The National tribune., 1905-12-14
WAR OPr',THE REBELLION.
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an OPPOIluiiAay ID WORK Win tho most
deadly effects Our line rapidly melted
away under sthissterrible fire, and after
getting up % within Is yards OF the
works We found ourselves too weak to
carry them 1by assault, and, after re-
naming under this severe fire for 20
minutes. wei wexe compelled to fall
back. We bsouSht off our colors safe
ly, and reformed. at the point where we
had last halted previous to advancing
to the assault. We were then ordered
back to the point where we first crossed
the railroads. l.
THE regiment went into action with
22S enlisted men. Is line and three field
and staff officers. making an aggregate
Of al rank and file engaged. Out of
this number We lost ia killed, wounded
and missing. Part Of our wounded and
ccr dead were left on the field. An
attempt was made to bring of our
killed and wounded under a flag OF
truce. but it was unsuccessful. After
the evacuation of Jackson, q few days
subsequent to the fight. we recovered
part of our wounded, who had been
left In the hospital, but those who were
able to be removed had been taken
s.way as prisoners of war. Most Of
those reported missing are known to
he wounded.
"Of the conduct of both officers and
men during this the severest conflict In
which the regiment had ever been en-
gagged I cannot speak too highly. All
cid their duty nobly. and 1t was impos-
sible to make special mention of any
one without doing injustice to others"
Gen. Lauman Relieved.
Gen. Ord relieved Gen. Lauman of
his command upon the field where he
had mismanaged, and ordered him to
report to Gen. Grant at Vicksburg. Gen.
Sherman sanctioned this, but he seems
to have had much sympathy with the
gallant soldier, for he reported to Gen.
Grant:
"Gen. Ord has relieved Gen. Lauman
CT the command Of his division, and I
deem 1t SO important to support corps
commanders in their authority that
must sustain Gen. Ord for the time be-
Ing
In his Memoirs, Gen. Sherman says:
Gen. Lauman went to the rear and
never regained his division. He died
after the war, in Iowa, much respected,
al before that time he had been uni
versally esteemed most gallant and
excellent officer"
Gen. Lauman received a brevet Of
Major-Gene raj March 10, 1865, which
was some consolation to him in his lat
ter years, for he died Feb. 9, 1867.
Gen. Johnston Escapes With His Army.
Gen. Sherman frankly admits in his
Memoirs that he always felt cautious
aid apprehensive In front of Johnston,
and certainly his conduct before Jack
son showed this in a marked degree.
With all his greatness, with all his shin
ing abilities as strategist and logisii-
cian Gen. Sherman had some signal de-
fects, and the most startling Of these
was that he always allowed his enemy
to get away from his front without be-
ing seriously injured. This is where
he differed in the strongest way from
such commanders as Grant, Thomas and
Sheridan. GEN.. Grant, in his warm
friendship for Gen. Sherman, had de-
MED himself the opportunity of placing
himself at the head of the army to de-
stroy Johnston. and had given Sher-
man this opportunity for distinction,
and let him take the better half of the
army for that purpose. Gen. Sherman
felt warily around Johnston's long line,
finding no place where he could ven-
tnre an attack 3and kept up a noisy
artillery fire until his ammunition was
exhausted and he had to send back to
Ficksburg for more. In the meanwhile
he sent Col, Bussey, his Chief of Cav
airy, with about 1000 effective horse
men. to Canton to destroy the cars, To-
comotives, railroads and machine-shops
there, and ff, pessiblle reach the Big
BLACK River Bridge and destroy it, cut
ting off Johnston's retreat. Bussey
found that Johnston had anticipated
him, and sent to Canton a force too
large for him to attack, and he there
fore had to return, after destroying
some locomotives and box-cars. An
other cavalry force went to the south,
and burned five bridges and number
Of cars. >.F+
In the meanwhile Sherman's forag-
crs were stripping the country of all the
corn. cattle. hogs. sheep and poultry,
so as to prevent any future operations
in that section. It was q terrible Wis
q Sc Cfofo hut
1t was a military necessity, and the car
rying off and destruction Of supplies
was executed with the greatest thor
oughness and rigor.
Gen. Bussey was sent back to Canton
with more cavalry and brigade Of in
fantry to carry out his original instruc-
lions. He had quite a skirmish with the
cnemy's cavalry and infantry, but drove
them from their positions. took Canton
and destroyed the extensive machine
shops, factories, railroad buildings. ma
chinery, five locomotives, 40 cars and
about 100000 feet Of lumber. Sher-
nan had now possession OF all the roads
upon which Johnston could retreat, ex-
cept one. Johnston was in no hurry
to go back until forced to do so. He
knew that Sherman was out of artillery
ammunition. and he waited quietly UNI
til fresh supply was brought up from
Vicksburg. when he: said "Good-day'
to the Union army, and executed one
OF his successful retreats, leaving moth
ing behind him of any value that he
could carry off.
July II Sherman entered Jackson on
the heels OF Johnston's retreating army,
picking up about 400 prisoners These
and the heavy guns were his sole tro-
phies. and he did not pursue because of
the intense heat dust and the fatigue
oe the men. He reckoned that John
| st on's 10000 men would suffer as much
from heat, thirst and disappointment
as If pursued Sherman set his men to
work destroying the railroad for 10
miles in every direction and rendering
Jackson absolutely useless as future
base OF concentration. The cotton he
bad used in the breastworks was de-
stroyed, and the heavy artillery, shot
end she'll thrcwn into the river. Then
She rman marched back to Vicksburg
and Grant issued orders to return the
Ninth Corps TO Burnside, and sent the
Thirteenth Corps to the assistance of
Banks ut Port Hudson The rest of the
army wentinto good camps on the bluffs
10 rest and recupcrate, which it much
needed. 1GtF:a
The Pnrpled Prisoners.
For seven days the work of parol-
ing the prisoners and making out and
signing the rollssWent on. During this
time the Union and Confederate SOL