The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-03
GRANT and HIS CRITICS.
General BOyntOn Explains the Source
OF His Information.
EXTRAORDINARY DISCREPANCY SOMEWHERE
Fighting" Joe Hooker Quite Face
tious on the Interview.
SOUTHERN SNEERS AND SPLEEN.


GENERAL BoYxToN, WHO THREW CLOUD
Oven GRANT AND sHERMANs FRIENDSHIP
FOR THREE WEEKS SAYS THE Ex-PRxsIDRNT
FURNISHED MATERIAL FOB THE LETTERS HE
NOW CRIrIcIsEs.
Washington correspondence Of the Cincinnati Ga
xette.l
A late interview with General Grant, from the Den
OF that brilliant writer who furnishes the means Of
communication between the General aud the Ameri-
can people, contains the following bit OF pure ro-
nance which demands attention At the hands Of your
correspondent
SHERMAN have known tor thir,y-fve years During
sSn anne hs sss the Genera laughing
three wsexa when sherman's book came out Mr Boyn.
these ,s his @ ss -ps :.
shocked. Bat there were the letters and the
could aG sss, true and tue S4s
anxious honor others than wi aonor for himself But
book resolved 70 with paper and pencil
nna % a.
aSr d s,s.c : :S~: Is ssSa
am slow reader Then missed the when reached
,"s sFsssS nse
piled the Sa not see 81 ana
sssrAei: that should certainly bssa cold him
every il book, an honorable book
~aaiS tf' ~rits Tasn it wa. sseaf.ss Sscsa.s
A. the time The. he very .sea.ss. man
a;esion for SHERMAN were great look these
ns week. the mos: If hs bos
him the only points objected 70 we're hi. criticisms upon
.hsrs wsIs in me Two men IS..
did no. 70 either OF them and
that he wrote LASTLY. Logan ara srs.. work oi ihs
did, and he WAS ~ admirable soldier and =: he awavs
n. an IN as VA.
did work IN the war emitting him 70 the srasituas OF
But these exceptions approved every line Of
The asnsSSi sod his story the three weeks cloud
though the recollection amused him.
There Is enough In this 10 show every one here
fam har with the facts that Mr. Young has talked
with General Grant the subject namod. but II IL
as certain that some points have either supplied
or gravely misunderstood For instance, tt may be
accepted without question shat neither General Grant,
any OF his personal military associates for him,
v,n ever put their signatures to u statement thas
Halleck instead OF Grant planned the campaign up
the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, that Shsr-
man instead OF Grant planned the march to tho
And yet, II Sherman's memoirs - "trus book" the
honor Of originating these campaigns does not belong
to Grant, for Sherman pointedy assigns the first to
Hnileck, and appropriates the second 10 himself
No reader would dream from the extract printed
above that the correspondent who wrote tuese bad
letters which upset former General OF the Armies
ior ''thres weeks" had active assistance In prepar
ing portions OF them from White House itself and
Tho military papers OF General Grant himself,
ard that this was by his knowledge and consent Yet
lGis IS true Aud II any doubts II, who has u
ngnt 10 question, the original letters notes iur
lishsd disputed points can be produced on call
10 prove IL These are not from General Grant Ia
pwu nand, but they will answsr every purpose for
PROOF winch cannot be questioned
There were TWO claim. ~ Inc memoirs tnat were
himself. and these are referred to IN The opening OF
tLis article-nameiy the treatment OF the campaign
Ervta Hem md DOnoi md NM IN
the
ustice OF Shcrman's claim that no orig
mated 10 the July exposed, Will serve
present 40 u iul answer ~ the statements OF
the memoirs had liked September q, 1854, az the
time this move ~ he sea first IN DIS (Suer
nAn'sl minds eye" and 'nas he decided upon II
General Grant had somewhere among his papers
two, winch taken connection with two teegrAms
winch wore Already IN PRINT sneetualiy demolished
claim OF onerman's, being no iess than letter
70 General haileok' dated January To- 1904 ana one
year. directing him TO be ready ~ Tho earliest prac.
sal date IN the spring 70 move from chattanooga
through by way OF Atlanta to Mobile, while tho
, 10 General HAileck notified him OF TINS same
plan. Upon the capture OF Atlanta Mobile was
already practically IN the control Of our troops,
and General Grant ~ once tsisgraphsd Sherman
suggesting modification OF tho plan, so fur ~ 10
move Augusta aud toward Savannah. To this Sher-
man replied, objecting that unless Grant from the
east could manage take the River high
- Augusta sherman would risk his whole army W 60
ing Loo from Atlanta
Tnssc letters 10 Hailsck aud Thomas which ensctu
ally disposed OF tho claim for Sherman as
.sMemoirs could Ds found. but iul vi the
character aud dato was furnished from the White
house TO iaciiitas the search which The author OF
those bad letters making for them IN the records
Of The War Department.
The private military papers OF General Grant were
ransacked Tor them. 0ut wish0ut success. No means
were neglected 10 IND them. Alter searcn 30 thor
ousn TO show that tncy we're not NJ The White
the subject by the Presidents direction, and
rsturnsd answer that hs mad NO copies OF
them. Finally, the correspondent himself found
lhem In AN oId field book at tue War Department.
among the records OF discontinued commands which
search all around mad been more particularly for Inc
Haileck letter, and this brought out the one 10
fhomas
There was grea, rejoicing over tho discovery, and
the publication OF the Thomas letter. which was nrst
found, anu statement about the one 10 Haisck IN
oil the series Of letters which SO much "snockcd
General Grant, mado the strongest point against any
Of The unjust claims OF tne ''Aemoirs" which
Tho same inlerss, was shown a. tho White House
upon other points bearing strongly und severely
sxalust sherman. And these he CITED II ever Il
becomes necessary suosantiats the present state
menI Further than this, wnen u was decided 10
pr mt the letters, criticised from Hamburg, In
book form, which month alter the series had
closed In the press. memoranda tor the BOOK con-
tlnusd TO be iurnisned from Long Branch-not. OF
course by General Grant Ia person. but oi character
that needed and received personal expressions Of
opinion from hum Add, AZ u matter Of course, IN
view Of the Hamburg Interview, TINS statement would
DO mado witnout full proof.
Finally the printed iotters, arranged In convenient
form Tor examination. were forwarded 70 Long
branch with request to 10 informed whether the
points would stand the Of records, and
sue hme answer came that they could be upset.
Alter That aud the time that the chapter Of
Mo book written memoranda for IL Kindly
furnished from Long Branch and still exist N The
NignalS
FROM all OF which II appears tina. q great deal Of
romance or great deal OF error 10 coming over
IRON Europe In The shape OF intsrviews with Gen.
rAl Grant II. " d.
AN UGLY DISCREPANCY" IN GENERAL GRANTS
AND DoYNToN's sTATLMESTs- VINO WIRE
onAHT's personal MILITARY ASSOCIATES"
UPON WHOM DoYSToN RELILD?-wHX WAS
SHERIDAN ST ABOVE MEADE?
From the Now York World, August 81
Among the criticisms OF the conversaton Of Gen.
srai Grant at Hamburg, recently reported In tho