The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-10-25
Rev,rw of she Chaplin Hill Battle.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazette.
BArrLE6IELD OF CRAPLIN HILLs,(
Near Perryville. Oct. 10. {


Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazette.
BArrLE1IELD OF CRAPLN HILLs,(
Near Perryville. Oct. 10.
cRiNINALIrY. n 49,.
n the eve witnesses OF the battle fought here
an the sth inst, it is now plain that some one
AZ the chief officers in command was guilty of
,reat ciminality, in allowing two divisions OF the
eermv to be overwhelmed and overpowered, while
living idle, within a mile lay over $4,000 men,
clepcbing their fists with rage, and weeping with
vexston at having to retire without engaging in
Il The blood of nearly FIVE hundred killed
slain while desperately engaging vastly supe-
r;or force, with idle thousands in sight and hear
;no-calls for the punishment Of the guilty
RANKED and driven back, and falling by hund-
reds under murderous cross fire, leaving their
Gallant commander on the field, the brigade
of Iytle demands investigation. Lying in the
woods not Eve hundred yards distant, actually
overlooking the battle, actually witnessing the
Aanking movement Of the rebels which so nearly
destroyed us, were the divisions of Schoepf and
Sheridan, the first Injured to danger at Mill
Snrirp and the second fresh for the conflict
within mile and half all the rest of Bucll's
army Law, idle while Rosseau fought alone, his
noble men diving uselessly For seven long hours
thew fought in the presence and bearing of the
Grand army of the Ohio, and only night and dark.
ness came to their aid. The guilt lies with one
of four men-Rosseau, who commanded his Di-
vision in the field, Alex McCook in whose corps
was Rosseau's Division which fought and Jack
sons, which fed, Gilbert whose corps lay idle
within hearing, or Buell., whose headquarters
were but mile and half distant. With which
of the four lies the guilt?
ROUSSEAU
Attacked while waiting for orders to go into
camp, surprised by the rapid advance of a be-
fore-masked enemy, General Rousseau was
forced to make the position of his halted column
his line of battle. Forced to be with his front
line, to sustain his men against the double at
tack of their flying comrades of Jackson's divi-
sion and that of the enemy, he had scarcely
time to leave the field but he did for moment,
to report in person to Gen. McCook, who came
on the field alter the engagement had begun
Throughout it all Rosseau displayed the most
reckless disregard of life, riding up and down
his line with his hat upon his sword, lending
energy and determination to his men. Where
the fire of the enemy was hottest there was he
to be found, and there was the resistance most
desperate. All his officers unite in saving that
no General ever conducted himself more gallant
ly. He was present under the hottest fire all the
distinction and promotion more deservedy than
Lowell Fl Rousseau. / watched him throughout
the bloody day, and there is no particle of fear
in his manly composition An acting Major
General with division of fourteen regiments,
ten of which had never seen a skirmish, and
three of that ten, raw recruits under the last
call, Gen. Rousseau conducted the battle alone,
and sustained his position when the unfortunate.
ly disposed troops of Jackson had broke and
fed through his line of battle. With less than
eight thousand men he has defeated an enemy
who admits himself twice that strength, and
who doubtless three times as strong And
when his right was fanked and forced to fall
back,he warned of it BY Gen. McCook, impro-
vsed support for Loomis' battery out of strag.
gers whom he forced to his aid, and enabled the
10th Ohio, and 10th Wisconsin, with the loss of
not less than fifty men, to safely bring off Sim.
onson's battery from the field.
M'cooK.
Of Gen. Alexander Mcdowell McCook have
but word to say. l came on the field preiu.
diced against him, and watched him with inter.
est. de is brave man, cool under fire, but he
wants the eagle eye to behold, and the quick
mind to plan. He is not man of decision he
Is not man of energy. Brave, gallant and
spirited, his virtues are all of the heart Slow
and undecided his faults are all of the head.
Gen. AcCook and Gen. Buel disagree in one
important particular of time, which must inf]u-
enee Investigations into the subject General
McCook states that at O'clock he informed
Gen. Buel of the engagement. This was nearly
four hours after the infantry had been engaged.
Gen. Buel states that he knew nothing of apy
engagement until five o'clock, six hours after the
engagement had begun. He then sent re.en-
forcements of Stesdman's brigade, which came
in on the right, and led the rebels to believe they
were being fanked.
While the engagement was most desperate.
Gen. Gilbert ordered Gen. Sberidan's division to
the rear mile, and while Rousseau was still
fighting, Sheridan was going into camp.
In all probability the last chance to engage
Bragg in general engagement has been thrown
away, and Bragg will doubtless escape. From
oil the information l can gather, Bragg came
forward with the intention of giving general
engagement. but defeated and driven back by a
single division, he is not likely soon to hazard
another engagement. learn at Headquarters
that it is suspected that he is now evacuating
HaFrodsburg and flying to Stamford and Somer-
set Gen Buel needs spur. He lacks decis-
ion. He will: not preciptate himself upop the
rebels, Had brigade or division of Gilbert's
corps pushed forward, the whole army could
have become engaged, and the rebels terribly
defeated. But the hour has been thrown away,
THE REBEL FORCE ENGAGED.
The rebel force engaged consisted of three di-
visions under Cheathsm, Buckner and Anderson.
lhey belonged to the corps of Hardee and Polk.
snd both these officers and Gen. Bragg were on
the held. They sdmit that their force was Is =
oVo, Dat prisoners who were forced in the rebel
army aid who belong to the Northern States
say that the whole force amounted to $4,000
men When they left the field it was in such
haste that they could not carry off or bury their
oeac. Many Of their wounded were left on the
neId, and understand there are 1900 in Harrods
ourg The retreat was MADE in the utmost con.
fusion Aupvp
THE BATTLE OF CORINTH.