Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-24
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prf C.eo... sh0 sas GRANTS class
mat.- sass -.Ihe hCpof of D"ins "-9
..a,r..ls f8s tso Yeals at t'i7 A'a'i9'1f .
enable. me a. speak mofe intei.ls''i'''s. .
-. tbao those ~ the new school, f
sho have invested the nost aoHnf1 $40
- n bis e..lst hfs. remember niiii a. .
i. ,l.t, .,..ufoon sense stralzntiof* f*'1id
,oath aalat rather of the old neai-oA .
yoanz-sboalisrs order. snnnAilz u''''-
r,.ss quite c,1nt-nle,i, shile others ~o'0
srruniblmg taking to his miiitafs inl'e'
n = very baslness-hzs mannef, not
oroasinsnt man m the cofPs oot respect
al b. all and yery popular WITH iiis
friends. His s0ubuquet ~ L ncie oaAi
- rig,o - him there. where every goo"
fellow has nickname, from these very
aashties. indeed he vas serf uncle SORT
~ 4 soath. Hs Nas then and always 'h
sxesIi-nt h0rssman. and his picture rises
h..s,,, ma. A., 4 write, In the old torn coat
obsoleseent leather xg-top Loose rlding
pautaloons, with spurs buekied over
them. going With his clanking sabre "a
th., old hall. tie exhibited bat httie en-
thns,asm IN anything, his best standing
was IN the mathematical branches, and
ths appheati0n to tactics aud military en-
gtaeernz
The tourney % Oregon IA lN52 was oy
WAY ofthe lsthmus. AMI Admiral Schenck
wao commanded the tr ,usport ship, has
recalled hts impressions of the young
subaltsrn.
In is52, said the Admiral, Il tooS a
reeameut on my ship from New York 10
the Isthmus MAJOR Bonneville, whose ex-
ploits and venturous trip through the
Rocky Mountains were afterward related
by Washington Irving. Was IN command
of the regiment and lieutenant Grant
was acting a. quartermaster. For the
first wsek or So ou' did not have much
to say b Grant Hs was then a quiet
nndemonstrative man. and took matters
fnzt A. they came along with little com
raent. though when called upon he never
seemed At loss FOR An opinion. and good
reason to back H. | noticed tins first In
the httle differences that frequently arose
between the officers. Bonneville was has
~ and uncertain IN mis- manners and often
gave cause FOR disagreements. aud It was
a customary practice to make Lieutenant
Grant the Arbitrator az such times, and
his rulings we're distinguished. l remem-
Der 10 have ,ed. by particular good
sense. Re never went % he'd before three
or four o'clock ma the morning. but won u
walk mp and down the deck smoking a
cigar. / usually turned IN about MO
night. and a. va became better acquainr-
sl it Was frequent thing for us 70 walk
mp and down the deck together, discus
sng such matters a. came mp from time
- time These conversations recurred
u me- IN later years when be- came prom
insntly before the country, and they Were
what chiefly LETT remembrance ~ the
man 10 ny memory
Whie Grant showed his great quah
ties ~ a aoldier from the hrst service he
,lid. it was not ,lll the great events whict
be dlrscts.d iu Virginia occurred that hls
crowuing Abilities his marvellous com
mand ~ great masses ot men and his
shrew,luess "a a strategst we're fully de
veloped rant iadicafel his quality in
these operations and his style - fighting
Having the strategical Disadvantages ol
a constantly lengtbening line of opera
tions. through sn impoverished and
geographically difficult country. with
the TANKS ~ his hne ~ communications
exposed and rho tactical one ~ either
sssaiiing fositions selecte,l and carefully
prepared f1r resistance. or else exposing
himself 81 tho risks - tank movements
within short striking distance ~ the enc
my. ttla manner in wbich be played th3s
xsne put The seal 20 his high capacity ss
general Handling successfully an
army of At least ore huDdred and fifty
thonssnd men. in a broken counfry. and
"a contact with the enemv. is ~ itsef no
small featof generslship. General Grant
not only did this. but abandoning ons
base an,i taking up new one in succes-
son. FROM t8e Rspilan to Port Royal
rom this - tho White House, and now
frum the White House ~ the James he
had swung bis srmy around from the
Wilderness to Spottsy lvanis Court
Honsa. fvam theirs to the NORTH Anna
fn1m this stream to the Chickahomiuy
and from the Chickahominy to the south
sbie ~ the James. vitb an or,isr and celer-
~ seldom. r ever. a,tpailed forcing his
opponent to rapid rstrogade movements
from strong infrenohei positions. where
m each he was held only 81 long ss vas
pe-~ssary IN have everything M rea'ln'ees
for the next onward step.
II has been held that Grants suc'nss
vas 1ne only ~ fhe -aftrton' ~ armies
wss mere military arithmetic Tins