The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-07
AULD LANG SYNE,
ANNUAL REUAIOH OF EHE ARAY OF
TEE TEHAESsRR.
Openisg Exsreiaes Of the Reunion Al Cin-
eiRRRii Neutrality-suspicious. COFFee'
lions In the Cu1roni History OF
PittsbaFEh LandIng-PFOm-
iReaI hen PEsseat.

tAAN As6ae-0ea AAAANSSSA NH%-
. morning, ninety in number, with Gen
eral Sherman ct the head, from the Bur
.. net House to Pixies Opera House, where
q business meeting was held, General
Sherman presiding. Recording Secretary,
CoL L. NJ. Dayton, made q report stating
that without special instruction by the
Society he had prepared and sent to each
member, copy OF the proceedings Of the
last reunion, which action had been ap-
proved by the Executive Committee.
General HlckenloopeT, Corresponding
Secretary, read brief biographical sketchs
OF members deceased since the last meet.
Ing: Col. ]. o. AudenTied, Wash ngton,
D. O.; Col. r. NJ. Moore, Cincinnati; Col
Jno. ]. Palmer, Forty.ftth Illinois; DR.,
Thos. L. Harper, CIR cinnati; Major ]. E,
Simpson, St. Louis, Treasurer.
General NJ. +. FoFse read 0 report
showing bonds on hand, $9,000j cash In
permanent fund, $3.50; cash In general
lund, 81 ,SS9.
Committees were appointed on psrmA-
nent officers, oration, and time and place
ot next reunion. ri
General Sherman read O sketch OF The
battle OF Pittsburgh Landing, illustrated
by maps and charts dia atributed among the
members. He said that the Cincinnati
people were dissatisfied with the accounts
Of the battle written by reporters on the
spot, viz: at Paducah and Cairo, and he
corrected some mistakes.
Buckland, whose troops were In the
advance when the attack was made, stated
that the account ot the battle written by
Whitelaw Reid for the Cincinnati Gasetts
was all wrong, 90 fer as it pertAined 10 the
position and movement Of bis troops.
A number OF officers engaged In the dis
cussion Of incidents OF the battle. Letters
Of regret were read frotn large number
Of members and invited guests unable to
be present, among them Generals Grant,
Hancock, NoYes, schoAeld, II. G. Wright,
Getty, Mcdowell, Meigs, Howard, Logan,
0glesby, Surgeon General Barnes and
Secretary Blaine. At 1890 o'clock the
Society marched 10 the Chamber OF Com.
merce, which had been beautifully deco.
rated In honor OF the occasion, where they
were received bV an address OF welcome
from President Uner. Gen. Sherman In
his response said the men OF the Chamber
were business men and they knew It waS
essential 10 have the waters ot the Missig.
dppi open 10 trade, and that 10 the Army
OF the Tennessee much credit was due Tor
assistance In opening that stream TO free
commerce.
Gen. Sheridan was called upon and 10.
sponded briefly, merely returning thanks
and saying he was rot In the habit OF
making speeches. II
SHERMAN coRREcTs soMR IMPRESSIONS.
It was not his purpose to give = nara.
tive Of events nor to revive the controver.
sies to which that great battle Ihad given
rise, but simply to illustrate some Of the
minor phases Of the battle. From his
very extensive reading about this battle,
and from his personal observation, he
concluded that General Bodine's con.
densed account in his military history,
was about 90 near the exact truth as his.
tory will be likely TO reach, and that his
own account will do TO stand by, being
the exact truth from bis stand point,
He then passed 10 recounting
0 number Of Incidents OF the battle. One
Of which he had never seen recorded,
was: On the first day l ordered q
Colonel 10 occupy the wooded ravine 10
keep the enemy out. The Cololel did not
quickly understand my meaning :or did
not know how to execute the movement,
when Col. T. W. Sweeney, of an Illinois
regiment, said: ~ know what you want,
and can do It; and he occupied the ravine.
He attached more importance 10 that event
than 10 any OF the hundred single achieve.
ments OF which he had since heard. II
saved the day.
He recited his encoudter with Forrest
on the 9Th Of April, OF the rebel hospital
in charge OF Dr.. Lyler, and told how be
and his staff fed pell nell for safety be.
hind their advanced brigade, followed by
Forests command with empty pistols.
He had since talked with Forrest and was
certain II the pistols had not been empty
the career OF Gen. Sherman would have
ended there.
His only reference 10 the plan Of the
battle was a. follows:
All reliable accounts agree that Gen. T.
@. Smith posted the army 10 fulfil Hal.
leck's instructions; that Gen. Grant suc.
ceeded to the command and exercised II at
the time Of the battle, and that the diyi.
sion commanders ranked In the following
order, McClernand, Lew Wallace, sher.
man, Hurlbut, PrentiSs and W. H. L.
wallace, yet am often held responsible
by the critics for the ''surprise aud
though Il 10 equally well known
that Mcpherson and 1 had previous
Ily reconnoitered the country forward
for ten miles and had been diminishing
with the enemy for several days prior 10
the battle have never been In battle
but somebody was surprised. A good
many persons we're surprised at Shiloh but
not one that had not fair notice 10 be
ready for anything, for everything that
might happen, and the report that any.
body was bayoneted In bed has long since
been exploded. Prentiss' division and
mine were In the extreme front and were
ali ready when the blow came. All The
others were behind us and had ample
time for preparation.
UNWILLING THE M'PHERsoN STATUE.
At three O'Clock the society moved from
The Bufnet House 10 Fountain Square
10 unveil The Mcpherson Statue. They
we're escorted BY the First Regiment 0. n.
Guards, detail Of the Cincinnati Police
and the Cincinnati Society Of sx.Afmy and
Navy Officers. Gen. Sherman aud ex.
President Hayes led the column, followed
by Gems, Sheridan and Pope. The streets
were thfonged, aud the Esplanade where
the statue had been Get on temporary
celestial, was 90 fall Of people that much
lime was consumed In clearing the space
, 10 allow the societies 10 feach theif
nlanea. When they were all grouped
about the statue Gen. Sherman gracefully
drew of the garrison flag that had yelled
the statue and displayed the almost speak.
ing form oi the beloved MCPhefson. There
. was slight pause, hats we're removed
and the band played dltge. Not word
, was spoken. The statue is one ordered BY