, 1875-11-26

aud he had fought ho abandoned, and tho nrsny
40 baek2 A1GSt AZ tho army ho ocenpled III
Euhtd1nS the long line through which food must
be fonvoye1f Or Should 4 portion Of tho llne
aud the country conquered ba 40 destroyed that
tho enemy could not uaa 1t agalnat tla,l
Hhonld onlv part be hetd, communicating wtll.
az 9aatuea from tl'a rear, with depot st so'uo
decided. ''''"
ON or nAox3
Twill 30 seen that BhetmAn At once felt II
would be dishopor and loss to 20 back. and te do
clared his wish 10 abandon al In tae rear to
Thomas. aud strike out for the ses--ho htnsoIf
depending on canqncring to sustain his troops
II one ms o. IL tho greatest charges against Sherman
hy toynson 10 shat no, Ia his Memoirs. assumes
for himseif tho credit Of originating tho ilsa Of
tho March to. tho Boa, thus robblpg Gen.
Grant of tho honur Which, he Hays boiongs 10
HIN. Y dooa t'ut appear BY any letter that HeH.
aus ~. n,ria da1 A. geEy clear hst ..
no orders to Sherman to cA1ry out 4 plan 1aarked
ont for 05ecuton.
1t Is beyond question that many nthor officers
had bceu rotfecting on various ways Of dividing
the Confodeshcy by somo advancing army, ~
thcy had in tho case from Cairo: but flo docistou
had been roaehcd, aud no such process ~ BLet-
man decided on developed:
Tho year before, Qsn. Grant had decided that
ot supplies, and from vhtcl, All amy should
march for Montgomery; thst anotdor base
would hh Mobite-tho Two armies convoreug.
At hnnthor tlfno II HAs to capture and march
base Of auppltcs, and, keeping Atlanta, ,beu 90
to Macon. md there make anoil!tr baso. The
startling from Savannah simultaneously hB from
Atlanta VISA a. t'tst shernsn's thought. But.
a. experience showed that ttose limos OF
connection and these basos each m,lst be pro-
toeted with tho troops, this whole army
would bo on tho defensive and protecting, and i
now one you'd. on snch plan. have to 10 gath
cred for this onward move and light, both Grant
could not be dono. Grant did not dcctde and
sond to Sherman plan Of substtutton. Bllcr-
luln
pEcrDAn ON rLAN ron n1MsEtr,
Which Was to cast OH from all that WAS behind,
tue sea; and he appealed from time to time for
authority to execute bis own plsn. II whh only
after months Of correspondence that Gen. Hal
iack Tas authorized, AZ ho wae, to inform sherman
that the President aud. CommAnder-ln-uI,tef
wore 1otAHg he should curry o,4s his otpn plan, a.
tho following will prove.
On the 29tn OF September, Sherman telegraph
cd that he preferrad," a. his future move, to
OH tho 9th, he teleg.aphed Gen. Grant: II c.u-
not remain OH tho defensive. but profss to wreck
road aud country from Chattanooga to Atlanta,
including Atlanta, and start for Savannah.
Euess ny movements, inatead Of the reverse, "a
them and DO asks quick reply. On tho 10Th
OF October. Halleck teiesraphb that tic nuthori.
tics were Wiling ho should carry OUT his ,otshes;
but no order is lssued.- plan marked for him.
:. Another Of Boynton's great charges il, that
Sherman had orders to leave only on tile i1appcu-
ln8 Of certain things; lls was 10 take iust 80
many troops, and leave just 30 many to ihomaa
and he sayR Sherman
pucE1vEp THE AurHonrr1Es At WARRINGTON
~ TO this. aud thereby llo obtained tho order,
not porUtsaion, to go; that be loft Thomas with
an insufficient foreo to defend hsa lines, and this
caused Thomas great delay, and got lin into
tnat trouble which came 10 near snperaedng
him before tho great battle Of Nashville was
fought aud won.
But ths animua Of Boynton ia very clea. he.e
alao. The March to shs Sea began Nov. ID,
1854 the battle OF Nashyill, was fought and
won Deo- 10. 1864 and. about tho sAu,o date,
Savannah.
It is strange thst Gen. Boynton should eeri-
ously charge that the authorities At Washington
we're decalred about the strength Of tho army
LETT to Thomas, aud Of that taken BY Hhertpan,
ali this time. We hava aroady shown how they
urged hnd pushed Thomas on, and declare That
on shis nccount Thomas vaa put on tho uefen.
Hlso = 20 PeraistentlY urged from Waah.nstoa to
msn Jeff, he ceased to report. yot tho morning
reports Of al who were loft behind, OF the pres-
ent and tho absent, Fere the very noxt day
made up Rnd sent through Thomas to Washing
ton and - each plaoo the true case wsa fully
oItheF from Washington or Thomas. On tho
oontrary Thomas, Nov, H. tofeRrapha Sherman.
have no fea!s that Beaurcgasd can do us any
harm now. II he attempts to follow You, Will
follow you. I viii thoroughly organize, and ba-
llove sdal have men enough to ruin him. un-
loss ha gets CUT Of nv way. em now con-
vinced your SUCCESS will equal your axpectA-
tlona." And Grant, Nov; 2, teIsgfsphed: - do
not sse that you can Withdraw 10 Jjoilow Hood,
without giving up ali we have gained Of tat1to-
". SOY this: Go on 81 you propose" And
NOV. Il -! see no rsason for changing your
plan; think everything favorable ,o,o Great
enineatty Buoaassful." Sherman did 40 on, and
marched to the SEA. And now, after tho
march from Atlanta to tho Bes, lot there
ls 10 applied sgaIn 10 Booynsop tho rule
man abous Rosacrans, aud dispose Of the book
by quoting what tbs President, Grant, and
Uthera. wrote to Sherman al to the or1giu OF this
Dlaroh to tho bea, and bis mode Of loavlng and
execution.
Doc la, Grant wtltas ~ congratulate Won
on your aplendsd eaccssa. and ahall ycry soon
expect to hehr OF the crownloR work nf YOUR
capture Of Savannah. Your
ms'eI; W. assnd o4s prominently as tho gtsa:
= doubt Of the result. When approximations
for your sAfoty wess expressed BY tue Prsai-
dent, / asaured him. with the army you had,
and you in command Of 1t, thera vas no danger
01t $ou Npa!A b1tAb UuIkou On eels WAtet, HDuI6
place; that would not feel the gAme security
within r.: faot, would not have intrusted tho ex-
Pedtioa so-any odherltvlng commander" preal-
dcnt Llncoln, Dec. 20, 1ro.o to sherman
" When you wore about leaving Atlanta for tho
Atlantic coaat, was anx,ous, ii uot fearful;
but feeline thas you xera the bestet Judge. anti
that Nothing risked. nothing
gaaaed,'' did not Interfere, Now, tho upder-
taklug belng succoss, tts honor il ALL yours;
for oe!tepe "o''e Of us tee1s further than 10 ac-
qniesce." "
II is only necessary to ssy, iu regard to The
great charge which Doynton reaesYaa for the
iaas and tho gEaveat, aomo think
TaA TNAAa or THE TREATY WITH 1pHnsoA-
that all Ia d1sslpated when the very paper itself
declares on lts face that 10 hsd no power 10
g5.ns J therein aad I'll 10 could DO rss to send to
WaahlnYton for approval or dlsappfoYal aud
watt Was there any harm In SAYING, "Tle |
Government Wish this, but YOU do
cido"? The wbole charge Ia idle aud faiiaoious.
70 (s9ermsn) uado 20 terms wlea he declares |
ne had no poscer.
Already too much space has been oocupled,
but The Army OF the Tannosaao haa riHhs to |
defend iss Chief. II anything would 5eyigo IN |
almost dead man, suob glowing words ~ ahoyo |
would do II, II anything va neaeasAEy 70 fa- |