The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-17

pashizexi With the REBELLION. there rcrs
several In oar regzrnent-the Fourth
infantyy--xho cid and ne xere cor
siaerably exercised as 70 the course
they might pursre. bus naturally lar
more 80 concerning tae disF-essuen
that would he mssie OF the regimen
1arirzg the ro1ai-t- IL was very diz-
6culs 70 obtain direct intelligence 81
the progress Of the war. Most Of The
time sc we're IN the depths OF ignor-
arsee a. 70 the true coalition a ar1si-Ss
and this tended 10 increase cur anxiety
Ther. too. the accounts OF the con-
t7srts TIA. had taken place we're greatly
exagxerzses BIZ the Eastern papers,
and lost nothing in transition. The
news came by the rong express across
the plains to san Francisco, where i
WAS stu further us4gnihed IN reqab-
| fishing. and gained somewhat m
southern bias ! regnefnher well that
when the first reports reached Is OF
| the battle OF fsaA Eun-fAaf sarsguinary
enrsgenenf-ik was stated that each
SIDE had lo~t 5000 nsen in klilesi and
| wo1naed, and none we're reported
missing nor - having run away
Week hy week these losses grew less,
| until they finally shrunk into the hun
dreas. bat the vivid descriptions u
| the gerry conflict were not toned down
during the Whole summer"
1 Durinethe period from January 20
| September. issi, in consequence OF
| designations ami the addition et sew
eFaI rev regiments, Gen Sheridan
| passed rapi1ly through the grade OF
| first lieutenant and reached that OF
captain OF the Z thirteenth United states
| infantry. OF which Gen Tecumseh
sherman Was colonel He was ordered
/ 10 81. Loais. AID Gen. Halleck placed
him in charge of the conrnissary de-
| parfmcat TO Straighien out the ac-
counts OF Gen. John {. Fremont,
which had got into bad tangle. OF
| this work he says:
| ACTING As CoNaISSARY.
the duty vas not GistastefRi. and
| I felt that | Was qualified TO under
| take il. for the accounts 10 be audited
belonged exclusively TO the quarter
| master and subsistence departments,
and bs recent experience | had be-
| come familiar with the class OF papers
| that peEtained to those branches OF
| the army Indeed, il was nav fantil-
iarity with such transactions. retlras,
| etc, that probably caused my selec-
ton a president of the board. |
entered upon the work forthwith. and
| continued at it until Dec. ~. 1851. Al
| that date | was relieved from the
| auditing board and assigned To duty
| as chief c0mmissary OF the army of
| Southeast Missouri. commanded by
Gen. samuel X. Curtis. This army
was then organizing at Rolla. No for
| the Pea Ridge campaign, lis strength
| throughout the campaign being in the
| aggregate about $500 men
| ON Jan. 26. ls,s2, Gen. Curtis army
began its march from Rolia TO Spring
| field. Mo-, over badly eut-up roads
| and through a country that yielded
/ bat little forage Gen. Sheridan was
left for a time at Springfield to gather
| provisions and send them forward TO
| the army. In passing over the battles
OF Pea Ridge. Gen Sheridan pays this
tribute 10 his commanding officer:
| After Pea Ridge was won certain
| efforts were made to deprive Curtis OF
the credit due him for tie victory; but,
no matter what merit belonged to in
disi6ual commanders. was always
convinced that Curtis was deserving OF
the highest commendation, nos only
for the skill displayed on the field, but
for a zeal and daring in campaign
| which were not often exhibited at that
early period OF the war. Especially
| should this credit be awarded him
" hen We consider the difficulties under
which he labored aud how he was
hampered in having 10 depend on a
sparsely settled country for the sub
-istsnee Of his troops. In the reports
OF the battle that came 70 Springfield
! mueh glory was claimed for some
other general officers. hut rs I had
control the Of telegraph line from
| Springfield east, ! detained all dis
patches until Gen. Curtis had sent in
! hi official report.
TURNING PaiST oF MS CARErg.
After this bit of evidence OF fair
| play Gen. Sheridan tells of differ
enee he had with Gen. Curtis. brought
about, he thought, by an assistant
1 quarteTmastef who coveted his place.
| Ii seems that Gen. sheridan had dis
covered a plan 10 steal horses from
| the farmers and sell them to the gov
eminent, but the plan failed when the
young officer seized the animals and
| refused 20 pay for them. Gen. Curtis.
miSled by stories told him. ordered
Gen. sheridan 10 pay for the horses,
/ but the latter refused - do SO, and .
| court-martial was ordered to try him.
| zen. Hallcck. however, transferred
| Gen. sheridan u st. Louis and the
tiial never took place. Annoyed by
this retirement from the scenes OF
| action the younger officer finally con
ttired 10 he sent to report 10 Gen.
Halleck sc Shiloh just after the Ia
/ NOUS battle at that place had occurred
OF his return to the front he says.
his ! consider the turning-point
81 my military careeer, and shall al
ways feel grateful to Col keiton for
his kindly act which so greatly infu-
enced nay future. My desire % Join
! the army at Shiloh had now taken pos
session OF me. and ] was bent on get
! ting there by the !irst means available.
| lsarnlng that ashospital-boat, under
| charge OF DE-. HouEh, was preparing
10 start FOR Pittshurg Landing. ( OBJ
tanned the doctor consent to take pas
sage on it.
HON M HFr AHr COLONEL.
IL was while doing excellent service
| IN the eommi>saTy department under
Gen dalleek that he got his eo,onelry.
/ u happened ia this way. Gov. Blair
soed man for colonel Il the Second
Michigan cavalry Ia regard to thi.
appointment Gen. Sheridan writes:
"a presume that some enc said 10
/ TIE governor about this time. Why
don Yea get Sheridan 2 This. how
ever. Is only conjecture. really don't
know how my auMe was propo.el %
hiln. aut have often been told since
Thar 1en. Gordon Granger. whom
knew slightly then, and Who had been
TIE former colonel Of the regiment
hrst suggested the appointments. Al
all events, on the morning % May -
is@, capt Russell r. Alger-fecenily
governor % Michigan accompanied
" ihe quartermsster OF the regiment,
Lieut. Frank Waieridge, arrived at
ten iai'eck's headquarters and ae-
1gereti zee the telegram making the
appointment.
soon after thts tba expedition 10
iiUonefile was planned IS tirn. Hal
lees, ana Ha1 Hal'aca had tbs al
vance 6ue Sic burned & bridge and
fore np she railroad track anti the
n'i4st 81 the work fought eff g com
iafy u tunioieraie cavalry Tie See
riaes bis raii thgs:
TEARING ~ HsI1aoAus.
We hsJ hai few toot,. aa4 IS the
ol44e tes % overcome wcye scri9u.
orr truzrgs Ha> slow uut5l sarsc aer-
io% conserved the i3ea fhat the RACK
FAILS 4fsu tl.s Tsffrsff fga tsseas1 f-e.sse -