The New York herald., 1862-10-20
Parsoa Browniow ON the Evacuation OF
CamOcrland Gap.

NATf, Oct 10, leoz,
The eatire command Of General Morgan, few who
were SICK at Cumberland Gap, have reached the ONO
river and are now oncamred there say about enc hun
dred aud forty mics this city have now seeu in
tbs city several days have seen and conversed with
goneras cooncs majors captains and rrvates, belong
ipc 70 thar command and who are hurredy coming and
0ins thor present encampmeut op business
am therefore AIRED 70 give 70 yonr readers STATE
mont upon which they may rely This command. about
Ten thousand strong has marched two hundred aad ty
miles in sixteen DAYS IN many Instances mAing their
road they progressed NeFy few accidents occafred on
tho way One q the wagons UPSET, causing an ex
posion Of some shells, which wounded several men, and
two OF them fatliy AS general thing the troops
through N better health and conditioo than they
were at the Gap feet without shoes bleeding tired
ana stiened limbs hunger and thirst the way
their lot, from which they are now recovering
No such marches and sunerngs have been experienced
Ia any portion United states Army since this
commenced Morgan, the guerilla chief with thou
sand cavalry. hovored around army and in its ad
yance day and night cutting trees over the road de-
streyilg grain and burning mills, prevent their
getting supplies The Union army cleared out the block
ade they went drove the rebels before them aad re-
constructed the bridges the rebels had burned. From
twenty -four 70 forty eight hours stretch they were
without water and most OF the route they had only
scstteng pools OF water to resort to, and these were
warm and muddy. When they were fortunate enough TO
fad small running stream they had to dam Il up and
obstut al various places SO as to get water or men
and horses.
The army had been on half ratons for more than a
month before they left and on the march they were pat
quarter beans ard rice, without particle
Of bread or meat; and during the sixteen days march
mad bread, except what they made Of new corn each
carrying with him tin plate punched ilil OF holes
with nail make il crater, and IN this way
they grated for bread and mush Bare headed
and bare footed without tent cloths, their suicrin.s
terrible To this be 8d ned degree Of hgnger that
drove them kill sheep, and old sows with Pig, ard at
The meat in some instances perfectly | hope no
troops in he United states service will ever be called
upon 10 make a. long as hborous and as N ch OF =
c6nttnuo.g march as This division Of te army hrs d,nc
during this My heart sickcps when tAnh Of their
rrivators ana utter 6cs,itaticn. No division of the
army hss az uch and as good artillery al Of VII Ga
sfA Dat. rbf Cf ~, n9
october, i Grecnu-barg, KY they ate their first bread
tor sixteen days.
Nov the psp,rs talk abeut nsta,iug court OF in.
qpigy, 70 look Into the subject OF this retreat. ] pro
the retreat right and proper: and assert that il
conducted with skill tnd daring which cLtte
General Morgan ard tie oeers and men under his com.
mtna 10 tho highest honars. still, hold tha, the court
y, % b. caied and If were member of Congress
N. ~ urge its CALI not to look into General Mcrgans
nbact hUt TO ndie try and puuish The government OF
t.e nited States and the army authorities for making
thG retreat necessary and for leaving gallant army
Sr many months surrounded destitute OF cloths pro
viops AID money, when the facts we're made known e
tile authorities Washington ami they mporcd
this army relief Let the be called bit lei
be TO sit IL judgment upon the government to correct
~ mismaragemcnt and cilpable reniissness.
may be regarded talking plainly, but do it over
ny signature, and am rosponsb ble for II and ready
= atone Tor al say privately Or through the press
nl the two cf cavalry, IN this army and Tor their dest
te and suffering families left behind Besides, have
no Lieut. Col nei OF the Fourth Tennessee rcgi
en aud who has been here furlugh for twenty four
hours naked bare footed and bare headed his mother
having iniShca MIN. Gd not see nitl, out tnai
h. LEFT here for his command in good health per ectly
cheerful aud without uttering word OF complaint,
eeGSg IN the highest terms OF his superior officers.
Ut must tell another disgraceful truth. These East
tennessee tIpos who have been five TO nine months in
The service, drilling and doing picSe. duty. and other
ibors, have received; dollar OF their wase
snd destitute Of money, and naked not
I" he in CONDITION to be seen by decent society. Whose
fal is this. Somebody blame and hold that the
1lme should nron the authorities at Washington
Is this naked, starved out ana destitute condition, with
at shoes halls, oothes tents, they ordered into
northwestern virginia.
s1na regiments have had friends to Interfere their
tcnaf and they allowed to back home TO fight
fr tneir resdes But the poor East TcHnesseeans
have friends who be heard respected in their
behalf. They ordered into those ice bound
mountains OF Virginia. TO be starved out frozen to death,
ad butchered DN superior forces without money clothes
- tents predict general rcDelon and revolt and
hNfe IL if they are forced into Virginia. II
they have the pluck think they have, they will suffer
themselves q be shot before they will obey the order
hes want 10 fight their into Tennessee, where Their
families starving pundered and oppressed, because
The heads Of their families in the United States
Let II be remembered that while generals find
v raciicabe into East Tennessee with
smith the mountains into Kentucky and
ade that state. Let government then turn
2 Brgadicr General Carter or Spears this Cumberland
Gap army and its accempanments and will updcrwrile
hat they will 60 into East Tennessee, take the country
aud hold it.
propose tie government. in good faith TO give
mc the command Of fifteen thousand men, including
these East Tennessee regmeots aud ali the outfit neces
sary and premise TO take East Tennessee before Christ
and to hold it and its railroads am IN earnest in
Inlng this request. am sick and tired OF this criminal
and uncaed delay sexng upon the strong point Of
tue rebellion. Beside, able TO go into active scr
vice, and # can't get into the army must at once
mpahizers with rebellion secession generals
aad secession saT officers who the United states
army. W. G. BR0WNlOW