New-York tribune., 1876-07-15

command, though the General gave no intnation OF
such intent, to at least We sn!py inferred u do ~
McPhcrsons failure to execute the work expected OF
him. | present when Gems sherman anu Mci @ neI-
son first met after tins ana we one oT os
rather than anger, and that his first remark was "tu
Mac YOU m haye missed stD, the ssdp' pd COZ SppGmsE msEs
loopcr, both of whom were IN good position ioa1 vi
know the truth, express think tne bcy gene,Ti saT
In letters recently printed that the failure to seize anu
hold the railroad was due, not 10 WRONG oIurs m the %
part of The commander 4 the leading division heaiu
the remark made many times 10y ihclLiseht % ovci ~
Army OF the Tennessee, that II certain Otnet n'svn
commanders had been in the lead, the rarpad "ouia
have been seized and held and Johnson ruleu. ,ro
That the failure do this was, by iar the most
yiOus disappointment which Gen: sheru,ih h't 49,
during the Atlanta campaign Will thh, Uo Viii iIs
by All who participated i'll II, and were familiar Win
TrIK BATTLE OF ATLANTA.
first met Nc Pherson Just after had fought so sue
cessfuy the battle of Fort Doneson. when he was
routenon,colon ON the staff of Gen Grant and from
that time until the hour OF his death was in the same
army campaigns and battles with him McPherson,
adIed 10 the confidence In his military skill ana
personal courage, had such noble beauty oi ioiih "
counteuance such winning geneness OF expression anu
manner his face which in rcpose had an expression OF
almost vcmanly sweetness would light up ana DIaze
with fcrcest courage and daring In the moment oi p-
flo that in danger he was worshiped "a hero; IN
ouet regarded in tendcrest love man IL seemed az
though the love of the beautiful one whom he w"rShped
but whom the fates in blind cruelty decrced ne
might never we'd, lighted the noble SOU wlGn Sod
gave him IA to illuminate his face and make g"hle a
true and winning his lfe his own love attracting 10 MN
the love of all other men. - -, III, o.
so tnucing and tragic Al O'Clock 0 the morning on
the memorable 22d " July. 1864. when Gen sherman
army Was laying close siege tO Atlanta, was called ny
him md or cred 20 90 10 Gen Mcpherson, sono SIX
distant our left, and inform h that thc enemy
had evacuated works in front Of our center ana WIN
drccuD&ns & ,Tr lim :" PISov P rge pg Inn and Atlanta
Itrlf i'm he'd
iustan IN the necessary orders for reconnaissance 70
ascertain tho movements ~ the enemy We ae eroih
fast together untrd horses rod" Ia tue front au
i,,,' nd s,,hitcr lin We then rode 10 his skrmsh
line and outsde " H. and mic IN ont OF the gronhh
Oh which the great battle was fought iater III tne uay
passing twice over the spot on "hich ne fel Jew nois
f,tcr Very near this spot we met Gen. q. NJ Dodge
and then Gen. Mcpherson gave nun the ,L o,Ger
halt his two divisions OF the ION C3IPs whion m
rll. an.irs to line. the heal OF the column
bcns u,u less than mile from our cAIIeIo pii ii
who was witt us. then cOmprcheided me lhlghly anu
happy influence which this order given only To avail thS
vanr, ic o left, which Dodge was 70 occupy was
10 have on tie days battle NGosc siiess va Tfe
30 one hon knew thought that Hood had during me
r'@Et hr'"Ic contracted h,, NE 50 1s ~ w. % - w hS
n .ht march - miles circuit round our left Ia AZ
acE s IN ank .nd GEAR, aud VINO th Just out OF
T.r 't sorninr i, troops for The attack. We cii tie
n, IN aur l,ft aud rode RAPIDLY 10 the center to Gen
sneruai The Howard House, an abandoned private
c.sy reach of the encny's rifles ON our way we
nn,'n F-,nI r." E'ir. While there Biairs sur
a r uorted hn Rebel cavalry lad been seen near The
io,Iitl Of Ae seventeenth 'or~, winch held our lri
was also .crorl = TO " Ph,r,on that Rrb, cavalry
Dee. been seen near - nr'dl ~ cr sa, q lii lln ,,i
81 .r 'r: Decatur rotd The necessary orders "er,
i,,l py q. i. and llur 10 Euaid aSalh- d-Hee o
.' ~ ,aya'f., nt no hppgtdhc, was hitacErd ny Ahy
though IA fact it the fret patlc'lngs of ihe siet
storm OF hattie which was a" soon 20 or't upon 'r ".
arIp!cs uJ PROSTATE Ia wounds ana d'a'h zen U,us'hu
brave incn. IrS moments after GiSin0unthS 90 ","
Sbcrman's h~uguhi'rr, "e "uaipi iAliu'i -. ~, - :"
mUskcry w.s heard The direction o. our itit .'Hr
s,rfna; and MCPHERSON listened to Il HitcutN'N Tor
few moments, "1in uctec.'ns IA u We 1r i'r h.i' 81 4"
hoI and rode rapidly toward It ln ieS. man t" hnnr
hs dead body Iad al hemans feet on tIe rofch o
In lii' fro.i The richt % Cen podscs ne thr7ush
the ln,iNd ta' EePrgJtcd II rom Tie "i % lfEyott
dy.eiur II the i7th Corps by nliI i'h iiousu 'h,
woods attended only hS IN orfc'ly III fn ~ ing ."
be' scat away WITH o4rcr- Tor ~" tc."''t o le
~, m " b. a. - - -l4ia oil a. go ~ @ "a H.a q" & "
INTO wooi, aud escape The irnt- .h-tah.S SsI.ei-
ing his IurIos'. fd .".cy 'uu the DfNo ana clNa!'
rous Mcpherson ir!i :" ri-" 40 more.
TIE VICTORY.
When newa came " Gen McPhcrsou's death and Of the
paraj tarung ~ left, Gen. sherman said 10 me,
"Wa-rcr YOU have been all that ground to-day Go
quickly aud sec stand, and report 70 mo-
/ '-out and Gems Dodge Blair. and Logsott Blars
r't hsJ been turned, tut he had reformed II refused
floil Lcrg-r- b and lad made connection, or nearly
WltI DCuC .sois, hhu inc th'' rs'oA M H'A
were confident Of holding their posi'lons; which they
dd ana repuscd the cacmy with great slaughter Gen.
Blair said 10 ne my asking hin Of the condition OF
ma, ers 1--WE have had id hard fight, but we whip
ped hoIn and can II agIin IL they back at ns
Reaching Gen. Sherman few mOuouts later at the
toward House, / informed bin " the condition OF A.
,r. on the left a. stated by Gems. Blair, Dodge, and
L-ggett and a, seen by mys,r. aHd said to him that
L4Rgc Hill the key OF our entire ie;t rom tue
pt.,.
the field. g. /: Woods had just reported the Iroa-
if ~ nur line t his e,t bnt Gen Sherman was ucrrdu-
Iou. and sent him back 10 bc coniirncd the re-
port aud presently Gen WOODS returned aud again con
formed in ceio and adyanocd in such splendid style
10 the left the attack ~ The cucys LEFT HANK, swing
ing IN the right up TO the brcast-wOrks the enemy
driven from the opposite side by the entadns IRE
of Woods troops. aided by Schohrd. guns on the hill
flank directed the fire - one Of these guns by watch
ing with my glass where the shots struck, and limiting
accordingly 20 the officer sighting the gun. 20 under
stand all this. IL must bc horne I'm mind that tho guns
were on a high hill aud WOOd5's troops In deep ollow.
the enemy the face II the hill opposite the ne o
rastwors crossing the hollow nj right gcs. All this
do by the orders and under the eye Of Gen Sher-
man. Tho result entire limo speedily
recovered and the day closed wit the completely
food Ms object, aud where rcPuiscd ad beaten
man coon followed by Gen Logan, rode along
our entire line The left ~ the Howard House and poh
received "th the widest enthusiasm by the troops
who had done such seycfc and splendid ngtng tie day
before. The sight Of the great numb of Con tolerate
dcad in front Oi our ues, II, recn froh l~sgctts ii H.
was appalling and tO be forgotten 10y those who
saw a. As showing Gen. ShtTman'h cstim6.e OF Gen.
Mcpherson, 1 Will say that rod" to quarters
from the battlefield late thai night Gen sherman said:
"Thc and the country have sustained great loss
by the death Of McIneTson had expected him 10 finish
the Grant AID likely To bo killed SCI aside
after some failure 30 meet popular expedition and
NcPhrraUn would have come inO chief command ut the
right time 10 end the war. lie had no encm'es.'
GEN. THOMAS.
Gen Sherman has been ccnsurcd for not DOING Cen
Thomas justice in his Memoirs, and particularly for
speaking Of him "a slow" That Gen Sherman rapid
anl bold and that Gen Thomas slow and cautious
In thought and action In word and deed In constitutional
habit OF mind, certainly sane and honest man sc-
duaint, with each will deny. This IL certainly well