Life of Wm Tecumseh Sherman .. . nge. - One of the Rebel commanders, unaware of our presence,called around him a brigade and commenced addressingthem in something like the following strain : Sons of the South : We are here to defend ourhomes, our wives and daughters, against the horde of van-dals who have come here to possess the first and violate 2l6 A REBEL SPEECH CU7 SHOUT. the last. Here upon this sacred soil we have assembledto drive back the Northern invaders—drive them into theTennessee. Will you follow me ? If we cannot hold thisplace, we can defend no spot of our Confederacy. Shallwe
Life of Wm Tecumseh Sherman .. . nge. - One of the Rebel commanders, unaware of our presence,called around him a brigade and commenced addressingthem in something like the following strain : Sons of the South : We are here to defend ourhomes, our wives and daughters, against the horde of van-dals who have come here to possess the first and violate 2l6 A REBEL SPEECH CU7 SHOUT. the last. Here upon this sacred soil we have assembledto drive back the Northern invaders—drive them into theTennessee. Will you follow me ? If we cannot hold thisplace, we can defend no spot of our Confederacy. Shallwe drive the invaders back, and strike to death the menwho would desecrate our homes ? Is there a man so baseamong those who hear me, as to retreat from the contem-tible foe before us ? I will never blanch before their fire, nor . At this interesting period the signal was given, andsix shell fell in the vicinity of the gallant officer and hismen, who suddenly forgot their fiery resolves, and fled inconfusion to their 3 CQ | CO S W g o £ !> § & ! & 1 K ? O 1 CHAPTER XVI. MEMPHIS, VICKSBURG AND ARKANSAS POST. Changes in Command—Restoring Order at Memphis—ShermansViews of the Situation—Grants Critical Position—MovingAgainst Pemberton—Meeting with Porter—The Expeditionagainst Vicksburg—Why it did not Succeed—The Surrender atHolly Springs—Sherman Removed from Command—The Captureof Arkansas Post—General McClernand. The meagre honors of the Corinth campaign belongedto Sherman. This fact was recognized at the time byGrant, who wrote : His services as Division Commanderin the advance on Corinth, I will venture to say, were ap-preciated by General Halleck beyond those of any otherdivision commander. The War Department appreciatedthem, too, for on May 26th gave him a commission, datedMay 1st, as Major-General of Volunteers. It has beensaid, probably with justice, that had Halleck remained atSt. Louis and let Grant conduct the campaign againstCorinth
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