The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-26
GRANTS "REMINISCENCES.

iigatest WORD OF censure may Affect the repua-
ton OF others when he speaks OF the events oil the war
In which he commanded. That he ts capable oil error
where he ought be Ia shown in his own &C.
count oil how easily ne taken by spaper
correspondents criticism OF General Shermans
'sMemoirs," when, through the skillul ma
nipuiation OF few documents, he lost
confidence in his friend and comrads and
became confused In his memory Of the events which
be supposed to have controlled In his narrative
Of Incidents. and in his statement of figures
pecially, II his Of men, he Is liable to
be mistaken, removed he is from books OF refer
ence ana from the companionship OF those whose
recollection might serve to test the accuracy Of his
own There many things In his last convcrsat ton
which Will challenge controversy We arc tempted
to notice few Of Thorn. Tho capture OF Fort Done-
gallant feat of arms, and doubtless Grants
knowledge OF the OF the Con edsrate
commanders the secret OF his boldness In attack
but what Is the use Of such gasconace as this?-
o think that such by
our army new army invested fortified place and COM
isss namSaT III: rebels ped Snss. fiyd ana snS
men under een%snd for the arss two my in
Asr s in ,ss,s We nan
about 700 Of which sent back guard the road
600 effective in DonsIson the beginning Of the
siege Or course there was risk ~ attacking D9nelson
who com IN ndsd It.
Greeley says of tho rebels in DonoIson that srhe
number oil its defenders lad been sweed ccessve
reinorcements to about IL, 900 NOM (''Americsn
Conflict, vol 2 P: AZ. ana h. estimates the army
p 5l The Confederate authority, Pollard, cuts tue
number down 10 sore Greeley says OF Grants force
that u chad been increased by the arrival
after transport untM 1t have amounted 900
u not nearer 49, 600 men," ('Amercau Conflict. " vol
garrison NJ Is, 900 and Grants army al 900 OF
General Warren The cx-President says
Warren is good soldier and good man. trained In
DER he would not let iii he Knew VIVA. the other corps
guiding %
w.ud hesitate ana inquire and want TO decate was
before If Warren had ossysa Sassrs would
he should have been in the he Worrying
sh ' Mssd n so ns % s
lure e But a Nigh %a. drsn ss
no time to think Of rank 9, persons feeling and .od
f.a Ola So aud no one regretted the more than
Tho failure of the attack after the springnR of the
niue Al Petersburg, July 80, 1854, iuIiy
gated months subsequent she disaster by the
Commi,lee the Conuuct OF tho War and by mill
tary court OF inquiry convened few days after tho
battle under the presidency OF General Hancock. The
committee, winch was chiefly concerned about the
reputation oil General Burnside anu the good charac-
ter OF the coloreu troops Engaged the
sau held that the siiurc was due mainly to tho TACT
that Burnside's plan oil attack which contsm plated
y movement by HANCOCK and Warren on his RICH. ana
ler VAS changed ana that the neg troops were not
KEEP. at the head Of the assauiting column ibe
~ navc n. ais oraers co.a,onsa b,s ATTACK ON Sns
weakening OF the enemy's line IN 'front.' OF him after
tndyment ,here Was NO sucu wcsksn,nr The military
court held That the failure Was que TO Burnsidcs
supordinste ofacers. the op,nion of thai body was
ri The .,,acr ,n,snt W. snccesdsd n Tho Ninth
eery Hill and the crest beyond as directed by CEN
cral Meade. Not a word OF censure dealt out /
SenerM warren. Ihis ~ NOT aL 1cnelai Grant
Committee ' 90 the onauc. Of the War at
City Point. December TO- 1864. ana testified IN regard
Meades oraer Tor tho attack und said of the ASSAULT
erest OF Ihs, ridge tncv woua bsve take eServ,bns
In Inc soar DO moi thiar thcrs woula :. =. hc,
done hing We would nave cut on cnt,re,v those
OF The enemy 10 our right whi,s thos, on the lcfl
would ayu tired TO make their escape across the Az
pomattvxD He blamed Burnside Tor dec uinr
wn,cu uIv,s,on sbouId lcuu by pulltpp straws:
he blamed himself Tor allowing the arrangement 10
siaua after Inc lot Tell upon tho "poorssi division
commsndern IN the corp.; 10 blamed BURNSIDE Tor
flaming TO make proper deJouchenent Tor the sup
vance; nc blamed the division commanders Tor let
ing The soldiers 20 In without leaders. wnsn u gem
praI intent upon carrying out his positive orders
" puid have swept on to Cemetery Hill aud 'stven
ns everything;'' and, finally, no blamed lhs
general loss OF time. There ~ not In his
svidence a word about General Warren, and u
Is pam that he considered The whole affair." decided
before the Court OF Inquiry looks more IKE csrrooora
lion oil Grants a,es, than tue testimony oil his
lccuser: Tor Warren wbo bal no latin IN the ,,ack
taia tuat ne Was IN uouot what course 10 take,
whether 10 NOV To The left or 10 the right 10 help
BURNSIDE, anu ne complained that with author
ty was present to rule he nght thus by mplicat,
,onsur,uv Gran, and Mao. Aysin ms renort nj our
ss,.su conr. mrorar, 49,, rosan,. ne ar p,ss,.s,
rs sa.iug:-
ny the way there Is one point about the campaign In
ue u.s. wo,n re NY critics say that
,.nc ,sr a. ott,, ,,.s IL ~ .'"s n' as
total losses we're svour hirty-niue tLvus.nd All t,J
Bsdsaus BOOK will the figures but that is sou the
hrure snd those losses do not killed but tho
Def OF effective sn ,asea from NY army BY dsssn wsnnds