General Logan could have carried out his orders, taken advantage of Thomas's dispositions, and won himself one of the most brilliant victories of the war, which would have had a double lustre from the seeming lukewarmness of his predecessor; but when he arrived at the place of operations and learned Thomas's dispositions and the reason for his delay, he became satisfied that the great Fabius was right and wise.

His generous nature disdained to profit by the mistake at headquarters and to get glory for himself at the expense of a brave soldier.

So he postponed the execution of his orders, and left Thomas in his command.

The result was the battle of Nashville and the annihilation of Hood.

Where in military story can there be found a brighter page than that?
That one act of magnanimous self-denial gave to American history two of its brightest names,--the name of Thomas and the name of Logan.
Another very able member of the House was Thomas A.Jenks of Rhode Island.