New-York tribune., 1892-04-28
terlal, o.ecal- 30 marvenonsiy cOntroIlcd by the


WAS singlary rich in excellent Drignoe' o''is''"
and corp. commanders Il developed three OF lo"'
ohltor, capable of uitiatlng an1 cJnahcDHs D'ilr'
operations with immense forces and IN L'"Sc Heii
Lu; On,y one Gcperal. The IL re graph" ahu u'""''
picres II the war tie iaples' fields "hcN 'c
y,ter1l vic.o~s Of many light when III cominnu ..
| 5000 rode with rcchle,s cOuidS' ana uhHou
minds amidst the confusion arising from their Inability
To handle 30 Oc0. The thinking bayonet' oi cl'zen
soldiers and the invinclbc c)uraSe cha'a'"'rls'c o'
Anccau- gave tlc Government tie be,i armies WIZ"
ever maicled or fought They were 0ieh u"ue' J."
competent l'ad:r, bat d,moralzcd or o'scou'-
aged Though decimated By disease. ard 'helr F'lA'
linncI by u,clc,, slaughter the, never murmured or
de-. paired. They bad enlisted Il save tic uhoh' anu
when last they had commander capibie o' "''oV
Ing their energies and planning their movements "
general whose comprehensive mind gasped the ;,, ~,
nent d~ccrnrd the weak points OF tLc enemy. nu
dizzy. AT Ieuiul aacrincr. but with uht"ihg l''"''
dld sive tn tnion tApPhlt-e1 ,,,o q, a s,ldlers
life IN Times OF peace, which could not be iou'eu ~
me successful management o. arm -, , 1a' ,Pe
OF a clerk or junior in merchants hfnl, wac cur
lied by grave Pers and expanded nndct great "a
,ponsbllilca. ,Iant at forty was an unkho"h Wv % a,u
Two he was The hope Of the Army ana me nero V'
the popular imagination re confidence Is the tns Ttl ai
tat. their ability and the others GcInonsudte "u'
Vice and assistance. Grant the most indepeh,
ant o Gene ais and the result pacei nm III te lon
rank oi the grat captain OF the world lo Iaryi, n
Council, Of War and adopted their CONCESSIONS.
lie sometime, acted directly against the unallnoS
once nce'r,1n .Ta,rca f lie m%"s all night wondeng
where the enemy are but Grant don't care where Ilsy
| what they doing Tl.is was Deci'i'' nav nav
luz once prepared his plans with reference tc ever,
known contingency. hc had 20 completely eaicliated @
he csburcc< OF nj, aiyef,arcs aud vi nN own tlat
lh c0ald not contomplaie disaster and never knew
dcicat Aftr The capture Of Fort henfy LA taicSE, S
then Commando In Chief advised MN TO I0rEiy MS
position. and picks, -lovcl> and cntrcnchlnS tVDi'
would 10 cent him. Instead. he marched upon Don,
cson. When all MS ohcer, wee ot opinion .la'
sally In force from the fort va, 10 be
guarded against, he made up his mind from me iqii a
hnNcrsacks found on the Confederate dad Imt INC
enemy Intended TO retreat. and by ordering a;l INN
dalc assault captured Donelson and aihea MS @ aIn'
mnndcrs reconstructed with him for moving RON
piuNbnrg Landing becau-s there wer h2i M %Tn orc,
IN he defeated. There ARE NOR. ihah
sufficient TO carry all there Will be eii OF IT, va,
shiloh. When General sherman and all the able
onic, r. about him piUtested against til" pcrlons
movcmcn. 10 Get below IfhsDufs hna n'arh ii 'nc w,
cliy from the other side. because his army VohId Dc
cut Of from IT. base of supplies. :" The North VIII
cut OIL supplies he said; unless we succeed
and the Fourth of July. l7c3 became one Of the
guhouS days In The annals Of war. Applause t"r
thirty days he led the Army OF the Potomac through tue
Wilderness hurng Il against the entrcnchcl posi-
ton. Of the enemy BY day and MOVING II oy nTnt Tl
cmnfry .hnldcrrd with horror at the carnag'. ana
calls, for his removal his officers were nhected D,
the universal dStrust of his movements the mangiei
columns OF troops rccOlng from the shot ana ~hci'
which pourhed through their ranks from pr'gnanle
iortlncations sometimes refused 10 attack asin.
But the response Of th' confident and i1perturbhbc
Commander To his soldiers was the ever rrcnrrms h
order "By the left flank, forword. and 10 MS
countrymen Il viii fight II ont on this line, II it
takes ali Summer Crtc'sInG Cabinets. hostile
p,oSc ai suTrsndercd S,th Lee at Appomattox
)C,r,at appjause)
THE TEST or GREATNESS.
No man can be truly great unless he Is also mag
nanlmous. Grant was the most sefsacnfcnS OF
friends and the most generous OF foes. The under
lying forces which stirred his feelings ana prompted
his actions were a profound sense OF Justice, and
ardent patriotism. The triumphant march from
Atlanta To the sen had aroused the enthusiasm ana
captncd the imagination Of the people who had been
contemplating with sullcn the losses In the VII
dcrnc.s and The bloody but Intellectual battles abont
Richmond They demanded that sherman be placed
I'm .uprernc command sherman with that beautiful
LOYALTY when he always showed to his chief loudly
protested and refused. but Grant calmly wrote. NO one
would pleased nj your advancement than j.
wonh make the same eXcrllon' To support You ihat
Won have done 10 suppOr; and would Do all IN my
l,,wcr 10 make our cts, win" Nppluee.l In the Api
rcy,r-., common to revolutions. after few weeks
Richmond had fallen and Grant was the popular h'o'
the term, offered General Joe johnson by sherman
h,d been coutemptuOusly couuermanded by the s"crr
rv of War aud Giant hld been sent - relieve 'H'H
and receive the submission Of the last tOhI'ucrd,'
nrny In, Grant remained outside the camp, M,
Visit known only 10 a Few, WINE Si'FIhu shOihi"u
thr r,lii,i terms from Washington Ia Johnston ana
received nj, sword. Not until years aiicr~ar did
C,cu.ful sherman know that hc had lrcn SUPERSEDED
unconditional surrender prop0s" u move ihile-
datry on Your works" wcr tie condln ms Grant ol,
frr,L Umchn.r ~ DJnclsJn but In the dnrkness OF
The nigh, uc entered the prisoners tent ana ead
l.uclncr. NOu must have lost tycIN Il "he nn
Purse" tAppliu e. He had been ior mohths mahhs
tii.oinc coit, lsclk through the Confederate hnc>
but after the surrender ~ their defenders he re>e 20
70 within them. The failure 10 capiurt thc N9hlvi-
crate capital had exhausted the resources ana lhl
paired thr reputation Of al tic generals VINO h'I
preceded him. but when II lay PROSTATE al ms Inrt
hc ,tcrnlv declined the triumph % au entry at thi
head 81 hi, y"tp.inu, army y hh, r.uipt!'ioH ,.' ~
nrn tine I,ut Genclal Grant said: " These pcIpl"
NJ and YIN be lvcgfter 2nr Rrsn'n Knp" nNI eit"
IL wa, dincu la win rs contdenre' bnt Whcn once
gained his bart his e3', ana ' domIas "rS"ns Te neither r
direct charg,s nor anonymous revelations como dl,'
rb If, friendship Ger any one he had one" trusted,
ON tha. subject hl- mind wa, c'"s'd. IN aecc'lnhs
cnmnnndcrS fr arni,- expeditions h" seldom made
I'm error of Judgment. r. sherman ana 9 SlGr'uan ne
gave rn~tint'd praise. both Ia public ana prvn,o
Tine lie entirely fire. from envy or l.alou,y'
no, h awarded TO them th share Of credit for
the ultimate triumph o. thr Union cause; imt '&hee &
gen"ror. nature bccam, the chief sources OF his mis-
ipkcs and troubles when he was tr'nding WIN nm,
trnin,d steps amid III" QrlckSand' OF poltlcal ANA
iuoIncss NE Thougi hc commanded forces more
numerous, aud manocnvrd them over n territory mors
oytrusive than any other Gcncr2l In wars among
ciyIlIzcd naton. houph h'g campaign resulted In the
capture of all The arml"' opposed 10 HIM ana me
srhmI.,an Of III the hostile states and people. yet
som" fr,,n military writers of cminencc have as
.icned t,,e higher rank great captains to Lcc
mi their Iud :mont BIZ SOD. with WOlSccy, by
service on his staff. or by cnm'ty to th" great Re
public
HIS GENEROSITY TO LEE.
II + bc fatc ~ hc defeated side In civil wars hnt
one leader rcprcecuts the lost cause, and all Others
orc buried I'm oblivion The world reckOns little OF.
md remember, loeS. those who represent dead Issues
Or disastrous revots. The civil side OF the C)nfc,i
e-acy viii I'll, small space in history but the record
~ IFS military achievements will cover many pages.
Its representative vii, be- not Jefferson Davis. but
General Lee. No ndecnsIbe cause ever had good
defender rs this conscientious and apabe leader and
few battles for the hight better one. lIc had been
educated 10 believe that bis loyalty was to his State
AGAINST his country. and he gave the service OF tio