Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-18

the execution Of any plan he saw ht to adopt"
Then followed period of rest 20 the greater
portion OF the army: Gen. sherman corps how
ever, captured Jackson on the l6fh OF July,
when Gen. Sherman returned 70 Nicksburg 10
recufe aie.
Operations in the Department OF Missouri are
not reviewed Al much length. al the battles and
skirmishes being recounted. but no new facts are
presented. In Arkansas Gen. Steele drove tie
enemy south OF the Arkansas river, and finally
beyond the Red river A large portion of the
military of tins department has been engaged 10
suPpres-ing the raids of cuerrillas. and Gen.
Halleck urges severe measures against these out
laws
Gen Pores operations against the Indians in
the Northeast have been qui.e successful =
Nearly All the hostile tribes have been scattered
and driven beyond the Missouri into British
ritory
The Department Of the Pacific has been ex
empt from civil The only fighting has been
VITA few hostile tribes OF Indians Neither had
anything else been done in New Mexico during
the year.
The Department OF the Ohio COMPRISES the
operations OF Gen. Burnside and his predecessors.
and recounts the several raids in East Tennessee
by Gems. Carter. Spear and Sanders, the capture
of John Morgan and his command. and finally
the important operations in East Tennessee up 10
the commencement of the siege of Knoxville.
These facts only repetition of The history
of that portion of the war which is vet fresh in
the minds of the public Gen. Burnside or
dered 70 GO operate with Gen Rosecrans after his
occupation Of Knoxville aud Loudon General
Burnside was ordered move down by the north
bank of the river. But although repeatedly
urged effect this junction with the Army OF the
Cumberland, Gen. Burnside retained most of his
forces in the upper valley which was still threat
ened oy small rebel force under Sam. Jones g"
The report does not come down to the siege of
Knoxville.
Gen Rosecrans' operations succncty re-
viewed from the time OF his taking command up
to his removal, including the battle Of Stone
River at length. In that battle, We lost 533
killed ,2i5 wounded, and , 500 missing, and y
pieces OF artillery. We took six pieces of artil
lery. Upon subsequent operations, Gen. Halleck
remarks:
while General Grant was operating before
Vicksburg, information deemed reliable WAS re-
ceivei from captured rebel correspondence tina t
large detaciimens were being drawn from Gen.
Braggs army 10 reinforce johnson la Mississippi
Reinforcements were sent 20 Grant from crher
armies in the West, bot Gen Ro-ecrans' army
was left in tact IN order that lie might take ad-
vantage of Bragg's diminished numbers, and
drive him back into Georgia. and thus secure
LOYAL East Tennessee from the hands of the re-
constantly in view from the beginning OF the war.
i therefore urged Gen Rosecrans to take advau-
tage of this opportunity 10 carry out his long
projected movement. informing him that Gen
Burnside Mould CO operate with his force, moving
from Kentucky to E Isl Tennessee. For variou,
reasons he preferred Ca postpone his movement
until the termination of the siege Of Vickshurg >
Gen. Halleck threw the responsibility OF mo, =
ing or not moving upon Gen koSecrans Ia
cOrrpSnpnlpnre that tplowpi Rp5Pcr,us fiuall 4
advanced against Bragg, who retre.ted. hat the
formers movements were rapid and very surce =
ful the enemy being forced out OF his strongly
positions one after the other
Cen Halleck then goes into a full history of
Gen. RosecraDs operations in Alabama, renues
see ana Georgia. which eliminated IN his deie II
ut Chckamauga. All the correspondence on the
subject is given. The movement appears To have
been copreivel by Gen. Ro>ecrans and stnctioue 3
by Gen Haileck. Gen Burnside was certainly
ordered to reinforce Gen Ro>ecranS. as Late as
Sepi eulber Ia. and Gen HurlbGt. at Memphis,
wis put under like orders. This part Oi Gen
Hhileck's report endeavors to >hos, at length.
the efforts made for the reinforce ment of Gen.
Rosecran- before The battle OF Chickamauea.
Generals Grant, Pope and Schoield were ctilrd
on Jor Their spnre troops but Grant. who mad
them 10 spare was in New Orleans, and could
not be reached. Gen. Hallack SAYS it pro-
posed to put Gen Grant in chief command Of the
three armies early Tie middle of September,
buI his absence and illpess at New Orlerns pre-
vented IT,
Then came the battle of Chick mauep. con.
corning winch Halleck saws it very difficult
to ascertain from which direction Bragg h al been
reinforced. Our loss in that bartle 6 900 M
killed. wounded and missing. and So pieces OF
artillery, We captured 1000 prisoners.
The report OF military oper ition> comes down
IN of L., hon II. hr
movement from Bridgeport, Oh the 18th OF
October, the credit of which is ascribed to Gen
Grant
The balance of the report is confined to gen
err! remarks and recommendations. one OF which
il to establish the grades OF General and Lieuten-
ant General in the army. with the same pay aud
emolumerts Major Den erals