The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-10-01

out h"NIhs uoho 'Iio ehciny any serious harm.
Thomas could and doubtless would have taken
andheld hesaca ana thus have cut of Johnson's
retreat from Dalton. Again, upon more than
ono occasion during this campaign. sherman
hurled his gallant army vainly against strong
and wcll-deicndcd inirenchments MS he de-
clarcs in his memoirs. to show that they could
assault fortified lines = but Thomas with I'M
cfring judgment avoided all such useless and
murdcrous exhibitions OF prowess and coun-
SEIZED turning movements whenever IL was
possible to make them.
II Is equally noteworthy that while Shorn,o,
marched down to the sea with tho dli,o of No
splendid army avoiding MI .ho io,oo "a.
and cities. and meeting Win No ro.ia,o,,a
cept what could be modc bv ,bo Coor,,,,
militia Thomas with the froymon,s Of ,tna,,
armies-their dismoun,cd and r,c"r,i, raa.
ganized cavalry. the conyalosccn,. rn.,,.,i.,
colored troops and Ounrtormasto,,s am, 49,,
met and annhila,ed tho entire army ,i,,t,
had opposed Sherman from Rockvfoco a. A.,
lanta. And so the doubt vet remains nnsol,o5
Thomas had more than bis sbnrc NJ IN, No.,
knocks. and Gained moro than bis shn,o - ,ha
victories. He did not grumble Int potionny
and sturiily did his whole duty NJ or,lor,j
Reserved dirniGed pntient and faithful "a, ,n
end. he was a model soldier. a model man a
most excellent and successful General. onJ,o.
Thought lfip t0ap
and Grant. Tho ropil and clever shrrman
was put over him in authority. and wa. moJo
Lieutenant General md finally General ,,biIo
Thomas. with all his SPLENDID suecess sory.I
in n subordinate capacltv. preventinn Jisos,ere
and winning Victories which saved tho r,pp,u-
tons OF those in authority over him. and vo.
he died only n Major GeneroI We oro .uro n,
would have been tbc Inst IN donv IN Grim, go
Sherman or sheridan tbcir vol. enyncj bonors.
but ne his own d.sorts ,raro 10 oroa, n. ,hoir.
~ not oro,,o. I, in,,,.s W. ,ho,,oi C,'.,,s,a,
tbo Observation-Disclosures, ,si,.t. ~. 49,, - "'
viJod for hin, ,,, oi,ni-lt. az ,ea1t n".u NV.
General VI y" -''
Tho storr % .ho ,,o .r ~,
b,tt,os ~ EronlIir o,a Nos.,.i,, n,, d.,
feat of tho rche, army updor uond /. ,n,, ~,
,hn author with minute and oorofrl ooo,'sa',.
Tho encore % podoo,, ,ho innnon,,ooa ~ 80
tho unsnrnor,od o,oin -, sohooo,, A. .,.,
cismo of sherman and tIoI,oo,, al 49,. ;
tionoo ~ GRANT ond tho A5minis,ro,inr =, ~.
lincoln oro mot md rohui,od nc ,bo, 1oaa..s,
70 bo h,. n,oin Int toroillo norro,;o, ~, 49,,
too,s "a no, ora s,,o,,.r h, ~, roo~.,a .. 49,,
totor nIooo uoro ,o io,r, In i.,,n h.,
1hor,oa oo,Ioo.oa nm, orro,,iaaa hill, no,
cicnt ,rrv ont ~ tho disoordon, and r.i,,a,,,
so,ttoro1 o,or,onts With ,.hioh ho hoa .,a,I.
~, ,;,L q, H. 80, a., ri , -,
oomnlota ,io,orr IN Ioaa ,hnn hin,
d,ra fr,r tbo tir,a NJ, ho,,o, VII,
o,.ono , A. T,.ss ps an
10 rooroa,nd =. 49, ,,.to.r.,,o,
and .,;stonIoS NJ W. H. anos onn,I"
;r.,;, g. ia go ,,,.;i. na hr,a,5, ,.'r,
n,,,,In, b., H. ,o .,aa -; 60 III, h,t
nla;r,s eor sor,.;oas ,,rnarsormod ara not ine,i-
ood he. ,ho .oaord on5 thot rosnonsihi,,v t,.
hod ,,oraraisI;, ill., ttot -, sohono,d botyoo,
ro,,n,h;, ond FronLlip although no, otton1-
Ionos Schooe,d,s claim in tbe ,ottcr we nav,
referred TO that he oonducted Tho retreat
from Columbia and fought the battle nj Frank
lin entirely ndcpendent of Thomas is shown
to be without foundation, The details OF tho
movements. the delays like that of retiring
from Columbia. and the dangers growing ont
OF them like that at Spring Hill. as well rs tho
sluggishness in comprehcnding the true stu
alton. were Schonelds and not Thomas. Tho
latter counscllcd prudence. preparation. and
delay till all could be made ready: and while
it was at the time supposed that Schoilrid and
Cox were In sympathy with all this and gave
it their loyal and earnest support. it is now al
parent that they did not. but were secretly in
favor Of annihilating Hood at every stage of
his advance and secretly ready and eNpecting
that Schotield should supersedc Thomas when
he should be relieved, because he would not
fight till he had all his troops united under his
own command. his cavalry remounted. and tho
weather moderated so rs to permit hi troops
TO move out with confidence to an assured VIC
tory. As the author says: 1t may well 10
doubted if any General ever did so much IN So
short time toward organizing euuippirg.
and mounting his forces for battle as did Gen.
Thomas between the LIST and 10th Of December.
The account of what took place at Columbia.
Spring Hill and Franklin. as well as at Nash
vile on the second day of the battle. and III the
pursuit OF Hood after his overwhelming defeat.
ought to set at rest the controversies which
have sprung up OF late years touching these
matters. II leaves no room to doubt that Scho-
Held was culpably slow in retiring from Column
bta to Franklin. as suggested by Wilson and ~
ordered by Thomas; that he had ample accu-
rate. and timely information OF Hoods move
ment upon Spring Hill. and of the necessity for
the retreat of the national forces to that p.accty
10 o'clock OF the Goth. because Hoods advanced
division would reach there by II O'Clock If the
same day: that the battle OF Franklin was Won
entirely without assistance or direction from
Schofield and would have been won all the
same II he had been in Nashville. instead Of out
OF cannon shot range on tho north bank 81 tie