The Red Cloud chief., 1885-10-09
TRIBUTE.
Criticism. Review and Euiogp oa tho
LIE md bed. Of GENERAL Grant.

the following speech and repeated
che = and other manifestation, O! APP
p.au-e-
CnEEAUES oFTHE Amy or I'VE T~E~~ES-Er
Again arr ~ a~-sr-bt~d Ia tt,- sr-1iy cts ~
engage. p~u--4sUt - ru+ resolution mae az
Cur lat anuua. r--U.a- .; august Ill, -,
a. Lat AlEurfonE4
TH.s oar ,.n'r-ufh a.nual reunion.
rhru-h --suty "F-uf.GI y.Ar~ have rv4Es
E.r.-l -rts the e y-- - tGr- MAJ
81 NOT rrI--a; - you 10 49," s1p----Hrc
THAI our unN> IT, g-ossLZ :ninU'r. uIr Ia ?
~ss'er. and that me eye- ~hica iorlA - To- fns
ard shicu One de az. ta-rsc az -"
tv!wpo- = sound ugu ~ce:1 ~ - though co
Naluz tn. !zIe o.! fhslr Gu- youa. 81 .u1-
~-o-e =zF and gallant ~ ~ tDS -u".r c-5i
u flc gio1ouA das- tue fu'U'r-- - ~ e.
~ uavr r.r4e 'o-"-H-r g. y-i"tya'-
TE.L-a 81 war Crstu maxi ~" f4't-F-rsG
fH- harvest 80 81 pace Sc .U- 1rr--y y.
.Eya..- tho most -uCrL pr-w.-s- TASlE
Ter. II" luuDz7eUt Idfs. tn-r" tl' gentle. FN-
ing - ~. u--r tie youth ~ .U-tE manhood.
az. the hing uu n throne. Dur ~ Cur a.,
VACATION b" ha- -trica"n from our H-t a.
r.eluf-.r- tie Ng-F head and n o. 'srlt~1
$50 : Grant. tne same wuo In -. cod
winter e ISL Ea'asr"d 'rg"in~- - - o..
L.. -. fragments ~. 81. army. an .et il-uI
up 'la 1.uIc>-s- Es,.T-fr. creator and
:4ta.r o. tae Arms ~ tIs Hus----tp b =
ma save ~ earth g. 'C.gFA uu the
morning 81 Jul. = l-1- nm Mount SIC
J,r-.C- a -pur q. the A4.sgusEs- IS pan
90 - III .H+ W.
tie bad nuI>ar1 ~ -fr- S1-k. an had -
cu-a.u.t - ne worid b. example
The ginning Hash CtrTlsi TIE 80 fLlug-
10 q. Ia--- %. tie C~.Nlfs'-1 earth aaI doubt
whether s.uC. Tho h-gu-.u. there ever -ru-.
% -pautau-sL- "a - e -Ts! q" t-ar t.-f IH.-
4. p..Dr- b - u"ayrE Iag' mankind rHI U>'
a r. u.r"I -I.Ttt ana D : C'u-trs men "a .sHi.--
We. h- rr-t war comTad"-. c"uCfl- 70 'ua
family their up"r.Or rEHt-- uGt claim 10" next
I.ac. IN ihe grand procession oi ILuLru.r-
We wcre Win him ~ hs days az a'y-r- rs.
a. .ag. a. FrrrAFrrfE ArI AsFs- n -v#.a =. . -
n me ur--it. To the pole
We shared sItu Am the trials and trbuiA
tiOu>. a. well n iaiOr- and la':lce- 80 Henri.
Iuue!~ou. shiloh, torlu'h. lDkH and h4Jk-
turg when that trau-ceud.Ut and most yu.u-
asIc 81 a. victories turned The universe gaze
e.; uuT i-.wIicr-c countrvrBcu to IN" "H"s
sraT IL the West. which PLAINLY ior''D.: the
man wh1 mad di~pcileG the c.oud winch low
,r.d q cT our huu-e. and wa To lead u TO
tne triumphant victories OF lxi. AID 70 the
stable. enduring prU-p"rts OF l>-L
Hundreds Yea thousands. Gf busy brain
and pens Al" nov irving to comprehend and
DESERT. the man who did 20 much IL :
-nort Ii tine. T. trace the mysterious causes
% IT, most ~Oldcriu. career aud 20 account
toy kuUwu results The. lOak 10 IL who were
n GaIls u,sDC.at-- IA That C-ICsl epoch T.
al Them D. their commemorate wurA- ana -
your rrc-ii"ut ! must Oh inl- occasion CON
jrlrui. a share In IL. year i~5' wa a mr.
c.A--muu II "a" United state Hitar.
AcH4cmy Al We; PO.n'. "a post uu O.. ,Ra.ta-
ton never reached since. though reasonably
successful IN li,. and there Appeared con II,
w. 81 IN, hal Il old North i:arT4ck q
BIS, 90, new CHdo--. among which WA u. :
Grant. inC." SAM Grant. sam Grant
and sam traH' %" - trdaA Il ~" traditions
a.. the Old FOURTH I uIr.t IT o. Infantry
II u~:tcrwari trnn~p rcd ina; his name wa
aciuHIy IIt--"' Hiram CRAM. and IN" ms
TAKE mad been made ~ General Homer. rh'
member 81 ,onyrr~- VINO nominated nun -
IA. cadet from H. G.~trlCf.
Cadet Grant tried To- correct the U,s'uk. At
IN, t.y uusu- and end al rs cadet = =. with
.HF rHfH.H TEI Ia history t- rffrs H.a z
ever p. IS Grant J remember ms PERSONA.
appearance a: the tm". uut the gu.t nt SEP
sr4g.ou between Al t.r-t 'la-, u.hu aud i4,u"
A. West Point was. ana ~'.l -. dee per and
wider than between the G"UerI-iuHt NET and
Al private soldier IN the army, - that / hariS
ru'. c-d him
IT-ai "a were h : after achievements. I suu.
ever rat. those ui Henri am Hou"i.pu among
a." best let 10 on" OF those UrC.G'ut- -
common IN WAT h' had incurred Ia" Q~-V'"a-
ARE of n superior, Genera. fiHI-Ck. whom {
then esteemed a. the master mind. ruling aud
q T'Cung the several uru."- sub l-ct - hI-
orders from his h"adquarter- ~ - Louis -
that when. In March. 10. was permitted L.
take tts REID IT III tuauCan win a new q ~
Iru. ! found b"urrIl Grant AT Port iicI-N
under orders from Genera! Hu.i"Ck la r"IGa d
tn"r" ana To- turn over the ComWad az hG-
army. then flushed with yICtOrE under h i'm
ucda;" leadership, I" Genera. & 7 smith. b
next lu rank II 80 HHpp"u'! that Gen
era Smith had been Au1Uiaut ana Com
Wandaut when Grant and ! were Cal"'~ n
49, . ''''hr 49, So 80 't' NJ - "
a. IA" model solder of hI~ GaV. h, haf also
ACQUIRE IAr.." fame ~ the iuh expedition.
ana IN the then recent capture Of Fort Done"
son. - mat General Grant actually lpCA'G
uprO y IN a. the older. ~ not the Ir. ter So
der. though hc was az that time the senior ty
comm -~.uu. Not one word OF complain.
came from him. UuiE general 'NpT.-- aU OF
regret that lac hHd been wrongful, and un-
justly represented to General tiali"ck an! ne
advised me 10 give o6cu"ra! smith lHy most
luya. Support.
Gcn--.i smith conducted IN. expedition NJ
IA" tennessee River L" Savannah. ~i-i~tport
and Pft-3urg Land NJ. gave all thu order
and Instructions Up to wirnin a. few DAYS 81
the battle of shiloh, when hI- health. shat
tered ~ the mrrr~J accident. CpmDslcd him
Ia rel ngul-h the iuma aga Il To- Gen RAJ
Grant. who quietly resumed :: wu"r" smith
had iyttpt. Tie accepted Ia" situation. made
Few or no changes. ami fought GA tn. Eruuud
which had been selected by Genera. smith.
'nc bloody hariic ri ~ i"h
During This iirrCc.f contested battle b. Dis
rlu 81 TIE uuo.uc-s. the personal courage.
tur"tnuugut aud d"!'H"rIrIpu when after
warl WHdc Tim famous among men Yer
was he triduC"c. ~!aud,r"a ana wr"urcd. not
Cu.s tN the press universally. tui H. tho-u
vino we're ~ Vo~ tons 81 uUthOrit, over h IN.
YOU. however. who we're al the Lu'f.,
front stood b. him true and ioNul nlwavS. and
Ia n q iHE aut NJ loved the ATIuN p' IA"
Tennessee above "a others ry reason OF tHrT
LOYALTY tu HIM IN these the darkest day ~ Ia
cN"ut:ul lie
Nor Wa ;hc end vet After rhIs great bat.
L. Jhrr' great armies were assemble on that
bloody ~icld-Nucl =. POY.'~ and Grant ard
Genera. iIa,ictk anne IN person from ~.
L"u.> Ia command "a" whn." with tn" d."
Ga - lurpo~" 10 H~~U.I" the tod offensive
iuc~. avn - wCr. rcurgIn .ci. Bgclt :
arm. became tpc CENTER. rope : the left.
anf Druuj'> was broken mp one part under
I.ucraI rcCrg" ii IhUmas wa> -, i"I tn,
night. while The other. under General Nc.
Cu.runud. composed The reserve Gru"rl.
Grant was as-".U ely eft uut IN the cu.d.
with attic second IN command unknown
Ia Amer can Lar or HISTORY
Al moved forth To- cor nth. consuming the
whoi" m"a'h q: MAY. and dur ng the month
became crrucu-.I the personal friendship lee
tween IA which .a-tcd itll the end
Not one word ni compliant came from him.
no crit & Sm on tine .aCt> q; II : >uVerInr~ Ur
Government. Vet the tr-ub ing .,eiid. tn
silent tear AMI aEcried head togd that n- bg
heart was troubled
He know thaI cycry officer and sold - tina;
had followed hHm Win such noble courage
and simple ia.th at belmont. tenr,. bunrl-uu
and shiloh ie.t Tor b N. respected b III. aud
UnGcrSt od the inad of neglect II not positive
insult. h" was carr, ing
He knew and felt that ne was in the vay 81
the commanding &c era. A. u were. u f'h
wheel to IA coach. with no T"s! authurI's. no
command. no positive rlgn' 10 order OT even
uG : ~ nis former sIhordinatc> nTt | an sur
hr knew that ". understood and gpprcC. HicI
h entire SITUATION
Then occurred the most questionable
strategy of the whole war. 1hst magnificent
army of near n hundred thou sand al the te-'
men on IN continent who Coutd d. ~ un ted.
have marched To EiCk>Sur. ct TO Mobile Wa,
della erate,N scattered i,"rera. BIet. " I'll
TN. AriuS ~ tie Cumberland which Thomas
had ~ Cfn'd. wa sem eastward tow ard
tnaifanon-a- and the Others were sCatirr"l
d-fen- y-iy from E.I-tpor To Memphis zen
era Grant was -eUt 20 command the Str g
OF Nrmvhis ard General ria. tscS h.mse : -
.ug sImmoue1 Ia Washington cast about Tor
q new commander Tor the ARM OF the Irtf
nr>-e-. Ec offered ihc pu>f io q rnn<f ~CT ~
pGarrerrua-rcr VINO had the gooi >"u-. % DE-
cline. and = ru~ q ue NJ cuur.. 81 o. cave
tn command uf me NcS- Ge.u.vsI an ten
era. Grant. not Nv >rtcCt.or. but B., virtue o:
h-~uI-r or comm sol
Thenc-sorward >c4'ecr was ever ouwRri
and upward and wlcU uJ the ar ia -; %
list NscA>bGr- >Uv--n Fred - = III. ara Tn
mighty " : : --lPg. went ITygy,G ." ~" -
81. uhns CouuTr, a- - aud u"Cr-r cd y
hu th- Il -s-- - n wa Gss-s,~u 70 z7GsGF Sur
ed u-a.s - tua vet r, sEd "a pn Th.-