New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-09

ed that reinforcemens near at hand ala hot ~
an sar Se,crpon Of the battle Shiloh given BY Col
one William Preston Johnston Is very grspnc anu zach
ia The reader will imagine that lie can see ~ eac1
How struck a demoralizcd and broken mon Oh
soldiers each blow sending the enemy, o t,S VA lit
,ia more than two miles away at the beginning OF Ie %
act II the reader does not STOP 10 i h9,rs of
sncb success for more than Twelve nos
hard aShtinc the National troops were not az kea
captured driven into the river ne WIZ ha gbt from the
National side from o'clock IN the molnns '
closed the contest and see but tte IL ,ro fanght
thot can recognize. The Confederate uoops iVusi
we'll and deserve commentator enongh LOT d
bravery and endurance on the otn OF A ANYTHING
tracing from their antagonists OF Claiming any e
more than her que ne Rattle Of Shiloh which for
TIe Tent,r1 Magazine stated that General A hcD
McCo"t Who commanded division Of BuelIs army eN
pnSav Snr = because of the condition OF his troops.
General Badeau, In his history, aisn W
statement on my authority. Out OF JUSTICE 10 ~
McConk and his command must say that tncy lcII u
noiut tventv-twO miles east OF savannah On wy 80
s VI J tbc massage OF trains and artillery the roads
ra neecss1rily deep In mud which made marching
slow The division had not Only har'ncu III III,
mud the day before, but it had been IN the ram al -i
without rest. II was engaged III tue pato W ,oI IT,,
Sact an opportunity occurred for II 10 perform COR
spicous act OF gaantry which elected 'nc 49, ~
,cndn,ion from division commanders III the hrul VI
tbe tennessee General Srerman IN Doth ms ihcinoIS
and report makes mention OF tnS lii ho rrrriSbci
McCook himself belonged to family whlrn lW nlSnc'
ronv volunteers TO the army. refer 10 these clrCu
stances with minueness because dlu "eheI' , 90
lie extent one would suppose from the puolic press
am not willing do any one an Injustice, aw ,I So ~
vinced that have done one aln Always WILING !"
make tne Lumese ,Urr which we received regular
r. rT before Vicksburgl through the courtesy Of the
be nickrts SAID prior to the 4th, IN speaking ol INC
eVe hast that they would take dinner In Vlcks
h dav that the best receipt for cooking rabbit
was: "Kctch your rabbit first Inc paler ~ LIE .
for some time previous WAS pri was printed on The
4th and announced that we had "caughtiDnr rapniI
Ihaye no dou that Pemberton commenced ms co'e
IN
avoid an assault which he Knew wouiu NC Iuo % ,hc
ana seSohH, Holiday The anniversary OF the Declare
lion of American Independence Holug "nt ~. 80
terms AS he aid defeated his aim III the latter par
on the Atm of July at the appointed hour the garrsc1
of Vicksburg marched out OF their works ana otnc'
line in front stacked arms and marched PACK ~ Eoon
order our whole army present witnessed ,is SILL
without cheering ana WITHOUT d Si"E'o ~
that ever heard OF. -, ., tho
Ioeans division which had approached ne , the
rebel works, the first to nafch H. anu ,e aI VI
one OF the regiments Of his division WAS soon hoa'hg
o'T no Ocm Of vicksburg was suggested and deyc
oped by circumstances The elections OF lsO@ had gone
against the prosecution OF the war Noum, o
mems had nearly ceased and the DRAFT hhd ueh tehorcu
To; this resisted, aud dcfrat or oachW1I" 'v ~,
ment would have made its execution nposslne' oc
ward Increment to decisive Victory wac h,Vosa' ,,
corIngly I resolved TO get below Nich5burs, UNI
with Banks against Port Hudson make
base and with that base and Grand Gun hs 81" tE
point. move our combined forces against Nlck,phts
ipon reaching CUR. after running It's batteries
and lighting battle received letter IRON hIihs Il
forming that he could not he ~ RORY ill'pu u'u'
ten
worth more than the reiniorcemchs. teioio,o ,,
termned push into the interior oil the enemy co"
with large river behind us, held above and below by
the enemy ements were essential 10 success
had arrived and when large rcinforccnehs were dAS
expected. A rapid movement west vas made, and the
garrison Of NlcKshurg was met IN hyr battles anu o'uy
defeated. The city then successfully bescSed.
COMMISSIONED AS LIEUT. GENERAL.
General Grant writes as follows IN regard to bis
appointment as Northumberland:
NV commission Lieutenant-Gcncral was given TO
me on the 9th OF March, 1864 ON the following day
visited General Meade. commanding the Army Of the
Potomac, at his headquarters at Brandy station near
tue Mexican war; hut had not met him since until th-
visit | stranger 20 most oil the ARMY OF the
Potomac. 1 might say TO all except The officers OF
the regular Army who had served IN the MrN,
lean There had been some changes ordered
One the consolidation OF I'VE corps INTO three mus
throwing some officers OF rank ont OF lmP"a,"' com
,ne tlt might want an officer who had served with
not to hesitate about making the change.
OF his first meeting with President Lincoln Cen
eral Grant writes
Although hailing from Illinois my SELF the state Of tho
President had never met Mr. Lincoln until called to
the capital to receive my commission ~ Lieutenant
General. knew MIN however very well and inyorahiy
from the accounts nv officers un ne al The West
WHO Lad known HIN al their lives, had also read the
remarkable course OF debates between Lincoln anu
Douglas few year. before. when they were u'al candi
dates the United States senatc. was then resident
OF Missouri and by no means " Lincoln man III mat
contest. But recognized then MS grcat aOIlty'
In my arst Interview wth Mr. Lincoln alone ne Satod
10 me that he had never prOfcsscd 10 Dee military man.
or to know how campaigns should "e conducted. and
never wanted interfere ~ them bat that pfocrn@ii
nation the part OF commanders anu the pressure
Of the people at the North and OF Congress which. Ike
the poor hc had always with him had forced him into
issuing his wclkuOwn scrcs Of Executive orders. lie
did know but they were az wrong aud did not Know
that some OF them were. All he wanted. or had ever
wanted he said that some one wond take the re-
sponsbty ana act and call on hun for all The assistance
needed
on THE MISSISSIPPI.
In describing his command of the Division Of the
Mississippi General Grant continues:
on the 81 of October a dispatch received at Cairo
ordering 10 move with ny stan and headquarters To
that city and to report from there my arrival This dis
match reached me on the 10Th. left ycksburg the
day and Caro- the 10Th, AID reported my
rival at once. The reply came on the morning OF the
I'm. proceed im mrdiafey the Cali
House Louisville. where would meet an ohcero the War
department win my INSTRUCTIONS. ieit Cairo
going by rail by the way Of indianapolis. Just as the
train starting ont OF the depot at ndihnhp
OTIS messenger came RAINING up 10 stop H. saying that
the Secretary of War was coming into the station and
wanted TO see had mover met Mr. stanton at that
time though we had held frequent conversations
wires this year before. when was In Tennessee Oc
casiOnaly a. night he would order the wires freed from
the War Department to my headquarters and would
hold conversation for An hour or two ON this occasion
the Secretary was accompanied 10y Governor Brpug OF
ONO whom had never met personally though he and
my father had been old acquaintance. Mr. stanton dis
missed the special train that had brought him to Indian
apolls aud accompanied me 10 Louisville.
Up to this time no hint had been given me OF what
wanted after left Nicksburg except the suggestion In
one OF Halccks dispatches that had better To Nash
vile and superntcn1 tho operations oil the troops sent To
relieve K0secrans But soon after we started the sccre
tary handed me two orders saying that could take my
choice of them The two were Identical In all but
particular Both created the Military Division OF the
mississippi" giving the command composed OF tho
Departments of the OHIO, the Cumberland and the Ten
liz alTtYtlI lUgr a In