New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-07


cross the yer under fire and storm tho enemy "orsh
as Burns de attempted To do at Fredericksburg o & m
could cross the river 20 miles below ana !hronk s~n
exceedingly difficult passes in Lockout Mountain WI
the enemy 6ank--a movement that bore some ,eS0 w.
banco 10 Hookors movement et Chahceloi >. or, f
other words BIZ had either 10 light the eno"! him
lChattarnoya nv an attack in front or 10 inanou'V
out by flank movement, AMI fheH y'S" "'' w" wy "
He chose the latter a. &. ,.,o-iv
II IL precisely on this point that the-pnons n ~, ~
failed To understand the nature enu oigct V ~,
harris ~ ChIc TIRE popular impression If tn1t
Gen. Rosccraus by a skilifl flank moVe,ne.,, ~, he
Chattanooga ard might ,here aao ino,'catca by his
easy success became as rash as he had peiofc -
tiois rushed inpeiuously ahead VAS CanSn, VI. 80 m
guard, soundly purmeued ana s,n Ssd secured Linn
bloody head that his ndiscretion haa W Wsvou hcid
The truth is that Gen. Rosccren' never TIL, frht
Chattanooga until one' that batie.thas ne hn1 ~
Chctamauga 10 get his army into Chai'sno"sn. go,
Let me exnlon as briefly AS can. The army wn' 1,
.brorp a,ross the river some thirty miles Dvo" 'nt
tapoora Between Il and the Rebel Posl'lox
rrb;cb no yxLesj could cross The mountain luis up
against the liver two miss below 'nat'aysf ~ ~
snarrow pass Ivy the ,erbanh uousm sNch ~5'm ~, - -
railroad runs To have attempted 70 mnrch VT
Chattanooga I'll rough this pass would have been mao
ness Nevorthel,ss il was TIA quickest way 10 ee'
into ihe.pacc-if the Rebels would only get oht o.
fOrehand .
Twenty or ,hiity miles ont from the river *out-) v as
L,he first ssp'in Look Out Mountain. ~ miles further
the second. The reader who h1cs the oca,i"h o.
these gnps hss Gen kOses!aDs's plan IN mohcnt ne
nlece ritter cI corps near the river at thc foot o'
the mountain ready 10 march right up througn ue %
railroad yess and into ChaiGno"gs the IAoneh' IA.
Rebels should leave II. Thonss's corps lie rit on'
along the mountain the first gap and sic'"oA I"
tho second with ms, notions 10 cross over as soon "a
possiho The moment the heads Of their columns be'
gan 10 dchoueh the other Chaitanooga sue oi ,s
mountain the rneiny saw his danger. IL he remained
in Chattanooga were on his line al shppnes a,u
south OF him Hc evacuated at once. hastenS soltI
eastward 10 lafayette Crittenden quietly Hlnt ale"
niles down the river ~ course marched M thioLEH
the railroad pass al The rivers edge-n1 longer u'
rcrous wa II, enemy gone-and occupied The uo'e''~
In, did this Give Roscorans Chattanooga lie l,la
IL yery much A.as - strsgsler who should happen W ~
away around 80 AN enerls rear 'on1u oa s III t,t
th, enemy, line ii communications lie hao DlI d
single corr. there which the eromy could crusn ~ ah!
tina Hcnceforth his whole effort was directed 70 Ret
ting his olAtr two corps into Chattanooga so 'nW &c
could reunite his arm before fight. ald hoid inc
position nyiHs 10 do tAis hH' CAie'a"i's1
ras foHSh -, ch,,,
roova so he was moved uthward-Hot a. TIE PubIv
supposed N pursuit Of Bragg: Tut Ia set neaIeI we
resi- OF the army foT safety against bTaSg. n'.ooA
wns ordered 90 oOse up ON Thomas linen t-c 'No'
s,iI fronting tie enemy at Lsfayetc were 10 close up
moving by the len flank on tiittohnch. IAcu s,o ~
whole army continuing tho sn hanf movement w ,o
try 10 sip sidowise into Chattanooga ior NC
e1.mv was known to be heavily reoafo'oed-
Immediately after crossing the r'ef Gen. hosoo i@n. az
had telegrNh here Il ha,eI.pea'cdy ou ySu "a
re enemy can r,gssorce himself at wlu and ihat hc
Will be great fool II he does nj DO IL IL was now
certain thst he was not o great fool -
McCook wss tw~oiy miles beyond lho'nss Ihit
hours or at mos, two day. were allowed hm 70 reach
Thomas position Had he performed he march IN The
time expected. Chicsameusa would not have ben
,Ough ard 70 '% voa sVi got ,sisy ,s s s'' =, hi ~,
evening cl the 18th he should have toinef Thomas
willie Il was hot til the 10Th that Bragg inura
his general order from Lafayette snhouno
ing 10 the army that 10 wss heavily reeni'f''o q
ard ordor, an adv .nce TO seek The enemy But m
stead ot moving directly down the paln nonn,air Fond
McCook under some unsccoGuiabe delnslon tia' u
was no, practicable absolutely vent back over ihe 1u
by which hs had crossed Lookout Mo4Htain wen1 dosa
tie valley tie gap through which Thomas hAe
crossed by ,his roundabout route came N on
Tbonas's corps consuming tTe days instead ~ ihrl
hours In occilng tie junction. Those i've Jay, settled
the fate Of tho army. lie did not reach hoiahs " io
sy.n,u al the l.ih. the morning Of the 10Th fass
ia is.9.d hi. orders 10 adyaI = And Tie REINFORCED
enemy pressing forward and closing IN. had sre.dJ
compelled Rosecrans 20 bring crisenGea ttii IA the'
away from. Chattanooga ind clear UP 10 lhoanA '.i
10 save both corts from annihiat1on IN detail
As soon AS McCook got up Gen. Rosecran, sisrif'
eSemy enc AZ sracl iaseeHsS2ogen g but hear Rossve
the 18th. ard Chickamauga followed. Technically %
Durro~e-he got his army into ChhitaHof 1-ihous sh ~
fearfuly heavier expense alan had bcea anticipated
II he lost the battle he siiI Won tie campaign. Ana
have been thus particular Ia tracing tho operations
preceding and producing Chekamsugei Dos Decnnse u
s proper false mpressions " the leAsons
WHY the battle fought nnd bocagse those fu.e In
pressions had their effect IN Increasing TIC nr De
4 par,ments dissatisfaction with Gen. Eo.cornnss
.
been understood here; and tie Department sharing Tn
The public impression Lsi the battle ttr ip rdrnt
act Of 81 over pruden' man STOW sueata, snet'po.
went es much fnrh'r Than the ntiic IL
iis condemnation ss It's disposition TO condemn had
been more aroused by previous causes
LKAvB0 TIE ARMY II THR cEIsis or BATTLE roR
! 1HE REAR
4 But t.s liberalization Oh this score wa Hight,
compared with Whit ! now name - tho fourth And
more immediate reason icr the rein0yh!-Gen Hose.
oranss voluntary sepoi alton from his Chief ~ stan ~
The crisis ~ the battle ard his retiring. "sihmpeded
as rtfnent officers wont 20 eJprcss H. 10 chat
tanooga while the staff officer inssisd on pressing tor
ward 10 the front. Tho Secretary Of War u under
stood 10 have gono far IN speaking %! This, as 10
denounce il as act of absolute cosardice None -
US who remember be briIiAn. personal tPvoiy win
which the hero 81 Stone River hns iumlnfd 80 msiy
triumphant battle fields Of this war can ff t. regret
tha, any oDe should h,ye 20 iar forgotten himself and
forgotten tho bloody records Of our glory ss 70 h-Fbo
such unworthy tDo1ght for an instant bu1 cihno
be wondered TINT GeD. Kosecranb uui1ri unAic HAd
uerpcable course should have tnixhcd the work The
ureyious irritation Lad begun.
IL Will be remembered that Increment made by
Brig Gen. Wood under misconcepion Of orders,
opened gap ia the line of battle through which tho
Rebels at pouncrf and pulyerHed Tho flgt o' Gen
yosecranss army. The General ttrOse Tor three quar-
ters Of an houO rally them. but Ia vain 1T was while
making this struggle that Con Lyto was Killed. WITHIN
ten or Twelve ysrds OF him. Meantime The as'snc'ng
Rebels had cut him OF from lis center ard len. and be
was carried back the tide Of Tie route to the foo. o
the mountain 10 get % the ccnter again. 10 had u
climb the mountain and make deOuT o seven or tfht
miles While doing This. he met suaggiers who sad
they we're from Negley's command and that IL was
routed and sting He knew that DO had sent Neg
eys troops 70 tie extreme left Accepting their slory
M trne and leapug nj 10 the conclnsion tat II
both night and fi rontcd IL was hopeless defeat
he instantly resolved 10 hasten back V Chattanooga
and prepare 10 reorganze The Struggling fragments.
II was the fatal mistake OF hi, lie. do not know
thst his friends make any defense for him this point
except 10 say that ~ military Judgment
10 facts that II his understanding II the scts Lnd
beon correct il would have beer the very Dest thing Tor
him t do; and that. at any rate. In harsh 70 remove
di,ugui,hed officer for being on single ocoasion. dc
neued by false Information from h.s soldiers.
mo n,,i nrfiDs rruli thnt nobody but man already