The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-05-20

feeling that peer ana salt are OH VIA - a.
solutely necessary to life, and that parched
corn once fed General Jaclson's army on
that very ground" Grant replied admon-
ishing Sherman to beware, lest the enemy,
in a fit of desperation, might abandon Rlcn-
'mond ana fall back upon him TO crush him,
and telling him that If Johnston SHOWS
signs of Joining follow him up TO the full tx
tent of your ability. will prevent the con-
centration of Lee upon your front II u is 10
the power OF his army 20 DO IL. 80
instructed Sherman set forth upon the 5th
of May on his camr align into Georgia, the
dav arpointed by Grant fOr his own cam
paign in Virginia. His srmy was in light
marching trim: he himself had less accom-
mediation than an ordinary brigade COM
mander, desiring, as he did, 70 set the army
an example of being able to start at a mo-
ment's notice and to subsist on the scantiest
food.D He had obtained records OF the
census tables, showing the population and
statistics of every county in Georgia, the
number of horses azd cattle and the PROB
able agricultural resOurces-a wise precau-
ton considering that he meant 10 i've on
the country. Mcpherson, he Things, ooulo
have taken Resaca on the 18th OF May, but
he fell back "Such al opportunity" Sher
man says. ''does not occur twice IN single
life. but at the critical moment Mcpherson
seems to have been little timid; still he
was perfectly justified by his orders"
DIssExsIoNs IN THE REBEL ARMY.
The question has often been asked why 1t
was that the Confederate srmy did not tight
a pitched battle in the neighborhood OF
Cassville. Sherman himself found at Cass-
Vile all the features of preparation for
grand battle, and among them long line OF
fresh intrenchments. Johnston had under
his command three army CORPS. those OF
Hood Polk and Hardee, numbering IN All
about CO. 600 men. After the war, ne saws,
he met General Johnston, and they talked
their battles over at the friendly card table.
Johnston said that he intended TO night
sherman at Cassville, and the action
was to begin in the morning. While at sup
per- however, General Hood informed hlm
/ that his army was enhladed by the Union
artillery-an opinion confirmed by General
/ Polk and other of his commanders. hoo0
/ and Polk both feared they could not hold
their men. General Johnston, says Sher-
/ man. ''was provoked, accused them OF hsV-
\ ing been in conference, with being beaten
| before battle, and added that he was I'M
willing to engage in critical battle Win an
army so superior to his own IN nuIhpers'
with two of his three corps commanders
dissatisfied with the ground and positions
| assigned them" Consequently he retreated
south of the AllatOOna range.
The closs of May left Sner
| man in command OF this range and opened
up the way to the Kenesaw mountains
THE DEATH OF GEN. POLK.
Sherman kept pushing his way down toward
! Atlanta. 1. was in this campaign that the
rebel Gen. Lsonidas Polk, WHO had been a
bishop of the Southern Episcopal Church,
lost his Iife The story of his death is one OF
the dramatic incidents of the war, remind
| ing us of the death of the famous French
| general, Moreau. who was killed by shot
from battery which had been fired by the
special order of Napoleon. On June Ii
! Gen. Sherman, in conversation with Gen
Howard, observed, at the distance of 500
yards, group of confederate officers, evil
| IDENTIFY watching the federal troups
| through glasses. Sherman called Gen.
| Towards attention TO this group
6 nd ordered him to compel it to keep behind
/ its cover. Howard answered that his orders
| from General Thomas were to spare artil-
/ lery ammunition. THAT was right accord
ing to the general policy" says Sherman.
II explained to him that we must keep up
the morale of the bold offensive; that be
| must use his artillery to force the enemy to
remain on the timid defensive, and ordered
| him to cause battery close by to fire three
voIleys." One of these volleys killed Gen.
| Polk. Gen. Johnston aiterward explained
| TO Gen. Sherman the exact manner OF Gen.
/ Folks death. He had ridden to Pine Noun
| tam, accompanied by Generals Hardee and
Polk. He noticed the preparation at Sher-
| mans battery TO IRE and caused the soldiers
TO scatter. "They did so, says Johnston o, land
| he likewise hurried behind the parepeC, from
which he had an equally good view OF the
position, but Gen. Polk, who was dignified
and cOrpulent, walked slowly, not wishing
! to appear too hurried or cautious in the
presence OF the men, and was struck across
the breast by an exploded shell, which
killed him instantly" at has been
| charged" says Sherman, "that / fired the
| shot which killed Gen. Polk, aud chat
4 r. - Tod F1af hat
| The fact is, that at that distance we could
not even tell that the group were officers
| at all. was on horseback
| 4 couple of hundred yards off before my
orders to fire were executed, and haC
no idea that our shot had taken effe Ct.
| TROUBLE WITH HOOKER.
1t is noted that in this campaign Gen
Sherman took pains TO never go into camp
without intrenching. He had a special ser
vice of men for this work, and during the
campaign hundreds, and perhaps thousands
of miles of retrenchments were built by
both armies, and las rule, whichever party
attacked, that one got the worst Of It," II
rained most of the time. Rain, according K
Sherman, having favorable effect on troops
in action and in the march, but not in the
woods. On one occasion Hooker
| VINO, after his failure in the East hao
been given another opportunity in The
West and commanded r 81 the army y
Thomas, teIegrapned to General Sherman
ignoring Thomas, that be had practically
won a victory. Sherman was annoyed al
this action of Hooker. General Thoma:
had, before this OCCASION" be says, com
planned to him of General HoOker's dIspo
sition to switch of, leaving wide gaps in nii
lines, so as to be independent, and TO make
glory on his own account. l therefore re
solved not to overlook this breach OF disci
plne and propriety." Riding over t.
Hooker's quarters Sherman showed the
despatch and the injustice it haC
3 done to General Sehofsld also, anC
there were high words between the TIVE
Generals. Schofield aud Hooker. LAS WI
rode away from that church." says Sher
man, ,"Gen. Hooker was by my side, and
{ told b IN that such thing must not occu
again. In other words, 1 reproved him
! more gently than the occasion demanded
aud from that time he began to sulk. Gen
l Hool.ar had couna from the East. with Rraa