The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-12
THE ARMY OF THE CUM
BERLAND.
Particular or Rosecrans' POsitioa-Our
AOssss Of Men and Artillery I'm the Late
Battles.

We find in the Cincinnati GaEetls OF Tues
day the following information from the Ar
nv of the Cumberland, furnished TO that
paper by Colonel Boynton, Of the 35th
OAio
'Colonel Boynton left Chattanooga on
Thursday, the Sd inst He rode most of the
way along the river road to Bridgeport
The claim of the rebels, therefore, that they
command the river, is unfounded. The
railroad south of the river, from Stevenson
to Chattanooga, is not used for the reason
that the bridge at Bridgeport is still down,
and two on three smaller bridges between
that place and General Rosecrans' headquar'
ters are also out Of repair; but the rebels
do not occupy the road in any force, and
reinforcements for Chattanooga could march
over the route without opposition. Flank
ing movements are not feared. Gen. Rose
crans had all the men be needed at Chatta-
nooga for present purposes. he could not
use more TO advantage II they were on the
opposite side of the river.
"Chattanooga is, in fact, grand tortiti
cation, and can only be reached by regular
siege approaches From this mode OF ope
rations nothing is feared. Indeed 1t is a
fact that nothing would please the army
better than an attack by Bragg's army. Ia
such contest they are confident of their
ability, without reinforcements, u defeat
the rebels. The men were in fine spirits,
and their confidence in and enthusiasm for
their commander is unbounded. This is all
that may be stated with reference 10 the
present situation. 1t is sufficient to satisfy
the public that all is well with the Army
OF the Cumberland.
With reference to the battles, the only
ground the rebels have for claiming victo-
~ is tie possession of the battlefield. But
they did not drive as from it On Sunday
afternoon General Thomas repulsed the
enemy at every point; he fred the last shot
aud retired in good order.
1T is not true that flags OF truce sent out
by General Rosecrans had been refused
They were received, and our wounded pa
rolled, and brought in by our ambulance
trains to Chattanooga. The men who went
out for the wounded report gloomy feeling
III Eae rcbel army. The rebels admit their
loss to have been very severe. They claim
ed that our dead must have been removed
from the field, as the number they buried
would nat account for their own losses
There had been no removal of our dead
however.
"Our loss IN killed aud wounded and mis-
sing was near l4,000. Only small portion
were killed aud small minority only OF
the wounded were severely injured. Many
uf those wounded on Saturday reoined
their regiments on Sunday. Our loss 10 ar.
t,llery did not exceed twenty pieces. Bragg
took about $500 prisoners, exclusive of the
wounded left on the field supposed 10 num-
Der l,OOv. General Rosecrsns took over
| 500 prisoners, and Captain B. thinks the
! number may reach 600.
The latest estlma1e of the rebel forces
engaged against US was ll,00O. It is Ger.
tain that in every fight they outnumbered
US; aud this was especially the case ia the
final contest on Sunday aiterpo )D, wheI
the enemy was repulsed By Gen. Thomas
{ famous corps.
, Subsequently TO the battles the rebel
were arranging for another attach Thei
3 TROOPS were drawn up in line, and our pick
q cts could distinctly hear speeches that wer
d made BY officers to the soldiers; The latte
t were told that II was absolutely necessar
to take Chattanooga; that ali the hopes {
d the Confederacy rested in that army, an
Ie that if they failed all was lost For som
- reason not known the contemplated sttac
, was abandoned, but the opinion is th,
ct Bragg found his army too much shattere
ID for renewal of the engagement. .
1t The heavy loss of rebel officers Is e.
v. planned on the ground that the general
1g spondsncy in the rebel army rendered e
ID traordinsry exposure on the part Of the G
th fcsrs necessary in order to keep. the ms
lv nm tn tha work