The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-02
NO Cavalry escort
FOR father Sherman
PRESIDENT ORDERS THE PRO
POSED MARCH TO ATLANTA
STOPPED.

Detachment to Proceed Only as Far as
Resaca When it Must Return to
Fort OgIethorpe Immediately and the
Famous Generals Son Continue
without Military EscOrt--March Au-
thorized by the Commander of the
Department of the Gulf.
Washington, May 1.-The president
tonight directed the curtailment of
the movement of the Twelfth cvavalry
as escort to Rev. Father Thomas Sher-
man, son of General Sherman, on a
march over part of the line of General
Sherman's famous march to the sea.
Instead the trip may be made from
Fort Oglethorpe as far as Resaca,
which is within about fifty miles of
Fort Oglethorpe when the cavalry de-
tachment is to return to the latter
place. Orders to this effect were given
tonight following the receipt of a
long dispatch from Brigadler General
Duvall, commanding the department Of
the gulf, by whose authority the de-
ldGuill6lll Mcl5 W dSO11AiPolAJ
Father Sherman and conference on
the subject between President Roose-
welt and General Bell, chief of staff OF
the army.
In response to to a dispatch sent by
the war department to Brigadier Gen.
eral William P. Duvall commanding
the department of the gulf, relative to
the report that military escort had
been furnished Rev. Father Thomas
Sherman, son of the late General
Sherman for march to the sea over
the route General Sherman took during
the civil war, the following telegram
was received tonight:
Atlanta, Ca, May 1, 1906
Military Secretary, War Department,
Washington, D. G.
Replying to your telegram this date
detachment Twelfth cavalry accom-
panied by Rev. Father Sherman from
Chattanooga to Atlanta, two officers
with eight enlisted men were authoriz-
ed by department commander to go
over the line of operations to act as
escort for Father Sherman, son of
the late General Sherman, who wished,
for historical reasons, to go over the
same territory. The officers were se-
lected because of being interested in
study Of former operations Of army and
were directed to submit sketch of the
country passed over and compare the
memoir of their trip to be read before
the officers schol at their post. Every
opportunity is taken advantage of to
study General Sherman's Atlanta cam
paigns and 1t was deemed happy cir
curlstance that courtesy to General
Sherman's son could be combined with
military instructions. Practice marches
with large bodies are to be made from
now on over the historic fields of Chick
amauga, and Atlanta by troops from
Forts Oglethrpe and Mcpherson, on
which officers will study and discuss
the operations Of General Sherman. The
detachment in question was authorized
by the department commander and the
commanding officer of Fort 0glethorpe
telegraphs under date of April 80:
Lieutenants Campbell and Hunter
and eight enlisted men left here this
morning for Atlanta. Father Sherman
accompanied party
"The party is not directed to go over
the territory of march to sea, but will
return to post from Atlanta. Corre-
spondence on subject forwarded by
mail.
Duvall, Brig. Gen. Commanding"
The president had a conference on
the subject with General Bell, the chief
of staff tonight. General Bell took
General Duvalls report to the White
house and after the conference the fol-
lowing dispatch, which restricts the
distance with which the escort is to go,
was sent to General Duvall:
''White House, washington, May /, '06.
''General w. P. Duvall,
Commanding Department of the
Gulf, Atlanta, Ga:
I'm view of the misapprehension
seemingly caused by the terms employ
ed In your order, the president deems 1t
best. after the detachment of the
Twelfth cavalry ha S gone as far as
Resaca and visited the intervening
field of 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"