The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-10
FIGHTING JOE HOOKER.
shormun Denounced ns Making War
Like IA Brignnd.

Your correspondent called on Mai.
Gen. Joseph Hooker yesterday, and
found him hale and hearty. Upon the
introduction of the subject of Sher-
mans Memoirs, he gravely condemned
the manner in which some of the cOun.
try's bestknown generals had been
spoken of in them. Said he: / had
rather be among those malgned by the
Memoirs than among those commend
ed" In his esteem Gen. Thomas was
the great general of the army, Sher
mans superior as a soldier in every
sense. Farragut was the hero of the
war.
He then made he following criticism
of the Memoirs aud their author "
have no objection III the world to sta
ting to you briefly my opinions in re-
gard to the extraordinary publication OF
Gen. Sherman's Memoirs, think It is
the first instance recorded where com
mander cast aspersiOns III TINS manner
on his whole command. have no taste
for responding to Gen. Sherman's SIAN
ders, but may do SO, nevertheless, at
the proper time. Indeed. my own com
mand almost requires all of this Of me-
and | shall not shrink from the respon-
sibility, no matter whether these Sian
ders emanate from the commander Of
| the army or any other funchonary Of
the government. | feel indignant Mt the
desecration of the hOnored names of
Thomas, Farragut, Mcpherson and II
host of others ! might mention. l do
not envy the man who had it in his ma
ture to do so, as it seems Gcn. Sherman
had. His march to the sea, in my
| Judgment, is not properly understood
yet. Farraguts conception and execu-
ton of the great capture OF the Lower
Mississippi had much more influence on
the close of the war than anything that
Gen. Sherman's army did But people
must not be surprised at his stopping
over for he haz been doing this all his
life. This is enough, [ trust. to give
the people an index of my opinion OF
the Memoirs and their author. APP
parently he is impatient for advance
ment, when, | think, he should be well
satisfied with what he has already OBJ
tanned. He made war like Il brigand,
while many other generals never forget
that they were making war on their
countrymen. Gen. Grant learned the
character of his lieutenant long before
the war was ended, and now, If Sher-
man is ignored by the administration,
he can only thank himself for it. The
march to the sea up to Atlanta was well
done, but beyond that the enemy disap-
peared from before Sherman's army,
and followed Thomas, who demolished
them at Nashville. II is ridiculous to
talk of Sherman's having ended the war,
put up the price of gold, or taken Rich
mond. He had no more to do with any
of these than the man in the moon. He
did, however. leave black streak in his
rear, for which, no doubt, some of his
countrymen justified him. l think,
however. that it will, some time oi
other, be considered disgraceful by the
great Christian world. Whom the pres
RECEIVERS from the shock it and the coun
try received on the appearance of tn
Memoirs, take it for granted that
will show less indulgence and lenienc
toward the author than it has done thu
far. It appears to have been appalled,
like all others, by the magnitude OF tn
, outrage perpetrated on those whom tn
nation honors rs its best defenders. AM
, who, being dead, are silent. Nv !
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