New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-29
FROM GEN. mITCUEL'S Oif3siOH'
Tse advance on Isunisviiic- RnPid rcireat
OF the En~my-Pre-ent pot'non OF tue
ski,istou.
Correspondence Of The y. \. Tribune.
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Correspondence Of The X. y Tribune.
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The grand object designed 70 be accomplished by
moving this dvision in the direction Of Huntsville
was 10 hrectcn Stevenson in the oas, and Decatur
to the west Of Huntsville. AZ each oi tlese points
there j. bridge acfoss the Tennessee, the de.irnc-
ton of either Of them ending for lone time TO come
al transportation over the great military thorough
fue--thc Memphis and Charleston Railway.
The uearcsi point on this railway TO Nashville s
20 mile, Distant Tie enemy Destroyed all The
bridges on tie road, leading from Nashville 70 De-
catur and 10 Stevenson; oven the turnpike bridges
were burned. I. requires twe1ty wagons 10 tan.
spor ibions f,r this division for ono days supply.
To feed the division Tor ore days march from our
deVo, would therefore require full train oi twenty
WAGONS to arrive each dsy, sld sn empty train Of
the zane number 20 depart, demanding "a supply
trim oi forty wagons. To feed the Ggmy a. Hunts
Vile from depo, at Nashville, admitting that ii
could average on tie march twenty milos q day,
would REQUIRE 10 less than 30 wagons There were
bat eighty at command. The army mus, therefore
degenerate into a mere coTIs Of observation or the
BRIDGES upon the railway must bo rebuilt, and the
depot ;or supplies re removed sixty Iniies to the
sau,h On the gth Of April the ears reached Shelby.
Vile. over more than 100 feCt of bridging con-
sruciod by this division in ten days From Shelby.
lille 20 Huntsville the distance is - miller. by
making tho march in two day the uTply-tg.,.!io Of
50 wagons would be iust sufficient TO feed u.s.
On the morning Of tie 9th wO marched from Shel.
byyii!e, and eucamled in the evening Of the 10Th
within len miles Of Huntsville. The night Of t.e
loth was passed under arms by The advanced guard,
consisting Of the 8th Brigade the lth Ohio Cavalry,
aad simousons Artillery. Tie day. march had re.
Quiled the utmost Efforts. The troops unhesitatngy y
plunged into streams. in some instances, up 70 iLeii
very waists. Il seemed as though thcy were in-
fpired with superhunan energy. During the day
our scouts Ind captured ever hing right aud left,
even the mail from Huntsville 10 Fayetteville fell
into our hands, with papen and letlor dated that
very morning.
The night Of he 4th wss one Of Che deepest 20.
licitude. Our Commanding General visited every
bivouac in poreon, and told the soldiers that tho
morning work wes to be Of tic greatest importance
Orders were Issued that they should be rou,ei
quietly witLout sound Of drum or trumpet, and thu,
the Ee Of march was 10 be formed in perfect silence.
Daring tie night time many negroes, arrested b.
our pckcta and viie'' ., were brought in. AZ IL
O'Clock We learned iiom negro mat 3 600 Of tho
ouemys troops bad foachel Huntsville during tic
procedi Z. afternoon, Gad lis master asserted that
they lnew Of our approach, sud y re I,aly 20
receive us.
The plans were al formed during tho night.
Three do'schmeEts Of cavalry wcrc organized with
saec.lc instructions Tie first. ~ the io.ce up
preached Huu'syi .c n the uoIirg was ordered TO
break TO lie right, ca. the tclcrsph wires. and tear
up lie ailway tack the second was 20 perform q
..a'la. duty on tie la.,, willie to lie trl was ~
signed tic duty of sez.ng the telegraph with ai tlc
t.paicLcs should W. be 90 fortunate ss 90 elte: thc
city.
AZ O'Clock IN The moning tie troops were all
arou'ed and az they marched pas, thc comnaIonp
General lie a3dres ID TO each rocimon. Few Wofds
Of c;u,ion. BY Jiho whole column WIS in mo Oh,
ADVANCING IN profound silence through tie dnr.Icss,
Ike an army Of specols. Hoihing c9n'd he heati
except the occasional rumble Of tie artillery over
bridge OF some stony pant Of tho road TIC cayaiy
scouts away in tho advance nn down, seizct, nul
sent Lacl every person who wa aair. The entire
D.yifion "a ed through . small village seven miles
from Huntsville, without disturbing tie slunLers Of
a single inhaLitMt.
On reaching point four miles from ihc city We
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