New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-08
RR0ry GIN. TuOnAs's DIVISION.
Lessons OF the Late Victory What our
Troops Can Do-supcriori'y Of Discipline
over Numbcrs-Eebci Example" worm!
Of Emitati0n-ssoryo of n Captured Colonel
The Rebel Loss Again. &C.

The Rebel Loss AGAIN, &C
From Our Special Correspondent
SOMERSET, Feb. |, 1862.
The victory Of the 10Th ul has not only been fruit
full OF direct results bus also taught some valuable
Iessone, to improve which cannot fail to rebound to
our advantage in the future.
The Bull Run rout has been partially attributed By
many 70 the fact that the Union troops were made
quately fed previous 10 going into battle. Many
regiments 10 be sure marched 10 Bull Run on tie
memorable Sunday morning without having break
tasted. Soldiers cannot tight with empty stomachs,
cav tbcse that have endeavored TO the Disgrace
of that defeat, and hence Gen. McDowell's army
could not be expected TO triumph over the rebels.
Empty stomachs insure defeat" IL it truel Is
il impossible TO inspire our troops with martial
spirit strong enough TO the effect OF pbys
cal bardsbips and prvationsl IL their nodeum Of
enthusiasm so small that il cannot outweigh the de-
biliialicn caused by the loss Of single mesli The
battle at Logans Crofs Roads show, that there at
least some men engaged in the defense OF The Union
able both 70 fight and win in spite of empty stom-
acbs. Not an officer or pirate participating a. Il
lad enjoyed brcakfaa tgore meeting enemy. Re
cardess and forgetfu Of the internal vacuum, tley
rushed upon him, fought as long, and certainly more
brayely and successfully, than the conquered Of
Bull Run. Nor did they think of making up for the
lost breakfast after trumphng over the rebels on /.
battlefield. They did not stop to eat, but, hungry
as they were, spent the remainder Of the day IN In
cessant pursuit Nor was this all. They lay awake
on their arms the whole Of the hye-ong Sunday
.ht notwithstanding the great fatgues Of TIE day.
determined and eager TO attack the enemys ntrench
men,s with the dawn of the morning, although they
had not even cracker to bite for twentyfour hours
1t was indeed only after they had possession Of the
hostile works aud appropriated the ensmy's prov
ender that they first satisfied the cravings Of hun
ger And all this endured in the most merciless
weather tha, ever frowned upon battling armies.
Another attractive feature Of the late victory is the
comparative ease with which few resDlute, we'll
executed movements-the fruts of efficiency in drill
and discipline decided the day. The I'd Minnesota
by its firm advance had already rendered triumph
by the rebels impossibe and the 9th Ohio, by . sin
ole bayonet charge, at once secured it to our arms
Had our forces consisted only Of the average quality
of volunteers, the whole day would probably have
been spent in fighting after the busbwhacking STYLE
without any decisive result. Az it was the superior
military requirements of two Of our regiments
speedily finished the work, thus illustrating v ha
must be apparent to all, viz that )c'c good troopd
prove more effective than Of raw soldiers.
hundred such regiments az the two above mentioned
would undoubtedly reduce the rebels as quickly tc
terms as five hundred indifferent ones.
In this connection suggestion TO the managers OF
the war may not be out Of place. The 9Th Ohio aDC
SD Indiana Regiments universally acknowledged
to be the best drilled and disciplined regiments in tho
West. The principal organizer and instructor Of
both has been Col. Which Of the 32d Indiana late
Major Of the oh Ohio. He is not only fine discipn
arian, but also has European reputation a. an ex
ceent taciician. AZ the appointment Of civilians to
Brigsdier-Generalshps can be justly construed M
evidence Of continued want Of military material
would it not be well for the appointing power u
take the merits of Col. Wileh into consideration
There is still another valuable truth TO be derived
| from the record Of the 18th ult. Whenever any OF
our troops were sent into the field without supply
of clothing fully up TO the regulation standard and
without the most improved of modem arms, cry Of
di1salrfaction and denunciation wss raised by the
Press aud public. Our enemies truly shame ne IN
these t,oo respects. Tier captured arms pr0ce that
two-thirds Of Crt.eadea's JoTes rere only Trovided
ruin HlHt-tOCh mHbhcto ana common '.HcS ana S7Ot-
guns. Tie appearance and statements Of he prs
oners further 20 10 M0U, hat all uere mort scGrty
clad IN prOmiscuous garments, and not one IA three
Of them had Gny deser7ption Of an ore,coat. Aad
yet hey attempted Winter campaign - kentVoky,
and evea came out Of their intrenehments "a pour
ing rain 10 attack us II men fighting for a wicked
cause can endure so much, wha, should not our own
troops be capable Of
Politics il said 10 make strange bed-feows, but war
no less 40. Thus find myself thrown together under
the roof Of private boarding house, at which VIA
unfortunate enough to ind accommodations after a
dilgent and porscted search over this crowded vii.
lage, with the captured I.eut-.Col. Carter of the
Doth Tennessee regiment aud four Of the five rebel
surgeons, all Of whom have been gran ed the liberty
Of the place upon pledng their parole not TO escape
In nv unavoidable intercourse with these captyes
Lave obtained very full and interesting information
ar to tie state of things among the rebels prior TO aud
during the battle the Substance Of which suboin.
As already rated in previons letter, the rebel
Generals had come to the conclusion, some time be-
fore the battle, that their position at and opposite
NIL Springs was untensble. The wretched condition
of the roads made the transportation Of supplies for
their command overland from Tennessee hnprac!ics-