Chapter VI: Recollections of Rousseau

Strategic _versus_ fighting Generals.--Strategy always an Excuse for
military Failures.--Four fighting Generals compared.--Rousseau
naturally a Leader of Men.--His early Career.--He Acts as "the Member
from Louisville, Kentucky," in the Indiana Senate.--Always in the
Minority and always Popular.--Adventures in Kentucky as a criminal
Lawyer.--Success as a special Pleader.--Startling Adventure in
Defense of four Negroes charged with Murder.--Election to the
Kentucky State Senate.--The true Story of Kentucky Neutrality.--Simon
Bolivar Buckner and his Schemes.--How they were frustrated by
Rousseau.--Denunciation of Neutrality.--Forcing an Issue.--Division
of the State Guard into two rival Organizations.--Defection of the
"Lexington Chasseurs."--How Rousseau obtained Authority to raise
Troops for the United States Service.--Opposition of the neutral
Union Men to his Scheme.--How he overcame their Objections.--Himself
and Troops exiled.--Singular Scenes in the neutral State.--Recruiting
for both Armies in the same City.--Sad Divisions created in Families.
--A Rebel and Union Praying-match.--The News of the Bull Run Disaster
in Louisville.--The Secessionists take Possession of the City.--A
Riot instantaneously quelled.--A Peace Meeting turned to a War
Gathering.--Rousseau's Parade through Louisville.--Buckner's
traitorous Scheme, and what was to have been effected by it.--Attempt
to seize the City.--Rousseau saves it from Capture.--A neutral
Editor's History of Neutrality.--Popularity of Rousseau with his
People.--His military Career.--Great Daring at Perryville.--Incidents
of that Battle.--Admiration of his Men for Rousseau.--New Mode of
taking Care of Prisoners.--Sherman's Idea of Rousseau's Raid to the
Rear of Hood's Army.--Return to political Life.--His Crusade against
Slavery.--Intimacy between Rousseau and Sherman.--Personal Appearance
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