The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-24
Why Bragg Escaped.

want to cratch him. He took particular
pains not to catch him. Buell. has too
much humanity for that because he
knew if Bragg was oyertaken somebody
would get hurt Buell. don't like to see
any body hart, espeeially---asO. c. Kerr
would remark-if he is Southern Con-
federacyY a41
A correspondent with Gen. Buell. fur
nishes the Cincinnati Gazette with the
following extract from his daily journal,
which furnishes the best reason for
Bragg's escape that we have yet seen.
The matter is no longer involved in
stragetical mystery. Wayfaring men
who have never so much as heard of
West Point, can clearly comprehend it
We copy the extract from the journal,
with the correspondents comments there
on, that our readers may see just how
and why Bragg escaped with bis i'm
mense booty: "s ka' s''i eai
give you the chronological table Of
the movements, and leave you to run the
risk of the mad house This table will
be found highly interesting, and well
worthy of preserving. Time and Gen.
Buell. may explain it, but cannot con-
ceive why such short and slow marches
were made when Bragg was said to be
rapidly retreating
Oct. 8, Monday-This was the day of
the battle, in which we, the A. NJ. Gil
bert's corps, skirmished into position,
and McCook's corps blindly ran into the
right flank of the enemy, much to the
serious loss of Rousseau and jackson.
Instead of reinforcing Rousseau, when
hanked and bis right driven back, Gen
Gilbert's left withdrew one mile. while
one brigade, Gen. Steadman's, went in
the fight for ten minutes and lost ten or
twelve men.
Oct 9, Thursday.-The corps of Gen.
McCook at daylight fell back from the
battlefield one mile. The rebels lad
fed from the field during the night, eav-
ing their dead unburied, and our strag-
glerS and wounded were in possession of
the field. The right was still two miles
from Perryyille, and had only arrived at
a late hour at night 1t was rumored in
camp that the reason Gen. Buell. did not
allow Gen. Gilbert to fight on Wednes-
day was that Gen .Crittenden, command
ing the right wing, had not come up.
n. Oct. TO-. Friday-Ihe whole army
moved to Perryville and took formal and
Z formidable possession Of it, the only op-
position being from a large number OF
wounded rebels. Here the army halted
for the day -
Oct II, Saturday-Orders to march
to Harrodsburg were, countermanded af-
ter the march had ad~begun, and we halted
three miles from Perryville and remain
ed in camp for the remainder of the day.
1t was reported that Bragg was in line
of battle about two miles distant, and
that an expedition was about to be sent
against Danville. 'N aos0s5T
. Oct u, Sunday.-Bragg having been
reported gone, we again moved on and
encamped at Harrodsburg, having been
Just four days marching twelve miles.
Oct Is, Mondoy.-It having been def.
nitely settled that Bragg had crossed
Dicks river, that all the stores at Camp
Dick Robinson were beyond Grab Orch
ard en- route for Tennessee, the army
moved this morning from Harrodsburg
at a rapid rate, and McCook and Critten
den are now passing through Danville al
write They move to Stanford to-day
while Gilbert goes as far as Lancaster.
There is the chronology Of the five
days of the campaign last past The
q chronology of Braggs movements may
explain the strategy of Buell. l can only
, see that in four days Gen. Buell. lost sc
much time that Bragg has gotten away
from him, and that our troops have tC
march twenty miles to-day to catch him
Gen. Bragg on Friday, was undoubtedly
in line of battle four miles south, of Har
rodsburg; but, instead of attacking him
Gen. Buell. halted at Perryville, anC
again three miles from it On Saturda,
morning Bragg fell back to Harrods
burg, burnt the bridges over Salt river
and formed in line of battle near tn
town. On Sunday morning he was gone
and was beyond Dicks river. We shal
never catch him. He has no intention
of fighting. Gen. Buell. is too slow
accuse hun of no other fault, but / mus
confess that this fault is crime in him
/ do not repeat the language of denunei
alton / hear on all sides, from officer
and men. q 1t is disgusting to listen b
it, but is more so to feel that is lamenta
bly, true and to know that it is Just
BueII's friends acknowledge and confes
themselves disappointed / am willing
to confess more, but | do not join in tn
wholesale denunciation of him which i
heard ON all sides | do not believe Gen
Buell. incapable Of fighting, nor do l be
lieve him to be traitor, Bat man s.
absolutely incapable of saying Eyes o
/" no so undecided, so cautious, and s.
fearful of being defeated as is Genera
Buell., can never successfully cope witt
Braxton Bragg. Gen. Buell. does not ar
preciate the system of warfare pursuet
by Bragg. On one little column of
single -divisien,-.- on Wednesday last
Bragg precipitated three entire divisions
To re-enforce that overpowered column
Gen Buell. sent one small brigade late il
the day-after the sun had pone down