New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-13


battalion. for their kind behavior TO my
child Consistent with a sense of duty to my
profession and Office could not leaFe my po1, ana 50
for family t. conc If me nc wear u, and M
hold The result! The Child that bore my name ana 10
Who's future repoH44 Tth now 9rf osS mere eoTpss
seeking gaye and a stsrs inS Si" about KIM
sergeant Of the Thirteenth. l have seen his eye
pnder arms and asked me if they were not real
soldiers. Child he was. he had the enHtsssm:
which should animate all soldiers. God ONLY knows
why he ,hoqd DIE thus y4S thanks a aBd sS SG
each and all that IT, in after years they call on me or
mine and mention that they were OF the Ihirteenln
Regulars when poor Willy was Sergeant. they VII have
all it has-that will share with them our laS'
Unfortunately General sherman spent much time
in repairing the Memphis and Charleston KarGao G
Eosecn who was then at ais .epembeT
fought the bloody battle Cd tha mi. Troad Work
wa done under IIalIccEs orders, but the latter mon
before sherman left MeIhphls At COllcrvilIe hi. train
pinned fairly into Win E oo Taf Reb f caVary was
lacking IT, sherman's body guard under his own eye
rushed to the and the aSsailantS were 9Veh Oh
pushed his aGysnce T. 1nSa , = Fn tEa Se ad
he left Iuka. under orders from Grant, ndH'n f,oad
by courier across country 70 crop alt ,bcr legs
-. M '"
could carry them.
IN COMMAND OF THE ARMY OF TIE TENNESSEE
After the battle OF Chickamauga the Government
decided TO remove Rosecrans. Grant was ofuerc"
to come North. and at indianapolis he was met pN
the Secretary OF War and given command oil the "hoc
country between the Mississippi and the AlleehaheS
on october o3 he arrived in CHATTANOOGA and began
the work Of reorganlzing the army. When sherman
received Grants order of the 9th he had accomplished
scarcely one third OF the distance between Memphis ana
Chattanooga, but in eighteen days more he loue
into the city reported for orders. There had been
some sharp diminishing with the Rebel cavalry that
hung upon his front and TANKS. and much trouble
ia crossing streams from the destruction OF DruscS
and the lack Of pontOons.
General Grant had been on the point OF attacking the
enemy without Sherman-so urgent was the stress anu
so great his anxiety TO dislodGe the Rebels from
Mission Ridge and Lookout Mountain, and TO dlspa'ch
force TO raise the siege OF Knoxville. On sherman
appearance Grant explained his plans. and sherman a
once sprang into skill rowcd himself down ID
bridgeport. where his columns were arriving, ana
FASTENED them forward. Sherman passed behind Cia
tanoOga on the north side, having been COlnpeheu
In the haste TO leave division with Hooker moved
down the river secretly the night of November 70
and by daylight the Gath had two divisions across
and rine pits dug project them, and by O'Clock was
ready with his Whole for the advance Moving up
IN &c with skilmiShers well 10 the front, his men
cached the base OF Miss Onary Ridge in safety com
plcely protected from the enemys observation BY the
INST fog The heads OF columns were fairly on tops
before enemy discovered the movement ana opened
with artillery. Nothing, however, but exchanges
OF artillery -nring and srmlsbng occurred through the
afternoon, and during the night the positions were
In front of sherman now lay a crest of the Mis-
sionary Ridge, wooded the eastern side partially
cleared on the western side, ana occupied by the
enemy Beyond this was higher eminence, from
field in dispute Grants line OF battle follows
sherman on the left i'll front Of Tunnel Hill; Thomas
In the centre at Fort Wood ana orchard Knob while
Hooker was TO come up from Wauhaiehe; take LOOK,
I Te ride 10 complete the formation BY daylight Of
the 25th sherman was cut, trying TO gain an idea
Of the position and by sunrise pr M, Troop" ' ven
centre Morgan L. Smith the left and Colonel LOOMS
on the right. Corse met heavy resistance and made
the field, severely wounded, and Colonel Walcutt sue
left and Looms got far enough on the right TO erect
serious diversion in favor Of the centre column But
the day was clear ana across the neagS loS oU ne
point of the ridge where Shermans attack was pro
centre and left. the enemy was eQmcentIaung on Ms
right to 0verpOwer sherman me SITUATION Wd'
Int the crest Where he fought and already
thronged. The arrivals were thus crowded OVti
t,rh bp Here tHey were soon exposed To terrific
fire and were hurled back in disorder. But the Key
poIt lat the white frnse from Thomas's line told that
the attack on the centre had begun. IhenceiorwaIu
lion ON sherman Darkness soon closed the carnage :
and after ngmfal Sherman hal the sailSiACtioh o.
point OF his assault and had. indeed, been terribly
punished in holding his positions. he had d, 50
% wa6een 'H Victory had come With the setting sun
Ills not the most brilliant. but it was ir from
following day he pushed forward Ms reserve in The
pSr ,Se cS sSSd from Rnggod Gar to make room for
iIooker's COMM, which continued the pursuit while
and Ionrstreet ON February H. 1854. the Presi-
dent approved joint resolution of Congress thanking
soGeTs Of The Army Of the tennessee for their gallant
and arduous services in marching to the relief OF the
baT". in the battle Of Chattanooga which contrib
uted in great degree to the success of our arms
During the operations at Chattanooga General
& ed By ne S@S5v Tc a@8
Grant issued orders to Of his officers to march TO
TscS 6 a but re ssns he SR Gf
on sherman, whose zeal and energy he knew he
could Ssr v shisN their hurried march to chata
noosa and the bloody battle that had in
meaay The lSOw@ began or on ao
in ntcnseiv cold weather. BY December Sherman
heads oi columns after much delay in crossing streams
met within striking distance Of Knoxville Here
mos sen GER arrived with news that LongsTeet warnet
n their advance was ALREADY in fn retreat tn
column then turned so My~n a Yae2 shea
himself keeping on the alert FOR poSSolues Of STIR
Ing ana SnSg a ar 70 capture
trains or detachments.
THE MERIDIAN RAID
The troops who had been in constant motion sine
thev left their camps the Big Black near Vicks
burg now required rest. The ndcfatigable com
mander however seemed to need none. He set Oh
at once for Memphis and Vicksburg to inspect the dc
partment which had been assigned TO him while b
was on his march TO Chattanooga. Some three week
were given to his work, and meanwhile an inportan
expedition was being organized. BY February !;
lsC4, sherman ready for his new movement
seemed to him that the free navigation Of the Mssis
sppi River could best be guarded by destroying tn
lines Of railroad by which the Rebels were able to az
proach it at any point at Will, and then kecpm
gaerIlas away from the banks by establishing small
posts in the Interior with this in view he propose
10 out with strong column due east iron
Vioksburg across Mississippi to the important rail
road centre Of Meridian, where cavalry force, NOV
ing from Memphis out 70 and down the Mobii