The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-04-24

fought CALAMITY TO recover the works" and he
should have added that they were recovered by
the 1l1th Ohio before Opdycke's Brigade reach
the works. Why were tho works broken at al2
/ answer, it was because the men in tho main
line were deferred from firing on account Of
our own boys coming in from the front, who
had been left there to detan the enemy, to
give us time TO finish the works of the main
line, which all remember were light.
When those gallant boys came in and over our
main line, The enemy were right upon them
and came over with them, and the breach was
made. My own regiment occupied q position
little to the right of Locust Grove, where we
could plainly all that transpired from our
location in the line. Tho sight in our direct
front was shocking TO contemplate. How well
/ remember the mon from the regiment that
ran out of their works and tried to come into
our works to help defend our position after it
was we'll sustained by MS, but they were
promptly ordered away. now appeal to the
S0th Ind, 10th H., 23d Mich, 115th Ohio, and
the 129th Ind. if this is not truo.
Then, again, COmrade Shelenberger dwells
upon the inc0mpetency of Mai Gen. SchOfield.
Let us look at this statement from military
standpoint. The Twenty third Corps was com
manded during its service by Gen. Burnside,
Gen. Stoneman and Gen. Foster, and | will say
that as far as my knowledge goes about mill
tary affairs, Gen. Schofcd was its abest and
greatest commander. Who can find any fault
with Gen. Schofeld's ability during the Atlanta
campaign And why was Gen. Schofed Sc
lccted TO go back with Gen. Thomas if ho was
incapable TO attend to Hoods army? Every
body knows Hood had strong and formidable
army, that had confronted Gen. Sherman dur
ing the Atlanta campaign, and were pretty GER
tain that Hoods army were making for Nash
vile, and this was tho objective point aimed
ut; and from thence, perhaps, to the Ohio, and
the result an established Southern COnfeder
acy. think it extremely unjust and cruel to
try and rob any brave and gallant soldier of the
laurcls he has won by good solderly qualities
% years after the war II is not to be won
dored Mt that Gen. Schofed could not cope
with Hoods army at all points with one corps
and two divisions of another. He was greatly
outnumbercd by Hood, and I have always
thought he did exceedingly we'll and believe
the reputation of tho Twenty third Corps is too
well established to be broken by the jaw-bone
of an ass.
Now, Comrado Shellenberger let's pass on to
Nashville, about which place you are silent.
Did tho two gallant divisions of the Fourth
Corps sec any Of tho 23d Corps, run and allow
themselves 10 be trampled on and run over on
either Of those battlofields2 Do you remember
what troops took the cannon on Shy's Hill
What brigade broke tho cnemy's lines on the
second day but Gen. Cooper's First Brigade?
Again, did Gen. SchoGeld show any incompe-
tency during the North Carolina campaign 2
i believe not. We did not hear of any COM
plant about his incompetency.-JAME KS DAVIS,
First Sergeant, Go. c. 23d Mich, Second Bril-
Fade, Second Division. Twenty third Corps,
Flat, Ark.