The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-10

cAdr3ct erlStlc letters TO COrcOrQn, telling nlW
that we were about to engage IN battle and ne
knew his Irish efforts would leave him in such q
crlss.n
CIVIL WAR.
Bull Run was fought. Sherman's comment upon
this oatle Is characteristic. at is generally ad-
United tnat that was one OF the best planned
battles Of the war, but one or the worst fought.
our men had ueeu told 80 often AT home tnat all
they mad to do was 10 make bold appearance
ana the rebels would run, and nearly ali OIL US Tor
the 1rst time then heard the sound Of cannon
and mnskets IN anger ana saw the bloody scenes
soon 10 be familiar. We had no organlza-
ton, good men but cohesion, no
real knowledge OF war. Both armies were fairly
defeated, and whichever had stood fast the other
would nave run. Though the North were over
whelmed with mortlncatl ana shame, the South
really had not much 10 Loast OF Tor IN the three or
four hours lighting tnelr organization was SO
broken up that they did not aud could not, follow
our army when Il was Known to be In state OF dis
graceful ana eauselesS hight IL Is EASY to critl-
else 4 battle after 1t Is over but all now admit
that none otners, equally raw ia war could nave
done better than we did at Bul Run and the
lesson OF that battle should not be lost on people
like ours"
WAR IN EARNEST.
Nothing was TO oe done out 10 get TO work and
visit OF Mr. Lincoln and Mr.. Seward 10 the Union
camps, SHERMAN sitting oy the coachman aud
giving directions how 10 drive. "As we slowly
assembled the hl lie says, ~ discovered that Mr..
Lincoln was full OF feeling and wanted to encour-
age our men, asked II lie intended TO speak to
them, ana ne said lie would ike TO. | asked him
10 please discourage all cheering ane NOISE or any
sort OF CONFUSION; That We bad nad enough OF IL
before Bun Run; that what we needed were
thoughtlui, nard fighting soldlers-no more nur-
raining, no more humoug Mr.. Lincoln reached
the camp, and, stancing IN his carriage, mace one
or The neatest, best and most feeling addresses that
l ever heard, referring TO our late disaster
at Bun Run and tile nigh duties that stlll de-
VOWED on us ana tue brighter days yet 10 come,
AT one or two points the soldiers began 10 cheer,
but he promptly checked them, saying, DO nor
cheer, bows. confess ratAer IKE IL myself, but
Colonel Sherman thinks IL IS not military. SO
guess We mad oetter de er TO mis- optnlon,'"
MCCLELLAN IN COMMAND.
Then came Mcclellan III command, who, instead
OF coming over the river TO live witn the soldiers,
took nouse IN ashlngton. Mcclellan told oner-
man intended 10 organize army OF 100000
men, with 100 led batteries. IL Sun hoped" ne
sad, "tnat Mcclellan would come on our side OF
!o Potomac, pte9 MS tent ana prepare
quarters still renamed In house
IN Was lington ciV. then thought, and still
request OF General Anderson, sherman was
assigned TO u command N Kentucky. General An
derson had been sherman S captain IN the earlier
Years and knew MS merits. and no asked the
President 10 give him IN ADDITION 70 sherman,
George IL. Thomas, Don Carlos Buell. and A. L.
Burnside. There was some difficulty IN inducing
Lincoln TO appoint George IL. Thomas, native OF
virginia, because 80 many southern officers had
already played fase.n but on the l4tn OF August
the appointment was made ana sherman, giving
up MS duties IN Washington TO Fltz John Porter,
went directly West.
THE STORY or INSANITY.
We now come 10 that portion or General Sher-
mans history which describes his recommends
tiOlS d 10 tHc Hcob pau LOT the COnuuCb Oh Tue
war and the singular story for some lime in circu-
latlon that was ''nsaneb because he recon-
mended IAN army OF 200, 900 men necessary to con-
quer Kentucky The conversation upon which
this cruel rumor was based TOOK place between
Sherman and Secretary Cameron IN Louisville,
and found It's way into the newspapers. What
sherman did suggest was far different from the
story attributed TO nin and he presented the cruel
insult with language OF intense leeling.u He COM
planned that secretary Cameron gave credcnce TO
the story IN manner unjust TO himself The
new papers kept harplng on his "insan-
ffuO nffnF a nd ". n
well believe, ne says, that 'tney tortured from me
some words and acts OF imprudence." Then came
the movement on Fort Donelson, the credit OF
which sherman gives 10 Halleck as one 'sklliul,
successful ana extremely rich Ia military results"
Afterward we had the battle OF shiloh, which Is
described at great length.
GRANT UNDER A CLOUD
After Shiloh General Ealleck came and took the
field, ana General Grant, after winning this battle,
was substantially left OUT and was named second
IN command, according to some French notion,
VITA no clear well defined command or au thorty
"For more tnan month Grant tDus renamed
without any apparent authority frequently vlsrlag
Inc and Others, but rarely complaining; but could
suit neaped upon him. This oversnadowlng OF
Grant continued for a short time aud evidently
moved Sherman's sympatnles toward his COM
mander. one evening ne learned that Grant mad
asked for thirty days. leave ana was going TO de-
part the next morning. "of course. we ali knew,u
says SHERMAN, THAT Grant was chahng under the
Sights OF MS anomalous position, ana / deter
mined TO see nim GU my way oack. His camp was
a snort distance or me Monterey road la the
woods, and consisted OF four or 1ve tents with a
saplng railing around the 'front.' AS rode up,
Majors RawlIns, Logan aud Hhlyer were In 'front.'
OF the camp and piled up near them were the usual
effects ana camp Guests ready Tor starring in sno
ling | inquired Tor the General ana was
SHOWN TO his tent, where l found him seated upon
a camp stool, with some papers on q rude camp
table. He seemed TO DE cmploJed IN asserting
letters anc tyiag them up With req tape into con-
ventent bundles. After passing the usual compli-
meuts inquired II Il were tue that re was going
away; He SAID, Yes, | tnsa inquired me
know that am In the way mere. have stood IL
as long az can, and can endure It no longer
iSfaTSa NJ h. WAS asf S6s r. re 'sSd
any business there and he said, Not
a Bit | then begged him 10 Say, illustrating
his case by my own. Before the battle Of Shiloh
had been cast down by mere newspa per asser-
tion OF crazy But that single battle mad given
NAM tS II e sRsy
would go right a'ong and ne would be lett out,
whereas Il lie renamed some happy accident
might restore him TO favor and MS true placer
The result was that q 4neral Grant renamed, aud
In short tine, oy tue removal Of Haleck TO
washing on, became the commander OF tue army.
SERVICE IN THE WET.
We wish we could fonow General Sherman
through the interesting de ais OF the campaign In
the West. Tney are matters OF history, however,
and IL would be repeating a twice-toid tale 10
dwel upoa them now. There Is freshness OF
style, however, in these pages that will give new
lgnt 10 the events OF that tremendous time. AS
We pass along lrom page 70 page We gather here
and there a glimpse OF snerman's originality OF
mind aud bits " Information that come to as with
peculiar resnness We nnd aim Ut Que time
writing to Chase on the cotton question, saying,
I'll England ever threatens var because we do not
furnish her cotton tell aer plainly II she
cannot employ and feed her own people
10 send them here, where they can not
only earn honest living, but soon
secure an independence BY moderate labor.n He
nad hoped tnat France aud Germany would DO
friendly 10 our country Ia the event OF war. There
some brilliant letters oil the General written at
tho time 20 complaining Coniederates aud others
mat SHOW tue strength and pose or his character.
We nnd him at Nlcksourg IN 1868 serving under
Grant MeClernand was troublesome quantity
In Grants army. Then there IS story or Nc
Clsrnand's leading TO bloody attack on the works
at NicksBurg oy improper Information rne reDel
posi- ION at yicRsourg Sherman considers 10 have
been stronger than SeOastopol. About tAis time
General Grant tells sherman mat General
Joseph h. johnston was about the
"0ny General on the Confederate side
whom he ieared.u As for the campaign at
VtcEsburg sherman says:-'lts conception aud
execution belong exclusively 10 Genera. Grant,
not only IN the grand whole, but In the thousands
Ol Its details. sun retain many OF his lettets
and notes. IN his own Handwriting, prescribing
the routes OF Inarch Tor divisions and detacn-
ments, and specifying even the amount or lOod
ana tools TO be carried along. Many 1 ersons gave