Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-03
THE WAR DEPARTMENT AND GEN. RosR.
GRAMS

Some days ago we had occasion to comment
upon the extraordinary attempt made by Ger.
tain adherents OF Gen. Roseerans to influence
the public mind in his behalf by communica.
lions published simultaneously in the Oincin.
nad Gazette (Which paper has assumed the
special championship Of Gen. Rosecrans) and
the New York Tribune, ostensibly purporting
to give an unprejudiced showing Of the case,
as between The War Department and Gen.
RoseCrans, but in reality being q labored de.
tense OF that general.
TIE following extract from 8 letter 70 the
New York Tribune, from it's special Chatta-
noogs correspondent, bearing date Chattanoo.
ga, Nov. is, shows how this extraordinary
attempt by the injudicious champions of Gen.
Rosecrans TO prejudice the case in his favor, is
viewed in his old army:
g The statement OF the case as between the
War DspaI tMent and Gen. Rosecrans, out reaHy
ntd6ored DE- ensS Of that c>r. published sim Its.
ntousiy IN the Tribune and Cincinnati Gazette,
bas a'uacted considerable attention here, prin-
Cipnily, however, for the extraordinary state
mrit that IL Was necessary to fight the battle of
Ch-caamauga to get into chattanooga. When
the writer was giving quotations from dis
patches between the Depa rrrne ut and the Gen
eral he ought not, if he intended to be fair to
have emitted the dispatch sent by Gen. Rose
cans 10 the department on the 9th Of Sept m
bt ten day. before the battle-wnich was in
substance, II not in these precise words - The
enemy has evacuated Chattanooga, and is re-
tr & ing south. My flank mo vemeut continues
ana hope 10 cut of his rear The truth is
teI. no -rcrGEs " as elaIed with the "a sy occu-
patton OF Chattanooga, and instead of stopping
- gamer N has troop and supplies as directed
~ the department., he set ont after Bragg, by
IN extended Hank NOV EN-. ut. and got " h,pp ID
This, EnCT, WAS j.; the time, Us II is now, the
Otly VI. ~ Of the casa this tr!ny The ij.a
that the battle Of CniCEamauga was essential
20 '0r occupying Chattanooga Is purely an
AZ tnoucht, al invention. more credItablc -
me san OF the writer than his honesty. To
yo,s1s history thc facts, and ne record thus rec3
'eSSfy "a 'it2c less then crime
Now, aEain, we find The following paragranu
- Ing the rounds OF the prose. o5igina linz, We
hardly need Say, with the Cincinnati Gcsef.s:
TIE PLAN or TEE CHATTANOOGA CAMPAIGN.
Ms jor General Thomss teIcyraDhed The Pres
idrnt that in his late operations, which have
ce+ so entirely successful, he acted in &C.
toIdapce with tire plans fully matured by
HdaJc: General kOseCranS reyious TO his re-.
Ino'al from the command OF the Army Of the
Cumberland. This voluntary Acknowledgement
70 h norabie to General Thomas, while il gives
10 General ROsecrans that credit which is his
due.
After due inquiry We have satisfied ourselves:
1st That General 7 homas has sent no 81 en- dis
patch to the President; and I'd, that the alIega-
ton that the battles We're fought under the
plans Of General Rosecrans is also without
Gnth.
General Rosscrans has especial occasion 10
ask TO b. "saved from his frionds," and the
damaging advocacy that seeks to make An issue
between him and the Government