New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-09

,..,.,,nc adherence To two rules, always to act
,es,,.eI, and 10 be the attacking party, ana u
80, 70 the utmost extent any advantage 'ha'
III, no gained and never to relax pursuit VI
.,dor n nursuit so long as beaten enemy Wa
,,,bin reach and no new conditions OF reia"'
force had occurred. For he always ihsis'eu '
after a hard fought battle. no matter no" s'e''
tho loss or extreme the eXhaustoh' the ''0'o
were and must always. po'h Phssoa'' ~
morally. be the superiors OF the conquered anu ~
q far greater degree than they were al '"e ''''
mencement Of the engagement Inc mo- ~,
.,,, ,,s,arce of his method Of war was aiso
,o,arized nv technical disobedience OF orde'S
Tho hattie Of Missionary Ridge ana the INV
ments of Sheridan in the hours '"a' ioi'""
1.,,r,,eed thoroughly the kind Of work he was ''
do when he rose 10 a hieh co"''',', a., ~ Intend
ann merely as a demOnstration ana u was NV ,na
81 Ga tak. only single line OF rlie-Pi's az II
base Of the hill The task was i.ti us, s ,e, cor
dan At the first glance ne saw va , -, ,ha ridge
lain vay for troops to hold the p"S, VI w, No.. If
''. ~ canture the summit. the lower nv ~
rife pits was subject 10 murhe'""S ~. 49,, ,,,hnl,
other line halfway up the s"p'' en- nv a
hVi and the adjacent region was dominates -, 80
.nt,I uno at the Ton In which the tohiru''"
hal massed their artillery 'P"n VI ,r, ~, ~
troops forward sheridan sent W'ru :" MI" ,'h N,
me ,yay ne meant To interpret the ORDERS VIZ ht.
NV, ,cc.iv.J Ecfore a reply could rcach mn w
mon had carried the line ihrN W''' S.' ", =" '',i
49,, - ,.ra fnr M the slope toward NV ~ 49,
~, GRANT s,w the movement, ana N"' "
o,,,,,., nv whose orders are those troops s''''n
49,, ,nn hup'' The reply wha that the h"N''''",
nd ma, hr.u ordered. 1T IL all rlshi. u " '","'
am, ,i,ht WAS Grants comment, II NV. .,
ana viii suffer" History shows 'n' IN
out nil right The Inon troops '''' w., nn,v
hing before them and the capture 81 VIZ n,,
i,iI,r forced the whole army OF IN" 'h'mN W ' "',
~ hn.,v retreat True to his Ideas 81 wv, w.
"m,r,l sheridan had No sooner cnptu''u Wv
,,,,,, and reformed his division than u" press" wv
,,r ,hn ,,,r.nting Zoe. Another ridge h'' ~"
.,rd,1 hv artillery. was captured Inc wv ' ,u
nn. thcu two miles I'm advance "i 'h' NV wv I
sinnory RIDGE In a position To- gee 'n a Wv" ,',r,
,,,,tn rclnforccmenis 1t would be- possl"" /" '
.h,rlamaura station and cut on IN i''lun'
mo lnrg, body III troops VINO hai '"'''u'"S go,
,,s,,J mo advance Of Sh,rmau'8 cpmn'h' 10, W.
l,,s ,u1 wore only forced To Withdraw ny en-
,nr,s ,i,tnrlous demonstration. shril"'n -
,,,ri, 4, i,nurrss his view OF IL" i'l1 Oh NJ -
nnr,nrs hut without avail His only '!hS"'',''D"
,,as ,b,t thev were az kccnly reRretlu "S mn
W, ,.hrn ,hcy saw on the following day W' "'S
,,a, would have been certain ~ succ' IS IAN,
li',ca,hnr inc battle AMI the plan display wv
,'nonness ~ perception. the pronptness IN 'N',u'
,n,, IA. very same method that were alt'rN''' ~
ho shown hv the man who destroyed '"' amy W
III, and who cut Of the retreat "i Ice
General paVies's book is n nnr pl''' y, VI
c.I,b all the learning and none 81 the I" M, 80,
,ies ~ n writer who UNDERSTOOD war Wv" -
sr,onco and practice II Is illustrated VIII" P'
trait Of Sheridan and with numerous maps anu