, 1881-06-04

fro,n Gen. Thomas fssuHl by him In his pot.
suial conduct OF that campaign. So-caI!es
sotfs us 1 % csapaEm aeapay m 5e oi ia
troops In tho field and directing all their
tlnyltleMtsf
cetltfasion ut Nashville, III making propara-
tions to assnle the Offensive, occasihnad
CHEAT DISSATISFACTION At WASHINGTON
and City 1'ntnt, aud in,Icl, anxiety through.
ont e s9nry 'as vc u s s no ra't 3 v
of DccenbGr, requiring Gcn. Thomas 10 turn
aver hts command to Gen. Sclio'leld, but That
the order was sl'sl'eMtc!t: and TINT uen.
wnr!t 1ion. Grant from City Point toward
NaslYflle. Snlne facts heretofore uitpub-
!ishcd respesttnE That nntter may be Of iii:
It ilas i,ecn i aaite generally, but very er-
Ortlercd to supcrsete tien. Thomas III tho
cllcf command at Nashville: On the con
's u sps'f asp asse ss s il Wellington s%s VIZ
tiHt
oEx. ruosAs SHOULD TURN OVEN Ills coM-
MASp 70 GEN. sC11oFiELn.
Euen II MI or.ler had been given Gen, Logan
Army Of tho Cumberland, Which III fact Was
mt given. that or,fer wonld not haye given
Gen. Losa. the chlef command Of ths % coii,-
d sss e as n 5ff 6o @ssss snss t fuSss Sas
| yiitt' i,eit. Schofetl, NJ commander Of tie
| Army Of tIle Olio. and senior 10 Gcn. Logan,
wouid still !iayo had the chief command, rs
a correct. understanding of this true slate
of tic case Is 1r,ess,lry to a due appreciation
Vt wl,nt tra,lspired ut Nashville AZ that tllne,
whurc It was perfectly understood b9tls ny
Gen. T'oulns af.l Gellt Scho.aetu;, r., ~ G Wns
Aence Of ticst. trant more fully than Gen;
,,st ,uas,, @ ~, umrmt T.. ,tt r,ctnrv ovnr snerIor
,srs ,uss Mn'a " ~ FrnnElI fer w}ci Dan. frant
NV lin :" fail credit, willis eensu1iag Gen:
not eulnte,y r1 M tafkR iG chntaH @sd s ~. "
a'1,ntnv sa. nrtusy ar,rcssiya nrtin,Ihs o'N
It. required 1s H. ssnrnie a rinsy frGm Gy thnt Sa e
ha r,,rr ,vaa r..,,,nvs ths iatfrr n,st anc
HS iaaed ID; were not sufficient, the element Of
Ilnlo I"ns1 ''a'e ass'asa ~ ~. -,o,,
TIE DEMAND WAS fo" 1MAtpltIh =, Aot.oS.
Thomas was renewed 11f tne noxt II fank on
alul Grant was not know! or thought Of I'M
I'll nfturwarsl.
Tic conditions above desc ribed were ihose,
rs known ut Nasfvll!e, ulitter Wl.leh tiie
nrmy al.1 cnips col9maefs m f as aSsemoeu M liz "
.Is e9'nniis 9 Sa,s y isI - t. cn,s,dar wh"f souii
gs n o l., KS rapcet 'i ~ ~ asran, nst receiynt
attnr. tn. " ~ ,re nr si,rre,tIer is Command.
"'in 1"n II Fnnas infnru,esi tho assembled off,
cegs @ ~ t. s nsneTai s purWrt ', T IT Tic ,lispatc
rs hs Ind nj raSe,yeJ. raferreu to tie Condition Ut
Snit!e @ arsady I dss!!sd o. t. be sxssSfsl 3, e
EIeat dlieu!ty i ret !xssh!itty; ,ht y; od amx ny
e''ec''te .uo' .'so. ...sp ~ - - 49,
, ..sKEp THE ADVICE or HIS sthofD1SAIEs'
; iuedIutejy BY asking to be SHOWN the dispatch
referred 10, 10 tfat he might SEQ how lnipera-
; i've the order WIS before giving his opinion.
sIe .e 1Mos or 70 Iteq stata It's - Precise % tertns
: Ten. Schotle!l then at once saitl:
. Wien, Thonias, / fully sustain you III
ysa dcfss beTs ot yd te aI ght 4x e snS S9 %
: support you" immediately, all the coins
lnaidess present lolileG IN npptovai ol Mis ~
IeshIo ,l,a.s, n ~. n,' an9 ,nmna IN fha nntnn hs
Ms 9tvs,s 9sint " o,,n o,,pnaa, % u whnt iii,
hMn 'naleu aa n,,dar mu G it cIScmnsanccs rial
: i Telegram, from Washington does rot appeas
IVY ~ pfS t1,nt W." rhnnns Henlimed tn shoy1
ne iase r. ;,m ;. }sG + ,,.ay tS mfergsI that It WI
" cnni.ientinl ~. III fsnafcIl. Informing lin OF tfe
M .,sa,t =. ho issna, n i" liz mt nttanE
ofaer aooMt % W. 'ssueo II "o 4'u NV 'ss''A's
y a1once' nut .,~
II GEN scnof1ELo nAn . ~ Isainx.lun MI -. .'s.
of such IN order ~ tiat tilno noF ior t, nGny ,S
circumstances What tho otuef must ,pe ano
acted accordingly. ,us..,.,,
: Uf course TINT acIl0n TeHuetcu !11kVaslote
Q wlat, SO far NJ was then and there known
}, must otherwise haye necessarily occurred
y viz: tie immediate transfer, OF tne
L chief command from Gen. Thn,2as &c Ie
!: next lii rank and suggestion
10 lind li1ssentud aMl expressed his belief tha
=. =, Gen. Thomas should Yield tq the demands u. .
ID s,tpurlor authority INIT attack at olce Or r.
linuuisll Ills command, It would hive beer
!. the clear duty Ut ten. Thomas to ac4uiesc'
y nt onse Inform the GsneFaii Chief o. Gs' len
70 .,tfGr to turn over the command 70 him: l
waived Ills right Md privilege. as the sei.io
q Of Tie officers present. 10 sl'ctE nSt upoM III
" question: a1h! pr9H!ptiy gave us lille
Fl support to htS Cllet belore ahy ouaes o,'ee
~ \, ltad expressed @tSsopiA1o'i wv WIG '"o1's"
NJ THE PLAN OF ATTACK
' upon the Confederate army hnd been pre-
nrsrtl ~ firm Thomas, Ind been modified
INN, lin silguestjol 1t Gun. Scli0tIeld, Il. on
ri i.i,n,rtunt uWrtjcular, had bcen fully tlls