New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-10
vKom GEN. RosECsAN1s ARMY.

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Rebel Force in Front Designs OF John
atom ard Bragg Distress in 'he South
Eeout suppiies- Col. JOhn Il. Nor gal
wounded at Wilton.
r.su Our SPECIAL Correspondents
MuKFRtEsBoxo Tenn. March % 1867
Like many other veterans POntmercy wac com
peed sfter tic memorable Battle Of Stones River, Il
take furlough, to recuperate. After an absence o.
elk weeks, be returns to his post, to discover how
easy il Is 10 impose upon the imagnatons Of the peo
'pls II is his humble privilege to once offer o
"pGin unvaiuished tale" that readers Of TIE TRir'
rsr may undsriand the situation.
Nearly three months have elapsed since the defeat
Of Bragg. TIE battle ended Saturday night Jan. B.
Sunday morning, Jan. 4, tbs Rebels were gone
Monday, Jan. S, Gen. Roseerans established Dis
headquarters 10 Murfreeeboro He expected TO tarry
long enough to rscuperete his army, receive rs,en
foroements and supply bis magSIlnes' meshNme
She situation was completed, and II became necessary
10 await developments by the army of Gen. Grant.
Tie military W isdom OF increasing Grants army
20 proportions necessary 70 the execution OF tue
great enterprise inuusted 10 !. was nnquestlcneo.
Gen. Rosecraras himself, though needing the troops
sent 70 Grant, said: Never mind, II IS right; pile
them up; pile them up; give them all to Grant or
to me; let there be enough IS ors point to accom-,
rlish the object in view, no matter where i would
ike to havs them, hut is is well they are going to
Grant" Bat there does not appear 10 have besn
lavsbnent of saggcity in dstaining an immense
army in front Of Vicks6arg dur1ng period 10 which
it was physically impossible to use Il TO great ad-
vantage. Not few military men believe tbas If
strong column had been quietly detached from Grant
In January, and bad been sent up TIE Tennessee
River 10 coop. ate with Roseomns, it w0uld have
wrought out the campaign IN Middle Tennessee
speedily, IN spite of bad roads and iHcismens
weather. ...u .BtU. ..
Had the enemy retired upon Chattanooga The at
sention Of the military authorities would bava beea
concentrated upon that point, whereas they have
now TO consider dilemma with diyaricatng horne.
II IL not clear whether the enemy wild detaeh large
columns from the army at Vicks5nrg and from ts. Ia
Virginia 10 cooperate with Gen. joe johnston, aud It
IL equally uncertain whether they Will attempt
formidable ex pedtion into Kentucky. So we con.
clude tina; il cooperating forces had been sent up the
Tennessee, RosecraDs would not now be Occupying
an oenEivs-defeAsiys postion--which Is to say that
be can strike il ready TO receive blow. Tee al
tentative, however, depends upon contingencies,
which srt 10 appear hereafter.
But the three months which have elapsed nuce the
battle Of Stones River have not been wasted. The
period has been golden. the army has been reduced
80 prime fighting condition, never before attained
BY large army on this continent IL has been scl-
Sdifed-lnobilzed mat il be hanoied with pre-
esiou. It's discipline and drill have attained 10 the
Irregular model; ia spirit promoted until it evinces
a confidence IL itself which renders II unconQusraDle
by anything like equality OF numbers, assuming that
III will bo handled with the mastery skiu displayed
IA the last battle. You canuot doabt shat eecond
trial Of the same army by the came minds will de.
velope improvement
The determination Of the troops 10 almost daily
illustrated by the vgor and energy OF ite int grail
deyelopments. Skirmishing az the outposts has gos
70 mean sharp resistance to attack; scouting expe.
dilop siguihes determination TO acquire useful
formation and achieve certain results; dem0Ds.ra-
tion upon the enemy denotes fight enough 10
NJ -. al. plot
means saber slsshing; attacks upon outposts OF
detached posts are regarded propitiois, since 1t
assumed that they viii prove Improbable 10 the
enemy; surrender, even after hard lighting against
Odds, barely saves the credit 0f tho commanding
officer; and TO yield without desperate combat is
almost infamous. Officers recognize these facts,
soldiers appreciate them and march with confdeus
enthusiasm -.,
of The army in the General Commanding. There is
20 manifestation Of spurious enthusiasm toward him
mo manufactured dramatic displays of sheetonate
xeQatd-bat q constant, anfeignsd exhibition Of sol
disry pride and assurance on NE part OF the troops
that they are Of profession. and that they
are led BY skiiiul master Of the art which be has
boon teaching The army.
Ipa,nuch ss the army has been trained, equipped,
and armed 10 this high degree Of excelsuce, 20 may
the nation feel Confident that it will succeed. Moth
ipr bat Encouragement OF Generals or misfortune
In cooperative departments on lite right or lett
tanks viii pale the luser OF its eScutcheon. But
we must not forget that it's onward depends
more upon cooperative efforts IT Washington, ana
by Generals Burnside and Grant,
If tie enemy SEND q cooperating army from
Vicks5urg, Grant must foil them. Ii strong
column 10 detached from the Rebel army In Viz
einia to operate In Kentucky, Gen. HsLeck must
afford the means 10 parry the blow. C0untersrokes
following quickly Will leave Roseerals master oi
the situation.
or late, Kentucky, 90 easily afflicted, has been
ouakDg IN fear of invasion, and her appeals for aid
lave grown "patbetieker and psthetieker," until
the subject has become nsuseoas Her troops In the
Union armies have foasbt nobly, but the stay at
homes have not eviLced pluck worthy OF her mill
tary sons If they had gathered their niles and
fortified their towns they need not have surrendered
one Of them 10 the recent predatory gangs Of CgEs
81 Co. Her paLic was ridiculous. Wbyf Be-
cause, az telegTaphed you, up 10 this date IL Is
Certain that no bodice Of infantry have passed either
flank Of this army for the purpose OF entering Ken
tucky.s But, let rs conmder the situstion that we
may understand IT.
There were no troops at Chattanooga IN the middle
Of last week; no Infantry on either hank OF this
army but all that Gen. Joe Johnston could collect
were sent TO bis Geld General, Braxton Bragg (who
n Internationally In command), at Iullahona,
Jehnston's headquarters having been removed re-
Gently 10 Atlanta, Georgia. Well then, Bragg has
forcs not exceeding Gu COO me0 all told. VI tncse,
Van Dorm commands division Of between GOV and
1000 mounted infantry and cavalry, ana wheeler,
toc heoei Cbiei OF ChNaHy, shs iojVVo VI i~'oVV
more, and Rebel offensive operations are confined "
expeditions intrusted TO their mounted men alone.
Th:reiore. unlsss rs-euforeemenis are sent from
Vieksbarg or Virginia, Johnston cannot make a
general otsnsivs movement upon Rosecrans II he
cesres 10 Go 90. because be knows that the latter
has 70 exceed Is 900 oops (sxcuse mo for not
Bow mueh IN sxeses Of IS 900 in fortified position.
IL was reported that fifty regiments had joined
Brnggs army since HE defeat. Admitting IL for ar
Gumont, whss doss IL show Namely, that the
number Of Zen is probably less than 5000. Saw
that hs hsd Is 600 az Stones River The Rebeh con.
Tossed loes Of 5000 killed and wounded in that