The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-06-12
ROsecrans' Aids Review and In
sPect His Generals.

the following under date Of June lst.
At headquarters last evening l met
Gen. Rosecrans at the door peering anx.
iously into the darkness, as if expecting
some one. He spoke few pleasant
words, and l passed into the aids room.
II was not without noticing, however, a
slight nervousness about the General
an anxiety which made him restless and
ousy. A few moments after he passed
hurriedly through the room and disap.
peared in his own. A moment after
and General Van Cleve, of Crittenden's
corps, came and engaged for q moment
in conversation, then passing into the
Generals room. Shortly after the heavy,
safely and digni6ed tread of General
Thomas announced his presence, and,
followed by General Reynolds, he pass.
ed through the room into the Generals.
A fourth appearaA in the person of
Rousseau, WHO moved like a Roman sen E.
ator is popularity supposed to have NOV.
ed. Then came Negley, with his usual
hurried step; he would walk fast and
ride in gallop to funeral. By this
time the aids had constituted themselves
into not exactly inspectors general" I"
but inspectors of Generals, and were en-.
gagged in commenting on them as they
passed through the room as if on review.
1t was the review by Macbeth of the de-
scendants of Banquo, except that in this
case the spirits created no great alarm
in the minds of the several Macbeths,
but were rather source of very elegant
amusement and highly instructive criti-
cism. Little did the Generals imagine
that such formidable individuals as three
ambitious aides de-camp and critics were
engaged in commenting on their pecu.
liarities and two reporters noting down
their remarks.
GEN. R0SECRANs' MANNER.
AS General Rosecrans passed through
the room, with bis hurried stride and
rather anxious manner, some one re.
marked that he was going to work again.
Another thought he had rather been en-.
gagged in picking out work for others to
do. 1t was noticed that he was not
smoking. He had been very thoughtful
and reticent all the day. The usual
game of chess had been omitted because
it was Sunday, some one explained.
THE REVIEW.
Van Clevc passed in review without
eliciting any remarks. He is q tall, thin
man, with an appearance much ennobled
by a profuSion of very white hair
Thomas and Reynolds had entered to-
gether. They were announced as "Slow
Trot" and Reynolds. The aids have
found no title for the latter. One of the
aids remarked that so far they had all
come without staff officers. Another
said they had had no such instructions,
and all united in saying that it was high.
ly sensible. One of them remarked chat
Gen. Thomas was just such sensible
enough old cock to issue such instruc.
tions to his division officers" Another
inspector thought Reynolds was looking
very rusty in Brigadier's uniform, which
might have served at Rich Mountain,
and in which it was difficult to say wheth.
er the buttons were in clusters of three
or dropped losely on the coat to be fas-
tened where they fell. Thomas, on the
contrary, and contrary to his usual hab-
it, was looking very respectable in his
clusters of three" with PEASANTS which
glistened in the gaslight.
Rousseau passed through hurriedly,
pretty much as if he thought the enemy
lay in that direction. Since one of the
improviSed inspectors impaired the in.
telligence that he had come, contrary to
regulations, in buggy, driving roam
stallion, and bringing Geo. D. Prentice,
of the Louisville Journal, with him. He
had dumped him, however, at a house
near by.
Negley passed through with smile
and salute. "There's the first frog
sticker," was remarked of him by one Of
the aids, alluding to the fact that Neg.
ley wore sword. An outsider-an in.
dividual whom l had never before seen
on the stalf-remarked that that proved
Negley to be a soldier.
Maj. Gen. Sheridan was the next ar
rival. He elected no remarks, not, how.
ever, because he is not noticeable. On
the contrary, when one looks at him he
is at loss to understand how such ad.
mirable qualities are disposed in such
small person. He is that most excellent
Sill, who fell here, revived. The same
in appearance, similar in manner, and
possessing Sill's truly noble qualities as
q gentleman and soldier.
McCook and Johnston passed through.
One of the aids, by note hurled across
the table, called my attention to the fact
chat McCook was the only one who had
brought his staff with him." Johnston
elected no remarks.
Crittenden and Wood, following next,
shared the sams fate. 1t was noticed
that Crittenden's staff came with him,
and Wood was passed over in silence.
JEFF. Davis halted a moment in the
room, looking about him with an air of
supreme contempt for the several small
fry with buta single row of buttons, and
then passed through.
Cavalry Stanley came last, did not
tarry, and elected no remark.
A SENSATION.
During all this Gen. Rosecrans had
appeared once, and had sent to the Ad.
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