The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-12-25


movement upon the rear Of Vicksburg, which
Is described in detail
The movement was followed by the battles
OF Raymond, May r. jackson, May IA; of
Champion Hills, May 16; and Big Black River
Bridge, May lin all of which our troops
were victorious. In this campaign Gen. Grant
captured 81, 900 prisoners. His total loss in the
whole movement was 1,243 killed, 1905
wounded, and 537 missing. Gen. Halleck re-
marks:
No more brilliant exploit can be found in military
history 1t has been alleged and the allegation has
been widely circulated by the press, that General
Grant, in the conduct Of his campaign, positively
disobeyed the instructions of his superiors 1t ia
hardly necessary to remark that General Grant never
disobeyed an order or instruction but always Car
red out to the best of his ability, every wish OF
suggestion made to him by The Government More
ment did net furnish him al the means and assist
ance in its power to facilitate the execution of any
plan he saw fit to adopt t.e
Thed followed period of rest to the greater
portion Of the army; Sherman's corps, how
ever, captured jackson on the 18th Of July,
when Gen. Sherman returned TO Vicksburg to
recuperate. .,.....
Operation in the Department of Missouri are
not reviewed at much length, all the battles
and skirmishes being recounted, but no new
facts are presented. In Arkansas, Gen. Steele
drove the enemy south of the Arkansas river
n
ton of the military of this Department has
been engaged in suppressing the raids of que
rillas. aid Gen. Halleck urges severe measures
against these outlaws. ... ...r.'f ST.
e.: Gen. Pope's operations against the Indians
In the Northwest has been. quito successful.
Nearly all the hostile tribes have been driven
and scattered beyond the Rocky Mountains
into British territory. go - '''' -.''
Tho Department of the Pacific has been ex-
empt from civil war. The only fighting has
been with few tribes of hostile Indians.
Neither had anything else been done in New
Mexico during the year.
The Department of the Ohio comprises the
operations of General Burnside and his prede-
cessors. and recOunts the several raids in East
Tennessee. by Generals Carter, Spear, and
Sanders, the capture of John Morgan and his
command, and, finally, the important opera.
lions in East Tennessee, up to the commence
ment of the siege of Knoxville. These facts
are only repetition of the history of that por-
ton Of the war which are yet fresh in the
minds of the public. General Burnside was
ordered to cooperate with General Rosecrans
after his occupation Of Knoxville and Loudon.
General Burnside was ordered to move down
by the north bank of the river. " But al
though repeatedly urged to effect this junction
with the Army Of the Cumberland. General
Burnside retained most of his forces in the up
per valley, which was still threatened by a
small rebel force under Sam. Jones'" The re-
port does not come down to the siege Of Knox
Vile, I'LL H..
General Rosecrans' operations are sucointly
reviewed from the time of his taking command
up to his removal, including the battle of Stone
River at length. In that battle we lost ], 536
killed, 1916 wounded and $500 missing, and
% pieces of artillery. We took six pieces of
artillery. Upon subsequent operations General
Halleck remarks:
While Gen: Grant was operating before Vicks-
burg, information deemed reliable received from
captured rebel correspondence that large detach-
ments were being drawn from Braggs army to rein
force johnson in Mississippi. RsnfOrcements were
sent to Grant from other armies in the West, but
Gen. Rcsecrans army lett intact in order that he
might take advantage of bragg's diminished num-
bers, and drive him back into Georgia and thus
cure loyal East Tennessee from the hands OF the
rebels an object which the Government has kept con-
atantly in view from The beginning of the war. l
therefore urged Gen. Rosecrans to take advantage Of
this opportunity to carry out his long projected move
ment informing him that Gen burnside would CO.
operate with his force moving from Kentucky to East
Tennessee For various reasons he preferred to post
pOne his movement until the termination of the siege
Of Vicksburg.
Gen. Halleck threw the responsibility of
moving or not moving upon Gen. Rosecrans.
In correspondence that followed, Rosecrans
finally advanced against Bragg, VINO retreated,
but the formers movements were rapid and
very successful. the enemy being forced out of
his strongly fortified positions one after the
other. Gen. Halleck then goes into full his
tory of Gen. Rosecrans operations in Alabama,
Tennessee and Georgia, which eliminated in
his defeat at Chickamauga. All the CORE
spondenee on the subject is given. The move
ment appears to have been conceived by Gen.
Rosecrans, and sanctioned by Gen. Halleck.
Gen. Burnside was certainly ordered to rein
force Roaecrans, as late as Sept. IA, and Hurl-
but, at Memphis, was put under like orders.
This part of Gen. Halleck's report endeavors
to show, at length, the efforts made for the re-
enforcement of General Rosecrans before the
battle Of Chickamauga. Gems. Grant, Pope
and SchOfield were called on for their spare
troops. but Grant, who had them to spare, was
in New Orleans and could not be reached.
Gen. Halleck says it was proposed to put Gen.
Grant in chief command of the three armies as
early rs the middle of September, but his alb
senee and illness at New Orlesns prevented it.
Then came the battle of Cnickamauga, con-
corning which Gen. Halleck says it was very
difficult to ascertain from which direction Bragg
had been reinforced. Our loss in that battle
was 16, 600 in killed, wounded and missing, and
SO pieces of artillery. We captured 1000 pris-
soner5.
The report of military operations comes down
to the capture of Lookout Valley by Gen.
HoOker's movement from Bridgeport, on the
18th of October, the credit of which is ascribed
TO Gen. Grant.
The balance of the report is confined to gen.
eral remarks and recommendations. one of
which is to establish the grades of General and
Lieutenant General in the army, with the same
pay and emOlum ents rs Major General.
"A New Orleans correspondent writes to the
Boston Traveller that the expedition of General
Banks to Texas is a glorious success. The
Union men are rallying under the standard of
General Banks in large numbers. All the
Texans required was force to back them up.
and they repeatedly said that if sufficient army
was sent to assist them, they would soon have
Texas all right again. They have already
proved the truth of their statements. for Gen.
Banks has recruited two regiments since he
landed in that State, and the work is still
going on.