Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-12

HIS KecOlAectfons Of His Old COmrade-
in-Arms Told 70 the Society Of the
Army Of the Tenaessee-<aen. Grants
Early Campaigns in the we.t.


last Wednesday Gen. w. T. Sherman made an
address, In which he referred with touching
eioQuence to the death Of Gen. Grant, "the
creator and father Of the Army of the Tennes-
see"-the absent comrade. SIN the year 1889"
said the general, ~ was drst-class man In the
United States Military academy at West
Point, position Of exaltation never reached
SINCE though reasonably success in life, and
mere appeared On the walls of the hall lin old
N0fIn Darrack list Of new cadets, among
which was u. 8. Grant A crowd of lockers
on read United States Grant, Uncle Sam
day In the ira,o and Sam Grant be Is TO
STATES infantry. 1t afterwards transpired that
a n1s name am was actually Ulysses Hiram Grant,
Hamer, the member Of Congress who noni-
mated MIN as the cadet from his district. Cadet
stnnin sr a 10 correct this mistake at the Pc
Grant. -''0 -'<''''' 'AA"'' ~
.,ma remember S. his personal appearance at the
tilne, Dot the gulf Of separation between hrst.
class man and plebe at West Point was, and
is still, deeper and wider than between the gem
SO that hardly noticed him. His reputation
IN the 4th infantry, in which he served through
me Me1lcan war and until he resigned his COM
was of a good willing officer, always ready for
DUTY, extremely social and friendly with his
or manifesting the wonderful qualities after
WARDS developed in him."
GEN. GRANTS FIRST VICTORIES.
II recall an instance when I met him In st.
Louis, in 1857, when he was q farmer in the
country, and I. too, was out of the military SER
enaa ny sns
tne regular army were not good schools Tor lar
merS, bankers, merchants and mechanics. !
did not meet him again till the civil war had
broken out, when chaos seemed let loose and
the gates of he'll wide open in every direction"
Then came the news" continued the gem
anti ffnn1 h0 or
camp at Belmont Of the tn of November,
1861, soon followed by the events of Columbus,
SO direct that their so
my mind was magical: They raised the dark
| curtain which before had almost hidden all
and course of action necessary only to be fol-
lowed with persistence to achieve ultimate
| success.
Great as were his after achievements shall
ever rate those of Henry and Donelson among
the best; yet, by one of those accidents SO COM
his superior, Gen. Halleck, whom then es-
teemeo as the master mind, ruling and direct
Ing the several armies subject to his orders
from his headquarters in st. Louis. So that
when, in March, 1862, was permitted to take
| the field from Paducah with new division, I
found Gen: Grant at Fort Henry under or.
ders from Gen. Hallack to remain there and
turn over the command OF his army, then
huShed with victory under his immediate lead
ersh a 70 Gen; r Smith his next in rank: o
adjutant and commandment when Grant and
were cadets at West Point, and he was univer-
sally esteemed as the model soldier Of his day.
He had also acquired large fame in the Utah
expedition, and in the then recent capture of
Fort Fort 9oneison; So that Gen: Grant actually
soldier, though he was at that time the senior
by commission"
NOT WORD OF COMPLAINT.
"Not one word of complaint came from him."
said the speaker, "only general expression Of
regret that he had been wrongly and unjustly
tod tn YnIln
advised me to give to Gen. Smith my most
loyal support Gen. Smith conducted the expe-
dltlon up the Tennessee river to Savannah,
Eastport and Pittsburg Landing, gave all the
orders and instructions up to within few days
of the battle of Shiloh, when his health, shat
tered by the merest accident, compelled him to
relinquish the command again to Gen. Grant,
who quietly resumed 1t where Smith had left
off-'accepted the situation'-made few or no
changes, and fought on the ground which had
been selected by Gen. Smith, the bloody battle
."During this iercely contested battle he dis
played the GOODNESS, the personal courage, FORE
thought and elaboration which afterwards
made him famous among men; yet was he ira
drced, slandered and wronged, not only by the
press universally, but by those who were in
positions of authority over him.
"You, however, who were at the battles front
stood by him true and loyal always, and to his
dying day he loved the Army of the Tennessee
above all Others by reason Of their loyalty to
f him tf In these the darkest days of his event
great battle, three armies were assembled on
that bloody held-Buell'S, POpe'S and Grants
and Gen. Halleck came in person from St
Louis to command the whole with the declared
purpose TO assume the bold offensive. The
he the e e aps
broken up. One part, under Gen. George H.
Thomas, was styled the right, while the other
Gen. Grant was absolutely left out in the cold
with a title, second in command unknown to
American law or history. All move forth to
Corinth, consuming the whole month of Nav.
and during that month became cemented the
personal friendship between us which lasted
"Not one word Of complaint came from him:
no criticisms on the acts of his superior or gov.
e esnI yet the trembling eyelid, the silent
was troubled. He knew that every officer and
soldier that had followed him with such
noble courage and simple faith at Bel
him, respected him and understood the load
OF neglect If not OF positive insult, he was
caasHFy a s3sv on, ,.,, t,..,. ro T.,
the commanding general-as If it were fifth
wheel to q coach-with no real authority, no
gn S SS
he knew that he was ever welcome to our
bivouacs, and that we understood and appreci-
'Then occurred the most questionablesstrateg
near 1OO, 900 Of the best men on this continent,
who could, II united, have marched to Vicks-
burg, or to Mobile, was deliberately scattered
Gen. Buell., with the army of the cumberland,
WHICH, AuoAustS uaO reJOlneQ, was sent east
wards towards Chattanooga and the others
were scattered defensively from Eastport to
Memphis. Gen. Grant was sent to command
the district of Memphis, and Gen. Halleck him
self, being summoned to Washington. cast
about for new commander of the Army of the
Tennessee. He offered the post to most wor-
thy quartermaster, who had the good sense to
decline, and, himself being compelled to leave
the command at the west devolved on Cen
Grant, not by selection, but by virtue of his
superior commission"
THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT CAREER
"Thenceforward his career was ever onward
and upward, and when, on the 4th day of
July, 1858, Vicksburg surrendered to him, and
the mighty Mississippi went unvexed to the
sea, the whole country arose and recognized
IN him the agent who was destined to guide and
lead US all to final victory and triumph. These
time; were little appreciated, and were in truth
the frst designed by Providence to test the
ability, courage and endurance of him on
whom whole epoch in history was destined to
hinge.
'Others have told the whole story Of the war,
and still Others are repeating and celebrating
IL Even he himself, almost In his dying hours
we all await the publication with profound in
terest. have seen some of the manuscript and
nave been told Of the rest but prefer to await
the whole publication, certain that whatever he
mas recorded OF his own knowledge will stand
the test of time, and am sure that he himself
Will have recognized the truth and will have
recorded the fact that his campaigns from Bel
his whole life.'
Crank Church Builder.
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