The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-12-02


trifling consequence, while by the en-
tire North they were recognized as
great victories. Grant, not Pope,
planned and directed.
On page 1874, paragraph II, is another
apology and an attempt to snub Rose
Grams. No assault could have been |
Drawer, but the Confederates were re-
pulsed.
Under the caption, "Siege of Vicks-
burg" Ellis says: "Grant attempted
the capture of Vicksburg." Did he
fail? Ellis adroitly avoids rraking
that plain statement where it should be !
made and intervenes accounts of the
campaign by sea and coast, thereby
twice ignoring and breaking the line of
Grants plans and strategy for no ap-
parent purpose but to divert the stu
dents attention and lesson the impress
sion. See other histories.
After giving the number killed on
the Cumberland and Congress, under
the heading, End of Wooden Vessels
in Naval Warfare" Ellis says: "This
battle, IN which no one was killed." etc.
Evidently meaning the Merrimac and
Monitor, but leaves the student to
draw the inference.
Paragraph p on page lsy. is plainly
deprecatory of the bravery of Union
soldiers.
| The important condition of President
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation,
L. e., if the South would lay down their
arms and come back into the Union in
80 days, they should retain their slaves
if not, the slaves were declared forever
free, is not given.
Speaking Of Gettysburg, p. 2O6 Ellis
says: Fifteen Thousand Confederates
advanced on the charge" Barnes and
others say $4,000. "The Confederates
never wavered" Ellis. Barnes says:
"Whole companies surrendered to
to Union lines while the remainder
were precipitated into panic. Ellis
says: "The federals rushed thither in
all directions, the confederates bayonet-
ing Union men at their guns ETC..
Well, we'll! Who held Cemetry Ridge,
anyway? And what became of Picketts
$4,000 men that started on the charge?
We know no men were Drawer than
this pick of the southern army, but
they were pitted against men as irwin
chile as themselves.
Paragraph 20 Of page 207 Ellis tells
us that of the 4000 who advanced on
this unsurpassed charged, $500 were
killed, wounded and prisoners. How
does this agree with paragraph %
where he states that 1900 advanced on
the charge? How can we reconcile the
statement that out of three Brigade
commanders one was killed, one dying
J and the other bailey wounded, when
but one brigade is represented in 1900 '
} What were three brigade commanders
doing with one brigade? A brigade is
three to seven regiments Of thousand
. each.
Ellis calls Lees defeat at Gettysburg
check. Yes, check behind the
Rapidan. Ellis is silent on the battle
of Atlanta where Gen1 MCPHERSON
was killed and John A. Logan tool
command of the left wing. See p
2lO. Strange that 80 important Per
sonage as GenlJ. A. Logan should mo-
be mentioned in history Of the war o.
i: the rebellion. See other histories.
"HOod drove SchoHeld and Thomas
: back into Nashville" page 2lO. Ha
? ha! drove! Yes, muci. as farme
i would tole and coax sow and pig
through the bars. Do we not know i
n was the plan of Sherman and Thoma
s to get Hood as far north as pruden
n and then clean him up, which wa
9 done. Paragraph Is, page 2O4, conflict
n with former statement with regard t
loyalty of Southern states. 1t occur
8. to us that a United States history tina
Q goes into details to show the particula
e valor of the enemy and then bringin
y out the isolated faults of the U. S. so
is dier is prejudicial to the rising, you'll
70 full patriotism of our land. See page
Al lS9 and 2O7, Ellis history of tn
q United States.
n On page POO speaking of the Atlaut
le campaign he admits there were numel
d, GUS battles fought but he incidentl
y bonDopc IN v,,ontiOp tho Np1v ronn1So 4 n