New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-14
THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND
Gen. Ea-ccrans's OHcini Report Of Gpcrn- |
fions in VI iidic Tennessee.

CIil d the War Department reepeculy submit tho fo
IN ~, Rbei out OF Nude tennessee from the
ocrupa'ion Murreeorp, poh wo hundred and twelve
miles from the nearest IoiLt o. srlphes.
ro establish and .ccur. depot ofsurpes at this point
To organize an adequate cs'ar. ioco to combat that OF
u enemy protect own n" OF communication, and taA'
sdvalae. OF tho enemy should he Oo beaten at.
In a, moi was established and ~ drnshlo condition by
the M a. My has been reported hut the inferior numbers
Of our cavalry and tho scarcity 81 on forage wore ou
T Lor ,s faster tran could lac. thcm md uo'
pcore thc o June That had brought what had so
Ibe Cef has been informed OF the reasons why
s advance not deemed adynbc until 81 tls PFC
THE POSITION OF TIE REBTLs.
Their main usc Of supplies wns ui Chan hut vastly
superior cayary force had enabled them 10 command all u
,coUices of the Duck River Valley Lud tie country s0t h
ward Tuahoma large inircnhed camp slina'ed on ne
bnr,n-,' at the interrogation he nashville aid oha,'a
depot ls red 10y the Gcics Of Duck River
deep, stream. wiih hn few otds or bridges sLd
the low Or level OF Miid'e T.nno.sec.
BIaess man army ocouped strong position north OF Duck
and thoF cavalry their rght 10 mcAnnvle, and on '.'
e Columbia aud Irne i where Forrest was cgnceniIa
The position of brasss infantry covered hy o,
high roufh rocky hills the principal Touie passing sou'h~ed
iom hurTe,s 10" aId Iuc ma aid Inc OF 'ae enehe'
eomniun cations.
l. By McSnn,iile It !. soyen,ylve mile, to Tuahoma
lis l,Igh preclude, H. while the intermediate hyroass t
that and Manchester were 50 difficult Us TO DO g"dea
~ uu.uiied ioT tie moscmcnt 81 an army and
y.
Ofp aud ascending 10 Tie baFI,ns' through ioas d'n'
cu' canon called Mous Hollow.
J. The Wsftsace road through liberty esp which passes
into the one along the railroad by Brlauctle cap
:. The She ys.e tniupiko Tunnrs Through Guy zap
& Tic rod by V,Isaes into ID. shebyville and TdnnO
roads both of which avoid passes End have few dehicr
The enemy hed all thee passe. end h.' main po'ion IN
rou Of Sheiy vile was sengtifncd y hIeuah iAe 'i'u
ug from Horse Moenain ths East to DUCK h'r on the
scst. covered by line Of abaties -
at Wnriraoc trooIs he'd hooves Lhcsiy aid bell
hucAe 4ap Ioh. Cor. wa, n'i1 ~, I'd =,
t r.y Uarde.s at 1860 inien ~ rnd antGy making a
,a Of 10000 of these arm, and probably So Elective cav
fosl.ive nicn,ou 'Son various source, ooneurTsi 70
show the enemy Intended 70 rsh n' IN h' n''en' AZ
SAcbyse should We advance o. VA t.n'' tS i--, I
would be- n good position 90 fciIesi beaten tnd o. s'Ard
pTsu, through tic suow winding soss from .t poe
which lead ny u tic barren sAd thus Lts 'esere loss
,tr, dsu er 10 their own line no uoua;sf
toward their base ras determined 70 re1ac rsos- uSI
inms ter sht md moving on tho rs'-' d hdrr eoio'
IA l'er Ih. wosa Soae ua'e & 90 ,et o"I ! no ~,
comfih iLi' it Wa nse',.y 20 male nag tsHs'e W
up The impression until II pos'io NO had TeacA's D. saihs'
is with tie nah body 81 tl~ amy, - Tbs P0At NUS be
reached uro f.r chhs foad Tss!ns ifv'tA oofe'
nd heu 'irouth Mats Hollow Frse two u.-s ,ong with
anywhere Tor wagons 10 ss each het
pn.s,s upeG by Tie sneiy bat - 80 Hc os iti
dee headquarters. Egi THAI ss''oH niles iso their
psnvss te1ofo-o 70 rove Gen Gr,n-,r'' command
TruEe and thus create tho iuJfriou e or irisrn'u %
sdyence them y sAs sa'.hJyr 'ui !fnte fte' hle
olvlfy nov,mcuts snt a. !n;siiry .t'-re toward 30
bury would 70 tc ien' er'Bsd by ca dec'e hss
sua eofce OF iea. 90. ii. on t-,;, = ~" sS G
,isec, 81 saord vs4l f-e.Ai 70. fso'n is fofe,
Events viovsd hi us hsi ne eiii'd stcci .na 'ceoa
ingy Rfs called of~aid Dei ad al the arc 'rco' ~
aAnd nom Las I,ulas'e All ne 'Ars 81 10 -.
roads he @ 4 them afTvns ~ ~ 'efy eseI ~ isJ Do
sau As ToAeai ifom urf rseon b. Hcr' o. Ia't nv,
r. opefarns b. n ;o we'd ,he'c suees'i-l ioHLai''
were A. io!lo~s.
On the ga 4 JAM, M'or Cen Gr'fr'I, 1slsr 2,e,r'
49,. f.H 4. r
vile AID shsisyNlc h. "a Eahs fuToa' stitct Ga "a
eiersy es'sfy sna di.,s n 'l,I fah,y s.ie ~ ~
As d,lsloa moved dsyt ssiiou. s'!sn ssua
~ l.', .ns .ls..s = .' '- ~ W .-,rS -.,s
on nd = noro ia ,rpps ,r.ot ana nssdy,s y 10
des ss4 "a uf 30 To- h,f,, ~ otssss feaA issA ns
,aen to Ma, te',,i y Lsa'y tia - - 80, :.
uoo9' ~sfs eie,red 20 ,, N f'.ts" e n,ieh ~. .,
ou NJ trd sir day. rffs bsrn osr. Nfshf rfH'
,,bt h. sefi sisf sIp sad a. sni "a, fsr n. a-s'
q! ,lsh mast Tef'f )ou - "a eva fr.rL Con 'f-Ass.
.vsi AID TO- %, fta sssin purs.a-e a. cfsss'
he ,ss is, Pea Y q, s ~. .i 70 ,-s
escn received ~ri'eu orders 10 ib raft . folo"'
MsofOeu,f.. Mc1 COZ corp ~as ~ are 90 Ne 80"
tr,e fo.d t4lu 20 ilc In move to tisati ty ht
has and sV.nefs on to "sffsee rod ''ise AL h q
"A cover a., cfot,irs II oenefa oftnffs co1aHf ifo
44e,o"s ioaa sns 'sa move - If'i,AA y IN 'L'
osrorsi q Gr,rr-r 80, TO .s',n,s on niins,aa iosa
,lI,srng iha. Ta,s sna cove. 20 psssas - o'a'. ni.
nsns lsi,in o de NA lffi wtic va 20 go - 'fl'
tisns sld t.,ouAc -iiA ne ios ei'oa Ct ihs - eoP
Ia {. q So r. "
tio aaachcits fe ss4is snd he'd ~- hs sa'sno" fftf
teabe Hoe.cs ,.,F, a. s.'o.'@ ., . '.''i go a.
ss coula hc "a ia 'lpIp'as e.''si.,S y o. essi ,
ra oru Criefie. ~ o. iss'' Va t.s'f' a'.'ln -
~ sis' army or'c Muf ~'s,fc e.nesa'f''s ~ br-eJ'
y 20 v.fh 80 atLrf two AL a. 81 oi-sft
r1o es,ar, ons .ri..to lnlss Oen. Irsrin. ssr'
with he .'i s'my e'f' -, 90 "a e1 y I'D -,
ecu aisls coins a ioia 'si sa'. az -iIfI '' A'-ei
is lcal slsf, q ih. amy 20 b, e.i.bshse Il NJ
HcoA,. q, ias rpans hftnfh a..
III tlese aosolsli' Nefo orera'sd ~ih eormrn4ab .
rfomTtrss uIa surc'as D. ih' rll 81 r'ttfu.lf a.
afeaens lan v 10 - ,.i,s'si 30 e-i4 eH a. -. -4'
Cen. MeCee.. ts.ins q i'a'ry Y,P -" ,'y '',A 'n1
1te loading supPocd ,sfan'' bssss = brt'' eri'oa
Co deyro'i, haa e savsfes - irh Corr. WIZ,
noued sacs eaas lie ,uffr.ss snd osrfsd ioe''r'
"tp ia, Rebelsltvo thrsa,.l ootas up sns
ey .'f's i.a'i' 'ra sAa -! 20 Po.ee .iia %,
sIhoy dl.isnse isin u''n en- i'h D, 70 hea 10 ss'
Forte details of '. f ftsr ~ tic ropor4 q 20 H.
mediate eor.nsnaefs o. tie 'fooI'
As ets uyt ~ GER vl'nsf iis 'nemy void sitne'
r. ef cor tTsr stA an MfCo0s ut . Il hr iaf a
e liA Csll ns-G Itfd, us eI4Is "a Jele .-A ~e!e -
hoiess.
v,ior0en Cr,,essen - savsnce f,nuor. e'-rf .iI
mrs of IofcA Dfor', aAs epen eolsAa- -ln Wa
Gen. nons. 10 a,ael us Rebel. on tho fink Il - a
yaI.s lu 4o l.44 o. ts fu-a E4 t.c i.Ss .,
Gcn MeCoos to "a advance fia io'ee tle War
,r.re TO- bs the rs cfiy Dap p1ssrA
Oen. stanley with ~ oayslIy t. occupy u-f attention Al
Voserylr AID Gen. OTl - supgcg a "h b. l-Atry
u IArlftlars- .
sod Thorna. succeed end finding tie enemy rc'fes,nl
toward Ntufacn he - coysr tL4 rald With dsot
and move tc remainder ol 'foop' Tayhy on Mfrchrsio
McCook la end tas.ng hs Iheo ~ Dec If0ys
hoalns Lb,ty Gug ,t dlsls.n, aud flly whldrawin.
that aud following Ihonn, o. Nanchostcf. Tho inc shb
ram d. aged the afiga4 O, hTllln Join Ito lb Tg
,n tho hanfhesdf Pike but thng finally IN position
aud Denesa al csison had advanced Ito Ash.
toward .lel but did not nt'scE The eney who ~ sed
10 show adspos,ou 10 contest afg.nc. by thai route AZ
Liberty Gap no enemy trcd " regain YOtfcss.on bet bn
roirosied. leaving our picsets ~ iosiuon.
On tho 2lth Il tia movements ordered for te 25u
were unid c. ntinu0us rains. Generals Houssehg
REYNOLDS ard Blanans divisions cOoyeraed IA gal all
vance the cucy who -.r iho Ie,itsnc" ftd tow
ard fared 10 which place .lckos advanced
while he mold division and tbc baggage moved forward du
ur tho night toward MaucAcei, Wi.ders brig de havn;