, 1863-10-21
4 NEW MILITARY DEPART
MEhT,
Gen. Grant in Command.
GEN. THOMAS SUCCEEDS GEN.
R0SECkdNS.
The Battle Of Chickamagua-- What
was Done and Who was to
Blame,


|. Especial Dispatch to the chicsgo Ttibune]
CINCINNATI. Oct. p, 1865.
! Intelligence Has received iu this city to II
That General Rosec1aus had resigned the com
Eand Of the Army Of the Cumberland, aud
proSuced great sensation. 4 number of uer-
chants held meeting ut the close OF 'Ch.ng 90
to take measures to give him public reccp-
lien. His brother, Bikhop Roaecrans, 1las re
ceived dispatch stating that he would le&ye
Chattanooga this morning.
Various rumors are aAoat as to the cause Of
| his resignation. The sending Of Gen. Hooker,
who ranks him, into hi& command, Is con-
6ide1ed an insult.
understand Gen. Grant assumes command
Of the entire army west of the mountains.
This will eettle the question Of rank.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 2o.-Major General Grant
aesumes command Of tbs Armies Of the Ohio,
the Cumberland ard Kentucky. With plenary
poEera he left fo- Nashville this morning, to
aasume the direction OF affairs ut Chatta.
nooga. -
Gen. Thomas takes command Of General
Ro.ecrans' army, General Rosecrans being
ordered to Cincinnati, and to report by letter
to the A6jatant Generzl at Washington.
Generals Garfield and stedm=n arrived here
to night. r.
Extract from Private Letterl
In CAxr, Sept. %, 1863.
| & week has now elapsed since the terrific
tattle Of last Saturday and Sunday, and the
newspapers begin to arrive here filed with
such nonsensical accounts of the af4lr, that
I fear you at the North have very poor idea
Ct the magnitude Of the contest, or the way
in which our defeat WAS brought abuut. That
It w&s sore defeat, think no ono questions,
azd but for the indomitatle yalor of our
Western soldiers, mis'nanaged as they snere,
it would hare been crushing and i,7xpara14e
disaster.
1thi5k we ought to hare had, and did have,
Is COO men, and 207 pieces Of artillery in &C.
ton on Sunday, but I put the figures at ths
lowest notch, ard you may 1et On their cor
Iecnets. JOE 1onnston may possibly nave
NAG -, men under MS command, but 40
not 1nank H. 1or II ne had' ne would have
been driven into the Tennessee River, 70
poorly scere our forces handled. You cannot
| fall to notice the immense amount of our ar
tille1y. OF this we lost between 50 and 50
pieces. heard Gen. Mitchell say he thought
our 1osB would not exceed 80 pieces, while
some nut 1t at 30 nieces. Tbe medical man
, ~ .' ~ P4ee9s' A4o 4aeea1 n'en
sa9 cur foss IN h1i1ea ana "ounaed Is between
II 600 aud u 600; while our loss in prisoners
is between 5 600 and 1000. Al our serere1v
uorns.d v.,a 1.ft :. ~ .,a..n,. 1...s.
"e1 "sto .sI - .1o cnss nAnoe' 81
well AZ the bodies Of the slain On the field,
for ne were forced back 4 distance Of ntne
91As, y. ueas'y ~ ee1"een !. O'CLOCK ana
. 9Sa,sa eloes On .s1 sunaas-I%o ehort hours.
wounded ie rs great, and pezhrps greater than
onr oxr and we have eo,ns 5o6 rrtsona~.
when hostcrans commenced bis movement
on ClattanQoga, Btsgc Iav there With abont
a5 00o men which w,s s,nn1v xnf7,;.,+ -
ha1a t,,a ~. asss;.,.t 49, e. N.,NI1. ~
noia 1ne pace against any 1orce which might
attack in front, OF from the north side OF the
u0SHETAnAs
te,d c,,t+endar,a corn, do,rn ~ .t+,.1-r,.t
s1..s- 49,. .e.t 49, ~ ~tIaen la,1 ~ut..
1anoogsa IN 1fon', Stnet Is nom the north side
ofthe Tennessee Rtver,) whl1e ha, with Thorn
as and McCook should cross Lookout Noun
tain md co1ne IN the rear Of thu town. emitting
IT R,ngp f1ou, ali reinforcements M n.cing9 uig
him either cine out In he onen f1eld an6
1isk iii on the late Of a sinple hattie when
We Ind thu choice Of the cEo9ad, and vastly
superior army, or else lie In his entre1ch-
meLts at CnM5aao9ga ~ ana etarVe TO death, as
1G1npI'aou n31 .lt W ~ stsAepn1S
matsnr Yhe mnytment :Ioe .Inbnston srri.ad u
with few 1housand men from TohiicI and
| ;ooE command. ordered the evacuation Of
| the town and cnmmenred ,,as,nr ~ eh,w
offa'}r[, ,-cL nJ ~ Rame ~ at3at % Rnon
c1.n. e. ccnn1ata,r foo9ad ~ this ns rsoso'
ant .ano ~ ~ cu9p:s's&3 III to9tso " tais mare
Chattauooea fwbere he snent \ cot1n]e If
rrecIous dars in connfinp 3,,s he,ds
md sayicg his Pater Nosters with =
Catholic Archbishop while he sent
snse 19,na4,n uhorid souta "t+a+ ~ anA noHe IN
fnsfend 81 fhis ~ - nov e4'dsSt " ep ~ s1nm'j
hars concentrated Tia f,rces and ~ he,.an
Johnston hefare he Tecaired r:,rfnrce,1snt. ar
from H,gsla @ e,t:9a Thu ds you see ]od R2:y'
hpTa haen "e1 Ihei;nr nnst, gs, "nea LIZ ougos 10
Tbat f ~ -ehsf m eoona- 5,ec,,a-aa +,a
movenent If Wcrool~ than be sst oheut ~ ~
s.ecbnle'' Elm. and threw iarre ss po9t,on s Of
tfs fn1ces nndrr Pn1k hctreen Thnmas and
Wcf,onI thrs E,ro1no. lin r. -atnoa+ Than
-,ccn-r.S, 49, ~ 80 5n'4 4"..;ac seszI alen
en- record. ~ Onr NJ T hr,eade ' was % Tith Mcf:ooE
and ht1npht m fhe 1ear En- h.nnen -
Fnow III shnn: II Wa -. r"atea ~ E,r,E ~
e;rht honrs and s-nre.1ss .to,,.;ua ~ T. Ae sa;
.3a2-:na 80 M ~ - ~ SsSee"v {" e"s
"|It1"s ~. ss ".s Wv ~ ae 4uesuon*
lae1e 'o'lo"s an elaborate account OF the battle
which We omit, our purpose being only with re.
sulte-EDs. T1npu.E.]
The battle was subetant1allv ovar The
Army Of tie CumbeTisnd 1,sd met t.ith ~ ms
r.ble Geflat, but nod a crushfnr me Soma
other day IL viii. when hette1 haodred 20
trieye it. Lost glo1y. md sho| ita41f ~ e ia
then. thorph nnsnccessfnilv +hs 5I,,ra,t ~ ~ W
90 9as ss1s es5s!s ty t. s9s,k s;: ca