The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-26

sSoAN w o0Cul Q VIC Sol VICES u a. large
number of persons whose insanity was
OF the Sherman type.@ During Sher-
mans administration of affairs in KEN
lucky he advanced his line to Null
'draugh,s Hill, where it was confronted
by the rebel army under Albert S.
Johnson and S. B. Buckner. One day
he summoned the regimental field off,
GERS to a council lie made a short
speech Informing them Of theprobabil-
lty OF a battle with Johnson's army
and terminating the interview with
these words, ''You need not expect
TO fall back however large the force
you may have to meet. shall expect
every man to stand and fight down to
the very stubbs.'' The troops, although
raw levies, understood what he meant
and made up their minds to fight to the
death If necessary.
This spirit, early instilled into these
men, was the secret Of their success
throughout the war. The expression
''down to the stubbs,' became a fay-
orlte utterance when it was under
stood that severe and hard fighting
was expected.
Sherman separation from the army
was universally regretted, so popular
had he become with the officers and
soldiers of his command.
AS we have before stated, Buell. sue
ceeded him. He was great organizer
and disciplinarian and his failure was
not due to his inetticiency by any
means. Had he been permitted to re-
main on duty we are of the opinion
that he would have proven himself one
OF our ablest officers. But he was so
strict with the soldiers under his COM
mand that he made himself unpopular
and he was ''written down, thus dem
onstrating the fact, in his case at
least, that 1.-The pen is mightier than
the SWord.'
Buell's march to Nashville and thence
to Grants assistance at Shiloh was Il
mastery performance and stamped
him as a soldier of the highest type.
His GOODNESS and bravery in the battle
field rescued Grant from terrible de-
feat IT not from humiliation itself.
Ut this we will refer hereafter more
at length. Among the officers who
joined Sherman in Kentucky was one
heretofore mentioned, General VIM.
Nelson, who deserves more than
passing notice. Educated at Annapolis
from which he entered the navy, he had
logn served in that arm of service and
was considered one of the ablest Off
GERS OF his grade. TO one not we'll &C.
qualnted with him his manner APP
peared brusQue, not to say rude, but
within that rough exterior. which he
affected, was q heart as warm and
generous as ever pulsated in the heart
OF man. 1t will be remembered that
he lost his life in a personal difficulty
with Gen. jeff. c.. Davis on the goth
of September, 1867.
Nelson was a man Of energy and of
nerve whose loss was a severe blow to
our army, as true and tried men were
scarce in the black dark days of the
rebellion. Had he survived the war,
he would have stood high among the
nations great defenders. At his flu
neral the writer was one of the pail
bearers and opposite to him was Gen.
eral James S. Jackson. AS we passed
out of the church Jackson remarked,
''Who will be the next ?'' just one
week from that day l acted in the
same capacity for poor Jackson, who
was killed at the battle of Perryville
while CALAMITY leading his men for
ward into the dreadful carnage Of Oc-
tOber 8th, 1862.