New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-14
Awux or TEE OHIO.
Biographical and Statistical Army Of 'he
Ohio--Nash,iiic safc-Base Of epcrn-
sioas-Tso vcsed Qucsiicn''-Thc wife
Of "a RsbeI Pots SOAP in her Wa"r--
gsro,niScuous Things.


Of BebeI Pots SOAP in her Waser--
prolniscuous Things.
yrom Ou Special Correspondents.
BOWLING GGEEs, Ky, Nov. q, 1907.
Al accurate biographical sketch Of Gen. Rosccrans
WAS generally Published last year. Harpers "'s.'y
vcn,ured upon new one in its last bebdom"ds'
which contained two erIOrs. Ii Incorrectly s's'eu'
for instance tint tue Rosecrars family were Roman
Catholics. Major-Gep. Roseeraos was 'ue INV oi
the family who adopted that faith. HIS parents and
more remote ancestors weTe froteolan'S' ms
Younger brother Bishop RoseeTans' subsequently, |
through the influence oi TIE General, became
Papist. The same Riticle represented mat Gen. !
Rosscrans accompanied MsloF-Gon. Mcclellan into
Western Virginia " ~ ~ aid, but WAS soon after
ward appoiutod Bsgsder-Oeueral. lie was hot au
Aid; 20, before Gen. Mcclellan moved into West
srn Virgins, Gen. Rosecuns was employed as en-
snyincer 10 lay ont CGup Denrison. Ohio. Soon
s.serwsrd. Gov. Dcnnis0n appointed bim Coionel o
tue 23d Ohio Regimen'--uow commanded ty Col
r. B. Hayes Of CincinnRti-ald not mufa later me
pfssialnt upon the eargost recommendation o.
Lieut.. General Scott, appointed lin Bugadier-
General in the Regular Army. Tie left Cincinuau
on thc 18th Of Juhc, 1851, with Gen. McCllin, en
rOuto for Western virginia, apd On the lstl MAS
eslgned 10 q cCRinai of the rpsi Bfgedo OF tle
army Of Western Ni.gl ja composed Ot thc Nth
and 18th Olio, ard the eb eDd lN,h lodiAua Ecgi-
leuts--thrcc-uoL.hs' raw levlcG-Nith LoQlniss
COdwatsr lMich.) Battery.
While we are arriving 20 correct erF,Is. let rs
notice another o. more inportaoce. PariHl and
incorrect information caused Correspondence Oi thc
Press TO attribute The discovery OF the rugged ioue
BY which tie euemy's position was turhec 10 llcn
Mountsir, 10 hajoT-Gen. Mcclellan, and TO GeueEal
then COOucl-Lanter, 20 that they received Tue
credit of that faux movement. There i5 no fGctbetcF
understood rOw by officers WHO were pTeient, than
chat tie merit Cf that achievement belonged TO Vhn
RoSccysns exclusively. lie iount the guld tNm
UarN who described 70 him the route BY which tie
position c0uld be turned and upon repIcseuung tie
Iacts to Gen. McClellan, he was authorized, upon
HE own application, 10 attempt the enterprise. 10
compliment 70 Lnnder he invited that gItdl. ohcer
70 accompany tie cXltdltOu--sud Lancer pro
no1nced it tie most sfieul. Of lis stormy career
The credit oe the campaign officially an iopn-
iasly colcedod to Mcclellan Every m1'erial fact
pertaining 70 the victory Of kch Mountain should
DO scored up on the cred, SIDE OF tho account
of tie serIlces OF Ros,cfans. lie he'd then
teen in Western Virginia ius, twenty-five dsys
We learn from this history that lie began 20 fight as
so.a Gs he was pemiltcd-hasieping tbe lntrodnc-
siCn--and tbat be always fought al .erward when he
could make orporiuniy, and Ieqai ed al OF - sab
oldnaigs &c hghs when they could ind q clauce
Yho busAwheckers Of Western Virginia had nclan.
cloly ior remembering Bis IesllessEess, and
Gen. Korer. L. Lee, -mmiuderlD-Cbisf OF the
Rebel armies, f9i.d IN person 1T every ehogt L.
penetrate Roseeraus' Dspar meut, had cause 10 re-
pCnt that he confronted by fuch q ssillfol and
wachful antagoni,t. Our military ops9ionl iD
Western Virgi0ia during The campaign Of ls6i after
Eoh Mountain, have been couelierad not brilliant
hut tie eutstsntisl results which wele realized
stamp them the Sol Of that year Of reyerses
We s0ali 10 able 10 appreciate taem according to
flcir tserig hereafter.
All tbese facts links in the chain of history.
They may appear tomevbgt tedious now, tut they
serve pGrl pose. If we cln ascertain fee in ilcr
sulieI barring nearly OF ezaciy cotemporanc ously
with t5cs creation, taoy may reflect hght upon tbe
future S1ch IS we LaVO recorded, lIlicals now,
.hat We have right T. tOlc much from 4 CON 1sn.
der who comu.euce1 and continued lls career by
accomplishing results accorung TO ne malosial AMI
instruments whiu his clnt!el. Mansn1 ars accus-
toned 10 believe tLas nc WHO saccerds 10 every
enterprise intrusted 10 s Gust cy should be charged
with lev GId tier Tespousl,ihtie Their taih
b sed upon Ls previous works that no VIII continue
10 DO succsssful, is h,lus 1aitb. The parable Of
ibe talents II sG immortal illustration Of tie logic Of
human aiiarS. Fit-lity in ordinary matters IS apt
20 nsDre u3ence that the SANE principle will e
msiutsiHed in great enterprises.
Possibly such Tefirot.oss may no. be nmiGlly en-
tertaned as current history o. war Ike campiZn.
Rcuem ter, We are but upon the threshold. 1Go
commander has been FIVE aays in ofice. The enemy
10 fugitive, ana the Union Army Is q great mu.
which requires observation, study, familiarity with
It, aud reOfganlz9iion that tbe Ilesldlng mind may
understand tue male i'll With which ne Is required
20 scbi. We results. Plainly, the Army Of the OHIO
Is no u tiroi-rate banding order. IL was left by
i,s late commander in somewhat loose cOncition.
discipline r-leXct Cvrl JleLts lost, fuftlro Oi war
tcattecod--Gll cf w1icd must be recliled at tie
cost Of time. No satisfactory reports OF numbers
o. condition were l,it with The new commander.
Neqeiiheless, t0e column is kept moving. snd TO-
formation IS collected while 10 advances. ipe fact
II the matter some oily = oensliaJie for Bcgiect
Of duty. 'iko aoaDteVlle VIII otuUulce this a. y
t'eusnees. i am sorry ii Is run.
After crit 81 iospection Of ihe Armies Of the
Potomsc, OF the Rap ahannoek, Of Missouri under
cf ID.
The Ohio, as lett by BueI, fiee % PAY That the
disci pine Of Gen. RCsccfans is the most thorough
and the most severe of any, sId that OF Gen. 81 e
Clelisn next. Bat this army Is one Of the best in
tbe nation. Ii will soon be restored and improved
The veterans, in fighting qualities, not excelcd
in the world, suppose. thIs conclusion is based
upon testimony. Observation sGktalus my verdict
IN comparing it With the o,her ereat armies Of the
Republic. lie Rebels, however, excel us greatly
in Disc pine, but mainly because theirs y al u
Of cruelty and terrorism. We are to1 that Russian
soldier the most stOlid under fire Of any in The
world, but II j. Oecauss they must stand ole BY
authority. IL Is % with tue Rebels. 1ne benign
Government Of inc United States kills nobody iOf
oowsroice or treaclery President Lilcoln Is TOO
benevolent 10 permit that-alth0ugh a little killing !
nOw aid then would result in victory, and in the
preservation Of Thousands Ci liyes pOl TO consider
property.
Well, the army keeps moving. A portion Of il is
" Ola 70 Nashville that the capital OF enneseee
II sy be considered safe. / yisn Te could make up /
our minds that Washington Is ia that bissiul con-
dinOn. But Nashville nay may not be our imHo-
clate ass OF operations. That Is matter for the
General not for tie press puiic. Willie the /
array moves, readers must be content with gererl- |
tzatiJne. Headquarters abide here tem polaGly in |
the Dianslon OF The " "lrOyisooal State Treasurer"
Dninam, TO Teorganize the amy, study geography
ana organize iustrnmeutailiIes for supplies.
Touching supplies, tie Louisyile and Nashville
hsiiIOaa IL or base. kquiAoctGl etOIAs NAY
s"eH 1he Oumoerisnd River, and give 10 anot aeI.
Bot when the army moves away from railroad and
Ii n. md