Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-29
The Army ofthe OhiO--Exrraordinary State
of AEaira

Ine Army olLnG nGuuAo@3ELLEa1EuA GAhAo
Of Affairs.
"An officer Of the army whom the Gin
sinnsti Gazette endorses as ian educated
military man, an able officer, an earnest
soldier, and s reliable gentleman" COM
municates TO that paper long and highly
important statement Of the condition ofthe
army lately under the command Of Gener-
al Buell., which is siekening srpOss Of
failure, and disgrace and imbecility.-
The writer claims his ability to prove any
and every thing that he writes. Of the re-
ports of the battle of Perryville, which
have been made, he says that ait is right
for the public to know that no reports ap-
preaching even to tbs truth, can be written,
that win not cover General Buell. with eter-
nal disgrace, that will not show him to be
virtually the murderer of those who fell on
that day"
he further says: General Buell. tele-
graphs to Halleck that reinforcements we're
promptly furnished McCOOk. But two
brigades were sent to his help out Of thir-
ty thousand troops lying the whole day
scarcely out Of sight Of the enemy's guns,
while General Mitchell, whose guns com
manded the batteries that wero CALLING Nc
Cook, was repeatedly ordered to fall back,
and was threatened with arrest unless he
obeyed. General schoepf, whose division
lay close at hand, actually begged to be al
lowed to 60 to MoCoOk's assistance, and
was refused The gallant soldier turned
away with tears in his eyes. These are
facts-the telegraph reports, to all intents,
bsrefaced lie"
In two instances which came within the
writer knowledge, the patrons of guerril-
las showed safeguards from General Buell..
One Of these bands helped destroy the
bridge at Gallatin, which put Buelrs whole
g army on half rations; the other murdered
General McCoOk. General McCOOk had
one of these papers thrust into his face,
not ten minutes before his cOwardly mur-
der. by man at whose house the murder
srs had danced the night before, and while
a norton of the ladies Of the party still
stood on the porch as General McCoOk rode
BY, and who few moments afterwards
were elapping their hands in glee as they
urged the assassins TO their bloody work.
The writer then speaks Of General Gil
bert, who signs himself Major General,
charging that he is no Major General, but
only 8 captain upon Buelrs staff. OF his
style Of command, this statement is made;
aOur division, after marching from
Nashville at the rate Of twenty-five miles
A dav-a march that will never be forgot
ten bv those who suffered through it, or the
friends of those IL killed-reached Louis
Vile, and were camped in the edge Of the
city in the rain, and without shelter
Here Gilbert's first order reached us. The
Htroops will stand at arms at three 0 clock
Al, and the men must be kept vigorously
in the ranks until daylight Could any
thing be conceived more useless and bru-
tai to say nothing Of the insult it convey
ed 70 old troops camped in line Of battle
sleeping, OF rather shivering, close by theil
guns, over their gloomy csmp-hres, anc
who. at the least signal from their pickle
lines, would have instantly sprung int
position to meet the enemy. This was en-
forced for q time on the march, and thou
sands Of men msrched in the dust till lat
at night, then cooked their scant meal
provided their teams were allowed to com
up-and crnwled into their hastily con
structed shelters, or boards on benches
and stood, to sleep an hour or two, an
then crawl out to stand in line, and freez
in the rain, while Bragg was in full re
treat"
These are terrible facts to tell poOpl
who are giving of their best blood an
treasure to redeem the land from rebellion
but, thanks 10 thedecisiOn Of the Prssiden
we are to have change. General Bue
Is no longer in command, and Gener'
Roseerans will speedily discover wheth'
any Of his officers are exercising suthorit
without the papers to show for it. II
day Of regeneration for the Army Of Il
Ohio, has come, and hencefOrth there wi
be something to show fer the suffering al
priyation it endures.