Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-03
PROTESTS FROM THE SOUTH
STOP MARCH OF PRIEST FROM
ATLANTA TO THE SEA
ESCORT is RECALLED
General DuvalI, Commanding Depart
ment Of the Gulf, Writes Letter Of
Explanation Officers Desired to
Study Former Operations Of the
Army.

Washington, D. G., May 2.-Presi
dent Roosevelt last night recalled the
military escort supposed to have been
ordered to accompany the Rev. Faith.
er Sherman, son of the late William
L. Sherman, over the route followed
by his father in the famous march to
the sea.
Ihe recall was made on account of
pressure brought to bear by congress.
men from the south, especially from
Georgia, who resent this opera
bouffee armed invasion Of the south.
land under the second Sherman"
The telegram sent from the White
House reads:
General William P. Duvall, U. S.
A., commanding Department of Gulf,
Atlanta, Ga; In view of the misap-
prehenslon seemingly caused by
terms employed in your order, the
president deems it best, after the de-
tachment of the Twelfth cavalry has
gone as far as Resaca and visited the
intervening field Of the engagement
at Dalton, that tne officers and men
composing the detachment shall re-
turn to Fort Oglethorpe, which he di-
rects be done.
"Ainsworth, Military Secretary"
Congressman Stirred.
The publication of the statement
that Father Thomas Sherman. had
started from Fort Ogelthorpe with a
military escort for Atlanta on COM
mission to obtain data for the war
department, caused fiutter of excite.
ment among southern members of
congress-. They decided to file an
emphatic protest with the President.
Representative Livingstone of Geor-
gia sent q dispatch to Governor Ter
rell of the state asking him to inform
the delegation in congress what steps
the governor had taken to "repel the
armed invasion of Georgia under the
second Sherman"
No end Of anxiety was caused by
the incident at the White House and
the war department yesterday.
At the war department an inquiry
was begun concerning the truth of
the publication. 1t was denied there
that Father Sherman had orders to go
over the line of Sherman's march.
that a guard would be pro-
vided for the priest also was denied.
Sometimes, as in the recent case of
General Wood and his trip around the
globe, private orders are issued from
the White House. It was stated at
the White House that nothing is
known there about the Sherman af-
fair.
General DuvaII Explains.
General Duvall sent this telegram
Of explanation Of Father Sherman's
march:
ATLANTA, Ca, May 1, 1906.
Military Secretary, War Department,
Washington:
Replying to your telegram Of this
date regarding the detachment Of
Twelfth cavalry which accompanied
the Rev. Father Sherman from Chatta-
nooga to Atlanta, two officers, with
eight enlisted men, were authorized by
the department commander to go over
the line of operations Of General Sher-
mans army nits movement to Allan
"a and to act as escort for Father Sher-
man, son of the late General Sher-
man, who wished, for historical rea-
sons, to go over the same territory.
The officers were selected because Of
being interested in the study of for.
ner operations of the army and were
directed to submit sketch Of the
country passed over and to prepare a.
memoir of their trip, to be read before
he officers school at their post.
Every opprtunity is taken advan-
age of to study General Sherman's At
anita campaign, and it was deemed a
lappy circumstance that a courtesy toI
General Sherman's son should be com
'ined with military instructions.
The party is not directed to 60 over
he territory of the march to the sea.
,ut will return to the post from Allan
a. Correspondence on the subject has
,een forwarded by mail. "Duvall.
"Brigadier General Commanding"