The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-05-11
Reproyed by suneriors.

| Reproved by Superiors.
| II am glad" said the Colonel. "that
| General Kuropatkin was sent back to
the Russian army in Manchuria. As
read of the old General reception at
the front 1 was reminded of a scene
| In our own war that saddened me
when l saw it and that hurts me now
whenever it comes up in memory. 1
had been sent back from Fort Gregg on
the Petersburg front to our former
headquarters at Humphreys Station,
when came upon General G. X. War
rem and three Of his staff riding from
Five Forks to the rear.
1T was raining; and men and
horses were covered with mud. The
Generals figure dropped and his face
expressed extreme fatigue and utter
detection. He had been relieved of
the command Of his corps in the pres
ence of the enemy by General Sheri-
dan, who, catching up the flag, led
Warren's men in that impetuous
final charge at Five Forks which broke
up Pickett's command and won a great
victory. was in sympathy with Sher-
fdan, but l felt then that if Little Phil
had been patient, Warren, within
twenty minutes, would have led his
own command into battle and achieved
the same results.
Il had heard the talk at headquar-
tiers about Warren being slow in cross
ing the Rapidan and dilatory on other
occasions, and felt that he deserved
reprimand, but after l saw him OH
his way to the rear 1 felt that so fine
soldier should have been given an
other command by Sheridan and per-
mitted to participate in that last
charge. When read of Kuropatkin's
return to a subordinate command 1
felt that in some things the Russians
are fairer in the treatment of officers
who do their best and fail than we
were in the civil war. And yet I am
not sure that in such cases as that of
Warren we were wrong.
'The Sheridan spirit of intolerance
toward Indifference or dilatoriness pre-
vailed in Lees army as we'll as in our
own. General Thomas T. Munford,
one Of Jackson's cavalry commanders,
told me of an experience that left a
wound that hurts him to this day. One
night Jackson sent for Munford and
said he wanted the latter to meet him
with his regiment at sunrise the next
morning. Munford, being familiar with
the country, said he would be at the
appointed place at the appointed time.
AS he turned to ride away in the rain
Munford asked General Jackson's per-
mission to go out about eight miles and
capture some forage collected by the |
Yankees:
HE explained that his supply of |
feed had been entirely exhausted, and |
that to have his command do its full |
part in the fight Of the next day the
horses must be fed. Jackson consent
ed to the night expedition, but warned |
MunfOrd not on any account to en-
tangle himself with the enemy, and |
do nothing to prevent him being at the |
at sunrise the next morn |
Ing. MunfOrd started with his regi- |
ment for the forage. The rain was so |
heavy and the darkness so intense and |
the pine woods so dense that when the |
General reached the place where the
forage was supposed to be he had only
a squad of his men with him.
HE waited for his men to come I'D,
but they did not come. He could only
go back on his line of march, gather
up his struggling men and horses, and
prepare for the work of the next day.
However, 1t was after sunrise when he
reached the crossroads General jack
son was waiting, and as Munford rode
up to explain Jackson said, coldly: 4
ordered you to meet me at sunrise
began with, But, General
when Jackson cut him off and sharply
directed him to attack at a designated
point. AS Munford turned to lead his
into the fight Jackson
stopped him and said again: L or
1ered you to meet me at SUNRISE This
ne repeated a third time and a fourth
time, and at last Munford, hurt be-
vond expression, dashed into the thick
If the fight, not caring whether he was
silled or not. He came out Of the
)attle without scratch, but Jackson
gave his last order in the battle of that
lay. The deeth of Jackson made the
Of the last interview with the
General the more painful to Munford"
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