The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-12

In "The Century War Book" General
sherman wrote Of the grand strategy OK
the last year # the war:
con reaching Washington, Grant studi u
with great care all me miuutiae Of the
organization. strength, qualities and r~-
sources of each 81 TIE many armies mo
which the Union forces had resolved
themselves boy reason ~ preceding events,
and in du- time with wonderful precision
lail out the work which edch should UNI
dertake. His written instructions 20 me
az Nashville We're embraced ia the two
letters OF April an and April ~. 1861, both
i'm his own handwriting. which / still
possess. and which, lu my Judgment are
a- complete as any If those Of the Duke
of Wellington contained In the twelve
volumes of his published letters and cor
Win The month Of May came the sea-
son for action, ana 10y the I'M all mis-
armies were in motion. The army OF
Butler at Fort Monroe was his left
Aieadr's army the center. and mine al
CnattauO0ga his right. Butler was %
move AGAINST Richmond on the south OF
James river. Meade straight against Lee.
intrenched behind the Rapidan, and | 60
attack joe Johnston and push HIM 10 and
beyond Atlanta This was as far as hui
man foresight could penetrate Though
Meade commanded the Army OF the POtO-
mac Grant virtually controlled IT, and on
tn. 9Th 0f May, 1851, h. crossed the Rapi-
dan. and at noon of the 9TH attacked Lee.
He knew that "a certain amount OF fight
INK killing had 20 be done To accom-
plish his end, and also 10 pay the penalty
Of former failures. In the Wilderness
there was no room for grand strategy, or
even minor tactics; but the fighting was
desperate, the losses 70 the Union army
being. according 10 Phisterer. 1889, 10 the
Confederate loss Of II. bb-the difference
die 60 Lees Entertainments and tie
blind nature or the country In which the
battle was fought.
ION the night of May TN both parties
nause1 appaiied by the fearful slaughter,
int Grant commanded, Forward by the
left nauk.' That was. IN my Judgment.
the supreme moment OF his life undis-
mayed with q fun comprehension OF the
inheritance of the work in which he was
engaeed. feeling as keen 4 sympathy for
his dead and wounded as any one, and
without stopping 10 count his numbers,
he cave his orders calmly. specifically.
and absolutely. Forward To SpOtsylVau-
IA. Iut his Natchful and skiIful antag-
onist detected bis purpose. and. having
the inner or shorter line, threw his arm.
srrose Grants path, and prOmptlv fortf-
ced IL. These field intrenchments are pc
culfar 10 America. though ! am convinced
thew were employed by the Romans I'm
Gatl In the days OF Caesar. Troops, halt
inc Tor the night or FOR battle. faced the
er2r,v. moved forward to ground with a
GOOD outlook to the front; stacked arms.
Gathered logs. fstumps, fence rails. any
thug which would stop a bullet: piled
thcse-to their front and. digging a ditch
behind threw the dirt forward and made
a parapet which covered their persons as
ucrfecty as a granite wall.
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