The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-23
Mrnsaer.nono, Tenn. June II 1858.

4 .s.SG OVER NEW LEAF
1e army Wi bare 70 pleed guilty Of the charge which
IA tt.9rc r,eaifrea IS being made by the rebels
, n fs. fo-i srsying ITSELF having its picture
f,en et G"ea noseogans has iurucd over = now
.f ,fr ys Nry5 dly Division and corps drills In all
...t A., ,rn 0 Z centre RI ht aud lott, the en-
m auofis 1se l av si,n of troops drilling every
a r.-hes1 vaarsa, IN the centre, General Thomas
ne .s,c,, Il "a 3d.. .pre two divisions OF his corps
T. ls.ugs ara >ttnys. Il IS an extremely difficult
ia .icr iogle DIVISION in a wooded and rough
r.,t., nj. .a., auI a lain extensive enough for the
.,i. iei NOV. mes could not be obtained. However,
th, bel hi IS Noie started from C MP and rapidly
u..sd ~ die eat roads to converRing point on the
~ cb &c road where in an Incredible short space OF
fh5 two divisions were arranged In line Of battle
God t Brig, les in front al one of each division massed
10 cvioe. PIE highly interesting ana
sclia Que and ghne illustration OF grand tactics
Ttru.lout the whole army activity is displayed in
vering divisions 1t is school for the officers
whloh heretofore been somewhat slghtcd.
, ARMED NEGRO TROOPS.
rotice statement going the rounds of tho press In
which calculated that there are five thousand negro
troops in this department. This is mistake There are
no armed negro troops In this department; but Major
Mica Provost Marshal General. has in course OF forma
ton brsade pioneers composed Of negroes who have
legitimate service in hearmy They are likely soon TO
be ONE useful They viii Be armed eventually The logic
10 this army that good secessionist
sWho would be free themselves must strike the blow
If negro cannot eight for his liberty he does not deserve
it, It is cur duty to give him the opportunity. So
the Of logic. We are fast coming TO the
point when shall every negro who Ia able bodied
sufficiently carry arms, and the five thousand armed
nccro troops here will DO found in this depart
mo in six months.
COLONEL SIcHoIAs-1HE SUBLIME VIRTUE OF xIF-DENAL.
case OF sel,denia has lately been developed in this
army which singular. that am tempted TO relate IL.
is the scaior colonel OF dve whose cavalry rSs.n1n
have aseiy been orsnIzed mic BRIGADE OF Iurchn's
been brigade conmandr had not his modesty sug
gescd TO HIM that colonel Long, Fourth Ohio III is
the position tnan himself Colonel Nicholas, sacrificing
ambition, he believes, TO the good of tho country
aposed General Turchin and another colonel, who
so ranked Colonel Ling, that Long should have command
the brigaee do not think another such instance OF
assumed command Of the brigade II is promotion
truly desc we'd, aud the compliment of Colonel Nicholas
might be defeated by the government, with benefit TO H.
se by giving Colonel Long the rank as well as the posi-
to He will doubtless afford the government favor.
able opportunity to take this advice.
CAPTAIN W X. MERRILL
DDS Captain N Mchlor Chief Typographical Engi
the department. He has sgnalled his succession
the position by publishing lar Of instruction and
regulations approved by Gen. Rosecrans, Which must do
much, Il carried out or enfo ced, towards the improve
m mt OF the bureau originating with Capt Mcher. BY
these Instructions each brigade topographer Is required
rccrt every Monday morning his division opographer
his operations for past week. with comics of all maps
and oconnossanoes AID all verbal written Topographic
cal Information in the each division engi
er reports to the corps engineer every Tuesday and
each corps engine every Wednesday reports Capt
Merrill Capt Merrill Indicates the special field for his
engineers and this duty they subdivde among the
division engineers Scales OF maps also regulated by
these Instructions and several matters minor import
II is expected that the typographical corps will
now he enabled 10 give the Commanding General very
late and very accurate Information concerning the coun
try before
OUR FRONT.
General Rosccrans last evening gave copies OF
raj rebel papers OF late dates from which learn conclu
sivoly shat all Of Brecknrdees division has been
sent 10 sssippi The Twenty sixth Tennessee the
regiment which lost its lors stone belonged
TO Prestons brigade formerly Of Brccknrdges division
now OF Stewards Division Hardee's corps.