The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18

lheeA the Nei~ heated and rather un-
Inorored communication Of "3iajorJ c..
{ mite. u. ~. retired when APP
peEFed in The Saturday on Deceu-
Der 70 last. when 1 VAS out os town
! Tor several weeks Ny friend wrote
maj II was e beGstiy rude attack On
I my crltgue OF Formby's american
liny critique OF Formybys american
iSiNA War published near ,ix
months ago In your columns.
Within a few days after receiving
ms letter marked COPY OF Tho sat
lurday came TO me. and my surprise
ION reading the article may be imag-
NHed when found that the gallant
major Gall minors are "gallautr ~
iNctlch) had not dared 70 ATTEMPT any
rsintation Of single one OK my
structures OF forrnbys biuudcrf, buy
had devoted himself TO denyirg "at
the top ~ HE voice. nay assertion cat
tho close OF my crliiqucj tuat General
Ieorse IL Thomas and Admiral Ear
'agut had hotn been. up 10 tic very
tNe OF the war, rampant secession
istt that tney had rcpcatedir de-
loiared TO brother officers their inten-
lion 10 follow their States IL these
states seeded. and that. when the
crucial test came they sided win the
'Norih because OF their ambition for
promotion.
Thomas was great soidlcr Gar su
i eFragut was great sailor. SO no
} d-snussion IS Involves rs a. taoit
ability ana couraEe. But stand bv
every word I wrote aa 10 th-ir ca
Pressed purpose 10 espouse the Smith.
err side Ia the event OF separation
and war.
As the lrate major has dovoted al
most i've sixihs az ms alatribe 20
risingenlots dlscussioh OF Thomas,
case lcontess!ns Thar he docs not
Iosaess such Intimate andt persona
knowledge" -mark the ..personal --
a. farraeGt's action as az the othar).
shall nave to expose MIN step by
step. 81 hts rambling communication.
snd consider at a later time what he
has TO -ay touching Ferraeuts att!-
tIdc AZ e. matter OF .act be has no
personal Knowledge OK either and
Itne scraps az Information that he has
l1icked UP from the several blogra-
phies Of General Thomas arc presented
with consistent Ignorance ana mac
Curacy.
!. IncidcntaUy before Staying me
with tha' oAseous weapon which Sam
sou Welded WIN such deadly effect
aaainst the PhnisNnes and 81 which
lie major Possesses SUCH an easy and
natural mastery Doe rescuts saVaFely
Is speaking of Geueral sheridan as in
Ncracious ana my characterizing
General John Pope as "brasgart p"
maps u was '+-- 'hslAerAle 'n me 10
i've 'he MAJOR sA-h % Ions Word es
inveraeons T. struggle with but I
did so 10 avoid the shorter ana the
lslier wore That he may have. how
Ner. no debut as 10 my meaning. I
here set down my deliberate conviction
That Philip sheridan twnom / allow
Cd IN ms article 10 be- AN able" Of
i-eerJ was the most monumental and
"i '.n' nc IN l1s' iils helo
'e-'e' anu '''.l'ai I'po.ts GIVE
s"pp'' s"i' N'N' 't''vh' ana
tr, "''" '""' 0i 'N"
.u'"O"s ''''i l"'l' 10 eNeo'a'ea
90, - '.,n' S"s "hp'' Nou'n To-Day.
6o,,h, t 49,
tl.. .''' "'p"'l 70"
ND -Y i'', >
''' '-'"'es 'he
sDu.es % "i4 'ns m"1o1 Is leaning and
~, e'i "'7"' az
1.'s 'i's - 4.st me- commend
~. ',- "..,1''oH page 40 OF
- - 80 N'-u.fs '"h'eN no ms
l 49, - Se' l.helN 90 seeJ where
-. ~ sp,'Ns OF me miserable mis-
-, -ae" 'a''o.s Oh sHef4uSn along
Wy" '"ose oil Grant ana Snorman
'o"n rope me brnSEnrt.
as TO Johh POPE, the epithet Of
Drag nrt was so consistently at
( 'aohen 10 ms name that many south
erh lads grew 10 manhood before they
earned tnat "BrsggaTt Pope was not
one word
mo new commander came ont OF
the West in July. 1852. TO 'asavc
asnlngton.' and at once issued the
, most theatrical pronunclamentos to
the three armies placed under his com
nand. His dispatches r.valled those
OF Sheridan for ppra l.-f-e- &C - 49,