The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-02-14

Meanwhile Buckner had sent notice
% his tz Sops on the front line thnt he
had made proposition TO the enemy
O. surrender the fort and ASKED them
70 notify the Federal troops III froat III
order to st D further lighting. White
Gags appeared ali along the rifle pcs,
hut none on the 1T itself. To Grants
message he replied that he was com
PEELED by circumstances to accept the
@ungenerOus aud unchiyalrous terms"
nroposed. On receiving this second
better Grant mounted his horse and
rode along the Lines toward the little
village Of Dover, where the Confeder-
ate headquarters were located. Firing
had ceased en- both sides and Oh reach
hlg the Confederate Odtposss in front
OF Dover Grant was not challenged.
Tie continued on to the little two story,
NEpainted tavern, which has BECOME
historic as the scene of the famous
Surrender. ana was surprised to lind
that General Lew Wallace was already
gn consultation with his old enemy.
Euckner. Wallace commanded the
Federal troops nearest to Dover and
kad had his soldiers astir before the
break Of day. intending to charge the
Confederate breastworks as soon as 1t
becalne tight enough to maneuyer. The
eegiments were forming for the pur-
Dcse when a bugie blast across the
&nes announced the approach of a flag
Of truce. The truce officer stated that
Euckner had decided to surrender and
asked that there be no mare firing.
wallace gave orders to his brigade
commanders to advance and take pos
Nesaign Of the enemy's works and HIM
self rode with the Confederate to
Euckner's quarters.
Wallace sent his name In to the Con-
Gedernte chieftain. who recognized In
sim nm acquaintance and ordered the
sentinel to admit him. After gen.
Gral llandshake between the Federal
end the Confederate leader and stan
ell sat down to breakfast OF corn
Rread and coffee During the meal
Grant arrived and at once entered In
o friendly conversation with Buck
mer, whom he had known at West
foint and nfterward in the regular
army. Buckner said that IL he had
Seen in command at Donelson at the
Start Grant could not have come UP to
& as boldly as he had done. Grant an
ewereti that if be had known Buckner
SINS in command he would not have
&rfed to come Up in the same way.
The capture Of Donelson was the
Rtst stunning victory Of the war. Grant
waa Immediately promoted to the rank
af major general OF volunteers. The
whrase unconditional surrender" be-
&Rme a watchword In the northern
4nmps. Az the Initials Of Grants name
e0rresp0nded to the first letters in the
0hrase the coincidence was caught up
9ad banners were embiazoned with
ehe legend Unconditional Surrender
Cvant" Throughout the army east
Gni west the fame OF Grant inspired
Ole soldiers with fresh hope. IL the
cid flag could win In one fight, why
cot in cthersg Grant did not rest with
Che fall OF Donelson. He promptly
motided his superior officer. General
Halleck. who was at st. Louis. that he
would push ON up the Cumberland riy
H and take GAINESVILLE the 21st Of Feb
Euary and Nashville. the capital Of Ten
messee and the strongest Confederate
post In the region. by the LIST OF March.
Ne believed that the fall OF D0nels0n
opened the way for Federal advance all
syer the southwest and that the armies
could march at once to Chattanooga.
Corfnth. Memphis and Vicksburg.
points ultimately captured only after
hard lighting.
without waiting for orders or for re-
plies to his dispatches about his move
ments Grant started for Nashville. He
Teached there before March and found
d already In possession Of the Federals
under General Don Carlos Buell.. Buell.
had followed the retreat of the enemy
from Kentucky southwark result Of
she fall Of Henry and Donelson, and
naturally reached Nashville In the
wake or the Confederates. Grant was
met at Nashville by orders from Hal
lcck TO leave n small garrison at Donei-
son and move his whole command back
60 Fort Henry. Two days later he re-
Ceivcd Instructions TO place General c.
J. Smith in active command of the
troops and remain himself at Fort
Henry. And Mt the end of another two
days he was virtually placed In arrest
Cor disobedience to orders which he
had never received and for going to
Nashville without permission from his
supporters. Thus -four weeks from the
Hme the campaign opened with the
blow at Fort Henry and while the
country rang with praises to the vic
cor Grant was under arrest and with
out command. all owing to the red
tape routine of department headquar-
Gers.
Meanwhile the Confederates under
tiie able leadership Of Albert Sidney
Johnston were getting away from the
Kentucky line and middle Tennessee
Back to the strongholds of Corlnth,
Memphis and Chattanooga. which 1t
wonld cost heavily to capture after the
enemy should fortify them.
GEORGE l.. KILMEG.
Tho Ardent suitor.
;'sMr. Shortoscades." said the homeiy