Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-26
oHg LOOKED L1Ks GARFIELD
Gaths Interviews with Generals Roseerans
and schofeld.

ana scDO4elQ.
CINCINNATI, May 9th" Gath " has two
columns of an interview, in the Enquirer
which be had with G neral Rosecraus at the
Army of the Potomac reunion. Liberal ex.
cerpts are as follows In the course of the
talk with General Rosecrans, said " You
are wonderfully like General Garfield in ap-
pesraree.
To this he did not make much reply, but
an hour later l again remarked that some of
Rosecrans' movements Of his head, the gen.
eral cast of his nose, etc, made me think
that Garfield was by me. Said Rosecrans :
do not think that anything of 8 oompli-
ment to be like man that l hope l am like
in nothing"
ago told you that you looked ike Garfield,
and you seemed to be complimented
AT that time" said lie, g l did like Gsr-
field, because 1 had not seen him. 1 sup.
posed I was dealing with q sincere friend.
He was much younger than l, had come into
the military family, and 1 liked him IS few
could. knew he was writing letters to the
political authorities at Washington casting
diatrust upon me. Ths publication Of these
letters has altered my viewS, IS it would
have done the views of any man who likes
frankness of character and fidelity under the
same T. mt"
Il u
to MIR. Cisto's recent book on the Cast-
tanooga campaign, and asked him what kind
Of book it was. He said that it was as
good as man could make who was trying
to ride two horses, to compliment Rosecrsns,
and st the same time TO attack him. Said / !:
General, distinctly remember that the au-
thor says that your planning Of the Chatta-
nooga campaign was most magnificent piece
of strategy in war.
I I
consider that L accomplished what I wont for
when l took Chattanooga, which was never
again occupied by the Confederate soldiers
To get that point was absolutely necessary.
There we were, strung away ous from Nash
vile. To occupy that town, the key Of
Georgia as well as of Tennessee, YVES worth
desperate work. My plan of that battle, had
it been carried out, would have been victory
in the field as well as moral victory. I St
tribute the failurs to General McGoek, whom
l told to go to the top of tho mountain
and spread Gis troops along so that they
would make an impression on the Conieder-
ates looking up from below. Instead OF do
ing that he marched down the mountain on
the other side, toward Alpine. and Il co miss
ing the way by which he shsnld have re-
turned, it became necessary to meet the
Confederates at q distance from Chattanooga,
and encounter terrific battle, which they
were certain to give for tho possession Of
Chattanooga. From Chattanooga, said Gen.
eral Rosecrans, =" the Confedsrates could as
sumo the offensive constantly. Without it,
it became evident that the next point to
struggle FOR would not be north Of Chatta.
noogs, but to the south of it.
| was talking to General Scho6eld a. the
army's banquet the same evening, and Rose
Grams Wa fitting to and fro. Said / to Scho.
field Sc WHAT do Won think of Rozacrana .,
why. he is a man made up of heart all
over, said Schofeld. "His temperament is
warm sverVw here. He is an unsuspectine,
boyish-matured man.
General, what view do you think OF
General Garfield, whom Ros ecrans no longer
likes?"
at have only this to say about General
Garfield" said ScAofeld. when man
goes into Ceurt.martisl, he takes an oath
that he will not reveal how any member OF
that Commission votes. In one case. at leAs,
General Garfield not only spoke about the
preeipitste action of the members Of Court
martial, but intimsted his intention to make
speech 10 the Senate reviewing that Court.
martial, and che attitude Of its members. He
had taken an oath to have nothing to say ont.
side about ths finding of the Court martial. y
You refer, l suppose, to the Fitz John
Porter asep
Yes, Just that. I was one Of three off.
GERS selected to review the former Cont.
martial and its findings upon General Porter
We all agreed upon our conclusion. Their
we heard that General Garfield was going ~
take the former Court-martial up and discua.
it-a matter we never thought of eoino into
except as to the result upon the off Ger tried
/ have always thought since tina. Genera
Garfield overlooked his oath"