Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-06
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L0vIUuEE, Wednesday, Oct. !,
Vie IEDLAHAPuEEls IhGrsdays Oot. 2.
Military circles here have been in
high state Of excitement since Monday
There has been crisis in The chief CON-
nsnd Of the Union armies now IN Ken
lucky, andincurrect versions have appear
ed. The facts are substantially as follows
Upon the arrival Of General Buell. at the
hesd Of the army, on Wednesday last, be,
! by virtue Of seniority, assumed chiefoom-
maDd Of his own and the army of Ken
! lucky, lately organized by General Nelson
! A day or TWO after bis arrival, an order
was received from General Halleek, direct
] ing fusion and reorganization Of the sr-
mics Of Ohio and Kentucky. Generals
1 Buell. and Nelson we're about carrying the
order out when, on Monday morning, Co.
! lionel McKibben Of General Halleok staff,
arrived IRON Washington with an or
der directing General Buell. to turn over
chief command TO Major General Thomas,
and assume command Of the paroled pris-
OnerS and camp Of instruction ct Indian
spolis. General Thomas with a most mod
est self appreciation, Immediately tele-
graped 10 Washington, asking for the re-
iHststement Of General Buell., as better ft-
ted than himself Generals Grittenden,
Rosseau, jackson, and Boyle, and one or
two others-but neither all nor a majority
Of Division or Brigade Commanders, as
asssrted-also sem remonstrances, and in
consequence, the order was reSciuded on
Monday morning, and General Buell. re-
stored.
The causes Of Buelps temporary dis
L. l..
earnest demonstrations Of his unftness by
leading men Of the Northwest, disgust of
prominent Kentuckisns with his failure 10
prevent the invasion Of their State, the
urgent request Of removal by Andy John.
son, and the Presidents own dlssatisfe0-
tion with the disastrous termination of the
brilliantly opened campaign in Tennessee
and Alabama, There can be no possible
doubt that Buell. has lost the confidence Of |
the Army Of Ohio, with the exception of the !
Kentucky regiments. Three fourrhs Of
the Eeld and line officers and the whole Of
the rank and file openly denounce him In
most unsPariug language. He is now as
repulsive TO them as Mcdowell ever WAS I
70 bis command. Several division and q |
majority Of brigade commanders are like |
wise known 90 be utterly dissatished,- /.
The principal complaints Of the officers and I
men are his coldnsss and indifference to- (
ward them-his having. after marching /.
them nearly Z thousand miles since the I
battle Of Shiloh, and making them perform !.
immense amount Of fatigue work. brought !
them back 10 the Ohio without having been I
able 70 eounteraot, defeat, or meet the enc I!
emy, and above all, his failure 10 prevent !
the 4unfordsville disaster, and attack |
Bragg Oh Green River, which, according 70 !
oil known official data, Il was eertajnly !
within his POWER a do.
The joy In his army at the news Of his (
removal was as great and general as WIS |
the gloom and disoouragemsnt upon intel /
ligence of his reinstatement
On General Buell'E restoration, the work 4
Of reorganization has been completed /
One regiment Of new troops has been at
tsched 10 each brigade. The Army Of Ohio +
has been divided into three army corps /
named FIRST, second and thiId-of three di- {
yisiens, with proper eomplenents Of cav
airy and artillery. Each corps respect /
ivsly is commanded by Major Generals /
MoCook, CriIteDden aud Gilbert. The di- [
vision commanders Of the first corps, arc /
Generals Gill, Rosseau and jackson; of |
ths second, Generals Smith, Vanolerc and /
Wood; Of the third, Generals Schoepf OF |
Kansas and Dumont. CriLtendens corps I
originally was assigned 10 Nelson. Gene 1
raj Buell. is frst and General Thomas Sec /
oDd In command.
Large reserve forces Of new troops are !
being organised and will remain here IN 4
deg General Boyle. Besides reorganiEa- !
tioHG, 3 wonderful amount Of work has (
Il c. In,
equiPPiRR, clothing and paying troops
There seems 70 be determination all .
round TO make up for lost time and oPpor- /
tu nifty, BY unremitling energy in ell /
branches of the service, and renewing st
once operations against the enemy.
The rebel forces under Bragg, Smith and |
Msrrhal, are known TO be scattered through /
Scott, WoodfOrd, Franklin, Spencer, An
dersOn, Boyers and Boyce Counties, and
busily engaged in foraging and recruit
ing. No body Of any considerable strength
has been within two days march Of Louis
willie this week. The general belief Of mil
itary men is, that upon the approach ofour
forces the rebels will hastily concentrate,
aud commence 8 retreat toward Tennessee. |
As they had ample time 70 appropriate
and send Of all the horses, mules, cattle, |
forage and provisions they wanted, they !
can fight Us 10 much better advantage IN /
Tennessee, near their base, as our army |
has double their strength in every arny /
and as their lines Of retreat arc open since
Buell's transfer from their rear TO their
front. II they propose TO resist our ad-
vance Bt al, they will doubtless make
stand on the Kentucky River, 90 that
collision will probably take place before
the early part Of next week. The convie-
tiOn that the rebels will not fight In KsI-
lucky, but fall back into Tennessee, is uni
versal among old troops, and the prospect
Of doing the work Of the last siz months
over again, is SO distasteful that large
numbers deserted last night scross the riV-
er, upon hearing the order TO march.
This morning, since six o'clock, the /
whole Of three corps have been in mo ion.
They will move upon the enemy over three
separate roads, in forced marches.
A steTy Is tsId Of the veteran Sumner a.