, 1881-06-04
IN sHERMAN'S DEFENSE.
Why tho Assault on ttin 1Robcl works
ut lkencs.atv Proved uNKuccekHful.


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Why tho Assault on tho 1kobel Works
nk lkcticsnsv Proved UukuccesHful.
10 ths Editor ~ n, t,6tta,o tribune.
n@An,snS, Wls.. s1nv. m-ynm unfinished
recently an arttclc IRON tho Clnclii'ina! ca
zctic containing bitter uttuek OH Gell. Sller.
mall for having ordered tho assault on tic
VelaI lines ut Rrursow. Gn.. .1u,,a a.. ,S1u.
,.,u rnat "tl'cio uoes sse"s nll"stee 10 uet'.
o'iertnah, because 1t nsslllies the assault
WINS ordered With ont ltiuiiOerution n1ld with
chances of SUCCESS too remote to Justify tho
M, ,o,,,,,,,. .... l., ora,, f., A..
Tlc following statement IS offered III the
BELIEF that 1t VII! throw further light on that
ntIA,r' and will demonstrate .. @ that the sle!
ti,n. ,v, tt t.u ,t,.'.s,s I,.t sa, u'ne' ~,
s t',a. u"s, 4Eu AL'lu oftsnuc, osco"" ~
vision, Fourth Army Carps, brighten.
tho brIxatles selected by Gun. Thomas 10 as-
saIit ~, tile Ilao IN ls 'front.' Il'e orllng Of
lne .1th ilve resln4e'lts ol tlI's Dflrae, leav-
llnd been holding, moved about lluIf nIiIu
tn Ina rttht ,,nt1.hn,r tnst fnui,fn r,,r iinn NJ
"nn nt,y ~ .t. .,t ~. ,. ,..i'au ~
...s. a'ls' l.eu Nv u'o pol'' Mneio
then called up Ills rcelnleutai commanders
aud gave them their Instructions. Returning
Il, their rrofInnnta tIav rnjn,1 tnrnthn,.
s,,o ."om ,SH,,nols u'sy e'..s apsese.
Lao Wnht %as y oo notlc' atld liaese IL tHri
Got!.saasaHT iiio @ aeWs W., y letr IesnfcsNe
c9oi,pales. ~ lnS was to lrst ii!til;is!ol, OF
IL. Luz WoIk u! nau. ,lhey wero ihtosllea uat
wol!ta De relieved Dy otfloF troops all ren9y
70 ,a.tls92ms,ce 2s,e Wno wol,u men Mko up t!a
Hs'l.' s ,r ~" Uhu di"nuten y! M.ta Me,Is.nlln
,ha 2shs M ~ shifss fct IT,, 70 aay FIFTY
tnsk ~ t1a nlcit.ts,sts wnr, str'n,piv i"is n.
aIc ~ ~, p nln @ e9. ws sniIpoS FIJI
,n,s w Stxtvsft 1t I'M, H Sixtvfu,r, Gh1 t., 1 to
order lnllietI, all veteran regiments, whnss
vMtOr had been proved on many tleds. Each
regiment counted OF into clght cqltul cuili-
EenirHa ciOsnI in mnss. Thn rn]Mi,tn, ns II
ssnn.l rsaW IN h.. lI,,rirtJ n,riImst ti,m ,SahrI
ilne. Hull y I!ollt Ut tWo ca'npaslles nll0
uSptit u slxN.en Illus OI paltle. ihese
preannry, y ',s arsHe nnd n tcr 'yynpe Is|l e%t Vt
once viii tic m attack @ % u iio One n iiu1,tircG ID
"'n VI 49,. e'o ,1i .1,,,,, ,oa
uattuaeH ;,.st E ur 1 @ ,t;.a Go.nn ny %as Wy
without any other provlslon for getting out
side tl!nn by scrata1ll'g over ,.s best 1t cnu'l
liere was llne of brcsstworks . VIII! q Ier.
~ hiai. M NV ~ 5,nu;s GautT ~ mn, ..nrh snjIi{
Vas WI loaded will gill. knnps,,ck. .-]laysr.
N.Y., hhSk collh.1lhNix thluo thys. Iatlol!s, Ganteen
iilieti Will Watei. cMIiriGsenox Will lofty
rounds, Allu twenty rounds OF extrn Nhltnl-
alltion Ii, Ills pockets. It Will 10 ,inaerstood
| it WIS Io easy task to surmpuut Ills a.
staele, Eacil division Of tic column lad It,
VII MaIt 4 M,.', .'. osesy 0scE 1%m1Spn % u.eceMe u
!.Ma tn. Eu1 o'e3 ue4"lo ~ eou1u cofa'Aelce u
| lAg EleAus OF tho COLUMN having cleared
thls llne, lnstena of l.lovtng out n short Ills
tnIiCD mid Eu!tfuE until tllo who'll column
,yns nvor md ft,rmIl ni.tsf,fp r,nvnl rertIv in
to ,lssault It VIII perhaps four Or live hundred
yllrls from our owli to tho l0bpl lIlte, Tllo In
fcryo,nlr At,lrs Wils heavily fttrhurod 'rhare
was nut u,to,lUI, ut,JcrGr,ssh 10 oFpr ary aerpus
| obstaclo 10 FIN utiyuIlcu of a toiiti,t. tThe
r,1t tlcsuct1tlo Will M ensy Nlf,Ilo fran, f,1tr
lin IN antfi sfrsnn,tI u..s1,as ,Yhir Il nnf, .nfwht
Ionn. md nscc.dcd bcyt1nl tits strcutrl nj iirst