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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1909)
GRANT AT CHATTANOOGA 'i'be following interesting story of tbe wu 'waa lead at th meeting of Can by Post ,U. A. K., by Comrade FiedDeitz: Tbe Dibjeot which 1 bare selected tbia evening at tbe foundation for a few remarks Is tbxt portion of tbe life of V. 8. Grant whiob i embraced between Ootofcer 10. 1863, and Novem ber 25 .bt tbe game year. On tbe tentb day of October Grant received a telegram from Waibingtoo dated the tbird, saying, "It is tbe wish of tbe secretary of war tbat as toon as Uen. Oran is able fi. will oome to Cairo and report by tele graph." At tbe tlmo of tbe receipt of this dispatch Oen. Grant was still suffer ing from tbe effects of a fall received from a runaway while reviewing tbe troops under Gen. N. P. Banks, then stationed at New Orleans. la compliance with this dispatch be left Vichsburg for Cairo the same day, and upon bis arrival there found a dispatch from tbe seoretary of war direntiug him to repoit at tbe Gait House; Louisville, Kentucky.' With in two hour she was upon bis way, going via lndianopolis, were be met tbe secretaiy of war, Mr. Stanton, who aeconjr. anted him to Louisville, Op to this time Grant bad received no intimation as to tbe objeot of his being called north. Before reaching Louisville Mr. Stanton handed Gen. Grant two or ders, remaiking at tbe same time tbat it wai optional with himself as to which to oboose. The two were identical in ali but one particular. Both created the military division tbe Mississippi, placing bim iu eum-maud.- One left the department com msnders va they were, while the other relieved Geu. Hosecians and assign ed Gen. Thomas to his place. Gen eral Grant accepted the latter. That evening Stanton received a dispatch fiom C. A. Dana, a speoal agent of tbe war department and then with Roseoraus at Chattanooga, "that Rosecrans uuless prevented would retreat," and advising peremptroy orders against bis doing so. Upon receiving this dispatch the secretary sent for Gen. (irant, showed bim the dispatch and said quite excitedly that tbe retreat mutt be prevented. Grant immediately jyrote an order assuming command of the Military Oivision of the Mississippi and telegraphed it to Gen. Koiecrans. He then sent bim tbe ordr from Washington. Assigning Gen. Ibomas to tbe command of tbe departmsnt, and to Thomas tbat he must hold Chattanooga at all hazard, adding tbat be would be at the front as soon as possible. A prompt leply was re ceived from Ibomas saying "We will bold tbe town until we starve. " Grant says be appieciated tbe force of tbe dispatch later when be witness ed the oondltion. of affairs tbat prompted it. in order to understand the condi tion In wbiob Uosecrans' army was at tbis time it will be necessary for us to go back to the spring of 1863. Uosecrans was then at Murfreesboro, Tenn., with a large and well equipped army, Oen. Bragg opposing bim with a strong confederate force and acting on tbe defeusive. Uosecrans began his campaign on the twenty-fourth day of June and by skillful maneuveiing succeeded in foiciug Bragg south of toe Tennessee river, through and beyond Ohata nooga, and believing Bragg still re treating, pursued with his forces very much scattered. After th surrender of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863, Bragg's army was very heavily reinforced by troops from Mississippi wbiob had been employed under Johnson in trying to foroe Grant to raise tbe selge of tbat place. '1 hie enabled him to assume the offen sive and forced Uosecrans to fall back and oonoentiate bis scattered forces wbioh as finally done at ChiokBraau ga. The battle was fought on the nineteenth and twentieth of Septem ber and Uosecrans was badly defeated with heavy lots in artillery and 16,000 men. Oen. Thomas is accredited with the honor of saving tbo aimy from total des'ructiou and well earned the name which was lie.towed upon bim as ihe "Book of Cbiokamauga. " Uosecrans defeated army returned to Chattanooga and were followed by Biagg, who took posession of Missi onary Uldge, overlooking Cbattancogs, also Lookout mountain west of tbe town, with a -strong line of works across the valley and. connecting tbe two. About this time tbe authorities at Washington discovered that Uose ciaus was in trouble and Grant was ordered north as we have seen. A retreat at tbis time would have been a teiriliie disaster It would not only have been the loss of an important position, but wculd hate resulted in the Ion of h11 the artilleiy still left and tbe annihilation of tbe army it self by rapture and demoralization. All supi lies for Uosecrans' army had to be brought fiom Nashville by iaU to Bridgeport on the lcnuesfee where the railroad ens es to the toutb tide Hrgg holding H i 0 in ami Lookout mountains west of Utiut tauoogR, commanded the railroad, the river and the shortest and best wagou roads, both north and south ct the teuuiissee river between Cbattanotga and Bridgeport. I'be distance be tween the two plaots is but tweuty-six miles by rail, but oaiug to tbe uoai tlu of B agg's troops, all supplies for tbe army bad to be carted I y oiiop tjus route and over a n ouutain ous country a distance of sixty miles. The count I J atiorded but little food tor anltnata and nearly 10,000 horses had already succumbed to starvation. The men bad been on half rations of hard bread for a long time, with but few other MO lies t xcept beef driven from Nashville, wbiea upon Us ai rlval whs so poor tbat the oldi-i in anr thev were It lug m on half rati ou of hard oread and ,r,irl nnoii the hotf. Nothiu; he transported but food, rnnna u tltf flllferiug for sufficient clothing. Fnel was completely exhausted even to tbe stumps There were no lean s to draw it from tbe opposite bank where ft was abundant, and tbe only way it could be obtained for some tima before Grant's arrival was to cut trees on the north bank at a distant op stream and raft it doo and .&. the liver, there to be carried on Mm shoulders of tbe meu to tbe cauii s. On the twentieth cf (ktoUr Gen Grant and staff Ifft L- ui.fihV to' rti front, arriving at Bridgai . u nigbt of tbe twenty ' r,lU) they took bor;e and made tbe tri, h .i..nr Hnd over VVHld n- KH toCbatanooga ' d i rain and tbe roads vera alu net nu...idn from mud t w 1 ' from washouts cn the tr rnutan He bad been confloed io since tbe accldeut at !Mw a u.a tn he carried or where it was not aafi to croaa b..f could iua roe shoes end horseback. Tbe roads were strewn with broken wagons and the caresses of thousands of starved mules and horses. At Jasper Grant met Gen. O. O. Howard, who bad been sent from tbe army of the Potomac with tbe lltb and 12th corps under Gen. Hooker to reinforce Koseoians. , Grant arrived at Chattanooga on the twenty thiid and established temper -ry headquarters with Gen. " Ctfomas. On the twenty -fourth be made a personal inspection of t! lines and tbe same evening issued orders for opening a new route for supplies. Hooker , woo was at Bridgeport, was ordered to cross to tbe south side of the Tenneessee and march dp by Wbitesides and Wanhatchle to Brown's Perry. Gen. Palmer with a Division of tbe lltb Corps was ordered tn move down the river on the north sideby a back road until opposited Wbitesides, then cross and bold tbe road in Hooker's rear after be bad passed; 4,000 men were detailed at tbe same time to act under Gen. Smith direct from Chattanooga; 1,800 of these under Gen. Hazen now to take sixty pontoon boats and unaer cover of night float by tte pickets of tbe enemy at tbe north base of Look out mountain down to Brown's Perry, then land on the soctb side and cap ture or drive away tbe plokets at tbat poin. Smith was to march with the balance Of tbe detail, also under cover of nlgbt, by tbe north bank of tbe same piout, taking with him material for laying a bridge as soon as a oover ing was sequred. On the twenty-sixth Hooker cross ed and began tbe movement. At three o'olook a. m. of tbe twenty-seventh Hazen moved into tbe stream with his sixty pontoons and l,8iX) brave and well equipped men. Smith started in advance to be tbere when Hazen should arrive . At th e o'clock Hazen landed at the ferry, surprised tbe picket guard and cap tured tbe most of it. By seven o'clock the whole of Smith's foroe was ferried over and in posession of a height commanding jjhe ferry. This was immediately fortified, while a detail was laying tbe pontoon bridge. By ten o'olook tbe bridge was com pleted and our extieme right now in in Looaout valley was fortified and connected with the lest of tbe army. Hooker met wibt slight oppolstion and on the twenty eighth emerged in to Lookout valley at WanbatabTe. Howard with tbe lltb Corps march ed to Brown'a Perry. Tbe enemy on tbe river below were thus cut oft and soon oume in and surrendered. The river was thus opened from Lookout valley to Bridegpoit and tn just five days after Gen. Grants ar rival at Chattanooga tbe way was opened to Bridgeport and witb tbe aid ol Stewart's and Hooker's teams in a week tbe troops were receiving full rations. Tbe enemy was surpris ed by tbe movements, whieb secured to us a line of supplies, and made desperate efforts to recover the same. On the nigbt of tbe twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth a aigbt attack was made upon Gen. Geaty'a Corps (tbe twelfth) at Wanbatbuie by Gen. Long street's Corps sent by Lee from Riobmond to reinforce Bragg. Geary was promptly reinforced by Howard from Brown's Puiry. By four o'olook iu tbe morning tbe battle bed entire ly ceased and tbe "cracker line" thus established was never afterward dis turbed. Sherman's troops now began to ar rive at Bridgeport and Gen.. Grant be ing now ready issued bis orders for battle. Howard was ordered to tbe north side ot tbe Tennessee, tbenoe up behind tbe bills and go into camp opposite Chattanooga. The plan of battle was for Sherman to attack the enemy's right flank ex tending our left flank teyond tbe south Cbiokamauga so as to threaten or hold tbe railroad in Bragg's rear, thus forcing him to weaken bis Hues elsewhere or lose his connection with bis supplies at Chlckamauga station. Hooker was to perform like service on the right by crossing to Cbatta uocga Valley, cross tbe latter rapidly to Hossville south ot Bragg's line on Missionary Ridge, facing north witb his right flank extending to Cbicka mauga valley, thus threatening Bragg' left, and fording bim to rein force that flank also. Ibomas oc cupied tbe oenter and was to assault while tbe enemy was engaged defend ng his two flanks. Sherman crossed the Tennessee at Brown's ferry and moved east of Chattanooga to a point opposite the north end of Mission Uidge, placing bis command back ot tbe foot billa and out ot sight of the enemy on tbe ridge. There are two streams called unioa- amauga emptying into tbe Tennessee east of Chattanooga. Noitb Chioka manga flowing south and emptying in to tbe Tennessee eigtb miles east, and South Cbiokamauga flowing nortband emptying into tbe Tennessee some three miles eaat or town. Tbe crossing of Sherman's troops at Brown's Perry was in full view fo tbe enemy on tbe top of Lookout mountain but once over disappeared behind the hills as we bare stated. but when Sherman's advance reached a point opposite, the town of Chatta nooga Howard, wbo it will be rem embered bad been concealed behind tbe bills on tbe north side, took up bis line ot march to join tbe troops on tbe south side. His crossing was in full view both from Lookout and MUeiou Ridse and tbe enemy of couite supposed these troops to be Sherman's. One hundred sixteen pontoon boats had teen secretly deposited in tbe North Cblokainauga and at two o'clock on the morning of tbe twenty fooitb they were each loaded witb tbirtv brave and well armed meu The boats dropped down quietly with the current to avoid attracting the attention ot aay one until ar riving near tbe mouth of tbe South Chickamauga. Here a few boats were lauded, tbe troops debarked and a rush made upon tbe picket guard Tbe guards were surprised and twenty of them captured Ihe balance eneor. ed a lauding lower down and the atrfc (I ittniug Sbtrman's troops mer Imiiu. A stesmei wbs also brougl t up trom town to assist. As fast as tbe troops were got ao rosa thev were set to work intrench i II Q It well protected by mit they b .1 built. Ihe bridge wis oompieiea by a Intle past noon, as well as one over ti t- South Cbickaiuhuija, and In a short time all tbe Moot s were on tbe south aide. MONEY SAVER FOR CASH BUYERS Because of sickness I will close out for cash my whole stock of Hardware and Groceries at Cost. Sale began March 15 And Continues until all is sold. No goods charged after March 15th. All Goods sold will be delivered in the city. Stock consists of Hardware, Staple and Fancy Groceries. Stoves and Ranges, Heaters, Washing Machines, Nails, Granite ware, Earthen ware, Glass and China, Builders' Hardware, Tools of all kinds. Fishing?Tackle, a full line. FLOUR AND FEED AT REGULAR PRICES. EVERY THING ELSE AT COST. All having accounts please settle them promptly. H. GILL I . J I'ror. . Ilnv I', of lln .na t'nbs, ttMIUp a4 i tianul- rlaln' ( Hllgtt llt-ll C l. a long w1 IK I la - in i'le .II I I ! ni M nun I I. .'in' I ii ii ver ii ii y rattle an m II I i ii vima ui H'V ' nl IMI i a vi 1 1 ?i'' r iiirn- d II nl' ii it iluu ii and i ,i M IP I ill ..,1 I can mucin li u llf-r SHH II l h I;.. cn. Lave I iv., . i I;- '.' KTii ea I'u i n ' . All ci icifl t ' l Mi III llfglll Hi h inktu Hra the lii I ' -i li u inkh 1 1 cj '1-1 end A. Ic. K-l Willi W.l cm i.-miHle. lie iililil liol lit Uf iT'inio to haw him in the arms eueiy inuinent. Even llien his breathing was difficult. I did not tbmk be would live untill mormug. At last I thought of my mother's remedy, Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which we gave, and it offered prompt relief and now, three days later he has fully recovered. Under the circumstances I would not hesitate a moment in sa - ing that Ohamoerlaiu's Cough Remedy and that only saved the life of our dear little boy." For sale by Kier & Cass. Sheriff Morse bad business at Tbe Dalles Friday. A Neighbor of yours ns well as yourself is liable at any time to have rlieumalisrp. we re an name to have cuts or burns, bruises or scalds, crick in the back, neck or side some kind of an ache or pain. Then heed advice and tell your neighbors Ball ard s isnow Liniment relieves all aclieB and pains, and heals all wounds. Sold by Chas. , Clarke. Miss Estelie Uiobardaon visited friends in 1'ortlaud a couple of days last week. Race Suicide. is not nearly the menace to increase in population tbat deaths among infants are. Kigtit or ten ol these deaths are clrectly or indirectly caused by bewel troubles. McGee's Baby Flixir cures diarrhoea, dysentary, sour stomach and all infant ailments of tins nature. Just the thing for teething babies. I'rice 25c and !Uc per bottle, Hold Dy Chas. N. Claire. Mr. anil Mrs. P. S. Davidson were visiting friends in Portland last week. DeWitt's Little Early Risers, gentle, easy pleaeant, little liver pins. oia Dy Keir s Cass. Miss Hidgewey. nf Scokaue, is the guest of Miss Edith Andrews. Near Death In a Biff Pond. It was a thrilling expierence to Mrs' Ida Soper to face death. "For years of vere lung trouble gave me intense -offering" she writes, "and several times nearly caufed my death. All remedies failed ami doctors eaid I was incurable. Then Dr. King's New Dis coAery brought quick relief and a cure so permanent that I have not been troubled in twelve years." Mrs. Soper lives at Big Pond, Pa. It works wonder in Coughs and Colds, bore Lungs, Hem orrhages, LaGrippe, Asthma, Cpoup, Whooping Cough and all rsponclncai affections. 50 and fl.OO. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Chas. N. Clarke. LOW Rates TO Oregon DAILY During March-April From all parts of East Via Union Pacific Oregon Short Line The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. Southern Pacific $33 from Chicago 33.50 from St. Louis $25 from Omaha 25 from Kansas City Correspondingly low from other points. To the Public Write letters to everybody you know in the East and tell them about there low colonist rates. Send them litera ture about Oregon, or send their ad dresses to us and we will do it. In M4t way you can be a great help in the grow th and progress of your t-tale. You can Prepay Fares for anyone from any place if yon want to. I j'l'fil the necessary minion! will our local Hgent and he will teltyra I. ticket prom fitly. Iiuiii'c u( Agenrr or write In M. VeMi'LltAY, (I rii ral ftt'H wfi't jtgPfit. Tii l;f'gn l;;vllfii.ii & NnwKHtioii Co. Si.iiUii-i 1 Tic lie Co v i i f tn Oregoto.) roKi LAM'.OUK m.n J. II, Kill I'll Y, Ag. t HOOD RIVER APPLE VINEGAR CO. Manufacturers Pure Apple Cider & Apple Vinegar We receive Canning and Cider Apple from one season to another, paying market price for the same. In ship ping over Mt. Hood It. It. or from Mossier there will be no transfer charge from freight house to factory. Patronize your home Industry and let us have your apples. '".! ! I1F9 OI (tOlliF ' & ' t'it" lit tufrt f aaH t ' ita VU!'.'' ipi n and than have poof pii " . thoroughly with IS' . 'om done tHIa because Ihe 1 they - 11 Many 1 V- , Using Bean igic Spray Pumps , im I M bscaime tiejr lava jart aMtUrl the SilljhiS Wa IS I-;;! .Spring HestsCSeci mmmm h ... ......... . 1 11 a '.- in 1 nil mm M ;i ';!?'). i l 1 futn , Kftd llw xcUu ively i:i i mvrit your ; am I lit i '!J and in on s 1 W.iCt. labor. cret ncy ff i't will ntna, notrouble lies o( Bet a i-ivestitfation. h- iM the r.ew , '.mt it is true HI u i;u: V l.tve i.tmrlM -he-e pumst tn elocH t,uil a 1 aM la tuuty v.. .u to you- J. R. Nickelsen Vehicles and Farm Implements TRANSFER & LIVERY CO. AGENTS FOR THE REGULATOR LINE OF STEAMERS. Hauling, Draying, Baggage Transferred, First Class Livery Turnouts Always Ready. Phones: Wharf float No. 1 4-F. Office 5 HuntPaint & Wall Paper Co. Complete line of PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES and BRUSHES HEATH & MILLIGAN MIXED PAINTS. Our Stock of Paper Includes latent designs in Blanks, (Hits anil High Grades, from 10c up. A full stock of H00111 Molding, Picture Rail, Plate Kail and a 'mall line of novelties in Framed Pictures. CALOIMO, Iho Intent thing in Room Tinting, mixed to order. Painting, Paper Hanging, Sign Work Home Phone 116 First and Oak Streets FSaHXOIST STABLE ..Livery, Feed and Draying.. STRANAHANS & RATHBTJN R. E. Harbison A. L. Newton Hood River Box Co. Apple and Pear Boxes, Strawberrry and Vege table Crates and Fruit Packages of all Kinds. Also Band Sawing and other Wood Work Given Special Attention. Home Phone 175 European Plan Rooonis per day 75c and up Booms' per week $4..(X) ami up Phone Main 756(1 New Concrete Vuilding 8team, Hot and Cold Water Electric Lights, Bells and Phones All Outside Rooms HOTEL PHILIP BURN8IDE ST., 4th and 5th Filth Street Oars and liurnaide Bridge Cars Pass the Door PORTLAND, OREGON. Hood River, Ore. Horses bought, Bold or exchanged. Pleasure parties can secure first-class rigs. Special attention given to moving furniture ana pianos. We do everything horses can do. ADVISE YOUR FRIENDS "The Best Way" To See Hood River Canyon and Valley is via Mt. Hood Railroad A RIDE ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM DUST Train leaves Hood River 8 A. M. every day and returns 6:10 P. M. Spend your Sunday the mountains. A. WILSON. Agent DRIVING GLOVES AND WHIPS Have jimt received n Pine Line of Men's Double Lined Driving Driving Gloves of all kinds. Also new line of Whips. I curry everything in Harness (Joods, Car riage Trimmings, Blankets and Holies. George Irvine Successor to S. J. Frank HOOD RIVER ABSTRACT CO. J, M. BCHMKIrZKK, HKCHETARY ABSTRACTS, CONVEYANCING and INSURANCE Royal Exchange, Glens Falls, Union Assurance, Western Assurance, National Livestock and Oregon Life Insurance We have the only complete set of Abstract Books in Hood River and are in position to execute any work in our line with promptness and accuracy Recently moved to permanent quarters in Davidson Building 1 Iorne Phone 231 . HOOD RIVER, ORE. Fruit-Grower ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI K..i, Int.rntl In bortlcnttaM .tumid rm tbtn montliip, viUUb comprl out 70 p.l'". IwmlHiaMif llhiitlruti,!, hrtaful of Hiding miller for the twnfflt ot t M Mit RH'cll .uoitwri im who grow nun jiiury, rinninry .rid Miirrli lamim will Ix npn.yiiiK, uararmng una miinii i-rnliH On iriviiui,! nt Ito Im n-imcil rlrinhil Inn In tUr Ntiilfn i,f h Ni.nlo.it tk.. w ii'inuri' nun win (lulilluli rrf month Prult-Urower Inn Just Iri'iugurnti-d Special Northwest Supplement TliU .uppti nl Kill IM KMN Io r-ul-r r4tV.o .rid will Kin- NwtkMaHn .a KrlUrr. from .lul.t to .Ixlfpn p: i , f .dd.tlni'.il Biiittrr errty pontb. Tbl. mtttn wia bt ppllcblf Io .Niiiibwi-.ifrn condition., nnd will ui.Li- Tlic Kruli 0 rower of ir.atM nla o It. re.iliT. In lliiH territory. Tb fmlt-flrower'. nport. of the fruit crop condftloal r wn m wwrtk more thn tbe mlnrrlpttoi prlie. Thine rrmr! h.Te alcajri prnred mint rell.lile. Pom, we wuiil to liu'reme our riml.tlea In toe Nurlliwent, nod her. I. . propoiltton for JX! Tbe Krultdiow r'. iriiliir iil,rrlpll.ni prtre la $j . mi ud our 70.0fK) Hbwrlbeni my It i, worth the mouejr. nm to add lot of new name, to ny Mat at Met, we will ai nd Ti e Fmlt-Crow.-r to i nch of two aditreiiae. for tn er fof K or to one addrenK Ur two yearn for $1 And In addition We will send FREE, prepaid, to the person sending the remittances tree of DELICIOUS APPLE and a VINE of BANNER GRAPE FREE of the heat new fr;il!n latrotfarvd within fifty year.. Tbe Delelom flftt record at Wenut. hi e. Hood River, In the Lake Hulan ee.ntrr Date Kt. Joaeph, Mo. Tbea. are tw apple haa made i - In f.tt, It la a winner wherever tried, and aell. at hlgln r price, than the Spltiea- nurg. ii I. an uppie or nixneat quality. We want yoo to try IheM new frulta. for they are win ner. accept thli offer and fet then .bKlutely FRKB. end your order at once, and they will be ent for .print planting. Your aubacrlptlon fo The Fiult Grower will .tart ot are. If you want Mm pie copy It will be aent free. Rend thl. Con poo and II 00 to I The Fruit-Grower Box V 15 ST. JOSEPH, MO. The fruit-Grower, Inclined will find II. for which .end Tbe Fruit Ornwer one year to each of the following Mre.ae: Name of T0"H Kt.tr. Nam. Towe state (If two-ye: : Jiiheerlptlon to one addreaa I. 4. Ired, fill wl mily one blank. If two name, tn acnt. Indicate which I. to ti e, ire the premium.) ...The Spot Cash Grocery... Headquarters for the best of everything in Groceries. It li the policy of this firm to give customers the very best that can be bought in the markets. The only store in the city that sells preferred stock in can goods and Heinze's Pickles, Olives, Mince Meats, etc. We carry the largest and most, complete line of Groceries in the city and make a specialty of the Rest of Everything. (Jive us a call. Wood & Huggins JOHN LBLAND IIKNDKH80N, Pres. MARION I. HENDERSON, Attomey-at-LaW and Notary Public Vice Preoident s. e. Henderson, sec.-Treas. Hood River Land Emporium Real Estate, Loans, Conveyancing and Surveying ( onveyancing and Surveying a Specialty. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED The President of the Company is prepared to do - hi eying and Civil Engineering Work of all kinds.