The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
Memorial address Continual

Memorial address Continued.
could whip them Before starting
| had drawn up plan of campaign
Tor Sheridan which had brought with
me; but seeing that he was 50 clear
and so positive in his views and Sc
confident of success [ said nothing
about this and did not take it out Of
my pocket, Knowing that
he, IN making preparations to move al
a given day, would haye to bring NJ
wagon trains from Harper's Ferry.
asked him IS he could be ready to get
OH by the following Tuesday. This
was On Friday. o yes he said he
could be off before daylight on Mon
day. | told him to make the attack
at that time and according to his own
plan; and | Immediately started to re-
turn TO the army about Richmond
10 quote the apt words of his biogra-
pher once more:
The battle of the Opequan, when followed. was
fought with the precision uf clock work The
overthrow of the enemy was absolute and com.
plete. The country was electrified. and the shad-
oW OF gloom which had hung over it was dispell-
- - II by magic Gold took such a Tumble a.
II lita not received since the outbreak of the re-
ociiion, aud thencefofth $50 man OF sense doubted
the ultimate triumph uf our arms or the re-estub-
lishment OF the Union.
After Opequan followed the success
sivc victories of Fishers Hill aud
Cedar Creek, all Of which engage
ments took place between Sept. 18Th
and Oct 19th 1864. September 10Th
for his victory at Opequan he was APP
pointed Brigadier General in the reg
uiar army, and after the Cedar Creek
victory the thanks Of Congress were
bestowed upon Sheridan and his army
and Nov. 9Th he was appointed Major
General in the regular army. Saws
Grant, Il congratulated Sheridan
upon his recent great victory, and had
salute Of hundred guns fired III
honor of it, the guns being aimed at
the enemy around Petersburg. ! also
notified the other commanders
throughout the country who also fred
salutes in honor Of his victory"
Hon. A. f. Walker of the Inter
state Commerce Commission in his
history of the Vermont brigade in
which he served during the campaign
IN the valley, gives q thrilling account
of the attack on Fishers Hill showing
how Sheridan joined with and en-
couraged his troops:
The Vernon brigade at the commencement Of
ITS advance, mot q shallow mill pond that had
not been noticed in the forest in some way
l"undered through. rushed up 10 the rebel works
teen turned 10 ne lea and IN a confused. delir-
us mass hurri Il on as best they might after the
>catt r lgcneny. Guns were fret wildly into the
air, an Jlpaded rs the soldiers ran: CAPTURED
annOl wheeled about and discharged ut
the ptHlc stricken foe in mad salute FOR victory.
Gen sheridan, with long. black Stredners waving
tln, tys, run; don't wait to form; donJ Lei 'eTa
stop AID when sol#e one answered we can I
run. We re tired o 81. his reply WAS perhaps ulI-
m Ut ny. bur cert i-tiy- under the circumstances
ju lie 1's, II You can't run then boiler aud thus
tn VIA pursuit continued until they reached
IN turnpike, v n re il crosses he very summit
of Fishers hill.
Sheridan had studied the bible. He
knew that J 5>bua had adopted SINH
lar tactics in his attack on Jericho,
s,n,a end ,rot H. ~ 81 IL. "
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Speaking Of this victory at 0pequan
Greek Grant says; Il had reason to
believe that the administration WAS Il
iii1it &'faii 10 have a decisive battle
fought al tina; TIME, foF Tear 1t might
70 against US, and have bad effect
on The November elections. The
convention bach bad met and made
IT. nomination 81 the Democratic can
dictate for the presidency had deelar-
ell lie war failure. Treason was
talked rs boldly III Chicag0 At that
convention as eyer Il had been ii
Charleston, 1t wa5 4 question wheth-
er the Government would then have
hal the power 70 make arrests and
punish those who thus talked treason.
Bat this decisive victory was the most
effective campaign argument made ID
The car Yass. Ia view ct these star;I-
Ing fact we eau truthtHIly say that
.!h"ef The blessing @. C'od oher-
ilan was the Saviour Of the
Union. Ii the victory had not been
Camel Just at This time, being few
days before TIE general election IN all
probability Lincoln would have been
defeated tor his second term and Nc
Cieiian elected on The strength of the
democratic platform which ali true
'ofgfs 81 peace % al shade: OF poilu-
cai oe'ie' "oui'' nave oeeh inciihea 10
,ec. r a. Si ~ oeeI"Fe" mat a''eT i"ur
,'''s - '''Iuie 10 restore the Chloo
" 'ne experiment Il, "l war Us
nee, humanity h6erty ana the pubic
~ei'''f9 ueh'ail'' tlat immaculate EFFORTS :,
ne mace Tor 4 cessation OF hosliilties-
Inc wires broa-ht news mat the war
"is I'Gs d tail"Fe, and the DAINTY nor
SCI heia OUT ny Inc democratic pat
form iaiiga 10 catch the peace-lovIng
citizens. am not tempted to assali
the political parties OF today, but sim