, 1881-04-26
KEN ESAW.
Its Real History Told for the First
Timo-eloody, Useless
Butchery.
An Attempt to Draw Attention
and Applause from Grant
to Sherman.
A Selfish Sacrifice OF Brave Men
for Personal Ends.
EornstndndtHtt CHHcfnfsatt t7dxYifk.

lOE EGFSONal ENuSs
Lortstrtndfhtt C9ncfnhatt t7dxftst,
WASHINGTON. April IA correspondent
Of tho Dnzcitc calls for n history of Gen.
Shcrnan's assault OH krncsaw Mo,,ntn!n.
This writer styles II the most deliberate
slaughter md cottl.bl0otlc.l mur'lcr ever per-
petratcd." lie doubtless forms his Judgment
frnm what has long bcen known Of tho
history III tllat battle. Willie this Is quito
sufficient 70 Justify tho verdict Which ho pro-
i,ou',ccs, IFS are mild words Of condemnation
compared With those which hitherto secret
history makes 1t pr6ber to use With regard
To that trrribiemurler. 1,iack Ms Is ti,at pa9o
upon which tho Nccuptcd story of Kcncsuw
IA written, 1t will llcMceforth take on tlnrker
cojors from tic additional fact In its history
which has latcly bccolNa accessible.
c0ncFsvly stated, tic new and terrible fact
Is this:
GEN. SHERMAN o1lnEisEn TttE ASSAULT
upon tho imprcgnablo Kenesaw for the
nvowcd purpose Ut drawing the attention md
tile Wild applause OF tho country away from
the army Under Gen. Grant, upon which
both wero then turning, a',tt fixing them upon
Ills own. For this tlc i,trlett two OF his ar
mics III needless sacrifice nEaIl,st this mount
MIN, Mt 4 cost Of i,cnrty 3,t0o officers nnl men.
For this, oven utter tho reports Of Il bloody
failure. lie ordered sccuiil assault, md was
only turned from his purposo byn stern pro-
test FROM Gen. Thomas. Said this brnye Of
hcer,
SICK At HEART OVER THE NEgpLEss
SLAUGHTER
Of Ills army, md conscious OF the terrible
wrong Inflicted up0h tt. to the staH oiilc0r
who brought tho suggestion OF anotlor ns-
santt:
"Sny to Con. Sherman TINT thls army has
made desperate, useless, aud unsuccessful
assault 0t a great cost. II nn0theris ordered,
1t Will be agalnst my best judgment and
most earnest protest."
When such n soldier rs Con. Thomas as-
sunsed tho responsibility of returning this
reply to what wns really III order for attack,
1t serves 10 throw vivid light Upon the net
Of tile commanding General.
Tie real History Of Kencsaw alluded to
above, now for tho first tfnle lnatle public, Is
tnis: Stiern,at!'s tlrGe arI1lleH lay III front pf
tho Rebel iosll!nn at kenesa!v. About tho @kl
known tt tho country, cn!lctl In tho evening
ut GcM. SflGrnnnfs tent, aud Hpnnt SOME tllllV
III discussing tho situation. White they were
present, tho extended accounts Of GEL.
Ja.1igs, and establishing hlnself III lis rear
Of Petersburg arrived. These ncGounts
showed
uSnouNDEp ENruusrAs,t At rI1E NORTH.
Tho newspapers wero filled wIt1. articles
rcllectlnE the iotlt! acclaim OF n Ernteful
ar.ny. Suddenly. .ys QUO Of the officers pres
cut relates, Gen. ,S'lernlAl',, who. hnti heen
looking through, tho account, hroke out with
l,ls Msual lmpetuoslty OF 1ang,.age:
now. The wli0le attention Of tho country Is
fixed on GrAnt's movements, Thnt nrn,y i,as
tho eNttre npp!anse Of tho poople. Now, we
have got to do so.le lighting, ind ut once.
Will. ORDER AN ASSAULT
OIL the mountain Tomorrow
"tiencral, TINT will bu simple butcllcry. The
position calnot tn takun by assault, mid yolt
ssT1v sng!t Rnt to sacrifice mon In mn attempt to
To t!iis Gen. Sherman replied by ropoattng
tint. thu country wns forgetting thonl, Its at-
telition Was fixed OIL Grilut, md MI its t.r,-
plnnso was lavlsllcd oh HIN and OH Ills
"Wo've got to do something to change
this; VIC must light; md shnll or,1er prop
Arntf0ns FOR tile assault Tomorrow
Both officers then, scclng TINT lie was sori-
Gus tn hls declarations unt he would urd or
plainly TINT from. thotr observation of tho
position 1t could not be carried, and that Nh
assault would bu simply
\ NuTcMENr OF Ills TIloors,-
hnteIhery aI Hssless ancallcd-tor,, ana a,acl. rs
nleltt Gen. Shern,an turned 4 deaf enr, only
repeating tliut ILLS nrl,ty had got to do ANlue-
thing to recall tho attention md excite the
applause Of the country,
fnr the nssnn't Wns lssuet. 1tlJD Army Ut tho
Tunnesseo nl.a the Army 0f the Cumberland
weru .lesignatet to ,,lnkelt. On tile eth. all
it ORGANIZATIONS 1 being coil,pletse tlear!y 1900