The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-21
Review OF the 4sh Division Of the Army Of
the Ca n leIiand by 6sn Kosecrans-



Iror' esf orsence cinainrlati connereiAl-J
CAnF Nras N1slsFsLLK. Tsxk Dec .. 80
SNednc- - fnorl5ng December 81. sEw The
Ali d. ~. or leiI wing Of the Army Of the
-t,nl-bri Land out on revitw- Il may. perhaps
20 Fie Cincinnati folks IL not an unint-r-stiil;;
iHarraf:rii which Ineafichs how the division
bore itself-+for cincialllti Is Wei reprcsen-
Ted. ruth IN the raiks of tae division ami
among those who have Authority
- The division, after l,ci-.s orphaned by Gen.
Nelson being ordered from IT, leli md Ter the
foniuiand Of tiea. Ammo.s. who broke dnwn
:. las pfist Of responsibility. physically aud
tie cnnimand was given 10 brig Gen WI
Gray cslilh of Cafnitsx Ferry aad Shiloh
memory. Actiul uir.eT order from the late
eonimailder Of our depart 'eilt. Gen Smith had
70 Iaarch his division into a. incipiept stage
, IT Generalization. Without the counieracIin.-
nIfrtnce OF any heavy isiiiig- -Iisn lots
got the loads ouien their gums. however. IN
several skirmishes. between Mount p emo.
and the Wild Cat region. aIter Perryviiicis sad
day in which they were allowed 10 participate
b.nt neagery-
Since Soricrset We hav> had easy f-irc.sing
ard since crossing the line of tennessee. Ion-
hllits IA which the naked have bsen clo.hed
TIE foot sore rested. an,l ihd huncrylictl.-,
Aud nov luo thanks u an energy al Qliarier-
hiasiers. boweseI.) we art ia fishfifgtrin and
btgip to b,ne mold liiie AROUND she G. yes .or
4 light.
Gen Rosecflns StIne 81 tic liivis;64l iflsl
lss-set uiideI him ia ine dark, gloomy Valleys
df Western \ .rsiiiai waiiii..l u Sue flrs dxi--
fpn, tie division wanted - see him. assi. 4
irtetlng Vas kindly irDGsli; ABBA; by General
orders.
+ Three sniles from their camp the regiments
nfarclcd. and formed - good line as Dne
cAFes 70 see ieven parss.ic occasionsl. Just
Torment the Bnatic Asylum Grim like
rII1f ~
npfg Generals Rosccrais. tfittenien (oni sm 1
niqsi'ate eoniuanderl and Hluiton. caiae s.tl
Tie groned with 'bety ol sYllIesly-lubkinS
attendants. Arms were p'ekesitci tolbrs
,irpoised. drums rolled. anu thef -caIl Ma
Lifted, and soldiers eye glaiisci from right
% leia Of i line o men who made clean rcbofls
At eSery fight in Western Virginia TeufeSsee
aid Mississippi Gen. Rokec.IassS ssisa Inc
o;hcr Ge:ielis present. and tl.sfr-s'4d officers
rode down tile inc 81 troops tie General cnm.
iIianailig lifting his cap as.d b9winc las b4i5'
heiti il : lent reverence ~ he PASSED orr 'sld
battle srl;e'l flags; and naisy q 4 rsl-fcafnred
soldier lul.Sed up and smiled zrifiily is he
tlfihicks Row diiereis. ms pfcsent SsHus as a
sosisr FROM that OF eighteen months ago. sslsi.
Gen. isoseeraiss Erst connrlssde'l him. Aaiay
an officer received a welcomt nlsl- grasp lrdml
tle General as be PASSED tlielire ard lis
CHEEKY words Of COM 'liment anil nieniiiHn 10
the|men told" Truly they looked well: cithts
lirtncN lsif clean. arms and lrafses tslisfentg
a il'e SnilSif- proud quiet l'earls-. aI1.l'iat
iaests al el'rfeet, it wis SIGHT lir assl'lfet~
lie batteries formed 5y silt e srsasl
o tiss rear 9ftAe il:..Etr7 i4qktl a. iIltx
-ii,itss.. book
Tile entfc ,lai:e;S bal is,f Is isivieacs cr,-
rally hive. rEot uifN ail,ea-lasl r. lint q IS
iioAfs ioiire havni-z eeg blot ilse
tii''l fp review ,S ~ J i.ilfts sse NJ i7.H-i
IA ~. 3 which feata-e il faB III RS
cl9<si .snt "fidr resiew. ~ = Ike >iza.aA
cnrl Tic Gerfsals were pleskf3> ALL F..
'isesi sud -. An ii s sail ofilir thug
sideF-f'ie tieuiory " Which i grateful II
recall
"a f>fls - Use = bovine vxpfcskion. j; wa-la
bH.i - tifSr 81 i bully d5visitti hf;ilcf 4 bhiiy
Is 4. ballY chief.
IEs- The Nashville D.spa;els, Of the 9Th
saysl:-
4 large nrss.l-er Of -eciitle;, eI.-said 10 he
about two tistusas-d-iciiiz-ns Of 0hia and r.
limos WHO went over 10 Dixie 4 Iew ,aySaao
from Itarissille ia company with John Morgan
arrived in tins city ysS;eriiy has7iisi5 on Their
return AMI book l,lsinss AZ tie. Ajax *eil
lIouie riey crnplan tl'at The Eonielcr4fts'
look from fhe'a al the serena;s mad ilanacis-.
which Uncle Sasn bad furnisl.si them nIii
fllen| paid them Tor these u=enl articles 81
Conlh ieIaie nlensv A considerable number
are ripnriei 10 llslxe Visited The brokers 1ck- +
terribly To dispose OF fheis Coafiitra'e Tfetl-4 4
~ Mites. How they Succeeded We did hJf
learil- We heard that While ia Dixie some
sharHcrs hal imposed npnn thfts the notes 81
the sxplodedl Exchange Bait; III Nusfrfek
bore We guess ter experieice in Dixie
viii satisfy them for awhile Al lesst.
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