The New York herald., 1863-07-08


Sixteenth Alabama.
Thirty third Alabama. ~ - -.
Third Confederate Lieut. 1oa w. J" nSt"'
Thiriieth rennesseo.......
fu''en'n texas .';aslle semples battery
M,jor General Alex r Stewart, of rennessee
FIRST Brigade.
Colonel Brown, Third Tennessee, commanding
.fhrd fenressee .,.......
feuth Texas. ...............
Nineteenth Mississippi. pi.....
second Brtgads.
Brigadcr General Churchill
brigade OF hrklnsas troops lately captured at Arkan
sas Post, and Just exchanged.
Third Brtaaie.
Brigadier general IL. c. Clayton.
brigade OF Aablmians
Colonel H. b Bate commanding.
Composed of Tennessee troops.
DETACHED INFANTRY COMMANDS.
Ireston's Brt9ate
Brigadier General William Preston OF Kentucky.
Twentieth Tennessee, ... Colonel smith
Twenty sixth Tennessee.
Twenty eighth Tennessee.
Thirty second Tennessee.....
Sixtieth North Carolina.....
Jack 5 battery.
Puin~rs Brigdds.
Brgadier General Palmer. Of Tenncssee.
Eighteenth 1ennessee.
Twenty ninth Tonnessee.....
Forty fifth Tennessee.
ssesna s,fs. s'S1aaa Sisraa. c0nsoid'd
sNorE-lt Will be seen that two Third aud two Fifth
Tennessee regiments mentioned n cnumerating the
regiments from this State five werc numbered by the
rebel authorities, they having been raised before
the state secceded. subsequently the numerals
were given TO the first five raised under the authority Of
Tagg's cavalry much scattered that roster
Of would hardly represent the force In our 'front.' and
omit It.
is,GG NOT wEAKrNED-wHy RosEoRANs DID NOT MOVE
The best information which II has Oeen possible to OBJ
tain regarding Braggs strength leaves "a be very
strongly suspected that no has matriay weakened
himself by sending rein 0rcements 10 Mississippi On the
contrary some OF the best informed aud m st discreet
thn aQ
he belief that the rebels could bring upon baltic field
twenty five miles south OF this place many men as
Rosecrans could Before he started General Rosecrans
would have to leave large force OF men IN the works IL
would then require nearly not quite many more to
Keep open his commune atoms This Is IN rea ity the
great weakness ol the works here Their strength pro
tects them from direct attack. Bragg would avoid them
and force an engagement elsewhere Then the .detach
mens to hold the works would be as useless as the works
themselves aud would only To weaken the active
army is; but ! do know that large force OF men
could not well be spared in engagement Of the despe
rate character which may be anticipated in the event OF
forward movement.
BaAGGs OTHER ADVANTAGES.
Another point is to be taken into consideration to fully
comprehend how difficult it will be TO attain in
attacking Bragg The information that have before son
will show that he holds complete OF his line Of
operations and has the choice fields either far
removed starting point; aud complete il
his command aud control OF these lines that all strategic
movements par; fail or carry us very
far away from this base AS have before explained,
that whether the main BODY Of this army his
right or left flank Bragg Is 30 situated that he can meet
us within his works and fight his own chosen |
ground II on Manchester nothing is
than that shall find him there IL we move on
shelby vile shall nd him behind his works HURT
cane and Fall creeks lhere s nothing TO by
and tho legs OF the soldiers gain nothing
the battle nolds which Bragg has chosen, and d.
recy to by all the convergng lines he has allowed
The battle hcn becomes or brute force wagcd by
nearly equal forces, and the result is ndiscrminate
slaughter without an end attained.
BRAGG wEAKESD DELAY
It not 10 ut all probable that any further
likely TO be drawn from Bragg. Is
questionable whether advance would be at all likely
70 prevent this Every step which he takes southwark
Bragg and weakens R0secrans Bragg could
we'll afford Chattanooga he assured that
Kosecrans would follow. To retire would be easy as
force between Shobyvie and Normandy
there nine good lords and bridges Once beyond the
the river and upon the ascent 70 ELK Ridge the retiring
force could hold bay thrice its force NJ the same tmc
indcting punishment upon It. The whole thing
then narrows down 10 tho question Of the commis
Bragg shall reap tho ripe wheat
and gtho the rponng corn the country between
US and rulahomay
Besides this question have that OF preparations
for a future campaign We have base
here Tullahoma and McMnnvie and the rail
operations against Fast Tennessee. Murtrecsboro is
depot mereyit be nothing clsc. II Is connected
with se base Gs :.
one and river navgable about onethird Of the year.
AZ navgable. however, at all times TO point where IL
n niersected by railroad 10 Murfreesboro Thus there
ample Of supplying this depot hurfreesboro
Is the point OF OF lines about equal iengtn
from Tuilahoma and lle the proposed basis for
operations In heavy columns railroad supplies
Tulahoma and good turnpike supplies AcMinnvne be
sides the latter point connected BY Fail with Tuahoma
and the base supplies DO extended the points
from which proposed In this plan 70 operate Fortty
s rendered strong win be dicult 70 break.
such base obtained by victory. even At
the price Of such victory Stone river the gns would
not have boon fought ia vain
| DIAGRAM os TUE CAMPAIGN AGANT CHATTANOOGA.