, 1863-10-30
FROM TIE ARMY OF TIE Cum
BERLAND.

FROM THE ARMY OF TIE GDM-
~ nCn1.rn
o0'1n""'
Departure of Gen. reE1cy-Respect
khotEn to Him By His Divfston-An
Incident Of 0cns IAomaS-Fa1e"eAl
scenes.
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CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 70. 1858.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
1rinp In cont,,nca III hes1th. Msf Gen.
Jas. s. Negley has beeu given leave of ab-
seoce for thirty daya, to return to his home ut
Pittsburgh, Penn. He has said his adicu to
tha ar,,v - +he f,,,,ha-,s,a ara IN the I'd
s,s,-:. 80. .@r~H ~ r..oua1t ID.
ol''saon. 191n army ooFps. ais iAs"su a.
dress was one Of the most touching ana ttuly
go. ttI .-n .or-1 tho r,onsnt for our aena
EAU "Du eo'45 ~ AA' -. .a.A
ration approaches, put Pa|nea as An ~ Pas'
ing, nm pleased to acknowledge that my |
administration over you has been rendered |
a.rnnar.,;rs,v a.s, throuob po,r r,nte11ioenc.
cheerful obedience and exalted patriotism. I
never shall forget the virtues which ennoble |
49,. 49, .,a -aeno,t vo, h,ve eboun ,,a
sou Ao1 'uo 1sopse. 'o1 AA'e ou~"a 'suE -o
while l have been In command OF you.
Yonr duties hare been and are arduous, but
nfn~ {31t,f
teneuosA 1oo ~ ~ 1
ctplee o1 Ghllst1an clelnzat1on agsa1nss . paT'
barrie and desrotic annrchy. Then renew
your VOW rpon the bleeding altar Of your
country, and again follow, with the same un-
filching bravery as heretofore. your bullet
new fields Of carnage until they eha1l wave
t,inmnhantIy ever united country and a free
,,eon]a I hone the time viii soon come when
Fo1i can return 10 Your homes and eutwlne
lie impe1islab1e laurels you have won with
tie oliyc branch Of q permanent ard hono,a-
i,ie neaceH
VI TEns wrote tha true natrdot< bravo soldier
ara rnnrteons gentleman. The membera Of
he 79,h TjiInnis lore him ns Il father. and
Gan Nco1er nnnrec}stcs their REGARD. He
said to NE. III have noticed the affection the
fn+o fa.1 ~ f.I1ua have erer s,orn fnr NJ and
ea-not iii vnn fn1r II noire rne to mart wifi,
ttom Grj hIess thefn ~
~ offoers sn5 NAV of r,a d;v;,,o, vave
b,-. q rronS farewcfI avalon nnnc tha nipht
~ ~ re 1oih. Remarks we're maiia unon fha
bs;"aHa co11nsndc1s in the al dfc;sIon e1sn,
pLEaCe W ~ ~ .ue ~ % a1so
Go1oas W.aenar rhs rsnapEs ~ & auu q:
q. ": d ,fr.ct3nT ana :. " a;a eas or1 Ts,g
appl1pita.s ano 5uss.s' atn y %ouIe auoa1 ~
ne pleasure 10 eise Sou aeIaaeo account u
tnem' 9nt you1 sIase 1n.t. foto o1ng; 4s;,.
.t ai1r IaI 49,,
oe9. Segte{; re nse oeea unost 1o9s Gun.
MaIa ,a.lg teng ume, aau uuuet YOU. iea4etgnlp
our our DIVISION 1 aas galnea aa nonoraole1alsn
HoH. ~ 1--we rIou sH H@aE ~ iel ptlo9 ~ ~
iStttng LhH Mollu A1n" wv taat "6 oelongea 70
I.sI. Sa+aa IatsnSu S, 4oas1 Sasda uo sna
N'susuG 1.s 4utnsu ~ ao Loois ussus, Auu
a. siuuv 1sG 4pe asea1'1sn apGh h oua r.
hat,ie; k5nee Ell fist = memorahIa strng.1s auT Fe "a
hays ie.td tne name t1 Of Negey and Do not
= "7a,efnI neon'e 6ara rewerds1 ur I, rau ~
~ rcn- t,a h4oua p1v.S hase a sHu iU
3,at att1 ~ ns. wv, usSus
tha +ah1at ep2cfsd tg onr "nqnt * 9ea ~
E1on, ' Wnrf,eeshnro ~ naoherd ~. 1"i1te' L.
cherd over the steeps Of ea.d and lockout
.na 1nsn ~ +be thsc,fni nssnne- ~ w;th 1h,n1'
1o,, ebe,ca ne t-i,ie and fationa. "s.n ~ no
I3nn-ch '>~ '~1 @''s'~~' - '~o
| When the enemy we're met at hrcc]crrnora,s
cora q. w. 1nnr hrsve demrannr -. shich onre
5onr men confidence and enabled them to oeat
ine amy. M We followed YOU % 10 tie banks Of
III ChISiamauea Creek. where your dlyIsfon
fa,,rht 20 oaijsntlv. nithongh 1sch hrirsde
Was ieo1atea fIom lie others. and now We bid
| gou farewell. May God, In bis Infinite mer.
CT, permit yon to return to US, restored ia
health. 60 that tour valuable services nav mol
| he Iost 10 tie count;y.''
Gen. Neolcv. with much feeling. responded
to the ge5tltman's remarEs. and when be
fald, "Gent1emen, our military intercourse
ties which have united "a toaethsr make.
them seem as strong as life. - YOU know thaI
he meant what be said.
Many war worn yeteran. ns be saw the
oniyerinr lin Of The General. brushed tea1
rom Iis hrpnzed cheeK. Gen. NeeieT YER,
annronriatelr closed his remarks In proposIni
tx tnast: '~@- ''@@''~' @~> - T~"e~e
. Maior Gen, Geo. r Thomas, commando,
14th Aimy Corps"
During the cTenjpe circumstance was 70
1ated Of Cen Thomas which I must write.
a. niSniebt On the 10TH Of September.
few general officers had met together ia th
ten, 1f.hn commanding Genera} and by ii,
tiinssr,Ir - 1fchf riran hV a candle were sindv
eAt ne III 1os;Einn ~ he ~ 1ccnnis5 bv tba arm
a. an III lie % morrow: Gen. Thomns Vas asked
Ewhs4 ~ @ Az van t}'tok ofthe Ina rrnnoszd y
NJ " cnswrnd. @ ~ r. II will take nv posftion o,
tbe icft oire mc Ncr1ev's division. !, and th
Earsrs,, Et;ered an5 Tear,' ciosed 1,Is eve
ue1e, and s9s,,,t ~ a. so wna ~" agaf1 astsd Ehat h
sHorcht nf 4he live. 4t n nnss,inn IA a., til
iaf1 80 ~ mn Neo1er's divIsion. y and arai
~, sNG ~ n.,as f ,f,s Ganare1 ,1nsed ~