The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-08
NO. 1e5.

Gen. 8ssacrams' 0feaelai 1epsRss
The Washingson Rspshlican Of Thurs
day evening says: IL Il expected has
the War Department win Rublish, ere
long, TIE Official reports Of Gen. Reese
Grams and The difsrsls corps commsnders
Of bis army. The Fsport Vas hnizhed
and Ell befors his removal, and Gen.
Rosecrans 10 Il has coaaned himself -
. narrative Of the events Of ths can
paign- u does not thsrefsrss explain his
removal.
We understand that tie document
which is rather volzminoss. ccmmsaces
viii Al scoounl ef tie tins aud lsoor
oxpsndsd In ihs Fepairing 81 tse Na1h-
vile and Chsstsne9ga Railroad % tks
Tsanessee river, ~hieh goes 30 show thai
the Army Of the Cumberland could not
well move earlier than Il did. A fall
description Of The typography Of che
theatre Of offensive movements then fol-
lows, conveying an idea Of tie great !ocsl
obstacles that had 10 Be encountered, and
demonstrating that See place ef opera
tisns aftsrWard carried oat south q ths
Tennessee was The oniy practicable one.
The latter was 70 make a feint ad-
vance on ChattanoogH with part Of the
army, aloag the north and south bank q
the river. and 70 execale with The main
body flank movement upon the enemy'a
right, By which il was expected either %
compel she enemy % abandon Chatts-
noogA OF 70 bring = fanking column BE-
tween him and his lines Of communica-
a. - -.e-..a A.. a 4. &c., 49,.
tingsncy had occurred. and Chattanooga
had fallen into our hands, pursuing move
ments waro instituted under he impres-
sion that the enemy was il fall rsireat
toward Rome and Atlanta, Gen. Crilisn-
den's corps being directed 10 pursue vis
Dalton, Gen. Thomas's corps vie Lafay-
cite, and Gan. MeOook's corps via Alpine
and SammerYille. Upon, aseertaining,
however, the enemy % Be- concentrated
near Lafayette, 9 eountsr-csntrztien Was
ordered 10 McLemOro's cove.
This vas delayed some days, b. ths
failure Of McCock's corps 10 take : Ger
tain road whish be had been ordered %
follow. Ga the 18th Of Ssptember, IL vas
ascertainsa that the enemy was trying @
get bet
sn our army and Chattanooga,
and movement by the left ordered q
prevent this. This movement brought On
the first collision on the 18th. Of the
battle Of ths 18th bat q brief account -
given. No saboFdinate is censored In
connection with Il. The suthor Of The
report says Of IL that e was absolutely
necessary 10 secure cur eoncsntration IN
front Of Chatlano0ga; that IN les courss
our army mAintnned les ground svsEy
where, and gained ita objects, viz he
cOntrolOf the road leading through Ross
VILE 10 CsAttaa0oga.
In connection With the battle q lhs
20th, be says that not ealy the safety 81
our communications bus thai Of the army
itself depended upon Is. he states that
Ia the Reformation Of the haes Of battle
during The Night snd 10 the coarse Of the
early forenoon, both Generals McCook
add Crittendsn repsatedly failed 20 post
and move their commands ~ directed,
whereby the result Of Tie action vas Sc
riousIy Affected. Geu. Wood be makes
responsible for An unfortunate mistaks
In the execution Of an order, b. which
the gap Of the right vas created that
resulted in the route Of that portion Of
the line.
In regard TO his going into Chatia-
noogs before the battle was oEsE, be says
that in the rout Of the right be was en-
tirely cut of from the remainder Of tie
army, and THAI after an unsuccessful
direct attsmpt 10 reach the lsfi, hs dstsx-
mined 10 make smother By way Of Rosa-
Vills. On arriving near THAI place. be
was informed that EeglsY '7as in fall
retreat and believing him 20 have been
on the extrsme lsit, be coneigded that ehs
whole army had given agsy, and deter
mined 10 90 to Chsttsnoegs 70 make pre-
partitions for ths defence Of che place,
and zee 10 tn safety Of The pontooh
bridges across the Tennessee. At tho
conclusion Of the Fspori, be speaks IN
rather brief terms Of the services o. acn.
Thomas, and bestows rsths7 ambiguous
praise upon Generals AcCook AID Crit
tenden.
The report Il accompanied by 3 FAN
list Of ell he eficers add men that de
tinguishsd themselves Ia tho battle TIE
reports Of Generals Thomas, McCook.
and Criltsndsn are al voiuminoas.
General Thonas makes 3 very plain
statement Of facts Wiihout direct csnsuts
Of any one. Generals McCook snd
Crittsndsn claim prompt obseisace 70 az
orders Of General Rosscrans foT them.
selves. The former says that al fhs
citizens denied the sxistencs ef che road
General RsseerAns desired hin 70 follow
on the march from Alpine % MeIemors's
cove, aad that General Thomas advised
him 20 take she one he did.