Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-23


mans army was that which routed it, re-
inforced by the Sixteenth and twenty
third Corps. i am cenSured for not taking
the offensive at Dalton, where the enemy,
If beaten, had. q sure refuge Denlhd inc
fortified gap at Ringgold, or IN the 1or-
tress of Chattanooga, and when the odds
against us were almost ten TO Tour. Al
Resaca he received five brlgades, near
Kingston three and about o,JVO cavalry,
at New Hope Church One-ln all ABOUT
1900 infantry and artillery. The enemy
received the Seventeenth Corps ana a
number of garrison ana BRUCE gudru5
from Tennessee and KENTUCKY thdt Idu
been relieved by numerous "hundred-day
men,"
/ am blamed for not fighting. opera
lions commenced about the 9th OF May;
/ was relieved on the 18th or July. IN
that time we fought daily, always unuer
circumstances 50 favorable TO us as 10
make it certain that the sum OF tne
enemys loss was five times ours, Whlch
was lOO0O men. Northern papers repre-
sent shermans up TO about the end OF
June at 1900 men.
Sherman's progress was at the rate or
a mile and a quarter q day.
Had this style Of fighting been allowed
IN Continue Is IL not clear that we would
soon have been able TO give battle with
abundant chances of victory, and that
the enemy, defeated on this side Of the
Chattahoochee, would have been de-
IT is certain that Sherman's army was
stronger compared with that OF Ten
nessee." than Grants, compared with
that of Northern Virginia.
General Bragg asserts That sherinaus
was absolutely stronger than Grants.
II Is well known that the Army or
virginia was much superior to that of
why. then. should I be condemned for
the defensive, while General Lee was adj
ding to his great fame by the same
course?
General Bragg seems TO have earned at
Missionary Ridge his present high po-
people report at Columbus and Mont
gomery that General Bragg said that my
losses had been frightfui; that ! had
dlsregarde1 the wishes and INSTRUCTIONS
of the President; that he had implored
me 10 change my course, by Wmch
suppose he means assume the offensive.
As these things are utterly untrue. II
is not TO be supposed that they were said
by General Bragg.
The President gave me no instructions,
and expressed no wishes, except just De
fore we reached the Chattahoochle, warn.
ing me not TO fight with the river behlnu
us. and against crossing H. ana previous
lv he urged me not 70 allow sherman 10
detach 10 Grants aid.
General Bragg passed some two hours
with me iust before / was relieved, ana
gave me the impression that ms VISIT 10
The army was casual. he being on MS
way further west. to endeaVor 10 get US
achievements from Kirby smith anu
Lee. / thought him satisfied win the
state Of things but not 50 Win lhdI ia
lie assured me that he had always
maintained i'm Richmond that oheriiiah
army was stronger than Grant 5.
He said nothing of the intention 10 re-
lieye me, but talked with General HOOD
on the subject, as learned AFTER my 10
II is clear that his expedition had no
other object than my removal ana tne
giving proper direction TO puphc opihloh
upon the subject. h,oo. g.,
re could have had no other object IN
going TO Montgomery. ,,a
man OF honor in his place would
have communicated with me as wei as
with Hood upon the subject: o.o,,s,,,o
Being eXnectod TO assume the oleIs ds
Uood attacked on the 10Th, I'd, ana 1oth
Of July dsastrously. losing more men
than had in u (stventy-two) days siiiee
then his defensive mas Deeh at ioe"' "'
Rut Won must be tired of this. We are
living very quietly and pleasantly mere
The Georgians have been very hosplta'
Bile. ,...,,.. - ms
We stopped here merely because IL was
| the first stopping-place. 49,,
Remember us cordially to Mrs. Maury.
Tell her the gloves arrived most op,
! portunely. Mine had just been LOST, anu
| II would have been Impossible TO buy
| more. and they are lovely.
Inst before | left the army we thougnt
| the odds against US had been reduced al
| most six TO four. 49,.
have not supposed. therefore. that
| sherman could either invest Atlanta or
carry it by assault. Very truly y S91S,N
Major-General Maury.
NOBLE REMONSTRANCE.
was ever a nobler remonstrance made
| than this; SO full Of dignity, proud pa
| thos. sense of outrage. and manly en-
| durance?
| He knew he had made a defence which
| students OF the science Of war Will study
| for all time. There has been nothing
| like II In modern war; and never in all
| of the histories we know OF has such
| a master OF the science. such brave
| champion OF the right OF his people, been
so insulted as was Joseph II Johnston
when the Confederate Government yield
| ed to popular. ignorant clamor and re-
moved this great commander. this true
| patriot, to make way for a vain and In
| competent successor.
Well might the brilliant ana daring
| wigfall impugn the discretion OF our gall
| liant President. when he declared his
| friendships are no less fatal to their OBJ
| jects than bis animosities'
Go.H no. ssNn man NJ kla ycoru ha1