New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-18
SUERMdN'S TDEAS OF NEN.
PEN PICTURES or HIS FELLOW SOLDIERS.
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PEN PICTURES or HIS FELLOW SOlDlbN&
I'D DE READ WITH LARGE ALLOWANCE FOR SHERMAN.
IrJ.r mo -. LoTiS TiV,s.
I think Gen. Sheridan could wen aford TO
write book he Is picturesque ana good VIZ ava
his reports read hrs, re; Gen zen ,",g aha
born bee lnse the aiithOr 700 parfci' an1 ante
10 be official nothing. had no lnient'n Aeo wrots
my book Of being unjust on harsh, hul cannot DaMo
my sell for any thing have said beead,e DO CONFESS
General don'i you appehcnd hat after all TIC bost
history Of the viii i that of the Count d. Paris
ia 'nH sn y With mere ' Sad ana Tor noos
tLan anybody But these fragmcntary attacks On
only half considered For Instance, have letter nom
Mont omoy 3lar IaeSing down on bis card Now III
cb,yar0us fellow but The rest of them are peculiarly
selfish race. Montgomery il very selfish do NOT pro-
fiHero is Joe Rockcr Ie was Away an enyiou-
Tic n brave, handsome soldier, but ne was shor'
The General tapped his brains significantly, aud con.
when can bc an author and write book for The
OF the country, should be unjust to my readers II did
not put down Just what think about Hooker
seen. Sberman was not Don carlos bueii soldier OF
:" Decidedly said Sherman, abe Was good discip-
linaau, and lad very good saOsledge OF his ant 10
belonged however, TO that class OF generals WHO cvadrd
bloodshed thinking that display OF fence would be ~
eficent MS the of 1t. lie always came slowly into
action; he would sit in his tent sometimes. IN the rear Of
lar eian about hm Iregard Buell. N the Mcclellan OF
the West. the man Of whom mos, wa. eAreeled WHO he'd
most sympathy, aud who still failed TO produce iesuiis
General Buell slower than I1caasl"
"Mnch shaver" sad Sherman "IioInas was de-
liberate. but h. battle when he up Buell.
the hardest and most tahtazng man I" move INTO
action that ever saw He came on the he' at shiloh in
crhron IL was Il beautiful movement, and only a
ter of the perform il with succ"ss He began TO
sEn i kin s?I bt told ha GeneT there are 70 odr.
in the world who could have behaved better than hess
me still on the batle-ndid WHO have finehed'"
"Wol. General, to what do you attribute liuell's dis
swell SIR" said shcrInaf Grant and yscf received
most abuse after shiloh ard Buell. corIesponangly
GorSnt Y and onward rag marched Straight fof s.
Louis parallel with Buc and tbtn on the retreat the
Cooks corls IL take the whole day. fighting. by Witch
McCook's command was used ~. whereas Buell. bad
Cleaned lhmgs Thi1 led to bis miscrtbrs Iapprecais
has ability, but distinctly elass @ among Tue Generals
OF whom Mcclellan tue Trading ~ pc: Gran. ltre
scn,ed contrary class OF men, who WORLD hSt al any
and all mes."
Grant rs you appreciate EimE ar,
"Gcr. Grant" said sherman, - g. good an example
of the Al.can-rn. Egericas red stsi:iai'i nan ~
This country can SHOW lie mas the won"erh git OF reg,
is z, nerly just his fclOw-ocers On lie battlefield
re display common sense m every eATeny lie NelS
,n'v 'e war wn MN IcSanse they had ben
his friends in the days OF LIS pCyerty. Al'er
VINE ne ,wiSs was smart fellow luz
awllily rough. Now eli. it has been printed a over tbs
loh IsaW him at lJ, and day, and he cool
as cucumber and straight az string don't believe
TO he done. He has a rather sensitive temperament and
when battles OF and there is an interval, he may re-
ourc some stimulation But the tale that ho was drunk
on the main day II the battle of Shiloh IL bt he
leye it be- proved that he could get nothing 10 he
drunk ou and know from contact that he was sober
"Gcn. sherman" continued cur oies,in Ger. what
the battle OF shiloh have among the battles 81
Ii was the turning point of the war" said the Cen
era: the troops Of the West and Norh acquired tise
spirit OF conhd nee on INC h'id o. SALON "Lich @' ~
our Western campaigns successful &C., -
Nero uiey the troops oi aay particular STATE" lev
NO Sir: think that the American soldier, psriie,.
fft ..,sfnf lf..
tie people. Cen Grant showed there the incest fore
and every time there call for 1T the fixed i,fuu,'as
ton provided. saw men riding mp late 10 te aiier.
vita their full. ana they would dlop the SUN
Did 'a,' reGels fight well at shiiohl'
"Yes Sir. They hardly keep up the appearance q
skiInlishes Tley struck in fixed line OF battle. IND
eve seize the flags from the sanda D-arers and rush mp
an plant them aud there would he cilmP OF men cob
lreted aIond each standard until under teiG, fire,
tbey seemed to melt out of the air TIC slaughter 10 at
field fearful. AS iey ads anccd oar soldiers oa
wait nn they got within numbering distance aid s-sA
Cen. sherman. who was the principal genius Of the
Ion Joe Johnston" said Gen Sherman. ale
cunning, subtle fellow. Albert Sidney johnson
On thc batilciicd We fell in our lines without know ing
much about ii, the effect of his DEATH There Was uli
in the battle lie had been killed. and BcanesaId could
Gen. Sherman did you Pat cle-
ooh yes" said Sherman, Pat was everywhere. IIe
coming the lIHnn nee Ne cte' lNtU
he was killed II there had been another year III Gle
and the war, he would have rir one OF the great
regulations in the South Vest. man somewhat iao
hin in cool fighting ability was Morgan H. smith 81 ST.
Louis, Of my prominent officers slnlth was III shiloh
and lr came over 10 and introduced hims II and
wanted TO take a battery said i IS No; sou laN low aud
they Will feel for you directly aud thon you give EN- he'll
In little willie heard tie devils own noise down in
the raync where Smith was. Alter an hour u So Lie
came over to with his lex thrust over the sadGicbOw
and he said: General, they did come aud gave en-
he'll, too"
well, Sir" said the intcrocuior Ia Sherman how do
Ike Louis compared to Washington Tor bead quar-
tiers I"
"Why, there is no comparison. The reality and sub
santiaty Of living here are ncomparabJ better Ian
the petty advantages Of Washington society. Our officers
there In almost beggar,d condition. have known
them to die in that city, and mlnediaely biting want
visited their families. Desiring 10 bring ny my Children
be useful men and women, came 10 -. Louis, for
knew well enough Stat they cOul er he such IN Wash
in gOn. Good luck attends every dllgcn nan IN ST
Louis"