The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-11-04


lost
fbe re-, having len Bar3.town
,ber ras no necessity ior coeen
rsHoa n oar forces IN lha, vicinity
Accordingly Crt,eadeas corps onl,
catered tho place Necoot aas
GllJeu kept oa towards Springfield
retaining ths position on the lef anl
center CrHeujens corps lsn Barjs
town early ~ the morning d tie jih
Il vas now thought that the rebels
might stand nt Danvlle II hardlg
pressed. Tho pursuit was vigorous
bat the flight was rapid. / have nov.
cr seen troops more willing 10 accept
harlslips and priva;ions for patri-
odt purpose than our men appeared
e be, with The hope before them oi
battling with Tho foe Men, who had
been signed 70 the hospitals and ann
balances, left their sick beds 10 shopl.
der their muskets, and marched un.
eomplainingly from early dawn until
midnight, frequently suffering from
hunger and thirst. The next event
q the campaign was the battle ol
Perryville. Facts and figures con-
cerning this engagement have heeH
gwen the public, with little regard Is
truth in many cases. 1t was not Cen.
Buells intention that McCook should
attack the rebels, or that McCook and
Gilber, should do 80, but that the cen
tre army should participate il tie
fight. But Bragg was 10 quick for
him. The rebels Of course claim d
victory ut Perryville, but ! cannot
see in what their triumph consisted.
The battle was more barren Of re-
suits to both parties than any engage
ment that has occurred in the south
west. Do not think either Buell. or
Bragg would fight another such bat
ile, knowing similar results to await
It.
Our troops returned to Perryville
on tbe evening Of tie 9th. II was
now the general belief smone officers
Of the army and citizens of the SUR
rounding country, that the rebels had
relreated TO Camp Dick Robinson, to
make a desperate and determined re-
sistanco there. Our spies reported
m to the 18th that there was no indi-
cation of removal Of the immensa
train Of spoils from the camp; But
TINT, on Tie contrary, winter quarters
were being constructed, batteries
planted and foriiGcations erected to
make tie stay Of the rebels as per-
maoent as possible. The wary rebel
general had learned what BueIrs
plan wes, and the only way to frus-
.rate it was for him to strike tents and
his retreat toward Cumber-
land Gap. On the night Of the 1lth
the evacuation Of the chosen strong
hold begun Two lines Of retreat
were open to Bragg, both leading Co
Cumberland Gap, the one via Ric6-
nond and Big Hill through Madison
county, the other the Crab Orchard
road via Mount Vernon and Barbours-
vile Tie two roads converge a.
Pitmau's junction, twenty-five miles
from Mount Vernon, whore we are al
present encamped, and ffiy-eiqht
miles from Cumberland Gap. Bragg
1nly hope oc cseape was to get away
before Buell. could send a force to
Lancaster 70 head BIN of. The rebeI
DIander train numbered over four
thousand heavily laden wagon
majority of which we're captured fr3m
our forces IL t!i.s state aad Teune
several thou and beef cattle, 1850
nu'o and 2000 sheep. 70 ge. IS
with all this and $4,000 men. under
.be eyes q Tie great army of 'lo
Ohio i an undertaking which Gw
would have gaempiel, but E
Las uado the effort aad 50 fer ~
been 1ccesslnI While ne wer
ng a, Dany.Ile, Gen Buell. received
.he intelligence ot Brags departure
rom Camp Dick Robinson. lie W.
surprised u learn hat tbe rebels vs.
eaving tleir comfortable winter quar-
.em n progress of erection. and
iup tic sfr0uv natural fvts#