New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-15
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else Communications would be cut of by the enemy
those rivers shall have risen sufficiently to admit
he enI anoe If tgs,r gunboas and transports.
T,e best po,ons Tor ead works Is about forty miles below
rot. Doreson aud Henry, i.om Ediyuile whore
ia so to rivers como within and b4g miles Of each
iey am H. 'ofluel there Is at ul. poni Commanding
eyaon where strong deidwork could be conatructed T.
A eatr,on oil $50 or 1900 men, who could hold out with
aoe provisions snd ar1munon against laFgs army I'm
the Guns Of this work along the bsnk of each river
,Ies fbasrios armed with the heayet guns eigh nine,
,enpch and riled gpns could be constructed bearing DE-
r,e,ly on tho obs,rucsons place. IN each Of said rivers
when Iouivile shall have fallen into cur posfo'sion,
wond construc work there for the command O. tAe OHo
aud The canal and would destroy the latter as coon a. pos
e so eompci ~ travellers would hardly hno"
where It was This would 30 return for the fsnAee
vsndlm IN attempting to obslruct forever tie haroo Of
Charleston ard Savannsh detachment Of eur army could
think take Louisville while the main body would be march
i to Cincinnati bat If could get boats enough It would
be shorter 20 10 up the Ohio in them 10 keep the command
Of Cincinnati would construct strong WORK, heavily
armed, at Covnston.
Now for the operation in Western Toun.ee The obec.
there should be drive the enomy from there and resume
the command Of tho Mississippi River FOR these purpoe'
/ would concentrate rapidly al Grand Junction Prices
army AID all that could be spared from yckburg OF Van
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Pillow which would take with probably only very small
osA lis evident the forces at Memphis and fazoo River
would then have their line Of communication by tie river
with the North cut o snd they would have either durre
der or Cross without into Ahens.' where Gen
Holmes woull take good Of Them From fort Pillow
would compel the forces at Cornh and Jackson, Ieresee
to fall bs precptaey Humboldt and Columbus, or their
lines communication would be cut of also We would
then puuue them vigorously beyond tho Mssissi9pi 1T
Columbus, the Ohio az Paducah.
We would thus compel tho enemy cyscna,r The state o.
Mississippi and Western Tennessee with probably The loss
on our part hundred Gen. Pce could then be
detached into Missouri 70 support bis friends, where his
presence alone would BIO worth army to the Conederecy
The armament and ammunition Ct the works referred 10 %
be collected possible at Meridian and Chattanooga
Such are tho operations which would Cary into effect
such modification, orcumstauces might require
President had judged proper 70 oae ne back to tie com
m and Of hs amy which bad with Gen. brass estance
collected together and Organized and which hid only ef 70
recover my shattered health while my re-uce could be
spared from o. and unit, be ifo.ed ne that e wa ready TO
take the offensive.
Hoping for is entire success remain vey respectfully
your obsdieni servant, g. T. BEAyhtG AHp;
GEN. BYAUREGARD 20 GIN. BRANTOS BRAGG.
icon ndeniisl1 CutIrs sPKiNes BrADiN. Ala,
July 10 lool.
Ny DEAR GENERAL: Your letter Of the I'D inst.
va. ouy received night. give you with pleasure tie
following views your propoed operations fsom I1reo
.or wish you Ito snlcs. both On Jour aud ,ae
country account.
You had evidently bot offols tiags to DO Frs, TO
attach naecs At Con,h second g. attack Buc a; or about
Chaitsnoo tlld TO atlck Grant Il about Memphis
fourth to remain Id, At rupelo.
From Jon the evidently inldmlssbe. and
he i esuuot be entertained foT moment for action ac
ton. action + what We TeqalIe
now with regard 20 the other two propo.iions Il g. ey
that unless you REINFORCE Cen = b suit Ct Chats
roo.. b.. , BE- ovcrrowrred by Buell. and then
irs,ou win tio aud supplies 1t Atlanta hugas'a
&C. " 81 De cui o t,o ,hs, ps,iL euorcemcns would
wstt-n yea Ta9co .sto flfyze you iof any Other
move eu,, from there hence you have adopted tie vs
course sending 20 snh an yo.r sslasle !ofcs e1s-q'
u enough 60 guard yoar dsPo &C. to the Eeas OF Jour
g.cseit Posit At Igrclo.
1i.thid proposition wceid have a,.-ltd sou ,one sue
c,, butlo brlan. aud Important In Fesuis as tie sec
,ld one n 10 papers vii permit yon 20 carry It into
uces,iu ELECT To- llasc. aud Buell. occupying .e bi,e Of
ION rnGe Of which Mobile ia the apex couj get
10 Ch,saooga before YOU n they stould become Of
our movements. and then you would have 10 ond sgan
with sur ,ror f1rcsins usual to TIE moment yo1 g.
yon ought 70 take thc ,easye IN mind
the following srand pdncirlss OF the A., o. wa:
Firs-Alwsy, hri the masses Of you. snny "a conac,
with the fraction, OF the enemy. Seoor!-Opcr4.e much
possible his oonlinu., atoms wilton! exp Jour
own. ThlFd-opoA,e always interior OF .hcr'eT lines
nave 70 doabt hat with snyth!n. Ike equal you viii
always ucet with
lam lsrry 10 that my two leuensu,i, Morgan and
Forre, doing such rood In heniucsy
zee. Wien appoiaiei them thought they would Leave
heir max rhrisgcs they passed
BY the by hi,s Oh, heeiNer IN Of ial rap'rs
70 call The Yarte,," "Abosns," instead Of l,iefas'
thoy not ouiy pro '-n tie abolition o. Saye. bu,
4 III constitutional h;'i and lhs. name vii hlye
a gtng elc.l Wct.om eneues. Intend to issue
Isnsrs the subject Whenever assume sud
Sincerely your niead G. r. BEArREGARD !
Cen. BRAHIos BRAsG, Commanding Department No 2
.loble, Ala