The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-25

fighting fourth division formed its last line on
the bluffs bordering the Tennessee, the long
shadows of the sinking afternoon sun lending
sombre gloom to the battlefield. L heard that
sagaciOus and brave General in memory of the
Butcher at the battle of Waterloo, eXclalm, 'Oh,
for night or Blucher! But greater than Blucher
was coming Urged by nobody, Nelson, at the
head of the Army of the Cumberland, had
pushed forward with so,dierly energy and zeal,
communicating the celerity OF his movements
10 the entire column Following, and, 'al in good
time just as the shadows of night we're falling,
/ saw General Buell. leading the Army OF the
Cumberland upon the battlefield of Shiloh,
and the Army of the Cumberland saved the day.
History will give to Buell. and the Army of the
Cumberland small share of the glory
of Shiloh. The confederate army 1ell
back from Corinth, and then it was footrace
for Louisville. How the Army of the Cumber-
land cOuld get up and dust when it wanted
10! Zebulon b. Vance, now member OF the
United STATES Senate, was colonel of North
Carolina confederate regiment stationed i'll the
eastern part OF the State, One day the news
came to Raleigh that Vance's regiment had been
badly handled by the Yankees, and was fleeing
in confusion. Mrs. Vance was weeping over the,
to her, sad news, when her little boy Zeb., jr,
came hcme from school. Seeing his mother In
tears, he inquired, Mamma, mamma, what's
the matter2' Through her tears Mrs. Vance ex-
planned that his papa's regiment had been de-
feated by the Yankees, and they were all run
ming for their lives. Then little Zeb. said,
Mamma, don't you cry; you know papa can
run just as fast as any of 'em.' AS the Senator
tells the story on himself, he will not object to
my telling it here. The Army OF the Cumber-
land could run as fast as any OF em. In all its
long history 1t never ran away from the enemy
1T never yielded but one battlefield, Chicka-
mauga, and it grasped real victory when it
yielded that TO fall back to ChattanoOga; but
when 1t came to fOo6-race to reach an i'm
portant strategic point before the enemy could
get there, the Army of the Cumberland could
skin over the ground like a flock of reindeers."
The speaker then referred to the suppressed
ing of Buell. by Rosecrans and gave the lat
ter full credit for the victory of Stone River,
the Tullahoma campaign, the fanking of
Bragg out of Chattanooga, and his part in
the battle of Chickamauga. OF the work
performed by the army of the Cumberland
in the storming of Missionary Ridge, the
speaker said
"The commander of the military division, mass
ing ON his left most of the Army of the Tennes-
see. grand army, grand in its leaders, grand in
Its history, under that mpetuous soldier, Cen
eral W. I. sherman, attempted to take the north
end OF Missionary Ridge and turn the oOnfeder-
ate right. To Sherman and the Army of the
Tennessee he gave the post of honor and glory.
twice he weakened the Army of the Cumber-
land in his CENTER first to reinforce Hooker
bis light, then to reinforce Sherman on his lett.
That Sherman did not Succeed is discredit to
him Or 70 the Army of the Tennessee. With gen
eralship superb and steady courage that gave
credit to the Union arms, Sherman threw his
army across the Tennessee and 8ssailed the
enelny's right 1t was not broken Hooker, with
partof the Army of the Cumberland, was TO make
llolhL On the couIeu6fdte !eIV IN alu OF sherman.
Well when the msts of the morning lifted there
1oated on Look-ouJ's craggy crest the stars and
stripes that Ho0ker's brave soldiers had carried
there; and, pressing on with The brave courage
that victory brings, ROssville and the gap to
RInggOld were in Hooker's possession, and the
confederate left turned. Then the com
mander of the military division ordered another
fe1nt in the center, TO aid Sherman on the left
and the weakened columns of the Army cf the
Cumberland gallantly carried the first line of
the confederate CENTER and then without orders
ana AGAINST orders, the Army of the Cumberland
sprang forward and swept Bragg's center from
its strong position Missionary Ridge Talk
about glory! The Army of the Cumberland
stands upon its record"
Iae Atlanta campaign, the battles of
Franklin and Nashville then claimed the
orators attention, and the Grafton termin-
ated with glowing tribute to Gen. George
H. Thomas.
Captain Millard with the help of the
Apollo Club, sang a song composed by him
self for this occasion.