Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-07
oEE. sHHRMAN's REMARKS BEFORE THE
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND,


The reunion of the Army of the Cum
berland at Cleveland last week, was a
grand success. The closing exercises con-
sisted of banquet, at which toasts were
proposed and speeches made The twelfth
toast was From Chattanooga to Allan
Ia" which was responded to by General
Sherman. We give his remarks, which
will be highly interesting to large por-
ton of our readers who participated in the
movement referred to:
From Chattanooga TO Atlanta, one hundred
days under FIRE. II was my good fortune TO
command you when you were already good SOL
diers, and had but little to do. The war was
then being carried on in Virginia and Georgia,
Schofeld. How we'll recall the day when the
order came to advance, on a bright May morn
ing, and we soon bore down upon Joe johnson.
The battle then lasted one hundred and niDe-
teen days, and night and day the firing Of guns
came to our ears. We only awoke when the
guns were silenced-the soldiers being soous-
toned to their sound could sleep always when
there was no lull
first purpose was to destroy that army at one
blow, and while you we're pouring down here
and there waited for MCPHERSON, When he
came and the music Of his gums came TO me,
sweeteT than any you nave D6arQ Tonight
knew johnson was my victim. He escaped, with
only aVo minutes time to get into Ressca.
! Then Schofeld and Hooker we're sent in two
different directions, and we cav Hardee, who
was rotreating slowly. l have 1t from John
rear Of Cassville They took supper, Hardee,
II u and johnson together, when they all said
! their ...gs we're enfladed. Hardee and Hood said
thoy disliked to go into battle when their men
wore dissatisfied they were afraid, and the next
d.. va sllrnriscd to see the hill tons vacated
a. the army gone.
| 4--,-l years ago visited the country as a
! simp. ieutenant Of Artillery, and on returning
| again with my army was astonished that John
| son did not give us battle there. There was no
| better place in the world.
| We pushed on, bearing 70 tho left until we
reached he railroad and the foot of Kenesaw,
where the war became interesting. You could
| there watch Mcpherson and hear the booming
! of Schofelds cannon. There was q big telescope
| near my camp, and through it ] saw ekir-
| misher creep mn Keneeaw, saw him rise, wave
| his hand, anu { could fairly hear him, foul
| miles away AS he waved his hand, l saw
skirmisheT after skirnisher rise and follow him
! and orders wore given to push on to the Chat
| tahoOche. | hoped to crush johnson then. He
was too wiley, however. He escaped we cele
| brated our Fourth OF July there, and Their
| crowded on.
One day a spy was brought to me bringing
| me a paper containing a dismissal of johnson
| and the accession of Hood TO the command.
| desired then to learn HOOD character. calico
Schofeld into my tent md talked with him OF
the subject learned his character and Their
| knew we would have some fighting. The enemy
uncovered his line and Atlanta lay before US
| The character of the country prevented us from
moving rapidly, but we gradually worked {
tho right, where Hood attacked US. He TOOK
an echclon placed before him designedly and
he lost six thousand men. Then we turned K
the right. l consulted with Thomas, whC
was very cautious, but finally consented to rais'
| the siege of Atlanta. We left Williams corp
to guard our trains and we went away losin!
but one man and moving toward Jonesborougl
where we fonnd parapet, as usual. 1t wa
commanded by Hardee We hoped to crust
his army, but the woods foiled u.s. At last Da
| Wis command moved on and saw him fight tn
enemy in a soldicrly manner. During the who'll
| time there was not an hours cessation OF airing
A general booming along the line for sixteel
miles was heard day and night, and that cam
paign which may be called battle, was over
The troops who backed me were Americana
all brave men, never making complaints, bu
from the lowest wagner TO the highest general
always ready TO do or die.
When We think of the stake of what wa
there at risk you must feel that we owe a deb
of gratitude TO that army, and Whenever I cal
/ always wish to pay my tribute. There wer
three armies there, that of the CHAMBERLAIN
in the center, composed of men like Thomas
who were always cautious and sure. When
left them in position had no fears, for wa
sure to find them there on my return Tn
Army Of the Cumberland oughtto ask no high
or praise than that recorded by history-that
was true, sure and faithful.
> That man was ]. NJ. King Of the 6tl
Tennessee Infantry, and r. citizen of thi
county. He enlisted in the Spring of 1862
and was as gallant q soldier as ever bore
musket. He was killed by sharp-shoot
err, just as he was relieved from the sd
vance skirmish line to join his regiment
in the movement on Jonesborough.