memoirs of general william t. sherman-1-第48部分

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ematic　advance　into　Kentucky；　of　which　he　was　a　native；　and　with　whose　people　and　geography　he　must　have　been　familiar。　　As　fast　as　fresh　troops　reached　Louisville；　they　were　sent　out　to　me　at　Muldraugh's　Hill；　where　I　was　endeavoring　to　put　them　into　shape　for　service；　and　by　the　1st　of　October　I　had　the　equivalent　of　a　division　of　two　brigades　preparing　to　move　forward　toward　Green　River。　　The　daily　correspondence　between　General　Anderson　and　myself　satisfied　me　that　the　worry　and　harassment　at　Louisville　were　exhausting　his　strength　and　health；　and　that　he　would　soon　leave。　　On　a　telegraphic　summons　from　him；　about　the　5th　of　October；　I　went　down　to　Louisville；　when　General　Anderson　said　he　could　not　stand　the　mental　torture　of　his　command　any　longer；　and　that　he　must　go　away；　or　it　would　kill　him。　　On　the　8th　of　October　he　actually　published　an　order　relinquishing　the　command；　and；　by　reason　of　my　seniority；　I　had　no　alternative　but　to　assume　command；　though　much　against　the　grain；　and　in　direct　violation　of　Mr。　Lincoln's　promise　to　me。　　I　am　certain　that；　in　my　earliest　communication　to　the　War　Department；　I　renewed　the　expression　of　my　wish　to　remain　in　a　subordinate　position；　and　that　I　received　the　assurance　that　Brigadier…General　Buell　would　soon　arrive　from　California；　and　would　be　sent　to　relieve　me。　　By　that　time　I　had　become　pretty　familiar　with　the　geography　and　the　general　resources　of　Kentucky。　　We　had　parties　all　over　the　State　raising　regiments　and　companies；　but　it　was　manifest　that　the　young　men　were　generally　inclined　to　the　cause　of　the　South；　while　the　older　men　of　property　wanted　to　be　let　alonei。e。；　to　remain　neutral。　　As　to　a　forward　movement　that　fall；　it　was　simply　impracticable；　for　we　were　forced　to　use　divergent　lines；　leading　our　columns　farther　and　farther　apart；　and　all　I　could　attempt　was　to　go　on　and　collect　force　and　material　at　the　two　points　already　chosen；　viz。；　Dick　Robinson　and　Elizabethtown。　　General　George　H。　Thomas　still　continued　to　command　the　former；　and　on　the　12th　of　October　I　dispatched　Brigadier…General　A。　McD。　McCook　to　command　the　latter；　which　had　been　moved　forward　to　Nolin　Creek；　fifty…two　miles　out　of　Louisville；　toward　Bowling　Green。　　Staff…officers　began　to　arrive　to　relieve　us　of　the　constant　drudgery　which；　up　to　that　time；　had　been　forced　on　General　Anderson　and　myself；　and　these　were　all　good　men。　　Colonel　Thomas　Swords；　quartermaster；　arrived　on　the　13th；　Paymaster　Larned　on　the　14th；　and　Lieutenant　Smyzer；　Fifth　Artillery；　acting　ordnance…officer；　on　the　20th；　Captain　Symonds　was　already　on　duty　as　the　com　missary　of　subsistence；　Captain　O。　D。　Greene　was　the　adjutant…general；　and　completed　a　good　working　staff。

The　everlasting　worry　of　citizens　complaining　of　every　petty　delinquency　of　a　soldier；　and　forcing　themselves　forward　to　discuss　politics；　made　the　position　of　a　commanding　general　no　sinecure。　　I　continued　to　strengthen　the　two　corps　forward　and　their　routes　of　supply；　all　the　time　expecting　that　Sidney　Johnston；　who　was　a　real　general；　and　who　had　as　correct　information　of　our　situation　as　I　had；　would　unite　his　force　with　Zollicoffer；　and　fall　on　Thomas　at　Dick　Robinson；　or　McCook　at　Nolin：　Had　he　done　so　in　October；　1861；　he　could　have　walked　into　Louisville；　and　the　vital　part　of　the　population　would　have　hailed　him　as　a　deliverer。　　Why　he　did　not；　was　to　me　a　mystery　then　and　is　now；　for　I　know　that　he　saw　the　move；　and　had　his　wagons　loaded　up　at　one　time　for　a　start　toward　Frankfort；　passing　between　our　two　camps。　　Conscious　of　our　weakness；　I　was　unnecessarily　unhappy；　and　doubtless　exhibited　it　too　much　to　those　near　me；　but　it　did　seem　to　me　that　the　Government　at　Washington；　intent　on　the　larger　preparations　of　Fremont　in　Missouri　and　McClellan　in　Washington；　actually　ignored　us　in　Kentucky。

About　this　time；　say　the　middle　of　October；　I　received　notice；　by　telegraph；　that　the　Secretary　of　War；　Mr。　Cameron　（then　in　St。　Louis）；　would　visit　me　at　Louisville；　on　his　way　back　to　Washington。　　I　was　delighted　to　have　an　opportunity　to　properly　represent　the　actual　state　of　affairs；　and　got　Mr。　Guthrie　to　go　with　me　across　to　Jeffersonville；　to　meet　the　Secretary　of　War　and　escort　him　to　Louisville。　　The　train　was　behind　time；　but　Mr。　Guthrie　and　I　waited　till　it　actually　arrived。　　Mr。　Cameron　was　attended　by　Adjutant…General　Lorenzo　Thomas；　and　six　or　seven　gentlemen　who　turned　out　to　be　newspaper　reporters。　　Mr。　Cameron's　first　inquiry　was；　when　he　could　start　for　Cincinnati；　saying　that；　as　he　had　been　detained　at　St。　Louis　so　long；　it　was　important　he　should　hurry　on　to　Washington。　　I　explained　that　the　regular　mail…boat　would　leave　very　soonviz。；　at　12　M。but　I　begged　him　to　come　over　to　Louisville；　that　I　wanted　to　see　him　on　business　as　important　as　any　in　Washington；　and　hoped　he　would　come　and　spend　at　least　a　day　with　us。　　He　asked　if　every　thing　was　not　well　with　us；　and　I　told　him　far　from　it；　that　things　were　actually　bad；　as　bad　as　bad　could　be。　　This　seemed　to　surprise　him；　and　Mr。　Guthrie　added　his　persuasion　to　mine；　when　Mr。　Cameron；　learning　that　he　could　leave　Louisville　by　rail　via　Frankfort　next　morning　early；　and　make　the　same　connections　at　Cincinnati；　consented　to　go　with　us　to　Louisville；　with　the　distinct　understanding　that　he　must　leave　early　the　next　morning　for　Washington。

We　accordingly　all　took　hacks；　crossed　the　river　by　the　ferry；　and　drove　to　the　Galt　House；　where　I　was　then　staying。　　Brigadier…　General　T。　J。　Wood　had　come　down　from　Indianapolis　by　the　same　train；　and　was　one　of　the　party。　　We　all　proceeded　to　my　room　on　the　first　floor　of　the　Galt　House；　where　our　excellent　landlord；　Silas　Miller；　Esq。；　sent　us　a　good　lunch　and　something　to　drink。　Mr。　Cameron　was　not　well；　and　lay　on　my　bed；　but　joined　in　the　general　conversation。　　He　and　his　party　seemed　to　be　full　of　the　particulars　of　the　developments　in　St。　Louis　of　some　of　Fremont's　extravagant　contracts　and　expenses；　which　were　the　occasion　of　Cameron's　trip　to　St。　Louis；　and　which　finally　resulted　in　Fremont's　being　relieved；　first　by　General　Hunter；　and　after　by　General　H。　W。　Halleck。

After　some　general　conversation；　Mr。　Cameron　called　to　me；　〃Now；　General　Sherman；　tell　us　of　your　troubles。〃　　I　said　I　preferred　not　to　discuss　business　with　so　many　strangers　present。〃　　He　said；　〃They　are　all　friends；　all　members　of　my　family；　and　you　may　speak　your　mind　freely　and　without　restraint。〃　　I　am　sure　I　stepped　to　the　door；　locked　it　to　prevent　intrusion；　and　then　fully　and　fairly　represented　the　state　of　affairs　in　Kentucky；　especially　the　situation　and　numbers　of　my　troops。　　I　complained　that　the　new　levies　of　Ohio　and　Indiana　were　diverted　East　and　West；　and　we　got　scarcely　any　thing；　that　our　forces　at　Nolin　and　Dick　Robinson　were　powerless　for　invasion；　and　only　tempting　to　a　general　such　as　we　believed　Sidney　Johnston　to　be；　that；　if　Johnston　chose；　he　could　march　to　Louisville　any　day。　　Cameron　exclaimed：　〃You　astonish　me！　Our　informants；　the　Kentucky　Senators　and　members　of　Congress；　claim　that　they　have　in　Kentucky　plenty　of　men；　and　all　they　want　are　arms　and　money。〃　　I　then　said　it　was　not　true；　for　the　young　men　were　arming　and　going　out　openly　in　broad　daylight　to　the　rebel　camps；　provided　with　good　horses　and　guns　by　their　fathers；　who　were　at　best　〃neutral；〃　and　as　to　arms；　he　had；　in　Washington；　promised　General　Anderson　forty　thousand　of　the　best　Springfield　muskets；　instead　of　which　we　had　received　only　about　twelve　thousand　Belgian　muskets；　which　the　Governor　of　Pennsylvania　had　refused；　as　had　also　the　Governor　of　Ohio；　but　which　had　been　adjudged　good　enough　for　Kentucky。　　I　asserted　that　volunteer　colonels　raising　regiments　in　various　parts　of　the　State　had　come　to　Louisville　for　arms；　and　when　they　saw　what　I　had　to　offer　had　scorned　to　receive　themto　confirm　the　truth　of　which　I　appealed　to　Mr。　Guthrie；　who　said　that　every　word　I　had　spoken　was　true；　and　he　repeated　what　I　had　often　heard　him　say；　that　no　man　who　owned　a　slave　or　a　mule　in　Kentucky　could　be　trusted。

Mr。　Cameron　appeared　alarmed　at　what　was　said；　and　turned　to　Adjutant…General　L。　Thomas；　to　inquire　if　he　knew　of　any　troops　available；　that　had　not　been　already　assigned。　　He　mentioned　Negley's　Pennsylvania　Brigade；　at　Pittsburg；　and　a　couple　of　other　regiments　that　were　then　en　route　for　St。　Louis。　　Mr。　Cameron　ordered　him　to　divert　these　to　Louisville；　and　Thomas　made　the　telegraphic　orders　on　the　spot。　　He　further　promised；　on　reaching　Washington；　to　give　us　more　of　his　time　and　assistance。

In　the　general　conversation　which　followed；　I　remember　taking　a　large　map　of　the　United　States；　and　assuming　the　people　of　the　whole　South　to　be　in　rebellion；　that　our　task　was　to　subdue　them；　showed　that　McClellan　was　on　the　left；　having　a　frontage　of　less　than　a　hundred　miles；　and　Fremont　the　right；　about　the　same；　whereas　I；　the　centre；　had　from　the　Big　Sandy　to　Paducah；　over　three　hundred　miles　of　frontier；　that　McClellan　had　a　hundred　thousand　men；　Fremont　sixty　thousand；　whereas　to　me　had　only　been　allotted　about　eighteen　thousand。　　I　argued　that；　for　the　purpose　of　defense　we　should　have　sixty　thousand　men　at　once；　and　for　offense；　would　need　two　hundred　thousand；　before　we　were　done。　　Mr。　Cameron；　who　still　lay　on　the　bed；　threw　up　his　hands　and　exclaimed；　〃Great　God！　where　are　they　to　come　from？〃　　I　asserted　that　there　were　plenty　of　men　at　the　North；　ready　and　willing　to　come；　if　he　would　only　accept　their　services；　for　it　was　notorious　that　regiments　had　been　formed　in　all　the　Northwestern　States；　whose　services　had　been　refused　by　the　War　Department；　on　the　ground　that　they　would　not　be　needed。　　We　discussed　all　these　matters　fully；　in　the　most　friendly　spirit；　and　I　thought　I　had　aroused　Mr。　Cameron　to　a　realization　of　the　great　war　that　was　before　us；　and　was　in　fact　upon　us。　　I　heard　him　tell　General　Thomas　to　make　a　note　of　our　conversation；　that　he　might　attend　to　my　requests　on　reaching　Washington。　　We　all　spent　the　evening　together　agreeably　in　conversation；　many　Union　citizens　calling　to　pay　their　respects；　and　the　next　morning　early　we　took　the　train　for　Frankfort；　Mr。　Cameron　and　party　going　on　to　Cincinnati　and　Washington；　and　I　to　Camp　Dick　Robinson　to　see　General　T