Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-05
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Gone to J0in Floyd-The Stu alton.
The War Department has receiv-
ed the official report of Gen. Lee,
giving detailed account of his plan
of operations on the Cheat Mountain
frontier, and of the recent failure of
the strategic movement against the
enemy's position. The details of the
report, which is very full, accompa-
MED by maps. &c, are, Of course, of
a nature not to be communicated, at
this time, to the public.
It appears from the statements of
the report that the plan of operations
was disconnected by the failure of the
column led by Gen. Jackson to at
tack the enemy's position on the
Cheat Mountain. Gen. Jackson had
made the reconnaissance himself, but
on reaching the enemy's position,
found him defended by a stockade
fort. Large quantities of timber had
been felled, and were so interlocked
that, it is said, it would have taken
our men several hours to have climbed
through, even if there hAd been no
enemy on the other side to resist the
attack: The column cf Gen. Jack
son was withdrawn in the face of
the likelihood of such wholesale
slaughter of his force, and the move
ments Of Gen. Lee, which were in
tended to be Simultaneous in their
results with the attack, entirely dis
concerted.
The plan of operations is given in
the report Of Gen. Lee fully, by the
aid Of maps, and is said, by militia
men, to have been one Of the most
perfect pieces of strategy in the en-
tire campaign. As it has been dis
appointed, it will be useless to can
vass it's merits.
Other important intelligence of a
later date has been received from the
West.
The intelligence is positive that
Gen. Lee had left the Valley Noun
tain and was on his way to join Gen.
Floyd. This movement, of which
we have distinct advices, is the in
teresting point at present in the
complication in the West, and shows
a decided change in the campaign
very 9esultory we must confess-in
separate divisions, and their concen-
tration promises at least something
more decisive than has yet occur
red
News has also reached the Govern
ment the enemy at Cheat Mountain
have been reinforced by three Ohio
regiments.
Gen. Floyd, together with Wise's
Legion. are in urgent necessity for
reinforcements. An officer of Gen.
F'loyd's command, who has arrived
in this city with intelligence some
days later than last reports. advises
us in the strongest terms of the ne
cessity Of immediate reinforcements.
The feeling in the West was one of
growing dissatisfaction, in view of
the constant occurrence of sending
troops to Manassas and the Penins u
la, in contrast with the sparing .J..a
feeble reinforcements sent l. ill.,
seat of war in Western Virgil.
At last accounts two regiments,
from Georgia and North Carolina.
had arrived out, to join Gen. .oyl.
command. Neither was fu;.. man
Of their men having been p.osca-
ted with sickness along the rou.e
Gen. Floyd's camp was at NJ
dow Bluff, about sixteen miles west
Of Lewisburg. Wise was in the
neighborhood, in strong position on
the top of the Sewell Mountain.
The mastery and well-conducted re-
treat of Gen. Floyd had enabled him
to take position to guard the Will
derness road, connecting near Mea-
dow Bluff with the Lewisburg pike.
The roads were very bad but
orr means of frananorf alton are said