The New York herald., 1863-12-12
GEN. HAttEcNS REPORT.
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Ma tor General u W. HALLFcK, GeneraI-inChief
When General Rosecrans finally determined 10 ad ance
he permitted 10 select, without restriction, his
lpe OF operations by which 70 reach Chattanooga On
bong directed 10 connect his left far practicable,
with the army OF General Burnside and 10 report daily
BY telegraph hls movements Till he crossed the Ten
neesee river, General Burnside also ordered
sect hs right as much as possible with General Rcre
erans Jeff that II tho enemy should concentrate upon
either army the otn0r could TO e assistance Gen
ere. K9seerans, On ,he 2oth OF Juno, commenced
mlahoma covered IN front by the debes OF Duck river
deep narrow stream, with few tords or bridges, and
rough rocky range OF hills, which divides the barrens
nom the lower level OF Middle Tennessee BraRg's main
1erCe occupied strong position, north Of Duck river
nom Shebyvile which fortified TO Wartrace all the
gaps the road leading thereto bong held 10 force
General Rosecrans determined 10 render useless their
ntrenchmenls by turning their left aud moving On
iDeir communication at the railroad bridge Elk
river, thus compelling battle on ground
q driving them in disadyantaseoos line OF retreat.
BY an admirably combined movement he deceived
by threatened advance in force their left Shelby
y,le, whhe the mass OF his army, in reality, seized
and moved oD Manchester thus turning the right OF the
0pemys defence OF Duck and directly threatening
fragg, WHO was compelled to fail back 10 Tulaboma
Aoty pursued by Granger, who had brilliantly carried
6helbyville Dispositions were Immediately made 10
5nlahoma, ana fall upon the enemys rear but Rragg
abandoned TO us MS in,renched camp and rapidly fell
eatk towards Bridgeport, Ala, pursued as as prac
oabe by our fcrcee in the words Of General RosecraDs
Official report thus ended nine days. campaign which
drove tho enemy from two fortified positions gave
tossesson OF Middle Tenneetee, conducted the
most extraordinary rains ever known Tennessee thai
period OF tho year, over soil that becomes almost
au,Cksand Our operations retarded thirty Elk
hours at oovers Gap and sixty hours IN from, Of
session OF hs communications and forcing the enemy 70
very disastrous battle. These results far
xocSessiui han was anticipated ana could only have
been obtained by surprise 10 the direction aud force
@ our movements.
Our iosses in these operations eighty 6ve Killed,
your hundred and sixty two wounded and thirteen mss
tng-makiDg 10 oil tive hundred and sixty The killed
md wounded OF the enemy 10 unknown but took one
Thousand sS hundred and thirty four prisoners OF which
nfly-n,oe commissioned officers We captured be-
sides sM pieces OF artillery, many small
able camp eqopage and large quantities. VI Ccmmseayy
After tho expulsion Of the rebel army from dd)e
rsee, Bragg etreaed across tho Cumberland Mountains
aD Tennessee river upon Chattanooga which he
end threw defensive works at tho erosenQ the river
~ far up as Bythes Ferry.
ward supplies kosecraus, on the 10th q August, com
gepCed bis advance across the Cumberland Mountains
tnasanoosa and rs ooveTag ridges en- the sontbcas!
6 the most important passes the front Of hrs movement
extonded from the head OF sequatche valley, East
nesseo TO Athens Alabama, thus threatening the inc
tho Tennessee from Whtesbury 10 Fly Ferry
Distance Of over one hundred and Nifty mIee. The
Tennessee river reached the 2Otb Ct Au-
Gut, aud Chattanooga shelled from the north
hank the 21s PonsOon, boat, raft and reete bridges
vere rapidly prepared at Caperons Ferry, Bridgeport
he mouth Of Baltic and Shell Mound and the army
except cavalry safety crossed the Tennessee the face
VI tho enomy. BY the 9Th OF September, Thomas bad
moved on Trenton seizing Frcks and Stevens Gap on
fhc lookout Mountain; McCook had advanced 10 Valley
Head and taken wnstons Gap, while Crittenden had
Thomas, and threatened Chattanooga by the Iass over
sho point Of Lookout Mountain.
Tho brsl mountain barrier south of tho Tennessee being
successfully passed. General Rosecrans decided 10 threat
en- the enemy communication with his right while bs
sn sne a. Snd M ,ei seized the gaps and the commanding
,otonno ssaDce the 9th developed the fact that the
enemy had evacuated Chattanooga the day and night
previous while General CritieDdens corpe took peacea
be posrefson o chattanooga the objective point Of the
campaign Geaeral Rosecrans. with the Of his
army pressed forward throdgn the dfcuI, passes Of
Abe Lockout and Missionary mountains apparently
duecting he march upon lafayette and Rome On
etceranng ihese faots and that General Burnside
pfsssson of all East tennessee above Chattanooga
and hearing Aai Iec was being rapidly reinforced
Rspidan, tsoemed probable that the enemy had deter
mined 10 Concentrate bis forces the defence Of Rcb
nond or new invasion Of the North. The sight re.
tH,ance ma 10 by him East Tennessee aud his abap.
Comment Sl'b OF defence OF 80 important position
.bAttanooga gave pausiby 10 the reports OF spies
here from Bragg
Fearing that General Rosscrans army nigh, be drawn
90 Tar INTO tie mountains Of Georgia where could not
~ supplied, and might be attacked before renorcements
,onid reach from Burnside sent ~ 90 ,be lin tie
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neL.a s, nntnnlas .leea from cumberland alp that
= hold, W -. al ss Tennessee; above ouaon and
Ho.ins toward Athens connect With YOU Amer Lodine
raS gssS Of s G,s
wlhbc decided whether army tLAl move furtbsr
south into 0oUTgIa and Alabama
ny re- hss Lee 3 df'fsr, 9a Hn. q
eeeolo 10 asoertsiBed AZ early as possible
~. W. HALLECK, General ~ Cbef
MAJOR Gencra' Ros,CRAss, Cbattan noo,a
On tbe ssIoe day lac following telegram vns semitic
QSpersi Burnf dc -
HEAneu Agxy
WAsnir.rcs, ID. o., SeIt II, lSa
cotettu ate you on your Hold cap Of he
pcdh Carolina mountains the line OF IolstoU liver or
me pooi " there be one 70 prevent Virginia
w. Gen. Rossrans viii occupy Dalton come point on tbs
tAtroad 70 cos ell sccets from Atlanta noun
"a psssss Ia NE vest THIS being done viii 10 deter.
ned whsber The movable force shall into teor
aud Alabama or into he ,.,y q Virginia and NORTH
VerohsA III. W. HAl1ECK, General In Chef
nA ter General bcprsipE. Cumberland 0ap
On tbe l2th Seneral hoeecraps teleeraphed that al
tDouGb bs eu cieDtiy strong enemy then on
he roos there indications that the rebels intended
~ turn bic hanks and cot on he communications he
kercN<o det ded that Burns de should move down ms IN
septry toward Chattanooga, hs left and that Grant
soouA cover the Tenneesec river toward whcsburg to
prevent any rad ou Nashville lie OF opin on ths,
- roots had been cent from Braggs army, but that
NASR was being reinforced by foring from sf,ssipp
the nigh, u the 18Th General Foster teegraphed from