Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-08-11

,Ucat'ng OF hasty hoots on the Valley mn,
uiot ,tt echoes yet down the corridors a,
Glio, away he went for the front
any hardly drew rein till he reached IL
neari,. n.Ie before noon, having had a gallop O,
heafly three hours and the whole ar,nv ,ra. ~
Wild with delight when the bows SAW him rii"a Was
aionB lhe lines. They knew what his coming
hthRl ana he interpreted them aright when he
answered as he did; "Nevrr mind bova Won
Whlp them yet VIZ shall slpcr in our nun
GUarlers tonight He formed a new line ot
DH'lle Win the staunch and tnconorerahIa
sixth Corps, and the remnants OF the EiySteSnib
ana NAeteenth Corps aud Merritt's Cavalry
!IeI III tlme TO be ready for another advance Of
lhe enemy. Upon Shcrdans new hne the
'Htily ln4de no impression and when thoy
m,re ready to give 1t up he was ready 10 20
forward, An advance OF the whole line was
ordered close upon the heels of the rennlscd
enemy and the total rout Of Early's army was
the consequence.
-, For this victory he received the thanks o,
congress, and the President made him Major
1ehernl OId Abe wrote that the promotion
was FOR the personal gallantry. military eINii
ana Just confidence in the courage and n3trot.
ISM OF your troops displayed BY you on the 10Th
OF october at Cedar Run. whereby. under the
pressing ot Providence your routed army was
feorRanlled great National diaaster ayerted.
ana brilliant victory achieved over the rebels
torth thirdtime in pitched battle within thirty
days. ''-'''S
sheridan afterwari joined General Grants
army ut CITY Point from whence he started
March 20, 1868, to strike tine final blow for the
overthrow Of Lees army Of Northern Virginia.
re fought the battle Of Dmwiddc Court House
March 81, and that Of Five Forks, April |. From
Five Forks at this time he sent word to Grant
mat ne believed an important battle might now
pc won "lf things were pushed " and Grant sent
MN the most famous of all the military lacon.
lcs' Push things.' He pushed them. He
attacked with his cavalry Custer. Deyinc,
Davis IN front and with the whole Fifth CorpS
on Lees right flank, end smashed eyery
thing President Lincoln ioographcd from CITY
Point to Washington that night: "Sherdans
cavalry ana infantry have carried all before
thcm, capturing three brigadcS Of infantry a
wagon train, and several batteries Of artillery
I'hS was the last real battle of the war for the
lighting history of Lees army ends with the
story OF Five Forks. As the army of Northern
Virginia fed Sheridan constantly attacked and
harrasscd II until its surrender at Appomatto2
April 8, 1860.
General Sheridan was assigned to the com
mnnd OF the military division Of the Southwest
'une B. and of that Of the Cuff June II, 1S65
Under new reorganization Of the military dis
lricts and departments, he was assigned to the
Department Of the Gull August Is, 1856. and In
March, 1864 to the Department OF the Missouri
where he continued until March 1862 when, by
the promotion of sherman, he became Licutcn-
mt General and assumed command Of the
Western and Southwestern military divisions
with headquarters at Chicago
On June I, 1SSS, Congress passed an act re.
viying the grade of General Of the Army
which by special limitation had lapsed since the
death Of General Grant and the retirement Of
General sherman. The President Immediately
sent to the Senate the nomination Of General
Sheridan to that position and il was at oncc
unanimously confirmed The commission was
promptlymade out and officially presented TO Inc
General and from his sick bed he dictated u
letter Of thanks to the President and issued a
general order announcing his stan.
WAsuINGToN. Aug, with the death Of
General Sheridan the rank of Lieutenant