memoirs of general william t. sherman-1-第50部分

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unsafe　to　rely　on　troops　so　suddenly　armed　and　equipped。　　They　are　not　yet　clothed　or　uniformed。　　I　know　well　you　will　think　our　force　too　widely　distributed；　but　we　are　forced　to　it　by　the　attitude　of　our　enemies；　whose　force　and　numbers　the　country　never　has　and　probably　never　will　comprehend。

I　am　told　that　my　estimate　of　troops　needed　for　this　line；　viz。；　two　hundred　thousand；　has　been　construed　to　my　prejudice；　and　therefore　leave　it　for　the　future。　　This　is　the　great　centre　on　which　our　enemies　can　concentrate　whatever　force　is　not　employed　elsewhere。　　Detailed　statement　of　present　force　inclosed　with　this。

With　great　respect；　your　obedient　servant；

W。　T。　SHERMAN；　Brigadier…General　commanding。


BRIGADIER…GENERAL　McCOOK'S　CAMP；　AT　NOLIN；　FIFTY…TWO　MILES　FROM　LOUISVILLE；　KENTUCKY；　NOVEMBER　4；　1861。

First　Brigade　（General　ROUSSEAU）。…Third　Kentucky；　Colonel　Bulkley；　Fourth　Kentucky；　Colonel　Whittaker；　First　Cavalry；　Colonel　Board；　Stone's　battery；　two　companies　Nineteenth　United　States　Infantry；　and　two　companies　Fifteenth　United　States　Infantry；　Captain　Gilman。

Second　Brigade　（General　T。　J。　WOOD）。…Thirty…eighth　Indiana；　Colonel　Scribner；　Thirty…ninth　Indiana；　Colonel　Harrison；　Thirtieth　Indiana；　Colonel　Bass；；　Twenty…ninth　Indiana；　Colonel　Miller。

Third　Brigade　（General　JOHNSON）。…Forty…ninth　Ohio；　Colonel　Gibson；　Fifteenth　Ohio；　Colonel　Dickey；　Thirty…fourth　Illinois；　Colonel　King；　Thirty…second　Indiana；　Colonel　Willach。

Fourth　Brigade　（General　NEGLEY）。…Seventy…seventh　Pennsylvania；　Colonel　Hambright；　Seventy…eighth　Pennsylvania；　Colonel　Sinnell；　Seventy…ninth　Pennsylvania；　Colonel　Stambaugh；　Battery　…；Captain　Mueller。

Camp　Dick　Robinson　（General　G。　H。　THOMAS）。…Kentucky；　Colonel　Bramlette；Kentucky；　Colonel　Fry；Kentucky　Cavalry；　Colonel　Woolford；　Fourteenth　Ohio；　Colonel　Steadman；　First　Artillery；　Colonel　Barnett；　Third　Ohio；　Colonel　Carter；East　Tennessee；　Colonel　Byrd。

Bardstown；　Kentucky。…Tenth　Indiana；　Colonel　Manson。

Crab　Orchard。…Thirty…third　Indiana；　Colonel　Coburn。

Jeffersonville；　Indiana。…Thirty…fourth　Indiana；　Colonel　Steele；　Thirty…sixth　Indiana；　Colonel　Gross；　First　Wisconsin；　Colonel　Starkweather。

Mouth　of　Salt　River。…Ninth　Michigan；　Colonel　Duffield；　Thirty…　seventh　Indiana；　Colonel　Hazzard。

Lebanon　Junction。。…Second　Minnesota；　Colonel　Van　Cleve。

Olympian　Springs。…Second　Ohio；　Colonel　Harris。

Cynthiana；　Kentucky。…Thirty…fifth　Ohio；　Colonel　Vandever。

Nicholasville；　Kentucky。…Twenty…first　Ohio；　Colonel　Norton；　Thirty…　eighth　Ohio；　Colonel　Bradley。

Big　Hill。…Seventeenth　Ohio；　Colonel　Connell。

Colesburg。…Twenty…fourth　Illinois；　Colonel　Hecker。

Elizabethtown；　Kentucky。…Nineteenth　Illinois；　Colonel　Turchin。

Owensboro'　or　Henderson。…Thirty…first　Indiana；　Colonel　Cruft；　Colonel　Edwards；　forming　Rock　Castle；　Colonel　Boyle；　Harrodsburg；　Colonel　Barney；　Irvine；　Colonel　Hazzard；　Burksville；　Colonel　Haskins；　Somerset。

And；　in　order　to　conclude　this　subject；　I　also　add　copies　of　two　telegraphic　dispatches；　sent　for　General　McClellan's　use　about　the　same　time；　which　are　all　the　official　letters　received　at　his　headquarters；　as　certified　by　the　Adjutant…General；　L。　Thomas；　in　a　letter　of　February　1；　1862；　in　answer　to　an　application　of　my　brother；　Senator　John　Sherman；　and　on　which　I　was　adjudged　insane：


Louisville；　November　3；　10　p。m。

To　General　McLELLAN；　Washington；　D。　C。：

Dispatch　just　received。　　We　are　forced　to　operate　on　three　lines；　all　dependent　on　railroads　of　doubtful　safety；　requiring　strong　guards。　　From　Paris　to　Prestonbnrg；　three　Ohio　regiments　and　some　militiaenemy　variously　reported　from　thirty…five　hundred　to　seven　thousand。　　From　Lexington　toward　Cumberland　Gap；　Brigadier…General　Thomas；　one　Indiana　and　five　Ohio　regiments；　two　Kentucky　and　two　Tennessee；　hired　wagons　and　badly　clad。　　Zollicoffer；　at　Cumberland　Ford；　about　seven　thousand。　　Lee　reported　on　the　way　with　Virginia　reenforcements。　　In　front　of　Louisville；　fifty…two　miles；　McCook；　with　four　brigades　of　about　thirteen　thousand；　with　four　regiments　to　guard　the　railroad；　at　all　times　in　danger。　　Enemy　along　the　railroad　from　Green　River　to　Bowling　Green；　Nashville；　and　Clarksville。　　Buckner；　Hardee；　Sidney　Johnston；　Folk；　and　Pillow；　the　two　former　in　immediate　command；　the　force　as　large　as　they　want　or　can　subsist；　from　twenty…five　to　thirty　thousand。　　Bowling　Green　strongly　fortified。　　Our　forces　too　small　to　do　good；　and　too　large　to　sacrifice。

W。　T。　SHERMAN；　Brigadier…General。



HEADQUARTERS　THE　DEPARTMENT　OF　THE　CUMBERLAND；　Louisville；　Kentucky；　November　6；　1861

General　L。　THOMAS；　Adjutant…General。

Sir：　General　McClellan　telegraphs　me　to　report　to　him　daily　the　situation　of　affairs　here。　　The　country　is　so　large　that　it　is　impossible　to　give　clear　and　definite　views。　　Our　enemies　have　a　terrible　advantage　in　the　fact　that　in　our　midst；　in　our　camps；　and　along　our　avenues　of　travel；　they　have　active　partisans；　farmers　and　business…men；　who　seemingly　pursue　their　usual　calling；　but　are　in　fact　spies。　　They　report　all　our　movements　and　strength；　while　we　can　procure　information　only　by　circuitous　and　unreliable　means。　I　inclose　you　the　copy　of　an　intercepted　letter；　which　is　but　the　type　of　others。　　Many　men　from　every　part　of　the　State　are　now　enrolled　under　Bucknerhave　gone　to　himwhile　ours　have　to　be　raised　in　neighborhoods；　and　cannot　be　called　together　except　at　long　notice。　　These　volunteers　are　being　organized　under　the　laws　of　the　State；　and　the　10th　of　November　is　fixed　for　the　time　of　consolidating　them　into　companies　and　regiments。　　Many　of　them　are　armed　by　the　United　States　as　home　guards；　and　many　by　General　Anderson　and　myself；　because　of　the　necessity　of　being　armed　to　guard　their　camps　against　internal　enemies。　　Should　we　be　overwhelmed；　they　would　scatter；　and　their　arms　and　clothing　will　go　to　the　enemy；　furnishing　the　very　material　they　so　much　need。　We　should　have　here　a　very　large　force；　sufficient　to　give　confidence　to　the　Union　men　of　the　ability　to　do　what　should　be　donepossess　ourselves　of　all　the　State。　　But　all　see　and　feel　we　are　brought　to　a　stand…still；　and　this　produces　doubt　and　alarm。　With　our　present　force　it　would　be　simple　madness　to　cross　Green　River；　and　yet　hesitation　may　be　as　fatal。　　In　like　manner　the　other　columns　are　in　peril；　not　so　much　in　front　as　rear；　the　railroads　over　which　our　stores　must　pass　being　much　exposed。　　I　have　the　Nashville　Railroad　guarded　by　three　regiments；　yet　it　is　far　from　being　safe；　and；　the　moment　actual　hostilities　commence；　these　roads　will　be　interrupted；　and　we　will　be　in　a　dilemma。　　To　meet　this　in　part　I　have　put　a　cargo　of　provisions　at　the　mouth　of　Salt　River；　guarded　by　two　regiments。　　All　these　detachments　weaken　the　main　force；　and　endanger　the　whole。　　Do　not　conclude；　as　before；　that　I　exaggerate　the　facts。　　They　are　as　stated；　and　the　future　looks　as　dark　as　possible。　　It　would　be　better　if　some　man　of　sanguine　mind　were　here；　for　I　am　forced　to　order　according　to　my　convictions。

Yours　truly；　W。　T。　SHERMAN；　Brigadier…General　commanding。


After　the　war　was　over；　General　Thomas　J。　Wood；　then　in　command　of　the　district　of　Vicksburg；　prepared　a　statement　addressed　to　the　public；　describing　the　interview　with　the　Secretary　of　War；　which　he　calls　a　〃Council　of　War。〃　　I　did　not　then　deem　it　necessary　to　renew　a　matter　which　had　been　swept　into　oblivion　by　the　war　itself；　but；　as　it　is　evidence　by　an　eyewitness；　it　is　worthy　of　insertion　here。


STATEMENT。

On　the　11th　of　October；　1861；　the　writer；　who　had　been　personally　on　mustering　duty　in　Indiana；　was　appointed　a　brigadier…general　of　volunteers；　and　ordered　to　report　to　General　Sherman；　then　in　command　of　the　Department　of　the　Cumberland；　with　his　headquarters　at　Louisville；　having　succeeded　General　Robert　Anderson。　　When　the　writer　was　about　leaving　Indianapolis　to　proceed　to　Louisville；　Mr。　Cameron；　returning　from　his　famous　visit　of　inspection　to　General　Fremont's　department；　at　St。　Louis；　Missouri；　arrived　at　Indianapolis；　and　announced　his　intention　to　visit　General　Sherman。

The　writer　was　invited　to　accompany　the　party　to　Louisville。　Taking　the　early　morning　train　from　Indianapolis　to　Louisville　on　the　16th　of　October；　1861；　the　party　arrived　in　Jeffersonville　shortly　after　mid…day。　　General　Sherman　met　the　party　in　Jeffersonville；　and　accompanied　it　to　the　Galt　House；　in　Louisville；　the　hotel　at　which　he　was　stopping。

During　the　afternoon　General　Sherman　informed　the　writer　that　a　council　of　war　was　to　be　held　immediately　in　his　private　room　in　the　hotel；　and　desired　him　to　be　present　at　the　council。　　General　Sherman　and　the　writer　proceeded　directly　to　the　room。　　The　writer　entered　the　room　first；　and　observed　in　it　Mr。　Cameron；　Adjutant…　General　L。　Thomas；　and　some　other　persons；　all　of　whose　names　he　did　not　know；　but　whom　he　recognized　as　being　of　Mr。　Cameron's　party。　　The　name　of　one　of　the　party　the　writer　had　learned；　which　he　remembers　as　Wilkinson；　or　Wilkerson；　and　who　he　understood　was　a　writer　for　the　New　York　Tribune　newspaper。　　The　Hon。　James　Guthrie　was　also　in　the　room；　having　been　invited；　on　account　of　his　eminent　position　as　a　citizen　of　Kentucky；　his　high　civic　reputation；　and　his　well…known　devotion　to　the　Union；　to　meet　the　Secretary　of　War　in　the　council。　　When　General　Sherman　entered　the　room　he　closed　the　door；　and　turned　the　key　in　the　lock。

Before　entering　on　the　business　of　the　meeting；　General　Sherman　remarked　substantially：　〃Mr。　Cameron；　we　have　met　here　to　discuss　matters　and　interchange　views　which　should　be　known　only　by　persons　high　in　the　confidence　of　the　Government。　　There　are　persons　present　whom　I　do　not　know；　and　I　desire　to　know；　before　opening　the　business　of　the　council；　whether　they　are　persons　who　may　be　properly　allowed　to　hear　the　views　which　I　have　to　submit　to　you。〃　Mr。　Cameron　replied；　with　some　little　testiness　of　manner；　that　the　persons　referred　to　belonged　to　his　party；　and　there　was　no　objection　to　their　knowing　whatever　might　be　communicated　to　him。

Certainly　the　legitimate　and　natural　conclusion　from　this　remark　of　Mr。　Cameron's　was　that　whatever　views　might　be　submitted　by　General　Sherman　would　be　considered　under　the　protection　of　the　seal　of　secrecy；　and