New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-23

TtXSpssEE BRIpGFPoRI Ala De-. I9, 600
B.igodiey.Gea JOHN a. RkwLrss cdiS o sGD 9" Or.
Gram, ChattahoOyd, Ttnh.
GENERAL: For the first time, ana row NJ
leisure to make an oficnl record ot III. events win
Which the troops under my command hN' b""h eo"'
nected during the eyeniul oanI 1gi which hss ltsi
closed.
During the month Of Sep,eul . last he ijti Amy
Corps which hodiihe honor 10 command. lay IA Camps
along the Big Black about twenty mes ea,t al Wei =
burg Miss.
IL consisted of four diThien. The first commanded
nv Brgadcr-Gen. II. y. ostcrhaus was composed OF
Two bligades led by Bri ,adie..Gen. 4. b. Woods ana
Col. =. A. Williamson OF The 4tii lowe. IN" second,
commanded by Brigadier.Gen. Morgan L. SAITH, s"s
composed OF two brigades led !. Gems. Gios = SDh
and J. A. ID. Lighibnrn. The mind, evia"Sb".1 ~
Brig ten i. NJ Tuttle was composed 81 flrss brig.
AIDES. led by Gems. j. A. Moner and l.. j. bncAnnc'
end Col j. j. Wood of the i2li Iowa. The fourth, cou-
manded BY Brigadier-'ien Hugh Ewing. we eo"ro'''
Of three brgades led by Gen. j. NJ corse, Co. coIos
If the 10Th Illinois aud Col j. IL; CoohIc,i ~ 'Le '"t
Iowa.
On the I'D day OF September received "i:GfaP'ie
dispatch from ten. Grant, then at NicI shuJR, eo'n-
handing the Department n The Tennessee, recurring
me to deach one Of my divisions 10 marrh 10 ''"l'-
burg there 10 embark for Memphis, whore il war 6"
form part OF an army to be sent Cha'sBocga 10 ~
enforce Gen. Rosecrans.
designated the lst Division, and at p -.
day il marched for Vcksburg and embarked 10. neat
| day.
| On the 23d Of September snmnoreo 10 Wells
burg by the General Commanding. who showed NE
several dispatches from the Generalpdhisi which leo
him TO suppose ne would have send NY ~cole
,orps 10 Memphis and eastward, and vas iistfe"''a
| t0 prepare for such orders.
II was explained to me tina, IN consequence % the low
stage OF water in the Mississippi, boats had atfivod
iIeglary aud had brought dispatches that seemed :"
conflict in meaning and thar John i. Smiths DY,aiot,
! of McPhrrsons Corps, had boon ordered TAP Ia Mem
phs aud thai should take thai division en, ieas. ore
OF nav own In its stead TO hold the line 0 Big Hlaoi.
| detailed NV I'd Division. Gen Tute, 90 rfna'n rn
report 10 MaL.jen j. ID. NephtI-ou. eoin4ndiDg TIE
Eth Corps, at 'icksbnrg; and mat oil oen. yohn =
smith already started for Memphis, a'ss' M 81
Division though it still belonged TO me l'h Af"y
| Corps.
manded by Gen. Matthias. Col g. T. Baun 81 ~. ad'h
Illinois, and Col. j. j. Alexander o, l'e sth lrd,ai
| The I'd and ih Divisions were -f3Tted Tor N";ksitiy
The moment was notified thst pGaS Tere -
steamer Atlantic for Memphis. followed bS a t''t ~
! boats conveying these two divisions.
Our progress slow, on soc0lIlt 90 toe ntpi'.'-
dentedy low wafer in the Mississippi Snd The ,'aIcty
OF coal and wood We wers compelled IN Iifc"s 1"
gather ience-rais and Ia lnnd wagons ana l1a N'o'
from t,e interior the boats bur reached memphis
during The night or the ID OF October an" tho oi'i
| boats came in on the Sd aud fin.
| ON arrival at Memphis Gen. HuIibut and
read all tie DISPATCHES and letters o. instructions a.
Gen Halleok and therein derived N! ios'eo.ti'hh,
which construed Ia be as follows:
Soa ba t9 sb at A FIRM So r. S IT,
Charleston Eailr,ad TO Athens, Ala and th"n'e rclo
by letter for orders TO Gen Roserruns. aud ~
the Army OF the Cumberland ct Chattanooga, !"
follow substantially the railroad eastwarlly, tcnh-
ing il as moved 10 look 10 10y own lines iof sGppl
aud in 10 event to depend on Gen. Ros"crsns iOr,nI-
plies the roads 10 hi rear already u,eOAed to
suppl. his Present army
LEANED from ,ien Hnrlbat that q t.rhaug, JNis-
ion already out in front OF Corinh, that dua-
t. Smith still at Memphis moving bis trDors suo
matcIi u OFT by rail az fa. ~ il. limited ,iors would
carry them. Gen. j. ID. Webster was Superintendent
Of the railroad and was enoned 10 WORK night and day
aud expedite the movement much possible ht
the capacity Of the railroad smJli mat 500,
that could move horses mules and wagons ny the
road under escort, and finally moved the eniro an IL
vision by land.
movement, and he endeayoret 10 tnw.rt us IRON a..
start
tude AZ Salem, south OF Salisbury Station, ana '''n-
Carr, who commanded at CoTiHtA, ielt 'OnI-llcd L.
turn back and part OF my troops That ha'' o'Sfy
reached Cornth To resist tLe threatened attack.
On Sunday Oct. II. having pat in motion ny whole
force started myself for Cointh in speo ~ fFsin
with the battalion OF the 18th T. = rfantr, or .7cou.
We reached Coervile Station about noon, isl 10 limo
~ take part IN the defense made OF thai citation by Co.
d. e. Anthony OF the Goth Indiana against ~ otts"k
made by Gen. Chalmers with force o. about 3'V
cavalry with eight pieces of artillery.
He wac bcaren oh the damage 10 the Ioed ''pa.r.o.
and resumed our journey next doy reaching corrrh
az night.
Immediately ordered Gen. Blaig forward To- fvin
with the Isl Division and fast got trocps u.
pushed them forward Of Bear Greek. t,o brIdge .:
which was completely destroyed, and cDgrr.r rsgi-
ment, under nand Of Col fiad, engaged "a its
pair.
Quite a con siderable force of the enemy were
'front.' Tu>cnmbia, 10 resist our adv aBcs. j.
commanded by Gen. Stephen j.. Lee, aud rompOse 81
Roddy's and Furgesons brieades. with reea.ar cs,-
alry,a mounting in the aggregate 10 about 5,C1c.
In person moved from Coiinth 10 Burnsyi. "n lie
18th, and 10 luka on the 10Th OF October
0sterhsus's division wos in the advance. constantly
with the enemy. i, spppDr,' bs MOI
gan L. smith, both divisions under lie gene u, con-
mond of Mslor-Gen. Blair.
John T.. Smiths division covered the Working I.Niy
engaged In rebuilding the railroad.
forcseeing difficulty in crossing the Tennessee had
written Admiral Porter a. Cairo, asking h,m watel
the Tennessee and send mp some sunbOas fbe moment
the stage Of water admitted and had also relu.steu
Gen. Allen at ~. Louis, TO difpelen up 10 EGstpou
steamtug ferry boat
The Admiral prompt snd ready 10 assist u.s. had
two gunbOats up ut Eastpor under Capt. Phelps, tie
very day after my arryalat Iuk and Capt Phelps had
coal bar % decsed over with which to Gross heyss
and wa 9ons before the arrival OF the ferry boat
Still following literally the Instructions ~ G.u. HI
eek pushed forward the repairs OF the railrnad and
ordered Gen Blair with the Two leading dyisionsIu
drive the enemy beyond Tuscumbia. This he did sLc.
,essfny after pretty s.ht nj Cane tr..s o.
,upying Tuscumba on the 9th October.
In the mean time many important chances IN cam
nand had occurred. which must note heroic lrop.r
of the case.
GEN Grant had been called from Vicksbnrc end .sut
o Chattanooga 20 command the three armies ~ The
)hio. Cumberland and the Tennessee and tho Depart
nent OF the Tennessee had been deyoyed on 70 win
Instructions however, 10 retain command If the Army
Il the field.
AZ Iusa made what appeared to me the best dlsr-
ition OF matters relating TO this depsrnont giving
zen. MCPHERSON full powers q MssisSiDp