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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A Northern opinion of Grant's generalship. (search)
yed. Grant possessed an advantage over all his predecessors in Virginia, that he never was forced to contend with Jackson. With Jackson taken from one side and Sheridan added to the other, it ought not to have been so difficult to get the better of Lee.. As it happened, Sheridan's brilliant victory at Cedar Run, a battle gained Sheridan's brilliant victory at Cedar Run, a battle gained with equal forces and the most decisive ever fought in Virginia, was all that saved us at that period. The dry truth of it is that Grant lost more battles in Virginia than he ever won elsewhere. General Grant's tactics evidently succeeded in the West on account of their simplicity. They were not too good for the then undiscipuld pay homage, and, Lincoln being dead, seized upon Grant as the nearest object. Happier for him and for them had he been allowed to continue, like Sherman and Sheridan, quietly at his post of duty. America does not require celebrities of a false lustre to satisfy her pride. There are others who are deserving, as Mr. Emerson s
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Is the Eclectic history of the United States a proper book to use in our schools? (search)
nt of facts. Lee's force was between 60, 000 and 70,000 men, Meade's something over 100,000. The losses were about equal, and were in the neighborhood of the figures given above as the Northern loss. On page 311 we find: On the 1st of April Sheridan advanced to Five Forks, twelve miles in rear of Lee's position, and captured its garrison of 5,000 men. Five Forks was not in Lee's rear and had no garrison. It was the scene of a pitched battle between Sheridan and Pickett, where the ConfederSheridan and Pickett, where the Confederates were badly defeated and lost many prisoners. Again, on page 312, we have: Finally, on the 9th, Lee surrendered his entire command, then consisting of less than 28,000 men, at Appomattox Courthouse, Va. As Lee's command was 20,000 less than 28,000 at the surrender, the author might have been satisfied with a smaller margin. This same sort of carelessness may be found through the book from the earlier pages, where Richmond is made a flourishing settlement in 1660, downwards. 3. But a
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Is the, Eclectic history of the United States, written by Miss Thalheimer and published by Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., Cincinnati, a fit book to be used in our schools? (search)
t this infamous division of Virginia territory—this political rape—was in any sense justifiable. 8. We call attention to the outrage, at the bottom of page 281, of teaching our children that in the death of Abraham Lincoln The South felt that it had lost its best friend; . . . . . and that his name is fitly coupled with that of Washington, and the martyred President will ever remain sacred in the memory of the American people. This is in the same spirit as the statement (p. 309) that Phil. Sheridan was the most able cavalry leader of the war—that Sherman's march to the sea (p. 310) was one of the most celebrated events of history—that, considering his surroundings and the place of his birth, Geo. H. Thomas's adherence to the Union (p. 303) is remarkable—that the characteristics of E. M. Stanton's administration (p. 327) were integrity, energy, determination, singleness of purpose, and the power to comprehend the magnitude of the rebellion and the labor and cost in blood and trea
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Sherman's march from Atlanta to the coast-address before the survivors' Association of Augusta, Ga., April 20th, 1884. (search)
hout regard to consequences, I would have pursued a course which would have been fully vindicated as an act of just retaliation for the unparalleled acts of brutality perpetrated by your own army on our own soil. But we do not war upon women and children. Compare General Orders No. 72 of the immortal Lee——redolent, even amid the smoke and carnage of the hottest warfare, of exalted civilization and generous humanity—with the atrocious proclamations of General Butler or the vandal acts of Sheridan, and then listen to the words of Polybius, spoken when the world was two thousand years younger than it now is, and uttered not in the tone of passion and hate so rife in his day, but in inculcation of the soundest lessons of political and moral wisdom: When men proceed to wreak their fury on senseless objects, whose destruction will neither be of advantage to themselves nor in the slightest degree disable their opponent from carrying on the war, especially if they burn the temples of the g<
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reminiscences of cavalry operations. (search)
ng want of it evinced by his opponent, General Phil. Sheridan. The latter had the finest equipped alry, and the usual complement of field guns. Sheridan said our cavalry were in poor condition. Themmand across the mountains and joined Grant. Sheridan's dispatches to Grant and Halleck up to the bd understood the situation and was grateful. Sheridan's physical strength was Early's weakness. Thitten a book (which is regarded as having General Sheridan's approval), in which he gives Wickham's Berryville fortified line, behind which lines Sheridan had 50,000 men and 100 field guns. (See SherSheridan's report.) After sundown we moved slowly back. Our loss was considerable, but the enemy did non done, and moved back to camp. The next day Sheridan fell back and fortified near Halltown. Nine age 135, Pond's book, we take the following. Sheridan to Halleck, official, August 23d: My positionwhat would have been the result had Early had Sheridan's command and Sheridan Early's, where would E
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of Major-General Fitzhugh Lee of the operations of the cavalry corps A. N. V. (search)
(30th) towards Dinwiddie C. H., via Five Forks, to watch and counteract the operations threatened by the massing of the Federal cavalry at Dinwiddie C. H. under Sheridan. After passing Five Forks, a portion of the enemy's cavalry were encountered with success and driven back upon their large reserves near the Courthouse. Night of battle at Burgess' Mill, and ascertaining during the night that that force, consisting of the Fifth Corps, had about-faced and was marching to the support of Sheridan and his discomfited cavalry, which would have brought them directly upon our left flank, at daylight on the 1st we commenced moving back to our former position awas repulsed by Rosser. Pickett was driven rapidly towards the prolongation of the right of his line of battle by the combined attack of this infantry corps and Sheridan's cavalry, making a total of over twenty-six thousand men, to which he was opposed with seven thousand men of all arms. Our forces were driven back some miles,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Is the Eclectic history of the United States, written by Miss Thalheimer, and published by Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., Cincinnatti, a fit book to be used in our schools? (search)
, only nine lines to the Second Manassas campaign, twenty-two lines to the Maryland campaign, only six lines to Fredericksburg, thirty-three lines to falsifying the facts about the Emancipation Proclamation, only thirteen (really only two) lines to Chancellorsville, twenty lines to Gettysburg, thirty-two lines to the capture of Vicksburg, four lines to the splendid Confederate victory at Chickamauga, and forty-five lines to telling of Grant's masterpiece of strategy, and Hooker, Sherman and Sheridan's splendid expoits near Chattanooga. I have not space to follow out further now these illustrations of the utterly unfair tone and spirit of the book. In other papers I propose to examine in detail some of its false statements, omissions and misrepresentations, and to bring cumulative proof that the book is so utterly unfit to be used in our schools that it is a great outrage for school boards (from whatever motives) to introduce it into our schools—that teachers should protest against
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 95 (search)
ut were repulsed. From my position I saw General Sheridan's army form in the plateau below us to th our cavalry were in the fort dismounted that Sheridan could not get at us? Is not this a singular t, well knowing the odds against them. Had Sheridan shown any enterprise this magnificent body ofhere were the cavalry in poor condition which Sheridan had so guilelessly said he could not get at. The night of the 21st he sent this dispatch (Sheridan to Grant). Gen. Wilson's cavalry division chaosition at Millford, and hence the portion of Sheridan's plan which contemplated cutting off the eneof horse were held by two small brigades whom Sheridan has already said he could not get at, and thademonstrating in our front, hoping to do what Sheridan had suggested and ordered, and which they shoft very few of them behind. The cavalry that Sheridan had should have been able to go from one end e that he was retiring in line of battle, and Sheridan following him in line. Wickham was much exci
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Retreat up the Luray Valley. (search)
ficent spirit, well knowing the odds against them. Had Sheridan shown any enterprise this magnificent body of heroes coulnd night. There were the cavalry in poor condition which Sheridan had so guilelessly said he could not get at. This troublollowing: The night of the 21st he sent this dispatch (Sheridan to Grant). Gen. Wilson's cavalry division charged the ene defensive position at Millford, and hence the portion of Sheridan's plan which contemplated cutting off the enemy's retreatwerful body of horse were held by two small brigades whom Sheridan has already said he could not get at, and that they were active and demonstrating in our front, hoping to do what Sheridan had suggested and ordered, and which they should and coul him, and left very few of them behind. The cavalry that Sheridan had should have been able to go from one end of Virginia We could see that he was retiring in line of battle, and Sheridan following him in line. Wickham was much excited, and wan