The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-31
BURIED TN FLOWERS
Continued from Fifth Page

fully cope with the splendid generalship
of the South. As we had a great presi-
dent, equal to the situation. able to meet
all the great questions presented for con-
sideration and settlement, so finally,
midst the disaster and gloom that hung
over the Union cause, there appeared
from the west a leader for the Union
armies. You viii remember his first bat
ties Many OF you doubtless participated
in them. He came from private life. He
had been educated at the military
academy but had resigned from the
army and was living In an obscure town
in Illinois. When war began he proffer-
ed his services to his country, but his
letter was permitted to lie unanswered
in the files Of the war department. Finally
he was selected as colonel Of an illinois
regiment and took the field In that ca
pacity. Belmont was fought and soon
after he became a brigadier general, but
IL was not until Donelson was captured
and the country read the terms on which
the capture was made, that it was real
lied that we had at last found a general
who not only knew how 70 make plans.
but how TO execute them. Unconditional
and immediate surrender" were the terms
given the garrison at Fort Donelson, and
from that time on it was realized that
Ulysses S. Grant possessed qualities un-
known and not in common with the other
generals who had been placed in supreme
command.
Shiloh was fought with all its horrors.
its immense loss Of life. but the position
taken. The disasters that followed the
Army of the Potomac in the east directed
the attention OF the union TO the army
under the command Of Ulysses S.
Grant in the West. Battle followed battle
He seemed ever willing and ever ready
TO fight. The capture Of one position was
used only to press TO the next IN turn.
and finally, on the Fourth Of July, 1853
Vicksburg surrendered TO this intrepid
leader" Here Mr.. Long gave an accur-
ate detailed account OF the seige OF
Vicksburg. Continuing he said:
The tide OF war turned from that IN
slant Not only Grant II the west had
checked the Confederate successes, but
the army under Lee IN Virginia. flushed
with the successes that had attended
his operations in Virginia,the iHcomp-
etency that existed among the sew
eral generals who had commanded the
Army OF the Potomac. at last left the
south. marched TO Pennsylvania, with
the intention OF carrying the var into
the north and dictate terms CT peace
in Philadelphia and New York City.
Meade. at Gettysburg. on the same days
that Grant was tightening his grip on
Pemberton at Vicksburg. was fighting
the battles Oh the hills and mountains
OF Pennsylvania that checked the victor
ious army OF Lee and sent II back dis
organized into the state from whence II
came.
The leaders OF the union were not less
brave in Isl and 1872 than they were a
1854. but bravery is not every thing
in war
The soldier q the rank and file sights
where and when he IS told 20 fight is
but part OF a great machine. and unless
there is someone that has organized the
machine and knows how 70 ran T. often
times the bravery CT the common soldier
IS unayailing and productive q 70 re-
suits
The south was strong = having able
generals from the start. ard the north
had 70 discover them FROM actual expert
ence- After Vicksburg the country recog-
nLze6 who its great military leader Was-
be was ordered 70 ChattanooEa after the
terrible defeat AZ C-hicamausz- ard when
the army OF Thomas was heuue- in
ard almost starved in Chat.anoosa- Esis
military geasus realized instantly fEe
situation. ard be soon began o1s1sire
Operations. Tas battles q cAAEt@5sSE-.