Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

90, we're outnumbered when the
Moderate rcinforcements came from
valley, they could have fallen back
rood order and formed new line to
rear.
burnside should never have attacked
fredericksburg. Every soldier of
ninence in America and Europe
50 declared. There were not an
hundred private soldiers in his
maud who believed an attack would
successful.
len. Hooker went down into the
lierness to take Lee in the rear.
fore he was ready Stonewall Jack
was almost in his rear. Word
sent to Hooker early in
day that jackson was pass
along his flank. He preferred
believe that the willy Confederate
in full flight toward Richmond.
be not put his own opinion against
sas stated by prisoners captured
night have bagged jackson and Lee
pand there.
u military students believe that
made a mistake in ordering the
rorable charge at Gettysburg in
Of flank movement, while
(uregard rested an hour too soon to
plete the disaster at Shiloh.
hen one knows how thin Lees
was at Antietam, some of the bat
b having no support whatever, he
reason that had Burnside charged
be hour ordered by McClellan the
Ill Of the battle would have been
different.
housands lay in camp at Shiloh for
without protecting their front in
slightest. A great army marched
the country to attack, but there
not even a cavalryman out to see
hear and bring in the news. The
graphers have furnished plausible
uses and the historians have sought
o7er up mistakes, but one needn't
have fought in the ranks to realize
lit WAS u war in which many queer,
|nge things came to the surface.
FUSED to be called blupders, but
term Is too harsh for these piping
sof peace. There are old histories
Oh tell of Gen. Butler being bot
Up at Bermuda Hundred. The
ones refer to his queer position
e as an error of judgment.
|ne Of the stupendously queer things
Far was Banks great move on Tex
and the queerest thing about it all
the fight at Sabine Pass. To
u Sabine City o fort at Sabine Pass
y De captured. The Federal force
Pp,lsed four gunboats and about
thousand infantry. It could be
MY seen that the fort was a small
W. and it was Just as plain that in
ny should be landed below it to
ss an assault. Prisoners captured
nat neighborhood gave the strength
ne defenders at less than three
tafed men, although there was
[ner force manning three or four
u river steamers above. Half q
nsnt Of infantry could have car
!ne tort at dash, but not a man
alded. It was decided to let the
soa's go up and knock the fort to
vs. before any men were put ashore.
Vlll hardly be credited, but it is q
,'.a1srounded by o hundred proofs
mere were less than fifty Confed
rs IN the fort. They did not ex:
victory, but were determined
- leave without a fight. There
tMenty-seven guns on the three
s W.. which finally moved up te
s"ark, while the fort mounted only
u, AT the very first discharge o.
,n 1s.er two of the gunboats were
''' =, by shots penetrating their boil
Inc third fired half dozer
II os !. then got aground, and drew
~, .ne light as soon as she coulc
ns va' OF the mud. The fourth tool
t's.. Seventeen minutes after tn:
n gun was fired the Confederate
iyS' KS of two of the gunboats
|a,u mo other two. together with tn
, ,stss carrying 1900 men, we're ii
Ss down the river.
,bs s1 ~ the quickest, queerest victos
,trb war; In the fort not man wa
in Ns s:,, while the Federals lost owe
n, , sllled and prisoners. and tw'
II o S,med with fifteen rihed guns
2,N Iae OF the defenders was subse
sai0p presented with medal by tn
rI ''a1e President. New IOr
n, me First Defenders
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