The New York herald., 1865-03-29
TIE S0UTH.
Sharp Review Of Foods Report Of
His Tennessee Campaign.
General Scott's Military Plans Being
Carried Out by the Union Armies.
THE RECRUITMENT or NEGRO SOLDIERS,
&c., &C., &c.
THE RECRUITMENT or NEGRO SOLDIERS

Review Of Hoods Report OF tn. Opera
ttons In Georgia aud Tennessee.
from the Richmond Enquirer, March 26I
Tho report OF General Hood OF the operations OF the
Army Of Tennessee, while commanded by him, having
printed becomes matter Of public discussion In spite Of
those prud initial considerations which should have with
held ts publication at this time.
General Hoods position before the country s one Of
no little embarrassment he Is literally before the grand
inquest OF bis coun,rymen charged With the RESPONSE
blty OF great dasters and trial by public opinion for
the caleniites which now mperl tho liberties OF his
country Is not surprising that he should seek TO d.
vide his responsibility with General Johnston. To do
this in "a report OF the operations OF the Army of Ten
nessee while commanded BY me thim) from July
isvs ~ 70 January M 20 so, ne begins wn tho 18th of
report opens with operations Al Dalton Thus period
Of three months and distance OF two hundred miles
impressed into his service TO mako point against his
predecessor the best OF shielding himself
Having thus deliberately opened afresh the unhappy
controversy as to General Johnstons removal he cannot
complain bis counigymen look moro TO justice than 70
mercy
General Hood says:-''rhe results OF a campaign do
not always show how the general In command has dis
charged his duty The inquiry should be, not what he
has done, bu, what he should have accomplished with
the means under his control oappreciate the operations
OF tho Army OF Tennessee, Is necessary 10 look
is history during the three months which preceded
the day on which I was ordered TO us commando Why
Il necessary begin with the three months witch
preceded hun rather than the throo years he does
say bu, a. those three months embrace General John
stons command, and the three years would have In.
cluded General Bragg also necessary TO select
date which, excupating the latter would hx responsible
paragraph the suggestion OF bitter enemy or tho
prompting Of foolish friend cannot say, since u
might very well have emanaied from either II launched
General Hood into events for which he had response
bilty and which, In report OF operations "from July
49, 1854 10 January - 1854" could only be introduced
for the purpose of damaging the military reputation OF
brother sodicrno very worthy motive Tor chivalrous
gentleman
took 10 review tho military operations Of his superior
officer and predecessor he should have been certain that
he himself not liable 10 criticism He should have
been abe at least 10 have shown TO contrast
with tho failure be criticised But instead OF tho
remnant OF that splendid army turned 10 him by
Johnston Ia all that remains Nofons vefry mot
Of captured territory ca" hs point b. II Johnston gave
up Georgia TO Atlanta Hood yielded up tho State TO
vannah, and lost the army that should have protected
Georgia and the Csrollnas Sherman present position
General Johnston turned over 10 him forty eqt thou
fsnd hundred aud nifty total effective" lie
"Thc oflcal record will show that my losses including
prisoners during the entire campaign do not exceed ten
thousand men, This would leave thirty eight thousand
hundred and nfty with the Army OF Tennessee
when turned TO General Taylor Al present u g
not prudent 10 say how many or these men General
Taylor has, but The country ouid greatly rjoic Il contd
betieve hat he army u Tennessee c afer three months
Il il saa that General HOOD protested sssIns. the rs
movsl OF General Johnston, and believe this to be
true When he protested against the removal General
Hood could havo regarded General Johnston de-
moalizng the army by his policy Of digging In the day
and retreatng In the night General Hood could not have
believed, his report alleges, that General John
destroying the morale and spirit Of the army
when he protested against his removal Having pro
tested against removal Of General Johnston how
ne now charge ina. .ne wnom ne o,sIsa ,s , M
moralizng and destroying m How can he reconcile hii
present criticism with his previous protest. II General
Hood reconcile these things u is more than his coun
trymcn can do.
General Hoods losses for tho "whole cam.
paign he sets down at. ...:....... 10000
His loss up TO the goth September no states
M.. .................. 0,ZSI
HIS loss a. Franklin he puts down as....... $500