Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-10
Tho Stress of Weather.


Gen. kOsecrans's Answer to the Epistle Ol
his Chief OF Stan.
y. \. Herald Interview.
1t is the first time had ever heard OF
tho existence of sach letter. brit after
the campaign life of General Garfield, in
which such gross Misrepresentation of
fact occurred and very much in the same
strain as this letter. am not surprised at
it. At NO time during tho period that
General Garfield was with me at the Army
of the Cumberland did he express to me
any such sentiments of impatience or dis
satisfaction rs those given in this letter.
He understood all my plans and objects and
my anxiety to move as soon as move
could be made with proper regard to effec
tivcneSS. About the conference of the
generals OR council Of war there was
none such. General Garfield suggested
that tho opinions Of tho generals be taken,
and, by the way. there were but fifteen,
though General Garfield, putting himself
ahead Of all Of them, raises himself two
generals higher by saying there were
seventeen OF them. told General Gar
field to take their opinion if he wanted to,
and set of questions was sent out and
responses came in. He knew that had
made up my mind as to the conduct of the
opening campaign and that it did not mat
ter to me what the generals under me
thought or said. He got the answers and
told him to forward copies to Gen. Halleck,
which l suppose lie did. did not read
them nor know what opinions were given.
General Garfield wrote to General Halleck
embOdying my views of vigorous push.
ing movement when tho proper time came.
l never had any idea Of a movement be-
fore the one that was made, and never be
fore knew that was being governed by
my chief of staff. as this letter would
make it appear. We were busy all tue
time making preparations to have the
army promptly and properly provisioned
when the advance did begin. We had to
deceive the enemy as to the place where
our supplies were stored. and also as to
the point where the advance would begin.
We had also to wait until corn was fit tt
furnish forage for our horses and mules
General Garfield knew what preparations
were making, and gave his entire assen.
to them and did not at any time express
to me any fears that we were wasting
time.
A Queer Story.
The Rosecrans-G Garfield affair has created
much interest IN washington, and story
now current there is to the effect that in
1868, shortly after General Rosecrans had
been removed, the late Francis p. Blair,
ST., gave a dinner in Washington to his
son, Frank P. Blair, :ir., then just from
the victorious field of Vicksdurg, at which
were present, among others, Montgomery
Blair and General Garfield, then just
elected to Congress. At the dinner the
subject of General Rosecrans's removal was
freely discussed, ard there was a general
expression of opinion that his removal
was grave mistake. BY no one
was this expression more forcibly
stated than by General Garfield, who was
loud in his praises of him as a mill
tary genius and able general. Montgom.
cry Blair was SO much impressed by
General Garfield's statement Of the case
that he went to President Lincoln and used
about the following argument Mr.