The Concordia sentinel., 1920-01-17


-. !. Generals place is on the battle 'front.'
whether or not the style Of fighting has chahgeu
~inca the Civil war and the Spanish American war,
.ra sherwood was moved to tell something about
the style of fighting he saw in the Civil war;
Now sherwood Of Ohio saw a whole lot of fight
Frg 10 the Civil war. He enlisted as private IN
fine Fourteenth Ohio infantry April 10, 1861, ana
vvas mustered out as brigadier general OCTOBER
& 1866. He was in 43 battles and was 12S days
under hre He was six times complimented In
s,peciaI orders by commanding generals for gallant
conduct in battle. So, few living men nave seen
what he has
Omiffing the controversial parts, and emphasiz-
ar the historical parts Of real value General Sher-
woods address was in part as follows:
Air Sherwood--Now, as to the question of our
styae of fighting In the Civil war. There stands
today, as 1t stood half century ago. in front
OF the town Of Franklin, Tenn. on the highest
point Of the ridge, large linden tree. 1t half
ubasf three In the afternoon of November 80 1864,
when General Hood commanding 10000 veteran
soldiers, rode unattended to that tree threw the
stomp OF the leg that was shot off at Chicka-
manga over the pommel of the saddle, drew out his
field glass; and sat looking the valley to the
position Of the Union army 1t was the silence
Hhat always precedes great battle. Presently the
silence was broken by the soft strains of music
which foated up from the town below. 1t the
Federal band playing "Just before the battle,
mother" The men In gray on the hill and the
men in blue in the valley below listened. There
we're tears in many eyes, as the pathetic words
were well remembered:
I'd ,4t
~r "Just before the battle, mother
~ ] am thinking most of YOU"
~
- General Hood closed his field glass. wheeled
his horse and rode back to General Stewart with
thc command. General we win charge the Fed
erni line In front" Stewart formed his corps on
.ha rsahf General Cheatham formed his corps on
- ,eft and on the extreme right on the Harpeth
-s-.Ar rested General Forests cavalry. can
-. an the ridge sounded the signal for the charge.
Vv1fA bayonets fixed the heavy columns, all VET
-rn.s marched with steady and even tread down
-. alcne The hercest and bloodiest battle OF the
,enf.,ries was on. / say that because 1t Is Iac'
ehaf more men were lost in that battle IN proper
49,, =, the number Of troops engaged than 10 any
battle that was ever fought on eitner conenen'
TIoots-s losses were over 40 per cent.
~. ,o,,est mart Of the line was black-locus
-. s,st At the right of the Columbia Pike.
- :. ,hat mart of the line. have distinc
-.,,a.t,on Of that locust thicket, and can Sc
Z. Il saw fhen that waving line OF shinin
s-ats as Il rushed TO the works with that q
s,s.t rehe veil and the mad and muroerOus so'
1s,~t that followed My horse, Freny' cOai o'a,
That had ridden in many coniilcts lroul NJ. :.
sa-lr u.. s.,an.s was shot. But was young ar
snry then and was at the 'front.' "
elimination of the charge.
~, che left of my command the Federai hh
-. vov And this is something HISTORICAL
..s,s.h historians and Horace Greeley. the COUNT
ss.~ss Tsovernor Cox of Ohio General bahhs
~ss.~sss,n,, f.pn Basil Duke, and John Irot"o
~f..o,.s ~ tennessee have written connleuns
--,ssnts am going to clear that up On uae - |"
~ my command the Federal lnes gave ""''