New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-22
From General Badeau's somewhat elaborate re-
view of the military character of Grant himself VIC

view of the military character OF Grant hiiiScn VIZ
COPY the following passages:
His entire career was indeed M ~ tills pom, y
nrcludc and preface for what was 10 loiI"M' ,t;J
,rerc educating him for the position ne was ~! 10
IN occupV He learned the peculiar rhl -
~ Amer, can war. He found OUT lhal ihHlA ~ I'll
rrlcs arr,licahle in European contests Wouh IAN
- - Ie discovered wears before the NerlllailS'
the Necessity of opcn-order nghtlng; M Ioops ~
came proficient in field ioIllhrallphs n'o
,v,s used tn the system aitcrWafu - SUI ~
.ln,.,J Lv he haus of mounted infantry no
limited the use of artillery hc PrrcelNei "lh' IL
dav for cavalry charges was h.tIY p'In,. ,.ticb
nvcutcd the long campaigns without Il u5S IL. -
s,o,isbed the enemy and the world. but ap9No
ali he understood that lac was engaged III Pop. -
war and that the people rs VIZ 49, ~ ti var rould
thr SnUth must be- c0nqurrcd hrl"i' t'ic Ma' -, s
and slaves supplies crops stocks ~ wen ~ 'I'H'
aud ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that was hrc'N-'lIA III ~
order Ia carry on the war, Vas "oal' ', tL.
Lsnjs 81 the enemy: and Of every weapon tho
enemy must be deprived. . ,ih crort's
This Wa view of the SITUATION VII - ,-,.n
r>.nrS i'm chief command ldH Hil'" '" N,:i
Nj, of th, National generals incNciy ih'l'c' l,.Ii
to him lad attempted 10 carry on ln'iI ~ irin,
A. If they were lighting Oh l'',,I" ,t,r. no.i4 tn
sought 10 ont uanTuyrc armies "nraPtIin rnntLnJ
nm is. .fr,t,sy uur,. and simple 'ui ms lh',"'"t
y ~ not sufiricnt in clViI war III RI i,or,o
tom intense the stake WAS 10" tI'"' -, 10y. ,i,t
,,, ,,rc ion tremendous. II WAS not Nl''"
rithrr side was playing for. hul 'N'''FS ~ c',',
E,lrlS won, they destroyed l,''l mo-, II WIS
,,, .u,, c,drd il annihIllfrd q Ir,FlIl"H' u
49, cu,,,h N This emergency 10 heill IL ''. " 49,
when their object Is merely """, III not ,.IJ Lc-
,l.,.f ip
,,ii., Lc WAS oufWittcd or u'Hu'h .-,. to
;l,.,,u., hlr ~ auniEilltc ARMIES ana r. ;
place every rebel force where u III" o '' ar
IT,, TO- tr,,,flon or submission. ana every $50.
.unuly of arms or munitions OF wv ~, '''
a. irre il cnuld hc reached 10y no ir,FI '''f' 49,. :
Tr,,,' creatures consisted m ms Icr''P'i"h ~
this condition "i aii'Il' 2,.H M i.,,' General
his means To meeting u. W Hr. ~ l, .,,t ,,,,l.r-
M moi ne M once conceived inns "ti 'tl' "'
Stood The, terrible nature "i th' N',N IL, t '''
same lie made al ms plans ~. ',l',. 49,
,,ti, tl'i. in lew The Scope of iE"s' p'%lH ,"-
,lnJ,J fine entire Bcpuhllc. hr ArmN "l l'y ."
tor,ic AT the East and sherman I"I'', ~ ' " i
,lutcd the two great motive P'NclN' ,',, III
Vir,,, Eutlcr ON the James ana gel 10 me "h,N
vrr. io assist Meade on The E1Wd", W me 'I t"'
N,>t Banks Vas o. meet HH' '',''' ,,' I,',.I
t,,, Ard Mobile. All were t"lu'"',' "'' "'''''"
u, i'm a common purIn-c ard crHiI 20 '''i'' q,
Thc-, combinations were S"''lI,le' NV "
or thwartrd n their dr'c'"i"th' T,"'' @,i' ~
man each met many 0h>tac'"s W''ir 'l,'l ri,
Jvvn IN front of the strltcsica objective point oil
bi. army: Butler and Nl,"l BON ial'H ~ l''H 81"
orcfliion i'm Virginia WIN" h@hh ''''' =" ','l'
RAJ, az AN bcfor, Mobile. GRANT hlW~II 'hNi'u
tou an ,ncou..t,r a, terrible Us that OF r-li1l
och \poil,uu lu thr Valley al ih' =. ego" ",
D.,th The Sfrlcric Wa pi,l 'u@r aii hiii o. ana
,L N,,,,n,I commander r..I,, .- we'll - lui' ted
r.lliup lo,, hat lc persisted 300 lll- ad' r anna
,tru4c,. and a-~t;lt~ with iHai ""Iul '"' ''''i
and confidence which {" many o. lures ~ i"i "hH
irs. ruflhic hui ah>"1ni"N IJr"Hi = '.l '' .''
u,Vcft '-l.-s. Mas tine ESPECIAL guahlt VII, ''!-
aided Liul tn succeed ~. pushed las ARM '"I""-'
>urh "A month of cct~,l.>~ Juu ~'rinlu-N I',"ii -
hltti,. as thc world has lI'f!,t ever -r Do: ., s'
however, "a, hc knew. th' blow, ir.n " l' % HiN
antagonist would never &c. Over. l tNr w ''.'Ii ,
ti,. o ~ 'lun received o.. death '.' u 'ht i e.,
WHil Us n'icrWard. a $3.50 '"' sou t.'i '-i Ill.,
th, Nation and It's sol,.irt~ V'f' r'ir.d ' P'' 'i
blade to thc heart. lti Oh" '"! r'''I'H ,n "','
l~GI lu for Ju-t thi-t'rrli. 81 tlr. .i- THIS l' :,
tent attack. just tn. t.."''r tat,, ill., l. nii
r,uli hi,c lcou a,f,rr.! or O. icr 30.
Elt thr r-I", f..' ti'' ', '..''.' G' ,'.,
ftt.,I1, ,.,tI ,.Il,. cr .,I''.'Jfl tNr If r r u'
,rll,d -i,n Vr.pou~ wa >'." ".i