, 1869-12-09
WASH aTON.
Un Chose de Guerre.
General = Halle1k Descanteth to
General Thomas.
A Military Dinner:
Grent Shaking of GauntIots.
(rnox ora OWN CORRESPONDENT.

-(Tnox oCH OWN CORRESPONDENT. b
WASHINGTON, peo.3 4
vpo WAS 10 HAvK RE1lxrED 08x1RiL GkoR0A Il | q
1uouAs BkFokx THE sAT11E or RAsHTnLKs 4
One Of the great nddles Of the war amongst nn- u
taIy men has been thti: ii
DID General Grant order anybody 10 relieve Geo. 4
L T. Pa, r Thomas, before the elortoos victory
II Nashville, from the command Of the Army OF I
renue:ste! Ard, uao, What were tie clrcu2- | o
.taaces, and who Wks the mAns +
II Ii generally supposed that General John a. | l.
Logan was the man TO 6upeEsede Thomas, naIed c
by G1art iu is order. and Il believed that hAd
te proceeded to Nathyile more prectpltately ho /
would have been the hero Of the overwhelming |
defeat OF Eood, aud takeu place Ia fame win 3
Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan.
70 khoT lou one OF the most Authoritative yer- {
aions Of this ny ste1tous n0tter. 1et me introduce
yon mo the suupsuo1s nausion OF General Il.
". Halleel at San FrnaclAco.
The time vas hut . few weeks ago. General |
Halleck had teel ordered 10 report himself In the
Mississippi Valley, and before settog ont ne mad,
out OF MS abundant wealth. given nne dinner
70 General Geo. II. Thomas, l.a auccessoz in the
Command OF the Department Of the Pacific, and
invited thereto tbort dozen prominent cf1ee1s
md gsn,lemen, hmorglt whom were General
Whippse AID Governor Low, now our Minister to
China ..... ..-..---..
TIE dinner was over; the blood Of the WIDOW |
Cucquot had warmed mp the memory nod the nr.
dent feelings Of everybody present; conversation
euaued; md 1t turned upon the usssgreeao!e re-
lattous that posahly might commune TO exit os-
tween ual!eck and THOMAS II the Nashville nJs-
.er5 were not frankly aud fully explained be:Eec-
them. general Halleck approached tnls subject
taun1ely Apd 1t was Of the tntenEezt interest -
General Thomas. VINO, while deliberate and even
SLOW, II q Re16stlre man upon tho coe points OF !
his honor and hts reputation; and 10 far "a refets
to the movement against him before he tuFned |
sfeN
queruIous, but always grave and hurt;
tor many Of his friends have led him
to suppose that the order WHICH lisued fof Els re.
novsl was a. mach the fruit Of q mlllta1Y consp-
racy as OF hts cautions tazutnes1-A conspiracy
timely oyerhrowu By tue lnterposltion OF Inc
battle. ........ .....-.. .......
! AZ Gtcesal ualleck approached this subject.
therefore, Thomas gathered up his great stature,
pus lie hapcs behind hts back, and with hts mas
I Eve uaguctism looked uolleck through aud
1 through.
"Geuerat Thomas, I was present." said Hal.
| Act, when The order came from City Point Tor
your eupersedence- wAs aa'ounoed, was as
mayed At! Il. carried II to Stanton md asked
him to intesposc, u only TO delay tbs TRANSMISSION
Of It three days ..-. .-....
"s:apton said: u am 81 nuch 1urpsiled a.
you s1e. think It q lutstnfe- Bot l won't In
tertene. l sian t take the responsibility. 1smust
| lie kent'"
1a0E4A followed MI E1l5 Will us1 WUAlC ualute
snt1 history IN h!a eyes "Wel1: Welt" he HAldt
In furp7esscd tIunadenct- ...
II wait you TO kn1w al fhls," continued HAL
lcck: "lo1 We may ncver meet opporlure!Y again.
I waited TO tell It to you to saisf7 your mlnL
want you 70 Know Il once fos all"
"Well, etI. Nen3"
nj toos Grant's order to Presidcnt L,scolp. and
ssted him TO 1nteIposc, to allow me to detaln tho
order for q few dsrs until yon got ready. He was
~ cory about it Il Stanton but he sasd No,
thanr take the sesponslbnltyi Grant has ordered
It, and IL u,ust co. -..-. ..
,, "I went back 10 Stanton again. I ssil to HIN
thar was Aattsncd this thing was unttmtly and
, ! unjust; and sud: ...
. "sal.. stanton, put th,s order removing Gen.
cral Ihomha In my pocket, and keep It for three
days wilt you order NC under asrest:'
, Do your dus5,' said Stanton; 'ltt6 mtstake.
| but do your duty"
= "I want TO know Il you viii have me court
: rart!allcd u detaiuiL'
MSo,' said Stanton, Il wonx!'
~ put TINT orderi IN my pocket, General ThoEas'
" Fald Hn1,ccE ta1 present eagerly listening. "aud
: Joo fought the battle Of Nashville IN time TO save
yourself, 10 save Graut 10 safe stantoo, and LIN
- coin anil me, aCl the country ..-.-
"Well well, s!s - said Tbuuas, stern and h:s
:, as mountain Of Will " Is that all :"
= "l,en Jou again, replied 11nl!eck, "thss hare
= been wanting 10 talk to yon about this wantet
to get II OF my rnind and 5ours may ne7er has'
similar opportunity. That order from Genera
,. Grant relieved lon from the command hefor
:, Nashville. 1t srectned. IN the order. who was
= take your place, and that mans u2ne was no
!. John a. Logan" ...
nefe inere Sss seasaon 'a, -, ,os, -,
''s W IT. a s @ II
the occasion, Eo be said nothing. .- 2.
y "l1eu you. General Thomas. that saT tn
u erl,er. carricl the order about The name Q
~ ~ the uaan WAS eiveu and IT was not John Logan
III Tho consuany hurst OFT resolved TO know Wh
c: rrar
" NEas' .......
- 11,a,s H. vi w,n , uue emphas,a Ira. John i. s-N
Z" it'd." ......
81 iucw r:' Lurst forth General Thomas. Z
y, lonscr self cont aiusd kucw 1t !! 5GeE he WI
AZ The ulap."
I'd "No! General ThomaA General Logan VI
nc not the rau. But he did get An order of ao1
~ Kind from PFeah'ent Llfco!n 70 go 70 .'asusn !!
og and look about, aid suppose he was thinking
IN vas The pa1fF usmtd IN Grants oF1er.'
Ell Your correspondent anxious TO hare this arlnl
NJ tce Of the heavy wetahis set By It's proper CO
les text, herewith pHolishes the paragraph OF me +
r port OF General Grant, wherein he refe1a 70 Iao'
~ u, wv eovs W. =, ~ sae .,e,a,,aa
- which Ualieck eld!1ns TO have aetalned'
ne Before the ha':e Of Nashville e5sw a xS1s J.:
u pateLs over - y ~ ~ ;ns1nasss m
lug y,H.s Ina, fhs csemy nsS sen; force OF ca
- airy across tie Cumberland INTO kcn:acky.
4ox fea1ec Hood Etud cross ~ wos!e ainy ~ =.
hu Is Steas uooD!e .ne1I - ea nns,ser n.tn:n
~ wsn.,Te sts1ird Weat 10 supeSlnleud NJ
en-" tsfn there ii resrop- Reaching Wasa1nztoa Cll
the Il. ss;acs urou the eneta7 md INC ftsa1, ~
lco | IS the battle lad progressed. ! vas aeasate
uu- AL tears hEo ~ ~ eIpsr. Tho,,
vas immediately nron the appeai ahcc o. uooa eess
'eu Nasnt!le Aaa .4orc oc .ttn 1 has vhaSe forre
g1Ssn nm hatss.. Instead Of Wu.tiuE to remor
sis cayairy, winch delaYea hin until the nese AT
cy Of tne Wcalhes rade Z !mpIAcuca9!e 70 Az "
carrier man 9s on, M IN ~ rs uo1a acosnts
w, a:csuon OF thsS dlstnHuishtd of1cer j jadymez
80 Tl,s vas as ruagnanimoos - Napoleon could
~ and II ougat to be salve enough 10 cores the
r. OF rnan or the woupas Of Abel sul1, We II
Al, rcco,,rct ,ba, Il Tnouna. had fought with
;" c.-n,rT he rnult have had 70 oRpt q whole st,
n Il Of INDICATIVE battles Ike Spo1sylyaata
80 nstrner,s RIM. and the country might haze b
~, nnno1fd ]onr alter tho movements arouad r
>%a nond h, = well sustained army IN the nounl
- - -onn,v NJ me middle South, sub
~, ,rc rro, RI, rtrh apr,en,,nral ri
Asa ~ vor,n Ata,,an,a and nd{sccut s.a1es. G1
h,s In raj, for sher1dan's whole csyxl.r to &c
toAu h.to,a ne vrnt mt m f1chs Len AMI without
oee" r.r,,r. n. nprey unn,d hare ca,1bt IL Uncle 3
'us5, ~ nr,orn,t,or sl,nn,nr th1puch To where 4
tneo ,,s.n,rat an tna,r4rrntlv.xhIpned army.
eaea 1e,nn, h.v. ,,e.n thr nrld aaain. and proto.
e to n'ent nsse tAAea Aus as'o -Ha+ 1A1 e'''eA
7 toA the conteH los tne ~oofe ealn0et'
dehesA 1nonM o1a MA% bot uc 'en
u ~. | Hood like ne Jad4mfHt DAY n LAST. tie Auo<