The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-02
WASHINGTON @, THURSDAY

taling-1st iAN Light Battery c. Capt
Mark Fl. Prescott; ID Ill. Light, Battery
]. Capt Charles NJ. Barnett: Ind. Light
10Th Battery, Capt William p. Stack
house: Wis., ~ light, 9Th Battery. Capt
George Q. Gafaner.
IMEfTIErH CORPS.
Brf g. Gen. i,Apheus S. Williams, Com
'nd Firss pv.;s,Iss-Hris. Gen. N. J. Jack.
First Brisashs-Col. James L. Self
ridge-5th Chm. 1Lieu,.-Col. Henry W.
Daboll: Sd mild. (detachment. Lieut.
David Gore: aaad n. Y, Lieut.-Col: James
c. Rogers; Hist n. Y, Capt. Elisha u
Baldwin: 10th Ba., Maj. Patrick Griffith
Second Brigade-Coi. Ezra A. Car
man-27th lab. Lieut. John II. Fes,
Ter; I'd Mass. Col. William Cogsweil; 18th
N. j., Maj. Frederick ii. Harris; 10th
n. Y. Col. Niron NJ. Crane; 10th n. y,
Col. John II. Ketcham; Sd Wis, Col. Will
liam Hawley.
Third Brigade-Col. James S. Robin
son-S2d H., Lieut.. Col. Edward S. Salo-
mon; 101st ILL.,, Lieut.-Col. John B. lie
Sage: 143d n. Y. Maj. John Higgins;
t;1st Ohio. Capt. john Barrett: SD Ohio,
| Lieut.-Col. David Thomson; 31st Wis,
Col. Francis II. West,
Second Divisiol-Brig.- Gen. John w.
Geary.
First Brgadc-Col. Ario Pardee. Jr.--
9Th Ohio. 18th Ohio (detachmenD. Lieut.
ron II. Wright Goth Ohio. Lieut.. Col.
Eugene Powell; 2Sth Pa. Col. John Craig.
Second Brigade-Col. Patrick III. Jones
-33d n. J.. Col. Geo. W. Mindil; 10th
n. Y. Col John II. Lockman: 18th
n. Y, Maj. William II. Hoyt: 18th
n. Y. Maj. Lewis d. Warner: I'D Pa.
| Maj. Charles C. Cresson; 109th Pa, Capt.
! Walter q. Dunn.
Third Brieade-Cc'. Henry a. Bar
| 102d n. Y. Lie,It.-Col. Harvey S. Chat
| field: 18th n. Y. L;eut.-Col. Koert S.
Van Voorhis: 10th n. Y. Mai. Nicho-
| las Grumbach:' Goth Pa, Lieut.-Col. Sam
uel NJ. Zulich: 111th Pa, Lieut.. Col.
Thomas NJ. Walker.
Third Observation-Disclosures William II.
| Ward.
First Brigade-Col. Franklin G.
Smith-102d ILL.,. Capt. Hiiand Il. Clay:
105th ILL.,. Maj Henry d. Brown: 10th
| ILL.,. Col. Henry Case; 10th Ind, Lieut.
Col. Azariah ". Doan.
Second BriGade-Lieut.-Col Alexander
B. Crane-33d Ind. Capt. James r.
Burton, S5th Ind, Maj. Jefferson f.
Rrant: 10Th Mich. Maj. John J. Baker;
ODD Wis, Capt Aluhonzo G. Kellam.
Third Brigadc-Lieut.-Col Phil C.
Bnckingham-20 Conn.,. Maj. Henry G.
| Pardee: 3:3d Mass. Maj. Elisha Doane:
13Cth n. Y, Maj. Henry l.. Arnold: 55th
Ohio. Lieut.-Col. Edwin II. Powers: I'D
Ohio. Iieut.-Col. Samuel ii. Hurst: 26th
Wis. Lieut. Col. Frederick C. Wink!er.
Artillery Brieade-Mai. John A. Rey-
nolds-lst n. Y. Light. Battery l, Cant.
Charles L. Vinegar: LIST n. Y. Light.
| Battery NJ. Lieut. Edward p Newkrk
list Ohio Light Battery c. Lieut.. Jerome
b. STEPHENS: Pa. Light, Battery e,
Capt. Thomas S. Sloan.
CAVALRY DIVISION.
Brighten. Jiiison Fitzpatrick, Command
First Rrigade-3d Ind (battalion).
| Capt. Charles Qualman: 9Th Iowa. Mai.
J. Morris Young; 9th Pa, Col. Themas j.
Jordan. IN
Second Brigade-Mai William Thay-
er--Sth Ind, 81 KY. Mai. Owen Star.
Third Br;ghd4-Col. Smith ID. Atkins
92d ILL.,. Gait Lyman Preston; 3D. Ky,
Lieut. Rofiert Ii. King; 9Th Ky,
Maj CHRISTOPHER r. Cheek.
Artillerynn10th Wis. Battery. Capt.
Yates V. Beabe.
1t was with this body of soldiers that
Gen. Sherman planned to make the most
startling and picturesque campaign so
far executed during the war. Every Off
Ger and solder 1was an experienced man
in the business of war. What they had
learned of that bloody art from books was
a mere introduction 10 the knowledge they
gained, by three years of experience on
the battle line: it was here that these
veterans learned heir lesson. and acquired
that spirit of trustful comradeship that
made them inyincible.
In deciding upon the plan of campaign
Gen. Sherman reasoned that while Gen.
Hood with an army of $4,000 infantry
and artillery and 10000 cavalry was cap
able at all times of endangering his lines
of communication, he was unable to meet
the Union army in open fight; conse-
quentiy Gen. Hood, when pursued by the
whole army under Gen. Sherman would
| retreat from place to place, drawing the
| Federal forces away from their base. Ex-
perience had demonstrated the fact that
| no large army with its necessary stores
| aud baggage can overtake and capture
| a well-appointed army of an inferior force
| retreatins through its own country.
1t therefore was in Gen. Sherman's
| Judgment necessary to adopt a plan which
| would encourage Gen. Hood to enter
| actively upon an offensive campaign.
This could only be done by dividing his
| army.
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