, 1863-01-26

"oNnde9 ana NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
n,ents-Tho Dismissed Ohlccrx-Jol,u
MorEun-1urfrccs Sanitary
Condition OF tho Army-PoRftIon or
NorthsScxtcrn RcEimcnts-To the
Chicago Board Of Trade.
fFrom Our Own Correspondent
MuRrRExsnoEo, Jan. 20, 1869,
Tic army Of the Cumberland, as you hnve
seen by telegraph, has been especially honored
by the President, and, although official notIf-
cation has not yet been received, the Ma}or
General commanding is salready addressing the
wings and centre as army corps. McCook's
wine (thc right becomes the Goth corps;
Ciitttndcn's wing (thc left) becomes the 21st;
and Thomas {centrc) becomes the 14th- ALI
tAfs for bravery on the battlefield Of Stone
Riyer-alike complimentary and honorable
to commanders and soldiers.
The best spirit everywhere prevails. Sol
diers think they have the .ablest General of
the day, and they are us willing to follow
him to battle Confident Of vlctoryI y as men
can be, willing to go where there ia possibility
Of death. There is no nlistaking tile feeling
Of this army. You cannot hear dissenting
voice. Rosccrans demonstrated to every man
within sight him, on those days Of terrible
struggle, that lie was brave, IS brave can be:
and the soldiess-thc men Of the ranks-bc-
came h;s friends thencef,rward Hundre7s
ofstories ,re at,oat in :comn of thc cener,l,s
bearing, his GOODNESS and courage in battle,
showing. 1o,. on,eklv tbe rank md file grasp
FIR cv;5cnces of n conomander's courage, In
this cose tbc ;nstonccs arr not wanting, and
the men of tbc army of The Cumberland are
more tlnn contentcd with their leader.
Since the battle of Stone River, the army has
been quietly encamped within short distance
of this village. Portions Of the troops have
been pushed at times within striking distance
of the enemy. but there has been no move
-.
nent loohins ~ an a1eaeA Ut general aosance'
People Of the North, misled by the te1egrams
that first followed the battle have pone FRET
.,,t, - ~ ao.,,t ~ 49, 49,. p.,4 .-,.
1ns, Nv u"up., ~ Luz oe1ay' out pcopi7
nnst remember that m army that tights for
four days at a cost Of 10000 men aud 1000
- -,,s. - e o'', te4n "soAe "a. IL
WHICH 10 reeuperate' impatient civilians
have only to try camp life, battle or two,
and a few DAYS q march, to get their impa-
.:...o 1.z.,... 49,. .r.,.. C...
and b1es oue ~ neroa esraa aaa
extent disoreanizcd by battle. and time for
rcoro,ni1.t;on r,,.+ h.. ,,,a 1,af,-. ,,.,,,
Ao"7' -. AAu oeio1o NJ"
naTcnes arc peeuh' But the army Of inc
Cumberland suffered no real disorganization
in the battle .of etone River thong1, many
- .A'
1eelnaents sustained u LOSS o1 na11 1nelr num-
bcrs. The delay in pushing after the retreat
fup enemy has heen brought ahout nv
smother c,,oo-+1,n eo.-,;., - .,,,,>,;..
ono.e4 .""o'ue s.'es :s.' suppnes'
aud the utter 1mpossiallity Of procuring their
concentration within reach. But yesterday I
heard tile Major General glcefullv cxclaim.
,.ro,t.z faot 49, =, ~ G...t.,3a.s 49,,
1ui.5 icct i4se i" 'ne eunoef1ano' no"
#e'n have stores" And SO 1t Is; the Cum
ocflana VIII now ofing 20 NashSiue suen IN
amount o1 stores Us VIII 1eea hundred Lnon-
established at this point, and ere many days
the army Of the Cumberland will again be In
motion. For days l have been among the
vnrlons regiments from the Northwest, OBJ
tanning lists OF the casualties in the Into bat
tie, and hare sent you the name Of every
Michigan, who was killed or wounded.
have given my time wholly to this work, and
through the kind cooperation Of the regi-
mental and company officers, I have succeed
ed in preparing What I venture to assert are
accurate lists. Many. It will be no.
.tleot oae Ana!Aeu 1Aoe!A6, VI "uum,
II WILL be well tor friends to remember
The bulk are but stragglers, who ran away so
as to be In at q t3rht on another 7av- The no.
gregate loss in Northwestern regiments. T
no1;ea nws W. .He ~, tonoMlu " luR may "
1sHea . 4p4u 10 tms e3aet ioss o. me army: &
Now, as I hare explained, the bulR Of the
missing will retur1,-sav 1000 Of them: then.
Of the Wounded, certainly 5, 600 viii be ready
LOT onty *ltaln three aap weeks, time-so that an
actual loss OF put 6,oUo has been sustained by
the army. Since the battle, many times the
splendid army Of men, much larger % than y was IS
r;,,sre s ~ nfnrfeeeinre aooo' 'ne soooly
'a6I - t44 t1lSssnVto;
tola you ny teiesrapn tnaI Inc MAJOR Gen'
~ sar "as t1ee eue & He ahq gass 1e names re
sarrice W.cI, faa1;;.r ~ e1 ee
heconsc ~ thc orde5 ;,isn,al3n% ia;,t R'i
S,,t vii, fa1x cycent;ons ;ts s;,co - adn,;t
ted co1 SHERMAN ;poie ererr ct1or4 - nroc,re
IN abroration Of the order, hnt Wit,,ont arn; =
ne Of
orders i1;pm;ss;nr nfsicers are cioe:d 9rE;th
narncran}, likc tjsis. The nrov;s;one ~ or;iar ~
Eo Z VIII l,n strictIv enfnranS AZ ~. IN
provisions Of order 80. D Vim he om;tteJ
XII NV. 4ha+ ~, ,>,a,. ~ "tn " ~ ullleu-
;s1amt nu" tat ~ G'' ,c ay aaettana a. tae Pun
Cumberland. conv fhe ori7er refsrrai ~. y. '"s
Sh' ~ o'0ot l'eu w.
nrpr cn,sSrnf .,1s NV Amar GoRfs
ErSTrcs1 Eorcr'har q 1efa {
| GENERAL OKpEnNo 9.-Wheneyer an order mus
| tcring ont OF disnissing COMMISSIONED officer i
| given, under genuine order No. T. from these head
quarters, It will be sent Though the proper com
,ont andcrs m 70 Inc commanding 9necF of the rcg1
Il viii be tbe tT nf n" ans s1p1I
cAusc the command to be assembled and the orttc
published to it as soon as practicable. He vii
caNse the culpritto appear In front ofthc command
uncovered, while thc order is read. and after it
p pupiica.loa the AaJn!ant Wili str'p lFoE him. Il
nthoe @ .! IT, ~ III ns saoaaer ssraps a1t
conncted hy f1c 1nard 1r}thnut the 1nea ~ - ~
command
By command Of Maj. Gen. RosccranB.
ARTHUR c. DrcAr,
/ Lieut.. Colonel and Acting Chiefof Staff.
Col. W. B. Cassidy, Of the Goth Ohio, e.
capcd the enforcement of q M an h va
dismissed 'for drunkcnuesson the mornint
| Of the S1st inst. at the most critical 11omenT
Of the battle, when his regiment was cngoret
with the enemy, thereby rendering hiin In
capablc Of RECEIVING or giving orders and i'm
periling the safety Of fis entire command
In consequence Of his wound. althoumb re-
cciycd after be had been relieved from rom
mand, and when not in the exercise Of duty
the provisions Of order No. 9, will not be cal
ried out.''
Col. Cassidy. I understand. stood fair NJ n,
officer and gentleman in the army. and hi
fate should warn tho Iouor.dtinkfnr soldier
Gen. Rosccrans is beloved by his offlcer
| and men and yet IN all fhc nr11,,p +l,nrn e ~