The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-13

4 CKEAT COMMANDER.
Maj. Gen. schoEsid. u. 8. A.. who yes
teyday visited Seattle. 10 the last OF the
great commanders on the Union side Who
havs survived the civil var. save Rose
Grams and Buell.. Grant, Sheridan. sher-
msn, Meade. Burnside, McCisilan, Pope,
Haiisck, Logan. Hancock, Ord and Candy
srs al in shsir graves. and Gen. siocum 10
sspoYted a. on bis desthbed.
We have called Gen. Schoneld q great
commander; . soldier who With 1900
men foilsd % energetic and gallant
soldier ~ Hood at the head OF
5000 men, repuIsed him with fear
ful loss 81 franklin. Tenn, Eovem-
bsr %. isA. and who Was subsequently,
given an Independent command OF 5000
men by Grant to make the movement on
Kinston snd Goldsboro. North Carolina.
70 co-opsrsts with Sherman marching up
from Savannah, Georgia, through the
CsSolinas. was certainly great comman-
der. Gen. schofsld vas graduated from
West Point seventh In class of iifty-two
members. which included the brilliant
Gen. McPhsrson. killed before Atlanta;
Gen. Sail, killed at Stone River; Gen.
TsrYill. killed ut Psrryviiis: the ineom.
parable soldier Gen. Philip II. Sheridan
and Gen. John b. Hood, whom schofeid
sspulsed 20 terribly ct Franklin.
Tho war found Gen. schodsld out OF the
army. college professor. At tho terrible
battle Of Wilson's Greek, No.. where Gen.
Nathaniel Lyon lost his life. Schodled was
his second in command. In Sherman's
famous march to Atlanta Gen. Seho-
field commanded the Twsnty-third Army
corps. and when Sherman learned Of
Hoods advance on Tennessee he sent
6chofieId with tho Twsnty-third Army
corps and Gen. d. 8. Stanley with the
Fourth Army: corps to reinforce Gen.
Thomaa Gen. 6chofsid with 5000 yet
sran troops. foilsd Hoods advance on
Nashv vile. and Hoods repulse at Franklin
cost him 6.7oo men killed and woundea,
the flower of his splendid infantry, and
thirteen general officers killed aud wound
I'd. Including the famous Gen. Pat Cleburne
After franklin. Hoods advance on Nash
vile Was hopeless. Tor he led disp iri,ed
army OF some 900 infantry ana 1900
cavalry under Forrest against Nashville,
which Was defended by 300 effective
men.
There we're al least .o1o excellent SOL
diers in Thomas army tina. took no part
at Nashville, for there Was nothing for
them to do. Thomas reports show tina {
when Hood moved after Franklin on
Nashville that he had over 50. COO men
present for duty. Many OF them were re-
turning eonvai~cents, many OF them we're
dismoanted cavalry. bat they were men
Of excellent stuff who had been seasoned
90 battle under Sherman and Grant at the
West To drive off Hoods dispirited
remnant from Nashville with nearly three
men to his one Was not q great military ex-
pioit, bat TO foil Hoods energetic advance
OF S.ooo splendid infantry and 1900 cav.
airy as Duck river in the open field with
only 1900 men MAS a grea. military ex-
plot. and this is what Gen. Schofield did
when he fooled Hood At Spring HUI, q,
Columbia aud finally repnlsed him with
frirhtfni loss at Franklin.
IL Hood had been a prudent soldier he
would have rstrcated tho morning alter
his defeat AT Franklin. and If Thomas lad
been al aggressive. cntsrprlang soldier,
like Grant or Sheridan, he would have
moved instantly from Nashville to the
support OF Schoficld the moment he heard
Of Hoods repnise at rrapklia and at
tackled his beaten enemy. From raiis-
tary point of view Thomas had no hus.-
ness TO expect that Hood would continue
his movement on Nashville after his re.
pulse =, Franklin. and inssead of schcficid
falling back On Nashville Thomas should
have moved oat with his Nashville arm
,sssaa;iy % iesa Seholeli. AZ is was
iteea MAS allowed TO stay in Tennessee
tso weeks Longer. 60 destroy millions o.
valuable property With his cavalry, and
vas net sssailsd until Thomas had three
men 20 bis ere, 50 many he could net put
them al into she tighG
The teai hero Of the Nashville campaign
WAS SeRoHe5d; hal he net ey his energy
snd skill foiled with inferior ferces Heed =
advance NJ Spring Hin and Colarabia
Hood woald have thrust a sine army q.
s.. eo infantry and ls.ooo calvary between
Thomas aud SeAoae,s,. Thosns. s~aars,ed
l,s army and escaped ruia hw A ral7sels Of
good tacs and The tas .alaiershIp Of
kehaaesd. Instead of aai.iax his y ois
army 10 fon Hooi. lie eould, says Gen.
Css. who commanded tae Twentv.thira
Army corp, have meE Hood a. Dnek River
With Saoee sxeelseas salalers iasseal az
rseeslag hiIa ~ish is.0s1s, ST Fraakisa even
schaiseia had hat = CA The fate Of
the Nashville campaign Vas decided
liz Gen. schcneli. who nsrroxly
escaped distraction at Spring Hill ani
colambls. Team, by an hour.
,ia.s and who Fcpalsea Hood al Franklin.
Had Haoa saeessdss. IN psEsing his arruy
te,wssa schefle.a and Nashville. scae-
heid sasia have heea iess Through
Thomas blae der ard wssh Schatsla' q
ruin Nashville xeEi3 have been lost
1Aai Thomas sAs nas ruined wa due &c