New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-07

rfjng statement Of the situation in Kentucky. and the
ground OF his opinion, which, though sccngU az az ,n o
fine was promptly acted upon by the speIN conc UUl
along the line OF the OHIO river of larger force uder
Grant and Buell. than General sherman c'nner m -
Thcre is no doubt my mind i deeply moved bS an
estimate Of strength and purpose on e P"t VI o.o 0I
believed TO be perfectly willing 10 EiNe I'
solution 10 time and viii be much recVeG 70 wne J nH
return 10 ST. Louis but feel certain this paragraph VIII
be widely circulated and will impair my psf''ha 'hnn
ence for some time come II not always.
The drift of events soon gave General sherman an
opportunity 10 demonstrate n sang Ii. or G H!'g a o.
ties 1t was one OF ne mo-, $ yery itac fen mon
his division on the first day. but he held the front line
of the Union forces facing the enemy until hgh'
closed upon that gloomy day, and was the first TO ad
vance upon the enemy in the morning and soon re-
occupied his old camp and lea the pnisth ol ,e re-
thus stated ed by General llacc in dispatch to secrc
: ii is the unanimous opinion here that Brigader.
General r. sherman sayed the fortune t5 of tie e G%y
ON ctd 5e of tbe 3th He was in The Rckest Of tic
fight on both days, having three horses killed under
him and being wounded twice resPecuniy feq H
R o h Inc BE 9Th m'% &ppanse Volunteers % O
HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH GRANT.
Here began his friendship with General Grant
which, like that Of Damon and Pyth as, has been made
the subject of story and 0 song. 1t was one OF the
most interesting Incidents Of the war; and continued
unbrohen while both lived. The campaign at NicAs-
burg was the work of General Grant, TO whom General
sherman awards all The credit IN e''er da'cn ,c
29th of May, 1868. he "Gencrnl Grant i en-
titled TO all the merit of it, conception and execution
but Conceal Grant. win chlvalo9s hlhunr,'' In,rl
that he was indebted to General sherman General
Mcpherson and other leading officers for the success
IN 4 letter Of the date Of March II, 1864. at about
The lime General Grant was ordered To Washington,
General sherman writes me: Give General Grant
a., ' seeGr he MAY do some good lie viii night
aud The Army OF thc Potomac VIII nave an ,e nEnt
ing they want. lie Will expect your iiichusmp W.
| are close friends. His simphc@ay ana mcue'V "e
| natural and not affected
1t would be interesting 10 follow General sherman
from Ncksburg 10 the sea, but the story Is fanlar
TO all. General sherman always regarded MS hnrch
from Memphis 10 Chattanooga, and the battle OF that
,an0oca ~ among the most important Incidents Oh
his liIe Tie march from Chattanooga TO Atlanta
was nm almost continuous battle for nearly 100 days.
and most difficult and dangerous me general
public have Jcgarded the march IRON Mania 10 !hc
sea with great interest from the novelty OF the move
men, but In fact ii easy task. with hit, 1c-
ssiance loss. During the two weeks oi tis mar'n
when nothing was heard from General sherman
there Keeling Of anxiety ana alarm; me ;1,-
counts from Confederate sources described hl as ne
ing attacked and defeated and thcre was deep anxiety
sharing this feeling. | went 10 Nj. LlHcom hoping
that he had received some intelligence. pom
my lnquiring, he said; oh no We have heard
went IN, but do not know what hoe he VIII come
out Of daughter and applause 1t wa ioyini
vas san, In the shores of the Atlantic ana announced
that savannah WAS ours (AppLaG'cl
MARCH 10 GOLDsGORO
The march from savannah to Godsboro WAS much
spring when the country flooded and the road
were difficult. II was then that YOUR cjmnmndcr Wl)
hears me- lost his leg With the approach oil "cheIdi
| sherman toward Richmond il was maiic-t mat lne
| last DAYS Oi the COnlcdeIHcy were ui'"ihs h'"''
WIN me- reached GOdsuOrU lie received word mat tLc
President desired to him al Hampton Roads lie
went ana held the lannon's htervle" with hTc-"en'
Lincoln. Grant ANA io!tr. IIcFc va, npc,u"n
,ulute confidence OF Tie jvcrthrO" OF the IeUchlph'
S%h aver d 81 'c ', ' ,d Of c,ing tc war and
restoring the old Uhi'h Ueheri Shrnii - 800 ~
me at Washington TO acGopa'y on NE ronng Mr.
| GoldsboIO did 90 TAXING win me to" mrr .'ni
stanton the of the ,ecrctary on u" s.tiicr anl
on the railroad General sherman was conilhuiH
Speaking of HI, interview with Nj. Lincoln and ol IN
plans for reconstruction. mere was no at'Ic,N, ~
doubt alb ,ut them. 1hoy had been ope"N nN""td ~
| the presence Oh the chief actors ~ Ii; "'h.
When Johnston propo.ed to -u..endgr me c'"Nc.,'
don was fresh in the mind 4 General sherman ana
know that ne beloved that IN agreeing 10 u, i' ui
surrender he carrying out the l"icS outlined ~
lie could not know however. that the brutal mnrdt
/ OF Mr. Lincoln had aroused III inc illnro Wttt,
wonId not tolerate the liberal term, era lcd g
Johnston and the remnant Of the rencl i'.r,'
situation. \ strong belief exiaes. Inas DaTif ana
other leaders in The Rebellion were implicated IN ''v
| murder. no one but Lincoln could have 'ulcl 10
the revolving states the terms Of the surrender d.H
reconstruction that he was w,lhns 10 sfAni. In' 70,
would nave been reversed ''ene',, ,hgF r a.
lieyed in and ought 1; o'ry o tn I"Iy o. vcI ' a
tative, ala thc condition, were enircl' subject to i
supervision Of the eNccutv" authorities Du lhrirhH
bping submitted 10 the gcpc.ou, and iprHvug Iatn'
Who had fallen. they were passed nron IN ta.
| shadow Of a great crime by stern ana rclcht''
| enemies who would not have consented 10 the cor
ditions imposed BY General Gran, uPoI General Ler
and who would have d>r- .ricd them had npi General
Grant threatened to resign upon their ic:u,nl ~ car.
out li, terms Wien ~" aifanSein"nt WIN nc.'1A'
Stanton wns rejected. with The Insulting nilnau'
mat II proceeded from either cowaidicc or trench"i}
| The I'D cry against General sherman Wa ann
| started II wa, even mput'd that hc wouii ai'rhP
10 play tie part Of Cromwell or military u'uTtcf'
The generous kindness Of Grant cam" to !ls r'hci'
| new term, agreed upon, and The war 'lose"
| applause
| II seemed 10 be the fltc OF General sherman that
when ne was most clearly right. tested by subs
| guent event, he wa deemed T. b. clearly wrong.
| nj, services wcr, rejected when lie urged prompt
| action. lie Wi, aduascd insane when his mind wa
clos. oi the when he endcavrcd to carry ont ule
| policy and instructions Of Abraham Lincoln
I close this brief ana inpciiccl rciGieh'e 10 w,
military service, Of General sherman win the pageant
| that Will be forever engraved upon ny memory ana
be preserved ia history a, one Of the most lmroiHs
civic demonstrations ~ az llmc. F.N'o" VI t .
Union. armies was ordered on the 24th ana ~
| washington over 100000 real soldiers thoroughly
di-cplincd and equal to any uht ever fl"',I ,,
| nghung In the caue" In distant hcldh % opera
ton had never met before, and who wrrs about T., De-
ncmOl- atom Of the ClOBg scenes oil hicmOiHbIc Mh'
General sherman tcoA II deep lnlriS'i l, thl3
| the troops Lad % long COMMANDED Inc Only 'l'
OF cxul'ation ever heard hin inter wa, When be
| The line on the second day of the review. >pcakhs
for himself and I.s army le said THIS IL Ouf day
lie VA, then in TIE piinc 81 manhood. fOrty 1--we years
Old and icit that his paTc IN history ana ~ tho hle
OF his cOnii men secure. lie proudly rac alpnt
The length oil lcnnsy lvaniatVe. from the Capitol to the
White Il0nse receiving the accamdilUns ana covered
with iiOwcis by grateful people. and received by
| the President and General Grant surrounded by an
| enthusiastic multitude ci patriotic citizens. CAP
| plalsc)
| AFTER THE WiH.
After the war, General sherman quietly resumed
! the emplJyIncnts Of peace. BY the election Of Gen
cla Grant a. President he became general but the
general Of The Army in peace is the secretary OF War
who Is presumed not to know anything about war, but
something about contracts fDr supplies. General ahcr
man had but little to do and chaird for the want OIL
cmILOymcnt He became deeply Interested III inc
Grand Army Of the Republic and the LOyal Legion