The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-07
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complete as we could have desired, but God
knows what Is best for u.s."
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III.
with reference TO the second battle of Manas.
sas. we are told that Leo carly measured pope
and. when IL became necessary 10 transact mill.
tary busines, with him. paralvzed him with
movements as brilliant as they were bold. bu,
which IL ia safe TO saw he would never have AZ.
tempted against an army commander for whose
military talent he had profound re,pect.- The
battle OF sbarpsburg mr. A n,iet.m 4. nronounced
nv the author Of tbi. narrative n drawn COMMA,
The next day neither aide would renew IN,
fighting. and n was not until tbirtv.s,, hour,
later that NcC,el,an informed u.,leck thot
I've NAV safely claim n copnplete victorvn leo
said he was too weak TO renew the OFFENSIVE but
awaited without apprehension a renewal Of the
attack. According to the author Lee had at
Antietam only %, 600 men. whereas Mcclellan
reported that he had in action ~. 900 troops Of
all arms. The actual fighting ON the Federal
side was done by four corps numbering az al 4.
Porter's and Franklin's corps and the cavalry.
comprising nearly &c. 600 troops. were not en-
gagged. The author thinks that 70 Porter.
corps. which was held in reserve had been or
dered TO support Burnside. even n, late a, bis
attack was made. Mcclellan might still have
gained a great victory. II is not. OF course dis
puted that Lees MARYLAND campairn. consider
ed as whole. was failure. He added but few
recruits to his army. lost 10 600 men. md
fought a drawn battle. which. for an invading
army, was not q success.
The battle of Fredericksburg IA described in
the book before us as "a farce which one could
laugh at, except for the sacrifice of human life
grand army seeks offensive battle. makes iso-
lated attacks with fractional forces remains in
position two DAYS and secretly. in the midst NJ n
violent storm. recrosses n river during the night
with a loss of 1868" The author thinks that
II Burnside had held fast with n smau force In
Fredericksburg. protocted BY the re.arve artiI
lery on Stafford HeiRhts, while reinforcing
Franklin with the bulk of Summers and Hook
er's forces, so a. TO have threatened the Con-
federate line of communication. he would have
drawn Lee from Marye's Hill, and forced him
to deliver battle on more equal terms" The
popular notion that Gen. jackson vantsd 10
move on tho Fsdsrals after their repulss and
tract from his own report. The conclusion IA
that, Lee had really fought defensive battle
to finish without knowing It. Only one-third
OF his army had been engaged. and in killed,
wounded, and missing his losses were only 6.377.
Naturally, the Southern commander
waited In his advantageous position for tho big
battle, but he waited In vain II would have
been mistake to have done otherwise"
Fitzhugh Leo considers Chancellorsvflls tho
most wonderful OF his uncle's battles, and the
one that demanded the highest exercise Of mill
tary ability. He points out that the Army OF
Northern Virginia had but 3d. present for
duty on tho field, whereas the Federals had
l3s,37s. orr numerical superiority OF $4,000.
After reviewing the operations at some length.
the author maintains that had Hooker kept
the ten thousand sabres OF Stoneman which be
sent away on fruitless mission. and placed
them on the right or the front OF his flank, his
infantry would not have been surprised: or had
no communist ms advance on FREDERICKSBURG
when nrst moving out OF Charlottesville and
Toss.. rn ~. .avS . a'ons 'ne route toward
o'u ia'oin anu Spo''syiFshia court mousse
the chances OF success wovid have been in his
%, q, .o,,,s 49, 80 - g. =, '1 o"''
way ~ oouiu hase oooh "on' Out the risks as
mitted faults 1, only m sav that n. made war"
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In,h. .r,ho-,. o,,,, a.
~ .ne aa.o, opinion ,hS sreAt oA'ue OF Get
military science. al illustrating nrst the aim.
cpI,v ~ c.rrvine .,,ons ros,,,o,. $500 20 -
sheltered troops shoot with the latest improved
guns; and, secondly. the great importanca M
ceier'ty OF execution Aiter plans nave been care
fully matured. This has been a sad day TO us"
said Lee, speaking OF Ciettysbu,0 but va c.n-
no, 49,. $50. a. -, .s.s,c ~
hot always etPect 10 WIN victories IL was,
writes his nephew, a sad day for the South for
on that day N was within . s,on.,. ,h.o,,, -,
900 ~. h. "a. 49," .n'V" VI
peace' fA.e' ne ADDS was against Lee; the high
reached and from that bour ,ha a., 49,, A.,
10 ,"si, anu rom thAs hour the mood began to
lost In the hills OF Appomattox. With the mag
namitv which distIn,ntsh.d q. ha.aI N -
-..,. ma. -, :, $3.50. - nc '""A MI INC
responsibility Tor defeat upon his shoulders, but
the author of this book does not DENY that soma
Of IL belongs there. First the disrretion al
lowed, which separated him from his cavalry.
secondly. the omission OF positive onders 70