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I ’HE forces under General Grant after his appointment as general-in-chiefwere, the Army of the Potomac, under Meade; that of the Ohio , nearwtioxville, under Schofield; J that of the Cumberland, under Thomas , % nearfiattanooga; that of the Tennessee , under McPherson, scattered fromjUntxville, Alabama, to the Mississippi; that of the Gulf, under Banks , in^°uisiana; besides subordinate detachments, under Steele and others, inArkansas and farther west.
j C'l’ant took the whole field into his thought. He made three parts to the0ll U irregular line of armies, which extended from Virginia to Texas . He§ a ve to Banks the main work in the south-west; to Sherman the middle part,■ ; °vering the hosts of McPherson, Thomas , Schofield, and Steele; and reservedhimself the remainder. The numbers were known, at least on paper; theI" ai b promptly adopted, was simple and comprehensive : To break and keep1 °Len the connecting links of the enemy's opposing armies, beat them one by°* le > and unite for a final consummation. Sherman’s part was plain. Grant’sj. Un > flexible enough to embrace his own, afforded Sherman “ infinite satis-c tion.” It looked like “ enlightened war.” He rejoiced at “ this verging to^ common center.” “ Like yourself,” he writes to Grant, “ you take thehugest load, and from me you shall have thorough and hearty cooperation.”Sherman made his calculations so as to protect most faithfully our line ofHay which ran through Louisville, Nashville, and Chattanooga , guardingjj hgainst enemies within and without his boundaries, and against accidents.
■ ® segregated the men of all arms for this protection. Block-houses and1erjf ‘hinents were put at bridges and tunnels along the railway. Loco-
Jolm M. Schofield succeeded General J General George H. Thomas succeeded Gen-’ ^ os ^ er in the command of the Depart- eral W. S. R-osecrans in command of the Depart-ing ’ and Army, of the Ohio , February Oth, ment, and Army, of the Cumberland, October* Editors. 19th, 1863.— Editors.
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