The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-20
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General sherman


GrsRt and Sherman, at the time the formei
was called East, and that have recently
beea published, were extracted from proc
sheets Of Col0ael BOwman's compendioui
and documentary b stary Of Sherman
campaigns, the title Of which is, "sher-
MAJ and his Campaigns: A Milit ~
Biography, BY Colonel S. NJ. Bowman
and Lieutenant Colonel r B. Irwin
New York, Coarles B. Richardson. Gin
cinnati, Z. +. Vent & Co" II is 8 work oil
one volume, and conta rs steel portraits Of
Generals sherman, Howard, S'ocum, Logan,
Blair, SchofelG, Davis and Fitzpatrick, ana
engraved maps furnished by the Chief In
ginser Of Sherman's army, General Poe, Of
the marches from Chattanooga TO At anita,
thence 10 Savannah, and thence 10 Colds
b o, aud Of the battle Of Resaea and the
siege Of Atlanta. o. this work thu New
York Pot says: Colonel Bowman Is a per-
s0nal friend Of General sherman, and served
with him a. q cavalry officer during part OF
the Western campaigns. He has had access
4 all Gen. Sherman's letter-bOoks, and BIS
volume Is, therefore, one Of great novelty
and historical importance. i as admirably
written"
The most remarkable character of the
war is unquestionably General Sherman,
End this work relat ne 70 him viii be vel
clmed, eagerly as q new novel by popu-
lar author. Taere is something Of the PIE
turesque as well % Of she incisIve IN the
words a. in the deeds Of General Sherman,
and his letters written during the war, and
his reports, alWays crowded with matter OF
pith and moment, val rank very high
among the papers that military men have
contributed % history. They have not only
BODY but fpirit, and are marked by an I'M
afie,aed clean-cut originality. His official
a. AaaH L 9 H..
flesh and blood lullness and tiRts. His pen
Is keen a. bis sword, ana has a wire edge
that bites into thing. BE goes through a
subject as he pierced the heart Of the South
era COnfederacy. He has not literary skill,
but tOmething more than thai-it amounts
almost 10 genius His pen wildly palats a
lkene Of his thoughts on paper, and The
picture not only glOws with vita lily, but Is
distinguished BY characier-iEdiYidualit
Large circulation has been given the
story, originally Published IN Chicago pa
per, thst sherman protested, IN writing,
against the plan that General Grant adopt
ed 10 take Nicksburg, and which proved
such q splendid success. This story follow
ed, with poetic propriety, another, that the
kicksbutg campaign was originated and
executed chiefly BY General Sherman.
Neither version contained the truth. GO
Bop man says:
Il has been alleged, in some Of the news
papers Of the day, that while the Hrmy Wss
encamptd at loung's point, General shes-
man habded 20 General Grant a written
protest against the prol osed movement n
Grsni Cuff and the statement has been
coupled with such q show Of circumstance
Is 10 obtain ready credence in many guar
ters In Ct, Geoe al Sherman never pro
tested, either 10 writing OF verbally, against
General Grant and, throughout the entire
campaigu, these two commanders acted to-
Ftfher 10 perfect harmony aud cordia itv :
the IOmmsnder-in FIRE ly and con
stantiy nvailing himself Of Sherman's ad-
vice, the subordinate promptly and IA tn
fully carrying out the orders Of his superior.
But the movement on Grand Gulf was not
sbermsn's plsn. It was the conception Of
t'enersl Grants own mind, and wss adOp ed
by him, against the opinion, though with
the full consent AID support Of the Execu-
tive. Sherman considered the North front
Of Aicksburg the true 20 Mt Of attack, and
the ne Of The Yallabusha the best base Of
op rstions. ON the Of April. he frankly
expfe sed his opinion 10 General Grant"
After presenting his PLAN General Sher-
msu said:
'' make these suggestions wi h the re-
quest hat General Grant simply read them.
and simply give them, as ] know he viii, a
share Of his thoughts. I would prefer he
should not answer them, but merely give
them as much or a. little weight a. they de-
serve"
And he added, in conclusion:
"Whaiever plan Of action he may adopt,
viii receive from me the same jealous co
operation ard energetic support, as though
conceived by myteif"
Colonel Bowman's statement Of the orr
ginnl suggestion Of the immortal campaign
ln which occurred " 6herman's march 20
the sea, (ceiebraied in poetry and prose,
With music and orstory-sounded through
all the tumpets Of fame and marked by q
Thousand houseless ehimneys in brad
BELT of desolution) is equally interesting
The Colonel fays;
" Sherman had previously proposed &,
General Grant, in the early stages Of th'
pursuit, 20 break up the Fai way from Chai
ianooga 20 Atlsnta, and strike out fer Mil
ledeeyille. Millen and Savann IA. @Untl
sc can repopulate Georgia ne wrote, 1T il
Useless to ocsupy il ; but the utter destruc
tion OF its roads, houses and people vii
cripple their military resources. BY at
TEN Itiug 20 hold the reads We will lose !
thousand men monthly. and gain no result
] can make the march, and make Georgia
howl" And, sgain, Hood may turn int
Tennessee and Kentucky, but believe b
will be fcrrcd b follow me. Instead O
being on the d. lensivc will he on the Of
fcnsiye. Instead of guessing at what D,
means, he would have 10 guess tt lny plans
The difference Ina war is sui twenty Eve pc
cent can make savannah, Charleston, o
the mouth Of the Chatts hoochee. I preie
90 march through Georgia, smashing thing
60 she sea-" he Low proposed 10 the Lieu
tenant General to modify these plsn.. s,
TAR o. 20 give him ths choice Of either OF IA,
three alternatives Iust nsmed-
d" must have alternatives" he faid
"else being confined 90 oCe o. ute the enem'
might ~ oppose, that DE- ay and want woul,
trouble me, but having alternatives / cat
take 30 sccen ric course that no Genera
eau gees al my ohjectective. Therefore
when YOU hear ! ana 81, have lookouts al
Morris Island, $. c.; Ossahaw sound Geor.
rie; Pc sacols and Mobile Bavs. 7 vii
turn up somewhere, and, believe me, car
take Maton, Milleiges lie, Augusta, an,
savannah, Georgia, and VIII wind up viii
closing the neck back of Charleston, 50 tina
they will siarye out This movement l. no
purely military OF strategic, but IL vii
illustrate the vulnerability of the eouth."
General Grant pron pity authorized M
proposed movement. indicating. however
his preference igr Savannah a. the objective
sud liking Dalton as The northern limit foi
the d s'ruci on Of the railway Prepare
tons were ius antly undertaken aud presse,
forward Tor the cunsummation OF thos,
plans."
We have only additional space 30 give an
extract from Gsn. Shermtn on the dalicat,
subject Of The suppression Of newspaper
W iting In the Geld near Atlanta, Aug. 5th
1854, Gen. sherman tays:
general Mdroy asks TO suppress She sals
and circulation, ia ne district, of certain
mischicFous and troublesome newspapers
snd trausmits tq me ceria n slips as proof
st the snischievous charac' cr Of such papers
] would willingly suppress them we're Il
poe Tile 90 DO So. hut 10 human nature Their,
Is 81 much Of The mule LEFT. that III. hihi
a h Of % newspaper oaly increases lie cir
oula'ion The press BE- q power la the land
Fer quarter ot D. century past ID has bee,
sowing the whiflwind, and nov Ne team M,
storm.
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