Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-21

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General Gilmore's operations have been
characterized by great professional skill and
boldness. Ae has overcome difficulties almost
unknown in modern sieges. Indeed, his opera
tons on Morris Island constitute almost a new
era in the science of engineering and gunnery.
Since the capture Of Fo;ts Wagner and Gregg he
has enlarged these works, and established power
| full batteries which effectually command Fort
Sumter, and can render efficient aid to any naval
attack upon Charleston They also control the
entrance Of the harbor" O. i'srI5 - II as
In the Department of the Gulf. operations
have been successful. The preliminary move.
ments TO the siege of Port Hudson are given at
length. On the 9Th Of July the place uncond-
tonally surrendered. We captured {, 233 prison
ers, 81 pieces of artillery. two steamers, 400
pounds of cannon powder, :, 900 small arms. $50,
900 rounds of ammunition, &c. Our loss from
the Sd 70 the 30th of May. including the assault
on the 9th, as reported, was about 900. 81
The Department of the Tennessee is next re-
viewed. The object Of Gen. Grants campaign
was the opening of the Missssippisin conjunction
with the army of Gen. Banks Gen. Shermans
first attack upon Vicksburg failed because the
place was more strongly fortified than had been
| supposed. The troops we're then withdrawn, and
the capture of Arkansas Post accomplished on
the llth of January. We captured at the latter
place 1000 prisoners, IL pieces of cannon. 3 900
small arms, $4,000 rounds of ammunition and
500 animals. r.-f.r.4s 4 ffirfs 800.
! Gen. Grant then assumed immediate command
Of the Army of the Mississippi, which was largely
reinforced. Grant soon became satisfied that the
north line of Vicksburg was too strong to be sue
cessfully attacked; the canal soon proved fail
ure; and General Grant directed his attention to
other means of turning the enemys flank. With
the assistance of Porter and Farragut he ran the
batteries at Vicksburg, and his army crossed the
river seventy miles below, and began The i'm
portant sovement upon the of Vicksburg
| which is described in detail. Sc
l. The movement was followed by the battles of
! Raymond. May IL; of jackson. May IA: of
Champions Hill. May Is; aud Big Black River
Bridge May lin all of which our troops were
victorious rsf.
In this campaign Gen Grant captured 81 900
prisoners. His total loss ia the whole movement
was ,243 killed, ,095 wounded and 537 missing
Gen Halleck remarks:
ono more brilliant exploit can be found in mil
itary history. 1t has been alleged, and the allie
cation has been widely circulated by the press
that Gen. Grant, in the conduct of his campaign,
positively disobeyed the instructions of his supe-
riors Ii is hardly necessary to remark that Gen.
Grant never disobeyed an order or instruction,
but always carried out to the best OF his ability
every wish or suggestion made to him by the
government. Moreover he has never complain
eu tnaI the government uu not furnish MIN all
the means and assistance In its power facilitate
the execution of any plan be saw fit to adopt"
Then followed period Of rest to the greater
portion Of the army: Gen. Sherman's corps, how
ever, captured jackson on the 9th OF July,
when Gen. Sherman returned 10 Vicksburg to
recuperate.
Operations in the Department of Missouri are
not reviewed at much length, all the battles and
skirnishes being recounted, but no new facts are
| ufa1 In Aria 10 h..
enemy south of the Arkansas river, and finally
beyond the Red river. A large portion Of the
military of this department has been engaged in
suppressing the raids of guerrillas, and Gen.
Haeck urges severe measures against these out
laws.
Gen. Pope's operations against the Indians in
the Northsest have been quite successful
Nearly all the hostile tribes have been scattered
and driven beyond the Missouri into British ter
ritory
The Department of the Pacific has been ex-
empt from civil war. The only fighting has been
with few hostile tribes of Indians. Neither had
anything else been done in New Mexico during
the year.
The Department of the Ohio comprises the
operations of Gen. Burnside and his predecessors,
and recounts the several raids in East Tennessee
by Gems Garter. Spear and Sanders, The capture
of John Morgan and his command, and finally
the important operations in East Tennesse up to
the commencement of the siege of Knoxville.
These facts are only repetition of the history
of that portion of the which is yet fresh in
the minds Of the public. Gen. Burnside or
dered 70 cooperate with Gen. Rosecrans after his
occupation of Knoxville and LOudon General
Burnside ordered TO move down by the north
bank of the river. "But although repeatedly
urged 10 effect this junction with the Army OF the
Cumberland, Gen. Burnside retained most of his
forces in the upper valley, which still threat
ened oy a small rebel force under Sam. Jones "
The report does not come down to the siege OF
Knoxville.
Gen. ROsecrans' operations are succinctly re.
viewed from the time of his taking command w
to his removal, including the battle of Stone
River at length. In that battle, we lost ,53c
killed. ,245 wounded. aud 800 missing, and 2s
pieces of artillery. We took six pieces of artil
lery. Upon subsequent operations, Gen. Halleck
remarks:
.While General Grant was operating before
Vicksburg, information deemed reliable was re-
ceived from captured rebel correspondence thai
large detachments were being drawn from Gen
Bragg's army to reinforce johnson in Mississippi
Reinforcements were sent to Grant from Other
armies in the West, bat Gen. Rosecrans' army
was left in tact in order that he might take adj
vantage of Braggs diminished numbers, anc
drive him back into Georgia, and thus secure
loyal East Tennessee from the hands of the re-
bells, an object which the Government has KEEP
constantly in view from the beginning of the war
therefore urged Gen. ROsecrsns to take adyan-
tage of this opportunity to carry out his Ions
projected movement. Informing him that Gen
Burnside would CO operate with his force, moving
from Kentucky to East Tennessee For variou.
reasons he preferred to postpone his movement
until the termination of the siege OF Vicksburg ,
Gen. Halleck threw the responsibility OF NOV
ing or noe moving upon Gen. Rosecrans In
| correspondence that followed. Rosecrans finall,
advanced against Bragg, who retreated. but tn,
formers movements were rapid aud very success
full. the enemy being forced of his strongl,
positions one after the other.
Gen. Haleck then goes into full history o.
1 Gen. Rosecrans' operations 10 Alabama, Tenues
see ami Georgia, which culmisated in his defea
at Chickamauga. All fhe correspondence on th,
subject is given. The movement appears to have
been conceivel by Gen. Ro-ecrans and sanctioned
by Gen Haleck. Gen. Burnside certainly
ordered to reinforce Gen Resecrans. Us late y.
September Ia, aud Gen Hurlbut, at Memphis
was put under like orders This part of Gen
Halleck's report endes vors to show. length
the efforts made for the reinforcement of Gen
| Rosecrans beiore the battle OF Chickamausa
Generals Grant, Pope and Schofeld cae,
, on Ior their spare troops, but Grant, who hat
them to spare. was in New Orleans, and ccul,
not be reached Gen. Hallack says it pro
/. posed to put Gen. Grant in chief command of th
i three armies as early the middle of September
but his absence and ilDess at New Orlerns pre-
vented IT, ' i
Then came the battle OF Chickamauga, con
corning which Halleck saws il was verv difficult
to ascertain from which direction Bragg had beer
reinforced. Our loss in that battle was $1,000 il
killed. wounded and missing, and SO pieces o
artillery. We captured 100 prisoners
The report of military operations comes dow
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