New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-05
TRIBUNE SATURDAY

Daviss and Shcridan's reaching tho Vniey Head BY
way OF Trenton unless he can hnd practicable route
Wnstcn's Gap As soon rs possible he will open com
munioalions with Gen Thomas by way Of Trenton.
n Gen Thomas u move his corps 10 Irenon and send
regiment TO the Junction Of Tie Trenton and Chattg-
ncora with tie " kiteside and MURPHY Valley Road.
and open communication with Gen. Critendou. He
vii then. II practicable send light bridgado without
send the balance 81 le division np Lookout Greek by
way of Johnson's Crook. to seize steyenss Gap.
Gen. Crittendfn viii move lis corps up tho Valley Of
Running Wster Creek 20 Whiieside, where h~ will post
one regiment md serd division along the Nashy lie
md Chattanooga Railroad to the Trenton Road with
orders to push forward al near 10 Chattanooga pr,c
ticsbc. and threaten TIE enemy in that direction With
the remsiuder OF his force he will ocenpy position
near The junction Of the Mnrphy's Valley RoNd VIII
Nel'on's." lie viii hold Lis trains his right and
Iesrnnd be In readiness TO move els on biiesGe the
Muys brigade of cavalry viii report to Gen. Crit,en
den for duty end one Of Wlldsrs brigade TO Gen.
! Thomas. These movements Should be completed on
| the evening of the sth
| Gen. Hnfen will assume temporary command u the
troops covering len flank Cen. Wagner Col liiniy
and Col Wilder win report 70 him for seryicc with
structons from Gen. Crendon IN regard TO threstrp
Ing Chattanooga end leading the enemy u believe thai
We have large force in ont Of IT, Should the enemy
fall back. be will immediately occupy tie place. He will
also keep open communication with these headquarters
vin Bridgeport and should II he interrupted ard Il
should appear 10 him lis services longer need
ed thon be win proceed to join his command viz
bridgeport ard report Tia rovcments and reasons
therefor. The 81 Brigade let Division. 18th Corps viii
remain on the line Of railroad from Anderson 10
Bridgeport t relieved ty Gen. Morgan, whom 1t will
| Join It's division.
Corp, commanders and tho Chicfof Cavnlry win make
PrigndicT General snd Chiof ofStaR
Tho foregoing order of royemcnt. translated into
more general terms. meant this:
Z a fciIt advance 70 be made upon Chattanooga
| by par, Of tie erny-Gen. Hszen's command or tic
NORTH end division u Cen Cr,terden's Corps on the
south side Of tie rivor-whle tho main body threat
ened 10 push scross tie successive Eountain-rnnf~s
separating the Ternsasce from the waters Of tho
Coosa and gain the and cizo tie nes Of oommuni
cation and retreat Of tie encm,.
or the eth mo army wa. concentrated IN Lookou.
Valley. with tie exception Of the forces moving on
Chattanooga aud tie cavalry which bad passed across
the southern outrunncr- Of the Valley Of the CAatta
nooga and securing The county N the direction a
Rome ard LAFAYETTE. and two brigados II D.viss III
vision Of McCooks Corps ordered 20 follow In ia wake
On ttc evening o, the sth intelligence wa, received
IT the headquarters near Trenton az tie evacuation Of
Chauaroogn Tie question bow presented i'.eli to
Gen. Rosccfans whether 10 pursue the enemy follow
him far lie retTeaied. or confne himself or the
time bolng 70 the occupation Of Chattanooga and the
Concentration NJ Wis army in 90 'front.' and postpoue
advance further South rn after he had connected his
new position With The North ly ral ard accumulated
stores enough 10 enable lin TO use the place Gs second
sfy base.
IN. solution @, the question va. hsusht With great
responsibilities The former course Vas ltrAsps tie
nosi ping 20 tie mprlsvc ar bilious General who
'ei natrai prOVocflon 20 tie repeated sscHInles u
b., old adversary but lis own Familiarity with ,hc
difficulties 81 IN sfecive pursuit even q, sleaton not
10 SPEAK Of merely fleeing enemy 20 veil 20 tie II
pereLo. II avery otler Union commander IN tie sane
respect should have made him expect bit limited rcsul,
from its adoption. And this tie more. tie fact va.
hlifhed ni'n tc occupation o! chattanooga ;! our
troop tsai Bragg had deliberately prfrrcl hu,cfor
ret eat and ilt Il silt wa. his real Object ho had
tie Advantage ~ ftift u ihrtysr houTs TIC CleT
course by far the mos, irdci0u,. and under Any
circumstances TIC snfrrt Tie hole being thea
concentrated IN Lookout Valley excepting tho loIce
10 q toni f.sFa
Trenton and TIC right CIieldlng b. valley Head. l.
movement " a.. Ice down To valley anu over tho
northern 'rdr Of Lookout Molnain-the rosie tultc.
qucruy followed b! Cnii,r-eL't cCTp,- wcu.i have
brought h irio position "a mont - chAtslooCs IS 80
lliA or l@th IT tie VI! latest tat -, week before
bragg commenced oleislv opeT4t.olG
Gci Rosccraus decided 10 push AFTER tho enemy le
foro - lc Irenicn F Chattanooga eud lsalc1 oI4ers
10 Ills effect 20 h!s oofIs comr ander,
tie 81 aryTisrg Lin q hS cectaf.0a II C.sasEoo.s
aEd 0rdDirg Am 70 yrsi foraS'a A., viok e9rusad.
Accordingly be dire,t TED Gems Palmer aud Van Glove
OF south. sfier having paced tc flgr - Lob
out No-nisit. and enonmP at ho'.r4Ae tt.Ani tis
miles from chattanooga Cen WOOD Do placed Ia o0u.
rAud Of tie town. At9l3 2 n. be received further
Instructions from Department Headquarters oIisr.Dg
lin 70 Lo-s HsL brrels 70 A.la CAaissoosa ead vhl
s balance Of AS eomnSna 10 pE''l, ns tsssy ga 'A'
Ifsos. vi1or. TIE hsa y ra'A road yre,eli, sss4 As
near RrgsoH and t.sHe, q. RE ric'iiy ~ Lc.oH. tH-
der ihote additional Instructions Gen. Cfiueadsn or
dered Tie divisions 81 Gen, Palmer ana Van Cove to
make vigorous pursuit. early on The morning ~ tie
lOih, marching tie road nom Ro.s'ic 90 Ergso.d
ard thence Dalton and Cen WOOD after lcAs!As orc
brigade ci Chattanooga follow with Liza tao OtAcr
bligades 10 the same direction.
Gen McCook W.. Informed q TIE evacuation o,CLft
tanoosa at C45 2. n. the 9TH. and ordered 10 moss
ropia.y upon lJiEs aud SsngGriHs. Ca ~ PHfsrt cf
ne snemy TO inirePs Ai' live 81 rf'ree sns sa Ar' -
EGnt
cen. Thorrns Was ordered 10 move speedily ever
Lookout ard Pigeon Mountains TO Lafayette.
But one n.e snce can DO drawn ron tic spo's orcs
that Gen. koscorGns acted upon tLs ileo! u ts"a
Eas retreat Of Tie enemy 70 position eons OF ,ouih OF
Coosa iifer In later Dispatch In regard 10 tie lnT
,uii Gen McCoos. Indeed tho op!aOn sAs expressed
tAei Ia would not stop lD eide q Atlanta
Whether Ills theory was based upon slsscd facts re-
been abs 10 ssceIaiy. Yet In etler case Inc mooe o.
tie pursuit Instituted made most haiarsot' 'H''ff
IA Of eli sTsi'Sie rtl" ana Jse'd'"' srH
s,bjectsd hs army 10 hs sreS1e"F"" y d"ftH"'"
pG,'
10 show the truth Of This rsserton-Gen; Ho',orsn'
himself rierward recognized tho al but iaie! Ttt le
had incnu ed reference 10 tie map VII suHee IIo
lire Of march prescribed TO Cen Cfiteud.n was twenty
miles north 81 ten. IhOmass the central co!uhnl am
q at Of the latter thirty miles north Oh hcCoofs
Mountain ranges broken. unknown country rough
roads ntlrened between Ito LEI, sid center az wei as
the center and right column. They could not even com
mgnicnte with each other not 10 Msh'Ioh Lu'eh sup
port Tie enemy was taking position "i we '"p ana
lie eastern slope ~ Pigeon Mountain WIN MS cehirI
| OF Lafayette. and lis night md leh ei'sndlnr 70 Ne
rcrh and south Of H. From 1t he could turn hs Woe
force upon either our left. night or center Ataot tu
oyerufslm the chosen object finsy without Tear o. IN
I teTrultion rom the other columns. . ~,
4 Gen. Ro'ecrsnn Is true, ca not Know ~ We tmo
that Bragg was preparing 10 offer baltic st Lafayette
And OF the en,uys induceu To do 90 10 TIE rm ~
powerful Iesnfoi ents. 10 whs aware ohy oi Tic
Junction Of Bragg with buclncr. Hut 10 might ba'e
obtained correct intslps ~ 70 ITO Ioso ana ~
parent intentions o. the enemy Deiorn. J' a. ne 60" ~
nfer ssuing tie above orders VIZ by ccornossnhoes
/ The part aFfsued to Gen. CrN,nd,ht eoi.s ~ VIC
pureuit was N. most pcrlouf. Had It's COMMANDER
carried out Nj. orders and advanced 10 Dalton hfsgt
army would have been Directly between nc ,at ,osf