The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-15
Unntnrn by lie KnhnIn.

COL. CEf Of East Tennessee, taken tri,oner-L Letter
from Gen. Thomas 20 Gen burnside JOsad on HE
person.
iCorrcsp'udenee savannah Republican, Oct 90
Tile following letter. { ON Gen Thomas to GEN
Buns de-, Modifying the latter u tho Chauge in the
ARMY OF Tie Cumberland, Is not without interest.
The original, which we have seen, was found upon
the person Of j. CHIT, the chief Of the tory bush
WhRcbcrs IN Eust Tennessee, who was captured BY
some OF our couts, and brought in 10 Gen. Bragg last
IA ht, Tho letter s given Just AS II was written
HEADQUARrWs DEPhrNESr oF rue CuNmsmASp,1
Chattanooga, oct. 20.
Nos .uraus was relieved om duty With this army
Yesterday, and that have been placed Ia command
q n Departments of OHIO, Cumberland and tennessee
have been thrown into one grand division, to be calf
ed the Division Of the Mississippi and placed under
Tue comma1d Of General Grant, we commanding our
aruicsundor him. General Grant will be here Ia a
ie9 Jays; can not you come down TO meet him
Cot CIT viii explain 20 you my stuat on and pros
p'Cts, and thanking you for sending him down hone
You Wdl AL him again until We can ret more randi
communication by telegraph. Ifnut moested within
week vii try 10 have Telegraph line Vut mp 10
Kingston. our cavalry haya l,auod considerable adj.
vantage over the cnemys cavalry during their late
raids against therailroads. Theenemy lost I've p oes
OF arl leryi over two thousand killed Rud blinded
aud prisoners.
Yours truly, GE0RGRH. THOMAS.
Major General BuaNsrpr, commapiing ta',,i,,ss.,r,
q ohio, keut Icky and fenu,,lo
u'ioncl ONT, the bearer o. this lrttcr or dspatrb
r. ~ wv NlAAf WY hnluNu huu folf pOFHfggtl
Nothing could De got out Of him, except That heay,
10 niorcemouts are coming 60 Thomas and ms va
hat learned from other sources As the bold sut
uuscrupul3us leader ~ the bushwhsckers I'M Fast
Tcaucsiee ha has boon tenor To Tic southern
people IN that quarter Among Ne papers f,uld
uFon hts person was general pass nom Burnsde 10
50 10 aud out OF his lines At pleasure and Tie follow
log precious document
, .. lEAnSuAsrERs II rHs FtID, Oct.ber3 o.
Special orders NO --.
Oulonel tlift a hereby authorized to prosoed to
Rhea, Hamilton, ant tho a'loaug counties, Tor The
purpgseu recruiting Tor tho United States service
10y command Il
Major General BURNSIDE.
Fl j. GonDARo, Captain aud A, ID. O.. A A. A @.
Now, what viii the vicious Burnside say, il Gen,
Bragg shruh hang tho Aforesaid Colonel cha by The
neck until he Doe dead, va retaliation fr tho execution
W uuniel,r.t' uhicor5 caught Recruiting within
Inns WIZ 10 make any difference, iu his Judgment
u th' Federal OK should be g0rad by tho Confederate
bulII Another paper found upon Colonel Cift h. a
printed address from General Burnside 90 tha loyal
Citizens OF East Tounesaae, m which he invites them
20 form themselves mo companies, 20 be known ns
the '' Natoul Guard of Fast IDnuos8er." As coon
aa t1cy stau have organ "a themselves into com.
rants' heproa se' 10 supply tlpu Vial arms, which
lhey ca take homo with ihom llr their oWn dcnause
uulu such timo ass thoy may Do u,acod, WHOM they |
VIII b. eallod out and formed into regiments