The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-15

Vicksburg, he was on his way to raise
the siege. ! was very sorry. If had
known Johnston was coming, / would
have told Pemberton TO wait in Vicks.
burg uatil wanted him, awaited John.
ston's advance, and given him battle.
lie coul1 never have beaten that Vicks-
burg efmy. and thus / would have de-
stroyed two armies, perhaps. Pember.
toms was already gone, and was quite
sure of JohnstOns. was sorry / did
not know Johnston was coming until IL
was toe late. Take it all in all, the
South, in my opinion, had no better SOL
dier than Joe Johnston-none, at least,
that gave me more trouble.
NO COUNCILS OF WAR.
Some remark was made about councils
OF war, and how far their deliberations
affected an army's movements. "T never
held council Of war in my life.
never heard of Sherman or Sheridan do
ing so. OF course heard all that every
one had to say, and in headquarters there
Is an interesting and constant stream OF
talk. But always made up my mind
to act, and the first that even my staff
Knew Of any movement was when wrote
it out in rough and gave it to be copied
Off"
| GRANT THINKS POORLY OF PILLOW,
FLOYD, &C.
People think that DoneIson was CAP.
tured by pouring men into it ten to one.
or some such odds The truth is ou:
army--a Iew army--invested O fortified
place and compelled surrender of a
force much larger than our own. A
l larUp uum har oc fhc I,oIc 4 l.,
Floyd and Pillow, but -as was took
more prisoners than had under nv
command for the first two days of my in
veytment. Aftor the investment we were
reinforced, so that at the surrender
there were $4,000 Union troops, about
1900 OF which were sent back 70 guard
the road to where the steamers lay with
our supplies. There were $4,000 effec.
tive men in Donelson at the beginning oi
the siege. Of course there wss risk in
attacking Donelson as did, but" said
the General, smiling, II knew the men
who commanded it. knew somo Of
them in Mexico. knowledge of that
kind goes far toward determining q
movement like this"
| THE ATTACK ON FORT DoNELsoN.
Suppose Longstreet or Jackson had
6een Ill command 2" said your correspon'
dent.
IF Longstreet or Jackson" said the
General, "or even if Buckner had beer
in command, would have made diff
ferent campaign. In the beginning VIZ
all did things more rashly than later
just as Jackson did in his earlier cam
, psigns. The Mexican war made the Off
cers OF the old regular arnies more OF
less acquainted, and when we knew The
name Of the general opposing we knew
enough about him to make our plans &C
cordingly. What determined my ATTACK
on Donelson," said the General, "was a
much the knowledge had gained of it
commanders in Mexico as anything else
But rs tho war progressed and each side
Kept improving its army, these expert
ments were not possible. Then it be
came hard, earnest war, and neither sid,
could depend upon dny chance with th,
other. Neither side dared. to, mako
mistake. Il IVES steady, hard pounding
and the result could only be ruin to tht
defeated party. That was a peculiarly
in our war that wo were not fighting fol
q peace but So destroy our adversary
That made il 80 hard for botliisides, BatiHdi
espeeiallydf0r the South" & G's