National Republican., 1878-04-13
the STORY Of SHILOH,
As Told by Colonel Tom Worth
ington.

He Maintains that tho Union Generals In
tended to Sacrifice Their Armies In Order
to Prolong the war-And Tells How the
Day Was saved by Tom worthington and
the Forty. sixth Ohio Volunteers.
Colonel Tom worthington. the Forty-sixth
Ohio Volunteers, aud the part which they collec.
lively and individually took In the battle at SHILOH
April 6, 1862 has lately come into prominence In
various ways. For the purpose Of exposing the
abSurlity Of General Sherman's letter In the New
York Herald Of March %. 1878. and to raise means
for having medal struck in honor Of the Forty.
sixth Ohio Volunteers" Colonel r. worthington,
Of ohio last evening delivered an address at Tall.
madgc Hall. Al eight o'clock 1t appeared that the
audience would be composed mainly OF newspaper
reporters, but q few minutes after the hour squad
Of people camc in, and the audience swelled to
about thirty people
Through the hall were distributed printed pam.
phlets coniainiYg letter from Colonel 7. Worth.
signify tD either Military Committee that he agreed
To an investigation OF the charges upon which he,
Colonel Worthington had been dismissed from the
army or ,,, G,s return & the psPe, to him wa, In;
according 10 request W. T. sherman. General"
1t also contained extracts from worthinyton's
diary OF the Tennessee expedition.
| Upon the stage were two charts, showing the
positions OF troops nt shiloh.
About quarter afer eight o'clock
THE VENERABLE COLONEL,
mufned up in gteatcoat, passed through the hail
description Of the hero Of shiloh may not here be
out Of place He appeared to be All old map-
much too oil 70 have taken very active part In
the fed al shiloh.
forter about his neck, other garments which were
cuffs suggested the idea that the Colonel still true
70 his military instincts was in the habit OF sleep.
Ing IN hii el9sS aHG gave him but
kers, but wrinkled and old, and his mouth ha, an
| old look as II sunkcn in. On the top of his head
straight up. as II indicating It. owners firm deter.
mnaton not To be crushed down. AZ he tai ked he
leaned uuou stick, with which he occasionally
traced movements OF troops on the chart. Preac-
ing his lecture he said Il am the more obliged to
! the few who are here because II shows how few
have the courage to brave the influences Of official
power" lie then proceeded with his lecture In a
nauderng sort OF manner, as II he occasionally
| forgot what he was talking about
He claimed that the letter In the Hcrnd showed
that General sherman not OF sound mind. He
went over the battle Of shiloh, claiming that the
keeping back OF Buell. with rclnforcements, the
withdrawal Of tho cavalry. the refusal Of tools and
other things all evidences that IL the will
ful intention Of the Generals in command 10 sacri
fee the Union troops and prolong the war. He re-
counted hisOwu experience on the right, where by
stubborn resistance, made in mastery military
style, he had detained the eEeny two hours, giving
time for Buell. to come up. and thus saving the day
During his lecture he showed that no has been
the victim Of system nf most
PERSISTENT sSUBBISo,
which would have crushed any man without Col.
| One WorhingtpnS indomtAble courage, and the
fact that his great merit has never been publicly
| recognized is q matter Of sore grievance with him
81 am the only Individual" ho remarked sadly,
Il am very sorry to say It. that has ever
paid bit Of attention TO this matter. These
matters have never hcun published IN any
paper. because could never get a parer to pub.
lish thcn." In reference tn his military expert,
encc under General sherman, he said he hal been
kept purpnsely by that General In two brigades the
lowest Colonel In muk although the oldest officer
lie said that he hal written afler the battle to sena
tor Wade. and to senator sherman he had written
a hundred letters and hadn't received an answer
to this dny Finally he had gotten Mr.. Horton, oi
ohio, U speak to Mr.. Wade and see II no could not
get investigation OF the atrocities at Shiloh aud
Mr.. Wade had replied that It was delicate mattel
u interfere with military operations at time 1T
proved to me At once" declared the speaker, THAI
the intent to defeat that army originated In Wash
ington." Concluding his lecture. he said that w
now In a very similar condition that the pcupl,
Of Rome were at the close OF tho republic. lie
said that lie would be exceedingly Obliged 10 AM
one to account for the keeping back OF reinforce
meuts and the conduct OF General sherman OF
the day Of battle. When all these things were &C
counted for he would give up his hallucinaton tha
the destruction Of the Union troops was planncC
by the Union Generals OH that day.
a. Dap II