The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-16
HOW vIckssuRa WAS TAKEN.


Interesting Account OF Grants Plan and
shermnn's Protest.
Springhed correspondence Of the Chicaso Republican,
In the Repbiran Of June was published an editorial
article with an extract headed "a Scrap OF History and
protest against General Grants crcuous march around
vcksburR and by which he cut himself on from his base
OF supplies; Describes how General Sherman directed
that the protest be forwarded TO Washington how Gene
raj Grant never did forward IT. but Afterwards when
Vcksburg was about TO surrender tore II in General
latter
have doubt Of the truth Of the story, M It per-
Iecty es with an account (which have often heard
related oy parties who presently OF the way In which
General Grant sad to have to the determination
OF making the extraordinary and novel military move
ment was evidently entirely Of his invention,
and greatly adds to the military genius Of the Tho
native modesty) been heretofore willing give him
credit Tor originality OF nd. or for that military Genius
lwhicn the highest form OF mental powe and which
conceives as well executes. In fact have heard
officers and soldiers assert that - General Sherman
alone was due the credit Of planning the entire
campaign, which resulted In the capture OF vicks-
burg; when tho truth Ia, that campaign was the
conception of General Grant himself. And more
than ths the most brilliant movement Of IL
undertaken contrary to the advice Of General shsr
man, and In the teeth Of his written protest To Gene
raj Grant then must be accorded tho praise OF having
not only conceived H. but also Of having by his ndomi
table pluck, sefreliance and logged obstnacy he lat
ter trait rising hcrosm in the easel carried this great
opposition Of General Sherman In whose judgment and
military talent he rcposed such great confidence.
anc socouht OF the manner Dy wncn sehera, e.an'
the capture Of vicksburg Is fcows:On the LIST OF
April 1884, Generals Grant, Sherman, Oglesby Score
K Dnbos Un,tad s,.to. M.r,h , n 7 ph,,,ins Con
gressman MITCHELL Of the Fort Wayne district Indiana;
~ % ro,ser ana VARIOUS o.ner nava onceas wcsc
M =. law snnk' Inoy hnu noei, " o o.
.ons .a s DUH y" ~. " @ "a :. ~.
cabin OF the flagship, and animated discussion was
going forward between General Sherman, Hon Jesse K
nntA donAH II all tall aud ny-
n No. ,a a ~. ION ~ - r'i,is an eooa .ne v
the oncct ~ Tho ,rer mon q %c Ccnar,S Sherman
c"n,snSoS b. ,'g WAT upon ~ &C. % LIN %. war
d hd 'a ia. slavery IN" n:sms 20 20 wv w't ,h soth
ernefs were hghtoned that ne had no oS,ec
~oars "a ~ ~ %, vss Wy we - -. s,n.un,n
.f,cr hn. va h . Ja UUuu ~ J ny .n;rs.cd ,iso
sn.a a. 80. ~ ,'.'"y 81 y,.o - s..,,,,..~
Msr "'E war between sno rurans ana Nea
stont,v comhat,sd ths.s tanss NJ hns thai
n"ni h"s VIC .ause =, ING maa, u IN ~, .S .,.o
that as regarded tho duration Of r. those in charge Of
4 I, would only DO their duty could be closed up in
sm .n% UNA. .he PsTpe o. m,',,sa nm1hsra snd
amounts and that the result was IN their hands With
Nsn arp,ance 70 successu Sora ~
then look up the conversation with General sherman on
VIC suuIcct OF slavery ana Henerai Tran.; VINO nau to
silent listener during the other aiscasscn WIN
the inevitable cigar between bis lips Withdrew rom the
Genera! had not becRoned the Aud'tor rom the room
but both appeared to be drawn together BY one OF those
mental attractions for which there IL no accounting
Upon deck conversation ensued between the two, the
utterance OF which Is az follows :
General GRANr-uncle Jesse, TO tell you the truth,
pave come TO my wits end as regards the capture OF
Vcksburg. ! do not really know what next move 70
make. have tried everything could think or and
ners wo are yet have been advised that VIC go oack
TO Memphis and commence an overland march from That
point .
y"n take this army back to memphis with All ms array
OF gunDcats ana transports ana al your deT1S OF WAT
inc eHect VIII be disastrous on the country THIS inieI
nal constitution In our state was only defeated oy super
human exertions. Another election Is almost upon US
and the whole Northwest . on the verge o. revolution
II You 90 back you strengthen the hands OF the TRAITORS
and X. g. G g at home They will call your movement
retreat and more loudly thsns ever assert that the
South cannot be conquered II you can 40 no oe n
you must storm VicKsourg II costs tne ives Oh Iory
thousand men must be taken II Is terrible thing 70
! think OF, hut u must be done
matter during the night and let Mr. Dubois know OF his
oetermnaton IN the morning when the morning came,
".ah. mHt MI pmoos WIN , cneer."
Genera GRAST-Uncle Jesse, you arc gong nome so-
day tel Governor Yates and the people Oh Limos 'o'
me e, 'n n VIII take vcGsourg n sixty GAYS s vo
aa. DuHLs-Ssnere dnnt, am eiao 70 meus ~ y
s. ~n o"s ave vc 70" M"v, rs,s hsher
SIXTY days Or in six mOn'ns
cidod ON mo- Mans a." Nil, noa ,o n VIA, ,h"v are
even with e he's, ;n.nt,ons Won might DISCLOSE thea
~ ~. dct,,,, o ~ ,ha r,"rnrn.y ~ 's-'
Thev thor nar.cd IVA Grant detailed hs pou
TO General sherman. who protested in writing as detailed
In The article bnt n,.ceJ himself under he Generals
orders ''' 'N' p''oeN A-''' N''
| Auditor Duho,s war, homa and ,o,d Gove,nor ya,es
that Grant would take yIcsburc that he had no doubt
of IL that cncra, Gro told him IN toll him 90 and tbat
hc must te n N The neonie as coming from encra
Grant II viii be remembered tina, the promise OF Gene
raj Grant y.s n,;sI.d In The nsosrs nj ths time and
ib,, ccvc,ncr Yates rcrcatcd - frnu, the s,n,rp
Generni Grants next move was to send for General
ohn Mclernana and or isre1 linn 10 march bis CORDS
from M,Ikens Bend To- Grand Gulf General McG1ernaad
nronnsad soma chan in the details nj tho Man hut
CcperaI Grant on, hin short he saving that he had
d,gcstcd And tho entire details for The
mani ana on,v rcnu,rca hin General McCiernand To
sTerm,s his orjs,s General Mccarnsrd then sid he
would do that m lie hest oS hi ability and on
III. c1ncJ;,;nr :" WIG 'e'''' A'' .'''' "''N w
hcro n av bo wall IN add that NJ this time sren
nous efors made NJ WASHINGTON FOR The re
wny. ~ c.rar.i Tsran, No, oriv Wet po,nt xss ar
rsved cc,;n., b,n but rer,,,can ebcrs ~ Concres.
some Of them from this slate went TO Mr. lincoln and
nrycd his rcrova, tctinc h,ct ,hsr sorrcr erdor.e
mcnt, nj him Tr,srg rc,nl;c,n manners in this Siate
also oua,v dororncca b,r .rd r,nnrcd sor nj. sunoy
cedur, A. th,e tine a,d,nr rcn,h,Ic.n and rc,ircd
oaicoholser from, this state who had haen down the
river buying cotton, wrote letter to Mr. Lincoln de.
nonnciny encral c,an, nrcsirtns nj, faprc md urg
He brough. tho latter to Hon. O. NJ Hatch, then socro