, 1880-01-14
The Great General Fights
His Battles Over
Again.
Tells Of His Trouble About Thomas
Review Of Sherman's Me-
moirs.
The Last Days Of the War, ind
That Which Fol.
lowed,
Sheridan and The utateuant.etnnalshIp CON.
nents sH Generals and Annalations
u Nar.iflstory.

Fum John Russeu Yott1,e's "Arpund tbs World .rtth
Gen. Grant"
Wo wern talking one evening OF Mr. Stanton,
tho Secretary Of WIZ
srANToN, HosECnANs, AND 11loHAs.
Tho tlrst time saw Mr.. Stanton" said Gen.
Grant, !" waA In tho Wcat. had como FROM
Cairo, had renchcd indianapolis, ch0ngcd cars
for Louisville, and wua Just on the point of
starting, when a messenger Informed nc TINT
Mr. Stanton, and Gov. urough of Ohio, Ind Just
arrived at tho station from another direction.
MI. Stanton Immediately Joined mo, and wowcnt
on to Louisville together. He gnvo nle my new
command, to takc tho army and relieve Hose
cr,lns- Stanton being 1lttto fatigucd wont to
bed, while went to tho theatre. Az was
etrolllng back messengers bcgnn 10 hall me.
4tanton was Anxious to sec mt, rs something
terrible hnd happened. l hnstcncd to tho Sec.
rotary, not knowing what hnd takcn place.
On tho way rcproncAod tnyscif with hny-
Ing Attpndod tho theatrc, whllo thcEo VIVA no
knowing what terrbo things hiul happened In
my abacncc. When reached Stanton's room,
found tho Secretary III bis night garments In
great distregs. lie hnd received Il dispatch from
the Assistant Secretary Of War telling hin that
1tosccrans had given orders to Ills nrn'y to rc-
treat, and TINT such rotr9nt would be ds!ls-
trous, not only to thlt campaign. but to tho
UnIon saw tho sItuntion nt uitco. anil wrote
Gen. RosecrAns relieving him of his command
and taking command OF tho nrlty nlyactt. BY
sccand dispatch was 10 Gen. Thomas, directing
blm 10 take command OF tho Arny until !
raached headquarters, and nlso ordering Gen.
Thomns to hnld his position nj my and all haz-
urfls Against amy furcD. 4 reply cnsne from Gen.
Thomas that ho would hold his position until hu
and his wholo army sturvet. hurried down
to tho front, and on my why ut
one Uf tho atatlOns mot 1sOHccrnns.
lie WIS very cheerful md seemed rs
though Hrcat wolXht had been lifted OF his
mind, and showed none Of tho FEELING which
might hnve been expected in meeting tho Gem
crit who Ind boon directed to superscdo him. l
remember he was very f}nrnt and cnger In toll
Ing mo whRt should do When reached tho
army. When / arrived ut headquarters fGllnh
the army In a sud condition, Tho men wrro
buddy fpd md hndly Gnthcl. We hnd no COM
municnttons uTcn for supplies. Cnttle 1l.l to bu
driven lsng why over tho mountains. md wcre
so thin when thoy cnmo ntn tho lines TINT tho
soldiora used to Gull II 1dred hccf on the huuf+'
1opo,,cd communications with onr supplies, nr,
MS they Gull 1t, Ope,lcd tho tcri,cker lsnes liose-
orl,1s' phln, which was checked before put III
execution BY MY nrdcr, would lnve bcen most
misunderstanding could have l,ccn lnaro fatal.
He would have lost bis guns md hs truins ull.l
Bragg would have taken Nashville. by oncnlng
sur lines, md fccnz our men, and giving them
rood clothing. oitr army wnR put Into Ktsnl
lition. Thcr, when shor1nan reached nc. nj
lacked ilr.lRg, and out Of TINT nttacls cunlo Mis-
don Ridge"
6TOsE, u M'nOwELt., AND nUE1.t.
recall nnny Convofsdtions" with Gen. Grant
In rpfeFcnc0 to tho various officers WIN hclt
ht8h cutnsna1ltls In unr Wnr, and tho surprising
sTSs ThSSTs M ,ara0 s@ ce Il enS WI @ lbs hsepuq59
"whcn tho wur lrnltb out, to whom wu who bnd
been in tue army lacked fur success and high
INK t1aIb1 1},1o1
Ccllan, s,lot,r, Noljowel buell.. feis s,,rs that
each 0t those men would g.in tho hI3hcst COM
ions all-to mo especially bto,,ns ct'sa vas IT.
,,',s ways mysfery' MID think IL Rrcat wrong w,s
II KNOW Stono at school. have alwuys re-
gat.ctl him us rOry good, very nl'lo, and per
fee!ly loynt nun. hut ,l4n win bus hnh three
no er ho a rres 81 s%d 5 s ?"
stroyed: LolIoys Il st.ne Ind M.u i s!Mnce he
call ill,hick. You will rcmctnbnr ptoplo cnllc.i
raR a9e i fIi Sar II his N.Y. Me a r. o
speot III MoDowtlls acc'inrlI md utar-
aetfr' @ ed was K t9 make @ him Maj9r- Con.
ptoncnaent for lis injustlcu toward hitn.. nut
nF @ o I 'yns wnt X Sl TSa to Any ~ nr % +
West Point, Yet could .ncvor ln'icrs,ai,i ii,
for nu ono could know Mcdowell Without likiug
IN tho Wiz ~ r. nm"l,s ~ III o sa & t"IGs ,y
n,,. n,r nfr,id l,.,t h, i.a i n'S @ ua Hhu !s.
tas',mnmv r. II. ,nsft. ut sn ,at. WnSs @ notnG y
i1o IL mn ~ " Et, wni ~ .y My a 7 ~,
aljv nccr,. nrf1cr IN ,onn.M ~ ~ thi ~ ~ M
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snmnRnW ho fcii ,,rtinr = nH}n.i eon'tlsi'us' ou'
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IN, hme4nr9 uno.S i i "Ma laHny " out uenofa!a "
did mi bciinE, in H. wv t taat 81 Mtnoy
SMvn thas - Ivy MnI. noan lnoy Nln ~
bsones to pnp y hn sneSess s wh!s s
ahnMt sInvasrr, Ia,!,i iney hat Fso"r
nnfIcnI "ity y t hutGa p.ppcIast nIste flBnta;-
mnnts En,n 'Ia' ~, IL. aatu!aea M WIN !nGir Jt!ag.
tiisinVn, IVY. on ~ nnI nican - guy thoy wGrc
o%in3on. a. haor smv has ~ Gona rXht to hts
WIN ns ,n.i ns any x ntnof olttzoti Anu THESE M1s
hnys tiJct fnr ~ fha 10y rGM ~ tnu 9h.-Mist
;,nftn fhn,n ,mtIsna Ivy on!tn!,-nut tnGlf oplnlntlt
from thnt +, sns,..' an m..y failures gaiif
Thnrn il wn.r. en,'o % sises u WIN tonlpofsl!ntht
a. hori one Wss. mnvsn r. cl.so lnay ~ te9Aft1et
a1rhest AM" a 1aM rssen TO one 0t tht
m5yo on fi,n i,cid ~ r. ,,at 1he art1y, an and was r.
ia ~ thn W. N.Y. y uate, ana n tno sst mt
rnn il vood .c,tiox ~ & a1al y n9t 0e helef!. MnE
Inn M ~ s""s XIV : a.!1 II h!,oG Mn1 tfa!ne U
m nr4cs has ha H 1Mi - ~ uoheta!; YOU sAve hsn
In nthar. t,, ~ ~VM , nnt Act until ho knew WIN
md Euow,ng iSa, w91aa 4o 0 ,v inss9aa of ubcyinE
Elm wn,Id ,S tat III kae power which w9a E1alult,&
md tnos,ins sn ~ Wo9't1 tcettiett