Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-21

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there, and will open on us in min.
ute. He had hardly spcses, AVID WAS
still pointing with his finger, when
there was flash in the woods and a
storm OF shot broke around us, cutting
the limbs from the trees overhead.
felt like getting out Of that and lodged
my head, but he nevcrmoyed a muscle
and did not change his position. When
night camo wo left the field, but the
rebels were too badly punished to fol
low us. My commad held the post OF
honor and guarded the rear"
And what did they do with you,
General, Tor disobeying orders 2p
4" Success pardoned my oflcnsc and
they gave me Major Generals com
mission"
Z. You know, General, during the
war of'l2 Captain Crogan disobeyed
orders and hold Fort Stephenson, on
the present site of Fremont, defeated
the British and Indians with terrible
slaughter, and was court'martialed for
winning a battle and suspended year
from command"
Well, old Harrison was jealous OF
Crogan, but he was forgiven and after,
ward made lnspector-General OF the
army and he spent the remainder OF
his life in perpetual intoxication in
celebration of his promotion r.
/" Why is it, General, when they are
popping up monuments to General
this and General that, in Washington
City, that no monument is made for
Thomas He is so soon forgotten"
g Military jealousy. Thomas was a
modest man, and never intrigued for
promotion. He is the only General on
either side who never lost battle,
Sherman and Grant were both jealous
of him. lie would die before he would
write book, as Sherman has, singing
his own praises Sherman never won
q battle. He is the hero of defeat,
and as | said in an article criticising
Sherman's book, 1t i'll becomes a Gen.
eral who never won battle to assail
the memory of man who never lost
one Sherman is as big q liar as ever
held a commission. He says if it had
not been for McPheisons tiinidity he
would have captured the rebel army
at Reseca. The fact that poor Mac
fell where be did, in the battle front at
Peach tree Creek, ought TO have silcnc.
cd that charge | was IN command Of
Chattanooga when Sherman started on
his march to the sea. lie telegraphed
me TO meet him at Big Shanty. The
night before he lett Atlanta | found
him and we sat up all night, aud he
got as drunk as n billed owl lie told
me to tear up the railroad as | went
back with few troops, aud cut the
wire, because, he sald he did
not want the authorities at Washing.
ton to follow him. He said they did
not know what he was going to do,
and yet in his book he states that he
and Grant planned that campaign at
the Burnett House, in Cincinnati He
told me Hood was q d--n fool, and
would go to Nashville and butt his
brains out against Thomas. He said he
would 60 there and fight, and | was
afraid he wouldn't He knew Hood
better than | did, but he lied about the
other business, for when he got to
the supply ship was waiting
for him in the. barbor, showing that he
was acting with tho full approval of
the authorities at Washington tC
COURAGE IN BATTLE
General, our Bumblebco Banning
was under You at Chickamauga, wasn't
he ?p
aYes and he was n GOOD soldier and
n brave man.
oval I am surnrised 10 hcar that
po,,,n, has .anv oouraaen
avail !; -,6bs ,6e,o gm M oeeops, for
his courage. IL does not rest on any
moral attributes Itis something that
no man can ex,lain have seen male
n,nx bovs march ,earlesslv to the can.
nonis mo,,h / dieido brave men into
rama and dead gome men game
man ia governed some what by pride
ond d,,r dood,omo man hos moi
,hor Now XII carson tho boro of
,bo rlo;ns was es srea, n broggart os
o,or onoro o. s,roooorod aud va, be
wos a de.d.oame man Never knew
vho, eeor was and would 6ght and
lii in a minu,e Raw ,roons make
tho hos, soldiers. The tolk about the
oonro,,o oe ro,orons u oll bosb If |
woro raising. a .regimen, of. men |
.o,ldr,, have nan IN /, ovor nina.
teen. when I see n married man 90.
inc into bo,,Io ,s;,h ,aors In h;s eves
k;ssiro n nbo,ooronh | know he il
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