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Cumberland Gap (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
shed its object. Polk did not send the troops into Missouri, as he intended: he kept them at hand against further surprises. Secession's frontier at this time was a slight curve from Columbus eastward and up to Bowling Green, then down to Cumberland Gap. It thus lapped over a little from Tennessee into Kentucky. Its weak point was the hole made in it by two rivers, the Tennessee and Cumberland, crossing it twelve miles apart. Two forts barred these precious highways — Henry and Donelson. nteen thousand, and seven gunboats under Commodore Foote. This was February 2. In four days, Grant had Fort Henry. In ten more, Fort Donelson and the gates to the rivers were open. Secession's frontier was crashed through from Columbus to Cumberland Gap, and shrank many miles southward. It was quick and final; and Grant had thought of it, and done it. He was indebted to nobody. His own letter about it, written to Washburne a month later, is like him: I see the credit of attacking the enemy
Missionary Ridge, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
untain, like a stage box. The box opposite is the north end of Missionary Ridge; and the whole left side of the balcony is part of the same rietermined upon the boxes. The left-hand box, the north end of Missionary Ridge, was to be the main affair; and Sherman was to conduct it. He rom. his base, which lay less than a mile behind that part of Missionary Ridge. Bragg never suspected this could happen. Sherman had crept pposite. So he did not much fortify the precious north end of Missionary Ridge. He was doing precisely what Grant manoeuvred for. But Chatta the Union was a mile nearer to the rising land at the foot of Missionary Ridge. Bragg showed his strength on top, and then Grant knew that hnterrupt his possible retreat. As Sherman came fighting along Missionary Ridge from the left, Bragg removed more and more troops from the cengg is split in flying pieces. The stars and stripes wave upon Missionary Ridge. When Grant rode up among this seething triumph, the men qu
St. Louis (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
ot engage in it. While mustering, he had a few idle days to wait, and, finding himself near St. Louis, waited there. The town was a pot of conspiracy. Claiborne Jackson, the governor, with a Unisk. At the right moment they captured his entire camp. A rebel flag which had been flying in St. Louis then came down to stay down. Grant looked on at this, and presently, entering a street-car, wrant's reply the spirit of the Union is likewise drawn: After all, we are not so intolerant in St. Louis as we might be. I have not seen a single rebel hung yet, nor heard of one. There are plenty ot which he was quite powerless. His wary quartermasterly eye watched a ring of contractors in St. Louis too closely for their convenience. They could do what they liked with the futile Fremont, nown's it was not visible. This general-in-chief could see nothing beyond his own movements. At St. Louis, Fremont had been succeeded by a person equally incapable. General Halleck was the sort of le
Spottsylvania (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
Meade too much stress cannot be laid. Without that engine and pilot the captain would have wrecked his vessel several times. During forty-eight hours around Spottsylvania he essayed direction of the tactics himself, and wrought such havoc that thereafter he allowed the pilot Meade full charge of this. We may feel sure that Gr of the Potomac had never been fought up its full capacity indicates that he expected quicker results than he got. And the famous sentence from his letter near Spottsylvania on May 11, I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer, plainly shows brief anticipations. It took until the following April. And in his owons struck fire at some point; day and night, during not weeks, but months. Some of these clashes have names forever reddened with slaughter,--the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor; but in between them flow nameless streams of blood continuously. More sublimely shines the American volunteer at Cold Harbor than at
London (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 5
h first came to him at this time. He wrote: My going could do no possible good. They have there able officers who have been brought up with that army. Meanwhile Vicksburg had made him a major-general in the regular army. Lincoln had written him his hearty personal thanks, and the cause of the Union had brightened at home and abroad. The London Times and Saturday Review had lately been quoting the Bible as sanction for slavery; for England dearly loves the Bible; but now many voices in London became sure that slavery was wicked; for England dearly loves success. Grant was more pestered than ever now with Jews and other traders. As he wrote Chase on July 21: Any trade whatsoever with the rebellious states is weakening to us. ... It will be made the means of supplying the enemy with what they want. His sound sense, however, could not wholly prevail against the politicians. One would gladly dwell upon the story of the cotton, historically important, and romantic in detail: how
Bowling Green (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
h are failures. It accomplished its object. Polk did not send the troops into Missouri, as he intended: he kept them at hand against further surprises. Secession's frontier at this time was a slight curve from Columbus eastward and up to Bowling Green, then down to Cumberland Gap. It thus lapped over a little from Tennessee into Kentucky. Its weak point was the hole made in it by two rivers, the Tennessee and Cumberland, crossing it twelve miles apart. Two forts barred these precious hiuence or for other reasons, snubbed him; and so for a while the matter rested. At length, however, after General Thomas near Cumberland Gap had knocked the east end of Secession's frontier southward, and consequently threatened its middle at Bowling Green, Halleck, relinquishing his notion that sixty thousand men were necessary, let Grant go with seventeen thousand, and seven gunboats under Commodore Foote. This was February 2. In four days, Grant had Fort Henry. In ten more, Fort Donelson
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 5
both burst into eloquence and rhapsodised for some time. His turn came, and much was expected from him; but his speech was this: Men, go to your quarters. They presently discovered that they had a colonel, although the colonel had no uniform, being obliged to go home and borrow three hundred dollars to buy him horse and equipments. This regiment had volunteered for thirty days; but, after listening to McClernand's and Logan's patriotic addresses, Grant relates that they entered the United States service almost to a man. He does not say that a month later, in Missouri, when these same men whom he had severely disciplined heard that he was likely to be promoted, they requested to be attached to his command. He wrote his father this; but he adds that he does not wish it read to the others, for I very much dislike speaking of myself. His men did not know his feelings as he drew near what he thought was to be his first engagement. He writes; As we approached the brow of the hill
Cairo, Ill. (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
command of the district of South-east Missouri, he took up his headquarters at Cairo on September 4. Here he stands upon the threshold of his fame. So unpretendid General Polk with that aim move upon Columbus on the river, thus threatening Cairo, than Grant secured Cairo himself. The Mississippi was closed from Columbus doCairo himself. The Mississippi was closed from Columbus down. If Polk should get Paducah, the Ohio would be locked up too. Grant saw this, and, telegraphing the futile Fremont, I am nearly ready to go to Paducah, and shall in bed, had sent Rosecrans assistance. On October 10 he received a summons to Cairo, and hobbled off on the same day. From Cairo on the 17th he was ordered to LouiCairo on the 17th he was ordered to Louisville, and on the way met the Secretary of War, who placed him in command of the newly created Military Division of the Mississippi. Matters were desperate at Chata war that had become painfully critical. So now he faced the conclusion. From Cairo in 1861 to Chattanooga in 1863 he had marched forward, narrowing the Confederac
Mason City (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
and through him the Queen; John Bright and the Manchester men. But the rank and file of the aristocracy were full of virtuous rage at our presuming to be a great nation. No more than Grant does Jefferson Davis seem to have looked for a grave struggle. He and the few leaders, who took the South into Secession, managed to make it believe that one Southerner was equal to five Yankees. And Davis made a speech in which he announced that he was ready to drink every drop of blood shed south of Mason and Dixon's line. This line across our country was quite seriously thought by Secessionists to divide all Americans graphically into heroes and cowards. This tribal mania was very naturally heightened by the performances of Generals Butler and Schenck and the rout of Bull Run. In the East the Union cause looked dark enough, when light unexpectedly came from the West. General Grant stands the central figure in that light. To follow him, a survey of the country must be taken. Through t
Portugal (Portugal) (search for this): chapter 5
is; but it had done as much for half a hundred others. So here was quite a large company with even chances. But chance and the man are rare comrades. Like many, he had expected this war to be a smaller thing than our campaign in Mexico. That was twenty-six months; its losses, about a thousand lives a month; its cost, one hundred and sixty million. The Rebellion lasted forty-eight months. It was a battle-ground somewhat larger than England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, and Portugal put together. There were eighteen hundred and eighty-two fights where at least one regiment was engaged, and certain battles where some hundred and fifty thousand men were engaged. The losses in its four years come to seven hundred lives a day. The cost of it was three billion four hundred million, or about two and a half million dollars a day. Mr. Saintsbury, the eminent English critic, has called this a parochial disturbance. Wolseley, the conspicuous English general, has said that an
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