The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

cd, Come, come, Stanton, YOU are
firing wiid-you don't hit Mr. Gilmore.
he mas given me no advice. He has
merely answered my questions and read
10 me The opinions Of sixteen of Rose
Grams general officers as he took them
down fresh from their lips. They We're
al OF one mind: a:d therefore, had
qnty to decide whether Mr.. Gilmore was
feport!nS them correctly, and about
that know Mr.. Gilmore personally.
lie did say, after | had told him that
ne might write OF telegraph Rose
Grams that | should recall the order,
ana 40 all could To sustain him, that
lie wished | would telegraph Rosccrans
myself, ana at once. that very night
SO he might get ii the next morning.
re thought old Iioscy' was just the
man 10 appreciate such IL courtesy |
thought 50 myself. and so did il. and
consequently Mr.. stanton, if any one
mas sinncd in this matter, il has been
your humble servant"
~ this Ipint in our conversation Mir.
chase asked what thought OF Rose
Grams personality. ! answered that he
was on" Of the ab!csl IF organizers and
executors. The old gdagc was that "a
workman was known by his chips"
Every one of Roso"rans' battles had
been fought against superior forces
and had been won solely by his per
Snnhl bravery and efficiency. | was
not Il military critic. but n score of
experienced military men-amongst
hem Quincy Gilmore-had told me
mat Rosccrans was the NEST tenacious
lEhtcr and the ablcst stratcgist in our
army.
Mr.. Chase then remarked that
must have expressed these same opn-
ions To Mr.. Lincoln for he had used
Very nearly the Same language when
stanton proposed tho removal of Rose
Grams, merely adding that ne was the
Il ltstx
lar shown thc abiity to cope with
Leo: and that his Banking OF Bragg
ont of Shclbyviilc t'ullahoma and
ohattan"oga, was The most splendid
piece al strategy tina; he knew Of.
THE REAL CAUSE OF THE RE
MONNG.
Then" asked, why did he consent
Chase answered by inquiring if | had
not asked th%t question of General Gar
field.
! replied that / had been with Car
!ielt Inc larger part % the previous day
ana having in mind what he tChnse)
! had said Ia me Of RcFrcrans having lost
ms head at Chlckainauga. had qucs-
TONED nm particularly as Ia the bear
INK 81 the General during the battle:
ana he had answered You know there
never was q commander SO con! In bat
tlc as old ltnsccranH. You've told me
That You once asked him what his SEN
| Sati"ns were while h. was for two days
| so constantly under IRE at Stone river:
ana he answered you .hat he had no
ScnS;tiions--tha he was absorbed in
banning how In beat them. Garfield
SAID that he was iu., as cool and col
| isctcd ~ chickamalsa--cxpr ssed but
| httie surprise. nothing more, when he
SAW HlcCuOk was broken; but ut pnG,,
prepared I" meet lhu emergency by
sending him with orders on to Thomas,
ana Going himself 10 Chattanooga, 10
rally there our men. and mold the place:
Tor that was the Object OF the cam
P"lSn. ana SO long as we held II we
could not he defeated" When 7 asked
Garfield why The G"vcrnmcn; had re-
moved R"sccrans. he said that lie did
moi KNOW; iha: the deed was done
som" time before hia arrival In wash
ihninn, and y" found I; would he n
waste OF words to attempt to stem