The New York herald., 1863-09-26

end u the contest, tho Sleeping Or ,soif einf hf
ing the night however he y General foyd ted
tbs pesitI1n, and relreltrd, leaving ali ~ wagos,
RES camp oauipare, suPpy q ammunition end aiy
head y cattle. rus battle cleared hs vii Y distfirt q
rebch
COMMANDER or riig ngrAprSEsT.
On the l2h day r November, 1891 int part - tho
State o Virginia embracing. Tho region x the
tans made INTO lrurtc department, Under ne
tito Of tie Department or Western r~inia, apd
placed under tie commani of General Fo>ccrsua,
with his hcsaquartcrs Il Wheeling by this az
ranF-meut the country - the Ohio river was
separated from the Department OF the Ohio No
roops belonging 20 which department des ei @
operate IN a different direction ihralfh EenrurSv. N
though an occaslcna skrnIsh would take rtcs ii re
oulskirs o. tho Unon n sons around the borders the
department siii u may ~ said Western virs,ui,
entirely cleared large force Or rebcs ald
haa remained 50 up g tue preser, time.
SUPERSEDED BY eprrRAL nss''oSr..-onprsED TO
THE SOUTHWEST.
On the 1lth day Or Nar,h the military Departments ~
tho United States materially changed. and all The
mountain rcrous Of vigun, kentucky North Carolina
ard fernessee were combined n dcrnruscnl under
the t,e q tho Mountain department, ard General
Fremont placed in command of ihis section
q country. A all important military movements
were considered IL Western virginla General
he requested tina. he misht DO placed in com,raa "a
OF troops n the field holding, however tie command ~
the department until his should
the headquhrtera Whom General Fremont
mont OF the department General Rosccrnus lemrora
rly placed In command OF General ReDkerR division
was afterwards ordered to the Southwest.
ACTING MAJOR GENERAL or voIuErTrRs-rSpGR
GESERAL CgASr
General Rosccrana was aftor the evacuation OF Co4nh
the Mssisspp," which was technically known "a the
Third division OF The district OF Tennessee troops
in which district formed General Grants army Iii bead
quarters then ~ corInth which position he strongly
fortified During the his operations vcro chiefly
confined 10 the defence q his position but IN tho
commenced more active movemen,s
i-u.K-A-coniSTn
About two hours before dark tho 10th OF September
General Rosecgans forces kei the rebels uuder Gen
Sterling Price In their pesi,ion south Of uks and had
sharp fight before night closed In Tho next day General
Rosocrans renewed the light but the main part cf tho
rebo forces finding that they would certainly lose tho
day, fed, ard Rosecrans Immediately sent his cavalry
pun suit OF tho runawaya. During tho night tho rebels
lost their generals and two hundred ana sixty
officers and men killed., over four hundred severely
wounded, and six hundred prisoners including General
whitfield
On tho I'd OF October General RoeccAnp who gain
In command OF his pos,ion~t corntb. attacked by
the rcb forces under General Tsrl Van norn and hs
troops forced back from their dcfcnces into tho
town. Nexi day the rcbc!s were repulsod and drivon
from the Union works In q confused retreat. The
obstinacy OF this defence by and attack OF the
Union troops characteristic Of tho oomman.
der Although tho rebels had concentrated thor
forces under soms OF their bcst generals,
they completely routed with loss of thousand
hun drod "a slx
wounded and two thousand two hundred and sixty eight
prisoners including hundred and thirty
Tho troops also captured stands Of colors
pieces Of artillery threo thousand thrco hundred and
OF small arms and forty i've thousand rounds Of annual
on, besides accoutrsme wagons, &c. Tho rebels
pursued forty miles 10 force and sixty miles by
airy. lie also ordered his com mbnatons TINT
next day his subordinate generals intercepted tho rebels
capturing prisoners and entirely using up tho rooc
army In that vicinity.
MAJOR dHsRRAL OF VOLUNTEERS, AMY or THR ONO.
For his gaantry and the two above recorded
occasions General Rosecrans nominated by tho pros
dept ma~ general Of volunteers 70 date from March
a. 1862 Tho appointment confirmed by the execn
1.-Two session Of the senate 1909 o nominated
for breyet ecncraship Of Tho regular army
| IN tirne 10 get confirmed.
On the Goth day OF october Genera Rosecrans was with
l pfnocd n
command Of tho Army OF tho Ohio, thereby relieving
General Bael lie entered upon his now duties on oe.o
ber 90, and assumed tho command u all tho uoopS
In Kentucky except such had boon specially sciectca
for certain services IN that State Tho troops rnder
command were known Is Tho Fourteenth army corps.
and with these troops he marched towards Nashville On
the Sd of November bc organized piooocr corps en-.
posed OF negroes and 70 bc attached every rcgen, ~
hs command This organization took Oh grea, deal of
heavy labor from the white soldiers Of his army He
divided his army, whio at bowling Green KY. No
vember 8. into three divisions AMI placed them under
IN command OF Genorsls Thomas nccook md crl,lcn
den
sAsHvfLLE-DxYAEraEsT or THs CUMBERLAND.
On tbs 9th day Of November 1902, tho rebcs made
an attack upon ths position II Sashvnle but were re
pulsed with heavy loss. sh rliy Afterwards tho forc.
under General Ro'ccrars arrived and tho rebel. zero
| driven ~ from the ATTEMPTED lnvssiuacai u the
Tenncfseean capital.
An tho rosion Of country south q tho neatscsy Ina
snd such parts o. Northern Alabama and Georgia -
might be taken by Rosecrans ,roora we're iornsd int.
department and dclgra,sd the Deiartonl u he Cum
serand OF this fepar,men, General aosecrsIs made
tho commander
guHrRErsson0
Tho rebel. who bad been c,tng ss,hyine fep bsrE
% uurfr where hey Iouca Wv other forces
and al psced under tho command a Genera
On the Goth o December. 1884, General R@ecrana b.An
y move hs army opt ffon Nashville Ia tbs dreci0u u
Nurfroesboro ana 90 ue 9Th n shit q The rebol
works. On the goth skrmrllng oonrnsrcoi, All 60.
nued ant the s0rl tho rebsls slns hgnfrei RI
souers. A. daybreak On December ~ issQ the agli
vas renewed with great fury The rcbes drvisg ibe rti
wing uuior Cen. Mcrook Tor 'our mlfs, with The
o's also q t~cnty sir grr, The fFh ortinnet a4ag
The following two dayt, ana skrrhhirg for iH0 Gays
orser General nnsecrnbs stated hat tho -hl wosd h.
been entire tie sis bot tie rurpr. ..
The right fank presertsi after thfe. isys otsnais
nghpg ,he rcbes beaten and ts yc'ory - ogrs
rnAsys oy coSGnEss-Anpirioss
pint resolution vas pAstcf b. Cou1lss flf *
January isc3 Eisng tho tbsrsa 4 tonsr~ss y Hsof
General william - Ros~ctsns shd the oil1eYs an men
ubcsr ~ crmmand ~ ho'r sanautry anf god eoss 4
| IN TIE baltic n Narfrcsshrro. Tens.
raring 10 sane month fori Hrnty, To't ppnsa sha
osrkfve werc sdaei to ~ a0sartu enl ssl H. grand