Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-18
CuAPTI XIII.
ALL FOR A OMAN.

CuAPTI NH.
ALL FORA OMAN.
Human interest is lwayS stirred to
fever heat by a race, whether the COM
petine objects be en- in the arena,
horses on the course yachts or ocean
steamers flying over lie foaming waves,
but here was a sight hat made the dull
est pulse beat fast 20 armies rushing
across State, as l. rs n European
country, in anxious haste to reach
spot that may be a y to pronounced
victory. Bragg and Buell. with their
thousands were the lrticipators in this
stupendous struggle, With all the odds
of an early start in +; vor of the former,
but the Union General reached the goal
first. and so foiled OF of the finest eff
forts of his Rstute antagonist, whose
record during his bl .!liant career was
second only to Lees among the South
ern commanders as al expert tactician.
But though forcs; tlled in his inten-
tons, the Confedcra' leader seized the
| opportunities left to Tim, with consum-
mate skill, flooding lie State with APP
pcals to loyalty to Us cause, inspiring
them by the prcscnC and boosted sue
ccsses of his troops I join his standard,
| and making almos superhuman eff
forts to win the ientuckians to a
declaration of sec, ssion. lie went
further than Lee hu, vcntured to do in
Maryland, daring c\e to create pro-
visional Governor AID carry into effect
n stringent conscri. ton law. Come
into the folds of >rr brotherhood, 8"
was his passionate >pcal by proclama-
ton. Cheer us with the smiles of your
women. and lend your willing hands to
secure the heritage Of liberty"
| And even when all this failed he won
success from defeat by turning his de-
mand for men into one for supplies,
ravaging the rich lands of the northern
part of the State it'll it's fertile val
leys and green pastures, until he had a
wagon-train of supplies forty miles
long-clothing, boots, arms, two hum
| bred loads of bacon six thousand bar
rels of pork, two thousand horses and
eight thousand beeves, and all this vast
array of booty he dispatched in safety
| southwark. Then, when this valuable
feat was accomplished, he sullenly be-
gan n retrograde movement with Buell.,
whose delay had frettcd the gallant
troops he led almost beyond endur-
ance, In tardy pursuit. Day by day the
Union forces followed the retreating
| nuSUy WHICH, Ol LIlC bGn OI OCIOpSF. us
they reached the village of Perryville,
Bragg turned upon them with sudden
fury, and fighting from noon till eve,
so crippled his pursuers that when
darkness came on he was allowed I'M
molested to escape with all his plumber
to Chattanooga.
In Judging General Buell's actions
during this campai! n, it is but fair to
remember that maI.y of his failures
were due to unavoid; BILE misfortune ant.
false information, and that he was
pitted against lead II of eXceptionable
high qualities; but ! opular opinion did
not stop to weigh til ,se considerations,
so on the last day of The same month he
met the fate so oft N accorded to the
unsuccessful Gener l, deprivation of
command. Thomas had refused to re-
place him, so Rosecr, ms, whose brilliant
career in West Virgil Tia had already be-
.ome a matter of his ory, was appointed
to this important command, and under
these new auspices he Fighting Fourth
with the rest of the army found them
selves once more at Nashville.
The dusl1y shades of night were fast
frightening and the sun had set il
crimson glory-tho last departing
| pluSn Oh 1HUldA Sul1IuGT-WnGn Oh al
early November eve ling the figure of 6
horseman might hav, been seen riding
at steady trot along q road which lee
y southeasterly di 'ection from Nash
vile. Ever and Enon the traveller
looked back over his shoulder with al
expression of anxiety at the fair city he
was leaving, and then grasping hi:
bride with more determination anC
squirting his horse 10 greater effort, a.
though he were the e instigating him
self to the aocomp ,ishment of some
thing he was unde taking in only {
half-hearted manner, fixed his eyes OF
lights which glimm"red in the far dis
tance and steadily pursued his journey
without permitting my regret he might
have entertained tc distract him from
his parpose. In tie trim figure ant
, handsome features of this solitary
horseman it is not difficult to recognize
/ our young friend, Charlie Fulton-but
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