The National tribune., 1904-08-18
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IeoelS dHu Ac' eSeTyDOuy VINO UIncneU IN
the least bit. Shades of Julius Cesar, but
he's soldier. Hurrah for Billy Sherman.
Three cheers and tiger for Old Tecumseh."
He cheered until Maria feared he would
burst blood vessel, and the crowd fol-
lowed his example.
Sherman" explained Maj. Phelps. THAT
man with one sleeve pinned to his breast.
He's the old Commander of the Army of
the Tennessee. He's been appointed
Chief of the Bureau of Freedmen and
abandoned Lands. Gen. Logan commands
Howard is a fine soldier, and good man
in every way, We didn't like it little bit
that he was appointed to command the
Army of the Tennessee after Gen. Nc
Pherson was killed. We felt that Gen.
Logan deserved it, because he had been
with the army ever since it was formed,
had grown up with it. and commanded it
very successfully through the battles of
the ODD and 2Sth But Logan was a vol
unteer. while Howard is a West Pointer,
and therefore Sherman preferred him.
Sherman's got his prejudces. like the rest
of us, and one of them is for Regular Of
ticers.'
Gen. Sherman rode on past the Presi-
dents stand, formally saluted. jumped
from his horse in his nervous, impetuous
way. threw the reins to an orderly and
strobe up on the Presidents stand as if
Immediately surrounded by the distin-
guished men shaking his hand.
Hello! Hello! What's that? What's
that?" exclaimed the Major. noticing a
perturbation on the stand opposite.
''Something up between old Billy and the
looking at one another"'
why! Why! Gen. Sherman refused
to shake hands with the Secretary of
War;" gasped Maria. "My gracious"' .
Serves him right. the old bullyragger,"
said Maj. Phelps, vindictively. '"The way
renders just shameful. l wouldn't blame
Sherman for knocking him down. That's
Sherman's staff there. Amt they dandies,
every one of them? That one in front is
Adjt.- Gen. Dayton, the Chief of Staff. and
his right-hand man. Next to him is Andy
to him is Ward Nichols, an Aid. That one
inst behind is Charley Ewing. Inspector
General, and with him Chief Quarter
master Easton, and Chief Commssary
Beckwith. Behind them come Chief Engi-
neer Poe and Chief of Ordnance Baylor.
Aids"
There was certainly a very marked diff
ference between the headquarter people
of the two armies. The men of Gen.
Meade's staff were all middle-aged, ma
tured, sedate men, who sat their sober
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life very serious business Sherman's staff
were all handsome. janty. light-footed.
| light-hearted youngsters, riding horses as
full of life apd mettle as themselves, and
which caracoled and curvetted whenever
reined in. -
The cheering rolling up the Avenue was
now almost as swelling as when Gen.
Sherman had passed and there presently
came around the corner Of the Treasury a
man a little above medium hight, with
long, cOal-black hair, straight as an In
dams. long. intensely-back mustach.
and piercing black eyes, who sat his
spirited black horse like he was part of
the animal.
Hello, there's Black Jack now" shout.
ed Maj. Phelps excitedly, and mingling
his voice with the cheering. "There's the
best fighting man in the whole Army of
the Tennessee. There's the man who
licked Hood after Mcpherson fell. Three
cheers and a tiger for Gen. John A. Lo-
gan"
Logan rode on past the stand, saluted.
dismounted, and joined those on the
stand. where he was warmly greeted.
The next to appear was banner bear
ing a cartridge-box inscribed, 40 rounds" :"
Phelps. "Now you'll see the first class
and prize scholars in fighting. Now you'll
see the fellows who took their first les
sons at Belmont. passed through the pri-
mary grades at Shiloh, and graduated at
Vicksburg. Here comes the red-ribbon
outfit of the whole army-the Fifteenth
Corps"
Behind the flag rode a solid. very mill
tary-looking young Major General with a
French cut to his musta che and imperial.
That's Gen. Hazen." explained Maj.
Phelps. "He got his second star for cap
Army Of the Cumberland man, but Sher-
man fancied him. because he was Reg
ular and an Ohio man, and pushed him
into command of the Fifteenth Corps,
after Logan was promoted. That man
commanding the First Division is Maj
West Pointer, but an old Army of the
Tennessee man, who got all his promo
tions for good fighting right under Sher-
mans eyes. The man commanding tho
Second Division Is Brig. Gen. John NJ.
Oliver, Michigan man, who's been lately
promoted, and / don't know much about
him. The next division is commanded by
Gen. J. M. Corse, the hero OF Allatoona-
there. you see him now. Corse was at
West Point awhile, but he didn't suit
those old pedagOgs of the Academy, and
they wouldn't graduate him. But down
a full bakers dozen of the fellows who
had graduated from West Point with
honors."
To the astonishment Of the military
critics, the Western men were marching
better and keeping better lines than the
Army Of the Potomac. Reviews and pa
rades were an old story with the Army Of
the Potomac. and had lost something Of
their impressiveness. The Western men,
though, had the idea that they must keep
rigidly straight lines and move like clock
work, or be forever disgraced in the eyes
Of their comrades Of the East.
They had sufficient non-regulation ad.
ditions to redeem this ultra stiffness. They
carried on their shoulders, beside their
bright guns, the pets, mascots and treas
ures of their elong marches-violins, ban
|joes, aceordians, Hra ccoons, squirrels, fight
ing cocks, moeking birds, even young ALI
gators, in cages they had whitfield out
Behind each regiment, each brigade,
each divisionys each corps came jackasses,
mules, horses,e cows and steers led by ne
groes, in all tsorts of finery, and laden
with company, regimental and brigade
rations and property blankets, canteens,
haversacks. aampkettles, etc., etc. Negro
mothers were riding and carrying their
children. Bright young negroes, arrayed
in fantastic uniforms, marched. proudly
initiating the9pomposty of the Drum Ma
jors. or turning handsprings and dancing
double shufflas at the halts. There was a
variety and interest which the long, close