Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-03
SHERMAN'S ESCORT
ORDERED TO FORT
Indignation Caused by March to
The Sea.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ACTS
Orders Direct From the White House
Calls Federal Officers Back and
Father Sherman Must Proceed on
March to Sea Alone,

Washington, May 2.-The presiden
on Tuesday night directed the cur
tallment of the movement of tht
twelfth calvary as escort to Rev. Faith
er Thomas S. Sherman, son of Gener
al sherman, on the march over par
OF the line of General Sherman's ia
nous march to the sea. Instead, thu
"trip may be made from Fort Ogle
thorpe, as far as Resaca, which i!
Within about so miles of Fort Ogle
thorpe, when the cavalry detachmen
Is to return to the latter place.
orders to this effect were givel
tuesday night following the receipt O
long dispatch from Brigadier Gener
al Duvall, commanding the depart
ment OF the gulf, by whose authorit,
the detachment was ordered to &C
company Father Sherman, and a con
terence on the subject between Pres
ldent Roosevelt and General Bell, chic
OF staff of the army.
General j. Franklin Bell, chief o
staff of the army, in speaking of tn,
incident, said:
THE fields of engagements Tough
by the armies of General Sherman am
General Johnston along the route pur
sued by these armies between Chat
tanooga and Atlanta are favorit,
places of study of army officers be
cause the strategic and tactics in
Volved in the operations of Sherman
and Johnston's armies are considered
among the best examples of the art o
war afforded by our civil war. Thi
is not the first time parties of off
GERS and men have gone over this
route"
DO these escorts go for the pur
pose of guarding officers?" was asked
Under such circumstances a.
these, General Bell replied, "escort
go merely for the purpose of facil
itating the journey, caring for tn,
horses, etc
Recently, an order was issued b,
the war department requiring practice
marches TO be made through the coun
try, some of them to last one day
some three days, and every post was
required to have at least one marcl
which should last a minimum of 2.
days. Under the provisions of this or
der, either department or a pos
commander can send out parties O
this kind on such marches. 1t has
therefore, become quite the customar!
thing. No one could ever anticipat,
that rnisapprehension or feeling woulC
arise over permitting Father Sherman
to accompany such a detachment, {
courtesy which would hmave been ex
tended to any distinguished person I'm
der similar circumstances.
The president had a conference OF
the subject with General Bell, chic
of staff General Bell took Genera
Duvall's report to the white house anC
after the conference the following dis
patch, which restricts the distance
which the escort is to go, was sent t
General Duvall:
White Heuse, Washington, May 1
General Duvall, Commanding the De
partment of the Gulf, Atlanta: II
view of the miapprehension seemingly
caused by the terms employed in YOU
order, the president deems it best
after the detachment of the Twelfth
cavalry has gone as far as Resac;
and visited the intervening field o
the engagement at Dalton, the Off
GERS and men composing the detach
ment shall return to Fort Oglethorpe
which he directs be done.
''Ainsworth. Military Secretary"