Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-10-15
The Army of the Cumberland---Wh General
StarkWeather Saws.

General Starkweather was ordered by his
Surgeon to return home in consequence of a
hemorrhage of the lungs, caused by a contin-
uous straining Of his lungs in order to give
the word of command, during Saturday, Sun
day and Monday. He found that his men
could distinguish his clarion voice more read
lily even than the bugle, and so during those
three days he exerted his voice SO severely
that he brought on bleeding of the lungs
Gen. S. says there is not the remotest pro-
liability that Rosecrans will be attacked in
his present position. The army is not demon
allied, and is capable of repulsing any attack
They have plenty of provisions and ammuni-
ton at Chattanooga. On the day he left,
Tuesday, the Goth of September, train of
nine hundred army wagons entered Chatta-
nooga with supplies from Bridgeport, thirty
seven miles distant. He was at Bridgeport
at the time of the alleged explosion, which
figured so largely in the kilograms of yester-
day. 1t was not an explosion Of an ammuni-
ton train. There was lot of shells stored
there, under tarpaulins. One Of these shells
exploded-how, he could not find out-that
communicated to others, and finally to a
small magazine but the amount of ammuni-
ton lost was not large, and was not intended
for Gen. Rosecrans, but simply for the use of
the soldiers at Bridgeport, which consist of
ore Brigade.
When he left Chattanooga neither General
McCook nor Gen. Crittenden had received
any notice of their being relieved and sent to
indianapolis. 1t is possible that such a change
may be made, but no one had heard of it at
Chattanooga. Gen. S. does not think that the
operations of the rebel cavalry in Tennessee
will do anything more than temporarily inter-
rupt Rosecrans' communications. He met
the reinforcements going forward to Chatta-
nooga. The advance regiment was at Bridge
port on Wednesday, and there is not doubt
entertained in any quarter that all the COM
munications with General Rosecrans can be
maintained; and when these reinforcements
all arrive, Bragg will fall back on Rome, IS
miles southwest Of Chattanooga ..
Gen. Starkweather's Brigade had the hon
or of bringing into Chattanooga not merely
their own battery of six guns, but also gun
they captured from Bragg's army. Gen. S.
thinks that the rebel army on Sunday was at
least 10O,O 900 strong-fOr our army captured
prisoners from nine rebel army corps. A
portion OF EWelPs corps were in the battle.
He does not think that our force, exclusive
of cavalry, numbered over 81, 900 to so 600
Rosecrans did ride into Chattanooga Oh Sun
day but it was to give directions about the
immediate erection of certain defences-for
he saw that they must retreat. Rosecrans
then rode back to the field of battle, where
he remained on foot during the remainder of
the day. On Sunday the officers in Thomas
corps were all on foot. The musketry fire
was appalling-one sheet of fame from IL A.
N. to P N. Gen. Starkweather would have
lost his leg, had it not been for the protec-
ton of his boot. A fragment of shell cut
an ugly hole through the leg of his boot, and
confused the bone But notwithstanding
this, he remained on foot during that day and
Monday, and his brigade brought up the rear
of Thomas immortal corps into Chattanooga
on Tuesday morning, at half past o'clock,
unmolested by the rebels, who had been so
severely smitten the day before, that they
did not recover courage to make demon
stration until Wednesday the 23d of Septem-
ber-KHmoakee Wssonsin. 6M.