The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-04-10
rro,n Gen. BueIIs ARMY.
lcOrrsspOnaSnSe Of The e1cmcinnhti Gazette. i
NAsuvILLR. March 81 1862,


tioO Of Nashville. it was Gen. Buell's in>
tenlioa to advance with his army in ssve-
raj columns upon Northern Alabama,
over the principal roads leading TO that
region from the capital oftTeunsssee.--- |
But as his own operations had, ofcourse.
to depend altogether upon those Of the tn.
Iemy, the new line of defense adopted by !
HIM, with his left resting on the Missis
sippi, his ceLter between Jackson, Tenn,
aid Connth, Miss, and his right between
Florence and Decatur. a corresponding
modification Of his ofieial programme has
been necessary, which is now developing
itself. 80 %, II - III HIH
believe thai the present distribution
Of the rebel forces is exactly the one their
opponents desired them TO tske. A di-
rect advance upon Alabama by General
Buel's forces would have not only 10.
yolved IN unnecessary amount OF labor
and consid, rable slowness of movement.
owing 10 the destruction of the bridges on
ali tho int. rssctiDg wafer courses, and
o her impedimeuts, but the fac; that the
passage Of the Tennessee river is practi-
cable for large army 10 Northern Ala
bama at a few points only, at all OF which
the rebels would have easily collected
large bodies of troops by means Of their
railroad fIcilhies, would have probably
made such q movement tie occasion Of q
serirs of bloody battles. As it is, the
concentration Of their main body in To-.
ralities lying within the contemplated
field Of Ito operations of General GIANTS
, arm. not only gives the latter an oppor'
tunity t, employ tho whole Of his force to
the best possible advantage, but also en-.
ables Gen. Buell. TO get south the Ten
nesste and strike blows at the enemy
T without great loss OF time and labor. But
2 now l come to the principal point Of in
4 terest 10 the way of army news from this
latitude. namely, the turning Of the grea
part oil General Buell's command towards
= Western Tennessee for the purpose Of CO
operating with General Grant. 7fr7r
Until Friday last, the divisions had ad
. vanced from this point over the Colum
bia road, were detained on the north banl
" Of Duck River by the burning Of th,
6 turnpike bridge. Wednesday afternoon
g however, the construction Of a new on
was completed, and during the last thre
days all Of the divisions have crossed til,
70 river, and passed through Columbia
le The distance from Columbia to Savan
Z. nah is sighty.two miles. The first ff,,
?, miles led over turnpike. but the remain
"a der of tho distance is over commo
! country road. said to be in rather ba
~ condition. But at farlhest the marcI
L. will be- made in four days, SO that beior
10 this will reach you, the junction willhav'
h been made.
4 Gen. Buell. left this city with his Chic
Of Staff and Abide Camps on Friday last
) and after reaching Columbia, passed th
l. advance of the divisions with strong
V. mounted escort, and probably reached th,
If Tennessee to day. As Gen. Grant rank
= him by seniority. he will be subject to bi
= orders on his arrival there; but it is state
in in military circles here that Gen. Hal
leck will lake command Of the united 81
II. mics in person. leaving Gems. Grant an
,st Buell. each at the head Of his respectiv
-, command.
W The forces Of Buell. and Grant will eS
Ot cced = in number
r. The proper preparation and disposition {
.d 80 large an army for offensive purpose
=, requires considerable time, and henc
'e' your readers need not look for news {
d. battles in Western Tennessee before III
y, 10Th inst.
N. Should the rebel Generals accept Il
H. decisive conflict that will bo offered
" them. the grandess battle of the war wi
To- doub.lessly be fought abcut the state
l. time. But am inclined 10 the opinic
Lhe that they will not take up the gauntlet
nm They ave certainly inferior to their o,
veIsaries as to number, armament at
Gov fighting trim of their commands. L
in ne assure you, that all the stories Uirc
the latrd by those professional panic make
,hs the Cairo oOrrespondculs--of Il
- strength Of the rebels between Jacks'
'"' and Mississippi, are extravagant exa
IVY gerations. johnson aud Beaurega
got have neither one hundred, nor sevent
was nor even fifty thousand. / know that
-, letter was received here within the Ia
" forty eight houls, by q prominent, b
." by 90 means violent iSscessionist in Il
en-. city, from 4 southern politician Of hi
,l,s standing, now at Florence, in which
20. forces between Jackson and that point .
A.. estimated at thirty, Eve thousand eiIecti
VI. men, and about ten thousand only par
and armed and altogether undrilled milt
the and apprehensious are expressed as to
result Of the impending contest in view
the knowledge Of the reported vastncss
the Federal armies In Middle and w
." tern Tennessee. t... u.
Is' /. will DO desirable, indeed, If the 7,
the els had a large force to oppose ours,
ful, their defeat by the "aower Of the Wes
~. marched under Buell. and Grant, Tha
Wv will result in the opening Of the Miss
was sippi Valley at all events, is certain, I
- only rebel army east Of the MssissiJ
ing aud West Of the Southern Allsghani
.r 2 defeated and dispersed, Memphis will
the evacuation of Island No, 10 beco
aau necessary and our armies will be able
the move lcisuroly down the "ather of we
ers, ern waters" instead Of being subjected
,ur. loug and exhausting marches the VIII
"a. length OF Mississippi and Alabama.
While the prospect Of nothing but d
was marches. bridge building and road.repd
era ing was before the army of Gen, Blu