, 1881-09-23
TINT 1ihMl'a nrlny waa t.tgf used up,
lint thofe was m further need Of his tru0ns fn
THnn":s"t. atrt asked 10 bu o.,lcreh III tho Army
DI tho UplpgInr

hctwEeI tho 1riltnuc arttcld and tiu artual racta.
Son.a il6,se M or'or M pi"cnE +; ts % tssors I'll; i;
Winter, Uinrtera. and eouIsntneed rHhn,ng
cAt,,pa!sn FIR tho next sprinx nm, summer
httnns report il Will bo seer, tat Tho pr,icr was
!sAusa ! On she atth !,ccen1t,er; sshaie snys on
u ~ 1 fsa.ps esns r s ~ orr to- ""nf0
"trhc rct,1rt t.t Uet.. Sherman to tho connlttcn
on tfo ct',l.lct of tho wnr wtll cxptnh it. n. It
pcctt'l % lakn caro ut 'renncssnc Until sherman
rt:Mhr.l tin aen md 1nve further 1nstruc.tnas.
".s e3, % I, ,s a,.,s g E. a,s1 IT, 1E; snt ths w.:
IsIla chT1s IL iEA.an; Vt snmx ratsurU h.sis.eH
II4"tsvs'!e un, fu.lt,ofs, u'ong ue Teteadse Kto-
.'Ef when Unn. Thomas was sent l,aeh to Nash
Tliia hts artn5 tat oca't .eat VIII him, nr tho
nmps pr1of Htrea''y, publIs',od that 'rhornas
bIs taovrfncnt agasnst ahurmAt's coM,sm,iilinn.
ttbn only u sma!l division q! iEDnp* stat!.,nc'l
a!nnR the twn lucs OF communication l'etwHrn
gulI,st s,nall ral,iitlx parties Whom bo reportui
tho sltanton to Ucn. shorfnan nnd
APPLIED FOR nEisFoncHMESrs
to meet tho adyancc nf tfoof. tho Fourth Corps
N; HMt hs!nMlntr'! casa!Ty wero ilrst sent anu Gen.
fprccElcnss by suyeraI nex regiments ibpn ~,
their way 10 1o'n shcrtnnn's ursny. Afterwards
Tnotnas WIS Informed thnt 4. j. Smiths eHtn-
- e~' 1850
"1hotnns thon urec,, that additional reinforcc-
G.a snnn ao seH nin,. as Mns. ol tne ct:
IT, ectieI ,tt, wv @ tt ~ ~ u ot
,san ~ sei'en ~, pt' M tr waht g ,.t @ efgMnza
Wit wis tot, m % 'rcr.d /" ronrt to rh"tna:. a: '"'Ao'
,. "%l,s t.. exssp,ion i tho r,,rsh si,d Twenty
lruaa M ayri1r III ne atr irs, W. M, ~ anars
fn,', t @ hsi IT, y e!ulppsd tor noa srsylco. nc.
Nf frtH
With sep SSsrnnn nv rhonas nj - @a. VIZ c",nnrG t.
u, t,ei,n ~, .hnrgs o. sa9 iro" ST ara:d n
s,is aasnnts ost Nastyig e Ths ncsessty exist:
SSn"fa 9 1 !" Ks p. natle q
u.sastr4s 10 TITO Gnomy. af1a. as tue writer isi
MS r,ee ~, says M2 oouo1 sontfiHi!tsh
Villa, vt. ,t.,;., . tew oalrFs,! GiM nssGo!i-
ersi l,ms hin. aa, ,hen NJ Uen. Tnotnas full TO tho
iloor Ut Ills ptllce unconscious.
HOW GRATIFYING IT uusr pE -.
ssIS!,r!, EA u, wtb ti1s3 ia..sht tril!is.t battio
BY Virtue "s hIs hetne Tho aensor n command uf
tuck hr oec|.!s entlt!su to ~ tho ero.!tt ot
ot.letsnf tho FHurtt Carps. wito ,tct.faliy sayed
the ling md rcstorod Its integrity with.
@ as Ss % 10 'sG ssaro s d Ss S'0sS %Sf
or.ln-c,,fltt'la,,l. ~
carrying out his orders to retnrd tho cncuiy's
ynIs &c. hprsny r. toTes or y 'snt etsn.
Is his yerha! teport sounded wlcn Or, tho morn
ing following tho batilu Of Fr.lnGiu. nj tho st.
C'aad i!nte, In Nashville. he tdlt! deu, TaotHns.
wantcsl tn b. placed IN suoh Ii pnsitlon lslEni
No une knew letter thnn lid Gem Schotieia
tyhae ~ fHcohEruUtts urtny tiad hcen fcft tn
zen. Th0fl!ns TO uefenA Teliicssee aEnlnst
owl, corps. iho rwen,y.ti,trd, caiisd tao rin arny
nt tho {}hiu, numbered u,liy nbpUt R.V)0 mrf5.
l,cluH the weakest ct all Tho corps composing
ShecTtau's artny. T. Comprised ,onty onc-!ttth
II tho fDsce tiiIt defeated liathl ut Nashville.
army. except tic Fourth Corps ha!1.R inn.le up
of organizations ts'nt had llcycr brfnre served
t1%Sster 1ss, ,.ntr ny h. regiments nass never oo1oFe
thon ,,ooa n,,. ~ snhn,o,a ,r ho,.. ,,,,,oh oaa
fr',' IT., WI III Wc @ "sm @ SnGf az a !oH
rIn ' nrst ~ ~ ~ sfHmu urt ~ rs y o. fe IT, .M
anststs Tor w,,at ho took was 81 t,e.. ~" sker .
snnr,nun. ue9 u a'
Tt ~ t ~. a., ~. -" ~ ~ T., ~
kusp i iEo1, beng instsoa, !nto q WIN Is
,n r.S's;H, pEpDr hIese.en
Hicn,ie ,tf ttn ara|st atte n1nte
IL, IL - x1r".sa IA " scncratn nrn,vt n,d !, ~
y sst snscgss r. u ~ aSpaehtc @ Hsanyt Hau oe
!a tHv S'i,n, ~ no maf ." ~
rn., a ;hc a. cnnmrs Inn H. nas MseH IN 9na na
M"shn a1 a,I nn bn,naa tuu srsn1l ,,ry, ry u
s rl.H5 H ~, a, e. 1i
rn. isn nw ~ ~ Gi,t -. nv t,, ~
,,p ait mna a'"'' VI l"o en'o' y" 'ae ''EAl VI
uSst; W,. u, =, ,,o,u ,..s =, t,, .,n,+ r o,,ona,,
and su hurnn thn W. uv pslt,e1 Y foat"1 M
H no nMu, Ky sy uaJ, E"1u 9 IL T. M ~ ~
~ fe M ~5de t pKefn9 f u G tWo roates
~ H., .os ,h su ,, vGy @ as' . 1ds .
,S & Gn}ani. ms ~ x'a
no. @ S.s. . i' ". sn - :pit ~ 1i', Ta.s Gs
- lst ~. WY III. ~ ~ S!a !snt. uat hiso
W ohuPpot@ t1o o's"'ts =" ee"'ao'o t'Sn''
ABOUT An HOUR nEFogE HIS FATAL SICK
MESS.
Cen. Thomas aRkcd mo tu recall, lr could. g Gu.
SSholios @ nnn,iss aasi,s % fho natt!s q Nash
I.,' slio' ana rsiGteu tS9en. nnoanhs What con
ssuereu was SLOW and HhWil!!nR compliance 10
oraefs py tiun. SoaoI9lA, mat "Aa my last cuil-
FGfrsaEon WIZ tGtt: laosnaS.
Ontnlutc1sy yen: sehutc!na re!ations @ to
Heti. Ufailt, 0nth oetGfo anu attef tho Nashvll!e
saanpn,g1i: were , nsoh msr9 o. oondonial than
were tho rolat1ons betwceh ten. araht and Ten.
!. Muen " aAo coTFesponueHce i1ak 1h le9+ Waa
held ne con!1dent!ul nus since transptreu: ntlt
thore - also some c9ffssponaehca tnat ta PC
ere,s 20 " @ mnshegef ,, tnat whiea
tnntl0 public tho rclSOa tor tho order Of l)pc, H.