The New York herald., 1863-10-29
Army OF the Cumberland.

made. u. 3. GRANT, Major General.
Army OF the Cumberland.
GENERAL ROsECRASs FAREWELL ORDER.
GENERAL oRDERs-No 242
HEADQU ARrrRs, DEPARTMENT CUMBERLAND,
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Oct. 10, 1868. !
The General Commanding announces 10 The officers and
soldiers Of the Army of the Cumberland that he leaves
them under orders from The President
Major General George II. Thomas. in compliance with
orders will assume the command OF this army and d.
Tho ch eis Of all the staf depar tmeu,s will report
him.
yn taking leave Of you his brothers arms, officers
and soldiers, be cnRratuates you that your new com
mander not To VOC, as he did stranger General
Thomas has identified with this army first
organization Tie has led you often in battle. To his
known prudence dauDtcss courage and true patriotism
yon may look with confidence that under God be viii lead
you TO victory.
The General Commanding doubts not you will be as true
" yourselves aud your country the future you have
To the division brigade commanders be tenders his
thanks for thor valuable and hearty opera
tion in all that he has undertaken
the chiefs of tho stat departments and their subor
dnatcs whom he leaves behind, Q debt of Gra-
Companions arms officers and soldiers fare we'll and
may God bless you
w. g. RosECRANs, Msor general.
GENERAL THOMAS ASSUMPTION ORDER.
GENERAL ORDxRs-So. 243. 90
HEADQUARTERS lRPARTssEyr or Tux CuNsEHIAND,
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. %, 1883. !
IN obedience N tho orders OF tho Presdent Of the United
staes the undersigned hereby asss1es command OF the
army VI the xmoerand.
6y Major General ReOrsus, the undersigned
confidently ROLES the hearty operation Of every
officer and roldier OF the Ar1y Of the Cumberland to
eaabo him TO perform the arduous duties devolved upon
Tho officers on duty in the various departments Of the
stan at these headquarters viii continue 10 their respec
tive places
All orders heretofore published tho government Of
'nc a'"y VII remain 10 force aos aarshss " orasss
MAJOR General United States Volunteers.
.a.,r NASHVILLE, Oct ~, 1853
apASss sAsavnLx
Tho coming Of General Grant, by some mysterious
nsaos-perhaps BY shat ipoompreheDs bly, fast
ve0ic6 of Information ~ widely known the grape
vine aph-was made here before his arrvs
he had landed at tho ~. Cloud Hotel the city
q rather wnd state OF excitement. The
rnor tho removal OF Rosecrans had already reached
here arrival OF General Grant added the
terry which surrounded the situation You have been
already ADVISED by letter telegraph OF the facts
tive changes. This mornirg tho latter medium
conveyed tho Intelligence to this heretofore bewidcred
pnb,ic, and The excitement has subs'ded
During the evening Governor johnson, having called
on Geueral Crsnt induced by the camors OF The
crowd MAKE a speech and mounted the steps Of the
St Cloud Hotel la this he introduced General Grant
who stood by 20 the people their commander
proceeded the close Of the speech address
General Grant creiog upon him more vigorous proee
clon'oi the war and assuring him thai the people
ready .oback hm until the last spark OF rebeons
fire should he qucuched II present but ufser.
stood that General Grant made remarks.
prsAr,oIsImysI At RosEcRAss' RNxovAi.
confess to great disappointment in the removal Of
General Roseorsns, and Mt the time cannot bat
loco at the promotion Of General Thomas these two
men had apparently go identified themselves with tho ex
NJ M fte hat
separation from Of either with much pam; and is
only by tho advancement or the that recon
cited to tho retirement OF the other.
General Roeecrans leaves his army most popular
rnander despite tho late failure bis part lie under
stood thoroughly certain sys,en-for which cannot
find expressive name-by which 10 gain
Of his troop He passed regiment tbout bav-
Ing pleasant word for the He cha,ted freely and
ocularIy with them. lie blamed the officers for
every,hing-tbe men for nothing knapsack Was pu,
on carsIessly he told the guilty mans captain thas be
"didntkuow bow strap aknapsack II csntesn
missing be rdecd the solder who thought he could ngns
without water, aud scoded his officer. All this pleased
che men without exactly Offending tue Officer and the
whole army had atcarty laugh over every such sceoe
and felt an increAsed admiration for the General.
erSxRAL
General Tbomss has another syssem that naAes nm,
pot In tho common sense OF tho term. popuarperhats
popular Roueorans He he's deep seated and
deep rsoed affection of hrs mcu It is OF the uadeou
kind He stands forth tho army an above sus
picsen and looked upon By the army - tho nation
looks upon ts great Of the pastwhh of reve-
He for single moment sacrifices hh dig.
atty. though private godier had dnBcs,ty Ia
reaching his He always finds pstent lete0w and
sound adviser. He has quiet way n deciding, from
which soldier dremed II proper ~ appeal. He
taks In ov, auiss STRAIN. there bossrous sneh-
Ser svsr heard about his beadquartsrs. His staff 10
but no has aboua him va~kins liks himself. TIE
Any ssvcso the man, and ] have doabt
wu heartily welcome hrn, while u feellngiy takes
lcsve 0 hssees,ns Tho public, too, win giadIy
mest. Tor ~herc man holding chest military rack
tho army 30 ateo hs and provnot on
toM the ana q too yesrs sf active warfare he fights
isrs os'Ss ssys 90 Amy ,seognissd ~ hero, and
wish W scc moro o. him and him moro trusted ana
honosed 6eoera Ihemas y sncb Q man. and esyspes 70
sag, has goos ronsh THE wsw wshoss spparsuy sxcis
Ing the envy os salouav 0 single fellow obosr aad hs
characsex stasA dag frss NON stain a. that a. sov
mas VINO has made biz appearance ID this was
GEyuRAn RnsncrAxs n'cppa.
snd obscorsthat GcDev Hosecrsss had bssa rsmsy sd
From uhat have aimee easnsd appears 10 ne thax bis
remuval desermined upon wsAa shovs time suSee
queA1 - ths lats battIs: bat the removal -
elections 1hsss are reports heard hcrs conveying
ths inprsmon that RosecrAas is under charges: but
] do nos think that any have been preferred,
encsps - ths MAJOR o NE Sec ID Minnesota, 10 which
rumors has u that GenerSc ok prefers charges an,s
Gensral Rosecrans bot think that this story grows ous
0 passage IN kcCooss onical report of ths bst,s
Nhich explanatory of be tNccook's) APPEARANCE In
graph states that dgrug morning n sunday General
RSecrars sent kcCook orc9r ~ noye lroofs 70 tho