The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-29
AashriIle Amiuu.
Published By an Association Of Printers.
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SATURDAY MORNING, NOV. 20, 1862.
INTERESTING
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Sharp Review of Brage's Kentucky
Campaign.
How the Brights and Vallandighams
were Expected to Cooperate.
Slidell and the British Tories.
What is Thought of the Northern
Elections.
Wretched Condition of the Rebel
Army.
Wretched Condition of the Rebel
Army.

a CTdchlflg heUtelO Of General B1dgg'S hen-
tucky Campaign What ii t0as Proposed
to accomplish and What it did Not Do
Bad Treatment of Kentucky SeceSsioni8ts--
Hon. the Brtghts and K1llandighanas a0ere
Expected to Cooperate.
We are indebted to kind friend for
files of the Atlanta (Ga.) Late7hgencer from
October 26th to November 9TH, from
which we make the following extracts,
and to which we shall have recourse again
for matters relating to the financial con-
dition of Georgia, and the development
of the industrial interests of the South.
From the Atlanta (Ga.) Intollgenoer, of Oct 28th.
When the army began to cross the
mountains in August many expressed
their fears as to the propriety of the move;
all regarded it as bold and hazardous
enterprise" The troops under General
Smith marched over the mountain with
the most scanty supply of food and
water. They met, fought whipped and
routed superior numbers, driving the en-
envy from the heart of Kentucky, The
campaign under Gen. Smith was remark
| ably successful.
Reaching Lexington, Gen. Heath was
sent to threaten Cincinnati. He would
doubtless have taken the city, but for
positive orders to the contrary. By this
feint movement it was designed to call
away the Federals from Louisville, so
that Gen. Bragg, the commander of the
Army of Kentucky, might have little
trouble i'll taking this latter place. But,
though the city might have been cap
tured with little or no resistance, Bragg
was not on hand to take it and hence it
availed nothing that Cincinnati was
threatened. Why Gen. Bragg was so
far behind the time, the writer does not
know.
Remaining several days in front OF
Covington heights, Gen. Heath returned
to Georgetown, where he met other forces
under Gen. Smith. These forces COM
bined, were then sent to cut off the Fed
eral Morgan's retreat from Cumberland
Gap; but before they had proceed far
enough to accomplish this object, they
were ordered to countermarch to George.
town, and thus Morgan was allowed t.
escape. 1t is believed that Gen. Bragg
gave this last order; if so, he is respon
sible for Morgan's escape. If it was il
accordance with Gen. Smiths orders, i
was his first blunder.
} Meantime, every one was expecting 4
, hear of General Bragg's cutting Buell. t,
pieces, and taking possession of Louisville
but in this all were disappointed. In
stead of meeting and whipping Buell.
! forces before they reached Louisville, h
allowed them to pass within four or fiv
D miles of him, and did nothing, as ! an
, informed TO prevent it This is still
. more astonishing when we consider tina
he had force equal, if not superior b
that of Buell.. For three or four day
0 the two armies were within four or fiv
miles of each Other-Gen. Bragg know
0 ing, all the time, that his own force wa
Q amply able TO meet, and vsnquish Buell.
0 forces. Had he done this, which wa
0 but his reasonable duty, our forces coulC
= have crossed the Ohio, and, with on
, cavalry we could have scattered TO tn
a winds all the new recruits the enemy ha
in camps of instruction. 1t is Difficult
: TO see how the enemy WOULD have recov
cred from this blow If it was a bol
u move, it was in the bounds of probabili
ty, and by no means too daring for tn
troops at General Bragg's command. Tn
q General alone is responsible for the sa
consequences that may follow failure I
do what he had the power TO do. Thi
was General Bragg's greatest blunder.
% Then General b. makes his appearance
Q at Lexington, publishes a flaming pro
~ clamation, which, by whomsoever it wa
composed, was fine composition, and ha
- it been issued by Gen, Bragg in Lexing
ton, might have been more appropriate
Next came his proclamation notifyin
Re the Kenmckians that if they did NJ
70 Immediately volunteer they would |
conscripted, A day or two after this
has Governor inaugurated. Bofo
these solemn exercises were fully owe