New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-14
sHERIDAN's MEMOIRS.
INTERESTING PASSAGES IN Els LIFE.
EXTRACTS FROM HIS AUroBIoGRAPHx-Hhh
RIDE TO INCONSISTENCIES LOVE OF
HIS TROOPS FOR HIN.

Ride TO WINCHESTEh-Idb ho'N ~
HIS TROOPS FOR HIN.
II was inevitable TINT the story oil General
Shcridan's life should lose something I'D inc
picturesqueness of treatment In being toio ny nun,
solf The hero of the ride 20 winchester though
par.;n,. and did. give an exact and exceedingly
ir.oveSting account of that famous incident, could
No., maize such word picture OF his own dramatic
ox,loit as another could have done. Inc
,nodcstv which always distinguishes the
..rIv GREAT soldier thus depr1ves inc
nook of the purely literary adorn-
ments especially in dealing with the great episodes
of Sheridan's career, which writer mlgnt nave
piyen to it who was not talking about himself
But. what the book may lose in TINS respect Is
more than made up in the weaitn oi ue'a,i' 'uo
trained observation, soupd judgment ana military
or,di,ion NJ one who WAS the leading part OF ali
that he describes Sheridan was soldier Dy IN
stiro+ and enthusiastically devoted TO his pro-
fession He went to study the franco-"ern''i
war as painter visits the great picture gaielieS
os Europe. His book is eminenty thlS Vi
so,d;or-n,ajn pracfical without any attempt al
literary embellishments but, perhaps an Vne iioto
attractive on that account, because lhc s'Sie nus
The man and the story he is telling, ana lmpreAss'
,,ron the reader deep sense of its fidelity to truth
sp iooI- ~ exa0peratjon and its solid value. But
- :; not ON fms account TO be inferred that the
1,ool, is a dull one. On the contrary, SHERIDAN,
a
,orforce exercised as commander powers vi
observation which would have made his fortune
as journalist or historian, and the result - "
work which will be classed with Grants anU D,
tho Great, hooks dealing with the Civil War; Inc
following are extracts
INSTRUMENTATION AND FRESH BEEF.
o.,.r., paleelx did not know much about taking
caro- of himself in the field HIS camp arrangements
,sarc wholly inadequate, and fla consequence ne anu
m
o.ossarv discomfort and annoyance some one pi
Suggested to him 20 appoint me qIic tSe es.
headqnsre an w'1 remedyinc the defects complained
nf and was consequently assigned 70 sasfacfIon
e s TSng that General Haeck was delighted WIN
he improvements made at headquarters DVu
camp 3E.ns anu olarify grew as the improvements m
creased but tifing incdsn 1ettinc fresh beef
Or General Uaecks mess, and as by ms un S ey
body had come to look 70 me Tor any Ioe McKbben
brnneht an order from the General for nc nor s eaeer
beef for the headquarer; mess ne.eac 70 Il even so
resed intbank. McKbben, dsRng 70 nr Tep1pt
my Tso,a 70 see me to aid HIS negotiations but
would not give in so Mck aU ~ order 70 procure
Of MS Ssa SeI hose and thus save from the dire
results which he thought wond ioiIow
HS rext day was made commissary OF subsistence
Tor the headquarters in addition 10 1S 20 9raeh becf
anu Hallec Rad no cause thereafter to complain
of scarcity OF that article In his mess
KEEPING UP THE MEMS SPIRITS AFTER oAi0AA'
MAUGA.
The now position TO which my division had pee,
moved I'm consequence Of the reorgsniza'Ion' req",
da,t,opa, labor 10 strengthen 1t, and the routine
NJ fatigue duty and drills was continued as peore, JUS
o,o,onx occasionally broken by the excitement OF All
.~nectod attack or by amusemeDfs OF various hhus
tba, were calculated keep the men IN eood Splits
Toward this result much was eonoIiDue 6o,pT from
,Ss North to recover the body Of his son. Killed az
Chicamauga, and was quaiterea Mn AZ await The
specsssI conclusion Of his sad mission he spednt
DAYS and even weeks going s9 Se cam Ares and in
mproyised chapels, which the men had a1i
from refuse lumber and canvas ,acd 70 excite ia,
tense interest in The breasts Of all present ana Wien pen
circumstances finally as as him that could never
suFp1DAY's FAREWELL TO THE ARMY OF THE
CUMBERLAND.
was not informed Of the purpose ior "hich l was
"a rroceed TO Washington but coDtecturea thas IL
.ar+ severinc of my relations with the Second d.
,,,slon Fourth Army Corps at once set ABOUT o0ey
, tho order and as but little preparation was neces
sarv started for Chattanooga the next day, without
taking any formal leave Of the troops haa SO Ing
Sctween them and me had grown TO such depm OF
attachment that feared to trust my enouohs III any
Formal nart;ng from q body III soldiers who, from
our mutual devotion, had long before I9st tnea Lee
t eia de he sn%a Su we're called sherdans Dv
iono When took the train at me stduon tn9 @
me Off They had assembled Spontaneously officers and
men, and the cars moved out for an ts
A parting from such friends was indeed 10 20 I"
ed They had ,s csd S Snr m ss se but
10 Themselves had confidence In them, ana peneye
cor 1ae or in misfortune and as tried always to be
with them, to put them in the hottest ire II goo goo
could be gained or save them from unnecessary loss
as Tie occasion required they amply reEad all my
and anxiety, couraeeousy anu az. rva,g e "'e"s
all demands in every emergency that arose.
REvoLUT1oN1zrNG CAVALRY METHODS,
The corps presented fine appearance at the re-
view, and far as the health and equipment Vi tec
men were concerned the showing was good ana SAFE
factory but the horses thin and very nuch worn
down by excessive and. it seemed TO me- unnecessary
picket duty, for the cavalry pieketline almost com
he army. covering distance on continuous limo
Of nearly sixty miles with hardly mounted Con
fernnine Of the war the enemy had shown wis
dom respecting his cavalry than we. Instead o
aI an early day Rad Organized his mounted force int,
compact masses and plainly MADE ne Of III
horses by keeping them TO the rear 50 daat IN t ~
Before and at the review took in this situation
s s,oe soTght an interview with General Meade an
informed him that as the effectiveness % my com
,b ou tho duty Il was then performing was bot
bnriensomc and wasteful also gave him my lde
as 10 what the cavalry should do the main purport
which was that &c ought to be kept concentrated Z
fcht the enemys cavalry. Heretofore. the com
inander Of tho Cavalry Corps had been virtually bu
an adjunct at army headquariers-a sort OF chief 0
cavaIry-and my proposition seemed 70 Stage
General Meade not a little. ] knew that II would b
,lfcult TO overcome the recognized custom Of usln
tho cavalry for the protection Of trains and the estab
lishment Of cordons around the infantry corps. am
so Gar subordInasfng IT'S operations 10 the movement
of the main army that in name only was II corp
At all but stIlI thought IL my duty to try.
CUTTING OFF THE coNFEDERAcY's SUPPLIES.
During his visit to General Hunter at the Monocacy
General Grant had not only decided to retain In tn
Shenandoah Valley large force sufficient to defea
Early's army or drive IT back TO Lee. but he ha
furthermore determined to make that section, b.
the destruction Of IT'S supplies, untenable for con