The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-11-14

ton that the overthrow Of the rebels at
Cosisth vs. the clean-st Federal VIC
tory Of the psr. 1t occurred in Grants
dr1artment Our troops being under the
iussedis,e oommand Of Rosecrans. The
Question was as to the distribution ol
the glory. What the personal feelings
Of Generals Grant and Rosecrans were
70 do not know. but at the time the
lasler. was ordered to take command ol
the army Of the Cumberland. the staff
officers and particular fsieuds of each
were fesliag unpleasAntlys toward the
,ther.
One Of tho editors u the Washington
Chronicle was at that time with 0ener-
81 Giants army in the capacity Of cor-
respondent Of the PhiladslpLia Press.
and not unna,ursIly absorbed she gos-
sip prejudicisl 10 Gen. Rosecrans. He
also acquired an extraordinary estimate
Of the abilities Of General Grant. frmly
believ'ng him to bs the Great Captain
Of the var. The rsssit Of the Vieks-
burg campaign was not such - to i'm
pair his conviction 10 this respect. The
supercedurs Of On Hoseerans By Gem
eral Grant was an event in which hs
felt sensation Of triumph. and iacou-
siderately enough he wrote Of it as .
psr'isan Of General Grant. and ,ehears-
cd the old hostile gossip about 0ensral
KOsecraussf p % srsi-.a5s s.
In this connection We should not
omit TO remark that in official circles.
10 Washington. there has long existed
. feeling Of dis'rust Of General Rose-
Grams. and confidence in Gen. Grant,
that has b en- euriously tenacious. Dur
ing the period when public opinion in
the West wss exceedingly unsettled as
I" Gen. 0rsnt-aftsr the Dsceaber,
1863. affairs in front Of Vicksbusg. and
u Holly Springs-thsrs was as Wash
isg,on : belief 10 Gen. Gran. that Vas
almost astounding. 80 "a lf q
Rosecrans' spiendid victory 1t Cor.
nth. and his display Of the quslities OF
\ hero and . General 1t Stone River.
made less lively impression Al Wash.
ingion than elsewhere. The difficulties
he had 70 overcome in preparing for the
from Murfrs~sboro were un
At Washington. The task
that he accomplished 10 bringing up bis
cavalry force from . state Of decided
TO OBS Of decided supei io-i,y.
10 that VI the rebels. while he was at
Aurireesboro. did sot seem TO be sppre-
,ia.ed at Washington. The necessity
of aeeumu's.iny immense supplies. and
securing them in formidable for,i6casion
u 4urfreesboro. before going forward.
y ss unvalued ., Washington.
And General Rosecrass didE'. like
% be meddlsd with. He thought hs
Ioew the business Of his department,
,etter than il was known at Washing
on. and esteemed = good mary OF the
VI General Halleck and Sec
'elssy Stanton. obtru.ive and imper,i-
tent: and Ne expect he replied 70 them
n = "mind- your own-business'' sort OF
lyle. While this mode Of dealing with
he dicta,ion Of the 0,neral-is- Chief
md Secretary Of War 10 not displeasisg |
. the public. !, is . thing not likely to
~ foryo.'~n a. Washington; and il is
rot improbable that j. may have been
remembered 10 General Rosecraas' dis |
advantage.
Aside from the question whether
General Rosecrans did his who'll duty
i Chichnmsuya-it became eviden,
'f'er the battle that the Army of the
Cumberland must ba reinforced from
he Armies Of the Potomac and Aissis-
ippi (oficially. renne.ser). Aud a,
'nee the old sore feeling between Grants
md Rosecrans Departments was appar
Mt Thste Was terrible tardinrss in
he movement Of troops from the Mis-
issippi. The corps nearest Rosecrans
Gen. Hurlbut's) was not moved. but
distant one was sent for. General
locker. with two corps a. Bridgeport.
'ss reported impressed that he had an
ndepenJent command.
There Was obvious an absolute neces-
ity for tho concentration Of military
uthoTity over all the Western armies,
. the hands Of one man. This con
e0tra,iOn should have occurred month.
efors. The only practical question
'ss: Who shall have the command oi
he Western armies? Gen. Grant was
hs highest officer in rank IN the West
IN 6-ld. and that exalted Washington
s'imste Of him Of which We have spo-
en-. gave him the command. /, was
OF to be presumed Rosecrans would
srye under him. Harmony was de,ir.
bic. nay. essential. General Thomas
I'd won the confidence Of the army
nd country. At Ch'ckamsugs. aud had
sontrovsrsy with Grant. The resul,
before the country.-(Cin. CONNER
al. ipf p