though many and many a time have |
risked my i.fe aud health and reputation |
III obey ins ORDERS, or even hints to execute
plans ana purposes not to my liking.
It is no5 fair to withhold from me plans
and policy, if any there be, and expect me
to guess at them as facts, and even appear
quite different from different standpoints.
For four years have been in camp, deal
ing with soldiers, AMI I can assure you
that the conclusion at which the Cabinet |
arrived with such singular unsninity, diff
fers from mine. I conferred freely with
the best of6cersin this army as to the points
involved in this controversy, and strange
to say. they were singularly unanimous in
the other conclusion, and they will learn
with pain and amaZement that I am
deemed insubOrdinate and wanting in
common sense-that I, who, il the COM
ni9ht. summer and winter, for the cause
and the administration, and who have
brought al army of COO men in magnif-
cent style across a country deemed impas-
sible, and placed it Just where it was
wanted almost on the day appointed-have
brought ciscredit on our Government.
/ do net wish to boast Of this, but I do
say that il entitled mo To the courtesy of
being consulted before publishing to the
world Il proposition rightfuily submitted
to higher authorities for adjudication, and
then accompanied by other Statements,
which in yited the press to he let loose upon
ne.
It is true tha. non .coru batants, men who
sleep in comfort and security while we
watch on distant lines, are better able to
Judge than we poor soldiers, who rarely
zee q newspaper, and can hardly hear from
our families, or stop long enough to get
our pay. l envy not the task of recon. ,
and an delighted that the Secre-
tary has relieved me of it. As you did not
undertake to assume the management Of
the affairs OF thearmy, infer, on personal
inspection, your mind arrived at u differ
emit cOncIusiO from that Of the Secretary
OF War. Twill therefore 30 on ard exc
COS0 your OEAcFS 10 I00lE CONCLUSION. and
when donc will, with Intense satisfaction.
leave t., the civil authorities the execution
Of the task o. which they seem to me to
be SO jealous, but az an honest man and
soldier invite them to follow my path, for
they may ses something aud hear some
thing. that may disturb their philosophy. )
President Linooins message Of 1864. ais :
amnesty proclamation and Gen Grants
terms to Gen. Lee, substantially extending {
the benefits Of that proclamation to all Of
6cers above the rank Of Colonel and the
one relative to the Virginia Legislature to
in Richmond. by General
Weitzel. with approval of Mr.. Lincoln and
Gen. Grant, then on the spot, firm belief
that had been fighting to re.establish the
of the United States, and last
and not least the general and universal de-
sire to close a war no longer with Or
ganized resistance, were the leading facts
that induced me to pen the memorandum
Of April 18th, signed by myself and Gen.
J ohnson.
It was designed to be and SO expressed
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